Project Controls Professional

CHRISTOPHER A. SMITH, CET

Project Controls Professional

709-***-**** Cell

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E-Mail: *****.************@*****.*** LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-smith-7a8a2233 HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS

• Project Controls Management / Stewardship • Estimating

• Cost Control • Management of Change

• Planning / Scheduling • Productivity / Process Improvement

• Project Management / Risk • Total Quality Management and Assurance

• Project Forecasting • ISO9001:2015 Auditor

• Research and Development Management • Executive / Senior Level Reporting / Communication

• Advanced level of competence and proven record of achievement and advancement in the management of Project Controls, Quality Assurance, Operations, Maintenance, Commissioning Management, and Oilfield / Mining Logistics. Communication with Executive Leadership, Senior Management, all-level colleagues as routine.

• Effective working knowledge of issues pertaining to Project Controls including cost control, planning, estimating, and management of change, system implementation, quality and production systems, technical support.

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively as a project / production team member; successfully record and forecast project costs, estimating, schedule impacts, lookaheads, and recovery plans.

• Successfully lead project estimates up to $500MM within budget and accurately forecasted schedules.

• Productive hands-on; self-performing and effective leadership ability. Superior ability to motivate others.

• Professional qualifications/registration; Certified Industrial Engineering Technologist (1996 AETTNL)

• Skilled in Excel, Primavera P6, Heavy Job, Oracle, Business Objects. EXPERIENCE SUMMARY

• 15 years experience as Project Controls Manager: RES, WorleyParsons, AMECFW, Keller / Moretrench, Suncor.

• 5 years experience as Project Estimator / Project Cost Controller for the Voisey’s Bay Commercial Plant Project.

• 5 years experience as a Quality Assurance Manager in an ISO9001 compliant system.

• 12 years experience in high volume production facilities in both management and supervisory roles.

• 5 years’ experience as a Technical Representative in the Hibernia, Terra Nova, and Sable oilfields, inshore and offshore with inspection of production and running OCTG’s.

• 3 years experience as Maintenance Planner / Scheduler for the Voisey’s Bay Mining Project.

• 1 year experience as Commissioning Coordinator for the Voisey’s Bay Mining Project.

• 8 years experience in continuous improvement, ergonomics, work methods, and maintenance system design. PLANNING MANAGEMENT

• Create and Manage Construction & Engineering Cost / Resource Loaded Primavera P6 Schedules.

• Driving Planning meetings for engineering, construction, operations, and maintenance scopes.

• Development and management of Preventative Maintenance program for mining operation in Ellipse CMMS platform. Drive plant-wide shutdown planning and scheduling; critical path threats / What-If Scenarios.

• Preparation of and participation in project estimate start-up plans, WBS creation, logic, planning best practices.

• Conduct on site progress inspections, supervision during shutdowns, Client reporting, and internal tracking. RESUME - Chris Smith, CET Page 2

COST CONTROL / ESTIMATING / RISK

• 15+ years’ experience in Project Controls on EPC/M projects from $1MM to $10BB responsible for administration, management, and execution of the project controls teams, processes, and functions for planning & scheduling, cost control, management of change, risk management, and required reporting activities; incurred, cashflow, EAC, FAC.

• Lead Mechanical / Piping estimator for the Long Harbour Commercial Plant Project during project sanction.

• Develop proper cost control accounts / coding in line with estimates and baselined schedules.

• Contract management with risk identification, cost stewardship, change orders, milestones, and execution.

• Collaborate with Accounting on invoicing validation, accruals, schedule of values confirmation, progress claims, WIP.

• Scheduled & Standardized Project Cost & Schedule Reporting with Earned Value, CPI, SPI, Trends, Variances, etc. QUALITY MANAGEMENT

• Development and administration of Quality Manuals, procedures, Key Performance Indicators.

• Product inspection, development and analysis of non-conformance reports, costs of quality, development and management of Quality Improvement Teams.

• Quality Assurance monitoring, technical assistance to licensees, product to specification assurance. PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT

• Management and supervisory roles in high volume production systems.

• Develop, monitor, and update daily production statistics.

• Design and management of Inventory Control systems.

• Raw Material planning or needs analysis, strategic sourcing, purchasing, order management and ongoing cost and supplier performance management.

• Production system design; workstation design, conveyor systems, machine design / modification.

• Research and Development project development, management, and financial claims. COMMISSIONING MANAGEMENT

• Inspection and documentation of all systems required for commissioning.

• Development and maintenance of records, system binders, and files related to commissioning activities.

