Senior Project Controls Professional, Primavera 6, Cost Control

Tomás G. Carbonell, M.S.

Senior Project Controls / Construction Engineering Management

**** ******* ***. ***** ****, CA 95409 Ph. #: 541-***-**** *****@*****.***

Education

MS, Construction Engineering Management, Oregon State University, 2003.

BS, Civil Engineering, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Colombia, 1998.

PMP Certification, Candidate 2011.

Summary

Civil and Construction Engineer with a Master of Science degree in Construction Engineering

Management integrated with MBA courses from Oregon State University. 15 years of total cumulative

experience including 10 years of experience in Project Controls and 5 years of overall management and

supervisory experience in the construction and engineering industries. Experience performing as part of

EPC and PMC Teams both at the home office and the field. Portfolio of projects includes from residential

and commercial construction to Design-Build Heavy-Civil Infrastructure construction projects including

Highways and Bridges for the Eisenhower Interstate System in the U.S. Performed successfully in

projects that range from $100,000 to $2 Billion, both overseas and in the U.S.

Project Controls Professional on Scheduling and Cost Controls with advanced computer skills. Intensive

exposure to Project Controls Systems Management as well as document control and project

management software, such as Active Project, Expedition, and Primavera Contract Manager. Well

versed in Primavera scheduling software Versions P3.1 and P6 Series as well as MS Project. Very

experienced in Construction Field Engineering and Project Management, Estimating, Safety,

Environmental Compliance, QA/QC, and Project Controls.

Previously performed successfully as Cost Engineer and Project Controls Systems Manager for the

Jacobs Engineering Group projects out of the Seattle Area Headquarters Office; P6 Scheduler for the

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Capital Improvement Program; and Scheduling Consultant for

various WSDOT construction projects. Currently performing as Project Controls Manager for the

Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) Program in Santa Rosa, CA.

Language skills include bilingual abilities, communicating fluently in English (Second Language) and

Spanish (Native speaker).

Tomás G. Carbonell is a U.S. Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder).

Work Experience

KKCS, Inc. – Kal Krishnan Consulting Services, Inc., Oakland, CA February 2010 - Present

SONOMA-MARIN AREA RAIL TRANSIT (SMART) Program – Santa Rosa, CA

Project Controls Manager / Senior Program Scheduler. Responsible for managing and coordinating

all aspects of Project Controls for the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) $700 Million Program

including, but not limited to schedule, budget, and costs control. Actively involved in Program planning

activities at all levels concerning scheduling, overall program cost estimate, budgeting, construction

contract packaging, funds tracking, cost spending, analysis and forecast, and monthly reporting. Member

of the Program Management Group (PMG) to discuss all-discipline Program related issues and action

items. Reports to Capital Projects Director and Program Manager. Developed, Reviews, and

Implementation of WBS for the Program in Primavera 6 according to the Standard Cost Categories (SCC)

from the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA). Prepares Cost

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Estimate and WBS in specific FTA format to apply for Federal Funding for future phases of the Program.

Teamed with Program Manager and consulting team to draft the Cost Estimating Methodology for the

Program. Manages the Program Cost Estimate to propose and analyze different alternatives for Program

development phasing. Holds meetings with consultants to discuss Program budget. Allocates Program

budget to Program projects by WBS/CBS. Develops, cost-loads and maintains the Program Master

Schedule in Primavera 6 environment, as well as, design, and project specific schedule analysis and

review. Teaming with Program CFO on Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) development, review, and

implementation. Supports CFO on providing Cost Estimate breakdown alternatives to perform budget

analysis. Develops guidelines, format, structure, and schedule for Advanced Conceptual Engineering

estimates. Coordinates and Manages All-Design Team Cost Estimate submittals. Coordinates with

Project Managers reviews and analyses of cost estimates submittals from design teams. Ensures quality

and accuracy of cost estimate information. Creates and maintains Program Master Cost Estimate. Works

with Capital Project Director to review Cost Estimate evolution. Creates and maintains list of Potential

Savings and Additions to the Cost Estimate. Generates cost estimates for different segment alternatives

for construction package analysis. Produces Cost Estimate Summary report for Upper and Executive

Management. Generates Cash Flow curves on different scenarios for construction contract packaging

strategies. Provides CFO with Cash Flow information to be used in financial forecast modeling for

funding analysis purposes. Directs and Coordinates WBS usage by consultants, estimators, and

contractors for invoicing purposes. Worked with others defining and making decisions regarding the

Contract and Task Order numbering system. Teams with other interdisciplinary managers to develop

Monthly Program Cost Reports, project schedules, and construction and development phasing. Manages

and coordinates construction schedule updates, progress and cost reports from General Contractors and

Construction Management teams across the Program.

