Manager Project

KENNETH W. ABBOTT SR.

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Houston, Texas 77064

Home Phone: 281-***-****

Cell Phone: 832-***-****

Email: ********@*******.***

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Management professional with twenty five years of progressive and

diversified experience in the oil and gas upstream and downstream

engineering, procurement, and construction, and engineered equipment

fabrication industries. Solid record of accomplishment in project controls

and project management. I am currently seeking to grow my career with a

senior controls management position with an owner or EPC company.

Successful in the development and application of project controls

procedures and in the documentation of work flow processes in several

different industries. Developed and implemented capital project

planning/cost control processes in these industries, which became standard

practice and resulted in significant schedule/cost improvements. Authored

project controls, productivity and quality improvement, and construction

articles for ten different international trade magazines. Completed a

certification in marketing program at the University of Houston in 2000,

and obtained my Gartner Certification in Project Management in 2001. Also

completed a Masters of Science degree at Southern Methodist University in

May 2002.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

EC Harris - Consultant for Sabic/Exxon Joint Venture

July 2009 to December 2009 - Contract

Senior Project Controls Manager - Owner Representative

Supervise EPC Contractor Project Controls effort for $2 billion Downstream

Grassroots Petrochemical Plant FEED project. Analyze performance and

report progress to owner companies. Establish standard project control

procedures and reporting for all contractors, and ensure that project

performance issues are identified and resolved.

British Petroleum

2008 to 2009 - Contract

Senior Project Controls Manager

Supervise Project Controls staff for Offshore Oil and Gas Exploration and

Production projects. Prepare plans and monitor performance for development

of wells and deployment of production facilities. Analyze performance and

report progress to senior BP and other partners. Develop and implement

project management and project controls tools and processes. Direct and

monitor subcontractor performance.

GE Energy

2007 to 2008

Manager - Project Controls - IGCC Gasification Projects

Overall responsibility for the planning and project schedule/cost control

for mega power/process projects in the energy division of General Electric.

Also engaged in the development of controls procedures for a new IGCC

group within GE. Current project is a $2.5 billion gasification/power grass

roots project in the US.

CDI ENGINEERING

2005 to 2007

Senior Project Controls Manager - CDI/DuPont Alliance

Responsible for the project controls work of 20 staff including schedulers,

cost engineers, and estimators for the CDI DuPont southern region

engineering center. Currently this includes the planning and project

control of over 65 projects in the southern US. Also responsible for

development, testing, and deployment of new project control techniques.

JACOBS ENGINEERING

2003 to 2005

Sr. Project Cost Controls Manager

Plan and analyze petrochemical and refinery project cost performance, and

report progress to upper management and the client. Identify cost and

schedule problems and help implement timely solutions.

SHELL OIL

1997 to 2003

Project Manager

Project Controls Manager

Served as a project controls manager for upstream offshore and downstream

oil and gas and petrochemical projects for Shell Oil throughout the US.

Worked with engineering staff to identify workflow and to develop standard

project plans based on this workflow. Established standard project

reporting tools and formats for progress reporting to management.

BROWN & ROOT

1995 to 1996

Business Development Manager

Project Controls Manager

Responsible for all marketing and business development efforts in the

PCS/Cellular engineering and construction markets. Project Controls

Management for engineering/construction of petrochemical and civil

projects.

STONE & WEBSTER

1992 to 1995

Director - Project Planning Department

Project Controls Manager

Responsible for the supervision of planning staff and overall quality of

planning effort on all worldwide petrochemical/power/telecommunications EPC

projects. Assisted in the development of several project control

improvement projects, including the implementation of a better company

standard work breakdown structure and a construction driven project control

approach for quicker identification and resolution of project schedule

problems.

Chosen for a leadership role in successful effort to obtain ISO 9001

Quality Certification. As part of this effort, worked with the various

engineering, procurement, and construction department staff to establish

standard work flow processes for completion of the various EPC project

tasks, and also developed standard unit quantity manpower requirements for

each task.

Participated in the successful proposal preparation with AT&T on a joint

venture telecommunications project overseas that was the largest ever

telecommunications system expansion.

