Project Controls Engineer / Specialist
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DALLAS R. CROSS
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SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Project Controls
Planning and Scheduling
Project Controls Engineer (title)
Resource Planning
Production Controls
Construction Management
Cost Estimating
Building Inspection
General Contracting
PROJECT CONTROLS ENGINEER (title) Sept 2011 – April 2012
Vector Engineering – Bechtel / Sargent & Lundy Joint Venture
TVA – Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Project
• Worked independently as the Project Controls Engineer, for the Chattanooga Sargent & Lundy Office. Developed and Maintained (numerous) Pre-engineering (10%), and Pre-Construction (50-100%) Engineering Phase (P6) Schedules.
• Responsible for Development of special 50-100% Engineering Pre-construction phase Plant Systems (P6) schedules, and Cost Estimates, for client ESDP submittal packages.
• Maintained updates, and Provided weekly progress reporting. Developed specialized reports on as needed basis.
SENIOR PROJECT PLANNING and CONTROLS SPECIALIST
April – August 2011
WorleyParson’s (Engineering) Group
• Initial development of Primavera (P6) Engineering Management and Design Project Schedule for TVAs Kingston Fossil Plant Dry Fly Ash - Bottom Ash Dewatering Process System and Facilities.
• Development of WorleyParsons /TVA Primavera (P6.2/P6.7) Generic Schedule global format(s) integration requirements.
Sr. PROJECT CONTROLS SPECIALIST March 2011
Tennessee Valley Authority / BECHTEL
Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit-2 Construction Completion
Spring City, TN
Project Controls support of Mechanical Discipline Systems Completions Scheduling and Resource Planning.
PROJECT CONTROLS SPECIALIST June – November 2010
Tennessee Valley Authority / BVI, Inc.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Operations Support and Fleet Governance - Enterprise Systems Management Staff
Developed, Implemented, and maintained a Primavera Schedule Database for managing
Information Systems / Technology MAXIMO, COGNOS, and SYCLO Programs ‘Defect’ Fixes, and Systems Enhancements.
Developed, and provided reports as needed to support Governance Team Representatives (Managers) respective disciplines, (e.g. Work Management, Supply Chain, Corrective Actions, etc.).
PROJECT CONTROLS SPECIALIST March - June 2010
Tennessee Valley Authority / SAMICO, Inc.
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Power / Transmission Control Systems - Capital and O&M Projects (Power Lines, Sub-Stations, Breakers, Switches, Taps, Right-of-Ways, etc.).
Electric System Projects – Captial & O&M Projects (Tele-Communications, SCADA, Data Displays, etc.).
Developed special Primavera Schedule database queries and reports’ on as needed basis, to facilitate programs data integrity analysis.
Assisted Project Managers / Engineers and Line Organizations in developing project budgets, schedules ad establishing reporting structures.
Monitored projects performance, in comparisons to current performance plans, and long-range project plans.
Ensured project milestones and resource needs were properly posted in the appropriate cost and Primavera schedule databases.
Researched, prepared and submitted fixed assets accounting classification requests for formal determinations of Capital Projects.
Monitored expenditures, for usage trends, special issues.
Provided resource loading graphs/charts, and tabular reports on regular basis, and for special studies and analysis.
Lead processes, ensuring integrity of the processes, resolved pending, and special requests; reconciled encumbrances of pending tasks, with financial system database. Prepared project approval packages, and associated documentation.
Provided written project closure notifications, and root cause analysis, to explain, project costs, schedule, and performance variances.
PRIMAVERA 6.2
Attended / completed additional formal Primavera (P6.2) training (December 2009). (Oracle University, Orlando, FL – c/o ETI, Atlanta, GA).
SENIOR PROJECT PLANNING and CONTROLS SPECIALIST
June 1999 – April 2009
WorleyParson’s (Engineering) Group
• Developed Plans and maintained Corporate Schedules for Engineering Design Coordination
and Implementation of Fossil and Hydro Generation Plant Capital, O&M, and Special Projects
(e.g. – SCR projects; Combined Cycle Combustion Turbine Plant’s; Combustion Turbine
Plant Duel Fuel Conversion; Settling / Recycle Pond Projects; etc.).
• Developed (Nuclear and Fossil) Project Proposal Schedules.
• Maintained Corporate Master Engineering multi-project; multi-discipline, LAN based scheduling program. Utilized Primavera (SureTrak, P3 and P6); MSExcel; MSWord; etc..
WorleyParson’s (Engineering & Construction Management) Group
March – January 2009
Titanium Tailings Mine Site Development & Process Wet Mill Facility Design & Construction @ Emporia / Brink, Va.
Engineering and On-Site Project Scheduler -
• Developed and Maintained Primavera (P3) Project Plans/Schedules for the (Multi-discipline) Engineering Phase.
• Developed and maintained the (on-site) integrated detail ‘Site Development’ and ‘Facilities’ Construction Schedule. Incorporated a ‘Schedule of Values (SOV)’ Project Management Control Concept for the Pre-Outage and Construction Phases.
