Project Manager
Resume:
Shereaf Youssef
Director of Scheduling, Risk and Claims
*********@*****.***
*** ****** ******, # ***, ********, NJ 08873
Tel: 908-***-****
Shereaf has nearly 20 years of experience in logistics, planning, CPM
scheduling, earned value management (EVM), program/project management, risk
management and controls. He has performed and completed projects in
federal, public, private markets in transportation and infrastructure as a
Director of Scheduling, Risk and Claims both domestically and
internationally. He has managed capital program portfolios totally more
than $3 billion annually and executed logistic strategies for programs
valued at nearly $1 billion. Shereaf is also skilled in advanced cash flow
analysis, building and analyzing forensic schedules, claims mitigation,
creating and implementing economic planning models, risk analysis
(including facilitating workshops and performing Monte Carlo simulations &
Latin Hypercube Simulations), earned value management, and deploying
technology solutions and systems integrations. Shereaf is also skilled in
CPM stress analysis, goal seek, advance sensitivity analysis, tornado
graphs, maximum likelihood estimators (MLEs), defining correlations
command, fitting a distribution to a simulated result or data utilizing Shi-
SQ Binnin and utilizing Mersenne Twister Generator.
EDUCATION:
. B.S. Structural Engineering, 1986-1991 Alexandria University, Egypt
(155 Credits)
COST, SCHEDULE AND PROJECT CONTROL INTEGRATION OVERVIEW:
Product Name Product Use
Years of Experience
o Oracle's Primavera Risk Analysis Risk
Management 05 Years
o Oracle's Primavera P6 Professional Project Management
Schedule & Cost Tool 08 Years
o Oracle's Primavera Contract Management
Document & Cost Tool 11 Years
o Oracle's Primavera Earned Value Management Cost
Tool 02 Years
o @Risk - Palisade Risk Analysis and Simulation
Risk Analysis and Simulation 01 Year
o Primavera Contractor 5.0 Schedule &
Cost Tool 05 Years
o Sure Track Project Manager
Schedule & Cost Tool 07 Years
o Primavera Project Planner P3
Schedule & Cost Tool 16 Years
o Primavera Charts Graphic tool
04 Years
o PRISM Project Manager Cost Tool
04 Years
o Prolog Manager 7.7 Document
Management Tool 09 Years
o Crystal Reports XI Database
Application / Report Tool 10 Years
o InfoMaker 13.0-Sybase Application
Database Application / Report Tool 10 Years
o Causeway Collaboration Document
Management Tool 01 Year
o Citadon Project Net Document &
Cost Control 01 Year
o People Soft Accounting
01 Year
o J.D.Edwards Accounting /
Time Sheet Data Base 1.5 Year
o MS Project Schedule &
Cost Tool 03 Years
Also Familiar with Constructware & Falcon Web tools for Multi-project
controls and program management.
*Samples of Collaborative Software/ Case Studies for Accounting Integration
Example (J.D. Edwards) and Supply Chain Integration Examples. Please
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Executive Summary Budget Comparison Actual Histogram Budget Barchart Budget Histogram
Histogram & & S-Curve and S-Curve & S-Curve
S-Curve
Progress Progress Barchart Performance Performance Index Productivity
Histogram & and S-Curve Barchart and Curve Index Curve
S-Curve S-Curve
DETAILED SCHEDULE AND COST EXPERIENCE:
1) Conducting Risk Assessment workshops to identify, classify and analyze
potential risk events, developing, implementing and monitoring the
effectiveness of Risk Management mitigation strategies and measures.
2) Identify and analyze deficiencies, and recommend solutions and
corrective actions.
3) Prepare monthly progress reporting and completion forecasts; analyze
actual progress vs. plan performance variations, present findings to
Various Project Managers together with recommendations for corrective
action.
4) Perform review of earned-value physical progress and schedule-related
elements, as well as cost elements of Consultants' Invoices in co-
ordination with Contract Administrators; recommend payments.
5) Co-ordinate review of cost and schedule implications of Trend Notices
raised by Sub-Consultants.
6) Track status and actions required resolving open Trends - Analyze
Actual cost vs. budget performance variations, and present findings
together with recommendations for corrective action.
7) Establish budgets; maintain commitments, forecast engineering hours
and dollars, report progress and productivity, interface with
scheduling on performance reporting.
8) Prepare and track project change orders, provide TIC trending and
forecasting, support project team and Cost Department on general
Project Controls issues.
9) Implement specific control procedures and serve as a technical
specialist formulating and developing advanced concepts, interface
with P5.0 to prepare various schedule variances SVP & CVP in
percentage.
10) Forecast the performance indices CPI & SPI and CSI. Preparation of
forecasting indices to forecast problem areas ETC, PCO also prepare
the project cost overrun in percentage.
