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Project Controls Lead

Location:
Houston, TX
Posted:
April 27, 2015

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TJ Bakare

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Houston, TX

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403-***-****

Project Controls Specialist (Planning/Cost) with vast experience working on

medium/large scale projects with the ability to interface and coordinate

with all levels of management .I have extensive expertise using Primavera,

MS Project/Excel, SAP to perform scheduling/planning, forecasting, cost

control, earned value management and critical path analysis both on

program/portfolio and project specific levels.

I have worked on multiple projects going through the project lifecycle from

Pre-FEED, FEED, Detailed Design, Procurement, Material/Equipment delivery

to meet Construction. Industries include - Refinery,(SAGD) Central

Processing Facilities, Pipelines, Subsea Systems, Turnaround (TAR)/

Shutdown with a verifiable track record.

SUMMARY OF BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

Project Controls Lead (Scheduling) - (ENBRIDGE PIPELINES, (AUG 14 -

Present)

Line 3 (Line 93) Design, Engineering, Procurement, and Construction -

REPLACEMENT & DECOMISSIONING

*Facilitate a multi-company interactive planning session which serves as

the basis for developing the detailed resource loaded project schedule with

all major milestones to be tracked through the project lifecycle

*With Board of Directors (BOD) sanctioned pre-determined In Service Date

(ISD) for pipeline operation, all permits, approvals required by the Energy

board, Federal/ Local governments and appropriate authorities are scheduled

backwards to determine when the applications should be put in to meet both

engineering and construction access and execution plans

*Project schedule is developed in Primavera to gain alignment with

estimated scope of work, produce Earned Value and progress reports.

* Obtain input from project team/Stakeholders to update schedule progress

* Stakeholders include - Engineering, SCM, Law and Regulatory, Environment,

Lands, Aboriginal Affairs and Construction.

*Primary focus was to build a schedule that required all major stakeholders

to have permits in place to meet construction deadlines

*Actively monitor and track project change requests and report on cost

deviations and trends as loaded in the approved baseline of the project

schedule

*Coordinate with cost control in reporting of project Budgets, Commitments,

actual Expenditures and Forecasts.

*Coordinate with cost control with preparation of budgets and ensures

timely issuance of project Cost Reports including client and contractor

cost reports.

*Update and track manpower and man-hour reports including third party

service contractors.

*Assists Accounting with monthly invoice preparation and issuance for

reimbursement and payment of costs.

*Perform earn value recognition efforts for the project related to man-

hours and expenditures.

*Support the weekly and monthly internal and external reporting efforts by

ensuring and providing key performance project cost and man-hour data.

*Lead in efforts to identify and process project changes and variations of

budgets and schedules.

*Analyze actual labor, material, and overhead cost against Standard/Budget,

Research and explain variances and report this information monthly or as

needed.

* Track engineering deliverables to have MR, s ready for SCM to issue PO's

for pipes and valves which has to be manufactured and delivered to

stockpile site 90 days before the start of construction.

*Provide timely analysis and reporting to support the project team and

evaluate schedule alternatives to support project changes support project

metrics

* Setup and coordinate planning sessions/ meetings with major stakeholders

(Law, Regulatory, Land, Environment, etc.) to make sure all major

milestones are met and permits are secured in time for any major planned

task.

*Track all permits needed for engineering and construction execution and

update stakeholders on any unforeseen issue that may arise

* Prepare project data/information for input into (MPR's) monthly project

reporting and financial planning cycle.

* Prepare and maintain work schedules including equipment/contractor

optimization plans to meet regulatory and company deadlines

*Perform strategic manpower planning as needed by upper management

* Analyze resource loading of the schedule/project and recommend resource

balancing plan as needed

*Generate Progress reports, man-hour/ manpower forecasting for managers

and stakeholders

*Adhere to Change management processes and progress measurement to compare

original baseline budget to controlled budget

* Review and oversee contractor's schedules for assigned scope of work and

perform various analyses on contractor schedules and report to upper

management of any issues that may arise in a timely manner

*Proactively interface with procurement and construction groups to make

sure long lead items PO's are issued according to plan and major materials

are delivered to site as per construction requirements

*Communicate schedule status on a regular basis via formal and informal

meetings and reports

*Analyze schedules and recommend work-around and schedule improvement ideas

*Interact with engineering discipline leads and construction managers to

understand and communicate issues and conflicts that impact the schedule

Senior Project Controls Analyst - (JACOBS ENGINEERING, USA/CANADA (MAY 12 -

AUG 14)

ATHABASCA OIL CORPORATION (AOC) Hangingstone 12,000 BPD Diluted Bitumen

Central Processing Facility (CPF) Phase-1

*Participate in Interactive planning (IAP) session, which serve as basis

for schedule development using program/project templates; I created a

detailed resources loaded engineering/procurement schedule.

*Rules of credit was implemented as the basis for progressing/tracking the

schedule and also used to compare the baseline to the current schedule.

*Logically link data sets as appropriate to show cause and effect on the

overall program.

