Project Management

BASAR SIMSEK

Newport Beach, CA *****

Tel: 860-***-****

email: *********@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Project Management, Project Controls, Engineering and MBA degree professional with more than 14 years of experience in Project Management and Coordination, Project Financial Analysis, Budget and Cash Flow Control, Forecasting, Estimating, Cost Control, Scope Management, Trend Analysis, Change Management, Earned Value Management, Project Planning and Scheduling, Resourcing and Staffing Plans, Contract Management, Risk Management, Claims and Client Relations. Result oriented, motivated, organized, self-starter, team builder, strong analytical and communication skills. Focus on completing responsibilities on time, within budget, safely and with high quality.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES

August 2013 – December 2015

PROJECT CONTROLS MANAGER, JACOBS ENGINEERING / USA

-Coordinated and managed project control team to accomplish management and client expectations and goals.

-Managed preparation of monthly project report including status of financials, budget, cost, actuals, forecast, estimate to complete, cash flow, staffing, summary and detailed schedules, earned value management, project performance, change management, procurement, subcontractor, quality, safety and risks.

-Reviewed and approved cost accounts to process work authorizations, purchase orders and subcontractor invoices.

-Prepared and issued bi-weekly client invoices and quarterly project funding request updates.

-Supervised planning and scheduling functions to develop and update schedule progress, variances, and critical path.

-Reviewed and analyzed earned value management, progress curves, schedule and cost performance index.

-Analyzed the cost and schedule changes and trended the scope of work including labor, material and subcontractor.

-Oversee change management process, issue change notices and change orders for approval.

-Prepared project execution tools including cost control, forecasting, staffing, planning and change management.

-Coordinated and managed forecast, staffing, change management, cost, schedule, project status review meetings.

-Consulted project management and client for the project status and develop solutions to mitigate and resolve issues.

-Met with the client to discuss and response to monthly report, project status questions and potential claims.

-Maintained positive relationships with project team, management and client to establish positive work environment.

-Mentored and couched assigned personnel for their career development and training.

May 2006 – August 2013

SENIOR PROJECT CONTROLS SPECIALIST, BECHTEL / USA

-Managed project trend program including trend tickler list, change orders, trends and mitigation plans.

-Prepared client change orders, change management log and payment schedules for the scope of work.

-Estimated and trended the cost for the scope of work including material, labor and subcontractor.

-Prepared cost benefit analysis for the scope of work to be performed by direct hire and material versus subcontractor.

-Reviewed project original civil, mechanical, electrical, indirect estimates and prepared necessary budget transfers.

-Managed weekly department and monthly project commercial trend meetings.

-Prepared trend reports including changes in revenue, cost, gross margin and contingency analysis.

-Attended weekly project review meetings and performed root-cause analysis for the performance changes.

-Controlled project earn value management performance and progressed based scope, schedule and cost.

-Prepared vendor, subcontractor and client back charge and claim analysis reports.

-Coordinated departments for project forecast input and controlled project forecast progress and implementation.

-Prepared project financial analysis, forecast, cost and commitment, fund request and statement of cost reports.

-Updated and controlled project budget changes and cash flow to monitor project budget status.

-Analyzed and updated financial report including revenue, cost, gross margin, budget, forecast, actuals and changes.

-Prepared weekly project status report, monthly project progress report and project key metrics.

-Managed subcontractor invoices, change orders, purchase orders and payment cash flow.

-Provided support to the subcontractor department with the schedule and cost data during bidding and negotiation.

-Prepared trends and scope changes for the work which was not included in the contract.

-Developed and tracked home office and field non manual staffing plans and actuals.

-Supervised, trained and coordinated project controls team during development of project schedule.

-Planned and executed level I, level II, level III and level IV engineering, procurement and construction schedules.

-Created and integrated project strategic plan for the development and execution of project schedule.

-Developed project schedule database codes and integrated schedule logic for commodities and systems.

-Interfaced with engineering, procurement, construction and subcontractor departments to update the schedule.

-Attended weekly look ahead, progress review and construction meetings to provide schedule updates and impacts.

-Planned milestones, critical path activities, work breakdown structure, tasks and constraints.

-Loaded and analyzed manpower resource, bulk commodity and quantity installation curves.

-Analyzed and updated the project schedule, daily status, critical path and variances, current versus target schedule comparison, earned job hours and histograms reports.

-Supported the project controls manager for the development of project code of accounts.

-Assisted to the project manager for the development of execution scope and construction work packages.

-Coordinated departments work plan for the implementation of construction work.

-Planned and managed milestones summary schedules and story boards for the project team review.

-Trained schedulers to use Primavera and Milestones Professional scheduling programs.

-Created a team atmosphere by working with all the project departments in an efficient and effective way.

June 2001 – May 2006

PROJECT ENGINEER, SELECT ENERGY SERVICES, INC., NORTHEAST UTILITIES / USA

-Planned and executed level I, level II and level III project schedule to meet weekly, monthly and project completion milestones in engineering, procurement, construction and start-up departments.

-Planned and controlled resources to meet the time and cost constraints of the project.

-Analyzed critical path activities, work breakdown structure, charts, constraints, man power requirements.

-Prepared project performance analysis using earned value techniques versus the baseline.

-Implemented solutions to improve scheduling activities, to meet deadlines and to control project budget.

-Interacted with the project team, subcontractors and customers to review the project status update.

-Prepared weekly look ahead, monthly project status and progress reports by comparing current versus target schedule and presented corrective actions for the project activities that are behind schedule and/or over budget.

-Interfaced with the craft on construction issues and tracked construction progress.

-Implemented project controls tools and procedures, monitored compliance and initiated corrective measures.

-Insured that all scheduling activities such as schedule development, status updates and reporting comply with company and customer requirements.

-Reviewed vendor proposals and quotations, subcontracts bids and scope packages.

-Conducted research and performed cost / benefit analysis by comparing the feasibility, design, operations and performance of equipment, components and systems based on the contract requirements.

-Designed, developed and monitored the installation of HVAC, Lighting and Cogeneration Power Plant systems.

-Assisted to the project manager for selection of equipment, layout, sizing and system integration.

-Assisted with the development of bid documentation, interfaced with vendors, subcontractors and customers.

-Created and managed databases for the document control such as proposals, submittals, specifications, drawings, construction reports, bid forms, procurement tracking, operation and maintanence documents and turnover packages.

-Participated in preparation of the punch lists, start up and final reports.

-Provided on-site engineering solutions to support field construction activities.

-Performed multiple construction site visits to verify the installed construction systems meet the requirements of specifications, codes and design drawings.

EDUCATION

January 2000 – May 2001

Master of Business Administration, GPA: 3.78/4.00 University of Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

August 1995 – July 1999

Bachelor of Science, Industrial Engineering,GPA: 3.13/4.00 Eastern Mediterranean University,Cyprus.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Primavera Project Planner, MS Project, Milestone Professional, Netpoint, Oracle, SAP, Prolog, Excel, Access, Word.

LANGUAGES

Fluent in English and Turkish

TRAININGS

Project Management Development, Project Controls Manager, Six Sigma Program, Primavera Project Planner, Root Cause Analysis, Project Controls Analysis Courses (Schedule, Cost, Commitment, Budget, Finance, Trend, Estimate, Job Hours, Material, Subcontractor)

ACTIVITIES

2003-Present

PMI, Project Management Institute, Member

2001-Present

ASHRAE, American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Member

2000-Present

The American Scholars National Honor Society, Member

REREFENCES

Available upon request

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