11) Encouraging and documenting risk identification throughout project
development and implementation.
12) Monitor performance of Sub-Consultants, cost control, scheduling and
schedule control tasks for compliance with contract requirements,
Project Procedures, and work instructions. ** Major Software used
(Oracle's Primavera P6 Version 7.0, Primavera- Oracle's Primavera Risk
Analysis, PRISM PM, MS Office, Prolog Manager, Primavera Cost Manager,
and Oracle's Primavera Contract Management ).
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
. Years Of Experience: 20 Years
. Major Areas of Expertise:
Subways Airports Bridges Raw Water & Rail and
Raw Water & Treated Water Transit
Bridges Tunnels
Utility Power Plants Tunnel Schools Buildings
Infrastructure Ventilations
Sanitary and Public Work Drainage and Cable & Tunneling
storm irrigation Telephone and
sewers / Basins schemes Aerial Mapping
Highways High / Low Sidewalks and
Pressure Water Curbs
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DETAILED PROJECT EXPERIENCE:
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HNTB Corporation, Fair Field, NJ
August 2009 - Present
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as a Director of
Scheduling & Risk and Claims:
. Risk Management Program for Portal Bridge Capacity Enhancement (PBCE),
Risk Assessment and Risk Mitigation (RA/RM) Program, Client: NJ Transit,
$1.8 Billion Federally- State Funded Project
The project is comprised of 29 bridges, two miles of retaining walls,
four miles of new railroad, overhead catenary, signal, power and
communications systems, system safety planning and security components,
operations modeling as well as the design of several railway
interlockings. Additionally, the project consists of complex
geotechnical, survey, environmental, right-of-way and public outreach
aspects.
Responsibilities: leading and managing the Risk Assessment and Risk
Mitigation (RA/RM) Program. The RA/RM Program provides a focused effort to
Identify, Assess, Respond and Control project risks from the onset of the
preliminary design phase through the final design and contract packaging
phases of the program. The RA/RM Program was implemented with a series of
workshops in order to identify and evaluate the assumed project risks as
well as to assign responsible parties for each risk and establish
mitigation actions. The workshops culminated into a project risk register,
separated by schedule
and cost risks, in order to organize risks by severity and to track the
actions and mitigations throughout the project. Developed a comprehensive
quantitative risk model using Primavera Risk analysis & Palisade @risk
software in order to perform a Monte Carlo/ Latin Hyper-Cube simulations
based cost and schedule analytics. Reports confidence levels with regards
to finish dates, costs, float, Internal Rate of Return and Net Present
Value choosing a level of confidence for an achievable target simulation.
This model was utilized to perform iterations of possible program outcomes
based on risk probability and impact to the schedule and cost.
. Claims Management for Route 46 Section 7L & 8K from the Vicinity of
Princeton Avenue to the Vicinity of North Sussex Street & Route 15 from
the Vicinity of Pequannock Street to the Vicinity of Fairview Avenue,
Client: New Jersey Department of Transportation, Contract No. 038960701,
$40 Million
Responsibilities: Claims Analysis for the entire construction project,
analyzing all delay codes (Compensable, Excusable, Non-Compensable, Non-
Excusable), analyzing all Claim Codes (Engineering Error, NJDOT Design
Revision, Engineering Omission, NJDOT Support Delay, Field Condition,
Contractor Error / Omission, Incidental (Unrelated to Original Scope),
Contractor Lost Productivity, Project Scope Addition, Contractor Under-
Estimated Effort Utility Delay, Contractor Coordination of Work and
Contractor Inappropriate Schedule Logic)
. Construction Management and Inspection Services for the Third Lane
Widening of the Westbound Atlantic City Expressway, Milepost 7.8 to 17.4
(9.6 Miles), located at Hamilton Township and Egg
Harbor Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, Client: South Jersey
Transportation Authority, $23.5 Million State Funded Project.
The work within this contract includes lane construction, bridge
widening, box culvert extensions, installation of overhead sign
structures and installation of highway lighting at the interchanges.
Provisions for various ITS components were incorporated into the project,
including CCTV cameras, EZ-Pass Tag readers and overhead variable message
signs to improve communications, safety and mobility along the
expressway. The widening project will increase the capacity of the
roadway, decrease congestions and increase safety by providing auxiliary
lanes of adequate length for merging vehicles onto the mainline.
Responsibilities: Responsible for the management of all activities related
to management and coordination of the Construction Schedule and Cost
Control Interface
. Program Management for New Jersey Turnpike Authority Capital Program,
Client: New Jersey Turnpike Authority, $7.00 Billion
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority maintains and operates the 148 mile
New Jersey Turnpike and the 173 mile Garden State Parkway. The Turnpike
Authority Contracted HNTB to monitor the $7.00 Billion Capital Program.
