Resume Victor R. Stell
Address: *** ******** *****, *** *****, NV, USA 89145 Phone: +1-702-***-**** Email: acrz0p@r.postjobfree.com
Professional Summary
Experienced Project Management Professional with more than twenty-five (25) years of solid, global expertise in managing large nuclear, petrochemical, industrial and mining projects.
My successful track record in overseeing cost, scope and schedule, performance monitoring and earned value reporting concerns is pursuant to corporate management and client requirements. I possess strong management and problem solving ability with excellent interpersonal skills. My extensive knowledge of building and leading high performance professional teams and managing projects from inception to implementation is complemented by my Bachelor of Science degree in Construction Engineering.
I now seek to gain a new challenge where I am able to utilize my experience and success in increasing productivity and profitability, reducing costs, and improving strategic thinking in project scope, cost and schedule control while also enhancing my career though international and cross cultural collaboration, strategic management and continued learning. Having worked with diverse international teams, I particularly enjoy travelling and the challenges associated with living and working among new cultures and demanding environments.
Personal Information
Citizenship:
USA
Residence:
USA
English:
Fluent
Gender:
Male
Detailed Professional Experience
Project Controls Supervisor – Gabon Infrastructure Project 2012 - 2015
Bechtel International, Civil Division
Planning and scheduling supervisor - Provides technical and operational direction to assigned personnel; Maintains day-to-day contact with Project Managers, project team members, and working and supervisory level personnel of other departments. Works with managers in other departments to solve problems generic to the organization.
Provides Planning and Scheduling subject matter expertise and hands-on guidance on P6 modelling techniques and set of Project and Program codes. Ability to analyze CMP schedules, use P6 scheduling options to optimize the Critical Path and perform ‘what-if’ analysis on critical paths and prepare Schedule Impact Reports and recovery plans.
Provides comments and recommendations for planning and scheduling requirements relative to project control.
Reviews quantities for completeness and reasonableness, and coordinates with the project to develop additional estimating bases when information is incomplete. Establishes the conceptual scope of estimates and studies when definition is not available.
Interfaces with designated project management/PMs for specific planning and scheduling tasks.
Reviews contract drafts for adequacy of scheduling requirements, and coordinates development of all data in support of negotiations. Develops bid evaluation schedule criteria and participates in discussions with vendors.
Participates in developing and presenting training classes on designated subjects including P6 and on-the-job training for specific processes and practices and CPM best practices
Conducts personnel performance reviews when delegated. Interviews candidates and makes recommendations for employment decisions.
Supervises the collection, verification, and integration of work scope for all entities into the total project plan. Reviews the representation of project scope in schedules. Analyzes comparisons of scope, quantities, and cost data between the projects. Performs productivity analysis of local construction operations and verifies results. Establishes productivity basis to be utilized in estimates, as developed in concurrence with Construction. Maintains a schedule hierarchy for the Gabon Infrastructure program and a data base of local contractor performance
Area Project Controls Lead – Open Pit Mining & Processing Plants (EPC) 2011 - 2012
Bechtel Australia Pty, Mining and Metals Division
Area Project Controls Lead - Open Pit Mining and Processing Plants (EPCM) Responsible for all project planning, monitoring and reporting. I provided supervision and development training of the Project Controls personnel in support of the Program Director and all Control Account Managers using Primavera (P6) and ePCWorks.
Key responsibilities include:
Develop and implement all Project Controls systems and procedures.
Maintain Risk Management calculations and registers.
Develop all Trends, Project Change Notices and Baseline Change Proposals.
Conduct project scope, cost and schedule monthly reviews for management, clients and corporate offices.
Develop and monitor all subcontractor reporting requirements.
Primary monitor of project funding levels, contract changes and scope impacts to the overall project.
Project Controls Manager
2009 – 2011
DOE Moab UMTRA Project, Energy Solutions, LLC, Grand Junction CO
Project Controls Manager of Uranium Remedial and Engineering Disposal Cell (EPC) Management of all control functions for the project in compliance with the project EVMS certified environment. Led all project planning efforts by assuming overall responsibilities for supervision and development training of the Project Controls Department in support of the Project Manager and all Control Account Managers using Primavera (P6) & PRISM.
Key responsibilities include:
Develop cost estimates of direct salaried and subcontract labor.
Register and calculate risk management.
Develop all Project Change Notices and Baseline Change Proposals.
Participate in project scope, cost and schedule monthly reviews.
Assume responsibility of Joint EVMS Surveillance Plan.
