Victoria Lawson

Project Controls Engineering Program Support

OBJECTIVE SUMMARY: Highly driven, motivated, multifaceted candidate seeks position in an establishment that requires leadership and experience in estimating, planning, scheduling, and cost engineering project controls support. Excels in leadership and supervisory roles. Exhibits proven initiative and leadership abilities, with highly developed analytical, organizational, problem solving, interpersonal, and communications skills. Offering thirty-five years’ experience and expertise in Earned Value Management Systems, Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Construction Management, Scheduling, Cost Engineering, Employee Management, Professional Development / Training, Process Enhancement, Quality Assurance and Financial Analysis.

KEY WORDS / TERMANOLOGY: Business Systems Administration, Total Planned Value and Cost/ Work Controls, DOE G 413.3-10A Earned Value Management System (EVMS), DFARS 234.201 Earned Value Management System (ANSI/EAI 748), Critical Path Methodology (CPM), ISO 9000 Total Quality Assurance/Quality Control Management, Accountability and Implementation, Risk Management Assessment/Monte Carlo Analysis, EPC Project Management and Controls for Federal and Commercial Projects, Planning Processes & Operations Enhancement, Federal Procurements, Subcontract Procurement; Department of Energy Acquisition Regulations (DEAR), Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), Government Services Administration, Office Management / Administration, Financial / Budget Analysis, Proposals / Presentations, Technical Staff Writing and Illustration, Client Satisfaction, Customer Service, Management Reporting, Resource Management, Personnel Management, Staff Training / Supervision, Trend Analysis and Forecasting, Records Management, External Assessment, Fiscal Allocations, Corrective Action, Revenue Assessment, Statistical Data, Operating Expense, Compliance Assessments / Surveys, Performance Indicators, Regulatory Compliance, Remedial Action Project Administration, Hazardous Waste Disposal Administration, DOE & TVA Nuclear EPC, Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) Project Administration. Advanced User of Primavera P6 / Prism / PMCP / SAP / Maximo / Cognos / Power Plan Management Work Planning. AACE International Recommended Practices. Westinghouse AP1000 Pressurized Water Reactor

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Project Controls Manager - Nov 2021 to Sept 2023

Aleut Restoration Services Federal Sector – Oak Ridge, TN

Oak Ridge CNS Y-12 Projects

Provide extensive project management planning, scheduling, and cost engineering services in support of federal sector project control management support to the Y-12 Consolidated Nuclear Security, LLC Uranium Processing Facility Programs for the engineering design, procurement, and construction support for the Department of Energy contractors managing the Y-12 National Security Complex, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and the East Tennessee Technology Park (formerly K-25 Enriched Uranium Plant). Responsibilities included coordinating project control deliverables between the Client’s project control engineering groups, procurement, project managers, and Site construction supervisors. Developed and established the work breakdown structure and administered the planning and scheduling activities to service contractual requirements.

Assisted the project managers with developing the financial planning and budget/cost production schedules (including resource loading, and bill of quantities/material & labor units) for project schedules. Controlled, directed, and maintained budgets and schedules in excess of $160 Million. Performed standardized and more varied cost analysis, using 413.3-10A EVMS precedents and guides, planning/ scheduling, estimating or project control duties guided by procedures and precedents. Facilitated and attended weekly plan-of-the-day resource planning and work scheduling meetings. Expedited and enhanced new and/or modified electronic project profiles for facilitation of project startup and change order management. Schedules were developed using critical path scheduling methodology (CPM) and maintained using Primavera Project Planner P6 (Version 23.4) Scheduling Software. InEight Estimating Software was utilized for resource estimating setup for baseline schedules, Deltek Costpoint Cost Processor was used for forecast analysis. Project Profile Setup and portfolio management using P6 (Version 23.4) Portfolio Management tools.

