My long term goal is to find a company where I can grow and enrich my experience further and be a valuable asset to my employer.
Ruben Lopez
208 West George
Sinton, TX 78387
361-222-0195
lopezr73[at]yahoo.com
RELEVANT SKILLS
10 YEARS – Project Management/Coordination
10 YEARS – EVMS
10 YEARS – Cost Control (Labor, Materials & Subcontractor)
10 YEARS – Oracle/Primavera (2.0 – 6.2)
10 YEARS – Microsoft Projects/Microsoft Office
5 YEARS – Logistics and Operations Analysis
9 YEARS – Construction
10 YEARS – Integrated Master Schedules (planning and scheduling)
EXPERIENCE
01/2009-Present
USACE Government Contractor (Parsons)
• Control the efficient flow of services, and information between KTR, USER & USACE in order to meet customer (USER) requirements. Ensures that time objectives are achieved within existing financial constraints in order to meet USACE RFP and financial objectives. Ensures the execution and continuous improvement of standard logistics processes, such as the replenishment system, data interchange systems, demand management, electronic data systems administration and related functions. Builds relationships with USER through logistics initiatives.
• Under a staff augmentation program, I serve as a Senior Scheduler conducting contractor oversight for 8 projects ranging from 70 million to 189 million dollars.
• Perform KTR Schedule EVM & Submittal/Transmittal reviews.
• Assess Contractor's monthly reports in their payment requests standardized to include all my desired data which consist of Project Schedule & Project Cost.
• Based on construction experience, observations, and schedule review, I use critical thinking and objective and subjective analyses of schedules, productivity, manpower and progress, beyond what the reports identify, to identify past, current & potential problems and solutions and to provide advice and assessments to PE's, RE's, and AE's.
• Provide support for evaluating contractor invoices, to include evaluating contractor’s requested earned value, and design and construction progress schedules. Detailed analysis is required to monitor progress to help provide early indicator(s) of current or future issues.
06/2007 – 12/2008
Gulf Marine Fabricators
Primavera P6 Scheduler
• Served as project scheduler utilizing Primavera v6.1 extensively for all scheduling tasks.
• Performed Integrated Master Schedule work for offshore construction and modular refinery construction involving extensive piping scheduling.
• Performed earned value analysis (EVA or EVMS) by using past performance to predict a more accurate cost to completion
• Identified all critical paths within a project by using float path analysis.
• Controlled budgets, changes and estimates at completion to ensure a successful project delivery.
• Communicated status to general contractors, subcontractors and other project team members using industry standard reports.
• Stored actual cost, units, earned value and planned value by customizable financial period, to be able to compare current and future trends (EVMS).
• Broke activities down into smaller weighted steps and tracked the completion of the steps to determine the activity percent complete.
• Coordinated labor, material, equipment and subcontractors to ensure on-schedule, on-budget completion.
• Utilized MS Office tools such as Excel, Word, and Access extensively for tracking and documentation.
• Primavera Scheduler for a 4-month T/A Project building a detailed cost loaded schedule for the CELANISE IBU (Ibuprophen) Chemical Refining Plant in Bishop, TX.
• Completed schedule included project, maintenance work and outside contractor data for this $8 million dollar project.
• Project involved extensive piping scheduling and task coordination.
• Developed a complex Primavera 3 schedule consisting of three phase shutdowns built into one schedule.
o Phase 1. Pre/April – T/A April – Post/April
o Phase 2. Pre/May – T/A May – Post/May
o Phase 3. Pre/June – T/A June – Post/June
• Utilized MS Office tools such as Excel, Word, and Access extensively for tracking and documentation.
11/2006 – 01/2007
Rayonier Pulp Mill, Jesup, GA
Primavera / MS Project Scheduler (Contract)
• Scheduler and turnaround consultant whose duties ranged from coordinating with internal planners and importing all scheduled turnaround work into one Integrated Master Schedule in Microsoft Project.
• Set up cost accounts using Primavera P3 (3.1) and their proprietary accounting software for gathering and tracking cost. This short project was mainly to setup their project controls for a scheduled shutdown during 2007.
• Identified all critical paths within a project by using float path analysis.
