Ashmed Ali

Projects Coordinator

Trinidad, West Indies

ac0s6l@r.postjobfree.com

1-868-***-****

SUMMARY

Project Management with over 20 years’ experience executing projects from bidding through completion, maintaining industry- leading Quality standards, for major capability gains. Highly skilled in leading cross- functional teams, liaising with contractors and external agencies, and ensuring on- time completion of project milestones. Able to excel in demanding environments and introduce Best Practices.

Cross- Functional Team Leadership • Schedule & Budget Management • Client Relationships Contract Negotiation • Staff Training/Management • Issue Resolution • Project Reporting Quality Assurance • Field Inspections • Policy/Procedure Development • Business Liaison AutoCAD Drawings.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Projects Coordinator/Manager

National Energy Skills Center – Couva, Trinidad

From: 2006 -Present

Project Coordinator responsible for all construction and refurbishment of several building in the $3M - $200 Million range in support of Area Closure Projects. The projects include design and construction of buildings, carparks and roadways and playfields. Responsible for setting up WBS. Assemble Task Analyses in support of project estimates. Establishing cost and schedule baselines and enter into site baseline reporting systems.

Responsible for the pre –qualification process in ensure that the best contracting firms are available for the projects which includes format for pre-qualification packages and evaluate process for selection of pre-qualified contractors.

Conduct site visits for the proposed projects.

Responsible for gathering, analyzing and monthly reporting of financial cost data to the executive management and performing variance analysis. Provide workarounds to the project team to meet cost and schedule.

Responsible for establishing and maintaining the trend reporting and baseline change control program.

Responsible for oversight of subcontractor performance and reporting, including accruals & subcontract changes.

Assist in resource loading and updating the project schedules.

Liaise with Management for preparation of budgets for Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) projects.

Provide to the ministry implementation schedules for the disbursement of Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP) fund.

Track project material costs and deliveries.

Oversight and coordination of the monthly reporting cycle through utilization of the site Earned Value Measurement System

(EVMS).

Supervision of subordinate staff including the maintenance department and security.

Scheduling of routine maintenance of all NESC campus

Recruiting personnel for the maintenance gang

South West Regional Health Authority

From: June 2005- May 2006

Senior Technical Officer

Senior Technical Officer for the refurbishment works for the blood bank, burns unit and the urology ward with an overall cost of $5 million. Responsible for managing with the design consultant, electrical consultant and radiologist. Setting up and maintaining the cost process, gathering, analyzing and monthly reporting of financial cost data to the Project Manager.

Responsible for establishing and maintaining the trend reporting and baseline change control program.

Oversight of Quantity tracking, field estimating, and subcontracts coordination.

Provide supervision of two junior technical officer and electrical engineer.

Oversight and coordination of the monthly reporting cycle through utilization of the site Earned Value Measurement System

(EVMS).

Chaguaramas Development Authority

From: March 2004 – June 2005

Project Officer

Responsibilities includes supervision of contractors for the successful completion of various construction of building and beach facilities with a cumulative cost of $4 million.

Oversight and coordination of the monthly reporting cycle through utilization of the site Earned Value Measurement System

(EVMS).

Oversight of the monthly forecast cycle, which also includes manpower projections and variance analysis for both labor and non-labor expenditures.

Provide monthly funding analysis to project management to ensure identification of budgetary issues potentially effecting federal spending limitations.

Develop Estimate at Completion (EAC), which includes variance analysis between the current project baseline, the actual costs incurred to date and the to-go estimate (ETC) for the remaining scope of work.

Support the property management division in the development and implementation of the Annual budgets

Support Project Management in the development, tracking and analysis of Project Risk Assessment. This effort includes deployment of applicable risk mitigation strategies.

Other responsibilities include: assisting in the development/revision of site procedures as they pertain to financial controls practices and policies, assist in the development of the Team Execution Plan (Divisional Business Plan). National Maintenance Training and Security Co. Ltd From: Feb.2003 –March 2004

Project Specialist

Responsibilities includes liaising with design consultant and project management firms for the design and construction of schools within budgetary allocation and the proposed timeline.

Oversight and coordination of the monthly reporting cycle through utilization of the site Earned Value Measurement System

(EVMS).

Oversight of the monthly forecast cycle, which also includes manpower projections and variance analysis for both labor and non-labor expenditures.

Provide monthly funding analysis to project management to ensure identification of budgetary issues potentially effecting federal spending limitations.

Develop Estimate at Completion (EAC), which includes variance analysis between the current project baseline, the actual costs incurred to date and the to-go estimate (ETC) for the remaining scope of work.

Support the property management division in the development and implementation of the Annual budgets

Support Project Management in the development, tracking and analysis of Project Risk Assessment. This effort includes deployment of applicable risk mitigation strategies. Tourism and Industrial Development Company of Trinidad and Tobago Limited

(TIDCO)

From: Sept. 2000 to Feb 2003

Project Officer

Duties Include:

Preparation of Contract Documents

Preparation of Estimates

Preparation of Tender Documents

Provide technical assistance to other Project Leaders when necessary

Conduct site visits

Supervision of Construction Projects

Evaluation of tender documents and summit report Seereeram Brothers Ltd

From: Sept. 1998 to Sept. 2000

Civil Engineering Technician

Duties Include:

Preparation of Contract Documents

Preparation of Estimates

Concrete Testing

Conduct site visits

Supervision of Construction Projects

Evaluation of tender documents and summit report EDUCATION

Heriot Watt University, UK

Bachelor of Science, Construction Project Management, 2013. San Fernando Technical Institute

Civil Engineering Technician, 1998

LANGUAGES

English – fluent

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Project Coordinator responsible for several projects with a combined value of over $250M. This position requires continuous interface with senior management and integration of project activities with several departments and facility schedules. Other responsibilities include: Funds/Baseline management, trending, cost and schedule performance reporting, financial analysis, and development of the annual operating plan. Additionally, this position requires excellent organizational and team building skills to support a division with multiple functions and requires multi-tasking in a dynamic environment. Computer Skills - Proficient with Microsoft Office, ICTS (Morpheus) Cost Processor, current experience with Auto Cad, and Primavera P6 scheduling software.

Educational Credential Assessment for Citizenship and Immigration Canada Name: ALI, Ashmed Date: November 23,

2016

Date of Birth: June 29, 1977 ECA#: 3111305IMM

Page: 1 of 1

CANADIAN EQUIVALENCY SUMMARY

Bachelor's degree (four years)

CREDENTIAL ANALYSIS

1. Credential Authentication: Official transcripts were sent directly by the institution

Country: United Kingdom

Credential: Bachelor of Science

Year: 2013

Awarded by: Heriot-Watt University

Institution Status: Recognized

Major/Specialization: Construction Project Management Canadian Equivalency: Bachelor's degree (four years) This WES ECA report is intended for use in connection with a CIC immigration application. CIC will verify the report against an electronic copy from WES. Your WES ECA report will be voided and not accepted by CIC if it is found to be altered or modified in any way.

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