Project Controls Scheduler

Joanna D. Folz, PMP

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Education

BS, Accounting, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1998

Graduate Program-Accounting Information Systems, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, 1999

Affiliations/Registrations

Project Management Professional

Project Management Institute Risk Management Specialty Group

Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACE International)

Security Clearance

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Professional Summary

Solutions-oriented project management professional with extensive experience in managing and

delivering top-notch services and projects through best practices. Experienced in all of the project

management disciplines that support robust project management to include planning and scheduling, risk

management, trending, estimating, budgeting and cost control, earned value, and project reporting.

Expert user of Primavera Risk Analysis (Pertmaster), Primavera P6, MS Project, databases, and

spreadsheet applications. Coaches and mentors project staff, works with integrated teams and managed

all elements of project delivery on a variety of projects including complex mega-projects. Work closely

with management in matrixed organizations providing analysis and recommendations for timely and cost-

effective decision-making. Proven track record of success in high performance environments and have

effectively served world-class clients in the Information Technology, engineering and construction,

government, financial services, and insurance industries.

Specialties: Quantitative Schedule and Cost Risk Management Analysis

Mechanical Dynamics & Analysis April 2013-Present

Project Scheduler

Unit 1 Turbine Outage, Retrofit

Newton, IL

Maintaining and updating resource loaded project schedule during planned turbine outage at Ameren

Energy Power Plant, Newton, IL for turbine retrofit, repair and maintenance. Performing daily progress

updates, loading actuals, monitoring EV metrics, SPI and CPI, providing Project Managers and teams

with Look Ahead, Critical Path, and To-Complete schedules. Incorporating impacts of out-of-scope extra

work activities.

The Louis Berger Group September 2012-January 2013

Schedule Program Manager

Defense Policy Review Initiative, Integrated Program Management Office

MCAS, Iwakuni, Japan

Create the master program schedule for 190+ interrelated facility construction projects of varying

complexity. Perform all tasks related to the creation and maintenance of the master schedule to include:

define activities, sequence activities, identify activity resources, estimate or define activity durations,

create dependencies between and among various activities and/or whole projects within the overall

program. Develop the master schedule WBS to roll up into the DPRI integrated master portfolio

schedule.

Hatch Mott MacDonald March 2002-September 2012

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Project Controls Manager

Silicon Valley BART to San Jose Extension Project

Santa Clara County Valley Transportation Authority

San Jose, CA November 2009 – September 2012

The $2.3B BART to San Jose project extends the existing San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District

(BART) system 16 miles into Silicon Valley with six new stations. As Project Controls Manager,

developed and maintained program and project schedules, developed and maintained databases for

managing program and project budgets and costs, and developed reporting structure requiring sourcing

client's SAP data into databases.

Risk Management Manager

California High Speed Train, Los Angeles to Palmdale Alignment

California High Speed Rail Authority

Los Angeles, CA February 2006 – September 2012

California’s electrically-powered high speed trains will consist of 800 miles of track and up to 24 stations.

Initially running from San Francisco to Los Angeles/Anaheim via the Central Valley, and later to

Sacramento and San Diego, high-speed trains will travel between LA and San Francisco in under 2 hours

and 40 minutes, at speeds of up to 220 mph, and will interconnect with other transportation alternatives,

providing an environmentally friendly option to traveling by plane or car. As Risk Management Manager,

created segment’s 30% Preliminary Engineering WBS and schedule. Developed EVM metrics and

weighting schema for measuring progress and reporting. Led Risk Management program using PMI’s

Risk Management Lifecycle framework. Facilitated monthly Risk Management meetings, performed

qualitative and quantitative risk analysis on project schedule and cost, determined risk strategies with the

team and followed up with owners on execution. Developed project contingency. Prepared monthly risk

management reports.

Project Controls Manager

Engineering, Planning, Architecture and Design Services for Midfield Satellite Concourse, Tom

Bradley International Terminal Enhancements, and Related Projects

Los Angeles World Airports

Los Angeles, CA September 2008 – November 2009

Project Controls Manager responsible for all aspects of program and project budgets, costs, schedules,

and reporting to include developing and updating resource and cost loaded schedules; preparing,

analyzing, and monitoring budgets; and preparing external and internal weekly and monthly progress

reports.

Risk Management Engineer

Regional Transportation Plan 2035

Metropolitan Transportation Commission

Oakland, CA April 2008 – September 2008

Developed the scope for a model to perform a Project Appraisal and Review on the RTP 2035’s portfolio

of programs and projects to establish and obtain standardized information about existing and candidate

projects on which to base risk and contingency evaluation and developed a standardized approach to

perform the evaluation. Developed questionnaire for MTC to include in the project form completed by the

project sponsor to determine elements of the project that could be of significant risk consideration in the

project’s appraisal and review (qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis). Developed the

model assigning weighted risks and scoring anchors in alignment with the RTP vision. Based on the

model outputs and quantitative risk analysis, recommended changes to project cost estimates and

assigned appropriate contingencies for each project or for each region/county where project is located.

Scheduling and Risk Management Manager

San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge Seismic Retrofit and Regional Measure 1 Program

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Bay Area Toll Authority

Oakland, CA June 2005 – September 2008

$6B replacement of the east span of the SFOBB with signature Self-Anchored Suspension bridge.