*Gather, correlate, analyze, and maintain data sets from individual

projects schedules; incorporate critical dates into a common platform

(Primavera-P6).

*Facilitate the transfer of Primavera data to Excel to update project

leadership team with graphics for monthly reporting.

*Facilitate and execute the development of select schedules for projects

within the program portfolio.

*Organize and facilitate monthly reporting\update meetings; compile & issue

monthly portfolio stewardship reports.

*Assist in monthly program planning and budgeting.

* Show actual vs. budget and identify and explain variances.

* Analyze and maintain the project forecast.

*Coordinate the change management process.

*Provide the project team with accurate and timely cost information.

*Analyze detail transactions on a monthly basis.

*Perform earned value measurements for the project.

*Develop and maintain cost reports as assigned

*Due to the dynamic nature of the program, and to asses' impact on

schedule, I made sure schedule change notifications were created for every

major change to schedule/logic and signed off by disciplines as part of

contract requirements and stored in a schedule change log for

quality/change management purposes while constantly mainintaing

communication with the client to provide adequate and required information

for all engineering work packages.

*Supervise, review and evaluate schedule durations for all disciplines to

support project milestones;

*Plan, organize and supervise schedule resource loading and levelling as

well as project cost budgets;

*Assist discipline in formatting reports to be provided for schedule

updates and progressing.

*Prepare and present plan/schedule information to management and client

while also providing comments and recommendations for planning and

scheduling/cost engineering requirements relative to staffing and project

controls through resource levelling action plan.

*Ran the F9 report/ schedule analysis report after the schedule was created

to make sure there were no open-ends, out of sequence activities and

activities with unsatisfied constraints or relationships.

* As part of work requirements during the bi-weekly and monthly reporting,

I established the critical path analysis, measured progress plan with

earned value management while also making sure the remaining and actual

equals the budgeted at every cut-off for the purpose of schedule

performance and interaction with cost.

*Created milestones in schedule (e.g, 30%, 60% and 90% model reviews) and

maintained reports to inform disciplines and all stake holders of the major

milestones to be reached for project performance and completion success.

*Maintain Primavera roles and resources profiles for use by management

teams within the program to assist in personnel resource allocation and

planning.

*Participate in the creation of structure in primavera to house various

data sets for estimating and engineering resource planning for the program

projects portfolio.

Subsea Scheduler - TECHNIP USA, HOUSTON, TX, USA (DEC 10 - MAR 12)

PDVSA $800M Mariscal Sucre Project (Dragon & Patao Gas Field Development)

VENEZUEL), (Shell Perdido Umbilical, Noble Energy Aseng Static and Dynamic

Umbilicals

Total, Pazflor Static and Dynamic Umbilicals)

*Using steps and rules of credit - created a detailed engineering and

procurement schedule as part of the overall program to actively

track/monitor/progress/forecast and run estimate at completion analysis for

the project with the purpose of this initial phase is to exploit the sweet

gas reservoir of the Dragon field with eight (8) subsea wells that will be

connected in a daisy-chain configuration to a platform. In addition, the

platform will process a future sour gas reservoir of the Patao field with

eight (8) wells that also will be connected in a daisy-chain configuration

to a platform.

*Prepared monthly project progress summary reports that included the

updated schedules utilizing P6 and prepared/analyzed schedule reports and

schedule variance for the Project

*Provided earned value reporting and change management Measured progress

plan with the Earned Value Technique.

* Established critical paths within a project using float path analysis and

monitored actual progress and compare to baseline and make changes to

schedules as required in Project.

*Supported the development of project work breakdown structures, creating

resource loaded schedules, maintaining schedule status, and creating

progress and reports.

Planner/Scheduler - (AKER SOLUTIONS/SUBSEA, HOUSTON, TX, USA, NOV 09 - DEC

10)

Chevron, Jack and St. Malo Subsea Pump Systems (SSPS) FEED Study, Gulf of

Mexico), (BP, $120M Isabela Gas Lift Umbilical for Galapagos Subsea

Development Project, Gulf of Mexico)

*Created a detailed Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) schedule using P6

for the JSM subsea boosting project in the walker ridge area of GOM. The

Jack field will have at least 4 wells tied back to the Floating Production

System (FPS) with dual production flow lines and the St. Malo field will

have 6 wells tied back to the FPS with dual production flow lines. Monitor

schedule based on MDL and BOM's and monitor materials procured for projects

through SAP and also update schedule based on that information.

*Tracked engineering documents/drawings progress workflow from

Start/IDC/Issue for Client Reviewed/IFC and also created and tracked

activity networks/charge codes for all subsea product.

* Created and maintained stand alone projects and also assisted other

planners on various projects by creating project WBS in SAP Project Builder

to track cost and monitor progress.

* Actively involved throughout the life of the study which ended around

March 2010.

* Developed and maintained a resource loaded project schedule/baseline to

include Engineering, Procurement and fabrication/Manufacturing for the

subsea tie back project from the Isabela drill center in Mississippi

canyon, GOM. The flow assurance study lift gas is required to be injected

at the riser base to prevent slugging in the riser during production. The

riser based gas lift system is designed to facilitate the gas lift

injection and it comprises of Gas Lift inline sled and its connections, Gas

lift Umbilical System, Gas Lift Control system and Top side System.

