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SENIOR COST ENGINEER

John Butler / ***-D Green Rd., Shepherd, TX 77371 / 936-***-****

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

EXPERIENCE: Over 30 years experience in construction, engineering, and marine environments

EDUCATION: Northwestern Louisiana University; Columbia University; emphasis on Business

Administration curriculum

STRENGTHS:

• Quickly assimilate in-depth project concepts and goals;

• A “can do” attitude team player

• Exceptional leadership and organizational abilities; timely, reliable, result oriented

• Outstanding communication skills; a leader in team building, training, and mentoring

• Verbal and written presentations of cost data to all management levels

• Versatile, able to work well under pressure of deadlines; assist other disciplines with data

compilation and concise reporting

• Immediate personal mobile ability; able to travel or accept extended postings to remote jobsites

either nationally or internationally

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AKERSOLUTIONS, INC. (Aker-Kvaerner) Senior Cost Analyst 2008-2009

• Created WBS structure and recast approved 700MM budget estimate from 1,500+ budget items

• Set up, Beta testing and evaluation of AK proprietary international cost software for use on the

project; mapped WBS structure to new program; run parallel to other SAP/PENTA/EXCEL cost tracking

• Monitor, execute client and subcontractor change orders; identified project deviations, trends;

variances

• Perform budget shifts; monitor monthly contingency drawdown; perform ETC forecasts

JACOBS ENGINEERING, INC. Staff Cost Engineer 2005-2008

Shell-Motiva - Refinery addition/up-grade - 2007-2008

• Recast area budgets from main estimate into appropriate WBS

• Stewardship of all facets of tracking $200MM in costs for Offsites portion of the project

• Maintained 300 man Engineering and supervisory project wide staffing plan

• Coordinate, record, track subcontractor proposals, change orders, variances and trends

• Gather and report indirect labor, material and equipment costs at unit level

• Orient and train newly posted cost engineers on software; project procedures; company policy

British Petroleum (BP Texas City) - Small Projects – 2005-2007

• Set up newly created cost tracking department for 170, $500K concurrent plant-wide projects

• Define and create WBS; map to SAP; identify a/p bottlenecks in SAP, recommend solutions

• Stewardship of gateway tracking to Identify and track change orders, variances, trends

• Liaise with engineers to check and report project progress vs. EV, calculate ETC, identify trends,

produce forecasts

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SENIOR COST ENGINEER

John Butler / 170-D Green Rd., Shepherd, TX 77371 / 936-***-****

FOSTER WHEELER ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS, INC. Staff Cost Engineer 1999 to 2005

Exxon-Mobil - Gas Injection well, Calgary, Canada

• Wrote cost report format and reporting procedure;

• Developed project specific trend, variance and change order systems

• Identified specific cost tracking centers for incorporation in contractor cost reports

• Monitor Engineering contractor’s performance and track reportable cost centers

• Presentation to Owner of monthly cost/progress data incorporated in site cost report

• Facilitate contractor’s FEED cost meetings with the Owner

Modec, Int’l. - FSOP naval construction, Tokyo, Japan/Cabinda Cameroon, Africa

• Calculated project cash flow forecasts including separate reporting for “what-if” scenarios

• Monitor / track major equipment purchasesdelivery schedules

• Identified variances / trends/ change orders

• Produced/published unit level cost reports, performed ETC forecasting, staffing plan maintenance.

Cinergy Corp. – SCR Recovery, Union, KY.

• Set-up WBS structure for project cost report; distributed budget from estimate

• Established approval procedure for and performed field purchasing for non-reimbursable items;

• Acted as Subcontract Administrator to determine validity of s/c change requests vs. work scope

Valero – Heavy Oil Upgrade Project - Port Arthur, Texas

• Cost tracking of all project offsites work activities

• Compiled weekly EV report and craft/manhour cost report

• Code, reconcile and distribute cost of subcontractor’s invoices

• Set-up new subcontractors in cost system

• Assigned WBS codes to project wide non-reimbursable material and equipment purchases

• In-depth analysis of material, m/h and equipment commitment status; perform forecasts.

• Liaised with subcontracts department to monitor performance and progress of subcontractors

• Full stewardship to track inventory of all Foster Wheeler and third party equipment on the project

• Training of all local project controls clerical staff on in-house cost software and project procedures

JACOBS ENGINEERING, INC. Staff Cost Engineer- Corporate Engineering Group 1997 to 1999

• Calculated weekly EV from field progress;

• Established man hour units and rates from estimates;

• Identified and tracked billable and indirect costs;

• Performed labor analysis and forecasting for incorporation into the monthly cost report ;

• Gathered and recorded committed cost, monitored and processed change orders;

ECI., Inc. Hazard Analysis and Operations Specialist 1994 to 1997

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John Butler / 170-D Green Rd., Shepherd, TX 77371 / 936-***-****

• Conducted, facilitated; recorded HAZOP meetings at Georgia Gulf Corp. with Process Engineers, Safety-

environmental personnel and Maintenance Department to ensure Chlorine plant compliance with OSHA

and EPA standards;

