Samson Toyo
Bedford, TX*6021
**********@*****.***
OBJECTIVES:
Over 10 years in Project Planning and Scheduling, Interpretation of Construction blueprints, Budget variance analysis, Project performance measurement in Telecom/ Energy Utility Sectors. Experienced in integrating project resources/cost loading with schedules, and Cos /Schedule performance using earned value management system.
CORE SKILL QUALIFICATIONS
Oracle Primavera P6 Scheduling
Precedence Diagram Method (PDM) Skill
Commitment Planning
Project management
Abilities to interact with stakeholders
Microsoft Project Scheduling
Critical Path Method (CPM) Scheduling
Excellent knowledge in Earned Value Management System
and its derivatives CPI and SPI
Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis
Employment History
Insight Global, California
Project Scheduler Aug 2019-Date
Projects: Underground Residential Development;
Replacement of direct buried, unjacketed polyethylene and aging URD with new
cable-in conduit systems.
Building Substation Retirement; Acceleration of obsolete building substation retirement
and conversion.
Circuit Rebuild to Enable unit Retirement; Rebuild and convert areas of obsolete
infrastructure and retire aging unit substation from Service.
Initiate high level project schedule order from SAP CJ20N and send to P6 through Maxevera.
Align Data send from SAP to P6 to reflect project plan and scope timeline in the check book
Assign baseline and Re-baseline according to the company project management procedures.
Add and sequence new work order tasks to the schedule and aligned tasks duration with key milestones dates .E.g.OH work order/UG work order.
Ensure Projects Cost forecast from PMA are in consistence with Projects Schedule.
Identified information impacting project cost, schedule and performance keeping key parties informed and adjusting project schedules accordingly.
Manage multiple projects with different PM simultaneously.
Evaluates critical paths in the project schedules and evaluate alternative schedule options to identify optimum project strategies and resolve problems before and during execution.
Provide 6 weeks Lookahead report and publish Projects Schedule PDF for execution team
Updates and maintain project schedules and move Data date by weekly.
Analyze Schedules, review delays and propose a schedule recovery options.
Facilitate Schedule updates/reviews and presentation meetings with PMs.
oProvided timely status completion reports for scheduled activities.
oWeekly key milestone report
oPlanned activity forecasts
oPerformance metric report, time to complete, forecast vs actual, schedule variance etc.
American Tower Communication (ATC) Nigeria,
Project Scheduler Dec 2016 – July 2019
● Support the Engineering, Procurement and Construction groups in the design, planning and execution of company infrastructure project schedule by providing management with critical, decision-making information by ensuring project delivered on time and on budget.
● Developed and maintained project baseline schedules and the master schedule of all construction projects that consolidated view links to individual project schedules and provides accurate and timely data on EPC Project.
● Evaluates critical paths activities in the project schedules and evaluate alternative schedule
options to identify optimum project strategies and resolve problems before and during
execution.
● Develops and disseminates reports highlighting budget, schedule, and resource loading.
● Uses Excel KPI Dashboard to create reports with delay/ahead of schedules.
● Performs schedule management of projects ensuring their quality (logic, clarity) and
accuracy (update of dates, reflection of the scope of work).
● Coordinates project team efforts along with execution functions (Engineering, Procurement,
and Construction) to ensure overall quality and accuracy of the schedules.
● Provides project management support by generating schedules and reports for the project
team to have visibility on look ahead of tasks to be performed in the future within 2 – 8weeks.
Airtel Wireless-Nigeria
Project Scheduler Jan 2014 – May 2016
● Support Project Managers with developing consistent and maintenance of detailed project resource schedules.
● Liaise with contractors to receive and distribute schedule updates.
● Analyzes drawings,specifications and statements of work in the preparation of activity networks for project resource planning and scheduling.
● Extract data from multiple project schedules and create resource allocation reports to assist management with resource planning.
● Provide detailed critical path and overall schedule analysis with updates.
● Create and prepare logical Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) maintaining a complex Integrated Master Schedule with WBS sequencing.
Nexusoft Solution Inc-Nigeria
Project Scheduler Jan 2012 –Dec 2013
● Developed and maintained project schedules.
● Coordinated with clients and prepared policies to be integrated in Master Schedule.
● Created timetable and schedule for all projects.
● Estimated time involved in tasks to completion.
● Scheduled tasks based on project budget allowances.
● Met with team members to gain understanding of task detail to better schedule time and budget.
● Monitored project lifecycle and events and identified milestones.
Genrev Project & Services Ltd-Nigeria
Site Acquisition / Operation Manager April 2010 –Oct 2011
● Managed site acquisition specialist, zoning specialists and project coordinators, as well as resolve issues that arise on the project and escalating to appropriate parties when necessary.
● Responsible for overseeing the financial performance of multiple projects including preparing accurate monthly and quarterly financial forecasts, project billing reports and purchase orders.
● Accountable for meeting project deadlines and maintaining quality control of project deliverables.
● Attend regularly scheduled client meetings and prepare status reports.
● Overseeing the teams that implement and support the company’s network and Telecommunications infrastructure for the company’s clients.
● Working independently and exercising reasonable judgment, with little supervision, while providing clear documentation of activities and accomplishments.
● Managed outside professional service vendors/contractors and also team members worked
in various office locations / remotely on the training of understand and operation of various
GPS handheld device.
Sight UK-West Yorkshire-England
Technician May 2008- March 2010
● Carried out cabling of cabinet, assembling of frame and cabinet.
● Carried out soldering of component and assemble of mother board.
● Checking every flowed Printed Circuit Board (PCB).
● Testing of finished products and Tropicalizing of tested product board.
Rutec System Limited-Nigeria
BTS / Inspection Engineer July 2002 – Aug 2006
● Supervised all site built processes and carried out acceptance at each mile stone in accordance
with ECONET Nigeria specification.
● Installation and configuration of mini link indoor and outdoor (dish antenna, RF cable and earth kit).
● Supervise and Coordinate with Electrical vendor to avoid electrical fault (DG servicing,
PIU Checking, Alarm extension, Battery checking).
● Inspection of antenna feeders and distribution cables, antenna direction and tilt angles.
● Installation and Earthling of TMA, feeder fixing and clamping, Space between feeder clamps
in tower, Earthling kit of feeder outdoor, sealing of feeder inlet and drip loop on feeder
before cable inlet.
Micro Systems Limited-Nigeria
Desktop Support March1999 – March2001
● Building and configuration of PCs with installation of software application.
● Install and setup Symantec Antivirus client on workstations.
● Performed installations of Windows NT and Office 2000 on PCs and Laptops,
● Patching – CAT-5,3COM dual speed 10/100Base12,24 or72 ports hubs and connecting users
to Local/Network printers and also performing backups.
● Installation, Operation and Maintenance of various UPS.
● Performed and provided top class service to clients by professionally and accurately responding to customer inquiries on multiple problems.
TRAINING & CERTIFICATIONS:
2023 PMI-PMP Certification
2011 Primavera P6 Certification
2011 Microsoft Project Certification
2010 Satellite SBCA certified installer
2004 Data Communications Cable Installation & Testing Certificate (Copper)
2004 Optical Fibre Installation & Testing Certificate ( Single/Multimode Fibre)
2004 Training on switching system, SDH & PDH transmission system.
2003 Safe mast / tower climbing Training Certificate.
EDUCATIONS:
2009 (MSC) Mobile and Distributed Computer Networks, England
2007 Wireless System Diploma, Canada
1998 (BSC) Electrical/ Electronic Engineering Technology, Nigeria