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Senior Power Plant Project Management & Construction Scheduler

Location:
Wittmann, AZ, 85361
Posted:
October 19, 2013

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John L. Dorrell III

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Wittmann, AZ 83561

Mobile 623-***-****

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Professional Summary

Over 25 years experience as a detail oriented self-motivated team player

while performing the duties of a planner/scheduler of engineering,

procurement, construction, start-up, and outage management. I have held the

following positions: Project Controls Manager, Senior Project Control

Engineer, Planner/Scheduler, Senior BOP System Engineer, and Start-Up

Engineer. Developed master project schedules, 4, 6 and 12 week rolling

schedules, schedule WBS and activity codes, performed earned value analysis

and mentored personnel in the use of Primavera. Developed and maintained

resource and cost loaded schedules, using the Critical Path method.

Skills / Certifications

Experienced using various scheduling software during performance of project

control duties. Scheduling software used has included Primavera Products;

(P6, P5, P3e/c, P3, and Suretrak), I have used Microsoft Word, Excel, and

Access software in support of scheduling systems.

Employment History

CBI -Stone & Webster

5/28/13 - 6/14/13

San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS) Project scheduler

for PMO. Developed a schedule for Future Force activities and developed a

schedule for the Temporary Aux Boiler Removal. Power plant was shut down for retirement Scheduling software used was P6.

Entergy at Arkansas Nuclear One Russellville, AR

Mar 13 - Apr 13

Outage scheduler assigned to Siemens as night shift scheduler for the

stator exchange project.

Scheduling software used was P6.

Entergy at Waterford3 Killona, LA

Oct 12

- Nov 12

Outage night shift war room scheduler during the 1R18 refueling outage.

Entered schedule updates and changed logic as needed and requested by

management. Produced 12 hr. look ahead plots for both day and night crews.

Scheduling software used was Primavera P6

Shaw - Stone & Webster

Mar 10 - Feb 12

San Onofre Nuclear Generation Station (SONGS)

Jun 10 - Feb 12

Project scheduler developing schedules from estimates and the input of

craft superintendents. Updated schedules on a daily basis. Attended daily

status meeting held by the client.

Callaway Nuclear Plant

Mar 10 - May 10

Outage scheduler during RF-17 Responsible for gathering status for the

various Shaw crafts and ensuring that updates were entered correctly in

Primavera Activities Update Module (PAUM). Generated the status reports

which were used by the Shaw crafts for the updates. Updated the Ameren

bulk work manager on a nightly basis. Was the Shaw Outage Command Center

(OCC) relief, coordinating work as required.

TXU - Luminant Mining - Martin Lake Mines, Tatum, TX (Under contract)

Feb 08 - Sep 09

Senior Planner/ Scheduler Responsible for the creation and maintenance of

drag line outage schedules at the following mines; In 2008 Beckville

(D31, D33), Tatum (D35), Oak Hill (D34, D36). In 2009 Beckville (D31,

D32, D33), Oak Hill (D34), Tatum (D35), and Big Brown (D11) Mines. WBS was

developed for the outage schedules. Daily status meeting were held during

the outages. The schedule was updated on a daily basis and a 4 day look

ahead was produced and distributed. Schedule developed using the CPM,

Scheduling software used was Primavera P5.

San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, SONGS, (Under contract)

July 07 - Jan 08

Senior Planner/Scheduler assigned to the outage group for the 2RC15 outage.

Responsibilities included the creation of schedule activities for the CW,

FW, SW systems, and the Turbine/generator related work which included an

exciter replacement. This required validating the resources and duration

as listed in Mosiac. During the outage was responsible for updating the

schedule with status as provided by the various work group general foremen.

Scheduling software used was P3/E

Louisiana Energy Services, National Enrichment Facility Eunice, NM

(Under contract) Jan 07 - Jun 07

Project Control Engineer - planner/scheduler. Duties include the

maintenance of the schedule for the new switchyard, developing the

excavation work for the site. Developed the civil/structural, & mechanical

construction & erection schedules for the two main buildings. Developed

the underground utilities schedule for the site. Scheduling software used

is Primavera P3.