* Produced monthly reports to show project progress, tracked MDL to update

schedule. Maintained and tracked fabrication/manufacturing activities to

meet installation.

*Tracked all engineering deliverables through workflows before it is issued

for construction.

*Developed a level 4 Construction Schedule/POB from Construction Work

Packs for the installation of a Chemical Injection Skid and Electrical

Umbilical. Built and maintained Schedules and baselines which includes

appraise and Select.

Scheduler - (WILLIAM JACOB MGMT, HOUSTON, TX, USA, JAN 07 - OCT 09)

STATOIL, $450M (EPC) Peregrino Drilling Rigs New Build and Refurbishment,

Offshore Brazil

*Developed and resource load a major execution plan schedule to drive

fabrication/construction of a major Statoil project to refurbish and a

build a new rig for the Peregrino field which is located 85 km offshore

Brazil.

* The schedule was well detailed and it included Engineering,

Procurement/Manufacturing/Mechanical Completion/Commissioning/Disassemble

and Load-Out and Sail Away phase.

*I served as the project scheduling liaison between multiple contractors

(Mustang Engineering, Gusto and Kiewit offshore services) which had the

location where the rig was been fabricated and built.

* I created a man power loading curve indexed to contractor and resource

availability.

* Used rules of credit to execute progress and track activities focusing on

IFC dates (issued for construction) on engineering deliverables to meet

construction timeline.

*schedule was actively progressed and tracked to make sure all major

milestone dates were met and progressed accordingly.

*Tracked required on site dates for materials and equipments in multiple

database to make sure they were been delivered on time for fabrication and

construction.

* Integrated construction schedule into master project and continuously

monitor progress.

*Updated the project schedule and provided 2 week look-ahead schedule to

project team.

*Coordinated with shop leads to ensure successful completion of work and

accuracy of information received.

*Reviewed change orders for schedule impact and also utilized project

management/earned value techniques to analyze variances of project

performance, both cost and schedule, against the approved baseline.

*Prepared bi-weekly project progress summary reports that included the

updated schedules.

*Attend daily meeting with construction team to report daily progress on

construction activities

* Worked at the fabrication yard and construction site during the

fabrication/construction stage of the project

* Established critical paths within the project using float path analysis

and monitored actual progress and compare to baseline and make changes to

schedules as required in Project.

*Supported the development of project work breakdown structures,

maintaining schedule status, and creating progress reports.

* Made recommendations for scheduling and also developed "what if"

schedules and perform analysis to determine the most effective method of

scheduling.

*Worked directly with the individual project managers and lead engineers /

designers to develop work plans and schedules and to ensure that all

project requirements were in place and tracked, during the planning stage

and during project execution.

*Supported project /construction manager while assisting project

coordinators with monthly client requirements.

* Attended project specific meeting with clients and contractors on project

progress and maintenance of schedule.

Scheduler - (GC SERV, HOUSTON, TX, USA, MAR 04 - NOV 06)

*Developed and resource load a major execution plan schedule to drive

construction of a cell tower in Sealy, TX for Verizon wireless.

* Created a man power loading curve indexed to contractor and resource

availability.

* Used rules of credit to execute progress and track activities focusing on

IFC dates (issued for construction) on engineering deliverables to meet

construction timeline.

*schedule was actively progressed and tracked to make sure all major

milestone dates were met and progressed accordingly.

*Updated the project schedule and provided 2 week look-ahead schedule to

project team.

*Prepared bi-weekly project progress summary reports that included the

updated schedules.

*Attend progress meetings with project management, subcontractors to review

and approve baseline schedules, and attended other scheduled meetings as

necessary to stay current on schedules.

*Attend daily meeting with construction team to report daily progress on

construction activities

Scheduler - (EXXON MOBIL, NIGERIA, SEP 01 - SEP 03)

*Actively worked on the Engineering Phase and its workflow for the

conversion of a Tanker into an FPSO (Falcon), in the YOHO reservoirs.

*Worked with construction subcontractor and home office in developing the

project master schedule for the EPCM project.

*Prepared/submitted progress reports and issue to management and discipline

leads.

*Tracked and updated project specific budgets, cash flow projections and

forecasts. Reviewed change orders for schedule impact and also utilized

project management/earned value techniques to analyze variances of project

performance, both cost and schedule, against the approved baseline.

*Prepared monthly project progress summary reports that included the

updated schedules and also performed resource and loading leveling.

*Established target projects [schedules], tracked and monitored progress

and updated schedules.

*set up logic and coding structure for W.B.S.

*Participated in preparation, organization, and execution of a planned 45

day shutdown which consisted of Pre-Shutdown, Shutdown, and Post Shutdown

and Start Up phases of the Project.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUD

University of Ibadan

Bachelor of Science (Geography)

Certifications

Primavera (P3, P6 Ver 8.3), MS Project, SAP Project Systems,

Business Analysis

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