Project Controls Manager

BAYRAM MOLLAOGLU

Mobile :281-***-**** Address: 19207 Swift Falls Ct. Houston, TX 77094 Mail: ******.*********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

International projects; project controls and management experience. Expertise and extensive experience includes;

●Project Control practices and processes

●Project Planning, scheduling and performance measurement systems

●Expertise on Project controls planning and scheduling tools including Primavera, Ms. Project, Artemis

●Project budgeting, forecasting, performance analysis

●Cost estimating, cost analysis and control

●Earned value management

●Project cost and cash flow planning, analysis, forecasting

●Troubled projects, project recovery

●Project Management

●Project controls and management trainings

●Project management and control functional competency assessments

●Custom project controls tools development

●Integrated Procurement and stock control

●Contract management

●Project change, risk and opportunity management

ABB GROUP

10/2015 – 6/2018 GROUP PROJECT CONTROLS MANAGER

Supported and worked at ABB’s largest troubled projects in North America, Europe and India. Managed and/or supported project execution planning, scheduling, cost management, contract management, risk management and reporting activities.

Developed systems, tools and processes for cost, schedule, scope, risk and opportunities tracking. Brought visibility into project KPI’s reduced project durations and cost.

Some of the actively worked and supported projects are;

oX2U – Sweden state owned rail operator high speed trains update projects

oRP800 Raigarh - Pugalur India 1800 km Power Link infratructure project.

oMaritime Link - High-voltage direct current (HVDC) connection between the Island of Newfoundland and Nova Scotia.

Member of Abb’s project management council. Set up and lead project controls council. Supported Project controls organizational and functional implementation at group level. Developed group level project control profiles, project controls processes, organizational and functional implementation road maps.

Prepared training documents and trained organizations in different countries in the areas of planning and scheduling, cost and risk management.

Developed ABB’s planning, scheduling and cost management processes that embedded into ABB’s project management frame work.

Supported Value Chain Excellence activities, defined project controls impact in value chain, developed project execution integrated project cost and cash flow solutions.

Reviewed planning, scheduling, cost, change, risk, contract management issues on various projects, identified issues, provided solutions and/or improvement opportunities that reduced cost and saved money.

3/2012 – 10/2015 ABB - Process Automation Group PROJECT CONTROLS MANAGER

Setup and managed Project Controls Group at ABB. Developed integrated Project Controls System solution (PCS) that brought complete visibility into project financial and execution kpi’s, substantially improved whole project review process and improved project execution and management. Developed project controls standards and procedures and extended the tools and processes to other organization in different divisions.

Some of the main project control functions managed are;

oProject scope deliverables, execution plan, work break down structure (WBS), work packages and schedule development with Primavera or Ms. Project,

oManage governance to ensure robust cost and schedule performance for the agreed Scope of Work across integrated programs managed across multiple sub-contractors.

oEstablishment of earned value management guidance and tools for project performance monitoring and reporting,

oManage the preparation of weekly and monthly progress reports/presentations for the client.

oAssisting in establishing / delivering formal reporting arrangements on project progress for the client and project in accordance with the employer requirements.

oManage the weekly and monthly progress report protocols / templates for progress reporting and monitoring progress against it by applying earn value management and s-curves,

oSAP integrated project budgeting, cost planning, actual cost analysis with earn value management, invoice and payment tracking, purchase order planning, estimate to complete and estimate at completion forecasting, cash flow planning, tracking and forecasting,

oProject scope control, change, risk, opportunities and issue management,

oSAP integrated project man hour estimating, planning and control,

oOverdue invoice tracking and cash call reporting,

oProjects backlog tracking and reporting,

oInterface with the project management team and all key stakeholders.

oPrepare project advice for any site progress / planning concern that may impact site progress.

oPrepare and manage the daily escalation report and early warnings for project managers.

oOverseeing the preparation of risk assessments and mitigation plans.

oEnsure and manage effective information and document transfer at all levels

oReviewing contract documents, suggesting changes for planning and programming aspects and the addition of new clauses if necessary.

oArrange and manage planning workshops/meetings to discuss and assist contractors / consultants

oProvide assistance and advice in the management of claims and disputes,

oPrepare claim and counter- claim register including "cause and effect" of all events in claims logs,

oMaking recommendations for possible acceleration,

oCoordinating Project Control activities, managed work assignments, promotions, performance reviews, training, etc. for project control personnel in North America PA group.

oProvided information required for financial reporting and forecasting including, but not limited to: manpower forecasting, project cost forecasting and backlog.

oDeveloped and/or overseen Level 1-4 project schedules, activity logic, resource load schedule, critical paths for large projects like Sadara, Exxon, Oxy, Bechtel by using Primavera and Microsoft Project.

