Project Engineer

John A. Lippman

**** ***** ****** ***** • Rancho Cucamonga • CA 91730

Home (909) 579 - 0903 • Cell (707) 696 - 8674 • Email - **********@***.***

OBJECTIVE

Seeking new challenging and rewarding position as an Engineering / Construction Project Management Project

Controls Cost Engineer / Financial Analyst.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Engineering / Construction Management - Over 25 years combined experience supporting large domestic &

international project assignments in both home office & field locations. Business lines include Mining & Metals,

Nuclear Power, Nuclear Waste Handling & Removal, & Refinery / Chemical (Oil/Gas, Hydrogen) Plants, as well as,

Manufacturing Facilities.

Project Controls Cost Engineer / Accounting - 18 years experience

Software Development / Database Support Specialist - 11 years experience

Transferable Skills

- Effective verbal and written communication skills.

- Strong analytic / organizational skills.

- Proven ability to meet deadlines and reach goals.

- Ability to make decisions and adaptable to change.

- Detail-oriented and accuracy of work.

- Work well with customers (i.e. Mgmt, Clients, Co-Workers, End-Users).

- Broad range of skills mix.

EXPERIENCE

Principal Cost / Schedule Eng – Control of Projects - ( May 2005 to May 2009 )

Technip USA, Oil / Gas & Hydrogen - Los Angeles / Claremont, CA

Maintaining, monitoring, analyzing, & reporting Construction labor, equipment / material, & contract costs to

Customers (i.e. Mgmt, Clients). This included validation, reconciliation, & variance analysis of total project cost

baseline control processes, such as, Estimate, Budget, Forecast, Trend / Change Control, Annual Plan, & Cash

Flow. Coordination / issuance of periodic progress reports (i.e. PFSR, PMR, Internal / External Cost & Schedule).

Interfacing with project team discipline engineering, procurement buyers / expeditors, contractors / administrators,

& accounting.

Cost Eng – Database Support Specialist - ( April 2004 to April 2005 )

McLane Associates / Intel Corp, Wafer / Chip Manufacturing - Aloha, OR

Provide support to Project Controls and the Cost Control Forecasting Professional (CCFPro) application. Specific

functions included Reporting and Coordination for Cost data reviews, Commitment and Change Order

management, and Capturing monthly actuals from SAP / MicroStrategy financial systems. Assisted in CPA / Budget

funding requests, Cash Flow Forecasts, Depreciation of Capital Equipment, Project Reconciliations, and Variance

Analysis. Participated in Project Team meetings.

Computer Dept Manager - ( June 1999 to February 2004 )

Direct Mailing Systems, Bulk Mail Handling & Distribution / IT - Rohnert Park, CA

Oversee / Guide technical specialists of Postal and Database Software tools in performance of routine automated

bulk mailing job tasks. Tasks include data receipt, conversion, manipulation, and sortation through multiple

processing steps. Resolve issues or report to President from internal and external interfaces (hardware, software,

job specific).

EXPERIENCE (Con’t)

Sr Cost Eng - Project Controls Cost Specialist - ( April 1995 to June 1999 )

Bechtel Savannah River, Nuclear Waste Handling & Removal / Tank Farms - Aiken, SC

Monitor and Report construction material, contract, labor manhours and dollars to management. Responsible for

validation, reconciliation, and variance analysis of project baseline control processes including Estimate, Forecast,

Budget, Annual Plan, and Change Control. Input to automated performance measurement tools (ICTS / Trax /

CMCS).

Sr Cost Eng - Database Coord / Support Specialist - ( August 1991 to April 1995 )

Bechtel Savannah River, Nuclear Waste Handling & Removal / IT & Project Controls - Aiken, SC

Involved in program development of sitewide computerized project control tools (Scope / Synergy), which included

cost, quantity, and labor performance tracking. Wrote system requirement definitions and program specifications.

Prepared and maintained user documentation, and provided technical support and training to site personnel.

Cost Eng - Proj Rep / Lead Syst Analyst / User Support - ( August 1985 to August 1991 )

Bechtel Corp, Nuclear Power / IT & Project Controls - San Francisco, CA

Supported an integrated project control database (Scope / MLCS). Developed system requirement definitions and

conversion / interface specifications. Performed program acceptance tests and participated in project

implementations. Prepared user documentation and provided technical support / guidance to field and home office.

Asst Cost Eng - Technical Specialist - ( August 1984 to August 1985 )

Bechtel Civil & Minerals, Mining & Metals / IT & Project Controls - San Francisco, CA

Computer support for cost estimating (ICES), scheduling (CPM), engineering control logs (Dwg, Spec, Task)

applications. Coordination and issuance of monthly progress reports, charts, logs, and schedules.

Asst Cost Eng - User Support Specialist - ( August 1983 to August 1984 )

Bechtel Power Corp, Nuclear Power / IT & Project Controls - Midland, MI

Computer support for a field material and labor control system database (MLCS / Beacon). Performed

presentations and trained personnel. Directed technicians in daily duties.

Asst Cost Eng - Technical Specialist - ( December 1979 to August 1983 )

Bechtel Civil & Minerals, Mining & Metals / IT & Project Controls - San Francisco, CA

Extracted and summarized statistical information. Computer support for cost engineering department. Developed,

implemented, and supported Estimating (ACES), and Cost / Commitment (ICS) database applications.

Accounting Asst - Accounts Payable - ( July 1976 to December 1979 )

Bechtel Corp, Controller / AP & Billing - San Francisco, CA

Audited and processed invoices for payment. Input data into controllers billing system, also costs and recoveries

into general ledger system. Prepared Inter-company billings. Handled sales, transfers, and depreciation of capital

assets.

Sr Eng Aide - Clerk - (December 1973 to July 1976)

Bechtel Inc, Refinery & Chemical / Project Controls - San Francisco, CA

Analyzed / Distributed manhour and cost reports for various projects. Performed payroll responsibilities.

Maintained departments forms and document control.

EDUCATION / SKILLS

AA, General Education, Majors: Engineering / Liberal Arts - ( June 1977 )

City College of San Francisco, CA

Units / Requirements completed

Project Controls - Cost Engineering, Estimating, Scheduling

Computer Science - Access, Artemis, dBase IV, Email (Lotus Notes, MS Outlook), Excel, FoxPro, Freelance, GQL,

Harvard Graphics, HTML, Internet, Lotus123, Mapper, Oracle, PostalSoft, PowerPoint, Primavera P3, SQL, Word,

WordPerfect

Other - Safety, Total Quality, Continuous Improvement, Diversity

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