• Produced and filed official documentation to Federal, State and Local authorities;

• Worked with Process Engineers in the use of Monte Carlo risk modeling and analysis software to identify

consequences of chemical spills

OFFSHORE PIPELINES, INTERNATIONAL, INC. Project Controls Manager 1991 to 1994

• Track world-wide movement of marine equipment, barges and ships;

• Oversee data collection for incorporation in monthly cost report;

• On location in Nigeria, West Africa - designed new project specific planning/scheduling department for

company’s offshore fabrication yard;

• Volunteered and conducted classes to teach English to Nigerian personnel and their families;

• Trained 28 Nigerian personnel in operation of software programs for timekeeping, payroll, accounting,

material control, procurement, cost and scheduling departments ;

• Designed/Implemented time-keeping system to track over 800 local and expatriate personnel;

• Designed/Implemented procedures to interface payroll, accounting, and scheduling departments to provide

check and balance;

• Volunteered responsibility for employee rotation leave roster maintenance and coordination of 50+

expatriate personnel air transportation and travel documents to/from Lagos/jobsite/USA

BARNARD & BURK ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS 1987 to 1991

Staff Cost Engineer (1987 - 1989) Estimating Department 1989 - 1991

• Staff Cost Engineer - Performed labor productivity/cost performance reports for various projects;

gathered, and monitored project costs and assisted in preparation of monthly client cost reports.

• Estimating Department – liaise with disciplines to prepare EPC/lump sum estimates; created

material and equipment lists, developed man-hour units, labor rates and material costs.

AFRICAN DRILLING CO., LTD Administrative Manager 1982 to 1986

• Project: Oil and water drilling services joint venture with Sudanese Government and American partners

offices in Khartoum, Sudan, Africa.

• Trained/ supervised Sudanese personnel in office support procedures including local and internationa l

purchasing, executive travel;

• Interfaced with senior government and military officials; and conducted meetings with prospective clients;

report outcome/progress to USA management;

• Represented company at official government functions and meetings to report company activity to Minister

of Energy and to the President of the Republic of Sudan;

• Directed office routine for company employees;

• Initiated and taught business English language classes for 26 local employees; trained local office

personnel to use office machines and software programs.

L.G. DEFELICE, INC. Field Office Manager 1981 to 1982

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SENIOR COST ENGINEER

John Butler / 170-D Green Rd., Shepherd, TX 77371 / 936-***-****

• Purchased all project consumables, weekly invoiced all reimbursable consumables;

• Coded daily time sheets and produced 250 man weekly payroll;

• Designed and implemented a project-specific cost reporting method for the project ;

• Interfaced with Federal authorities to implement EEOC work policies and reporting requirements;

• Produced monthly project billing for labor and materials

BROWN & ROOT, INC Field Office Manager 1980 to 1981

• Set up Brown & Root cost reporting system for open pit Barite Mine project;

• Purchased spare parts, fuel and Class III (dynamite/C-4) explosives;

• Calculated manual payroll for a 90 man crew;

• Coded, approved all accounts payable invoices, audited third party equipment rentals;

• Maintained Federal procedure for explosives inventory;

• Produced site specific cost reports for site manager; produced monthly project P&L report to Houston

management

UNIVERSAL CORP. / ARKEL INTERNATIONAL, INC. 1976 To 1980

Universal Corp

U.S. BASED PROJECTS

Field Office Manager 1976

• Set-up local accounts for consumable purchases;

• Audited and approved accounts payable;

• Administered payroll and timekeeping for 200 man crew;

• Maintained inventory and monitored billings for third party equipment;

• Compiled weekly cost report

• Set-up field project offices, recast project budget for labor, material and equipment ;

(ARKEL, INT’L.)

Kenana Sugar Project (1977 - 1979) Khartoum, Sudan, Africa.

Site Administrative Office Manager 1977

• Desert field site; responsible for all office administrative functions and local staff of 9 Sudanese

nationals for a $1 billion grass-roots sugar estate and refinery for the Sudanese gover nment;

• Set up office, established office work flow procedures; maintained expatriate per-diem payroll;

• Created a tracking system for local indirect material and supplies purchasing efforts ;

• Monitored document control to provide and catalogue approved drawings and P&IDs.

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SENIOR COST ENGINEER

John Butler / 170-D Green Rd., Shepherd, TX 77371 / 936-***-****

Khartoum Co-ordinator 1978-1980

• Responsible for interface with various Embassies and Sudanese government offices to obtain

residence, work permits and travel documents for all expatriate personnel;

• Managed company guesthouse; provided airport arrivals and customs assistance for

arriving/departing site personnel; scheduled company aircraft to/from site and booking of

personnel;

• Managed international communications thru telex and call booking from Khartoum;

• Supported jobsite with local material purchasing and FOB customs clearing;

• Arranged transportation to site for portions of mill equipment and materials

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