Project Manager

DEBRA SWENSON

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St. Augustine, FL 32092

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INTRODUCTION

Project Control Management Coordinator/Senior Level Cost Scheduling Engineer with over 25 years experience. My

work history includes; Primavera training, planning, scheduling, cost engineering, create fragments for schedules to be

used as templates, estimating and contract administration. Projects involved construction, Dept. of Energy (DOE),

Dept. of Defense, (DOD) ANSI 748, Capital Improvement Federal Government, environmental, Dept. Transportation

(DOT),railways, Solar Plant, transit transportation, CFB plant, commercial electrical, nuclear power plants, outages,

start-up, highway/bridge, environmental, hazardous waste, D&D requirements, solar project and US Army Corp

experience. Types of contracts varied from fixed fee, force account, to cost plus. Areas of expertise include planning

scheduling, cost control, CPM, EVMS, engineering support, spreadsheets, cost estimating, work breakdown structures

(WBS-OBS), writing construction specifications, purchasing, creating and maintaining databases, document control,

change control, RFIs, flow diagrams, schedule recovery plans and litigation schedules. Comprehensive knowledge of

commercial construction practices. (CSI).

10 yrs Nuclear Power Plants–Byron, ILL, Dresden/Morris, ILL,Braidwood, ILL, LaSalle, ILL, Quad Cities

10 yrs CFB/Coal/Oil/Gas/Elec Power Plants – DOD/DOE

2 yrs Solar Plant - Florida

15 yrs Capital Improvement Federal Gov.

5 yrs Building Construction – Road – Casinos – Solar

25 yrs Primavera Consulting Training

8 yrs Environmental – Hazardous Waste

2 yrs Transit – Airports – Light Rail

2 yrs Dept. of Transportation

CREDENTIALS

Associate of Arts - Business Administrative / Cost Accounting - Sauk Valley College (Did not graduate)

DOE “L” Clearance - Commonwealth Edison nuclear security clearances.

Classes - Construction Management/Blue Print Reading

Primavera Courses – (Trainer)

Microsoft Software Training

PMP /PMI Certified – 1999

40 OSHA, Radworker II, Hazwop

Computer skills:

Primavera 3.1, P5, P6, P6.2, 7, P6 Enterprise EPPM Release 8.2, Client/Web, ASTA Scheduling Software version 12,

Contract Management, SureTrak, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, Monte Carlo, Timberline,

Hard Dollar, SAP, Passport, COBRA, Deltek EPM, Maximo, JD Edwards, Prolog, Target Smart, Buzzsaw, MS

Projects 4.0, PACES parametric software, Success Estimator (Success) program, BEST (Basis of Estimate Software

Tool) Project Workbench, Dbase IV, Paradox, On-Target, Pronet, Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro Pro, Word Perfect 5.2, 6.0,

Multi-Mate, LEWP, Free Lance, & Harvard Graphics, P&I Reporting, Joshua, People Soft.

EXPERIENCE

03/12 – Present

SJRPP/JEA/Tetra Tech Cooling Tower Restoration Project

Create master schedule for SJRPP Cooling Tower Restoration/ICCP Project. Schedule was structured to reflect actual

work being performed by Zone/cycles/crews. The vertical challenge of performing the work had crew restrictions

which needed to be addressed in the schedule. Continual deterioration and corrosion of the tower was tracked in the

schedule to reflect additional work (square footage). Monthly variance reports were created to show original square

footage /cost vs. actual work performed. Schedule information was downloaded into GIS software to show crew

location on the Towers.

7/11 - Present

CSX – PTC

As Sr. Scheduler created PTC schedule templates and uploaded into Primavera 8.1. Schedule consists of 168

subdivisions, approx. 7,000 locations (225,000 activities) with multiple project interface ties within CSX and outside

vendors. Schedule was resource loaded to show track time usage amongst divisions and all departments. Created

dashboards for individual PMs to show rollups of cost, schedule, and earned value. Also created reports to be

downloaded into GIS system to show manpower/track time usage. Maintained weekly// monthly reports to show

progress. Trained CSX personnel in P6 Client and P6 Web.

10/09 – Present

COJ– Project New Ground (Consultant)

Created Master Schedule for 4 Remediation Projects – All projects are working in parallel. Meet with contractors on a

weekly basis and coordinate field activities with COJ, Public Relations Dept., trucking and all subcontractors. Update

and revise the working schedule to reflect actual field work. Schedules were resource loaded with BOQs/SOVs.

Track weekly construction (excavation/backfill) truck loads, change notices, and review monthly invoices against

truck load tickets and Schedule of Values. Attend weekly meetings, analyze and report progress and problems on a

weekly/monthly basis. Submit monthly summarized schedule and cost information/projections. Write monthly

narrative for schedule/cost variances to COJ.

