Project Planner / Scheduler
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
Samantha McCulloch
Millarville AB Canada
Mobile: +403-***-****
Mailto:adgn9h@r.postjobfree.com
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
NATIONALITY: Australian (Dual Citizenship Canadian) POSITION: SENIOR PLANNER
QUALIFICATIONS & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Applications
Primavera P6 Advanced 106-R – Resources; 102A Advanced Certification Primavera Pertmaster – Project Risk Management 501 EVM Implementation in Primavera P6
TILOS (Time-Location planning software - Linear Scheduling) Autodesk Navisworks
Safran - Project Enterprise
MAXIMO
Basic SQL, SAP, ProArc
Office Programs
Education
Project Management Module - O&G Engineering Masters Degree University of Western Aust. The Petroleum Processing Technology Series – OPITO POL UK Project & Operations Management Along Oil & Gas Supply Chain – Energy Inst. UK Husky Energy E Learning – (IPIMS) Facilities Engineering Husky Energy – Geology for non Geologists
Husky Energy – CSA Z662 Oil & Gas Pipeline Systems Code Husky Energy – P&ID engineering Drawings & Interpretation Course Husky Energy – Fundamentals of Project Management
Husky Energy – Advanced Project Management for PMP Norwegian Language Studies – Johannes Educational Centre for Adults - JECA PMP Certification - Mount Royal University
Member of the International Association of Planning Engineers & PMI Emergency Response - ERG (Recorder) - PRIME
Emergency Response - ERRC (Counsellor) - PRIME
Basic Offshore Survival HUET (IFAP)
External
Team member of the Millarville and the Canadian Polocrosse Teams SUMMARY OVERVIEW
An accomplished planner with over 20 years extensive experience gained in maintenance & modification, design & construction projects (EPC), commissioning, operations management & oil & gas service organisations. Developed considerable technological & interpersonal skills while holding progressively challenging positions in the engineering sector since 1988.
Held pivotal roles in several Canadian & international design, construction, commissioning & start up, modification & operations projects including: 48” Gas Pipeline; Midstream Fractionation Plant, Cavern Storage, Rail; Wapiti Liquids & Gas Processing Facility (Green/ Brownfield), Gold Creek Compressor Station; Hangingstone SAGD (8bbl/12bbl/40bbl)
(CPF/Well Pads/Pipelines); Dover West SAGD & TAGD (CPF/Well Pads/Pipelines); Sunrise SAGD & Liwan China Offshore Development – CANADA;
Alvheim FPSO Development Project, Volund Subsea Tie Back, Greater Ekofisk Modifications – NORWAY; Goodwyn, Wanaea Cossack FPSO, Goldfields Gas Transmission Pipeline, Stag Platform, Gorgon, Laminaria & the Northern Endeavour FPSO Operations & Maintenance, Apache Energy, Challis FPSO, Jabiru FPSO, Joban Oki Subsea Development, Bayu Undan Pipeline all installations offshore - AUSTRALIA. Over 20 years’ experience in the Oil & Gas Industry within all aspects of project controls including the development, implementation & training associated with a range of systems working both for Clients & Contractors. Particular experience with Planning, Risk & Cost Control software. CURRICULUM VITAE
Samantha McCulloch
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CAREER HISTORY
Jan 2016 – Present – Keyera (CMT)
Wapiti Gas Plant GREENFIELD to BROWNFIELD Phase 1 & 2 (EPCCO & Ops) - Midstream Gold Creek Compressor Station GREENFIELD to BROWNFIELD Phase 1 & Expansion (EPCCO) Pipestone Compressor Station BROWNFIELD Phase 2 (CSU & Ops) - Midstream Edmonton Terminal (KET) Upgrades BROWNFIELD (EPC) - Midstream Senior Project / Construction / Commissioning & Start Up Planner / Scheduler
Assisting Engineering houses with their individual schedule development.
Assistance in the development of Procurement Schedule & Contracting Plans.
Create & implement the Level 1-4 Construction Schedule, Resource & Cost loaded. (including ENG (EWPs & Regulatory), SCM (Supply Chain Management), Construction, Commissioning/ Start Up & Operations Shutdowns.)
