Project Construction
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Posted/Modified on:
Resume Title:
Master Scheduler/Claims Analyst/Trainer
for Christi Banks (Consultant) - ***UDBE / WBE /
SBE***
Contact e-mail:
*******.*****@*************************.***
Contact Phone:
Industry:
Construction/Nuclear/Power/Claims/All Others
Desired Location:
CA, WA, WY, MT, OR, CO / All U.S.
Willing to Relocate:
Yes
Desired Salary:
$91/hr - $105/hr
Resume:
CHRISTI BANKS
1177 Branham Lane #278
San Jose, CA 95118
Business Cell
***100% Woman Owned Business with UDBE/WBE/SBE Certifications***
PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
Master Scheduler/Project Management Creative Planning Solutions, San Jose and
Roseville, CA - Business Owner
Olympic Associates, Seattle, WA Ongoing scheduling services for various construction
management public works projects in the Seattle, WA area and Billings, MT area.
TBI Construction & Construction Management, San Jose, CA Ongoing company training and
scheduling services for various general contracting and construction management building
projects in the San Francisco Bay Area.
DR McNatty & Associates, Mission Viejo, CA Ongoing scheduling services for various
construction related projects throughout California.
South Bay Construction, Campbell, CA Company training and scheduling services to
various mid-size commercial building projects in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Universal Building Systems, Palo Alto, CA Provided project scheduling and project
engineering services for various tenant improvement projects throughout the Bay Area.
Scheduling includes proposal schedules, development, updating and plotting.
Ryan Associates, San Francisco, CA Provided project scheduling services for various
high-end residential projects in the
Bay Area. Scheduling includes schedule development, updating and plotting.
Mortenson Construction, Livermore, CA Provided project scheduling services for the
Terascale Simulation Facility at the
Lawrence Livermore Lab. Scheduling induded schedule development and monthly updates.
Philips Semiconductor, San Jose, CA - Provided contract master scheduling services for
the consolidation and renovation of 9 buildings on the Philips Campus. Coordination
included design, construction and moves for the entire project. Responsibilities included
development of a Site Consolidation Master Schedule for the client, weekly schedule
updates and revisions, coordination between the client and the bid package contractors,
document control system set-up and project-wide engineering/management.
Lorman Educational Service, San Jose, CA Provided master scheduling and construction
delay analysis training to
Owners, Architects, Contractors and Subcontractors.
Expert Claims Consultant
Watt, Tieder, Hoffar & Fitzgerald, LLP, Irvine, CA
Provided ongoing scheduling and engineering consulting services for surety claims and
ongoing multi-million dollar construction projects. Responsibilities include providing
support to firm attorneys, as well as construction clients during the project
construction, close-out and the claims processes. Areas of specialization include claims
prevention and analysis, project management, schedule development and maintenance, field
staff training and document control analysis.
Master Scheduler Valley Transportation Authority, Santa Clara, CA
Provided project controls support specifically in the area of master scheduling for the
BART Extension from Fremont to San Jose. Master scheduling includes the integration of
people and work involved in the Environmental Assessment Process, Right-of-Way Acquisition
Process, Utility Relocations through actual construction of the entire heavy rail program.
Scheduler II Hathaway Dinwiddie Construction Company, Santa Clara, CA
Provided scheduling services which included master scheduling, schedule
monitoring/analysis, project updating and development of proposal schedules.
Responsibilities included the ability to adapt to various types of projects, locations and
people, from project owners to project managers and superintendents. This required the
flexibility and skill of utilizing different types of scheduling software, and the ability
to train others. Notable projects included:
BIO-X/Clark Center. $90M Stanford University. Four story, word class biotech research
facility that includes classroom, auditorium and cafeteria.
Stanford Main Quad Buildings 160/170. $22M Stanford University. Historic seismic
renovation of last remaining unreinforced building on the main quad (Built in 1898).
Genentech Building 7. $
21M
South San Francisco, CA. Three story lab extension.
Brittannia Technology Center. $170M South San Francisco, CA. 550,000sf of mid-rise
office buildings and parking structure.
ABC7 Studios. $39M Los Angeles, CA. 150, 000sf broadcast news facility and technical
suites.
Project Controls Engineer II
OBrien-Kreitzberg, Inc., San Jose, CA
Provided master scheduling and project management services to the Santa Clara Valley
Transportation Authority for the Tasman, Capitol and Vasona Rail Lines totalling more than
$600M in anticipated costs. Master scheduling included the integration of people and work
involved in the Environmental Assessment Process, Right-of-Way Acquisition Process,
Utility Relocations through actual construction of the entire rail program. Prior to
master scheduling, my responsibilities included being integrally involved in the start-up,
construction and closeout of various light rail transportation projects. As the scheduler
for the Tasman East Projects, it was my responsibility to monitor the Contractors work in
the field, analyze the Baseline Schedules and monthly updates, and mitigate delay and
claim issues. Reviewed and analyzed requests for extensions of time. Specialized in
training field personnel in Basics of Effective Schedule Management. Project scheduling
was provided on the following projects:
C713 Baypointe, Track and OCS. $8.2 M.
S770 Baypointe LRT Signals. $1.4 M.
C440 Gualalupe Platform Retrofit. $2 M.