04/09- Present

Midstate Solutions – Consultant - Trainer

Assist Midstate Solution in workshops and instruction classes on project management: includes subject matter experts

in earned value management, risk management, portfolio project management, data integration, scheduling, and

estimating. Assist in reporting requirements, data collection, and create internal procedure manuals.

7/09 – 5/10

SRS Savannah River Site

Working as a Planner my responsibilities were to perform walkdowns of D&D activities and fully analyze hazards

associated with the defined scope of work. Coordinate schedule and update on weekly basis. Execute the

AHA(Associated Hazard Analysis) process and develop work packages for the D&D site work. Analyze the sequence

of activities, work area conditions and the equipment/material required to safely accomplish the work. Conduct

reviews of Lessons Learned databases prior to work package development to identify problems encountered with

similar work. Identify applicable procedures, RWPs, drawings, permits, etc to be included into work packages.

Initiate procurement of material/equipment necessary to ensure items were readily available. Obtain approvals for

AHA and work packages from disciplines. Execute D&D AHA/work package change control process to address any

scope changes in scope, hazards, or controls. Update Passport databases to reflect stage or completed work packages.

Made sure work package was closed out properly and archived properly.

04/09 – Nov. 09

TECO/International Fire Protection - Consultant

Create Fire Protection schedule in P6. Track weekly progress and report earned value on a monthly basis. Schedule is

cost resource loaded and invoiced by schedule performance (SOV – Schedule of Values)

12/08 – 3/9

FPL/Lauren – Martin Solar Project $496 Million

Created the master schedule in P6. Schedule was summarized by Engineering, Earthwork, Pylon & Drive Piers,

Equipment, Electrical Pipe Work, Frames, Mirrors, etc. Worked with Superintendents to coordinate field work with all

subcontractors. Schedule was flexible to show numerous layouts by different crafts/contractors and cost resource

loaded. CPM driven and created extra codes for extra work. Created numerous reports to perform cost and resource

projections on a monthly basis.

06/07 – March 09

SBMI/SJRPP (St. John’s River Power Plant) $206 Million

Create SCR (Selective Catalyst Reduction) schedule to install structural steel, ductwork, piping, etc. Schedule was

man loaded which integrates into Black & Veatch master schedule. Weekly status meeting to discuss progress and

earned value EVMS. Updated schedule and FPMS (Field Progress Measurement System) and analyzed each one in all

divisions. Distribute reports throughout plant. Review schedule variance, CPM, actuals etc. Estimate additional work

and tracked all RFI’s/Change notices and inputted into schedule. Tracked BOQ’s for tonnage of steel erected and

ductwork. Coordinated truck deliveries to ensure in timely manner of materials were delivered and matched bill of

material. Created “extra work” cost codes and incorporated them into the master schedule and adjusted contract

budget accordingly. Created monthly schedule/cost reports to reflect EACs, ETC, cash flow, cash and manpower

projections and write ups of positive/negative variances within + or – 10%.

04/08 – 5/09

SIEMENS – Transportation Rail - Jacksonville Office

Working as a Consultant part time for Siemens. Creating their STS (Siemens Transportation System schedules for the

Mall and I205 project in Portland. Perform monthly status and review cost/schedule variance.

09/06–12/08

Fountaine Bleu, Wynn Encore, Planet of Hollywood Over 6 Billion

Assisting several companies in creating master schedules. Created master schedules that were fully cost/resource

loaded for three casino projects in Nevada. Wynn Encore, Fountaine Bleu & Planet Hollywood. Each project had over

25,000 activities. Weekly/monthly review meetings. Met with several contractors to help them create their portion of

the schedule and then incorporated their schedules into the master schedule. Evaluated critical path, man-hours vs.

cost codes on a weekly basis. Monthly cash flow projections for bank.

7/08 12/08

Nevada Test Site – Temp Assignment Stollar Navarro

Ensuring cost and schedules met ANSI 748 requirements. Assisted in interfacing Primavera, COBRA, and Deltek

EPM to establish reports that met DOE requirements. Reviewed WBS structure and codes and analyzed info and made

suggestions for new reports and database structures. Established new guidelines for Earned Value Management and

Project Controls Dept.