JACOBS Engineering Group Inc., Bellevue, WA October 2007 – January 2010

SEATTLE AREA OFFICE - Bellevue Headquarters. Cost Engineer. Project Controls Systems

Manager for the Northwest Region headquarters office. Provided Cost Control and Financial

Management support to over 80 projects in the U.S. Northwest. Managed changes to contracts through

Project Accounting Procedure documentation for every new task order for multiple projects. Updated and

provided maintenance to Project Accounting Procedures in the Company’s Project Operations Dashboard

On-Line System (JPOD). Supported accounting processes. Held Operational Project Review Meetings on

a monthly basis. Provided support to various project managers, Regional Project Controls Manager, and

Upper and Executive Management.

SEATTLE-TACOMA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT - Port of Seattle – Aviation Project Management

Group. Capital Improvement Program P6 Scheduler (Primavera 5.0 and 6.0). Responsible for project

specific scheduling for the overall program including Infrastructure, Security, Terminal & Tenant,

Stormwater & Landside Groups, and Airfield & 3rd Runway Programs. Responsible for incorporating all

project schedules into a Master Schedule for the overall Program. Responsible for coordinating efforts

towards upgrading the scheduling system to Primavera 6. Responsible for updating and maintaining the

Program Schedule in a Primavera 6 environment. Teaming with others in the development of a standard

WBS system for the implementation of the new Enterprise Project Delivery System (EPDS) at the Port of

Seattle. Supporting scheduling efforts on the Emergency Power Back-Up Plan during winter 2009-2010.

WSDOT Construction Offices. Primavera 6 Scheduling Consultant (P6 Scheduler). Review,

analyze, and approve contractor’s Baseline and As-Built schedules in MS Project periodically. Develop

WSDOT As-Built and Critical Path schedules as well as Progress Reports to WSDOT Project Manager

with Critical Path analysis and recommendations. Advise WSDOT on alternatives and strategies to obtain

better information from the Contractor for Schedule Updates and Maintenance. Progress, Update, and

Maintain schedules in a P6 Enterprise Project Structure (EPS) environment. Attend Construction Meeting

interacting with General Contractor representatives, WSDOT Project Managers and Construction

Inspectors. Provide training on best scheduling practices and Primavera Project Management software

(P6) to WSDOT personnel.

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Projects:

Everett, WA – I-5 Mountlake Terrace Freeway Sound Transit Station.

Everett, WA – SR 522 -University of Washington – Bothell Campus - South Access.

Bellevue, WA – Urban Corridors Office - HOT Lanes Project.

I-405 – 8th St to SR 520 Braided Ramps – Interchange Improvements. Design-Build Team Atkinson

Construction-Jacobs Engineering. Responsible for reviewing and ensuring WSDOT specifications

compliance on the Preliminary Baseline Contract Schedule for the I-405 Bellevue Braided Ramps Project

proposal.

Port of Tacoma – Blair Hylebos Peninsula Terminal – Rail & Roadway Infrastructure – 30% Design.

Project Controls/Cost Engineer. Developed tracking tools to manage cost spending by tasks for both

Jacobs and subconsultants during the 30% Design portion of the project. Contributed to set up staffing

plans and master budget for the project. Developed Earned Value Management Systems through

calculation spreadsheets to generate Earned Value curves, Actual Spending curves, and Forecasting

projections. Resource loaded and Cost loaded the project schedule in Primavera 6 software. Updated,

progressed and maintained the Design Schedule in Primavera 6. Contributed in the development of the

preliminary construction schedule for three bridges meeting at the Taylor Way Intersection. Additional

responsibilities include generating cost reports for project management, prepared monthly progress

reports for the Client, as well as preparing weekly progress updates for project management, and

generating Project Accounting Procedure documents for every new Task Order.