Worked with the project management teams to assess, implement, and standardize a Project Controls Program for the ARS Oak Ridge office. The implementation phase consisted of four sub-phases: Project Execution and portfolio management for monitoring, control, and executing the project in the field for the client. Initiatives included assessment of internal cost, estimating, planning, and scheduling processes to streamline those processes and software applications to eliminate redundancy. Assisted Oracle with beta testing Primavera P6 Professional Version 21 to troubleshoot anomalies with resource library, global commands, calendars, and data loss issues. Assisted the ARS Corporate Office with software applications to roll-out and bring on-line a cost accounting processor (Deltek), and a risk management and project schedule quality analysis software application (Deltek Acumen Fuse), with all applications integrated using the same accounting platform.

Project Controls Manager - Jun 2016 to Feb 2020

Tully-Thalle Construction Company - Kingston, TN

TVA Fossil Steam Plants (FGDC) Generation Construction Project Controls Program

Provided extensive project management planning, scheduling, and cost engineering services in support of federal sector project control management support to the TVA Fossil and Nuclear Power & Utilities Programs for the engineering design, procurement, and construction support for utilities power plant upgrades. Coordinated project control deliverables between the project control manager, procurement, project manager, and Site construction supervisors. Developed and established the work breakdown structure and administered the planning and scheduling activities to service contractual requirements. Assisted the project manager with developing the financial planning and budget/cost production schedules (including resource loading, and bill of quantities/material & labor units) for project schedules. Controlled, directed, and maintained budgets and schedules in excess of $100 Million. Performed standardized and more varied cost analysis using 413.3-10A EVMS precedents and guides, planning/ scheduling, estimating or project control duties guided by procedures and precedents. Facilitated and attended weekly plan-of-the-day resource planning and work scheduling meetings. Expedited and enhanced new and/or modified electronic project profiles for facilitation of project startup and change order management. Schedules were developed using critical path scheduling methodology and maintained using Primavera Project Planner P6 (Version 11.3) Scheduling Software, and PRISM cost forecast analysis software. Project Profile Setup, Scheduling, and Monitoring Applications used are Power Plant, Maximo, and Cognos.

Assisted the project manager with developing the financial planning and budget/cost production schedules (including resource loading, and bill of quantities/material & labor units) for project schedules. Controlled, directed, and maintained budgets and schedules in excess of $100 Million. Performed standardized and more varied cost analysis using 413.3-10A EVMS precedents and guides, planning/ scheduling, estimating or project control duties guided by procedures and precedents. Facilitated and attended weekly plan-of-the-day resource planning and work scheduling meetings. Expedited and enhanced new and/or modified electronic project profiles for facilitation of project startup and change order management. Schedules were developed using critical path scheduling methodology and maintained using Primavera Project Planner P6 (Version 11.3) Scheduling Software, and PRISM cost forecast analysis software. Project Profile Setup, Scheduling, and Monitoring Applications used are Power Plant, Maximo, and Cognos

Reason for leaving Projects completed and the work sites demobilized. Elected to retire instead of relocating with the Thalle Construction project team to their North Carolina office.

Senior Project Controls Engineer - Jun 2012 to Jun 2016

RSI EnTech, LLC - Chattanooga, TN

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Fossil Steam Plants (FGDC) & Nuclear Power Group (NPG) Construction Chattanooga Corporate Office, Chattanooga, TN

Same Responsibilities as Tully-Thalle (above). In addition, provided project control engineering (PCE) support for the TVA Generation Construction Engineering and Project Management Group’s Ash Pond Dewatering and Wastewater Treatment Facilities with budgets in excess of $600 Million. The PCE was responsible to develop and maintain project planning and execution of all projects through all EPC Phases: Phase 1 Funding, Conceptual Design/Study, Environmental Permitting; Phase 2 Final Design, Permitting, Procurement, Risk Assessment & Management; Phase 3 Procurement, Subcontract Award, Construction Management; Phase 4 Decommissioning and Project Close-out. All project phases required developing, maintaining, and tracking risk management assessments and models using Monte Carlo Analysis. Maintained associated risk registers and models throughout the project cycle.

Assisted the Nuclear Power Group (NPG) with facilitating “stand-up” of a project control program in support of the Fukushima Dam Safety Group. Assisted the project management team(s) with the same role and responsibility as the FGDC program.

Reason for leaving: Career advancement and promotion.