• Preparation of and participation in project wide start-up plans, schedules, activities. Conduct on-site inspections. EDUCATION

Graduated December (40 month program) with Diploma of Industrial Engineering (Co-Operative) Technology from Memorial University of Newfoundland

Attended Memorial University of Newfoundland for three terms; completing courses in Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Psychology, Geology, Accounting, etc. Graduated from Ascension Collegiate High School, Bay Roberts, Newfoundland with Advanced Math curriculum

(Honours)

WORK HISTORY

2024 - Present RES – Renewable Energy Solutions: Lead Project Controls Manager: Responsibilities include Cost, Schedule, and Estimating development, execution, and management; change control, earned value management, forecasting for several +$100MM Renewable Projects. Scenarios generation, Contractor management. Managing Project Controls team including mentoring and coaching all staff.

2023 - 2024 RES – Renewable Energy Solutions: Project Controls Manager: Responsibilities include Cost, Schedule, and Estimating development, execution, and management; change control, earned value management, forecasting for the +$100MM Renewable Projects. Scenarios generation, Contractor management. Managing Project Controls team including mentoring and coaching all staff. RESUME - Chris Smith, CET Page 3

2020 - 2023 SUNCOR: Project Controls Manager: Responsibilities include Cost, Schedule, and Estimating development, execution, and management; change control, earned value management, forecasting for the $500MM Terra Nova ALE Project. Scenarios generation, Partner & Government reporting / communication, Contractor management. Managing Project Controls team including mentoring and coaching all staff.

2017 – 2020 KELLER Industrial - Moretrench: Senior Project Controls Specialist: Responsibilities include Cost, Schedule, and Estimating execution and management, change control, earned value management, forecasting, and business development. Project Controls tools Primavera, HeavyJob. Managing Project Controls team including mentoring and coaching all staff. 2015 - 2017 AMEC Foster Wheeler: Project Controls Manager; Atlantic Canada Region. Responsibilities include Cost, Schedule, and Estimating execution and management, change control, earned value management, forecasting, and business development. Project Controls tools Primavera, Convero, Penta, and Discoverer. Managing Project Controls team including mentoring and coaching all staff. 2013 - 2015 WorleyParsons Canada: Project Controls Manager; Atlantic Canada Business Unit. Responsibilities include Cost, Schedule, and Estimating execution and management, change control, earned value management, forecasting, and business development. Project Controls tools Primavera, InControl, PRISM, and Prediction Plus. Managing Project Controls team including mentoring and coaching all staff.

2012 - 2013 WorleyParsons Canada: Cost Manager; Atlantic Canada Business Unit. Responsibilities include all cost functions for WorleyParsons Core Business group including weekly budget owners reports; cost vs budget; spend vs earned, all estimating as required; coordinate, prepare, assemble, review, Monthly Cash forecasts, Monthly Forecast Expenditure Profiles, Project Control Budget management; weekly accruals and commitments, WIP, EAC, and Trend Register / MOC management, Benefits reporting.

2007 – 2012 VALE Newfoundland / Labrador Company Ltd.(Long Harbour): Mechanical / Piping Estimator during FEL2 and FEL3 project phases. Prepare project estimates based on material take-offs and equipment lists. Project Controller, VALE: Commercial Plant Project; duties including contract budget and CWP reviews, schedule reviews, potential cost and schedule impacts, potential contract modifications and contract forecasting. All scheduling requirements for Operational Readiness Plan.

2005 – 2007 ABB / Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Ltd.: Mechanical Maintenance Planner for ABB under contract to Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company. Responsible for planning / scheduling all site-wide preventative, predictive, and reliability maintenance activities for the mine / mill operation, coordination of operations and maintenance personnel and equipment, purchasing, and supervisory duties.

2001 – 2005 VAM Premium Connections Inc. (A division of Vallourec and Mannesmann Tubes): Technical Thread Representative responsible for all duties pertaining to premium connection production on- shore at facilities and running offshore.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Completed Courses / Certificates:

CPR / Emergency First Aid

ISO9001:2015 Internal Auditor; PRISM Level 3 Estimator, Ellipse Level 4, AutoCAD Level 3, Primavera P6r18

Basic Survival Training – Offshore (BST)

H2S Alive Emergency Training

OH&S Certificate from Workplace Health, Safety & Compensation Commission

VAM Product Quality Inspection and Field Running; VAM Safe Job Running Practices

DuPont STOP for Safety Supervisor’s Training

First Level Softball Coaching and Umpiring; First Level Hockey Coach

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