Responsibilities: Responsible for Monitoring 2009 Bond series performance
including fund 300 & 310, Establish an Earn Value System for various bond
series by utilizing Oracle's Primavera P6 Professional Project Management,
the development and tracking of budgets and budget revisions for all
program components, Management of contingencies and allowances, Tracking of
all funding authorizations, Projections of cash flow, Regular estimates and
forecasts at completion, Variance and exception reporting, Project
accounting including tracking of all invoices, commitments and payments,
prepare and recommend a comprehensive project budget including all phases
of the planning, design, and construction consistent with the Program
Budget and funding authorizations. The project budgets are developed in
accordance with the budgeting guidelines issued by the Turnpike Authority
in order to ensure consistency and reliability across all projects. The
cost management system is linked to website collaboration "DashPort" and
constitutes a unified database with information flowing from consultants
and contractors. The system provided all varieties of standard and
customized on-line and printed management reports to allow the Turnpike
Authority Project Managers to manage and control costs at completion.
URS Corporation, New York, NY
June 2004 - August 2009
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as a Senior National
Principal Project Controls Manager:
Construction Management Services for the NYC DEP Remsen Avenue Yard
Reconstruction, located at 855 Remsen Avenue in Brooklyn, New York.
Client: New York City Department of Environmental and Protection, $42
Million City & State Funded Project.
The existing service building is approximately 4,000 square-feet with an
existing garage of 8,000 square foot and a 2,400 square foot existing
storage shed. Due to the need for additional staff and additional space
for equipment within the facility, the service building, the garage and
the protected storage area required reconstruction. The new service
building is approximately 35,000 square feet with approximately 26,000
square feet loading docks and garage. The Project was built in three
phases. The first phase includes general site work on the North side,
construction of foundations, utilities, fence, and gate installations. In
addition, a yard roof structure was constructed. The second phase
includes demolition of the existing building to provide space for
construction of the new building;
`Site work, fuel pump relocation, exterior wall & fence. The third phase
is to complete the demolition of the 92nd Street wall and the
construction of a new concrete/ brick Wall.
Responsibilities: Responsible for the management of all activities related
to management and coordination of Program Schedule and Cost Control
Interface, Developing the Scheduling Monitoring Data System.
. Construction Management Services for Randall's Island Sports Field
Development Project at Randall's & Wards Island Park, Randall's Island,
New York City, Client: New York City Economic Development Corporation
"EDC", $110 Million City & State Funded Project.
NCCDPR in conjunction with the New York City Economic Development
Corporation (NYCEDC) and the Randall's Island Sports Foundation, Inc.
(RISF), Implementing the Randall's Island Improvements Project in effort
to improve the functionality and quality of the land owned by NYCDPR, The
Overall Project will include 64 new integrated and overlapping artificial
and natural turf fields, upgrades and addition to utility infrastructure
and the resurfacing of existing roadway and bike trail. The Proposed
work at the East River Field and the Sunken Garden will include the
removal of roadway, asphalt pedestrian trail and selected trees. The new
water service is installed to provide field irrigation and new storm-
water outfall to the Harlem River to meet the drainage requirements.
Responsibilities: Developing the Electronic Document Management System
(EDMS) utilizing Prolog Manager 7.5 with the interface with Primavera
Products. Also developed a website that linked to Meridian System to
track down thousands of documents, schedule activities and budgets across
various stages of the project.
. Construction Management Services for 800 Bed Additions at RMSC, Client:
The City of New York, Department of Design and Construction ("DDC"), $125
Million City & State Funded Project.
Construct new housing and other additions to replace existing modular
facilities at the Adolescent Reception and Detention Center ("ARDC") and
the Rose M. Singer Center ("RMSC") correctional facilities operated by
the City of New York, Department of Correction ("DOC"), on Rikers Island.
The RMSC project has been broken down into the following two
construction phases: Phase I - Temporary Clinic: This project includes
installation of a new 3,600 square foot temporary clinic to be used
during the demolition of the existing clinic. Phase II - New School and
Housing Additions, Interior Renovations (New Construction): The new work
includes a new 12,725 square foot School and the new 140,000 square-foot,
four and one half floor 800 Bed Housing Addition superstructure which
includes sixteen dormitories of 50 beds each, sixteen dayrooms and
serveries, four elevators, eight central control rooms and program areas
including interview rooms, group meeting rooms, counselor's offices,
staff and clerical offices, conference and multi-purpose rooms. The new
School and Housing Addition building exterior consists of pre-cast
concrete wall units and fixed glazing throughout. The roof-mounted
mechanical units are self-contained forced air security ventilation
units. The first floor electrical switchgear room contains a 100%
redundant electrical emergency generator back-up system. In addition,
this project includes a new 1,045 square foot Intake Addition, a new 225
foot long underground steam tunnel, and the demolition of the existing
4,120 square foot Specialty Clinic Wing for construction of a
new/renovated 14,685 Specialty Clinic/Mental Health Wing. Phase II -
Renovations Work (Alterations): includes a 2,060 square foot renovated
Visit House and Addition, a 3,610 square foot renovated Religious Center,
a 3,985 square foot renovated Social Services Unit, a renovated 2,275
square foot Law Library, a 6,375 square foot renovated Specialty Clinic,
and a 7,200 square foot renovated Infirmary.