Senior Project Controls Engineer - Jun 2009 to Apr 2012

RSI-URS-CH2M Oak Ridge (UCOR), LLC (Formerly Bechtel Jacobs LLC) - Oak Ridge, TN

Hazardous Waste Processing and Transportation Project Controls Program (Hazardous Waste Disposal Project)

Provided extensive project management planning, scheduling, and cost engineering services support to the Project Manager, for the engineering design and construction of three, low level radioactive or radiologic waste disposal cells for the Department of Energy’s CERCLA Landfill Program in Oak Ridge. Coordinated project control deliverables between the project control manager, procurement, project manager, and Site construction supervisors.

Developed and established the work breakdown structure and administered the planning and scheduling activities to service contractual requirements. Assisted the PCM with developing the financial planning and budget/cost production schedules (including resource loading, and bill of quantities/material & labor units) for project schedules. Controlled, directed, and maintained budgets and schedules in excess of $82 Million. Performed standardized and more varied cost analysis using 413.3-10A EVMS precedents and guides. Facilitated and attended weekly plan-of- the-day resource planning and work scheduling meetings. Expedited and enhanced new or modified electronic project profiles for facilitation of project startup and change order management. Schedules were developed using critical path scheduling methodology and maintained using Primavera Project Planner (P3 & P6) Scheduling Software, Version 3.5, and Project Management Cost Processor (PMCP) cost forecast analysis software.

Reason for leaving: Project completion and demobilization. RSI won the TVA Chattanooga Corporate FGDC Program staff augmentation services subcontract to provide project management and project controls management services

Lead Project Controls Engineer - Dec 2008 to Jun 2009

Louis Berger - Black and Veatch Engineering, LLC – Kabul, Afghanistan

USAID Afghanistan Infrastructure Reconstruction Program (AIRP) Utilities & Roads Project Controls Program

Provided extensive project management planning, scheduling, and cost engineering services support for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) IRP Program Task Order Managers, for the commercial engineering design services and construction of two 100MW/KV Diesel Generator Power Plants, and the reconstruction of several roads and bridges in the southern and northern provinces of Afghanistan. Coordinated project control deliverables between the project control manager, procurement, task order managers, Site construction supervisors, and the client representatives. Developed and established the work breakdown structure and administered the planning and scheduling activities to service contractual requirements. All schedules were developed using critical path methodology (CPM) principals. There were six schedulers assigned to the lead scheduler, to oversee the project schedule development and management for all twenty-two task orders. Subcontractor schedules required weekly forensic analysis prior to uploading into the integrated project schedules. Subcontractor invoices were reviewed, analyzed, and approved for payment, based on DFARS 234.201 EVMS principles. Subcontractor performance and commodity tracking, forecasting, and out-put curves were downloaded from resource loaded schedules. Assisted the project control manager with developing the financial planning and budget/cost production schedules (including resource loading, and bill of quantities, materials, and labor units) for all of the project’s integrated schedules. Controlled, directed, and maintained the budgets and schedules in excess of $2.2 Billion. Performed standardized and more varied cost analysis using EVMS precedents and guides, planning/scheduling, estimating or project control duties guided by FAR procedures and precedents. Facilitated and attended daily plan-of-the-day resource planning and work scheduling meetings with the Task Order Managers. Expedited and enhanced new and/or modified electronic project profiles for facilitation of project startup and change order management. Schedules were developed using critical path scheduling methodology and maintained using Primavera Project Management Scheduling Software, Version 6.2, and PRISM Cost Management Processor Software.

Reason for leaving: Demobilized due to burglaries, vandalism, and flooding at residence in Tennessee.

Lead Scheduler - Aug 2008 to Nov 2008

Shaw Construction/Stone & Webster International, LLC. - Charlotte, NC

Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China JPMO Office (Nuclear Power Plant Construction Project)

Under the general supervision of the Joint Project Management Organization (JPMO) and the Project Controls Manager (PCM), provided extensive project management planning, scheduling, and cost engineering services support to the joint(s) State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation, Ltd., the Sanmen Nuclear Power Company, Ltd., the Shanghaiing Nuclear Power Company Ltd., and the China National Technical Import & Export Corporation, for the commercial engineering design services and construction of the AP1000 Pressurized Water Nuclear Reactors located at the Sanmen and Haiyang Provinces Power Plant sites. Coordinated project control deliverables between the project control manager, procurement, project managers, Site supervisors, and the client representatives.