10/2009-3/2012 EXXONMOBIL - PROJECT CONTROLS CONSULTANT Houston-TX

Developed U.S. Production Group Project management and controls information management system and managed project controls functions and organization.

U.S. Production Group Project management & controls information management system:

With all the design, data architecture, SAP integration, online and offline user’s data synchronization system, developed the PIMS (Project Information Management System) and presented to around hundred users.

After ongoing training and future developments, all group personnel including, project managers, construction supervisors, cost trackers, project controls started using the system for all project management & control needs.

Reports developed by the system used on weekly supervisors meeting, safety meetings and by all management and operational personnel.

Some of the main features of the system are:

oProject Budgeting

oScheduling with Gantt Chart

oCost tracking by Purchase order and cost code

oSAP Actual cost, Purchase order and PIMS data integration

oPlan, Actual and Forecast Physical Progress calculations with S-Curve graphical display.

oPlan, Actual, Earned, and Forecast cost calculations with S-Curve graphical display.

oSafety statistics input/analysis for each contractor observed on the job.

o14 Day Planner with Progress tracking, Weekly activities summary.

oSingle, Filtered and multi projects reporting on schedule, budget, cost, cost tracking and safety.

Administered the Project Information System and tracked/controlled all projects.

Attended all the supervisor meetings and highlighted project cost and schedule issues.

Developed and helped the development of various project schedules by using Primavera-6/Ms. Project.

●U.S. Production Group Activities Database system:

Designed and developed U.S.P. Activities database. System used for all USP Construction, Onshore and Offshore group's management team for weekly group meetings, executive and senior management reporting.

Some of the main features of the system are:

oProject Finance, supplements and advance commitments planning and tracking

oProject lifecycle information’s (Gates, checkpoints, funding, milestones) planning and tracking

oProject lifecycle budget, work in place cost (WIP) and estimated final cost tracking

oProject weekly progress, plans, key activities recording and reporting

oProject categories, types, lessons learned recording and reporting

oProject leadership, supervisors, manager reports

oProjects portfolio schedule reports

oProjects KPI (Key Performance Indicator) reports

7/2008-10/2009 HONEYWELL - SR. SPECIALIST PROJECT CONTROL Houston-TX

Controlled multiple T&M and Lump Sum Oil & Gas projects. (Thunder Horse, Mad Dog, Holstein, Atlantis, Na Kika and Marlin).

Prepared overall P6/P3 project schedules, budgets and progress measurement systems.

Monitored and reported on cost and schedule implications of changes.

Prepared invoices for customer, controlled subcontractor invoices and tracked cost.

Administered the project change control process.

To improve the productivity of the Project Control Department prepared small tools for Oracle data analysis, EAC adjustment, Forecasting, Project dashboard reporting and Invoice tracking. After successful implementation, combined all these tools under a Project Controls Program developed with Visual basic and Ms. Access database.

5/2006 – 6/2008 ALARKO - PROJECT MANAGER

●Transferred to Alarko Group’s contracting company as a project manager.

●Worked for development and planning phase of the Alriva satellite town project. The modern satellite town to be built over an area of 6,000 acres in Riva, Istanbul. Project consists of approximately 5,000 residences and social facilities. Prepared the overall schedule, loaded resources, created resource histograms and progress curves by using Primavera-6. Overall schedule consisted of more than 75.000 activities.

●Completed the mobilization and internal access roads construction of the first phase of the project.

●Administered tender phase of the Kayseri Hospital and Istanbul City Park shopping center projects.