Responsibilities: Responsible for the management of all activities related
to management and coordination of Program Schedule and Cost Control
Interface, Developing the Scheduling Monitoring Data System.
. Construction Management Services for Phase I & Phase II of consolidate
the Police and Fire Communication Operations into one location at 1194
Prospect Avenue, Client: Nassau County Department of Public Works, $30
Million State Funded Project.
The Construction Project is at the Nassau County Department of Public
Works at 1194 Prospect Avenue in Westbury, New York. Approximately
92,000 square feet of space inside Building # 1 will be used to build the
Nassau County Police and Fire Communication Center as part of Phase I
work. In addition, a second floor will be added to Building # 1, steel
frame and deck pans in Phase I and concrete slab and finishes in Phase
II. Buildings # 3 & # 4 fa ade will be removed and Building # 4 will be
extended to match the west line of Building # 3. New slabs will be
poured on the west side of Buildings # 3 & # 4 and also new garage doors
will be added to Building # 4 where the counties new emergency vehicles
will be stored. Site work will include drainage work on the west side of
the building complex and the clearing and grubbing of a new section of
State ROW, which is being incorporated into this building complex.
Responsibilities: responsible for the management of all activities related
to management and coordination of Program Schedule and Cost Control, IT
Systems, Contract Administration and Procurement.
. Construction Management Services for The Center of Excellence in Wireless
& Information Technology (CEWIT) building at the Stony Brook University
Research and Development Park, Client: SUNY Stony Brook, $36 Million
State Funded Project.
The Center of Excellence in Wireless & Information Technology (CEWIT) is
a world leader in innovative research & development. Since many
companies in the region need to be on the leading edge of technical
innovation, requiring a substantial investment in research and
development, CEWIT was created to bridge the gap by utilizing its own
faculty and PhD students, who are already involved in fostering regional
enterprise and commercialization. The construction of a CEWIT building
at the Stony Brook University Research and Development Park is slated for
completion in June 2008. This state of the art building will house
facilities for new and expanded research and educational programs, far
beyond the 15,000 square feet of laboratory space currently devoted to
research and development and commercialization projects.
The state-of-the-art, three-story, 100,000 S.F. facility is the first
structure to be built on Stony Brook's new 245-acre Research and
Development Campus. It will house new and expanded research and
educational programs for the University as well as partnership programs
with private incubator companies. Wireless technology developed at the
Center will focus on areas of health care, transportation, and m-commerce
systems. From wireless implantable sensors and biomarkers related to
health care to WAN-LAN handoff, ad hoc routing for rapidly deployable
wireless networks and wireless videos, Stony Brook envisions that the
research and innovations at the CEWIT will continue to contribute to
these markets and establish its place as a worldwide leader in
information technology.
Responsibilities: developing PERT/CPM schedules; assigning and allocating
resources; monitoring and tracking progress; performing earned value
analysis and performance measurements; preparing relevant reports; and
recommending corrective actions.
. Program Management Services for the 26 gate expansion of Terminal 5 at
JFK International Airport for jetBlue Airline, Client: jetBlue Airline,
$875.00 Million PA Funded Project.
The mammoth project will renovate the historic TWA flight center, whose
sweeping curved concrete wings were designed by Finnish architect Eero
Saarinen and built in 1962. The landmark terminal will serve as the
entrance to the new 640,000 SF terminal which will stand behind it linked
by connecting tubes and electronic kiosks.
The project also entails construction of a connecting bridge to a JFK Air
Train station as well as parking garage with 1,500 spaces. A 70-acre
taxiing area will also be built and will allow jetBlue to accommodate
more plans than its current space allows.
The Project is a part of a 10-year. 9.4 Billion public-private
redevelopment program recently launched by the Port Authority. jetBlue
currently uses Terminal 6, the base for its service that reaches 35
destinations with more than 410 flights daily across the nation.
Responsibilities: Developing the Electronic Document Management System
(EDMS) utilizing Prolog Manager 7.5 with the interface with Primavera
Products. Also developed a website that linked to Meridian System to
track down thousands of documents, schedule activities and budgets across
various stages of the project.
. Construction Management Services for The Croton Water Treatment Plant at
the Bronx, Client: New York City Department of Environmental and
Protection, Contract No: CRO-313, $215 Million Federally Funded Project.