Alaskan Way Viaduct – Parsons-Brinkerhoff – WSDOT. Seattle, WA. Project Controls/Cost

Engineer. Created tracking tools to manage cost spending for Jacobs design tasks. Developed complex

spreadsheets to calculate and generate actual spending and forecast curves. Prepared weekly progress

updates on cost spending for project management, and generate and process change management

(Project Accounting Procedures) documents for new Task Orders throughout the life of the project.

City of Seattle – 4th Avenue Ramp. Provided support by performing several project management

activities including updating cost reports on a monthly basis, calculating Earned Value, and generating

Earned Value curves as a management tool for both Project Management and the Client. Maintained

project schedule in MS Project software on a monthly basis. Created a new schedule for the Ramp

Realignment fraction of the project. Generated the Project Management Procedure report and the

Hazard Assessment Safety Action Plan for this project.

Cherry Point Campus Development – British Petroleum (BP) Bellingham, WA. Project Controls

Engineer to develop staffing plans for both Civil and Architectural Design. Updated and progressed the

design schedule in P6 software. Developed Earned Value calculation spreadsheets, Generated Earned

Value curves, Actual Spending curves, and Forecasting projection curves. Prepared Monthly Project

Status Reports for the Client.

KIEWIT PACIFIC Co. February 2004 - September 2007

Kirkland I-405 Stage 1 Design-Build Project, Kirkland, WA. Schedule Engineer/Environmental

Compliance Engineer and QA/QC Engineer for this $47.5 million project for Washington DOT that

included 2.6 miles of I-405 freeway expansion including 116th St. Bridge reconstruction, noise walls, MSE

walls, traffic barrier, three mitigation sites, major stormwater management structures and ITS.

Responsibilities included converting proposal schedule into baseline schedule and getting the baseline

schedule approved by WSDOT. Provided schedule maintenance and update; cost and resource loading;

five week schedule update and maintenance; monthly progress updates and reports; submittal of

baseline and monthly progress schedules for WSDOT approval; and job progress/cost control reports. As

Environmental Coordinator managed environmental efforts as compliance liaison among design-builder,

environmental consultant and WSDOT. Responsible for managing temporary erosion and sediment

control crew jobwide. Managed drilling subcontractor for bridge foundation shafts production. As

Structures (Bridge) Engineer provided supervisory support to project manager, project engineer,

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construction manager, design coordinator, as well as design and state project management. As QA/QC

Engineer provided quality assurance and control activities throughout the project, both field and

administrative. Also was a member of the project safety committee. (2005-2007).

Kiewit Pacific Co. – Pacific Structures District Office. Vancouver, WA.

Estimating Engineer for estimates of various Bridge Structure Projects throughout the Western United

States of America (WA, OR, CA, and ID) and Canada (AB, BC, and YK). Types of structures estimated

included reinforced concrete noise walls, traffic barrier, precast girders, single span bridge foundation,

substructures, and superstructures, massive steel structures, and massive steel bridges. Activities and

Responsibilities included Quantity Take Offs, Calculation Spreadsheets, Historical Data Gathering and

Analysis, Unit Analysis, Production Rates Comparison, Subcontractor Quote Analysis, Model

Construction for Estimating Purposes, Information Input and Generation of Estimate Report, Bid Close

Out Processes.

Successful Bids: Pacific Ave. (Tacoma, WA), $72.9 Million; Meacham Bridge (Union Pacific - Oregon),

$1 Million; CNRL Pump Station (Ft. McKay, Alberta), $30 Million.

Other Bids: Everett I-5, SAS (Bay Bridge Oakland, CA), Portland Aerial Tram – Upper Station (Steel

Structure), Yukon River Bridge (Canada). (Jan-Oct 2005).

I-25 / I-225 T-REX Design-Build Project, Denver, CO. QA/QC Concrete Structures Group Inspector

for the $1.6 billion project for the Colorado DOT. The project involved 17 miles of combined expansion

work on I-25 and I-225 in Denver, several bridge widening and structure improvement, tunnels,

interchanges, light rail system and stations, parking lot structures, noise walls, MSE walls, pedestrian

bridges and traffic barriers. Responsibilities included scheduling concrete testing for the entire project on

a daily basis; coordinating with QA inspectors to take samples and make Cylinders at different locations

around the project; concrete testing on-site; coordinating with concrete subcontractor on pours; and QC

testing. Performed QA inspection on different concrete structures such as oversized shafts for train

station foundations, tunnel structures, average shafts for retaining walls, noise walls, light rail ITS system,

moment slabs, bridges, and cast-in-place retaining walls. Developed Test and Inspection Reports for

every pour on a daily basis. (2004-2005)

OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, Corvallis, OR August 2002 – September 2003

Facilities Services-Construction Unit, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Construction Inspector

for the Weatherford Hall Renovation, Dixon Recreation Center Expansion and the Cauthorn Residence

Hall Water Pipe System Restoration project. Supervised and inspected major and minor construction jobs

on campus. Led weekly construction meetings; monitored subcontractors, ensured permanent open

communication channels with superintendents and general contractor’s staff, provided daily reports on

construction progress and provided utility locates on field prior to construction work. (2002-2003)

Civil Engineering Department, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR. Research Assistant for

evaluation of Oregon Department of Transportation Project Delivery Methods (2002-2003).

CONSTRUCCIONES MODULARES O&P Ltd. - Residential and Commercial Construction Company,

Bucaramanga, Colombia. (1993-2000)

Medical and Odontological Center COMFENALCO. Assistant Resident Engineer/Assistant

Construction Manager. Responsibilities included budget and cost control, construction quantities survey,

calculating and printing reports for senior construction manager’s office and for external auditors.

Managed survey crew measuring completed work. Also evaluated construction progress and

subcontractors’ progress payment. Prepared construction progress report for external auditors and

owner. (1998-2000)

Urbanistic Design of Parque del Cacique Condominium. Engineering Assistant responsible for

providing topographical revision, calculation of roads center line equations, calculation of coordinates of

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sewer points and caps, in addition to revision and correction of road center lines adjacent to the project as

well as project boundaries. Also, generated, drafted and located the contour lines on the plans; project

localization on drawings; preliminary urban planning design. Determined natural ground profile on road

center lines, driveways and parking areas. Also determined project profile, buildings’ terrace levels,

buildings’ pedestrian access, sidewalks and sidewalks curbs. Drafted different alternatives for profiles of

details for each building entrance axis, project road accesses and parking areas. Adjusted slopes and

transversal sections, elevated road center lines and other elements to define dirt moving. (1996-1997)

Cupiagua Military Base Project - British Petroleum Company. Provided estimates for construction

quantities take-off. Revised construction specifications, analyzed and estimated unit prices, and worked

with others to generate final bid estimate package. (1996)

Parque Central Condominium I Phase Project. Revised plans and corrected horizontal property

realignment deeds. (1995)

ESTUDIOS TECNICOS Y ASESORIAS - ETA S.A. - A Civil and Mechanical Engineering design and

consulting services company. Bucaramanga, Colombia.

Bridges Division. Cúcuta Highway Project, Bucaramanga – Suratá – El Escorial Pass Segment,

Colombia. Engineering Assistant. (1995)

CONSTRUCCIONES MODULARES O&P Ltd. - Residential and Commercial Construction Company,

Bucaramanga, Colombia.

Santander Financial Corporation Center Tower, Selecta Plaza Condominium Building. Construction

Equipment and Machinery Manager/Engineer responsible for inventory of machinery and equipment.

Set-up equipment history log, supervised and controlled equipment work-time, maintenance and

repairing. Also prepared equipment rental bill charges. (1993-1994)

Publications

Master’s Degree Research. “Evaluation of Oregon DOT Project Delivery Methods.

Outsourcing Project Delivery in DOTs”. Literature Review and DOT Survey. SPR Project 351.

Corvallis, OR. December 2003

Research Paper. “Estudio de Propiedades Acústicas en Concretos Modificados con

Aditivos Poliméricos” (“Study of Acoustic Properties in Polymer Modified Concrete”).I

Materials International Congress and II Materials Science and Technology National Meeting.

ISBN 958 33 2824 3. Bucaramanga, Colombia. November 5-10, 2001

Professional Certifications

AGC Association. Certified Erosion and Sediment Control Lead (CESCL), Seattle, WA May 2007

ACI. Certified Concrete Field Testing Technician Grade I, Denver, CO. March 2004

Management Training

Managing Project Financials. Jacobs College, Arlington, VA (April 2008)

Supervisory Conference. Kiewit University. Omaha, NE. (May 2007)

Project Engineer School. Kiewit University. Omaha, NE. (November 2006)

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