Hoffman Corporation, Hoffman Construction Chandler, AZ

Mar 05 - Jan 07

Project scheduler for the Intel Fab 32 project. Developed the Programming

schedule, which evolved into the project schedule. Maintained the EPC

schedule and added activities with correct logic as design changes and new

scope were approved. Maintained the project scheduler for Intel's Fab12C

300mm conversion and for Post Fab12 Added Scope. Monitored and updated the

schedule. Produced 4-week lookahead schedules for the CM's. Notifying

management if activities were slipping and which items were on or near

critical path. The critical path method was used for this schedule.

Scheduling software used was Primavera P3E/C.

Omaha Public Power District - Fort Calhoun Station (Under Contract)

Jan 05 - Mar 05

Planner / Scheduler during the condenser tube replacement outage. Primary

duties included verifying status of the craft personnel by walking down the

work activities several times a day. Chaired the evening status meeting.

Notifying management if activities were slipping and which items were on or

near critical path. The critical path method was used for this schedule.

Scheduling software used was P3E/C.

Duke Energy Moss Landing Power Plant, Moss Landing, CA (Under

Contract) Nov 04- Nov 04

Developed & maintained the schedule for Gas Turbine compressor disassembly,

inspection & repair for 4 unit GE frame-7 co-generation power plant. Units

2, 3 & 4 were dissemble, inspect & reassembly while unit 1 was a complete

disassembly and rebuild the gas turbine. This was a short term contract

assignment (2 weeks) which lasted thru the reassembly and back on line for

units 2, 3, & 4.

AmerenUE, Callaway Nuclear Plant, Fulton, MO (Under contract)

Aug 04 - Oct 04

Assigned to DCS Project as lead scheduler for the following projects;

Plant Computer Upgrade, Group 2 & 3 of Control Room Simulator, Portland

River Water Sampler, Supervisory, and Fiber Optic Backbone. All schedules

are updated using CPM and are resource loaded. Scheduling software used

was P3.

Kansas City Power & Light (Under Contract)

Feb 04 - Aug 04

La Cygne Generating Station, La Cygne, KS Developed and maintained MS

Project schedule for the unit one spring 2004 outage. This schedule was

maintained using the critical path method. Developed the unit two fall

2004 outage schedule, using Primavera P3. This outage was cancelled due to

budget restraints.

Irwin Industries, Long Beach, CA (Under Contract)

Dec 03 - Feb 04

Navajo Generating Station, Page, AZ Developed an outage schedule for

the hot reheat pipe replacement and a separate schedule for the economizer

replacement.

Shaw Constructors Inc, (Under Contract) Sep 01 - Jun

03

Harquahala Generating Plant, Harquahala Valley, AZ Developed the

detailed construction and startup schedule for a 1500MW 3 x 3 x 3 combined

cycle electric generating plant utilizing Siemens/Westinghouse 501G

combustion turbines and NEM HRSG's. Interfaced with construction

management; Siemens-Westinghouse, subcontractors and the client on a daily

basis. Held weekly progress status meetings updated and maintained the

schedule. Schedule was maintained using the Critical Path method and new

activities added as necessary. Produced 12 week, 6 week and 3 week look

ahead schedules. Schedule has been resource loaded as necessary.

Titan Constructing & Leasing Co. (Under Contract)

May 01 - Sep 01

Perryville Power Station, Perryville, LA Cost & Scheduling

Engineer during the mechanical construction

of a two x one GE Frame 7 combustion turbines and NEM HRSG's.

American National Power, Houston, TX (Under contract)

Oct 99 - April 01

Hays Energy Limited Partnership, San Marcos, TX Project Controls Manager

during the construction of a four (4) unit gas fired $550M electric

generation facility and a zero liquid discharge plant. Duties include the

schedule analysis of the construction schedule, developed the detailed

schedules of 5 interface contracts and the coordination between owner

contracts and the prime contractor. Developed the commissioning /start-up

schedule and fully integrated this schedule into the construction/erection

schedule. CPM used for all updates and analysis. Produced grafts and

charts as required by project management. Scheduling software used for

this assignment was Primavera P3, & MS Project.

