Jose A. Sosa
PMPP, EVMD/EVMO™, EVMP®
Richmond, TX 77407
832-***-**** ad24dh@r.postjobfree.com
US Citizen - TWIC card Holder
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Senior Scheduler/Planner Engineer with over 20 years of international experience delivering viable, a sustainable organization for various projects of varying complexity in the Nuclear, Quimical, Oil & Gas and electricity industry. Excellent interpersonal skills in two languages, enabling cultural sensitivity within a multinational workforce and a natural rapport with clients and other stakeholders. Highly qualified with a commitment to ongoing professional development, responds proactively to change. Perceptive and flexible, highly adaptable to change, thrive in fast-moving environments, and have demonstrated the ability to manage many simultaneous projects.
CORE SKILLS
EVMP® Project Finance and Accounting
EVND/EVMO™
EVMP® Earned Value Management
Strategy Planning
EVMP® Project Management & Control
Pipeline, Distribution & Refinery
Project Planning
Multicultural Teams
FEED/EPC/Construction
FURTHER SKILLS
Software: Power Pivot & Power BI, Primavera P6 (Oracle), MS Project, MS Office, SAP
Languages: Bilingual Spanish/English
CERTIFICATION & CONTINUING EDUCATION
Project Management Principles and Practices (PMPP) – Specialization by University of California, Irvine
EVMD/EVMO™- Earned Value Management Director™/Earned Value Management Officer™
EVMP® - Earned Value Management Professional –Specialization: EVMP – Oil & Gas™
CPE Planning Engineer - AAPM Board of Standards of the American Academy of Project Management
Primavera P6 Certification - Basic and Advanced levels
TILOS – Basic Level
Primavera Risk Analysis Certification – Basic
Python – Python for Everybody, a 5-course specialization by the University of Michigan. Earned on May 26, 2018.
Machine Learning- Stanford University-Online-Earned on August 14, 2020
EDUCATION
Masters in Finance - Institute of Advanced Studies in Administration (IESA) - Caracas, Venezuela
Masters in Electrical Engineering - Simon Bolivar University, Caracas, Venezuela (85%)
B.S. Electronics Engineering, Process Control & Instrumentation - Barquisimeto Polytechnic Institute, Venezuela
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Hatch – Lead Scheduler – Houston Office (3/28/2021 to Present)
Lead Scheduler for Basic Design of SMR (Small Modular Nuclear Reactor)
Occidental Petroleum Corporations – Integration Planning West Texas (4/2/2019 to 3/19/2020)
Senior Planner Scheduler - Primavera P6 – Support to Electric Area West Texas
Scheduling & Planning contractors monitoring and identification of critical activities and impact of delays during the Construction for electric utilities in the West Texas, in the Gas and Oil Production.
Provide daily and weekly reports, including schedule analysis and description of critical and delays.
Progress measurement and analysis against schedule: Tracking physical actual progress against planned physical.
US Methanol, Liberty One Project. Charleston, WV (10/15/2018 to 03/30/2019)
Senior Planner Scheduler - Primavera P6 – Methanol Plant - Construction & Commissioning
Controlling the Engineering, Procurement phase of the schedule, and the construction of the Methanol Plant.
Scheduling & Planning contractors monitoring and identify critical activities and the impact of delays during the Construction.
Ensure each contractor’s construction schedule follows sound scheduling practices, such as agreeing on the baseline schedule, ensuring I logically connected activities to major milestones, ensuring the level-of-detail requirements.
Progress measurement and analysis against schedule: Tracking physical actual progress against planned physical progress to determine if it can meet the schedule to support decision making on schedule acceleration.
Provide weekly reports including schedule analysis and description of critical and delays.
Fluor Corporation, NEXUS Project, Independence - Hanoverton, OH (01/03/2017 to 10/12/2018)
Senior Planner Scheduler - Primavera P6 - Facilities Construction & Commissioning
Controlling the Engineering, Procurement phase of the schedule, and the construction of the Methanol Plant.
Scheduling & Planning contractors monitoring and identification of critical activities and impact of delays during the Construction & Commissioning (3 compressor plants and 6 metering stations)
Ensure each contractor’s construction schedule follows sound scheduling practices, such as agreeing on the baseline schedule, ensuring it logically connected activities to major milestones, ensuring the level-of-detail requirements.
Construction Management Support: Develop reports & analysis of the progress of the construction schedule and detect potential problems and generate recommendations for their solution.
Progress measurement and analysis against schedule: Tracking physical actual progress against planned physical progress to determine if it can meet a schedule to support decision making on schedule acceleration.
Provide daily, weekly, and monthly reports including schedule analysis, progress analysis, and description of critical and delays for each compressor and metering station.