The work under this contract includes raw water tunnel, treated water
tunnel, shafts and chamber work for the Mosholu Raw and Treated Water
tunnels and associated works. The Purpose of this construction contract
is to provide the tunnels necessary to connect the Croton Water Treatment
Plant into the New Croton Aqueduct. Pipes to be installed in the tunnels
will carry raw water to the plant and treated water back to the Aqueduct.
The location of the work to be performed under this contract includes the
Mosholu site, raw water and treated water tunnel alignments, and the
connection chambers within the new croton aqueduct, the Jerome Park
reservoir shafts and the unwatering shaft.
Responsibilities: Responsible for the management of all activities related
to management and coordination of Program Schedule and Cost Control
Interface, Developing the Scheduling Monitoring Data System utilizing P6
Primavera Package software..
. Owner's Representative Services for the redevelopment and the
restoration of the Farely Post Office, Client: Moynihan Development
Corporation
The objective of this project is three-fold: 1) to renovate a portion of
the Farely Building as an inter-modal transportation facility and
commercial center that will meet the transportation needs of New York and
the region into the 21st century 2) to upgrade facilities that will
continue to be occupied by USPS, and 3) to provide retail and hotel
space. New York's Pennsylvania Station complex is America's busiest
passenger transportation facility, serving more than 500,000 people daily
- with annual ridership projected to grow to more than 200 million by
2020. The current basement level facility at Madison Square Garden,
however, is unable to handle the dramatic increase in ridership. The
rehabilitation and conversion of portions of the adjacent landmark Farely
Building into an inter-modal facility and commercial center addresses the
needs with state-of-the-art transportation facilities and an innovative
plan of mixed-use development.
Responsibilities: Developing the Electronic Document Management System
(EDMS) utilizing Prolog Manager 7.5 with the interface with Primavera
Products. Also developed a website that linked to Meridian System to
track down thousands of documents, schedule activities and budgets across
various stages of the project.
. Construction Management of Route 9A Project at the (WTC) site that was
destroyed by the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, Client: New
York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT), Contract No: D015394,
$1 Billion Federal Funded Project.
The primary core coordination and management tasks of this project is the
reconstruction of Route 9A from W. 59th Street through the Battery Park
Tunnel including related work on South Street and the FDR Drive to
Catherine Street and the implementations of some type of pedestrian
promenade & overpass structure (per PA DEIS) between the World Trade
Center Site (The Freedom Tower) and Battery Park in coordination with the
Lower Manhattan Development Corporation (LMDC).
Responsibilities: Developing the Electronic Document Management System
(EDMS) using Expedition 10.0 with the interface with Primavera (P3 e/c
5.0)for Engineering and Construction and utilizing an enterprise wide web-
based collaboration system that allows the analysis (markup) and the
implementation of enterprise wide business processes (e-review - NASDAQ:
NGRU, www.netguru.com).
Developing the Financial Controls Management System utilizing Primavera
Cost Manager & collaboration with PRISM Project Manager.
Developing the Scheduling Monitoring Data System utilizing P3e/c and
Primavision.
. GSA - Brooklyn Courthouse, Brooklyn, NY - $450,000,000: Served as a
Senior Project Controls Manager on the full-scope program/ construction
management for the GSA Brooklyn Court. This redevelopment program
involves two government-owned sites in downtown Brooklyn that will
accommodate over 2,800 government employees. Work includes the following
projects: demolition of the Emanuel Cellar federal office building,
located at 225 Cadman Plaza (approximately 23,226 square meters),
construction of an 18-story federal courthouse on the Emanuel Cellar site
(56,672 gross square meters plus parking), historic renovation of
Brooklyn's General Post Office, located across the street at 271 Cadman
Plaza (redeveloped to 48,112 gross square meters plus parking),
modernization of the existing courthouse at 225 Cadman Plaza, which is
currently connected to the existing Emanuel Cellar building at the first,
ground, and basement levels.
Responsibilities: Document Control utilizing Prolog manager, cost control,
schedule control Interface
. NYCHA - New York City Housing Authority, CM/Build Program, Arverne, NY
(2006 - Present) - $50,000,000: Senior Project Controls Manager
responsible for managing the work of architects and contractors during
the construction phase of this project. Interface with the agency
management staff, review and approval of contractor's invoices and
schedules, estimating and negotiation of all change orders. Project
consists of the rehabilitation of existing facades, expansion of existing
lobbies and construction of exterior staircase system in two groups of
apartment buildings in super-blocks: Seven buildings dated 1950 and
twenty-four buildings dated 1960.
Responsibilities: Document Control utilizing Primavera Document Manager,
cost control utilizing the payment requisitions in Primavera Document
Manager, schedule control Interface Utilizing Primavera p3e/c.
