Project Management

Rasheda Trimmer

English

Senior Cost Control Engineer

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University of St. Thomas, MBA

Education:

- Excel

- Access

- MS Word

- SAP

- Lotus Notes

- ADP

- IXOS

- Ariba Buyer

- GAAP

- JD Edwards

- BW

- Oracle

- Teamworks

- Primavera (P6)

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Available upon request

Experience:

Company: ENI (Contract)

2013-06 - Present

- Advise team members of possible cost overruns to mitigate risk exposure

- Execute, manage and sustain cost control practices and procedures to track commitments, spend, budget and forecasts for projects

- Implement change management process

- Cost estimate analysis. Assess and cultivate project estimates.

- Develop and use existing cost tools to monitor and control budget, commitments and disbursements.

- Support the creation of Work Breakdown Structures and Cost Breakdown structures

- Confirm supplier invoices in accordance with contract terms

- Assist Planner/Scheduler with cost and schedule (P6) interfacing and resolutions

- Publish weekly/monthly project reports including progress reporting and earned values Position: Senior Cost Control Engineer

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Project: Capital Projects- Subsea GOM Work Location: Gulf of Mexico Company: Enbridge Pipeline Company

2011-10 - 2013-06

- Contribute to the expansion of project execution campaign, and the development of estimates

- Manage contingency drawdown and escalation

- Formulate various analyses to measure project metrics including earned value, cost performance index (CPI), schedule performance index (SPI) and trending

- Control and track cost and project progress against approved budgets and schedules

- Align and develop relevant control budgets consistent with estimates and WBS; Position: Cost Control Advisor

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Project: Major Capital Projects

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- Gather and document progression and cost data, and create cost reports for assessment by management

- Update and develop forecasts and revisions within a project stage gate

- Assess cost data related to accruals, invoices, purchase orders and time and material contracts and any other valid cost data

- Prepare and deliver cost input to apply the cost element of change management, risk management and scheduling (P6) Company: Lyondell Chemical Company

2008-12 - 2011-08

- Monthly cost variance analysis, budget versus actual. Updated reports emphasizing movements in budget, commitments and forecast.

- Administer cost control system in tracking and reporting plant costs. Interfaced with internal clients monthly to review

(WIP), quarterly and yearly plant and project variances. Examine cost inconsistencies and booked charges as needed. Cultivate and update cost “health check” outlining various cost controls progress indicators (budget vs actual cost, % complete vs % spent, etc.).

- Confirm that all costs are tracked according cost breakdown structure and are aligned with the work breakdown structure (WBS). Monitor and forecast contractor expenditures to identify potential budget overruns.

- Develop monthly ad hoc cost reports detailing cost information including budgets, commitments and forecast information. Inform management of deviations together with conclusions and recommendations to resolve potential problem areas. Sustain continuous communication with engineers and plant management to develop and disseminate project and plant cost requirements.

- Develop monthly, quarterly and yearly forecasting and budgeting. Position: Senior Cost Control Analyst

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Company: Swift Technical

2007-03 - 2008-12

- Responsibilities include; Cost Variance Analysis, Monthly Project Forecasting, Provide JDE expertise in regards to project accounting, vendor payment in and invoice processing. JDE report functions and other financial request, analyze and monitor expenditures recorded against approved materials and labor, analyze and monitor expenditures against the budget to ensure charges are legitimate and recorded to proper AFE.

- Work with Engineering and Procurement groups to ensure compliance with all corporate policies related to financial matters.

- Monitor and administer contracting process, assist contract advisor with the preparation and administration of contracts. Maintain continuous communication with the project staff and management. Process multifaceted invoices in accordance with internal controls, contract terms and Angolan tax. Maintain and troubleshoot weekly aging report.

- Analyze Major Capital Project costs on a monthly basis. Actively pursue corrections as required. Ensure compliance with terms of contract correct AFE coding, proper tax treatment, and support documentation is provided. Routinely issues contract spend status reports to Contract sponsors. Create ad hoc reports for management. Position: Project Cost Analyst

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Project: SASBU Major Capital Project/ Area A Gas Management Client: CHEVRON, Work Location: Angloa

Company: EXXONMOBIL

2005-10 - 2007-03

- Preparation of appropriate journal entries and accruals, track projects and project costs against budget. Participate in the development of projects WBS definition and project specific procedures, performs monthly cost updates to analyze expended vs. budgeted costs.

- Calculates items such as labor, material, and time costs, provide accounting and financial reporting to support operations. Proactively assist management by providing analyses of, explanations for and possible solutions to cost or variance issues.

- Analyze labor, material usage and purchase price variances Position: Project Accountant

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2003-09 - 2005-10

- Reconciles Bank Accounts and Cash Discount Clearing Accounts, posts journal entries into SAP R/3 Version 6.4 FI/CO. Develops, tests and implements new strategies, operational procedures and system capabilities with concentration in, reducing errors, account reconciliation maintenance/enhancement, identifying and pursuing opportunities for improvement, reports monthly KPI's to Controller's Group, EFT and check voids and reissues.

- Procurement - Research and resolve Purchase Orders with Goods Receipt versus Invoice Receipts discrepancies associated with price / quantity. Coordinate resolutions with Purchase to pay group, Warehouse and vendors to settle R blocked invoices, creates statistical evaluations for reconciliation accounts including variance and error analysis. Prepares reconciliation's for Accrued Liabilities NonProduct (GR/IR) SAP FI/CO, MM, Posts journal entries into SAP. Special Projects

Researches audit related issues and projects, performs quarterly Inline Control Review in correlation to Sarbanes Oxley compliance. Leads research for Unclaimed Property items, responsible for clearing critically aged factor items before Position: Account Reconciliation Analyst

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departmental transition to Thailand and Venezuela. Coordinate and maintain Delegation of Authority Profiles manual and annual verification for 16000 employees, documents overview of systems functional processes as needed and provides necessary training to the department. Provides support to Accounting and Reporting department by trouble shooting and resolving daily issues.

Tax

Advice U.S. and foreign multinational companies and expatriates on the tax implications of their international operations as well as coordinating U.S. tax laws with foreign tax laws. Review vendor invoices for includable income, conducts process of interest and penalty reimbursements. Responsible for working with compliance to determine proper tax treatment on various payments, prepare federal tax forms 1042, 1099 Identify complex tax issues and ensure their research and resolution.

2001-08 - 2003-09

- Attested payments to vendors for accuracy to reduce duplicate payments, wrong vendor payments, overpayments and blocks related to price and quantity issues SAP FI/CO. Monitored all outgoing EFT payments to vendors, responsible for researching and documenting departmental discrepancies for system and business process inaccuracies or control gaps.

- Prepared and reported monthly statistical analysis to management SAP R/3 Version 4.6 FI/CO, organized and tested systems implementation before departmental Go Live dates for HSME and XME migration Position: Payables Analyst

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