Project Quality Control
Resume:
Neal Hicks
**** ** ***** **. ******** City, Oklahoma 73120
Email: acxb4a@r.postjobfree.com
Background Summary
Senior professional with wide ranging experience: in Project Controls, (Scheduling / Planning and Cost Control).
Successfully implement and maintain project controls systems for industrial and infrastructure of Refinery and Gas plant, Pipelines and IT programs for power plants. Administer contracts to include pre-qualification, commercial bid evaluation, change orders control and claims evaluations. Proven ability to successfully manage risks and mitigate impacts of cost overrun and schedule slippage.
Related areas of expertise are:
Cost and Resource Tracking
Product Engineering Cost
Quality Control
Turnarounds & Pipelines
Productivity Improvement
Cost Reduction Programs
Primavera 6 R8.3
Microsoft Project
SAP
Maximo
Experience
MVP Control Consultants (For MEI) May 15 TO Present
Senior Project Controls Lead
Enid, OK (Koch Nitrogen)
Managed numerous contractors schedule and manpower for Koch’s (1.3B) 2015 & 2016 Expansion and Turnarounds.
Gathered schedule information, updated, analyzed, and prepared reports of the project progress.
Prepared budget and built 150K and 500K man-hour Turnaround baselined schedules and cost of the project in P6.
Built budget and manage cost reports for the project.
Prepare concise schedule narratives describing the status of assigned projects.
Manage the project controls team.
Tracked and manage cost throughout the projects.
Participate in updating the master schedule and enterprise reporting.
Responsible for the quality control, cost cutting, and requirements of the budget and project.
Assist Engineering with pre-planning phase of capital projects.
Prepared Time Impact Analysis as necessary to support the schedule aspect of contract revisions.
MVP Control Consultants (For SCR) April 14 TO May 2015
Capitol Project Controls
Coffeyville Refinery, KS
Prepared budget and built the schedule and cost of the project in P6.
Built budget and manage cost reports for the project.
Manage the project controls team.
Tracked and manage cost throughout the projects.
Wrote change orders as needed.
Responsible for the quality control, cost cutting, and requirements of the budget and project.
Assist Engineering with pre-planning phase of capital projects.
Approves contractors for maintenance functions and identifies contractors for specific tasks.
MVP Control Consultants (For SCR) MAY 2013 to Feb 2014
TA Scheduler/Planner
Hunt Oil, Tuscaloosa, AL
Scheduled for the turnaround group and major projects planning department at the Hunt oil. . Responsibilities included standardizing the P6.R8.2 construction and maintenance schedules for an upcoming outage in 2014. Detail planning logic, setting up WBS, code structure, calendars, resources and various reports within P6.R8.2. Also executed small projects from design involvement, estimating, AFE submittal, bid package development, material ordering, bid award, build schedule and.
Planning and execution of project assistance needed for new construction, smart pigging and rehab activities.
DOT compliance and documentation.
Working knowledge of industry standards and safety and environmental requirements.
Completes necessary reports; attends damage prevention meetings.
Orders and maintains materials and area materials for emergency stock.
MVP Control Consultants December 12 To MAY 13
Project Control Manager
Noble Energy (Gill, CO)
Working closely with the construction managers, resident engineers as required in the development and implementation of procedures, system and reports that address current project status including budgets, expenditures, schedules, and project progress and forecasts
• Managing FEED and execution processes
• Conducting Feasibility Studies
• Performing all tasks related to cost/schedule of design and construction as well as provide schedule status and updates
• Providing forecasts, assisting with estimating changes, and providing claims analysis
• Organizing and managing a qualified staff to establish, analyze, appraise, and forecast schedule, cost, estimating, and management information document control functions
• Evaluating contractor baseline schedule submittals, developing and maintaining a cost/schedule control system to provide client management and the program with the decision making tools for project control
• Continuing appraisal and improvement of the project controls elements to ensure adequacy and efficiency
• Interfacing with clients and upper management and coordinating project controls with other related programs and with the core group
Assists Pipeline Technicians with line locates as needed; line crossings and excavation.
Procedural manual items such as pipeline inspection reports, line flyer reports, corrosion inspection reports, foreign line crossing reports, hydrostatic test reports, critical material documentation and weld reports.
Clifton Planning June 12 TO December 12
Senior Lead TA Scheduler
CVR Energy (Wynnewood, OK.)
Provide overall project schedule, budget, progress measurement, and change management leadership and expertise
• Maintain close liaison with members of the Project Services organization
• Ensure that appropriate contractor project controls staffing levels and controls tools are used by the contractor
• Coordinate, monitor, and assess contractor's efforts in project planning and sampling to verify quality
• Steward the contractor's project control organization with respect to cost and schedule development, control and progress measurement
• Advise the contractor's organization with respect to Project controls tools and reports Contractor's efforts in schedule Contractor's efforts in cost
• Participate in kick-off meetings with the contractor(s) and the Project Management Team (PMT) to ensure common understanding of cost, estimating, progress measurement, and change management requirements
• Conduct briefing sessions for project team members with respect to project control requirements and processes
MVP Control Consultants Mar 12 TO June 12
Scheduling Consultant
Dyno Nobel (Cheyenne WY.)
