THOMAS M. STUTER
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Winter Springs, FL 32708 Email: *******@*********.***
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PROFILE
• Experience in management, specifically project management, accounting, budgeting, cost analysis, finance, scheduling, and computer systems coordination. Maintain current PMP Certification.
• Accomplishments include multi-million dollar savings and avoidance; extensive mainframe and personal computer experience including use of Microsoft Office, Primavera, SAP, PD2, P3E, P6(P3e/c), PCS, TSO, QMF, SQL, etc.; proven management experience bringing goals and projects to successful completion (construction, operations, operational business systems meeting different joint private/public needs, total quality management, re-engineering, etc.); and long term financial and contractual experience with joint ventures.
• Direct experience balancing project engineering, safety, and finance interfaces. Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently on schedule and with strong attention to detail; work independently and meet deadlines; able to nurture and direct team spirit and effort; strong organizational planning and analytical skills; excellent verbal and written communication skills; effectively works with others at all levels to ensure that results are obtained; and self-motivated, accepting supervision and direction as required.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PROGRESS ENERGY/HEADWAY CORPORATION St. Petersburg, FL
Project Manager/Project Control/Contract Manager/Scheduler 2008 – Present
Responsible for project management functions for $800 MM Bartow Repower & Demolition Projects from development through engineering and construction to closeout. Provides cost engineering, scheduling and trending functions, including cost monitoring, analysis and reporting. Develop, implement and manage change control process. Provide day-to-day cost engineering support to project team, and detailed monitoring and analysis of project budgets and actuals, and provides support to project financial reporting and trending functions and the invoice/billing process as required per contract. Manage all financial aspects of the project including overall budget, timely payment of invoices for contracted work, obtaining appropriate authorizations and financial closeout activities. Facilitate and develop financial reports and other related summaries to support internal and external requests for financial and other cost related information, including but not limited to tax, insurance, treasury, asset management, financial business planning and other specialty areas. Oversee Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) compliance and administrative and general cost functions, including inventory control (Supply Chain) and litigation support as required.
CH2M HILL Orlando, FL
Project Manager 2007 – 2008
Responsible for the development of scope, schedule, budget and estimates for assigned projects. Directed analysis of energy projects to include engineering and construction of power-facilities, implementing clean air standards, upgrading existing plants and transmission planning and development. Ensures that all project control activities such as project administration, change management, project estimating, cost management and schedule management are executed in a timely fashion and in accordance with all company and contractual requirements. Manage schedule and cost variances and develops and implements recommendations for corrective action for negative variances.
SIEMENS WESTINGHOUSE POWER CORPORATION Orlando, FL
Project Manager/Senior Project Controls Engineer/Scheduler 1999 – 2007
Provide support for cost and schedule related functions as directed within the context of a construction project management team. Responsible for the development/maintenance of the project controls. Additional duties include forecast coordination, change management, cash flows and project financial status reporting. Identify, analyze, and provide innovative solutions to cost engineering and planning/scheduling problems and identify costing trends for management attention. Interface with other home office and field project team members to ensure compliance with execution strategy and objectives.
SECORE, L.L.C. Norcross, GA
Senior Nuclear Cost Engineer/Scheduler & Waterford, CT
Millstone Nuclear Power Station 1997 – 1998
Contracting with Northeast Utilities to provide project controls expertise in a consultative manner to restore three Nuclear Power Units to on-line status. Responsible for implementing a system of project planning, cost analysis, scheduling, estimating, scope control, reporting, and evaluation to support project success in meeting cost and schedule goals. Provided analysis and recommendations to avoid cost or schedule variances.
FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT Miami, Juno Beach
Business Manager, Accounting Supervisor & & Jacksonville, FL
Project Management/Project Controls/Scheduling Specialist 1980 – 1996
SJR Power Park, Turkey Point & St. Lucie Nuclear Power Plants
Part of a Project Management Team for SJR Power Park, Turkey Point & St. Lucie Nuclear Plants, Dade County Refuse and other projects. Directed, assisted and coordinated Project contracting, budgeting, estimating, engineering, scheduling/refueling outages, power distribution & transmission, staffing of assigned projects. Responsible for financial administration of FPL’s interests in various energy projects. Other responsibilities include planning, coordinating, and implementing systems; monitoring monthly operating cost; and responding/advising on regulatory issues/compliance in accordance with business plans and corporate policies including Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX). Responsible for auditing, accounting, job costing and payment of all contracts; directly supervised up to 12 accounting/clerical personnel; implemented equitable and proper accounting policies (GAPP); reconciled general ledgers and supported financial statement preparations.
UNITED ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS Indiantown, FL
Senior Nuclear Cost Engineer/Scheduler & Middletown, PA
Martin County Power Plant & Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Station 1975 – 1979
Responsible for maintaining cash expenditure forecasts and reviewing project cost estimates and projections for labor and material. Develop outage strategy and scope to include pre-outage and post-outage schedules to ensure successful balance between on line and outage activities. Duties included coordination and analysis of schedules and performance; preparation of project estimates; and on-site cost accounting.
EDUCATION
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE – Business Administration, Pennsylvania State University, Major – Accounting/Finance
PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (PMP) – Project Management Institute
UNITED STATES NAVY – Various financial assignments, Honorable Discharge
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