ZAKI AHMED MOHAMMED

Email: aca1z0@r.postjobfree.com Cell: +1 (309) 361- 0748

Profile Summary

• Practiced PMBOK® standard guidelines for Project Management

• Well-versed with CPM, PERT and Earned Value methods

• Applied Primavera(P6) & Microsoft Project tools for project Planning and Execution

• Knowledge of DMAIC and DFSS Six Sigma methodologies

• Demonstrated ability to work with cross functional teams and interact with different departments/business units

• Capable of meeting deadlines under pressure and offering constructive improvement

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education

Master of Science (Civil Engineering & Construction) May '11

Bradley University, Peoria, IL, USA

Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering) May '09

Osmania University, Hyderabad, India

Advanced Diploma in Primavera, Microsoft Project, AutoCAD & STADD PRO

Creative Computers, Hyderabad, India

Software Skills

Project Management: Primavera (P6), Primavera Contract Manager, Primavera Timesheets, MS Project, MS Visio

Design: AutoCAD, STADD PRO, SAP2000 (Structural Analysis & Design), PRO-E

Other: MS Office tools, HP Quality Center (HPQC)

Professional Experience

Caterpillar Inc., Peoria IL Nov '11 – Current

Project Planning Analyst/Project Manager

Projects: Construction of state-of-the-art Manufacturing Facilities, Business Transformations and New Product

Introductions (NPI)

• Developing Project Charters and finalizing Project Scope documents along with senior managers.

• Applied various key techniques including decomposition technique to sub divide project deliverables into

manageable components or Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)

• Creating Project Management plan templates for different programs by conducting workshops and logically

sequencing activities with precedence relationships, lead time and lag time.

• Performing What-If analysis on pilot projects to understand challenges in a projects lifecycle.

• Managed schedule compression session involving different functional teams and team managers to meet

deadlines or schedule constraints without project scope changes.

• Conducting Critical Path analysis, Generating Reports (using P6) and ensuring proper Baselines are

captured to keep program managers, project managers and teams notified of project status.

• Facilitating project control meetings with cross functional teams for updating project management plan.

• Creating project teams by securing required resources and performing resource leveling/allocations.

• Utilized Primavera Timesheets (Progress Reporter) to capture accurate resource information about resource

assignments and their availability, which helped project managers and team managers in making crucial decisions.

• Measuring Schedule and Cost Performance throughout project life cycle using Earned Value technique.

• Incorporating integrated Change Control by identifying, reviewing and managing change requests.

• Active participant in Quality Planning for projects to meet Stakeholders expectations/requirements.

• Documenting project deliverables and completing punch list items for project closing.

• Addressing Greif reports (Logic errors) in Primavera project management tool.

On-Site Team Lead for VMC Consulting Corporation

• Managed a team of Planning Analysts and Primavera Administrators.

• Supervising/Approving Time-off and Work from Home (WFH) for team members as necessary.

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• Conduct weekly team meetings to understand team work load and address any current or upcoming issues.

• Facilitating monthly Lunch & Learn on work related topics

• Providing Primavera (P6) training sessions for new hires

Reyes Group Ltd, Markham, IL Jun '10 - Aug '10

Project Management Intern

Project: Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Chicago (MWRDC) facility expansion and improvement.

• Complete document control/management using Primavera Contract Manager

• Creating look ahead schedules for project manager

• Generated all construction related RFI's (Request for Information).

• Generated construction related submittals for Shop Drawings, Substitutions, Product data and Operations &

Maintenance data.

• Developed work plans for various tasks including but not limited to, horizontal directional drilling, utility

potholing, installation of underground utilities and traffic control management.

Dept. of Civil Engineering & Construction, Bradley University, Peoria, IL Sep '09 - May '11

Graduate Assistant

• Worked as a research assistant in developing scheduling methods for repetitive processes in construction.

• Guided students in preparing designed concrete mix samples and testing them for various engineering

parameters in both fresh and hardened stage.

• Performed laboratory inspection of Soil Mechanics & Concrete lab and submitted a detailed report for

necessary improvements/changes.

• Grading weekly assignments and Mid-Term exams of undergraduate students.

SBF Engineering, Hyderabad, India Apr '08 – Jun '09

Assistant Engineer

Project: Design and Analysis of structural members for multi-storied residential and commercial buildings.

• Designed reinforced concrete Footings, Columns, Beams, One way slabs, Two way slabs and Storage Tanks as

per Indian Standard (IS) requirements.

• Cross analysis of designed structures by utilizing STADD PRO (Structural Analysis & Design Software)

• Developed CAD drawings of designed structures for documentation and as a reference for onsite steel workers.

• Performed on-site inspection of structural members for steel reinforcement and as delivered concrete quality.

• Experienced best practices in health and safety

References: Available on request

Zaki A. Mohammed

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