Paul Cooper

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Hamburg, PA *9526

(H)610-***-**** (M) 610-***-****

Summary:

** ***** ** ********** ** project financial management in environmental and project construction services

Expertise in field purchasing, subcontractor administration, billing, labor tracking, forecasting

Experience in cost tracking, casting budgets, variance reporting, change management

Experience in Scheduling, Development, CPM, Progressing, Baseline, Milestone monitoring

Monthly Project Reporting, Financial Margin Analysis, Detail Deliverable Earning, EVM

Invoice review, EPCM project support, estimating change orders, contract review and coding

Technical Skills:

Computer skills: Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Access, Outlook, PowerPoint, Primavera 6.8.3, SharePoint, Shaker COINS, Deltek CostPoint, JD Edwards Vision, One World XE, Expedition, In Control Oracle Business Reporting Tool, CMX Budget System, Oracle BMI Discoverer, Asset Suite, PM Web

Professional Experience:

Project Controls Specialist for CRB Consulting Engineering [Pharmaceutical Construction]

Techsource Johnson Service Group, Allentown, PA December 2014 -

Cost tracking, productivity measurement, change management, account reconciliation, monthly reporting, metric development, accruals and forecasting on 10,000 SF Vaccine Plant addition

Project Controls Specialist for PPL Electric Utilities [Physical Electrical Asset EPCM]

Pegasus Organization, Allentown, PA March 2014-November 2014

Cost tracking, schedule development and analysis, account reconciliation, accruals and forecasting of Transmission Power capital projects, IPP connectivity projects emphasis on Natural Gas Plants, cash flow modeling, Budget development, Estimate conformance, project milestone implementation. Project Feasibility Assessment Planning.

Senior Project Controls Analyst [Power Industry Plant Construction / Modification EPCM]

Worley Parsons Inc., Reading, PA September 2008-November 2013

Cost tracking, budget preparation, financial monthly reporting, project financial reporting

Man hours, Variances, Earned Value, Cash Flow development, Accruals, Pricing, forecasting

Associate Project Controller [Pharmaceutical Drug Development] January 2008-September 2008

SAIC-Frederick, LLC, Frederick Maryland

Cost tracking, Forecast Modeling, Auditing of expenditures and payroll, man hours on multiple biopharmaceutical manufacturing projects. Excel modeling of project milestones to status.

Business Manager [Infrastructure Heavy Highway EPCM] October 2006 – December 2007

Balfour Beatty Construction, Inc., Hamburg, PA

Cost Tracking, Accounts Payables, Subcontractor Payables, Forecasting, Purchasing,

Auditing on $56 million Penn Dot Interstate Renovation Project

Financial Analyst through Robert Half Int’l [Automotive Industrial] August 2006 – October 2006

Dana Corp, Corporate Human Resources, Maumee, OH

Budgeting, forecast modeling, business IT transformation, contractor monitoring

Cost Engineer [Infrastructure – Joint Venture Bridge Project] May 2006 – June 2006

Potomac Constructors, LLC Oxon Hill, MD

Account reconciliation, back charges, change orders, MBE participation, cost coding

Sr. Accountant through Robert Half Int’l [Heavy Metal Scrap Industry] November 2005-March 2006

OmniSource, Toledo, OH

oAccount reconciliation, material sales order processing, fixed asset accounting.

oInventory valuation of scrap metals, reconciliation for month end closing in Excel.

Project Accountant [Oil & Gas Industry – Fuel Tank Farm Reconstruction Defense]

TolTest, Inc. Toledo, OH (Andrews AFB, MD) June 2004 – October 2005

Purchasing, Forecasting Project EAC, Change Orders, Job Costing, modules in Costpoint

Responsible for cost tracking, procurement, field purchases, and preparing estimates to complete.

Financial analysis of records such as hours reports, materials costs charts and schedules to obtain data for ETC calculations and the At Completion cost. Excel project modeling. AP reconciliation.

Accounting Specialist through Robert Half Int’l [Defense Industry] Sept 2003 – March 2004

Electronic Data Systems, Camp Hill, PA

Accounting Specialist/ Bookkeeper Business Operations

Prepare and maintain journal entries, reconciling accounts of major subcontractors, create and compile ad hoc reports to conduct audit for senior management.

Project accounts payable design support. Accurate bookkeeping and labor hour’s review.

Month end close and accruals.

Integic, Inc., Mechanicsburg, PA [Defense Industry] January 2002 – Jan 2003

Financial Budget Analyst -Naval Supply Support Activity

Support for a proprietary Navy budget software system and client liaison to the Supply Command. Technical writing work plans and revision of software user’s manual. Perform test of client data errors.

Report design for data analysis. Identify areas for improvement in business practices in existing product.

The IT Group, Trenton, New Jersey [US EPA Environmental] Sept 2000- October 2001

Project Business Administrator

Construction site accounting and close out of costs.

Support Management with monthly revenue and cash flow forecasting,

Billing group in recovery of aging costs.

Preparation of budget, forecast and revenue reports for program.

Account reconciliation, government labor law compliance.

OHM Remediation Services Corp

/ IT Group, Findlay, Ohio, Trenton NJ [USACE Environmental Defense] July 1993- October 2001

Sr. Accountant/ Business Administrator

Onsite Cost tracking, procurement, vendor selection, payroll, accounts payable processing, billing support and human resources on federal and commercial environmental projects Forecasting, auditing, cost accounting and WBS coding, report cost status to management.

Budgeted contract dollars, managed purchasing increases and requests for all site materials, equipment, lodging, subcontracted services including hazardous materials disposal and laboratory analysis.

Scale wage administration on Davis Bacon and Service Contract projects. Purchasing card, cash management

Other experiences:

R & R International, Aberdeen, MD [Environmental Industry] January 1998 – November 1998

Estimator

Competitively estimated bid packages (IFBs) for state and federal environmental projects including: Municipal Landfills Tire pile Removals Wastewater facility enlargements Radiation stabilization Insitu projects. UST Removals Wetlands Erosion Control Stabilizations Stream restorations. Job order contracting.

Lexington Fayette Urban County Government, Lexington, KY June 1992 – July 1993

Personnel Specialist / Administrative Assistant

Testing, Employment Application Evaluation, interviews, special projects, and public relations. Employee and salary surveys, job analysis for standards, and researched costs of benefits. Database records for medical surveillance and vaccinations.

Education & Training:

M.A. Public Administration, Eastern Kentucky University

B.A. Political Science, Susquehanna University

Accounting, Management, Computer courses, Harrisburg Area Community College

40 Hour OSHA HAZWOPR, Certification (29 CFR 1910.120)

Hour OSHA Annual Refresher Training

Hour OSHA Supervisor Training

Hour USACE QA/QC Training

Oracle Data Entry, RCMS 2000 for Windows

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