07/06-9/06

ACE CONSULTING SERVICES (Consultant) – URS/Polk County Water/Sewer Utilities

Project Controls Manager – Polk County

Creating estimates and schedules for five counties surrounding Polk County (approx. 600 projects)

Schedules consist of transportation and water/sewer facilities. Schedules are cost loaded. I am meeting with the

subcontractors and creating their schedules which will rollup into the Master Schedule. Attend weekly meeting and

training URS employees how to maintain their schedules. Cost and schedule variance analysis being done monthly

with a monthly presentation to Polk County. Writing Project Controls Procedures for the departments to help them get

the paper flow going in the right direction. Set up Expedition on their network to track change orders, cost, budgets,

invoices, etc. Also provide analyses that compared current project estimates with similar projects. Interfaced with

vendors, other government contractors, and local commercial contractors.

6/03 ACE CONSULTING SERVICES (Consultant) – JEA

6/06 Senior Project Controls Engineer - Northside Generating Station – CFB Plant

Created schedules for Unit 2 & 3 JEA Outages – Siemens

Track daily progress for Siemens Turbine work and Foster Wheeler’s Boiler work, plus all

Operations/Maintenance/Projects for JEA. This was a fast paced critical project with a lot of coordination between

vendors, contractors and limited time constraint for crane usage. Resource/cost loaded schedule and incorporate all

change notices into schedule to show variance impact. Create schedules to maintain/track the status of JEA Power

Plant/outages using P3e. Oversee projects to ensure efficient use of manpower and control cost. Status schedules

weekly/monthly and create cost graphs/reports to Management. Analyze JEA schedules to ensure they are being

monitored correctly thru Target Smart for Quality Assurance purposes and perform work in a timely manner.

ACE CONSULTING INC. - The Stellar Group 4 Billion

Work with Project Managers to create their master schedule for the Dubai Palm and Trunk Projects. (5 Chiller Skids

that were fabricated in US and shipped overseas to Dubai. Flew to Dubai and met with client to create master schedule

and meet with contractors. Baselined schedule and incorporated all time delivery delays. Created reports for the PM

to track his cost/resource variances and percent complete. On call for any project updating or problems.

ACE CONSULTING INC. - Merlin Project 1 Billion

Created one master schedule for the Merlin Project which consisted of 5 homes in Nevada that were 20,000 square feet

each; set up schedule to reflect all craft personnel could coordinate work in a timely manner. Set up earn value reports

every two weeks and status schedule from Florida and flying to Nevada once a month for a routine walk-down of the

project.

Link Technologies/ADT – Nevada

Capital Improvement project for Nellis Air Force Base VA Hospital and Warehouse. Demo, renovation of the VA

hospital and hanger warehouse. Created a cost resource loaded schedule for several contractors and coordinated the

work effort. Assisted estimators in creating cost estimates using SUCCESS and downloading estimate into schedule.

Using cost database tracked and monitor weekly costs and schedule variances. Created monthly analysis report for

government and contractors to review on monthly basis.

Bechtel / COGEMA - Yucca Mountain Project Billions

As Sr. Project Controls Mgr. supervised 6 cost/schedulers. Restructured internal Project Controls Dept. Restructured

WBS/OBS, reports, created internal procedure manuals. Coordinated all depts.. for paper flow. (Financial, field, IT

Dept., executives). COBRA and Primavera were interfaced for cost/schedule tracking. Created Engineering Design

schedules for current and outyear projects for Bechtel/COGEMA; fully cost/resource loaded. Baselined schedules and

performed worst case scenario analysis on all projects. Monthly cost/schedule reporting to DOE.

NDOT – I215/I515 Interchange – Henderson Bowl

Created preliminary schedule for I215/I515 highway/bridge project for NDOT; 13 bridges & on-off ramps, 3500

activities, resource loaded schedule.

4/ 00 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL - ROCKY FLATS/E2 CONSULTING, ENVIROCON,

06/03 & FOSTER WHEELER 500 Million

Project Control Consultant

Working as a Consultant provided scheduling expertise. Created demolition/soil remediation schedules and tracked

daily status for North Plants Project. Daily walkdowns of the project occurred to report building demolition and soil

remediation progress. Interfaced Access and P3 to track cost, (Internal and Revenue) P.O.’s and Change

Control/Notices; download activities to show cost and schedule variances in Excel and attended daily meetings and

coordinated activities in the field.

Bechtel Nevada

Supervised 6 project controls engineers in the Waste Management Dept. Responsible for overseeing project schedules

which were fully cost/resource loaded. Worked closely with Project Managers and Engineers to ensure efficient use of

resources and provided long-range strategic planning and analyzed and evaluated schedules on a monthly basis.

Responsible for change control activities and earned value analysis and participated in development of contract special

conditions regarding contractor schedule requirements. COBRA and Primavera was interfaced for cost tracking

purposes and prepared monthly/quarterly progress reports for management. Created demolition/soil remediation

schedules and tracked daily status. Conducted daily walk-downs of the project to report building demolition and soil

remediation progress and interfaced Access and P3 to track cost, (Internal and Revenue) PO’s and Change Notices.