Pro-actively coordinate within with the PMT, CMT and Construction Contractors to facilitate schedule development
& integration.
Monitor & Control PO Expediting from Shop Fabricate to set at site, Civil, Mechanical, E&I, Insulation, through to Start Up.
Provide the Construction Manager and Project Controls Leader timely, informed, & up to date project schedule information including trends & forecasts, areas of concerns & recommendations for corrective actions.
Providing support to project team to develop & implement approved risk mitigation realization plans.
Supervise & monitor contractor data ensuring the schedules proposed, & in progress, are in line with the overall objectives of the project, reporting serious deviations, accordingly, monitor Contractor Progress & resource productivity.
Analyse, probe, & question contractors’ schedules & costs, while forecasting & trending completion target dates.
Implement, where appropriate, measures for progress measurement &/or validate contractors’ perceived progress.
Attend all Contractor meetings.
Provide input to assist in maintaining up to date records of planning & scheduling historical data & records for future use.
Attend daily construction meeting.
Daily construction site walkabout, quantity survey assistance & tracking of daily construction work.
Shutdown & Start Up Planning development & scheduling
Create, implement & schedule Commissioning & Start Up Schedule for Central Processing Facility & Compressor Station
Create, implement & schedule Operations Schedule for Central Processing Facility & Compressor Station
Mar 2015 – Dec 2015 – Plains Midstream Canada (PMC) Fort Saskatchewan Expansion Project (FSEP)
Senior Project Planner / Scheduler
Coordination of the FSEP program, creation & implementation of the program Integrated Schedule
Pro-actively coordinate within with the PMC & EPC Contractors to facilitate schedule development & integration.
Provide the Project Managers & Project Controls Leader timely, informed, & up to date project schedule information including trends & forecasts, areas of concerns & recommendations for corrective actions.
Supervise & monitor contractor data ensuring the schedules proposed, & in progress, are in line with the overall objectives of the project, reporting serious deviations accordingly Jan 2015 – Mar 2015 - Michels Canada - Nisku, Canada 48” Gas Transmission Pipeline – 265km
Senior Project Planner
Create project schedule and provide planning, scheduling documentation, guidance & support to the Engineering & Construction Teams. Bid Preparation for a 48” Transmission Pipeline. CURRICULUM VITAE
Samantha McCulloch
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2012 – Dec 2014 Athabasca Oil Corporation (AOC) - Calgary, Canada Thermal BU – Asset Projects (CPF/Well Pads/Pipelines/Infrastructure) Senior Project Planner / Scheduler
Provide planning, scheduling guidance & support to the Hangingstone (40,000bbl & 32,000bbl) & Dover West Asset
(8,000 bbl) Engineering & Construction Teams. Development of the integrated schedule.
Pro-actively coordinate within Hangingstone & EPC contractors to facilitate schedule development & integration.
Provide the Project Managers and Project Controls Leader timely, informed, & up to date project schedule information including trends and forecasts, areas of concerns and recommendations for corrective actions.
Supervise & monitor contractor data ensuring the schedules proposed, & in progress, are in line with the overall objectives of the project, reporting serious deviations accordingly.
Analyse, probe, & question contractors’ schedules & costs, while forecasting and trending completion target dates.
Implement, where appropriate, measures for progress measurement &/or validate contractors’ perceived progress.
Supervise & mentor planning engineers within AOC Project Controls Team.
Provide input to assist in maintaining up to date records of planning & scheduling historical data & records for future use.
Assisting Engineering houses with their individual schedule development.
Assistance in the development of Procurement Schedule & Contracting Plan.
Generate the Level 1-4 Construction Schedule, Resource and Cost loaded.
Assist with review of Technical Bid Evaluations (Project Controls & Schedule).
Ensuring that Project Risk Registers are in place (facilitating this in some instances) & ensuring that it is being communicated and updated within the project to an agreed format and frequency.
Supporting the Project Team in identification of mitigation plans, & options for major risks associated with the development.
Providing support to project team to develop & implement approved risk mitigation realization plans.
Raising awareness of personnel within the various departments of the project organization in the fundamentals of Risk Management.
