Key qualifications & experience
. Expert command of all aspects of CPM Scheduling for various project
delivery methods, phases and construction types.
. Excellent command of cost control, earned value and resource utilization
analysis.
. Proficient in forensic schedule analysis, delay quantification and merit
determination, cost damages and lost productivity claims.
. Hands-on experience in Construction Contract Administration and Change
Order time/cost impact evaluation.
. Developed procedures and provided training seminars on Scheduling best
practices and P6 software.
. Strong knowledge of Construction engineering, site procedures, means and
methods.
Education
Bachelor of Science, The American University in Cairo (ABET accredited),
Egypt, July 2003
. Major: Construction Engineering, GPA: 3.57
professional certifications & memberships
. Licensed Civil Engineer in the State of California, # 79318
. Certified Construction Documents Technologist (CDT), CSI, since 2007
. Certified Construction Contract Administrator (CCCA), CSI, since 2007
. Certified Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP), AACE, 2007-2013
. Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI, 2006-2013
professional experience
Oct 2011 - Louis Berger Group.
Present
Sacramento, California
Senior Scheduler for California Department of
Corrections & Rehabilitation (CDCR) Capital Outlay
Program.
Duties Performed:
. Managing program-wide Scheduling efforts: developing and integrating
Master CPM Schedules in coordination with all stakeholders and reporting
on schedule interface points.
. Providing enterprise wide reports, dashboards, resource utilization &
cash flow projections.
. Reviewing Contractors' baseline and updates for conformance with Contract
requirements and scheduling best practices.
. Overseeing Construction Managers' Schedule administration
. Developing benchmarks & trending tools to measure projects' performance.
. Analysis of Contractor's delay claims (TIAs), providing recommendations
for Contract time and monetary adjustments & advising on delay claims
mitigation/avoidance strategies.
. Developing scheduling standards, procedures, standard scheduling
specifications and training seminars on schedule/claims administration.
. Providing expert technical support to CDCR staff on P6 software.
. Providing technical mentorship to other Project Controls staff.
Oct 2009 - Sep Resolution Management Consultants, Inc.
2011
Sacramento, California
Consultant (Project Controls Analyst)
Duties Performed:
. Project Management services, including CPM schedule development and
updating, Cost Control and Earned Value reporting.
. Preparation /analysis of cost damages & schedule delay claims in support
of dispute resolution efforts for various public and private entities.
Main Engagements:
Caltrans San Joaquin River Bridge Widening, Lathrop, CA
Engaged by Owner; developed databases & performed a comparative analysis
integrating
Contractor's estimate, cost reports, certified payrolls, labor & equipment
& timesheets to verify claimed damages & cost variances. Performed
forensic schedule analysis to identify the As-built Critical Path,
quantify and determine liability for delays and merit of an acceleration
claim. Drafted a report with my findings and attended arbitration
proceedings.
Port of Long Beach Berths S102-S110 Grading, Drainage & Utilities at Pier
S Marine Terminal, Long Beach, CA
Engaged by Owner; analyzed Contractor's Cost Damages for merit & quantum.
Analyzed and compared Contractor's estimate, bid, CPM Schedules, cost
reports to identify productivity & unit cost variances. Prepared
deposition exhibits.
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency Natomas Levee Improvement Program,
Sacramento, CA.
Engaged by Owner; Analyzed Contractor's inefficiency claims to assess
merit and damages. Developed databases from project documentation to
analyze equipment cost, productivity & cycle time variances. Performed
earth volume calculations. Analyzed contractor's schedule updates & as-
built information to evaluate schedule impacts. Utilized/analyzed various
cost damages calculation methodologies.
Chapala One Developments Chapala One Condominiums, Santa Barbara, CA
Engaged by Construction Manager (at Risk); Analyzed Project cost reports
against invoices to verify billings, final Contract Price adjustments
against the GMP, and compliance with Contract payment provisions.
Calculated buyout savings & late payment penalties per California Code.
USACE Combat Aviation Brigade / Brigade Command Team 3 Private Owned
Parking (2 projects), FT. Bliss, TX
USACE Tucson Drainage Area - Phase 2B, Tucson, AZ
Engaged by General Contractor; Developed a cost-loaded CPM Baseline,
Schedule updates, cost control and Earned Value reporting in P6. Prepared
Time Impact Analysis fragnets, layouts and write-ups for Contract time
adjustments.
Oct 2007 - Oct ADR Consulting, Inc.
2009
Gold River, California
Staff Consultant (Project Controls Analyst)
Duties Performed:
. CPM Baseline schedule development using project plans and specifications,
including WBS development, scope definition, activity logic network,
durations, coding, cost and resource loading
. Cash flow projection, resource utilization curves and Earned Value
reports
. Schedule forensic delay analysis, TIA development / review, As-built
Critical Path determination and calculating delay damages.
. Creating and analyzing integrated databases from Project documentation
including, Budget, Estimates, Cost reports, labor/equipment timesheets,
Certified Payrolls, to establish cost and productivity variances.
. As-built development from Project documentation.
. Change Order time & cost impact evaluation.
. Preparing narratives, presentations and graphics to demonstrate findings
in dispute resolution proceedings.
. Meeting and corresponding with Clients to communicate project
deliverables and attending Job site Progress Meetings
. Providing training seminars on Primavera P6 and Scheduling best
practices.
Worked on the following projects under supervision of Managing Consultants.
. Caltrans Riverside Improvement Project, Riverside, CA
. UC Davis UC Davis Medical Centre, Sacramento, CA.
