Project Manager

J A M E S E. V A U G H A N

PO Box ***

Tifton, GA 31793

Email address: ******@********.***

Home Phone: 229-***-****

Cell Phone: 229-***-****

SUMMARY

Use of planning and scheduling programs, Primavera P3.1, P5.0, SureTrak, P6.0 - version 8.1 and Microsoft Project to develop original and manage multiple simultaneous schedules. Integrated master schedules (IMS) provided labor costs, component fabrication & completed assembly timing requirements, facility construction durations, and financial costs analysis (EVMS) to manage projects within contractual requirements on multiple simultaneous projects. Developed review of contractor contract cost claims and time extensions requests, negotiated resolution of contractor cost claims and time extensions. Provided project controls management, supervision, and oversight to general, sub-contractors, material vendors planning and scheduling personnel to provide heightened assurance scheduling information was accurate, timely, and meaningful.

Extensive engineering design, project/construction management, project scheduling, project construction controls management, and cost controls in a variety of industries. Experiences in the construction of nuclear powered electrical power generating facilities, high technology steel mills, multiple unit fossil fuel fired environmental improvement controls systems (Bag houses, FGD’s, SCR’s), very large complex manufacturing facilities, chemical processing plants, pharmaceutical facilities, MRP/EPC contract environments, WWTP facilities, municipal sewer and potable water distribution systems. Development of construction control procedures and policies while as Project Controls Manager.

In possession of excellent computer programs operating knowledge (MS OFFICE, AUTOCAD, PRIMAVERA project management programs and PROLOG), superior interpersonal skills, with the strong ability to lead and manage.

KEY SKILLS

FACILITIES ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

FINANCIAL PLANNING & CONTROL

CONTINUOUS PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

METHOD & STANDARDS

OFFICE MANAGEMENT

CONSTRUCTION KNOWLEDGE & METHODS

MANUFACTURING / ENGINEERING LIAISON

PROCESS SYSTEMS IMPROVEMENTS

PROCESS SYSTEMS SIZING & DESIGN

P3.1, P5.0, P6.0 - Ver. 8.1, SURETRAK; MS PROJECT

PROGRAM PLANNING & SCHEDULING

UTILITY SIZING SYSTEMS DESIGN

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

PROJECT ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

COST ESTIMATING

PROCESS CONTROL

FACILITIES EQUIPMENT & PLANT LAYOUT

DOCUMENTS, SPEC’S, & DRAWINGS CONTROL

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Shaw Group, Inc., Waynesboro, GA

Senior Project Controls Lead

2010-2012

Lead Construction Planner / Scheduler for Southern Nuclear Company Plant Vogtle nuclear powered electrical power generating plant 14.5 billion dollars units 3 & 4 expansion. Provided project construction and schedule oversight. Communicated construction and scheduling areas of concern to senor project managers, along with possible construction and schedule workarounds and resolutions. Coordinated development of construction deliverables, major work priorities into integrated master construction (IMS) schedule, and completion milestones. Served as mentor and tutor to junior staff Construction Planners / Schedulers.

Thompson Construction Group, Sumter, SC

Senior Project Controls Lead

2008-2010

Developed, evolved, base lined and maintained level 4 process piping construction schedules with the Thompson Construction Group at the ThyssenKrupp Steel Company 6.0 plus billion dollars steel facility Cold Roll Mill Pickling, Tandem Roll Mill, Continuous Pickling and Skin Pass Mill production lines. Coordination of mechanical, electrical and equipment startup contractors schedules to secure adequate construction phase and equipment commissioning interfaces.

CB&A Project Management Services, LLC, Birmingham, Al

Consulting Senior Project Controls Lead

2007 -2008

Coordinated, developed, and evolved an accelerated level 5 mechanical equipment schedule with the Burkhalter Rigging Company at the ThyssenKrupp Steel Company 6.0 plus billion dollars steel facility Hot Strip Mill production line. Developed cost analysis and coordinated cost impact of accelerated mechanical equipment installation schedule.