Work activities were the same as Black and Veatch, with the exception that all schedules and cost analysis were developed, trended, forecasted, and maintained using Primavera Project Management Scheduling Software, Version 6.0, and Shaw Track Cost Management Processor Software.

Reason for leaving: Project Controls services support contract was de-scoped and moved from Shanghai, China, to Shaw’s Charlotte, North Carolina Office in December 2008. I was offered a position with Westinghouse to stay in Shanghai and I declined the offer.

Lead Scheduler - Apr 2007 to Aug 2008

United States Enrichment Corporation, Inc. (USEC) - Oak Ridge, TN

American Centrifuge Engineering Program (Nuclear Fuel Plant Construction & Manufacturing Project)

Under the general supervision of the Project Controls Program Manager, provided extensive project management for manufacturing and production planning, scheduling, and cost engineering services support for the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Global Enriched Uranium Fuel for Commercial Nuclear Power Plants. Provided lead scheduling and cost coordinating between the project managers, planner/ estimators, and Plant supervisors, regarding project deliverables, periods of performance, resource costing, estimating, planning, and scheduling. Developed and established the work break-down structure and administered the first maintenance and outage schedules for planning and scheduling activities to service centrifuge refinement and production equipment used by the Piketon, Ohio production facility. Worked with the BWXT and USEC, Inc., Piketon Technology Program to interface and upload the schedule and software, with the on-line PMCP cost processing program. Communicated, negotiated, and collaborated with the project managers, planner/estimators in developing the financial planning and budget production schedules for FY2007 through FY2012 for the Reactor Grade Enriched Uranium Stockpile. Controlled, directed, and maintained budgets and schedules in excess of $2.6 Billion Dollars. Performed standardized and more varied cost analysis using DOE G 413.3-10A EVMS precedents and guides, planning/scheduling, estimating or project control duties guided by corporate procedures and precedents. Facilitated and attended weekly plan-of-the-day production and manufacturing planning and scheduling meetings. Expedited and enhanced new and/or modified electronic project profiles for facilitation of project startup. Schedules were developed using critical path scheduling methodology and maintained using Primavera Project Management Scheduling Software, Version 6.0., and Project Cost Management Processor (PCMP) Program.

Reason for leaving: Opportunity to advance skills and career by accepting a position to work on the Westinghouse AP1000 Nuclear Power Plant in China.

Senior Project Controls Engineer – Jun 2006 to Apr 2007

Burns and Roe Engineering, Inc. & Sandwell Construction, LLC – Courtright, Ontario, Canada

Greenfield Energy Center Power Plant Project Site Office

Assisted project managers, engineers, planners, estimators, subcontract administrators, and subcontractors, with coordinating, maintaining, and monitoring cost and schedule for several construction packages/line items in support for construction of a Combined Cycle Power Plant in Courtright, Ontario. The position directly supported the client’s mission for Mitsui Corporation, Tokyo, Japan. Provided comprehensive project management planning, scheduling, and cost engineering services support for new construction of annual revenue in excess of $450M. Advised, coordinated, and supported the Construction Services Program, regarding project deliverables period of performance, resource costing, estimating, planning, and scheduling. Planed, prepared, and performed standardized and more varied cost analysis, planning, scheduling, and estimating guided by procedures and precedents, including ANSI/EIA-748 EVMS standards.