Quanta Engineering, LLC–Circleville, Ohio (03/2016 to 06/2016)
Scheduler/Planner – Primavera P6 – Construction of four Compressor gas plants
Development and Maintenance Construction Schedule of four (4) compressors plants (Owner: Tallgrass), to deliver the materials and resources on time to the sites. Develop special schedules for Tie-In with the Mainline (gas pipeline). I issued weekly construction reports on the mobilization of special materials (turbines, drivers, and components).
Oil Projects USA – Linares, NL, Mexico (10/2015 to 12/2015)
Scheduler/Planner - Primavera 8.4 – Construction of Pipeline and Four Compressor gas plants
Develop and maintain Planning Scheduling for Gas Pipeline Commissioning and start-up. Project: Gas-duct Ramones II.
Issuing weekly reports on used resources and preparation documents.
PPL Energy Utilities - Allentown, PA (10/2014 to 05/2015)
Scheduler/Planner - Primavera P6-8.3
Develop and maintain project schedules based on collaborative input from the proposed schedule, assigned project managers, and assigned project engineers.
Planning and scheduling over 400 minor projects within the energy electric area. Controlling baselines to report possible forecast deviations.
KBR - Houston, TX (12/2012 to 05/2014)
Principal Specialist Scheduler/Planner (Primavera P6)
EPC Schedule for post-treatment at BP-Husky Toledo G+ FCC gasoline desulfurization unit, to comply with upcoming 2017 sulfur regulations. Refinery Project.
Detail Engineering for Chevron Marine Platform, floating production storage and offloading - South D’Nola Project, Angola. LNG Project.
FEED Schedule for Gemini Project. Refinery Project.
EPC Schedule for North American Growth Project, ExxonMobil Furnaces Proposal. Refinery Project.
Project Master Schedule for EPC phase, JAZAN Refinery Project.
McGuffey Energy Services - Houston, TX (4/2012 to 11/2012)
Production Planner (Microsoft Project–Primavera P6)
Planning schedules for each step of the manufacturing process, ensuring the readiness of a production facility to meet deadlines and budgets. Tracking all workflow through the facility.
SPEC (Specialty Process Equipment Corp) - Houston, TX, Dubai, Pakistan (12/2009 to 12/2011)
Project Control/Planning Engineer - (Primavera P6)
Scheduling and Commissioning Project Chicontepec II - Veracruz, México.LNG Project. Rana Town, Pakistan: Master Project, Level 2 - Primavera P6. LNG Project. Manhart Gas Development Project, Pakistan: Master Project, Level 3 - Primavera P6 LNG Project.
JD Santos Corp - New York, NY (02/2005 to 04/2007)
Scheduling labour force requirements and forecasting resources for engineering and other technical activities for restoration and construction projects.
Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) - Caracas, Venezuela (06/1979 to 04/2003)
Planning Manager domestic fuel market
Project managing IT projects, including design and development of Commissioning Manager Information system and internal Fuel Consumption Forecasting System. Strategy Planning of operation and maintenance of distribution plants and pipelines. Controlling operations and overseeing staff on investment maintenance projects.
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[1] EVMP® Project Management & Control: Project Management Life Cycle Phases & Processes; Project Planning, Organization & Scope; Scheduling & Scheduling Management Plan Development; Risk Management; Quality Management; Communications Management; Change Management, Conflict Management
EVMP® Project Finance and Accounting: Budgeting Basics; Cost Estimating; Control Accounts (CA); Control Account Plans; Work Packages (WP); Planning Packages (PP); Cost Elements; Contingency; Management Reserves (MR); Undistributed Budget (UB); Over Target Budgets (OTB); Project Accounting; Role & functions of the Control Account Manager (CAM)
EVMP® Earned Value Management: Earned Value Claiming Methods & Techniques: 0/100, 50/50, 25/75; Level of Effort (LOE), Percent Complete, Equivalent Units, Apportioned 77Effort; Planned Value (PV); Actual Cost (AC); Earned Value (EV); Schedule Variance (SV); Cost Variance (CV); Schedule Performance Index (SPI); Cost Performance Index (CPI); Estimate To Complete (ETC); Estimate at Completion (EAC); To Complete Performance Index (TCPI) for BAC and EAC; % Complete & % Spent; EIA 748-C Earned Value System Industry Guidelines (32 criteria); EVMS System Description Documentation (SDD), EVMS Architecture, EVMS Policy; Variance Management; Contract Performance Reporting (Formats 1 – 7), Variances Analysis & Corrective Action Reporting (VACAR); Change Control, Reconciliation; Document Control & Changes; Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBRs); Advanced Earned Value Management; EVMS Compliance & Surveillance; Managing Customers & Suppliers, Crisis Project Management, EVMATOM® Earned Value Management Accountability, Transparency & Oversight Matrix®, Crisis Management