Phillips, Getschow Co., Colquet, MN (Under contract)

Jun 99 - Aug 99

American Crystal Sugar, East Grand Forks, MN Project Scheduler for

mechanical contractor during the 1999 overhaul campaign. Developed and

maintained the outage schedules for four separate sugar production plants

and produced man-hour (earned value) plots/curves during their maintenance

overhauls. Scheduling software used was Sure Trak.

PSE&G, Salem Nuclear Power Plant, Salem, NJ (Under contract)

Apr 99 - Jun 99

Senior Scheduler assigned to the on-line scheduling team for Salem Nuclear

Power Plant during the spring 1999 outage. This schedule was a 10-week

rolling schedule. Scheduling software used was P3.

Perry Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1, Perry, OH (Under contract)

Mar 99 - Apr 99

Outage Scheduler during RF07 outage. Maintained and updated the mechanical

contractor portion of the outage schedule on a daily basis and developed

detailed fragnets of major work activities. Scheduling software used was

P3.

Kiewit Industries, Omaha, NB

Nov 98 -

Jan 99

Tenaska Frontier Generating Station, Shiro, TX

Project Scheduler: Responsible for development and maintenance of the

master EPC Schedule of a 3 x 1 cogeneration project. Included in this

schedule was the Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Start-up

scheduled through commercial operation. This schedule was resource and cost

loaded. The Critical Path method was used for all schedule updates.

Furnished plots and curves and earned value reports as required by

management. Scheduling software used was P3.

Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Waterford, CT (Under contract)

Sep 98 - Nov 98

Sr. Scheduler: Unit #2 Work Planning & Outage Management, Outage Recovery

Team, Responsible for development and maintenance of the Licensing and

Regulatory Commitments portion of the master schedule. Interface with

various department heads and obtaining data required for the weekly update.

The Critical Path Method was used for all updates of the schedule.

Scheduling software used was P3.

Clinton Power Station, Clinton, IL (Under contract)

Aug 98 - Sep 98

Sr. Outage/Maintenance Scheduler: Responsible for the Main Control Room

Deficiency and the mechanical portion of the master schedule. Scheduling

software used was P3.

Westinghouse Electric Corporation PGBU, Orlando, FL (Under contract)

May 97 - July 98

Sr. Project Control Engineer Responsible for the development of proposal

schedules and the development and maintenance of project schedules from

conception through completion of the project. Developed and maintained the

outage during two 501F combined cycle plant outages, and the integrated

project schedule from conception to Completion of the project

(Engineering/Design, Procurement, Construction, Start-up & Commissioning

through turnover to the client) using the CMP for a Multi-Million dollar

project. Scheduling software used was P3 and MS Project.

Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Waterford, CT (Under contract)

Feb 97 - Apr 97

Sr. Planner/Scheduler: During the unit #1 shutdown. Responsibilities

included tracking the status of all water system work activities. Work on

unit #1 was stopped and all moneys diverted to unit #3. Scheduling

software used was P3.

Jacob's Engineering Group, Inc. Portland, OR

Jul 96 - Feb 97

Project Planner/Scheduler: SEH - America, Phase II, and Vancouver, WA

Produced and maintained the integrated Master Schedule (EPC) for the

Construction of the $350M+ Phase II Project.

This integrated schedule consisted of over 25 separate construction

contracts (subprojects), the procurement of all

Equipment and the engineering design activities required for completion of

construction. Scheduling software used

was P3, Sure Track and MS Project.

Technology Design & Construction Co. Portland, OR

Aug 94 - Jul 96

Project Scheduler: Fujitsu GMD Fab 2, Gresham, OR

Oct 95 - Jul 96

Produced schedule for the various sub-projects and integrated them into the

master schedule using the CPM. I produced spreadsheet to track the

equipment and system startups. I was responsible for the maintenance of

the Site Observation Report. Scheduling software used was P3 and MS Project

Startup Scheduler: Intel's Fab 12, Chandler AZ

Apr 95 -Oct 95

Produced various spreadsheets and produced graphs showing the plan of

record vs. the actuals for mechanical and electrical startup schedules in

the FAB and CUB buildings. Produced spreadsheet and developed graph

showing the Final room sign-off schedule.