Performed commodity tracking of subcontractor’s progress and prepares various reports, graphs, and curves, tracked and trended earned value, manpower and resources and prepared resource estimates, graphs, and curves. Reviewed, implemented, and maintained electronic and paper media of project estimates and schedules. Examined, assessed, and analyzed weekly project revenues to estimate and determine available resources, spending trends and rates of expenditures. Administered, controlled, and expedited new and/or modified electronic project profiles for facilitation of project startup, utilizing Primavera Scheduling Software P3-ECv3.1 & 5.0, and PARS (Pricing & Cost Control System). Position required implementing the work breakdown structure and creating a Level IV detail schedule using engineering drawings and diagrams (PNIDs). The schedules were developed using critical path method precedents and forecasting. Schedules were resource and cost loaded. Weekly updates to the client included critical path analysis and reporting status against an established baseline. Assess impacts of EPC construction changes and schedule slippage. Developed and maintained an established system to show the hierarchy of plans and schedules.

Reason for leaving: Project Controls services support contract was de-scoped and awarded to Sandwell Engineering. I was offered a position with Sandwell which required permanent relocation to Canada. I declined the offer

Senior Project Controls Engineer - Nov 2003 to May 2006

Worley Parsons International Corporation - Pasadena, CA

DOD USACE Security and Justice Program Baghdad, Iraq

Served as a Senior Project Controls Engineer managing, maintaining, and monitoring budget, cost, project plan, and schedule for numerous Federal Programs, including those with the Department of Defense United States Army Mobile Corps of Engineers, and the United States Department(s) Reconstruction Effort for the Country of Iraq. Provided comprehensive project management planning, scheduling, and cost engineering services support for several federal contractors’ reconstruction task orders with current annual revenue in excess of $180M. Assigned to and supported the development of Level IV schedules for One Hundred-Fifteen (each) Border Forts and two each Maximum-Security Prisons located in various areas of Iraq.

Duties were consistent with the same roles and responsibilities as the Burns and Roe Greenfield Energy Center. Administered, controlled, and expedited new and/or modified electronic project profiles for facilitation of project startup, utilizing Primavera Scheduling Software P3-EC 5.0, and JD Edwards-PRISM (pricing & cost control). Outstanding Achievement Award recipient (May 2005) for meeting a critical scheduling milestone for the client. Schedules were resource and cost loaded using estimates and contracts. Weekly updates to the client included critical path analysis and reporting status against an established baseline (EVMS/SPI/CPI). Assessed impacts of EPC changes and schedule slippage. Developed and maintained an established system to show the hierarchy of plans and schedules.

Reason for leaving: Project completion and demobilization. Parsons International offered me a position at their Pasadena, California office. I declined the offer.

Senior Project Controls Engineer - Aug 2002 to Nov 2003

Parsons Infrastructure and Technology Corporation - Oak Ridge, TN

DOE Federal Programs, BWXT Y-12 Manufacturing Program and the Highly Enriched Uranium Disposition Program Office.

Under the general supervision of the BWXT Project Controls Program Manager, provided extensive project management for manufacturing and production planning, scheduling, and cost engineering services support for several federal contractors’ project controls and integration programs. Expertly liaised between the project managers, planner/estimators, work window and shift managers and coordinators, regarding project deliverables, periods of performance, resource costing, estimating, planning, and scheduling. Developed, established, and administered the first maintenance and outage schedules for planning and scheduling activities to service production equipment used by the Enriched Uranium Operations Program. Coordinated, organized, and managed a schedule with over six-thousand activities, delineated by work baseline structure (WBS) and by process equipment. Efficiently worked with the Y-12 Information Technology Program to interface and upload the schedule and software, with the on-line Y-12 Maintenance Work Request (MJR) Program (PRISM platform).

Communicated, negotiated, and collaborated with the project managers, planner/estimators in developing the financial planning and budget production schedules for FY2005 through FY2007 for the Highly Enriched Uranium Disposition Program in Buildings 9212, 9206, and 9201-5, & 9201-5-North. Controlled, directed, and maintained budgets and schedules were in excess of $100M. Established, implemented, and performed standardized and more varied cost analysis, planning/scheduling, estimating or project control duties guided by procedures and precedents. Facilitated and attended daily plan-of-the-day production and manufacturing planning and scheduling meetings. Expedited and enhanced new and/or modified electronic project profiles for facilitation of project startup.