Development, evolvement, and base lining of a level 4 process piping construction schedule with the Thompson Construction Group at the ThyssenKrupp Steel Company 6.0 plus billion dollars steel facility Hot Strip Mill production line. Coordination of mechanical and electrical contractors schedules to secure adequate construction phase interfaces.

Provided consulting construction management support to the Southern Company for two environmental operating technologies and four operating generating units at the largest electrical power generating facility in the Georgia Power generating system. Environmental operating improvements (Selective Catalytic Reduction & Flue Gas Desulphurization) are a simultaneous, multiple year, 2.8 plus billion dollars, and numerous contactors construction effort.

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E.I. DuPont Company, Fayetteville, NC

Consulting Senior Project Scheduler Lead

2006 – 2007

Provided consulting construction management support with the development of an integrated master EPC schedule on a 50 million dollar ultra fast engineering and construction of a Fluoropolymer manufacturing processing expansion. Developed schedule analysis of resource requirements & loading, equipment delivery and construction installation using Primavera Project Planner. Evolved, presented, and secured alternate planning solutions for project scheduling due to process engineering design changes, materials delivery delays, and project requirements.

williams-russell & johnson, Inc, Atlanta, GA

Consulting Project Controls Manager

2005 - 2006

Provided consulting Controls Manager services on three billion dollar WWTP facilities, Combined Sewer Separation and Potable Water Upgrade Project for the City of Atlanta Water Shed Management Department. Responsible for establishing a standardized project planning and control process, development of projects execution to be utilized during the installation, testing, commencement of WWTP facilities, combined sewer separation and potable water systems upgrade projects for the City of Atlanta. Provided direction and mentoring to a team of project control professionals. Programs utilizing the project planning, control and project execution process ranged from $79 million to $101 million, which were part of a three billion dollar citywide systems upgrade. In charge of daily personnel management and supervision, development of all processes and procedures associated with project controls and providing training to personnel who utilize and benefit from an established project control process.

Double J Enterprises, various states

Consulting Project Engineer / Controls Manager / Senior Scheduling Lead

1998 - 2005

Provided consulting project engineering, control management, and financial analysis services (EVMS) for a variety of companies in the public transportation vehicle fabrication, automobile manufacturing, electrical power, biopharmaceutical, paper & pulp, and raw agricultural process commodities industries companies and municipalities. Project controls management completed for such companies as Nissan North America, Monsanto Seed Company, Procter & Gamble Company, IDEC, USACE, Fluor Company, and City of New York.

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Hunt Foods Company, Fullerton, California

Independent Operating Company of ConAgra, Inc.

Engineering Manager / Project Engineer

1979 – 1997

As a division, Cal-Compack Foods, Engineering Manager investigated methods to improve operational and maintenance departments’ personnel technical skill levels, general operational knowledge, equipment troubleshooting, and process equipment knowledge. Provided leadership, technical expertise, advice, training, and assistance to plant, division, and corporate staff. Provided maintenance group management supervision at final products processing facility.

As a corporate Project Engineer the support for new corporate products development, continuous process improvement, and greater plant efficiencies provided opportunities to analyze and prepare process change proposals for strategic consideration.

EDUCATION

BS Industrial Technology - Advanced course work completed - California State University – Long Beach,

California

AA Engineering, Mathematics & Science - Cerritos Community College - Norwalk, California

AA Technology, Cerritos Community College - Norwalk, California

CERTIFICATIONS

Primavera Project Planner 3.1 - 1996

Primavera Project Planner 3e - 2000

Primavera SureTrak 3.0 - 2002

Primavera Project Planner 3e/c - 2004

Primavera Project Planner 3.5.1 - 2005

Primavera Project Planner 4.0 - 2005

Primavera Project Planner 5.0 - 2007

Primavera Project Planner 6.0 - 2008

Primavera Expedition 3.0 - 1992

Primavera Expedition 5.0 - 1995

Primavera Expedition 8.0/8.5 - 2005

Primavera Expedition 10.5 - 2006

Primavera Contract Manager - 2008

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