Assisted BATA in its role of monitoring and overseeing the RM1 and TBSR projects through facilitating

regular risk management and risk response team meetings to identify program and project schedule and

cost risks with corresponding mitigation strategies. Collected and analyzed program and project

qualitative and quantitative risk data to monitor schedule sensitivity and contingency adequacy. Produced

internal and external program and project risk reports. Developed and maintained Trend Program to

identify, evaluate, manage and resolve any cost or schedule issues. Tracked, analyzed and monitored

how the trends impacted project and program schedule and budget allocations and contingencies.

Developed recommended solutions or work-around plans, presented these plans to management to gain

final approval. Produced weekly reports for BATA and Caltrans, monthly reports for the BATA Policy

Board, and quarterly reports for the California State Legislature.

Cost Engineer

SR22 HOV Widening Design-Build Project

Orange County Transportation Authority

Orange, CA April 2004-June 2005

Responsible for all tasks associated with contract management and cost

control for the SR22 HOV Design Build Project utilizing general principles

of CPM scheduling and earned value reporting. Assisted the Program

Manager with schedule review and analysis, budget development and

maintenance, estimate review, trend analysis, and maintaining current

“estimates at completion”.

Project Control Software Tools (PCST) Consultant

Santa Clara County Measure B Transportation Improvement Program and Valley Transportation

Plan 2020 Program

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority

Santa Clara, CA March 2002 – April 2004

Facilitated initial deployment of Project Control Software Tools (customized

integration of SAP, Expedition, and ActiveProject) to multiple locations,

resulting in successful roll-out to 300 end-users.

Provided on-site support to PCST end-user community (Resident

Engineers, Office Engineers, Administrative Staff) and ensure technology

supports Project Management and Business Process Procedures.

Provided one-on-one and group training to current and new PCST users.

Created Expedition and ActiveProject “Quick Reference Guides”, providing

users step-by-step instructions for using the project controls technology.

Gathered and documented system change request requirements (fixes and

enhancements) for implementation from PCST users. Managed the P3

elements/Expedition modules integration for ten contracts/projects.

TRS Consultants, Inc November 2001-March 2002

Technical Writer

San Ramon, CA

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Authored Technical Architecture Definition, Reliability/Scalability

Specification, User Interface Design, Design Specification,

Development/Construction Work plan, Functional Specification, and End

User Manual documents for custom software project extending client’s

existing Project Management Gantt chart application by building a web

front-end application to provide Gantt chart access from remote locations.

RSA Security October 2000-November 2001

Senior Systems Engineer

OEM Developer Solutions Group

San Mateo, CA

Provided technical security software development toolkit expertise in C and Java to OEM developers

deploying cryptographic, digital signature, digital certificate, PKI, or security protocol software technology

in their software applications or hardware devices, resulting in successful deployments in customers’

production environments. Developed “XML Sign” and “XML Verify” command-line java programs that

signed XML data on transmission side and verified signature on receiving end according to W3C’s XML-

DSig Recommendation, producing an XML transaction system prototype. Implemented and integrated

DOCSIS CA Professional Services solution at multiple client sites for IC manufacturers, Cable/Satellite

Modem manufacturers, and Cable/Satellite Modem Termination System manufacturers, resulting in BPI+

compliance for reference designs, cable modems, and CMTSs. Designed and delivered ecommerce and

wireless presentation and lab content for 2001 nationwide developer’s road show, significantly increased

developer’s deployment of RSA security technology solutions.

Ernst & Young, LLP January 1998-October 2000

Security Technology Solutions Consultant

Information Systems Assurance and Advisory Services (ISAAS)

Atlanta, GA

Various projects and engagements. Selected highlights: utilized RUP software engineering methodology

on Requirements Definition team for the custom building of a Patient Accounts Payable system for a

major healthcare services provider. System design improved the provider’s cash flow by reducing

accounts receivable cycle and annual bad debt. System Test Team member and Quality and Validation

team member in delivery of four terabyte web-enabled enterprise-wide data warehouse, sourced from 20

Operating Support Systems (OSS) for RBOC seeking FCC approval in entering long distance services

market as per 1996 Telecom Reform Act. Facilitated PKI selection and implementation process for major

healthcare insurance provider by building infrastructure to run PKI on several laptops configured to mirror

client’s environment, demonstrating PKI solution for client that complied with HIPAA requirements and

provided secure environment for transmitting confidential patient information via internet. Created

“footprints” of organizations’ network security postures using network enumeration, DNS interrogation,

network reconnaissance, network port scanning, and system exploitation of assessment of clients’

internet, intranet, and dial-in environments. Devised security policies and procedures for health care

supply chain infomediary developing Global Purchasing Organization Online Catalog, resulting in secure

and reliable environment for conducting business electronically. Technology solution included firewalls,

routers, and LDAP design, and provided external, internal and remote authentication and confidentiality.

Authored Technical Security white paper addressing role-based access-control requirements of a custom

software application, achieving client sign-off on application’s security requirements.

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State Farm Insurance May 1997-September 1997

Web Developer

Fire Claims Central

Murfeesboro, TN

Responsibilities included utilizing iterative development process in constructing and programming intranet

site, developing site content, and facilitating site implementation, resulting in Fire Claims Central joining

corporate intranet.

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