C510 Civil, Track & Landscaping. $7.3 M.
S510 OCS & LRT Signal System. $2.3 M.
Project Controls Engineer
Analytical Planning Services, Inc
., Irvine, CA.
Provided scheduling services for both the Owner and the Contractor. Integrally involved
in development and analysis of the baseline schedules and monthly updates for logic,
duration changes, constructability and flow of work laid out by the schedule. If the
schedule was cost and resource loaded, the cost and manpower allocations by trade were
examined by using the Miller Curve distribution. In addition, cost and manpower ratios
were verified. Float trend analyses were prepared on a monthly basis for each project. If
working for the Owner, an analysis of the Contractors recovery schedules was done
whenever progress was delayed and mitigation measures were necessary. Project scheduling
was provided for the construction of the following projects:
Humanities/Fine Arts Music Building for the University of California Irvine. $5.3 M. A
design-build project for the construction of a three-story building which included house
faculty offices, studios, and rehearsal rooms for the School of the Arts. Performed the
schedule analysis for the cost and resource loaded schedule. Provided an independent
review of the Baseline Schedule and the Monthly Updates. Reviewed and analyzed Requests
for Extension of Time.
Student Recreation Center for the University of California Irvine. $11 M. This project
included workout rooms (aerobic and weight), office space and an Olympic pool. Performed
the schedule analysis for the cost and resource loaded schedule. Provided an independent
review of the Baseline Schedule and the Monthly Updates. Reviewed and analyzed Requests
for Extension of Time.
Crawford Hall Pool Replacement for the University of California Irvine. $2.7 M. This
project consisted of the demolition and re-construction of an existing pool and associated
recreational buildings. Performed the schedule analysis for the cost and resource loaded
schedule. Provided an independent review of the Baseline Schedule and the Monthly Updates.
Reviewed and analyzed Requests for Extension of Time.
Clovis High School 2nd Educational Center. $30 M. A multi-complex facility for the new
high school in Clovis, CA. Developed a 2,800 activity schedule, with the Contractor, which
was fully cost loaded and resource loaded. Processed monthly updates and payment
applications. Prepared fragnet analyses for Extensions of Time.
Construction Engineer II
Fluor Daniel, Inc., Irvine, CA
Stafford Creek Corrections Center for the Washington Department of Corrections in
Aberdeen, WA - $128M Integrally involved in preparing the master schedule and request
for proposals for twenty-two bid packages proposed on the project. Worked on design
review, constructibility review, and value engineering. Involved in the development of the
project start-up procedures that involved setting up project guidelines for contractors,
paperwork flow and pre-bid activities.
California Substance Abuse and Treatment Facility and State Prison at Corcoran for the
California Department of Corrections $300M - Developed project startup procedures for
Bid Packages 4, 11, and 13. Processed, maintained, and tracked all submittals for each
general contractor; reviewed all as-built drawing updates for addendum, bulletin, PCO, and
RFI items; reviewed monthly Progress Billing Updates for each of the contractors.
Processed change orders for all bid packages. Updated progress photos and reviewed daily
inspection reports. Coordinated all field issues with site inspectors and the contractors.
Compiled all data for claims and disputes issues for all bid packages. Attended weekly
coordination meetings with all contractors. Developed a site-wide job closeout procedure
which included reviewing operation and maintenance manuals, guarantees and warranties,
owner training, and other client deliverables.
Scheduler/Project Engineer
- Soltek of San Diego, San Diego, CA
California State Women's Facility, Chowchilla, California - $8M - Processed, maintained,
and tracked all submittals for each subcontractor on bid package 8; processed all as-built
drawing updates for addendum, bulletin, PCO, and RFI items; developed and produced monthly
Progress Billing Updates which included gathering all submittal, review and approve,
fabrication and delivery, and construction tracking activities from project staff.
Billings involved updating and revising the project baseline schedule for distribution and
approval from the California Department of Corrections. Weekly partnering meetings were
conducted with Fluor Daniel and the Department to the State Architect to discuss submittal
tracking and short interval barcharts in Primavera. Job closeout procedures included
processing, maintaining and tracking all operation and maintenance manuals, warranties,
and guarantees.
EDUCATION:
B.S. Degree
in Construction Management from California State University Fresno in May
1993
.
Non-Degree Masters Study in Pastoral Ministries from Santa Clara University
.
M.A. Degree
(Anticipated) in Theology and Christian Ministry from the Franciscan
University of Steubenville
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS/VOLUNTEER WORK:
Engineers Without Borders, USA (2007-Present)
COLFS Culture of Life Family Services (2005-Present) Volunteer Construction
Assistance for Various Pregnancy Clinics, San Diego, CA.
National Association of Women in Construction - (1994 - Present). Active Member of
Chapter #108 of Fresno, CA.
Villa Montalvo Center for the Arts Volunteer (1999-2005) Saratoga, CA.
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:
Extensive work with the following software: Primavera (P3 3.1 to P6 8.2), Suretrak,
Microsoft Project (All versions), Claim Digger, Schedule Analyzer Pro, Expedition, MAXIMO,
BIDDS, Agtek Digital Estimating, Hard Dollar, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Mail,
Publisher, Powerpoint).
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