2/1995 – 5/2006 ALARKO - PROJECT CONTROLS AND INTERNAL AUDITING MANAGER

Management

●Setup the Project Controls Department, prepared project controls execution plan, recruited project controls staff.

●Main responsibilities of this position were the coordination and management of all Project Controls activities. Such as planning of execution and scheduling. Budgeting & cost control. Project benchmarking & tracking progress. Monitoring and controlling project scope. Identifying and tracking all changes or potential changes to the project scope. Material purchase planning and material usage control. Tracking and reviewing the subcontractor's agreements & performance. Management auditing of all phases of the projects through to successful completion using current planning techniques and tools ensuring that effective planning and analysis processes are in place and implemented to support management reporting and decision-making.

●Controlled more than thirty multiple / overlapping projects at six different countries. (Turkey, Germany, Russia, Algeria, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan)

●Prepared procedures for various project control activities including budget preparation, forecasts and related cost engineering, planning/scheduling functions and reporting project performance against benchmarks.

●Developed project control/monitoring system and continuously monitored business performance of all projects and given advice on status and corrective actions to project management & executive committee.

●Designed and implemented progress and schedule control systems for project.

Planning & Scheduling

●Highly skilled with Critical Path Method (CPM), Planning and Scheduling tools and software such as Primavera 3.0, Primavera 6.0 Artemis project and Ms. Project.

●Provided expertise and/or participated in the development of technical scope of the work and the right sequence and duration of activities to create a viable project plan to achieve the business objectives.

●Provided expertise and/or participated in development and review of work breakdown structure (WBS), earned value management system (EVM), schedules, maintenance, schedule risk, impact identification, implementation of corrective actions and recovery plans throughout the lives of the various; refinery, chemical, petrochemical, pipeline, power plant, housing, public service, transportation and industrial plants projects.

Development of project control systems

●Lead a team and provided expertise for the development and testing of Project Information Management System Project.

●PIM system aimed to bridge the gaps between corporate accounting & project planning, planning & purchasing, budget & cost control, purchasing & stock control, agreements & invoice preparation.

●Provided expertise in areas like cost forecasting, budgeting, cost control, progress tracking, cost variance analysis, schedule integration, material control & procurement planning, invoicing, accounting system integration and reporting. PIM system completed and successfully used at more than twenty projects

● Including concept design and software programming developed and managed multiple project control system (Management Cockpit) with visual basic.

Cost estimating / Control

●Developed internal control standards for project budgeting. Trained staff, controlled, evaluated and approved budgets before management committee presentation.

●Developed unique cost analysis system and analyzed variances between budgeted-actual and estimated at completion cost.

●Prepared / analyzed budgeted, actual and forecast financial reports and cost trends.

●Prepared estimates for variety of projects, evaluated subcontractor proposals and negotiated contract prices.

Project progress control/tracking (PPT)

●Developed various project progress tracking systems and tracked project progress against project benchmarks.

●Developed planned and actual physical progress trends and S-curves tracked budgeted and actual physical progress.

Project auditing & training

●Developed internal project management auditing criteria and wrote Construction Projects Internal Auditing Handbook to evaluate operational efficiency, effectiveness, and economy.

●Audited project organizations and trained staff in all construction management areas; such as schedule development and maintenance, schedule monitoring and recovery plan, subcontracting processes, subcontractor management, monthly statements and final calculations, contracts and contracts management, contract claims, estimating, project budgeting, cost control, procurement and stock control.

●Provided guidance to Project Managers Identified, analyzed, and provided innovative solutions to cost engineering, planning/scheduling problems and made corrective action recommendations.

●Identified problems, offered solutions for each audited/controlled construction project, and participated in problems solving process of many projects.

●Prepared top management reports, about projects status, time, cost, physical performance, customer relations and compliance with policies, procedures, rules and directives.

●Created and lead task forces to solve chronic problems in the construction management systems.

CONTROLLED PROJECTS

Pipe Lines

Erzurum-Imranli Natural Gas Pipeline TURKEY

Melen – Kincilli Water Pipeline TURKEY

Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) Crude Oil Pipeline TURKEY

Controlled and consulted the project management team for planning, scheduling, cost estimating, forecasting activities. Spread and crew based cost estimating work included; manpower mobilization, machinery (side booms, excavators, cranes), row survey, clearing, trenching, stringing, bending, welding, X-RAY/NDT, trench padding, joint repair, coating, lowering, backfilling, tie in valves, hydro testing, row restoration.