Project Scheduler: Intel's Fab 11, Rio Rancho, NM

Aug 94 - Apr 95

Produced schedules using the CPM for various team leaders (Ultra Pure

Water, VOC Abatement, Solvent Waste,

HF Waste Treatment and KD100). Integrated these schedules into the master

schedule and responsible for the maintenance of the Central Utility

Building portion of the master schedule. Software used P3 and MS Project.

Public Service Electric & Gas of New Jersey (Under contract)

Oct 93 - Apr 94

Senior Scheduler: System Maintenance Division, Hope Creek Nuclear

Generating Station. Spring 1994 refueling outage, developed the turbine

overhaul (including all related loaded schedule using the CPM. Integrated

this schedule into the master schedule and maintained the schedule

throughout the outage. Scheduling software used P3.

Dow Chemical, USA, Houston TX (Under contract)

May 92 - Mar 93

Senior Scheduler: Engineering & Construction Services. Produced the

engineering design and development, the procurement schedule, and the

construction schedule for a $259M project using CPM. Produced bar charts

and time-scale drawings as required by the project engineer, the project

manager and construction management. Scheduling software used was Open

Plan.

Nelson Industrial Steam Co., Westlake, LA (Under contract)

Oct 91 - Apr 92

Senior Scheduler: Maintained and integrated 23 different sub-contractors'

schedules into the master schedule, using the critical path method.

Prepared reports and graphics, as required, during construction of a two-

unit $250M coke and limestone fired co-generation electrical power plant.

Scheduling software used P3 & FH.

Texas Utilities, Comanche Peak Steam Electric Station (Under contract)

Apr 91 -Sep 91

Senior Planning/Scheduling Engineer: Developed detailed fragnets for

engineering design group and integrated them into the project schedule,

which contained the construction and start-up schedules, (both resource

loaded) using CPM. Provided reports, charts, and plots to assigned groups

ensuring accurate reflection of department completion status. Prepared and

distributed the Design Modification Package for the weekly management

meeting. Scheduling software used PRIMUS.

Houston Lighting & Power (Under contract)

Sep 90 - Mar 91

South Texas Project, Bay City, TX Senior Scheduler/Planner (Engineer A):

Planned and maintained the LLRT, ILRT, ST and turbine overhaul

schedules, utilizing CPM for the 1st refueling outage of Unit #2 and the

2nd refueling outage on unit #1. Produced graphs and charts as required by

the engineering dept., maintenance, and management. Scheduling software

used was Primavera P3.

Arizona Public Service Co., Phoenix, AZ

Oct 81 - Sep

90

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station Planner/Scheduler, Outage System

Engineer, and Startup Engineer: Planned, scheduled, and reviewed input and

logic ties for accuracy using the CPM. Outage planner/scheduler during

several refueling outages. Evaluated work requests and produced

maintenance work orders and reports. Generated plots, charts and time-

scale drawing as required by project demands. Startup engineer on unit #1,

responsible for all water and chemical systems. Scheduling software used

was PRIMUS.

Magma Copper Co., Superior, AZ

Apr 80 - Oct

81

Lead Maintenance Machinist: Directed and coordinated maintenance personnel

(machinist, boilermakers) in the repair, manufacture and maintenance of all

mechanical related equipment in support of underground mining operation.

Eberline Instrument Co., Santa Fe, NM

Feb 79 - Apr 80

Journeyman Machinist: Manufactured and assembled-machined parts for

radiation detection devices ensuring parts

were machined to blueprint specification. Trained new employees to operate

engine lathes and milling machines and how to read and understand

blueprints.

Union Electric Co., St. Louis MO

Aug 76 to

Feb 79

Plant Mechanic/Machinist: Labadie Power Plant, Labadie, MO. Repaired and

maintained mechanical equipment at a four unit 1520MV fossil (coal) fired

electric generating plant.

McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, MO

Jun 63 to Aug 76

McDonnell Aircraft Corp. Journeyman All-Around Machinist: Served a four-

year (8000 hr.), machinist apprenticeship operated all machine shop

equipment, producing finished machined parts in the aerospace and

commercial industry. Lead machinist, inspecting, testing, approving or

rejecting new numerical controlled tapes and direct numerical controlled

manufactured parts.

Military: Served four years in the United States Navy. Earned an

Honorable Discharge.



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