Project Management

Norma Foley, PMP

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Cypress, TX 77429

713-***-**** ~ *****.*****@*********.***

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Resourceful and innovative Project Management professional with wide range

of experience and skills in oil & gas, energy / chemical and manufacturing

environments. Results oriented project planner and scheduler with strong

decision making and leadership skills. Highly motivated team player who

establishes and maintains solid working relationships. Project Management

Institute, PMP in good standing, through December, 2013

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Project / Operations Project Scheduling / Personnel Management

Management Coordination

Project Planning & Purchasing / Procurement Resource Management

Development

Leadership / Team Building Asset / Inventory Management Change Management

Scope / Materials Budget Planning / Management Project Liaison

Management

Vendor Relations Cost Control / Management Coaching / Mentoring

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Project Manager and coordinator of $200 million dollar new workover rig

project. Planned and setup budgets on equipment and material requirements.

Managed purchasing and delivery efforts, vendor relationships. Coordinated

deliveries to warehouse or districts. Authorized purchases, vendor

payments, asset management. Created reports for management on project

status and material management. Provided cash flow statements. Results:

Accurately and successfully procured and assigned equipment per rig, per

district based on operational requirements and needs. Assets aligned in

inventory and cost systems.

Assembled, developed and led a Project Management Office. Planned and

designed tools for tracking and reporting project progress; setup standards

and procedures. Hired and trained three Project Assistants on the project

methodology and tools used to track project tasks and deliverables.

Results: A results-driven, coordinated, consistent effort with cross

functional reporting of projects within operations.

Provided integrated project schedules. Implemented, merged and synchronized

company-wide project schedules for analyzing resource capacity, completion

dates, critical path and forecasting. Results: Provided forecast reporting

on resource utilization and requirements, activities, key deliverables and

project status. Reported opportunities to better utilize resources for

future projects or proposals.

Authored "Process Improvement Model: Meeting Business Objectives.}

Researched and initialized procedures manual for evaluating processes for

improvement. Outlined a continuous process improvement methodology with

examples of worksheets and charts for evaluating and changing aspects or

flow of processes for improvement. Results: Process improvement model to

ensure greater efficiency, productivity, quality assurance.

Authored "Scheduling Methodology: Developing and Maintaining the Project

Schedule." Defined requirements to develop and maintain an accurate and

functional project schedule. Set the standard work flow and processes.

Results: Promoted understanding of the purpose and use of a project

schedule, utilizing PMI's global standards.

Developed a Work Breakdown Structure for projects. Researched and

initialized a structured path of producing the company's product through

defined work packages. Results: Provided an efficient and productive set of

work packages required for project execution and schedule development.

Provided greater assurance that critical tasks are included at project

start.

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Developed the Schedule Model for projects. Used the Work Breakdown

Structure and project history to logically sequence tasks and work packages

with dependencies. Integrated with resources and estimated durations.

Results: Provided an efficient process to create the project schedule.

Provided an accurate estimate of the actual project duration and resource

usage. Evaluation of time and resource capacity effectiveness.

Progressed and analyzed project schedules. Performed critical path

analysis, recommended corrective action for slipping tasks. Forecasted work

loads for resource allocations and capacity. Reported project status.

Performed Change Management procedures to record schedule changes. Results:

Interpreted schedule analysis, citing status, issues and delays with

recommended corrective actions. Forecasted possible conflicts or issues and

escalated for timely resolution.

Developed and administered a Quote & Sales Log database. Designed and

programmed a quote and sales log database in Access. Provided reporting on

dollar amounts of quotes versus actual sales dollars. Tracked sales

activities, calls on customers. Tracked and provided to management reasons

for lost quotes to manufacturers. Reported sales goals for branch. Results:

Statistics for lost quotes, capture manufacturer's discounts, ensure

desired profit margins.

Developed and administered a Service Maintenance database. Designed and

programmed a service maintenance/contract database in Access. Tracked

actual costs against service contracts (lump sum). Tracked customer's

equipment and repairs, reported failure rates and causes. Results: Provided

reporting to management as to whether a service contract was profitable.

Procured data information to monitor/track profit margins on sales.

Developed read only, linked SQL statements within company operation system

to monitor branch sales orders. Monitored purchase orders, expedited

deliveries, enabled timely resolution of issues, account payables,

receivables, and inventory. Results: Live report of profit margin variances

or changes based on daily activity.

Managed branch inventory. Served as liaison to corporate inventory control.

Monitored and resolved daily cycle count issues, led in annual inventory

count. Provided onsite knowledge of inventory, bin locations, equipment,

policies and procedures. Results: Inventory issues resolved accurately and

timely.

Administrator on MS Project Server. Coordinated updating on projects,

including notifications. Tracked progress, milestones, monitored schedules

for task and/or resource conflicts, forecasted schedules. Determined and

reported variances between baselines and actuals. Results: Project updated

regularly by resources. Notifications of tasks updated or not, delays,

issues, risks monitored. Immediate visual project status reporting for

management on a server dashboard.

WORK EXPERIENCE

EnerSys Corporation, Project Administrator, 2010 - present

Chart Industries, Project Planner/Scheduler, 2007 - 2009

Nabors Well Services (Nabors Industries), Project Administrator/Project

Planner & Scheduler, 2005 - 2007

DXP Enterprises, SEPCO Industries, Inc., Administrative Assistant to VP,

Technical Services, 1997 - 2003

EDUCATION

AAS, Management & Administration / Human Resources, Summa cum Laude, Cy-

Fair College, 2005

Master's Certificates, Project Management, College of Technology,

University of Houston, 2006

CERTIFICATIONS / ASSOCIATIONS

Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification, 2006

Project Management Institute - Member, Global and Houston Chapter, College

of Project Scheduling

ACTIVITIES / RECOGNITION

Phi Theta Kappa, International Honor Society, Member

Delta Epsilon Chi (DEX), Vice-President, Cy-Fair College Chapter

Advisory Board, Curriculum, Business / Management Division, NHMCCD, Student

/ Business Advisor

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