. Construction Management of the Bulkheads and Relieving Platforms from
Jackson Street to 14th Street Between the F.D.R Drive and East River, In
East River Park, Borough of Manhattan, Contract No.: M144-101M, Client:
City of New York-Parks and Recreation @Olmsted Center, $65 Million New
York City Funded Project.
The Work includes demolition, removal, repair and reconstruction of
existing waterfront structures, which requires excavation, structural
concrete removal, pile driving, concrete deck reconstruction,
installation of permanent sheeting, structural steel erection, underwater
structural repairs, replacement of existing fender system, and required
incidentals
Responsibilities: Manage project collaboration workflow, Perform robust
project management, Manage resources and schedules, Enter field
information in handheld personal computers, Reduce the project schedule by
collaborating more effectively with the project team, Develop the
Infrastructure Lifecycle Management (ILM), Manage multiple projects in one
database, Generate summary reports and queries across all projects,
Globally view all company projects to find trends and identify problems
early, Make critical decisions quickly using accurate corporate
information, Standardize the organization's business processes across all
projects, Audit projects for deficiencies and risk exposure, Track key
performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor all levels of company
profitability, efficiency and performance, Improve document control by
streamlining the review process, tracking revisions and storing master
files. Product used: Prolog Manager 7.0, Prolog Website, Prolog Pocket,
and Prolog LT.
AECOM Technology Inc., New York, NY
April 2001 to June 2004
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as a Project Controls
Manager / Chief Scheduler / Cost Control Manager:
. Rehabilitation of North River Rail Road Tunnels and Facilities at
Weehawken, Long Island City and First Avenue Ventilation Shafts, Client:
AMTRAK, Contract No: C066-40864, $400.00 Million Federal Funded Project
(FRA/ AMTRAK Project).
Responsibilities: responsible for the management of all activities related
to management and coordination of Program Schedule and Cost Control,
Document Control, IT Systems, Contract Administration and Procurement.
Develop and maintain primary and area specific schedules, project control
documents and labor forecasts. . Analyze work progress and develop craft
productivity reports. Work with other departments as required to ensure
good communication and schedule adherence. . Manage schedule variances,
verify project completion progress, and communicate potential problems to
senior management. Work to prevent and resolve problems so they have
minimal impact on project goals.
Description of Project: The work of this Project consists of the
reconstruction and upgrading of the shaft facilities serving the two North
River Tunnels (NRT) in Weehawken, New Jersey and the East River in
Manhattan and Queens. The existing ventilation facilities shall be
replaced with facilities that will provide improved control of smoke during
a fire through the use of high capacity, reversible fans. The Project
shall also include widening of the egress stairs to enhance emergency
evacuation from the tunnels and improve access by emergency personnel.
Mr. Youssef was also assigned to the following project as a Senior Project
Scheduler / Cost Control Manager:
. Preliminary Engineering Design for Second Avenue Subway from Whitehall
Street to 125th Street, Client: NYCT, Contract: NYCT CM-118, $14,000.00
Million Federal-State-City Funded Project.
Responsibilities: Responsibilities include developing PERT/CPM schedules;
assigning and allocating resources; monitoring and tracking progress;
performing earned value analysis and performance measurements; preparing
relevant reports; and recommending corrective actions. Preparation of the
Project Schedule, Prepare various tools of Internal/External Project
Collaboration System using various software systems, managing the Project
Budget by interacting with Prism Cost Control and J D Edwards. Duties also
include: Provide Data Input to SDEIS Consultant, Develop Mock Up Progress
Report & Monthly Progress Report, Develop resource/Cost Loaded Schedule,
Evaluate actual and planned earned value, Incorporate various cost &
resource data into the schedule through positive interaction with Cost
control software tool (e.g. Prism), Preparation of the Work Break Down
Structure for the entire project (W.B.S.).
Mr. Youssef was also assigned to the following project as a Senior Project
Scheduler / Project Control:
. Reconstruction of eleven gas turbines at seven different sites, New York
City, Contract: NYPA IN-CITY GENERATION PROJECT "GE LM 6000" (New York
Power Authority), $800.00 Million State Funded Project.
