Project Engineer

Name: Claude E. Morales, Jr.

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Greenwell Springs, LA 70739

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Title: Planner / Scheduler / Project Controls

Education: 1971 - 1974 Louisiana State University

(Construction Technology Major)

1974 - 1978 Local 198 Plumbing and Steamfitter

Apprenticeship School

Registrations: Louisiana State Licensed Plumber

I have more than 36 years of experience in the chemical, petrochemical,

refining, pulp and paper, and light commercial building industry. With 27

of those years in project management concerning construction estimates,

planning/scheduling, monitoring project cost and progress, preparing change

orders and taking subcontractor bids for work. I am proficient in planning

and scheduling and am adept in the use of Microsoft Office software as well

as Lotus Suite, Primavera P3 and P5, Microsoft Projects, Open Plan, and the

mainframe based programs MPAC and PRIZM. I have also had exposure and some

use of Monte Carlo and Pertmaster risk assessment programs for schedule

accuracy and possibility of success. This diversified background has

provided me with the knowledge and experience to successfully execute a

wide variety of assignments, including Time & Material, Fixed Fee, and Lump

sum.

Representative assignments include:

. Project Controls Manager, URS, SCR Retrofit Project, Philadelphia, PA:

Facilitated a planning session to develop a schedule to track the

engineering progress, issued staffing and progress curves, as well as

a written analysis of the schedule detailing the critical path.

Compiled cost reports showing where the project was on cost and

prepared an analysis of the report for the client. Developed and

issued Level 1 Milestone reports, developed and maintained a change

order log, and a trend report. This was a lump sum project.

. Project Controls Manager, URS, GBR Upgrade, Suncor, Denver, CO:

Developed a schedule to track the engineering progress, issued

staffing and progress curves, as well as a written analysis of the

schedule. Compiled cost reports showing the project cost and prepared

an analysis of the report for the client. Developed and issued Level 1

Milestone reports, developed and maintained a change order log, and a

trend report. This was joint effort between URS, Washington Group, and

TCE Engineering.

. Project Controls Manager, URS, Stormwater Upgrade Detail Design,

Marathon Refining, Detroit, MI: Facilitated a planning session to

develop a schedule to track the engineering progress, issued staffing

and progress curves, as well as a written analysis of the schedule.

Compiled cost reports showing the project cost expenditures and

prepared an analysis of the report for the client. Developed and

issued Level 1 Milestone reports, developed and maintained a change

order log, and a trend report for purchased equipment.

. Project Controls Manager, URS, VSCR Wastewater Treatment Plant

Upgrade, Valero, St. Charles, LA: Facilitated a planning session to

develop a schedule to track the engineering progress, issued staffing

and progress curves, as well as a written analysis of the schedule.

Compiled cost reports showing where the project was on cost and

prepared an analysis of the report for the client. Developed and

issued Level 1 Milestone reports, developed and maintained a change

order log, and a trend report.

. Project Controls Cost Specialist, Jacobs Special Projects Team, This

Team provided engineering for multiple clients, Conoco, Lake Charles,

LA; Motiva, Convent, LA; Kerr McGee, Hamilton, MS; Borden Chemicals,

Baytown, TX and Geismar, LA; Citgo Asphalt Refining, Savanah, GA. As

Cost Engineer duties required were receiving and checking invoices,

input of project budgets, TIC trending, tracking and forecasting

project cost with input from discipline leads, and maintaining an

accurate account of hours and dollars spent on all projects.

. Project Controls Engineer, Conoco-Philips Belle Chase, LA, Control

Room Replacement and Control System Upgrade Projects. As Project

Controls Engineer duties included building, maintaining, and

progressing the project schedule which included all phases from FEL-1

thru construction, creation of manpower staffing and progress curves

and their tracking, producing level 1 milestones and required reports.

. Cost Engineer, Marathon Ashland Petroleum Catlettsburg, KY, HRU

Emissions Control Project, Bact Heaters Project, and FCCU Detroit

Heaters. As Cost Engineer duties required were receiving and checking

invoices, input project budgets, tracked and forecasted project cost

with input from discipline leads, and input and worked issues with

Change Orders.

