DAVID OLU ALAFE

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Project Controls Professional

Project Management/Controls experience related to planning, cost, estimating, and scheduling in the Oil & Gas and Heavy Construction industries. Strong knowledge of Integrated Master Scheduling (IMS) practices, Work Breakdown Structures (WBS), Critical Path Method (CPM), and Earned Value Management System (EVMS). Proficient in the use of Primavera version 17 and Microsoft Project 2010 scheduling software. Utilize Microsoft Office Suite for planning, analysis, and reporting: Excel, Word, Power Point and Outlook.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

JT Magen & Company 2020 to Present

One wall Street project ($800million)

Senior Project Scheduler

14 Wall Street, New York, NY

•Updating schedules in Primavera 6 (P6) scheduling software weekly & monthly in concert with assigned Project Manager on Capital project with a budget of $5B

•Identify project schedule and budget trends through a comprehensive project controls system.

•Monitor schedules for total float, baseline variances, and impacts that allow identification of potential risks. Assist project team members with risk mitigation actions and exercise change control as needed.

•Creating and maintaining resource loaded project schedules in oracle primavera project scheduling software.

•Monitor schedules for total float, baseline variances, and impacts that allow identification of potential risks. Assist exercise project team members with risk mitigation actions and change control as needed.

•Collect scheduling data and input into the project schedule from various Logs i.e. Change Order, Procurement, Submittal, RFI, Billing/Requisitions, Commissioning, Close-out etc.

Assist Scheduling manager with the development of cash flows, resource projections, claims, and other miscellaneous scheduling tasks.

Conduct Pull Planning Sessions with Construction Field Team, Consultants, and Subcontractors.

•Create schedule fragnets and input into the schedule for Time Impact Analyses and/or scenario studies.

•Develop project schedules for all phases of the project (Pre-construction through Close-out)

•Work with the Construction Field and Project Management Teams to develop and maintain project schedules.

•Assist Scheduling manager with the development of cash flows, resource projections, claims, and other miscellaneous scheduling tasks.

PSEG, Burlington NJ May 2023 - Aug 2023

Project Scheduler

Burlington Substation, Burlington, NJ ($350 million)

•Updating schedules in Primavera 6 (P6) scheduling software biweekly & monthly in concert with assigned Project Manager on PSEG Substation project with a budget of $350 million.

•Site Visit to project site located in Burlington New jersey.

•Update the Score Card Milestones Monthly in the Schedule.

•Making Sure the Inservice dates for the Schedule Milestones don’t shift After Updating data date in the Primavera Schedule.

•Identify project schedule and budget trends through a comprehensive project controls system.

•Support the development and maintenance of invoicing/ cost reporting and forecasting systems.

•Reviewing project status with Project Managers Including Scope, Schedule, and Cost.

•Monitor schedules for total float, baseline variances, and impacts that allow identification of potential risks.

•Maintaining proper project and activity codes in the Primavera system

Tutor Perini Building Corp, NY 2018 - 2020

Senior Project Control Specialist

MTA LIRR, East Side Access Project, New York, NY ($11 Billion)

•Plan, schedule, forecast, and report activities and progress for engineering, procurement, and construction of underground rail line projects between Long Island and Queens exceeding $1B.

•Utilized Procure Application to Read project Plans and write Project Narratives

•Set-up, provide, and manage risk management, project planning & scheduling (P6), cost estimating, and cost engineering services.

•Interface with major contractors and vendors to understand their project control tools & processes and establish procedures for information flow from & to the project, i.e. status reports, schedule updates.

•Identify project schedule and budget trends through a comprehensive project controls system.

•Support the development and maintenance of invoicing/ cost reporting and forecasting systems.

•Own and manage the change control and claims management processes.

•Own the control processes and ensure all staff are aware of their responsibilities.

•Coordinate the annual Business Plan cycle and prepare and submit all deliverables and control of overall budget.

•Prepare and obtain approval of the annual expenditure forecasts and cost re-estimates.

•Create a clear relationship with the Finance and Contracting & Procurement functions and align the respective roles, responsibilities, and deliverables accordingly.

•Train Project Managers on How Primavera works to Get the right deliverables for Schedule Accuracy.

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (PANYNJ), New York, NY 2017 – 2018

Project Control Specialist - LGA Redevelopment Division

PANYNJ LaGuardia Airport Redevelopment Program, Queens, NY ($8 Billion)

•Updating schedules in Primavera 6 (P6) scheduling software weekly & monthly in concert with assigned Project Manager on La Guardia Airport project with a budget of $5B.

