Paul L. Krass 518-***-**** Saratoga Springs, NY ****.*****@*****.***
SUMMARY
Results-Oriented Project Management Office (PMO) expert with hands-on project management and organizational change management experience. Over 25 years of Program and Project Management leadership leveraged into modeling and mapping “cradle to grave” business processes. Both domestic and international Primavera implementation experience. A leader in assisting organizations developing enterprise-wide PMO collaboration models achieving real-time planning, scheduling, cost control tracking and reporting.
EXPERIENCE
Program and Project Management experience: project execution, project controls, organizational change management, business process analysis and mapping, business process leaning and refinement, organizational training, Primavera Implementations...
Corporate Program Manager of division-wide budgeting and financial tracking.
Master CPM Planner/Scheduler/Cost Engineer – Hands-on Project Controls Mgmt. – small to large complex programs.
Contract delay/change proposal development and claim analysis.
Effective and confident verbal communication, presentation and interaction at all levels.
Quick study, adaptability, attention to detail, passion for excellence.
Excellent written communication - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Project, P6, PCM, Team Mbr, Unifier, Visio …
Daniel J Keating, Co, Philadelphia, PA JAN 18 – Current
Project Management Office (PMO), Consultant
oMaster Scheduler and Program Process Manager – $202M Integrated 24+ story Design-Build Historic renovation program.
oPrimavera P6 18.6 cradle-to-grave fast track implementation – system design, interactive reporting design, configuration, training, etc.
oExecutive Project Director mentor – advising director and team regarding best practice project management strategies, documentation, priorities, etc.
oLead Design team integration into P6, including design team specification and drawing development planning – Architect, Engineers, Consultants, etc.
oFacilitated development of master schedule and change management methods using Primavera.
Currie & Brown, NYS Office of General Services (OGS) Albany, NY APR 16 – JAN 18
Project Management Office (PMO), Consultant
oChief Scheduler – 400 plus projects and $.8B portfolio across 7 NY regions.
oPrimavera P6 16.2 cradle-to-grave fast track implementation – system design, interactive reporting design, configuration, training, etc.
oP6 integrated business processes – seamless collection and monitoring of workplans from 200 plus contractors simultaneously.
oEnterprise-wide Project Management training - 130 plus OGS Directors, Project Managers and Field Teams.
oUnifier feasibility designer/implementor.
oSupervised team of 5 scheduler and mentored long-term Chief Scheduler replacement.
StrategicHelm, LLC Consulting FEB 04 – MAR 16
Project Management Office (PMO), Project Controls, Planning & Scheduling Consultant
Combined Properties, Washington, DC Dec 15 – Mar 16
Transom, Stockbridge, MA Oct 15 – Jan 15
Holly Frontier Oil Refinery, Cheyenne, WY Aug 15 – Sep 15
Cleco Electric Utility, Alexandria, LA Sep 13 – Nov 15
Cooper Nuclear Power Station, Brownville, NE Jun 13 – Sep 13
BP Oil and Gas, Houston, TX Jul 12 – Jun 13
Cenovus Oil and Gas, Calgary, CA Nov 11 – Jul 12
GE Energy GPO/PPM, Schenectady, NY Jun 11 – Oct 11
ESKOM Electric Utility, Johannesburg, South Africa Jan 11 – Jun 11
BAE System Shipyard, Glasgow, Scotland, UK Oct 10 – Dec 10
Accelerated Remediation Co, Schenectady, NY Jan 10 – Sept 10
BPG Real Estate Development, Philadelphia, PA Aug 08 – Sept 10
GE Construction & Dredging, Fort Edwards, NY Aug 08 – Dec 09
NYS Department of Transportation (DOT), Albany, NY 2007 – 2008
BPG Real Estate Development, Philadelphia, PA 2007
AMRAK Railroad, Philadelphia, PA 2007
PPL Corp Utility (Nuclear and Coal), Allentown, PA 2007
Motorola, Chicago, IL 2006 – 2007
Eagle Construction, Knoxville, TN 2005 – 2006
o$18 million DOE remediation and demolition project. Dual role as Project Manager and Project Controls Manager – contract change management, cost estimating and project scheduling.
oDeveloped strategy and executed $8 million delay/change recovery claim. Strongly litigated and challenged by DOE & DOJ – Judge awarded in favor of Eagle Construction in 2016 - $16 million award.
LVI Services, Inc, Hemetite, MO & Knoxville, TN 2004 – 2005
oExecuted project recovery for $2 million DOE nuclear remediation project. Implemented integrated planning, scheduling, procurement and cost processes to achieve near-real time cost tracking and reporting.
oExecuted project recovery for $8 million nuclear fuel facility D&D project – deactivation, dismantlement and demolition.
oDeveloped strategy and executed highly effective delay/change strategy resulting in fixed price contract being converted retroactive to time & materials contract.
Mactec, Inc., Golden, CO 2000 – 2004
Project Management Office (PMO) Program Manager
oResponsible for division wide financial budgeting, projection and cost control during rapid business expansion from $10 Million to over $60 Million in annual revenues. Implemented standardized project budgeting, planning, scheduling, reporting and trend analysis.
Conceived, developed and implemented monthly division wide near-real time financial forecasting and tracking.
As Project Director, executed project recovery on a project comprised of 20 staff and 130 union personnel.
NSC Energy Services, Inc. – Project Management 1998 – 2000
oProject Manager for multiple site nuclear remediation contract ($17MM).
MILITARY
oNavy; Project Manager (equiv), Training Manager, Facility Manager, Project Engineer/Planner, Scheduling, Instructor, Nuclear Power Plant Management/Supervision/Operation
SKILLS
Management Program Manager, Project Manager, Project Controls Manager
Primavera Master Scheduler/Planner – P6, Team Member, Contract Manager, Unifier
Office Software Visio, MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint
EDUCATION
MBA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), NY – 1999
Mechanical Engineering University of California, Davis and Montana State
Physics and Mathematics Solono Community College, CA