Project Controls Supervisor
2001 – 2009
DOE Yucca Mountain Project, Bechtel National, Inc., Las Vegas, NV
Project Controls Supervisor - Subsurface Repository – Engineering, Procurement and Construction Supervise project controls team in providing, planning and scheduling support of assigned scope as well as monitoring the performance and earned value reporting of project activities against the established cost and schedule baseline plan within a certified Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS) environment.
Key responsibilities include:
Develop cost estimates of direct salaried and subcontract labor.
Develop and implement an independent system to record the estimated actual costs of salaried and subcontract labor.
Perform special studies and prepare reports as assigned, i.e. EVMS, Trade Studies, Value Engineering Studies, etc.
Develop trends, Subcontract Change Requests (SCRs) and Baseline Change Proposals (BCPs).
Develop and maintain the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), including Contractor’s Work Breakdown Structure (CWBS) and code of accounts for compliance with project charging practices and earned value techniques.
Assure that all quality (QA) and safety (ES&H) considerations are addressed in the activity development.
Project Planning Manager
1998 – 2001
Washington Group International, Las Vegas, NV
Project Planning Manager – Site Construction and Operations for DOE Yucca Mountain Project
Key responsibilities include:
Plan, Implement and perform monitoring of YMP field activities that relate to surface and underground facility design, construction, operations and maintenance in support of National Laboratories scientific studies.
Estimate cost, schedule, report, cost/schedule performance analysis and special studies.
Perform presentations as required for upper management and client interests.
Construction Engineer
1994 – 1998
MK Ferguson of Oak Ridge Co., Oak Ridge, TN
Construction Engineer – Construction Management Services with DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Key responsibilities include:
Manage cost accounts for assigned construction contracts.
Manage construction activities for compliance to project scope, cost, schedule, quality and safety.
Serve as point-of-contact between MK-F clients and subcontractors.
Prepare weekly, biweekly and monthly reports concerning construction status for management.
Perform constructability reviews for potential construction contract packages.
Project Engineer/Lead Inspector
1992 – 1994
THE PB/MK Team, Dallas TX, Parsons Brinckerhoff and Morrison Knudsen (JV)
Project Engineer/Lead Inspector of Construction Division
Key responsibilities include:
Oversee construction contractor’s activities with regard to scope, cost schedule and quality.
Assure contractor’s compliance with contract documents.
Coordinate and direct shift inspectors and other inspection and testing personnel as required.
Review all construction for approval to current plans, specifications and procedures.
Perform constructability reviews for potential construction contract packages.
Facility Coordinator/Project Development
1991 – 1992
THE PB/MK Team, Dallas TX, Parsons Brinckerhoff and Morrison Knudsen (JV)
Facility Coordinator – Project Development Construction Management Services with DOE Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Key responsibilities include:
Maintain focus on the priority issues affecting advancement of design and construction packages in accordance with the established baseline cost and schedule.
Detect and cover voids in the design and/or construction process by identifying problems to the responsible manager and assisting in resolution.
Verify that interfaces (e.g., subcontract package to subcontract package, facility to infrastructure, facility to facility, facility to SCC system, etc.) are identified, coordinated and implemented.
Project Coordinator
1990 – 1991
Centex-Rodgers Construction Co, Fort Worth, TX
Project Coordinator – New Construction of TCHD Trauma Center
Key responsibilities include:
Coordinate all owner construction information to/from the client’s facilities management and construction contractor.
Initiate all bids, change proposals and change orders.
Conduct tours for various inspections, insurance concerns, owners’ suppliers, and user personnel.
Submit design and feasibility studies for architectural, structural and mechanical projects within the TCHD campus.
Project Manager – Structural Steel Fabricators
1988 – 1990
Thorton Industries, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
Key responsibilities include:
Estimate potential projects, followed up and closed sales.
Schedule shop fabrication, delivery and installation of all contracted products.
Hire, monitor and direct all subcontractors.
Review and process all addenda and alternates/change orders for contract credits and/or debits.
Invoice customers monthly materials and progress received and installed.
Conduct cost evaluations and time studies.
Project Manager
1983 – 1988
Bevan-Hight Corporation, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
Project Manager– High Rise Granite Veneer Fabricators & Erectors.
Key responsibilities include:
Same duties as with Thornton Industries, Inc., Fort Worth, TX
Tertiary Qualifications
BS Construction Engineering, Southwestern University
Bechtel Certification – Lead Planner
Project Management Institute
American Association of Cost Engineering
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