Organizing and facilitating Risk Management Workshops & producing reports & recommendations to assist in the implementation of the risks identified.
2011 – 2012 Husky Energy - Calgary, Canada
Oil Sands BU – Sunrise Oil Sands Project – Central Processing Facilities - Phase 1 Senior Project Planner / Scheduler
Provide planning, scheduling guidance and support to the Sunrise CPF project. Development of the integrated schedule.
Pro-actively coordinate within Sunrise and EPC contractors to facilitate schedule development & integration.
Provide the Project Managers & Project Controls Leader timely, informed, & up to date project schedule information including trends and forecasts, areas of concerns & recommendations for corrective actions.
Supervise & monitor contractor data ensuring the schedules proposed, & in progress, are in line with the overall objectives of the project, reporting serious deviations accordingly.
Analyse, probe, & question contractors’ schedules, while forecasting & trending completion target dates.
Implement, where appropriate, measures for progress measurement &/or validate contractors’ perceived progress.
Supervise & mentor planning engineers within Sunrise planning team.
Provide input to assist in maintaining up to date records of planning and scheduling historical data & records for future use.
Assisting Engineering houses with their individual schedule development.
Assistance in the development of Procurement schedule & Contracting Plan. Assistance in the development of Level 2 Construction Schedule.
Ensuring that Project Risk Registers are in place (facilitating this in some instances).
Supporting the Project Team in identification of mitigation plans, & options for major risks associated with the development. Providing support to project team to develop & implement approved risk mitigation realization plans.
Organising & facilitating Risk Management Workshops & producing reports and recommendations to assist in the implementation of the risks identified
CURRICULUM VITAE
Samantha McCulloch
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2008 – 2010 Husky Energy - Calgary, Canada
Foothills and North West Plains BU – Facilities & Pipelines Senior Project Planning Specialist
Develop, update & maintain integrated schedules for projects.
Review contractors’ schedules, execution plans and progress measurement systems.
Coordinate with contractors in setting up detailed schedules & progress/manpower monitoring mechanisms.
Coordinate with the Core Team for schedule review, risk analysis & establishing project specific procedures during execution. Report schedule & progress status for management review.
Assist BU with respect to realizing long term business plan targets
Conduct project specific planning sessions for stakeholders’ alignment.
Assist with Risk & Integrated Planning sessions
2003 – 2008 Pöyry Energy AS - Stavanger, Norway
Alvheim FPSO Development Project – Marathon Petroleum Company (Norway) (MPC(N)) Senior Project / Construction Planner / Scheduler
Principal charge of the Alvheim FPSO Integrated Schedule. FPSO Brown Field Schedule. HUC Schedule, Subsea EPIC & Production Systems Schedules, Drilling Programme. To produce from the Heimdal Area, Alvheim, Volund & Vilje fields – Norway. Conceptual, Feasibility, Design, Construction, Installation, Operation Phases.
Develop & maintain the integrated project schedule.
Report project overall progress against the integrated schedule, weekly/monthly. Where variances from the schedule exist include an explanation & details of any recovery actions be implemented.
Produce & analyse the Overall project S Curve & main contractors S Curves, productivity reports, manning histograms etc.
Extensive travel throughout Europe & Asia during Contractual negotiations & Construction phase.
Review, analyse, verify & integrate into the overall project schedule the numerous Contractor schedules & ensure these are updated frequently.
Provide the MPC(N) Management Team & Partners with regular & accurate updates on progress/performance of all major Contractors.
Develop, maintain, & roll out to the MPC(N) & Contractors Project Management Teams the planning systems/processes/procedures necessary to control the works – WBS, Earned Value, etc.
Perform planning troubleshooting activities as required – This may involve producing risked schedules, reviewing/proposing alternatives execution strategies, reviewing float etc.
Establish a good working relationship & liaise on a daily basis with the MPC(N) project team members, in particular Contract Managers. Also establish & maintain a good working relationship & communications with the main Contractors project management teams, through site visits, schedule reviews, telecom.
Site Planner, working with all disciplines during the construction phase, Lead Planner for Telecoms, CCR, Firewater Systems, Accommodation Module, and Marine & Area Completions.