GTE MOBILNET, INC.

1986 to 1992

Sr. Project Manager

Product Manager

Project Controls Manager

Planned and administered all new cellular telecommunication system (mobile

phone) expansions in the U.S. Coordinated site acquisition, engineering,

procurement, and construction of over 300 new cellular radio transmission

sites and computer-controlled switches since 1986. Established company

project scheduling and cost control documents and procedures, updated

project status, identified and analyzed project problems, and worked with

other functions to resolve them. Analyzed and reported work order

cost/schedule performance for all U. S. regional operations to upper

management. Served as the coordinator between marketing and network

divisions to help translate market needs into network coverage. Also

functioned as a product manager over all credit card and rental phone

product development and distribution activity.

Developed and implemented a "company standard" new market entry pert chart

for the design, installation, and marketing of new cellular systems. Since

the deployment of cellular systems was new technology at the time, there

were no existing standard pert charts showing the interrelationships of the

project workflow. I interviewed and worked with the individual project team

members and each department to identify and establish the standard workflow

for completing a cellular system from design to installation and operation.

After we established this standard deployment plan, we were able to fine-

tune it to continuously improve our project productivity and cost, and to

shorten the required project duration. I received a GTE employee excellence

award for this effort, and later published an article in Cellular Business

Magazine on how we used this process to improve our deployment of wireless

systems.

Participated in the development and implementation of a work order process

and written procedures for GTE Mobilnet.

Introduced new PC based program management system, which resulted in

improved schedule and cost performance.

Initiated a program to expand the project control features of the existing

Capital Project Management System. The results provided both headquarters

and field management with improved schedule and cost tracking and reporting

capabilities. I also received a GTE Employee Award for this effort.

PLT ENGINEERING

1985 to 1986

Project Controls Manager

Responsible for all project control functions, including cost and

scheduling for assigned pipeline and facility projects. I planned all

engineering, procurement, and construction activities and served as the

client contact at meetings concerning cost and schedule performance.

Established an engineering quantity measurement and project planning system

on the IBM-PC for more accurate reporting of engineering progress on

projects.

M. W. KELLOGG COMPANY

1978 to 1985

Division Manager - Construction Planning

Project Controls Manager

Proposals Manager

Supervised all home office and field project control personnel assigned to

my projects. Coordinated and administered the scheduling and cost control

activity on all Kellogg petrochemical construction projects, including the

development and statusing of all project control documents, with

responsibility for insuring timeliness and quality. Planned and controlled

the engineering, procurement, and construction of projects ranging in value

from $30 million to $1.5 billion.

Developed and implemented a state-of-the-art project control system based

on the IBM Personal Computer, which provided Kellogg with a lower cost,

easier-to-use alternative to mainframe control systems. Established a

marketing plan to increase sales and penetrate into new market areas.

Developed a standardized jobsite schedule and cost-reporting format, which

improved the quality of field reporting. I have participated in the

development of many standard Kellogg project planning and progress

reporting tools and procedures and regularly taught new field engineers how

to use these tools.

Acted as a troubleshooter for construction management by analyzing problem

jobs throughout the world and recommending solutions. Results were improved

project completion dates and lower costs.

EDUCATION

B.S. in Economics, Minor in Math - University of Houston

M.S. in Telecommunications from the electrical engineering department of

SMU in Dallas

Management Growth Workshop - University of Houston Management Center

Dyna Cellular Radio Overview, sponsored by GTE Mobilnet

Dale Carnegie Course in Effective Speaking and Human Relations

GTE Supervisory Training Course

Deming Productivity and Quality Improvement Seminar

Marketing Certification based on course work at the University of Houston

ACADEMIC HONORS

Deans List; President of Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Fraternity; Member

National Economics Honor Fraternity; Who's Who in American Colleges

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Member, Project Management Institute and Houston Writers Guild

Regional Correspondent for several business magazines

Gartner Certified IT Project Manager

AWARDS

Who's Who In The South and Southwest

Several Job Quality Awards from M. W. Kellogg and GTE Mobilnet

Employee Excellence Award from Shell Oil

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