Responsibilities: Performance of the schedule (used Primavera P3.0),
Examination of contract documents, Coordinates between. The architect
"Sargent & Lundy" and the Contractor "Slattery Skanska" concerning the RFI
"request for information" and various change orders, Establish various logs
and data base to maintain the files, Coordination & resolution of
construction problems with the constructor (SSI), Interface with the NYPA
Project Management Team, Tracking & Expediting of document & drawing
submittals, supervise the resolution of Mechanical-Electrical-Structural
issues / problems, Review lab results and payments, The project included:
Installation of combustion turbine generators "General Electric, LM-6000"
and associated balance of plant equipment, The power island consisting of
one or two turbine generators, air inlet assemblies including the inlet air-
cooling system, chiller, air dilution system, gas compressors, fire
protection system, oily water separation system, instrument air system,
chilled and heated water system, gas condensate system, circulating water
system, aqueous ammonia system, service water system, demineralized water
system, storm water and erosion control facilities, HVAC Plumbing and fire
protection, Construction of 138 KV interconnect substation, Perimeter
fencing including control access gates, Yard protection including Hydrants,
Sprint Skid, Catalyst Modules & Amonia Injection Grid, SCR "Selective
Catalytic Reduction", Demineralized water storage tank w/ immersion heater,
waste water wash tank w/ lifting pumps, sump and raw water pumps, BOP pipe
insulation-equipment insulation-lagging, Sprinkler system, Deluge system
for fire protection, 13.8 KV for station switchgear, 138 KV for control and
monitoring panel for relaying protection.
B & H Engineering, P.C., New York, NY
May 2000 to April 2001
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as Project Scheduler/
Project Controls Manager:
. Reconstruction of East 178th Street Pedestrian Bridge over Metro-North
Rail Road, Borough of the Bronx, Contract no. HBXC007 (NYCDOT Bridges),
$2.5 Million City Funded Project.
Responsibilities included: Managing, controlling and documenting all
aspect of work, execution of contract to specification and within time and
budget restraints, compliance with quality assurance requirements, contract
drawings, specifications, applicable codes, preparation of daily reports,
sketches, material testing, shop drawing review, payment preparation with
clients, processing payment to sub-contractors/suppliers and coordination
of various items of the work, monitored daily progression of work and
planned work for adherence to schedules, conducted quality meetings with
suppliers, subcontractors and field personnel, prepared daily work force
reports, sketches and inspection reports, coordinated testing of all
materials supplied and installed. Also conducted inspection for all
aspects of the construction operation and oversee Metro-North Rail Road
Payments, Inspected the installations of the concrete piles, the street
lighting, the construction signs, the chain link fencing, the corrugated
beam guide railing, the protective screening, the armored joint system, the
removing and the pointing of stone masonry and the installation of
sealants.
TRC Environmental -A &: H Engineers, P.C., New York, NY
April 1998 to May 2000
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as a Project Controls
Manager:
Installation of Sidewalks, Curbs, and Pedestrian Ramps as necessary,
Borough of Manhattan, Queens and Bronx, Contract no. HWS20098M, Q, X
(NYCDDC), $16 Million City Funded Project.
Responsibilities: check and review inspectors' reports for missing and
incorrect information and conformance to MURK standards, tracking materials
and equipment, maintains pay estimate book as per standards of the various
NYC Bureaus, prepare computations for monthly payments, review lab results,
also tracking and cataloguing correspondence, and interfacing with the
contractor on a daily basis, Prepares sidewalk construction cards,
assessments and sidewalk violation record Keeping, Checking and logging
quantities in Murk format and construction inspection reports.
Used Microsoft Access, Excel and NYCDOT database program for sidewalk
violation record keeping.
Also Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as an Office
Engineer/ Project Scheduler:
. Reconstruction of Carpenter Ave. includes installation of water mains,
sewer and street lighting-Contract no. HWX- 646C (NYCDDC), $2.5
Million City Funded Project.
Responsibilities: check and review inspectors' reports for missing and
incorrect information and conformance to MURK standards, tracking materials
and equipment, maintains pay estimate book as per standards of the various
NYC Bureaus, prepare computations for monthly payments, review lab results,
also tracking and cataloguing correspondence, and interfacing with the
contractor on a daily basis.
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as Senior Inspector:
. Installation of Sidewalks, Adjacent Curbs and Pedestrian Ramps-
Contract no. HWS-20097K (NYCDDC), $4.0 Million City Funded Project.
Responsibilities: supervises construction of sidewalk, curb, steel-faced
curb and pedestrian ramps, Performs all field tests, prepares daily reports
in MURK format, prepares sidewalk construction cards, assessments and
sidewalk violation record keeping, checking and logging quantities in MURK
format and construction inspection reports. Used word, Excel and NYCDOT
database program for sidewalk violation record keeping.
THE RBA GROUP, New York, NY
May 1997 to April 1998
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following projects as Senior Inspector/
Designer (Utility Infrastructure Unit):
. Canal Street Water Mains, Contract No: MED581, $3,800,000 NY City
Funded Project.
. Wall Street Area Water Mains, Contract No: MED583, $9,000,000 NY City
Funded Project
. Chatham Square Water Mains, Contract No: HWM780, $2,000.000 NY City
Funded Project
. Bronx Water Mains, Contract No: HED550, $531,000 NY City Funded
Project
. Fordham & Jerome Reconstruction, Contract No: HWC9887PSI, $200,000 NY
City Funded Project
. Reconstruction of Carpenter Avenue, Contract No: HWX646C, $250.000 NY
City Funded Project
. Replacement of 48", 36", 20", 12" and 8 inch Water Mains and Combined
Sewers in Clinton St. from State St. to Bush St. and Atlantic Ave.
from 4th Ave. to Columbia St., Borough of Brooklyn, Contract No: BED-
759, $6,000,000 NY City Funded Project.
