Project Engineer

Norma Abbate

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

Address: *** * ****** ******

City: Glendale

State: CA

Zip: 91204

Country: USA

Phone: 619-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $90,000

Willing to Relocate

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Norma L Abbate *****.******@***.***

Project Controls & Management

Office - 626*302*8090 Cell - 619*249*6000

KEY POINTS

Project coordination/controls. Experience in project development, planning, scheduling, and budgeting for all phases of construction from conception through close-out.

Demonstrated track record with systems and methods of construction management necessary to manage large, complex and multiple simultaneous projects and achieve successful outcomes for all project stakeholders.

EDUCATION

University of Phoenix,

San Diego

B.S.B.M. Business Management, 2003

University of California

Los Angeles

Construction Management Professional Certification (in progress)

University of California, Irvine

Project Management Professional

Certification (in progress)

AWARDS

SCE 2011 Silver Jack Horton Award

SCE 2011 Excellence Award

SCE 2010 Ace Award

for contribution as

Lead Life Safety Coordinator

BP & FM / FERC P & C Safety Team Representative

SUMMARY

More than 12 years of project / program experience with expertise in data and financial analysis, progress billing and accounting, project budgeting, project schedule development and maintenance, forecasting and tracking, estimating, earned value cost analysis, and Rough Order of Magnitude Budgeting, Requests for Quotation, scope of work development, proposal review and contract management.

Proven ability to work closely with owners, clients, contractors, architects, engineers, and agency officials to meet project goals and resolve difficult project issues.

EXPERIENCE

2009 - Present

Project Analyst: Southern California Edison

TDBU / Reliability Standards Compliance

Rosemead, CA

Project Analyst for TDBU Reliability Standards Compliance managing evidence of compliance in accordance with NERC and WECC requirements across multiple business units and business lines. Responsibilities include coordination of evidence and compilation of documentation to support NERC requirements for each reliability standard including NERC Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP).

Increased responsibilities in 2012 included providing an evaluation and gap analysis of all reliability standards agreements with interconnected utilities. Updated and executed all agreements.

Develop and implement the project plan for 2012 WECC CIP and Non-CIP Audits. Will provide coordination to manage and process all data requests and official responses to WECC.

Work with teams in business units and business lines to update and submit the TDBU NERC Compliance Program Manual to Executive Management for approval.

Manage the annual review and update of TDBU RSC Procedures. Establish applicability of procedures across other business units and distribute accordingly to Department Compliance Managers.

Develop Visio flow charts, calendar of events spreadsheets for updating important dates and events throughout the year, Lotus Notes and OpenText databases, word documents, graphs and charts for RSC procedures and presentations.

Lead safety talks during staff meetings.

Red Cross disaster shelter volunteer

Edison Roundtable committee member

2007-2009

Office Engineer III: Pacifica Services, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA

Functioned as the liaison and coordinator for the project team which includes the Design Management Team (DMT), Construction Team, Asbestos Technical Unit (ATU), Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS), and local and state agencies on multiple projects on the $2B Los Angeles Unified School District Bond Program.

Reviewed and analyzed the project schedules for all projects. Based on the analysis, recommended the proper sequence of project authorization per the priorities and timelines of each project. Verified construction schedules and advised agencies of critical path time constraints for assessments and approvals and coordination with contractors and appropriate consultants.

Designed and implemented a logging system to manage the status of each project request (processed more than 3,000 requests within 2 years), which identified, organized, and tracked documents and status associated with each request. This logging system was eventually tied into the DMT's project database.

Developed and produced weekly status reports in PowerPoint for DMT to present directly to senior management and executive management.

Researched funding or missing document issues for design managers and provided expedited assessments where necessary.

Met with design managers and governing agencies on complex projects to assure approval and contracting accuracy.

Coordinated, developed, and led training seminars for all design managers and other departments on the required documentation for processing request through the State to obtain asbestos contained materials/lead/hazardous soils clearance for DSA approved projects.

2006 - 2007

Project Engineer: Paramount Pictures

Los Angeles, CA

Project engineer on the Restacking Project which involved reorganizing the movie lot, moving CBS employees off the Paramount property, refurbish offices and common areas, and move DreamWorks tenants on to the property.

Establish conceptual project budget of $5.5M and submit for funding approval.

Developed and maintained financial statements for reporting to Vice President of Facilities Development.

Developed and maintained financial statements and budgetary spreadsheets for the Facilities Development Team. Reviewed annual budget with Vice President of Facilities and prioritized projects.

Developed and implemented formal Request for Information (RFI) and Change Order policies and procedures for all Facilities Development projects.

Developed project schedules including the annual master schedule in Microsoft Project. Review project schedule with executive management for project status update.

2000 - 2006

Project Engineer: Project Control and Development

At Kaiser Permanente, Fontana Service Area - Acted as the Project Analyst for the Main Loan Fund, Capital, and Annual Expense projects for the hospital and medical office buildings in the Fontana Service Area. The projects totaled $12M.

At Kaiser Permanente, San Diego Service Area - Served as the Project Analyst for the Annual Expense projects for a 630,000 square foot hospital, 2 ambulatory surgery centers, and 20 medical office buildings in the San Diego Service Area. The projects totaled $27M. Worked with Senior Project Manager on five-year plan to prioritize, obtain funding and schedule projects.

At Kaiser Permanente, North East Bay Service Area - Project Engineer for the Main Loan Fund, Capital, and Annual Expense projects for the hospital and medical office buildings in the North East Bay Service Area. The projects totaled $7.5M.

Managed all project documentation from conception to closeout.

Maintained master schedule for all projects in service area and provide updates to construction managers and service area administration.

Participated in bid preparation and review of subcontracts, coordinate work with Architects, Engineers, contractors and vendors.

Assisted construction manager with construction schedule updates.

Performed a variety of tasks to support approximately 60 projects and procurement of more than $31 Million in medical and building equipment.

Provided all cost and scheduling analysis to meet budget and completion deadlines.

Provided project management and summary reports to the Team Manager including budget and labor cost forecast, project budget reconciliation, and work-in-place update using Kaiser Construction Management Application (KCMA) software as well as Project Tracking and Accounting and DDA (a DOS based Data Base) accounting systems (both proprietary).

Gathered project close out documents including lien releases, warranties, operating & maintenance manuals, as-built drawings, and formal close-out binders for owner's use. Obtain Certificate of Substantial Completion and Certificate of Occupancy for record.

Learned how to write queries in Kaiser's financial database using SQL and then trained other Project Engineers. Produced weekly actual cost updates on 60 projects, earned value and cost to completion estimates providing valuable cash flow information to management.

Played a key role in the development and rollout of KCMA at Kaiser. Trained other Project Engineers and staff on the software and obtained feedback from clients in order to make recommendations for improvements.

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