Download activities to show cost and schedule variances in Excel. Attended daily meetings and coordinated activities

in the field.

1982 Rocky Flats / Denver Federal Center – US Military - Halliburton NUS Corporation and others

3/00 Project Control Consultant - Planner/Scheduler - Project Coordinator/Senior Scheduler

Majority of these projects were Capitol Improvement. Design Build by NUS/URS and Black & Veatch. Using

SUCCESS software and BEST created cost estimates and cost projections for “outyear” projects. Estimates were

downloaded into schedules and also into cost databases to create cash flow and cost projects to ensure timely project

completion and under budget. Created schedules for Environmental and Remediation Projects, used Primavera to

create a multi million dollar billing schedule (13,000 activities) to report potential impacts to schedule & prepare

mitigation plans and what if scenarios. Created a 10,000 activity schedule that was fully cost/resource loaded,

reviewed critical path, logic ties, constraints, milestones, and codes on the Closure Project Baseline 2006 schedule.

Developed guidelines for onsite P3 scheduling, performed Monte Carlo on 2006 schedule to reflect worst case scenario

and schedule impact and wrote Integrated Work Control Packages. Interfaced with 11-Unit Process Teams to

determine cost estimates, goals, installation, and requirements, created template for bid packages and sent out bid

proposals to vendors and reviewed supplier proposals to determine compliance to terms and conditions. Daily contact

with several vendors to order equipment, ensure delivery and expedite items to meet our deadlines. Created timelines,

schedules, reports etc. for the management teams, created a P.O. /vendor database tracking system for projects

including qualifying vendors and ensuring proper P.O. procedure was followed and invoicing was documented

accordingly. Wrote Operating & Maintenance procedures for entire projects including equipment identification

tagging.

PCA – Oct. 1997 - Jan. 1999Rocky Flats

Cost/Scheduling Engineer - Project Controls

Scheduled and tracked activities for Bldg. 707 Ash & Dry Residue Projects. Assisted in integrating different building

schedules into one schedule that rolled up into the Closure Project Baseline schedule. Schedules were fully cost and

resource loaded which downloaded into the “BEST” system. Attended meetings with project management to report

daily status and monthly cost variances. Coordinated activities with all department leads and expedited where needed.

Stone & Webster – March 1997 – Oct. 1997 Rocky Flats

Cost Scheduling Engineer

Using Primavera tracking engineering and construction schedules. Loading man-hours and cost into schedule;

including monthly accruals and projections. Task Order Budget vs. Actual. Created database for tracking several

projects for multiple personnel to utilize. Daily contact with field & management personnel to expedite project and

resolve problems.

Rapley Engineering Services Inc. – Feb. 1994 – March 1997

Robinson Brick Company

Project Coordinator/Senior Scheduler

As Project Coordinator/Senior Scheduler interfaced with several Unit Process Teams (11) to determine cost estimates,

goals, installation, and requirements for BrickTrek Project. Created template for bid packages and sent out bid

proposals to vendors. Reviewed supplier proposals to determine compliance to terms and conditions. Daily contact

with several vendors to order equipment, ensure delivery and expedite items to meet our deadlines. Created timelines,

schedules, reports etc. for the management team. Created a P.O. /vendor database tracking system for BrickTrek; this

included qualifying vendors and ensuring proper P.O. procedure was followed and invoicing was documented

accordingly. Wrote Operating & Maintenance procedures for entire BrickTrek Project; including equipment

identification tagging. Gantt Charts, schedules, and tracking progress were created in Projects 4.0. Started integrating

ISO 9000 into Robinson Brick Company. Maintained entire document control for the project.

Rapley Engineering

Project Management Specialist

Using Projects 4.0, Project Workbench, & SureTrak created projected and current schedules for project management.

Traveled to several oil/gas refineries and performed Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs) per OSHA 29CFR. Performed

Scribe Engineering duties which included updating plant operational and maintenance procedures, drawings, creating a

final report for the client for future reference and ensuring all codes and regulations were discussed and/or met.

Johnsons Engineering - Rocky Flats – May 1993 – July 1993

Project Management Specialist/Industrial Engineer Level IV

Provide assistance for systems engineering support for processing low-level mixed waste. Determine construction and

procedure requirements for process and equipment outage plans. Assigned to monitor and schedule the corrosion

analysis and life cycle expectancy/cost comparison activities for the vapor bodies. Collect data from Materials &

Surface Technology, Liquid Waste Operations, Metrology, and Health & Safety departments to perform the corrosion

analyses studies. Working knowledge of RCRA regulations, D&D requirements, QA procedures, and Rocky Flats

confined-space entry procedures. Coordinated and implemented Integrated Work Control Package (IWCP).