. Reconstruction and Water Mains Replacement of 45th drive Area, Borough
of Queens, Contract No: HWQ707, $10,000,000 NY City Funded Project.
. Reconstruction of Willis Ave. from East 147th St. to East 149th St.,
Melrose Avenue from East 149th St. to East 163 Rd., East 149th St. to
U.S. Pier head and Bulkhead Line at the East River, Borough of the
Bronx, Capital Project NOS: HWX-733 and HWX-200, $12,000.000 NY City
Funded Project.
Responsibilities: Preparation of Bell Atlantic, Empire City Subway,
Consolidated Edison and Time Warner Cable Company joint bid packages,
Including analysis of NYCDDC design planes, facility layout, test pit
layout, test pit inspection and diagramming in the field, CET item
takeoffs, preparation of estimates, compiling scopes, designing special
care excavation plans, designing/quantifying/estimating water main offsets,
and supervising CADD drafting procedure. Skills include considerable
working knowledge of underground utility infrastructure, working closely
with contractors and clients, representatives to assure comprehensive data
retrieval, word processing and spreadsheet applications, and advanced
estimating. Command supervisory role over all phases of the above project
packages.
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as Office Engineer /
Senior Inspector (Highway Construction Department):
. Design/Build Concrete Median Barrier for Rockaway Boulevard, Borough
of Queens, NY, Contract No. HWD988G (NYCDDC), $2.5 Million City Funded
Project.
Responsibilities: Reviewing inspectors' reports, tracking materials and
equipment, reviewing and preparing payment estimates and final contract
documents, tracking and cataloguing correspondence, and interfacing with
the contractor on a daily basis.
URS Corporation, New York, NY
June1994 to May 1997
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as Assistant Office
Engineer / Senior Inspector:
. Reconstruction of Hudson Street, Contract No. HWM-447W (NYCDDC), $29
Million Federally Funded Project.
Responsibilities: Check inspector reports for missing and incorrect
information and conformance to MURK standards; maintains pay estimate book
as per standards of the various NYC Bureaus; prepares computations for
monthly payments; reviews lab results; supervises construction of concrete
road base, asphalt, sidewalk, steel -faced curb and granite curb, sewer
manholes, catch basins, water mains (72" diameter and less), water main
disinfections and sampling, water main chambers, and backfilling;
supervises the electrical installation for street and traffic lighting,
provides input to progress status reports, perform all field tests,
inspects site for proper maintenance and protection of traffic and relevant
safety standards.
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as Construction
Inspector:
. Queens Trunk Water Main, Contract No. QED 935 (NYCDDC), $40 Million
City Funded Project.
Responsibilities: Supervises construction of new 72" and 60" steel trunk
water mains, installation of 8" and 12" water main, Construction of shoring
for sewer/water and construction of soldier beam and lagging. The project
also includes drainage work, construction of cast-in-place manhole and
installation of precast manhole and catch basins, and support and
protection of Con Edison, Brooklyn Union Gas and new telephone facilities
along with full replacement of sidewalk and roadway.
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as Office Engineer:
. Replacement of West 158th Street Bridge over Amtrak, Manhattan, NY,
Contract No. HBM555 (NYCDDC), $15.8 Million City Funded Project.
Responsibilities: Supervises the Scope of construction for this project,
which includes removal, and reconstruction of the existing bridge between
the east abutment and the Henry Hudson parkway, and replacement of the West
158th Street ramp structure.
Macia Consulting Enterprises, Wappinger Falls, NY
October 1993 to May 1994
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as Inspector/ Engineer:
. Rehabilitation of various IFF Buildings in Manhattan Borough.
Responsibilities: Performed on site materials testing on various commercial
building projects through out NYC for concrete, rebar, welds, bolts,
masonry and fireproofing. Familiar with testing standards of American
Concrete Institute and American Welding Society.
Fellow Craft, Inc., Jersey City, NJ
September 1992 to September 1993
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as Project Manager:
. Construction and Rehabilitation of various New Jersey Public Schools
Responsibilities: Delegate work throughout all phases of production for
steel manufacturing plant, implement and maintain quality control
standards.
The Land, Inc., Alexandria, Egypt
September 1991 to September 1992
Mr. Youssef was assigned to the following project as Project Manager:
. Construction of private housing Projects at Alexandria City.
Responsibilities: surveying, planning and facilities implementation
and development for major private housing projects.
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