• Controlled budgets, changes and EAC to ensure a successful project delivery.
• Communicated status to general contractors, subcontractors and other project team members using industry standard reports.
• Performed short term (8 months) scheduling contract for vertical construction for a local compounding pharmacy. Scheduling activities included: interface with engineering and construction personnel to determine project element durations, development of key project linkages to determine project durations and critical path, preparation of overall summary schedule as well as a detailed level 4 schedules.
a. Construction schedule driven by resources and logic.
b. Ability to filter for a specific location or resource (discipline).
c. Included project milestone data as related to engineering, procurement, & construction.
d. Coordinated weekly critical path meetings as required by contract.
e. Identified scheduling conflicts and made recommendations to resolve all issues.
f. Developed EVMS for planned Vs performance analysis.
• Started a successful business providing computer repairs, custom building PCs, system networking, maintaining client servers & work stations remote support, mirroring systems, installing & maintaining surveillance systems, and working with multi-site networking systems.
As Primavera Scheduler:
• Created Shipbuilding and Repair Master Schedules in Primavera using provided job specifications for clients including the U.S. Navy.
• Performed Master Schedule work for various projects; many involving electrical, carpentry, machining, structural steel, pipe, paint & coatings, insulation, etc.
• Scheduled advance planning meetings with trades and ran through planning scenarios.
• Attended daily POD (plan of day) meetings and provided Government (Navy) with crucial/critical path information for project completion purposes.
• Provided direct scheduling support to projects to include: Program plans, master schedules, detail schedules.
• Facilitated and assisted programs in establishing schedules by defining the tasks, establishing logical relationships, estimating appropriate duration, identifying necessary constraints, assigning appropriate resources, and analyzing the schedule.
• Provided schedule analysis to include float analysis/slack and critical path status at the summary level (Gantt charts, Milestone/Events, Master Phasing Schedule) in addition to detailed task level.
• Served as scheduler directly responsible for updating schedules as revisions occurred.
• Provided a Job Labor Status Reports (JLS), Earned Value (EVMS) and Cost Control which contained the following: Project Resources, Budget, % Complete, Earned Values, Production Index, Spent Quantity, Spent Hours, Spent Overtime Hours, Hours Forecasted at Completion (EAC) & Variance of Hours Forecasted at Completion. Material & Subcontractor Dollars were also included in this analysis.
• Created S-curves and provide presentational graphs and charts for cost reporting and job status.
• Performed earned value analysis by using past performance to predict a more accurate cost to completion
• Identified all critical paths within a project by using float path analysis.
• Controlled budgets, changes and estimates at completion to ensure a successful project delivery.
• Communicated status to general contractors, subcontractors and other project team members using industry standard reports.
• Stored actual cost, units, earned value and planned value by customizable financial period, so we could compare current and future trends.
• Utilized MS Office tools such as Excel, Word, and Access extensively for tracking and documentation.
EDUCATION
1996 - 2000
San Antonio College - San Antonio, TX
Studies in general education, Basic studies, Computer Science/IT
1998 - 2000
Texas Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) - San Antonio, TX
(A+ TRAINING) - Studies in PC repair, Hardware & Software Applications.
Studies in Network Administration (CST Certified, CNST Certified)
2002 United States' Defense Security Service Academy
Facility Security Administrator Program Management Course studies in espionage, counter intelligence, facility clearance documentation, foreign interests, personnel clearance guide lines, safeguarding classified information, security violations and compromises, Plant operation security, writing process control procedures and general security education.
2010
Oracle/Primavera -Project Management in Primavera P6
Provided hands on Oracle Primavera training for Oracle's client/server-based solution, lead participants through the entire project life cycle, from planning to execution. Topics included adding activities, assigning resources, and creating a baseline. Participants also gained a thorough background in the concepts of planning and scheduling. Instruction stressed the three basic elements of project management: schedule, resource and costs.
Oracle/Primavera – Advanced Project Management in Primavera P6
Provided in-depth project management training in the Oracle Primavera P6 client-server-based solution. Building off skills learned in the basic course, Project Management in Primavera. Topics include earned value analysis, updating baselines, importing and exporting project data, and top-down budgeting.
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