Tad Technical Services - Rocky Flats – May 1992 – April 1993

Industrial Engineer/Level III/IV

As Industrial Engineer, provided systems engineering support for waste process, and environmental restoration

activities at Rocky Flats Plant in accordance with DOE Orders. Assigned to coordinate Bids, Evaluations and

Purchase Requests for GFE (Government Furnished Equipment). Prepared construction specifications for Bldg. 374

and incorporated and resolved comment/resolution discrepancies. Completed Design Review Records (DRR) for Title

II Phase I. Coordinated Quality Verification Plan with FQE. Assisted in Work Breakdown Structure (WBS).

Reviewed record approvals, and assisted in preparing estimates of equipment stripout waste volume, and preparing

acceptable procedures for saving all project documents, and coordinated engineering design reviews.

Halliburton NUS Corporation - Rocky Flats Oct. 1990 – Sept. 1991

Procedure Scheduling & Tracking Coordinator

Responsible for operating and maintaining computer system for the Performance Assurance Procedure Group (PAPG).

Monitored the administration and use of the software applications. Responsibilities included developing a tracking

mechanism for DOE startup procedures in Access, and ensuring data security. Schedules were developed to allow

multiple levels of sorting and overall procedure forecasting completion dates. Interfaced with multiple support

personnel. Daily activities included schedule status; excel spreadsheets, charts, graphs and word processing.

NUS Corporation - Dresden Nuclear Station (Com Ed) – Aug. 1988 – Oct. 1990

Promoted and Relocated to Denver Colorado.

On-Site Project Scheduler/Administrator

Performed administrative duties to the Radwaste Upgrade Project at the Dresden Nuclear Station. Responsible for

preparing schedules for the Radwaste Upgrade Project. Schedules included radiological exposure, limited work space

area, and funding restraints. Updated project schedule on a weekly basis as well as production, manpower, exposure

and overall job progress. Responsibilities included developing databases on IBM PC, development of spreadsheets,

document control, typing, inputting data on a routine basis, and maintenance of documentation to ensure compliance

with NUS Engineering Division Procedures & Project Specific Procedures. Reviewed supplier proposals to determine

compliance with terms and conditions. Negotiated with supplier’s quantity, quality, and delivery schedule dates.

Followed-up and expedited contracts to assure conformance to contract delivery schedules. Executed standard

purchase orders. Maintained daily communication with Project Management in the home office to develop and

process Project Station reports.

William A. Pope Dresden Nuclear Station (Commonwealth Edison) April 1988 – August 1988

On-Site Project Scheduler

Set up and coordinate Outage Schedule for Outage 2 & 3 which included tracking a mechanism for 180 work points in

the plant and completion dates. Job included daily reports/status to Project Manager and weekly reports to CECo

Manager of Project and Construction Services (PACS). Created Work Control Package as needed.

MMR/Foley – LaSalle Nuclear Station (Commonwealth Edison)

Oct. 1987 – April 1988

Scheduler/Payroll

Developing & generating weekly staff and electrical payroll for 150 employees. Created electrical outage schedule

which was fully cost/resource loaded. Created spreadsheets (man-hours vs. job cost) for Commonwealth Edison on a

weekly basis. Developed a database to track warehouse inventory. Dictaphone was also used in creating and revising

QCP Procedures.

G. K. Newberg Electric Company – Braidwood Station (Commonwealth Edison)

April 1986 - Oct. 1987

Project Managers Administrative Assistant

Handling correspondence & scheduling for the Project Manager & Assistant Project Manager; critical path schedule

with important deadlines. Similar duties for Engineering and Quality Assurance tracking. Extensive use of Wang

Word Processor, IBM PC and IBM 36 mainframe computer. Coordination of input and output data and interfaces with

multiple support personnel.

Hatfield Electric Company – Byron Station (Commonwealth Edison)

Sept. 1982 – Feb. 1985

Secretary to the Project Manager & Unit I Superintendent

Man-hour and quantity tracking were integrated with my administrative duties. Both involved experience with

Primavera and information processing equipment & software systems. Entered all conduit footage & the cables

against the conduit. NWR’s (Nuclear Work Requests) for Unit I. CT drawings, (all input and revision changes). Man-

hour reports, 0-Pri (Number one priority system), on Syfa and the Wang. In charge of all reports to Commonwealth

Edison and balancing of month end reports.

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