•Identify project schedule and budget trends through a comprehensive project controls system.

•Support the development and maintenance of invoicing/ cost reporting and forecasting systems.

•Reviewing project status with Project Managers Including Scope, Schedule, and Cost.

•Monitor schedules for total float, baseline variances, and impacts that allow identification of potential risks.

•Maintaining proper project and activity codes in the Primavera system

•Providing training and technical assistance to assigned project managers in understanding current and future port Authority project control systems and enhancements.

•Creating and maintaining resource loaded project schedules in oracle primavera project scheduling software.

•Assist assigned project managers in preparation of project proposals for projects.

Top Shelf Electrical Cooperation, Iselin, NJ 2015- 2017

Construction Project Scheduler

FEDERAL/INFRASTRUCTURE ($500 million)

•Project Controls Support for multiple billion dollars Construction Programs for General Services Administration (GSA), Military Facilities, and Healthcare Project.

•Develop full CPM logic generated baselines schedules for projects. Perform and post monthly progress updates schedules and narratives.

•Identify project schedule and budget trends through a comprehensive project controls system.

•Support the development and maintenance of invoicing/ cost reporting and forecasting systems.

•Assist the project team in the development of accelerated schedules.

•Monitor and update daily progress reports; Prepare monthly reports.

•Develop scheduling support for time extensions and impact delays.

•Work with project managers and engineers to control each project, identify adverse turned or schedule slippage and recommending corrective action.

McKinsey & Co. New York, NY 2013-2015

Project Scheduler

Pharmaceutical, Military projects ($800 Million)

Lonza Houston’s Biotech Facility, Pearland, Texas

•Manage external and internal interfaces, provide timely variance analysis and an early warning to management on critical or near critical activities. Perform P6 administration functions for the Project Controls Dept for healthcare and U.S Army COE Facilities.

•Identify project schedule and budget trends through a comprehensive project controls system.

•Support the development and maintenance of invoicing/ cost reporting and forecasting systems.

•Analyzing data for actual job hour, revenue & cost and creating and provision of update reports.

•Develop summary reports and graphics that communicate project challenges and progress to Management Team.

•Responsible for the schedule updates and ensuring that schedule reports are issued timely and correct.

•Interface with major contractors and vendors to understand their project control tools.

KBR, Inc. Woodlands, TX 2011 - 2012

Project Scheduler

San Jacinto River Authority (water pipelines) ($50 million)

•Manage external and internal interfaces, provide timely variance analysis and an early warning to management on critical or near critical activities.

•Identify project schedule and budget trends through a comprehensive project controls system.

•Support the development and maintenance of invoicing/ cost reporting and forecasting systems.

•Analyzing data for actual job hour, revenue & cost and creating and provision of update reports.

•Monitor schedules for total float, baseline variances, and impacts that allow identification of potential risks. Assist project team members with risk mitigation actions and exercise change control as needed.

•Develop summary reports and graphics that communicate project challenges and progress to Management Team. Perform P6 administration functions for the Project Controls Dept.

•Responsible for the schedule updates and ensuring that schedule reports are issued timely and correct.

Shell Nigeria Gas, Nigeria 2009 – 2011

Project Control Analyst

ENERGY/PETROCHEMICAL (N200 Million)

•Plan, schedule, forecast, and report activities and progress for engineering, procurement, and construction of client projects in the petrol-chemical industry. Working with Oil/Gas/Chemical manufacturing clients on projects ranging from $5M - $200M.

•Develop and maintain a Project Controls Plan.

•Own the control processes and ensure all staff are aware of their responsibilities.

•Coordinate the annual Business Plan cycle and prepare and submit all deliverables and control of overall budget.

•Prepare and obtain approval of the annual expenditure forecasts and cost re-estimates.

•Set-up, provide, and manage risk management, project planning & scheduling, cost estimating, and cost engineering services.

•Own and manage the change control and claims management processes.

•Create a clear relationship with the Finance and Contracting & Procurement functions and align the respective roles, responsibilities, and deliverables accordingly.

•Interface with major contractors and vendors to understand their project control tools & processes and establish procedures for information flow from & to the project, i.e. status reports, schedule updates.

EDUCATION:

•B.S Degree in Computer Information Systems, City University of New York - 2013

•M.S. Degree in Construction Management; New York University, NY - Present

Certifications:

•Oracle University, Certification of Completion of Oracle Primavera P6

•PMP Certification

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