Developed, build (using P-6), update and manage the Turnaround Schedule in order to ensure that the Turnaround is accomplished in accordance with the Turnaround mission and vision statements. I also constructed the turnaround schedule thereby identifying the critical path and conduct capacities planning with the Turnaround manager to determine the crew sizes necessary for the successful completion of the Turnaround. More specifically I incorporate all the activities of all the principle goals and objectives associated with the Turnaround
MVP Control Consultants (For CTS) Nov. 11 TO Mar. 12
Chief Scheduler
Conoco Bayway Linden NJ
Prepared budget and built the schedule and cost of the project in P6.
Built and manage cost reports for the project.
Manage the project controls team.
Tracked and manage cost throughout the project.
Wrote change orders as needed.
Responsible for the quality control, cost cutting, and requirements of the budget and project.
Assist Engineering with pre-planning phase of capital projects.
Approves contractors for maintenance functions and identifies contractors for specific tasks.
MVP Control Consultants (For SCR) Sept. 2011 to OCT. 2011
Scheduling Consultant
Coffeyville Refinery Coffeyville, KS
Planned and scheduled a Capital Project outage carried out in Oct. 2011, scheduled for 35 days completed on time, with no accidents or incidents and within the budget of $32.5M. I was responsible for planning and resource loading the Capital Project schedule in P6.7. Updated schedule with daily progress, highlighting critical path activity, produced labor analysis reports and updated the progress curves for management on a daily basis throughout the turnaround.
MVP Control Consultants June 2011 to Sept. 2011
TA Scheduler/Planner
ConocoPhillips Ponca City
Scheduled for the turnaround group and major projects planning department at the Conoco Phillips Refinery in Ponca City, OK. Responsibilities included standardizing the P6.7 construction and maintenance schedules for an upcoming outage in 2011. Detail planning logic, setting up WBS, code structure, calendars, resources and various reports within P6.7. Also executed small projects from design involvement, estimating, AFE submittal, bid package development, material ordering, bid award, build schedule and.
MVP Control Consultants May 2011 to June 2011
Scheduling Consultant
Dyno Nobel (LOMO, MO.)
Developed, build (using P-6), update and manage the Turnaround Schedule in order to ensure that the Turnaround is accomplished in accordance with the Turnaround mission and vision statements. I also constructed the turnaround schedule thereby identifying the critical path and conduct capacities planning with the Turnaround manager to determine the crew sizes necessary for the successful completion of the Turnaround. More specifically I incorporate all the activities of all the principle goals and objectives associated with the Turnaround
Innovative Turnaround Controls June 2010 to April 2011
Lead Turnaround Planner/Scheduler
INEOS-NOVA Bayport, TX
Lead Planner over plant wide turnaround projects.
Oversee Turnaround Planning in P-6 and Field Packages generation for major turnaround execution plans.
Cost estimating for above turnaround event, as well as other refinery major maintenance projects.
Generate Contractor P.O. through SAP.
Created Purchase requisitions.
TIMEC Company Inc. February 2008 to June 2010
Turn-around Planner/Estimator
Exxon-Mobil Torrance CA
• Planner/Estimator for Hydro-treater (HDT) Turnaround at Exxon-Mobil Torrance CA refinery.
• Turnaround Planning and Field Packages generation for major turnaround execution plans.
• Cost estimating for above turnaround event, as well as other refinery major maintenance projects.
• FCO Planner Estimated additional work and input into Primavera (P-6).
KAP Project Service (2004-2007)
Planner, El Segundo C.A.
Estimated projects for Chevron. Walked each EWO as it was received with the division engineer and/operation’s rep. Meet with division to review preliminary work list. Entered duration, resources, labor hours and all other associated cost into Primavera (P-5) & (P-6) to develop the turnaround estimate. Link each activity in the schedule according to the Critical Path Method of scheduling. Plotted the schedule for tracking.
J.V. Industrial Supervisor Laporte, TX. (2002-2004)
Supervised over 100 fitter, welders, mechanics, and laborers. Planned and organized work teams. Reseachered and planned training schedules to improve skills and productivity. Processed, confirmed, and posted work requests. Helped reduce repetitive costly welding defects. Tracked and updated job progress using Primavera schedules.
Timec, Vallejo, CA (1999-2002)
Maintained quality control of all work. Performed spot checks and quality assurance inspections on works in progress. Planned and organized work teams. Check for proper welding parameters, and proper application procedure. Managed productivity and cost.
Local 549 Boilermaker, Pittsburg, CA (1994-1999) Worked for numerous contractors performing maintenance in Power Plants and Petrochemical Plants.
Tri-Fuels, Edmond, OK (1989-1994)
• Maintained, served, repaired, altered, adjusted, modified, updated, and upgraded machines and equipment in service. Trained in all welding processes including proper use of equipment.
Education:
Eastern Oklahoma Vo-tech, Choctaw, OK
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alva, OK
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