. California Franchise Tax Board Sacramento FTB Office Building,
Sacramento
. Chevron Chevron Richmond Refinery Plant, Richmond, CA
. Caltrans Highway 80 Culvert Rehabilitation, Colfax, CA
. East Bay Municipal Utilities District (EBMUD) Segment 3 Pipeline &
Folsom South Canal Connection (2 Projects), Sacramento, CA
. Juhl Condominiums, Las Vegas, NV
. John Glenn High School, Norwalk, CA
. Arizona DoT Oracle Road - Concordia to Tangerine, Tucson, AZ
. The Olympic Club Club Expansion & Alterations, San Francisco, CA
. 222 Broadway Residential Building, Oakland, CA
. Ritz Carlton Resort at Dove Mountain, AZ
. UC Davis Seismic Correction Phase 4, Davis, CA
. UC Davis Kings Hall Renovation & Extension, Davis, CA
. GSA C. Clifton Young Federal Building & U.S Courthouse, Reno, NV
. St. John's Health Center, Santa Monica, CA
. UCLA Santa Monica Hospital, Santa Monica, CA
. Sacramento County Water Agency Vineyard WTP, Sacramento, CA
. Alameda County Waste Management Authority Office Building, Oakland, CA
. Vestar Oro Valley Marketplace, Tuscon, AZ
. Sierra Kings District Hospital LDR & ER/RAD/CLINIC, Reedley, CA
May 2006 - Sep Consolidated Contractors International Company
2007 (CCC)
Arbitration & Claims Department, Cairo, Egypt
Project Controls Analyst
. Participated in Arbitration efforts for "Golden Pyramids Plaza" Project
in Cairo, Egypt (Contract Value: $337M), in addition to claims & disputes
on other company projects.
. Worked with Scheduling experts on Schedule delay analyses.
. Researched Project documentation and drafted narratives establishing
entitlement to Contract adjustment.
. Provided advice to projects' schedulers on matters relating to scheduling
and claims.
. Examined Bid documents of prospect projects to identify risks and
conflicting provisions and drafted reports to management.
. Developed CPM Schedules for bids and proposals.
. Drafted contractual letters for management's review and signature.
. Attended Arbitration proceedings.
Oct 2004 - May Consolidated Contractors International Company
2006 (CCC)
Nubaria Power Station Combined Cycle Project,
Egypt
Project Engineer
. Developed detailed and comprehensive baseline resource-loaded CPM
schedules for several work packages.
. Monitored actual site progress against the baseline schedule. Identified
and reported variances, areas of concern and proposed measures for
mitigation of delays.
. Created recovery/acceleration plans and estimated necessary resource
requirements.
. Prepared look-ahead schedules, weekly & monthly schedule update and
progress reports, including Cumulative Curves, resource histograms,
manpower reports, percent complete and Earned Value reports.
. Developed performance indicators and S-curves for various work packages.
. Reviewed Subcontractor schedules and followed up on their progress to
ensure conformance to the master schedule.
. Monitored and reported on issues that could give rise to additional costs
or delays.
. Liaised with the Contract Administrator in preparation of claims and
provided necessary supporting schedule information.
. Drafted correspondence to the Owner's Representative (Bechtel) and major
Subcontractors
. Ensured proper documentation and proof of potential claims. Tracked, and
maintained a log for all delay/disruption events.
. Performed scope verification / scope control: studied incoming "Issued
for Construction" drawings and compared them to Bid Documents to identify
variations or additional work.
. Administered and prepared accounts for all Change Orders and cost
reimbursable items.
. Prepared a comprehensive assessment for the impact of material price
escalation
. Administered issuance of, and collected all necessary documentation for,
all Project Retention Recovery Invoices.
. Priced, negotiated & finalized Contract Variations with the Owner (West
Delta Electricity Production Company) & Construction Manager (Bechtel).
Jan 2004 - Oct Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Co.S.A
2004
Portsaid East Container Terminal Project, Egypt
Contract Administrator / Project Controls Engineer
. Drafted correspondence to the Project Engineer & Employer in regards to
claims and contractual disputes.
. Prepared a claim for cost & time impacts of delays in design
issuance/approvals.
. Prepared & updated Extension of Time requests utilizing P3 CPM scheduling
software, and participated in negotiations with the Engineer of Record.
. Quantified and demonstrated additional costs associated with constructive
acceleration undertaken by the Contractor.
Oct 2003 - Jan Archirodon Construction (Overseas) Co.S.A
2004
Head Office, Cairo, Egypt
Bids Department.
. Participated in preparing several pre-qualifications & technical
proposals, mostly to the USAID & US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
Computer & Language skills
. Advanced command of MS Office Suite: Word, Vizio, Power Point & Excel
. Expert knowledge of Primavera SureTrak, P3, P6, Claim Digger and
Primavera Expedition (Contract Manager).
. Microsoft Project Planner
. AutoCAD.
. Fluent in spoken and written Arabic and English.
. Fair Knowledge of Microsoft Access.
Professional training
. BATC (Bay Area Training Corporation) Safety training, December 2008
. Primavera Expedition training course, March 2007.
. Contractual Disputes in the Construction Industry, The American
University in Cairo, February -May 2005.
. OSHA Construction Site Safety Standards, Bechtel, Feb 2005.
. Passed an in-house training program with ADR Consulting on Contractual
Claims and Disputes (Construction Delays, Disruption & Acceleration,
Contract Delay Clauses, Contract Notice & Waiver, Contract Change Types,
Schedule Delay Analysis, Productivity Analysis, Delay Damages,
Productivity Damages, Other Contract Damages, General Accounting,
Alternative Dispute Resolution Processes, Construction Project
Documentation)
References Furnished Upon Request.