• Developed initial Site Outage Schedule to include equipment / systems installations, testing, commissioning & turnovers.
• Required regular direct Interface with WorleyParsons, Client, and Sub-Contractors Senior Management.
CONSTRUCTION / RECOVERY PROJECT SCHEDULER
November 2002 – February 2003
GUBMK / Tennessee Valley Authority
Site Construction Project Scheduler for the Post-Fire Recovery of the TVA Watts Bar Dam Five (5) Unit Powerhouse, Control and Administration Buildings, Switchyard Equipment and Support Facilities.
Responsible for the development and maintenance of the construction schedule, logics, and numerous reports utilizing Primavera (P3), SureTrak, Excel, etc. including detail plans, manpower/resource loading, etc. including the Constructors and Miscellaneous Contractors Scopes of work.
Project (schedule) included the Demolition and Recovery of Five (5) Hydro generation units post fire loss of all Major (electrical) Components beyond the Generators (including all Generator Leads, 480v Station Service, Control Systems and Facilities, Switchyard Leads, Breakers, etc.).
Work scope (integrated plans and schedule) also included Plant Automation and Hydro Modernization (of one unit), and construction of a 10K square foot Warehouse.
Project included detail planning considerations for abatement, removal & disposal of various environmental hazards (e.g. Asbestos, Lead, PCB's, etc.).
ENGINEERING PROJECT CONTROLS SPECIALIST June 1999 – Nov 2002
Parson’s Energy and Chemicals Group / Tennessee Valley Authority
Developed and maintained (P3 Inter-project) multi-discipline PRIMAVERA (P3) / SureTrak PC LAN based Engineering/Resource Schedule for Design and Implementation of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) Systems.
Maintained Corporate Master Engineering multi-project; multi-discipline, LAN based scheduling program. Utilized Primavera (P3), SureTrak, Excel, Word, etc.
Maintained data/documentation for schedule claims analysis.
ENGINEERING SCHEDULING SPECIALIST January 1998 - June 1999
McKee Foods Corporation
Developed a ‘Special Project’ Plan and Schedule for installation of new Plant Baking Equipment; without interruption of production, or contamination of the production environment. This project included significant facilities modifications, relocation of critical plant equipment, and installation of new equipment (conveyors and storage systems; HVAC, etc.).
Responsible for Initial Development, Implementation, and Maintenance of a Corporate ‘Master’ Engineering, Multi-project, Multi-discipline, Integrated Scheduling Program; supporting Production; Equipment; and Facilities, Capitol and O&M Projects.
ENGINEERING PROJECT CONTROL SPECIALIST April 1994 – February 1995
Gilbert-Commonwealth Engineering / Tennessee Valley Authority
Developed and maintained an integrated (70+) multi-project, multi-discipline, PRIMAVERA PC LAN based engineering/resource schedule.
ENGINEERING PROJECT CONTROL SPECIALIST April 1990 – April 1994
Tennessee Valley Authority
Developed and maintained an integrated multi-project, multi-discipline, PRIMAVERA PC LAN based - Low NOx Burners retrofit Engineering schedules.
SPECIAL PROJECTS SCHEDULING SPECIALIST March 1989 – June 1989
Washington Public Power Supply (WPPS) Unit-2 (Hanford, WA)
Developed ADP portion of corporate long range resource constrained planning program using PSDI PROJECT/2 with Oracle Database Integration for budget / cost planning and tracking.
Developed a unique Modifications Prioritization matrix, to prioritize 400+ NRC mandated modifications.
Incorporated the Prioritization Matrix Numbering system into the P2 scheduling database code structure, as a primary driver for schedule sequencing of the modifications.
SUPERVISOR, INFORMATION SYSTEMS August 1986 – March 1989
Tennessee Valley Authority
Responsible for planning, scheduling, and reporting on the development and implementation of TVA's Nuclear Procedures System.
Responsible for ADP equipment configurations, procurement and maintenance
CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SCHEDULING SUPERVISOR (Utility Engineer)
January 1984 – April 1986
Louisiana Power and Light Company / Waterford-3 Nuclear SES
Responsible for development of prioritized construction plans and finalized detail schedules; maintained and reported on project progress, made in-progress schedule evaluations, and revised plans, for the successful construction completion, and Licensing, of Waterford-3 Nuclear SES.
Developed the ADP scheduling database for Plant Operations, including Initial Fuel Loading, Start-up and Power Ascension Testing, and beginning operation phase(s).
COMPUTER SKILLS
Fluent in the use of a variety of computer systems applications and project management and controls software including the following programs: Primavera (SureTrak, P3, P6); MS Project; MSWord; MSExcel, 3D-Architect.
EDUCATION
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Chattanooga State Technical Community College
Numerous Corporate sponsored courses in communications, computer usage, programming, supervisory skills development and project planning (list available).
Numerous short courses and seminars on various subjects relating to professional building inspection, engineering, construction, design, business practices, etc. (list available).
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