Responsible for the development & maintenance of the Alvheim FPSO Offshore STP Hook Up, Offshore Commissioning
& Start Up schedule – Resource & Material allocation.
Assist Operator (Mærsk) in the development of the 28 Day & 90 Day plans.
Establish & manage POB levels on the facility.
2005 – 2007 Pöyry Energy AS - Stavanger, Norway
Volund Subsea Tie Back Development Project – Marathon Petroleum Company (Norway) Senior Project / Construction Planner / Scheduler
Principal charge of the Volund Integrated Schedule. To produce from the Heimdal Area, Volund field – Norway. Conceptual, Feasibility, Design Phases.
Same as above
CURRICULUM VITAE
Samantha McCulloch
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2000 to end 2002 Kværner Facilities Management - Perth, Western Australia Planning/Cost Control Administrator – Project Controls Department Maintenance & Operations for the Northern Endeavour FPSO (EPCOM & Ops) Principal charge of the Maintenance & Operations Plan for the Northern Endeavour FPSO, producing from the Laminaria & Corallina Fields in the Timor Sea.
Development, production & management of the 120 Day Integrated Plan & Integrated Planning process to meet overall planning requirements for operations on the Northern Endeavour including monitoring & reporting against developed KPI’s. Publish the 120-day plan from SAP to a Primavera schedule & chair the planning meetings to ensure a correct level of detail is achieved for the Northern Endeavour.
Develop, manage & implement short term Shutdown Plans as required through liaison with Production & Offtake Planning.
Preparing the commitment of resources in the most economical fashion. Then controlling the process of making events conform to schedules by coordinating the action of all parts of the organisation according to the plan established for attaining the objective.
Maintain & develop procedures & documents relevant to planning databases for progress calculation & critical path analysis & summarize areas of concern & remedial actions required. Provide synopsis of schedule & progress status.
Assist management by preparing material for internal/external presentations.
Collect & record planning, scheduling, progress & manhour information required for inclusion in Close Out Reports.
Relief cover for Client Project/Offshore Planner.
Assist in monthly Financial Report to the Management Team & Client.
Provide planning & project controls service to corporate & project teams, not involved with the Northern Endeavour.
Emergency Relative Response Counsellor for the Northern Endeavour, Jabiru & Challis FPSO’s. Apache Energy - Varanus Island Flare Upgrade Project
All phases of the engineering design project: detail design, procurement, fabrication, installation, commissioning & project close-out. As above
JobanOki - Subsea Development Project & Phillips - Bayu Undan Pipeline Project
All phases of the engineering design project: detail design, procurement, fabrication & installation. As Above 1997 – 1999 Kværner John Brown (EPC) - Perth, Western Australia – Information Software Department Corporate 1995 – 1996 Kværner RJ Brown Pty Ltd (EPC) - Perth, Western Australia – Engineering Department Major Projects 1994 – 1995 CMPS&F (EP) - Perth, Western Australia – Goldfields Gas Transmission 1993 – 1995 John Holland/RJ Brown (EP) - CMPS&F - Perth, Western Australia – Wanaea Cossack FPSO 1993 Rolls Wood Group (EPC) – Aberdeen Scotland - Repair & Overhaul Gas Turbines, RB12’s &RB11’s 1991 – 1992 Press Clough Joint Venture (EPCIC) - Perth, Western Australia - Goodwyn ‘A’ &‘D’ Modules 1989 – 1990 Cord Engineering Pty Ltd - Perth, Western Australia – Engineering Department 1988 – 1989 Multicon Engineering Pty Ltd - Perth, Western Australia - Engineering Department PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
David Klippenstein
Construction Manager
587-***-**** (PCBL) for Keyera
Chris Luscombe
Project Management Director – Keyera
PERSONAL REFERENCES
Carey Arnett
President - Arnett & Burgess Pipeliners Ltd
Rafat Farooqi
HSE Professional – Trans Mountain
Peter McAleer
Vice President - Tundra Process Solutions VP
Craig Gauvreau CRSP
HSE Manager – Keyera
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