Professionally selected by management to participate in the SAP/P3e Transition Interface Pilot Program, utilizing Primavera Scheduling Software P3e, P3-Bud (pricing), SAP, and PRISM Mainframe Infrastructure Software.

Reason for leaving: Parsons Corporation International management provided an opportunity to advance skills and career opportunities by working overseas on a large government sector construction project.

Project Controls Engineer - Nov 1999 to Aug 2002

United Research Services (URS) Corporation - Oak Ridge, TN

Project Controls Program - Core Programs (DOD, DOE, EPA) Hazardous Waste & Unexploded Ordinance (UXO) Facilities Assessment & Remediation Project)

Effectively provided project management services support for commercial and federal contractors’ environmental management programs, under the general supervision of the Oak Ridge Operations Manager. Expertly assisted in directing activities concerned with contracts for procurement or sale of environmental restoration services. Examined, evaluated, and established performance requirements, delivery schedules, and estimated costs of available resources to ensure completeness and accuracy of deliverables. Planned, prepared, and presented commercial services bids, process specifications, test and progress reports, and other exhibits that were contractually required.

Reviewed, assessed, and processed requests for proposals/bids from other subcontracting firms for conformity to contract requirements and determined acceptable bids. Professionally coordinated and requested amendments to or extension of contracts and subcontracts. Actively served as liaison between URS Corporation and subcontractors regarding project deliverables, period of performance, and resource costing. Examined, analyzed, and verified quantity and quality of subcontractor deliverables and authorized payment of invoices or issues request(s) for requisitions and conferred with available subcontractors to procure resources. Submitted, managed, and documented available resource selections to program manager for final selection approval. Determined, identified, and established methods of procurement such as direct purchase (sole source) or bid. Prepared, coordinated, and issued all invoices for Department of Defense Mobile Corps of Engineers Programs. Reviewed, controlled, and maintained weekly project revenues to estimate and determine available resources, spending trends and rates of expenditures. Effectively expedited new and/or modification electronic project profiles for facilitation of project startup. Practiced Federal Acquisition Requirements (FAR), Department of Energy Acquisition Requirements (DEAR), ISO 14000 Environmental Management Compliance Regulations, utilizing Primavera Scheduling Software, PRISM and LAVACOLD pricing/financial software.

Reason for leaving: Opportunity to advance skills and career by accepting a position with Parsons Corporation to return to BWXT Y-12 Plant as Senior Project Controls Analyst.

Senior Project Engineer - Apr 1996 to Nov 1999

Lockheed Martin Energy Systems, Inc., Y-12 Plant - Oak Ridge, TN

Fire Protection Engineering Program (Health & Safety Systems Management & Maintenance Project)

Directed, coordinated, and provided advisory and project management services for the defense contractors’ Emergency Response and Fire Protection Programs. Expertly served on the Fire Protection Program Configuration Control Board, Non-Nuclear Operations Health and Safety Council, and participated in conducting internal and external management reviews and investigations of system failures and regulatory impacts. Actively assisted with the preparation and facilitation of Price Anderson Amendment Act (PAAA) regulatory impact assessments and corrective actions of recordable abnormal system events.

Designed, developed, and implemented a document control management system using ANSI NQA-1 Record Management Systems as a guide. Enhanced, oversaw, and administered project management quality assurance/quality control compliance support for the test, maintenance, and inspection of fire suppression systems for the Oak Ridge Reservation, under the general supervision of the Fire Protection Program Manager. Professionally received ISO 9000 Lead Quality Assurance Auditor training, as well as prerequisite derivative classification officer training and certification to provide classification services for fire systems documentation. Provided comprehensive fire systems scheduling and coordinating services for the customer utilizing the Non-Nuclear Operations Organization’s Firebase LAN Scheduling and Tracking System, ensuring nuclear facilities LCO-fire systems deliverables for the Enriched Uranium Organization’s (EUO) Restart Initiative. Received a Corporate Plant-level monetary outstanding achievement award of excellence for facilitating critical repairs and upgrades to fire suppression systems within budgets and time constraints. Tracked, organized, and communicated fire protection systems’ outages and impairments, and coordinated the

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