. Senior Planner/Scheduler, Marathon Ashland Petroleum Catlettsburg, KY,

RCC Conversion Project. As Senior Planner/Scheduler duties involved

setting project priorities, preparing manpower/duration projections,

monitoring, and reporting progress, establishing and maintaining data

graph for Isometrics produced and sent to fabricator, and a graph for

fabricated piping to site.

. Senior Planner/Scheduler, Motiva, Convent, LA and Norco, LA, LSG OSBL

Projects. Joined project at 38% complete, took control of existing

project scheduling duties. Began preparing TIC estimate for a backlog

of Change Orders and incorporated them into the existing schedule so

that they could be tracked. Adjusted staffing projections to account

for the increase in manpower demands caused by the Change Orders and

informed the project engineer.

. Turnaround Planner/Scheduler, ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge, LA, Ethylene

Debottlenecking Project - DB3, TIC total $177mm. Duties involved

scheduling and setting up new ExxonMobil tracking systems for project.

Developed manpower projections and progress curves, monitored progress

of project, issued progress reports, attended weekly progress meeting

with client. Project was completed on schedule.

. Construction/Turnaround Planner/Scheduler, Pioneer Chlor-Alkai, St.

Gabriel, LA, Chlorine Cell House Upgrade Project. Duties primarily

involved planning daily work activities for foreman on both shifts,

tracking progress, material expediting, and material control. This was a

small turnaround with the bulk of the scheduling and cost control having

to do with industrial hygiene, due to the mercury contamination.

. Construction/Turnaround Planner/Scheduler/Cost Engineer/Estimator,

ExxonMobil Baton Rouge, La, Assigned to BRAPM group for mid size

construction projects ranging from $100k to $20m. Duties included

performing drawing takeoffs, preparing budget proposals, issuing request

for bids on work, supervising subcontractors, working with client

resolving construction/engineering problems, planning daily work

activities, tracking progress, preparing reports and attending weekly

update meetings with client, and compiling documentation for field

change orders.

. Project Planner, KLEA 1334A Turnaround and Exxon Chemical Project

Management Group for Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. Duties involved

development of a pre-shutdown and a shutdown schedule. Continuing

duties included updating, preparing, and issuing schedules, progress

curves, daily work lists.

. Maintenance Turnaround Coordinator, NITRIC Acid, Aniline/NB, MDI-1 and

MDI-2 units. Duties included receiving bids and supervising

subcontractors, ordering materials required for projects, preparing and

issuing schedules, and issuing a closing report for the turnarounds with

schedule and cost information.

. Planner/Scheduler - assigned to daily turnaround duties for Capital

projects. Responsible for Polyols Unit start-up and MDI-2 unit start-

up, daily planning and scheduling for the NITRIC Acid unit, Aniline/NB

plant and the Effluent Waste Disposal unit.

. Planner/Scheduler - Capital projects crew and maintenance crew.

Responsible for developing a CPM logic schedule, estimating and planning

outstanding maintenance work request items, coordinating resource

requirements, monitoring progress, and reporting progress to the client.

. Plumber/Pipefitter/Welder/Instrument Technician - Local 198 Plumbers and

Steamfitters; Baton Rouge, Louisiana, assigned to various jobs.

Employment History:

URS Engineering Group 2006 to Present

Project Controls Manager

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 1997 to 2006

Planning/Scheduling/Project Controls Manager

VIS, Inc. 1994 to 1997

Senior Planner/Scheduler

Barnard and Burk/AMEC Engineering 1984 to 1994

Planner/Scheduler

Barnard and Burk 1979 to 1984

Supervisor ( Capital Crew )

Local 198 Plumbers and Steamfitters 1974 to 1979

Plumber/Instrument Tech/Welder

Current Salary: $56.36/hr - Negotiable

References: References and unofficial record of courses and grades will be

furnished upon request.

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