Refineries, Chemical & Petrochemical Plants

TUPRAS Diesel/Kerosene Hydro processing & CCR Reformer unit plant TURKEY

SAKHALIN LNG 2 Industrial Building RUSSIA

Power Plants

Berdan Hydroelectric Power Plant TURKEY

Tohma Hydroelectric Power Plant TURKEY

Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant TURKEY

Arzew Desalination & power plant ALGERIA

Industrial Plants

Hyundai Assan Car Factory TURKEY

Alarko-Carrier Manufacturing Plant Office Buildings TURKEY

Phillip Morris Greenfield Cigarette Factory KAZAKHSTAN

Goznak Banknote Plant, Paper Production RUSSIA

Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants

Tuzla Wastewater Treatment Plant TURKEY

Baltalimani Wastewater Pretreatment Plant TURKEY

Tuzla Effluent Outfall TURKEY

Izmit Bay Wastewater Treatment Plants TURKEY

Housing & Public Service Projects

Alkent 2000 Villa & Apartments TURKEY

Hospital of University of Suleyman Demirel TURKEY

Alarko Alor Recreation Town TURKEY

Alarko Ekenler Recreation Town TURKEY

Atasehir Satellite Town TURKEY

Eryaman Housing Compound TURKEY

Halkali Housing Compound TURKEY

Tarabya Presidency Residence Complex TURKEY

Heinrich Heine Residential & Commercial complex GERMANY

Dovestrasse Residence & Housing Compound GERMANY

Astron Business Hotel-Morfelden GERMANY

Children Oncological Hospital RUSSIA

Newsky 25 Business Center RUSSIA

Dzhezkazgan Hospital Complex KAZAKHSTAN

Lentransgaz Office Building RUSSIA

Transportation Projects

Carsamba Airport TURKEY

Adana City Light Rail Transportation System TURKEY

Istanbul Metro Yenikapi-Sishane Section TURKEY

Sabiha Gokcen International Terminal Buildings TURKEY

Irtish River Bridge & Approach Roads KAZAKHSTAN

Astana International Airport Terminal Buildings KAZAKHSTAN

Western Kazakhstan Road Network(Aktobe-Karabutak-Kostanai) KAZAKHSTAN

Almaty-Bishkek Road Rehabilitation KAZAKHSTAN

Ashgabat International Airport TURKMENISTAN

1/1994 – 2/1995 PROJECT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION – PLANNING AND CONTROL MANAGER

●Worked as a Planning and Control Manager of the Controller firm for 3000 Residential Housing Compound Project.

●Prepared, updated and maintained detailed project resource loaded schedules and performed progress measurement reporting for engineering, procurement activities, using Primavera scheduling Software. Perform detailed schedule variance and critical path analysis and implement corrective and/or recovery plans.

●Controlled and provided guidance to contractors for preparation, detailed project resource loaded schedules using Primavera and Artemis Project.

●Set up standard project performance measurement criteria for all contractors.

●Monitored performances, prepared status reports, evaluated contractor’s schedules, attended project meetings, prepared earned value reports and monthly statements, and managed site controller personal.

EDUCATION

B.S. In Civil Engineering

M.S. In Structural Engineering

Old Dominion University Virginia / USA

COMPUTER SKILLS

Project scheduling programs: Primavera P3, P6, Artemis project, MS Project

Programming languages: VB.NET

Microsoft office programs: Intermediate level Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and all other MS programs

Software Developments:

Designed and programmed Project Controls System with VB.Net. (ABB)

Designed and programmed Project Management Information System (Exxon)

Designed and programmed Project Activities Database for management reporting (Exxon)

Designed and programmed project monitoring and cost forecasting program with Visual basic. (Honeywell)

Designed and programmed project control system with Visual basic. (Management Cockpit) (Alarko)

Designed and programmed construction project management auditing and evaluation system with visual basic. (Alarko)

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