Kinner Vashi, B. Eng, PMP

***, ******** ****, ***********, *********, USA, 37421

Home Phone No: 423-***-****

Email: aczr6x@r.postjobfree.com

SUMMARY

I am a proactive, results-driven Engineer with over 23 years of experience in Project Controls, Project Management and Construction Management. I have excelled as a Lead Project Controls Engineer and have demonstrated expertise in Project Execution, Project Planning, Scheduling, Progress Reporting and Cost Control on various oil & gas, refineries, fossil power plants, nuclear power plants and transmission & distribution projects.

I have strong knowledge in PC based systems: PRIMAVERA P6, Expedition, Suretrak, Microsoft Project, Oracle Database Applications, SAP Applications and Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access and Power Point. An experienced engineer in Project Time Management, Construction Management, bar charts, progress ‘S’ curves, resources scheduling analysis, risk management, estimating and resource allocation.

CAREER PROFILE

2006 - 2017 WORLEYPARSONS LIMITED, Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA

Principal Project Controls Engineer

Prepared Preliminary engineering, FEED, detailed engineering & construction phase schedules. Established baseline schedule & monitored them on periodic basis.

Established Project WBS as per the project scope.

Prepared and issued Project Controls Plans.

Prepared and issued periodic project status reports.

Established Earned Value Management System for engineering, procurement and construction phases of projects.

Performed Earned Value Analysis and reported SPI/CPI on projects.

Provided Lead Support in establishing and implementing Change Management procedures for EPCM projects in conjunction with organizational and clients quality procedures.

Lead Cost Control team and established project cost breakdown structure and cost reporting on various EPCM projects.

Established timesheet coding and invoicing using Oracle Business System Application.

Established Control Accounts for Engineering Projects.

Integrated vendor schedules within project master schedule.

Provided planning, scheduling and related support to project management, construction management and project stakeholders.

Provided Interface with engineering contractors, third party consultants, construction contractors and project stakeholders for all planning & scheduling requirements of the projects.

Responsible for developing, documenting and implementing cost, planning and scheduling processes and procedures in accordance with project quality procedures.

Identified schedule risks, performed schedule risk analysis and prepared mitigation plans to address all schedule risks.

Provided all support and training to project management team in establishing efficient project controls processes, procedures, resources, systems and tools.

Implemented quality assurance and continuous improvement procedures for planning, scheduling and cost on projects.

Lead the development, updating, monitoring, analyzing, reporting and integration of engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning and Approved for Service ( AFS ) schedules of projects and programs using Primavera P6.

Lead the project schedule analysis and performed critical path method ( CPM ) analysis. Identified critical activities, floats and resource profiles.

Lead the review and analysis of EPC schedules, managing schedule changes, progress reporting and pro-active communication of schedule risks to the stakeholders.

Performed cost-schedule risk analysis. Assisted in preparing risk reports and communicated it to project stake holders.

Prepared Pre-Turnaround, Turnaround and Post-turnaround schedules for the various refinery units.

Responsible for developing proposal phase schedules as per the project scope.

Major Projects:

-TVA Auxiliary Boiler Project, Paradise, Kentucky, TIC $ 50M

-TVA Fossil Projects, Tennessee, TIC $ 20M

-TVA Nuclear Projects, Tennessee, TIC $ 8M

-TVA Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Dry Cask Fuel Storage Project, Tennessee TIC $ 20M.

-TVA Shaunee Fossil Plant Transformer Replacement Project, Tennessee, TIC $ 20M

-Wolf Creek Nuclear Plant Transformer Replacement Project, Kansas, TIC $ 15 M

-TALEN Energy Fossil Projects, Pennsylvania, TIC $ 5M

-TALEN Energy Fuel Conversion Project, Brunner Island, Pennsylvania, TIC $ 40M

-SCE&G – V. C. Summers Nuclear Projects, South Carolina, TIC $ 6M

-Progress Energy DCS Upgrades Project, Roxboro, North Carolina, TIC $ 15M

-Salt River Project – Navajo Power Plant Ash Handling System Projects, Arizona, TIC $ 10M.

