Project Manager

Travis Friend

Team Lead - Columbia Pipeline Group - City, State

Houston, TX 77004

**********@*****.*** - 256-***-****

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Analytical cost control engineering candidate with more than seven years of experience that includes analysis, forecasting and reconciliation of project schedule and cost/revenue elements in the establishment of project baselines within the oil and gas industry. Skilled in performing collection, verification and integration of work scope into total project plan. Implement and maintain processes that include commitment planning/reporting and cost forecasting. Track record of preparing realistic and achievable forecasts that ensure alignment with project schedule and business objectives.

* Total Cost Management * Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) * Cost Engineering/Risk Tools

* Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) * Cost, Time, Resource (CTR) * Value of Work Done (VOWD)

* Contractor Cost Report Review

* Cost/ schedule integration

* Economic / Financial Analysis

* Lead Weekly Team

* Cost Report Preparation

* Excel

WORK EXPERIENCE

Team Lead

Columbia Pipeline Group - City, State - 2015 to Present Provide input and review for development and standardization of schedule, work breakdown structure (WBS), estimates and work packages during various project phases. Develop, test and maintain actual vs. forecasted report in support of Project Controls team group. Track, forecast and outline cost data during monthly project reviews with management. Perform data collection, management and submittal of all monthly forecasts and accruals. Review other project cost to better understand portfolio nuances. Pay invoices and create purchase orders weekly.(Want to talk about how I was the supervisor of 6 and reviewed/ Approved there forecast and was in charge of direction of team

* Credited with identifying more than $450,000 in unrecognized vendor discounts and proposed solutions.

* Review/audit comparable estimate line items valued between $30 million and $5 billion to detect inconsistencies.

* Established first standard cost template using Excel as an input vehicle to ecoSys.

* Successfully formalize Best Practice manuals for use in training current and future employees.

* Develop cost management plans and procedures in alignment with planning, scheduling, finance and contracting and procurement processes.

* Started Management of change process

Senior Project Control Analyst

Columbia Pipeline Group - City, State - Houston, TX - 2013 to 2015 Prepared actual-to-actual and actual-to-budget analyses of financial results for submission to Corporate Accounting. Generated, verified and validated monthly project control reports, including earned value metrics and variance reports. Created customized budget charts and spend plans. Provided monthly reports to internal and external auditors. Ensured proper procedural setup to identify, measure and monitor financial risk. Developed and implemented useful financial metrics for analysis by company executives. Reconciled income statement and balance sheet accounts. Facilitated monthly meeting with project support analysts.

* Skillfully managed $325 million modernization program within 1% of budget.

* Created procedures in compliance with corporate Sarbanes Oxley standards.

* Identified operational improvements through work process re-design and improvement.

* Provided performance improvement analysis to support gap closure on all financial metrics.

* Forecasted costs for each WBS level/cost category against approved budget and approved changes.

* Initiated implantation stage gate process for project delivery organization.

* Work with business unit and/or project controller and accounting function to ensure adequate financial controls.

Associate Project Manager

Tennessee Valley Authority - City, State - 2010 to 2013 Managed 30 personnel while ensuring safe and on-budget resolution to outages. Coordinated formulation and implemented daily cost tracking to provide variance analysis reporting and project performance trending. Generated weekly variance budget via Cognos for senior management. Provided performance improvement analysis to support gap closure. Trained end-users on use of SharePoint. Established and implemented project schedule and project schedule updates. Utilized spreadsheet application to assist in monthly cash forecasting.

* Developed and implemented work off curves, commodity curves and other methods of performance reporting during an interim period prior to implementation of earned value requirements into contracts.

* Created several customized budget charts and spend plans.

* Composed project communicating plan and template for use by teams.

* Created customized SharePoint tool to control capital projects portfolio.

* Selected to transition and train end users from Primavera P3 to P6. Project Controls Specialist Intern

Tennessee Valley Authority - City, State - Chattanooga, TN - 2008 to 2010 Provided weekly variance budget and analyzed/monitored monthly KPIs. Managed business plan actions via Maximo Action Tracking Module. Developed performance metrics to track issue to closure using Maximo. Provided performance improvement analysis to support gap closure.

* Coordinated with site vice president and plant manager in development of plant performance report presentation to TVA Nuclear Power Group Executives.

* Established Sequoyah Nuclear Plant's first SharePoint page. EDUCATION

B.S. in Business Administration and Mathematics

Tuskegee University - Tuskegee, AL

2010

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TECHNICAL SKILLS

* PeopleSoft, Minitab, C++, Primavera P6, Adobe, Powerplant, Maximo, Cognos, EcoSys,

* Certified Access Specialist, Certified SharePoint Specialist, Microsoft Office Specialist, Mac operating system

* Risk Readiness Review (R3) Trained and Qualified

* Power Plant Trained

* Field Invoice Approver (FIA)

* Technical Contract Manager

* CCT Certified Cost Technician

ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

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