Michael K McAlister
Lakewood, Colorado 80232-5167
acultw@r.postjobfree.com
www.linkedin.com/in/mmcalister
Career Objective:
-Work in a Challenging Team Oriented Environment, Achieving “Best in Class”
-Obtain AACE & API Certification
-Grow Professionally Through Mentorship, Reputation & Network Associations
Core Experience & Expertise Areas:
-Capital Projects Cost Control & Schedule Management
-Planning & Coordinating Routine Plant Maintenance
-Storage Tank Major Maintenance & Construction Planning
-Construction Contractor Evaluations
-Process Unit Turnaround / Outage Planning
-Material Take-Offs, Quantity Based Estimating
Commodities:
- Oil Production & Gas Processing, Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel, Oil Refinery, Renewable Energy Solar Utility (PV Aray)
Geographic Experience:
- USA Including Alaska & USVI
- Central America
Software:
- Primavera P6, SAP, WinEst, MS Project Pro 2013, Microsoft Office 2010, Windows 7 & 8, Pipeline Maxavera ™ for Primavera®
Databases:
-Designed, Built & Evaluated Cost Reports for Field Services
-SAP - PS/PM
Education:
- 1985-1987 Attended CCD
Credits / Accomplishments:
-Certificate of Completion- Primavera 6.0 P3EC Advanced Project Management
-Past President AACE Local Section
-OSHA 10 Certificate of Completion
-Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)
- Over 34,800 Man-Hours Worked Without a Safety Incident
Planner Oxford Global Phillips 66, San Francisco Refinery
December 2015 – February 2016
Short term assignment to support the refineries Unicracker TA with capital equipment & piping tie ins planned for a 35 day mechanical outage budgeted at 50M. Plan late work / added scope request, developed work packages & perform material take offs detailing requisitions for purchasing.
Scheduler Aerotek SunEdison - Solar Utility, Denver CO
July 2015 – December 2015
Participated in the creation of a portfolio milestone schedule template to support solar utility projects within the North American pipeline (Over 2,600 MW DC). Worked directly with project management & EPC contractors to status, revise & update schedules. Provided bimonthly dashboard reporting to the VP of operations. Focused on identifying & correcting EPC scheduling issues. Assured key milestone dates & critical path movements identified thru change order management working closely with the PC group. Researched & established industry construction productivity benchmarks to support S curve data to accommodate schedule compression targets. Developed project scheduling charter, construction scheduling standards & procedures for department rollout.
Scheduler Clifton Planning Phillips 66, Santa Maria Refinery
May 2015 – July 2015
Support the refineries maintenance TA & small capital project activities for a Coker, SRU & Amine Unit Shutdown. Provided updates & progress reporting as the night shift scheduler. Field verifying mechanical (physical) % complete, producing manpower histograms & EV analysis.
Planner / Scheduler JACOBS Suncor Energy, Denver Refinery
March 2012 – March 2015
Field Planner- Create CWP’s, estimate labor, step out WO notifications, procure BOM’s, facilitate PJSR’s (to include) Critical Lifts & Flare Entry, report & update schedules, field verify installation, track & status packages through completion. Outage planner/coordinator- providing TA support for refinery crude unit.
Small capital projects planner- responsible for piping/fixed equipment, electrical & instrumentation projects to be executed during a full plant TA. Track/report & progress daily activities, present direct field labor forecast & estimates to complete.
Continuing roll serving as the UGST major maintenance planner/scheduler/cost control
Project Controls/Material Cord. C&TS ConocoPhillips, Bayway Refinery October 2011 - March 2012
Assigned to support a Hydrogen Unit expansion, this Lump Sum/Cost Plus Fixed Fee project was to accommodate a newly constructed Benzene Unit. SOW included the addition of new structural pipe racks, supports & platforms for the associated piping, placement of heat exchangers & reactor vessels, total installed cost to complete 5.6M. Updated construction team & client of project RFI’s, verified & ordered materials, estimated quantities. Logged request for information (RFI) & field change request (FCR). Prepared system & project turnover documentation, coordinated equipment / material transfers.
Project Controls Specialist JACOBS Suncor Energy, Denver Refinery
August 2005 - September 2011
Plan/schedule storage tank major maintenance outages. Develop / report annual cost estimates, procure BOM’s, track discovery inspection & repair scope. Estimated piping & fixed equipment projects - fabrication / installation cost, material take-offs from P&ID’s, PFD’s, Isometric & structural drawings. Build out WBS & develop execution schedules. Estimated field change orders. Small capital construction, multiple assignments as TA planner/scheduler. Field coordination required to execute unit Tie-In’s for a 350M ULSD clean fuels project. Controlled system turnover packages, detailed cost estimating, cost control & forecasting, change management, earned value analysis, provided manpower histograms as the field services planner.
Cost Technician Hi-Country Sign Service, Inc. Lakewood CO
2002 - 2003
Operate & maintain cost application & implementation systems. Converted new products for order entry & interacted with accounting department on cost roll- up examination & tracking. Conducted time study of manufacturing process. Planned changes in multiple workstations to increase efficiency.
Project Controls JACOBS Hovensa Refinery, St. Croix, USVI
2001 - 2002
Assisted with weekly productivity reporting / forecasting, tracked cost code corrections, review & edit weekly billing reports. Turnaround planning on one of the plant’s crude units. Supervised daily coordination of labor charges to capital cost accounts. Assisted the Project Control Manager in developing manpower projections for the overall site “3 Month Look Ahead Plan”.