-APS Nuclear Projects, Palo Verde, Arizona, TIC $ 9M

-CRC Sustaining Capital Projects-ARDS, Amine Absorber, HNU, Suphur Degassification Upgrades - Regina, Saskatchewan – TIC $ 80M

-Shell Keele Terminal Project, Toronto, Ontario – TIC $ 20M

-Bruce Power U1 & U2 Seismic Upgrades Project, Tiverton, Ontario – TIC $ 15M

-Bruce Power Engineering Drawdown Project, Tiverton, Ontario – TIC $ 5M

-Ontario Power Generation OSS Project, Darlington, Ontario – TIC $ 8M

-Bruce Power Demineralising Water Plant Project, Tiverton, Ontario, TIC $ 56M

-Bruce Power Hydrazine Treatment Facility Project, Tiverton, Ontario, TIC $ 8M

-Ontario Power Generation FlexGen Fuel Conversion Project, Ontario – TIC $ 200M

-Consumers Cooperative Refinery Limited – Section V & Revamp Project, Regina, Saskatchewan – TIC $ 1.1B

-EPCOR North Carolina Emissions Controls Project, RoxBoro & SouthPort, North Carolina, USA – TIC $ 100M

-Suncor Energy, Mississauga, Ontario – TIC $ 20M

-Valero Refinery Upgrade Project, Delaware, USA – TIC $ 100M

-Imperial Oil Limited ( Exxon Mobil ), Nanticoke, Ontario – TIC $ 50M

2002 - 2005 MAGNA Group Inc., Toronto, Ontario

Senior Planner

Planned and scheduled the production lines for optimum manufacturing of automotive frames for General Motors Inc.

Did Preventive Maintenance planning for the manufacturing lines and automated welding systems.

Prepared cost estimation reports for the scheduled maintenance.

Major Projects :

-General Motors Line 12 Assembly System – TIC $ 40M

-General Motors Line 360 Assembly System – TIC $ 50M

1996 – 2002 LARSEN & TOUBRO - SARGENT & LUNDY LTD, India

Project Engineer

Responsible for the engineering and construction activities. Prepared detailed engineering schedules using Primavera P3 and cost reports.

Prepared Technical Specifications and supporting documents for equipment’s - Gas Turbine Generator, Cooling Water Pumps etc.

Prepared equipment sizing calculations and design basis for pumps.

Developed P & ID’s for various equipment and systems for combined cycle power plants.

Did Technical Bid evaluation’s for procured equipment and prepared bid evaluation reports.

Prepared detailed equipment layout, plant layouts for various combined cycle power plants.

Participated in Design Review meetings.

Involved in construction phase of project and coordinated with EPC contractors for Field Design Changes and installation of equipment and systems.

Prepared project schedules for 11kV substation upgrades for Combined Cycle Power Plants.

Prepared project schedules for 400kV substation upgrade projects.

Major Projects :

Indian Oil Corporation - Fluidized Catalytic Cracking Unit Project – TIC $ 100M

Possum Point Combined Cycle Power Project – TIC $ 100M

Pipavav Combined Cycle Power Project – TIC $ 80M

Power Grid Corporation 400kV Substation Upgrade Project – TIC $ 50M

Pipavav 11 kV Electrical System Upgrades Project – TIC $ 10M

1993 - 1996 GUJARAT STATE FERTILIZERS & CHEMICALS LTD, India.

Project Engineer

Responsible for the project engineering, construction and commissioning of combined cycle cogeneration plant of 100MW.

Responsible for the annual shutdown planning of Ammonia plant, Caprolactum plant and Sulphuric Acid plant.

Coordinated for the project engineering activities for Caprolactum Plant.

Coordinated with various disciplines for preparing shutdown schedules and prepared cost control reports for major equipment such as reformers, gas compressors, pressure vessels and tanks.

Major Projects:

-Combined Cycle Cogeneration Power Plant Project – TIC $ 50M

-Ammonia Plant Reformer Refurbishment Project – TIC $ 100M

EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES:

Primavera P6 Advanced Training course, Sars Associate.

Project Management Fundamentals, Sheridan College.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/CERTIFICATIONS:

PMP Certification

(References furnished upon request)

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