With my extensive experience in project scheduling and controls having supported a variety of large-scale, multi-disciplinary infrastructure and construction projects, ensuring that their management teams have the detailed information they need to ensure that their projects remain on-time and on-budget
SITAL S. SOHAL
Senior Supervisor Scheduler
Scheduling Manager
Project Manager
INTRODUCTION
I have extensive experience in project scheduling and controls. Have supported a variety of large-scale, multi-disciplinary infrastructure and construction projects, ensuring that their management teams have the detailed information they need to ensure that their projects remain on-time and on-budget. I also brings with him a strong background in construction and construction management, giving me a clear understanding of the diverse and sometimes conflicting needs of various project stakeholders. I have experience which includes infrastructure and development projects both throughout the United States and abroad.
CREDENTIALS
BA - Physics & Math - Punjab University – Chandigarh, India.-
Government Engineering College - Jabalpore, India – Completed 2-years Mechanical Engineering
Union Carbide: Certificate Course (Louis Allen) – Management Systems, Oral Communication Course.
Elected Associate Member – Institute of Fuel - London
Chartered Fuel Technologist – A.M.Inst.F.London
Former Member: American Society of Professional Estimators.
Former Certified Cost Engineer - CCE
Computer Skills: Microsoft Office - Word – Excel - Primavera P3 3.1, (some P6 experience) SureTrak - Claim Digger 3.0 - Schedule Analyzer & Means Cost/Estimating Program for Cost and Labor.
EXPERIENCE: Program & Construction Management.
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5/10 to Present: Working on a claim presentation for extra work done by an Earth-moving contractor for the Port of Long Beach, LA.
Claim work is for extra 100 hours of added time and material.
7/09 to 5/10: Scheduling Consultant to West Contra Costa Unified School District, Richmond, Ca.
Completed the Master Plan Schedule for the 18 School Districts.
10/08 to 11/08: Consultant Winnipeg Airport Authority, Winnipeg, MB Canada.
Working on the integration of the WAA Master Plan with the
Construction activities of EllisDon (Construction Contractor)
Integration of this work involved construction and delivery activities
of major trades.
This is a C$400M Project for the Construction of a New Winnipeg Airport,
07/08 to 08/08: GE-Hitachi /SONIC. San Jose, CA.
Project Control/ Scheduling. (Consultant)
Worked on the Design phase of the ESBWR/ABWR - GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
My part covered the San Jose design teams weekly input to the Master Project Schedule - From all disciplines, Resident Engineers and Lead Engineers.
Master Project Schedule is updated weekly and published Mondays for review.
01/07 to 07/08: Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc, San Francisco, CA.
Senior Supervisor Scheduling, Project Control Group, Western Division
Worked on the Bart and Caltran’s projects in San Francisco.
San Diego County Water Authority $65M Project, Schedule Review.
Schedule review for the Honolulu High Speed Rail Project $3.5B.
Schedule review for Caltrans High Speed Rail, Project.
Worked on the Proposal for the DFW Connector: SH114/SH121.
12/05 to
12/06 SS Cost/Scheduling Services, San Jose CA.
CEO & Owner.
Working as a Consultant in the Bay Area with contractors on Public Work’s, Commercial & Industrial Projects.
9’06 Short term Contract: PPL Brunner Island Power Plant, York Haven, PA.
Worked as a Project Control Specialist on Turnaround and Installing Precipitators by Research Cottrell/Hamon
8/2005 PENPOWER - Tampa, FL
11/05 Project Control/Scheduler - contract - GE Energy Nuclear - Canonsburg, PA
This project consists of the detailed 24 hour scheduling, fabrication, complete assembly, testing and shipping of the Dresden Nuclear Steam Dryer #.3. Generated all the daily schedule updates; distribution and schedule analysis for the Fabrication and Engineering schedule of this project.
3/05 WALTON CONSTRUCTION – Contract
5/05 Project Control/Scheduler - Harrah’s Kansas City North Casino Pavilion Expansion –
Eleven - Story Hotel Tower
7/03 CONSTRUCTION & BUILDING CONTRACTORS - -South Bay Area - San Jose CA
2/05 Cost/Scheduling Engineer - Independent Consultant
6/01 PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF - San Jose CA
6/03 1/03-6/03 Scheduling Manager - Houston Intercontinental Airport, Houston, TX
Outlined and developed the Master Plan and baseline Schedule for the $450M Airport Upgrade Program. Program included Federal Inspection Services Facility, Automated People Mover, elevated Parking Facilities, and interfaced with related sub-projects contractors. Responsibilities include the monthly reporting and Program progress status analysis. Direct a support Primavera P3 team to produce an integrated Program cost-schedule database. Direct actions for contractor delay claims prevention, analysis and mitigation. Reviewed contract bids, change orders and soft-cost forecasts.
1/02-10/02 - Facilities Project Control Manager - $1.2B – LAUSD - Facilities Modernization Program Los Angeles
Created Primavera Program cost-schedule control database and Excel software spread sheet for Project Cost Accounting. Coordinated with local schools District Managers-Directors to establish and maintain a data coding structure for Project control tools and quality data accountability for resourced schedules. Motivated’ evaluated, and rated performance of Project Control specialists and local district Project controls personnel. Made effective use of management reporting data warehouse to produce valuable Project control monitoring and reporting documentation...
PARSONS BRINCKERHOFF - San Jose CA
6/01-12/01 – Project Control Senior Lead Scheduler - Team Member for Master Plan Development, San Jose CA.
Team member on the $35M Interim San Jose Airport Facility Project
Team member on the $40M San Jose Runway Expansion Project
Senior Scheduler on the $3M San Jose Airport Vault Lighting Project
Generated complex and varied schedule methodology techniques to support the above Projects; produced monthly progress analysis, status for progress updated and performed progress analysis on the above Capital Projects. Set up the Earned Value Management reports and the WBS code. Analyzed contractor’s weekly detail work schedule sequences for manpower and cost-schedule projections, assisted in the development, implementation and monitoring of polices and procedures of contract specifications relating to project scheduling and Controls. Utilized Primavera P3.0 Project control software
PLAYATEC INTERNET COLLABORATION SOLUTIONS. Burlingame, CA
3/01 – 6/01 – Project Control Engineer – JPB Capital Master Schedule. San Carlos CA.
Worked on the JPB Capital Master Schedule Database. This job was detailed to various levels of project
Work and was highlighted to Station & Intermodal Access, Right of Way, Operational Facilities & Equipment,
Capital Program Development and Caltrain Express. The Project was divided into: Program, Project, and Playatec JBP Job Numbers, Segments, Responsibilities, Areas of Work, and Types of Activity are performed.
I did the schedule analysis and produced all reports as required by the JPB Board and the Consultants working, when I left only 8% of the work was completed in the design phase. The schedule contained 1074 activities. Playatec lost this contract with JBP.
8/00- 3/01 - Project Control Engineer - $35-M - VTA Project, Mountain View CA.
Report progress against project schedules and update schedules, perform schedule analysis on baseline schedule and monthly update schedules when submitted by contractor. Perform analysis for schedule issues such as delays, mitigation plans and change orders, earned value management and reports and the WBS code for project reports. Assisted the Resident Engineer in processing contractors monthly pay request and other project control activities and generated all computer reports, graphs, CPM charts and customized presentations.
12/98 LEE LEWIS CONSTRUCTION - Amarillo, TX
2/00 Project Controller - $45-M – 776-cell - Clements High Security Prison Unit
Worked with Primavera P3 - 3.0 scheduling software, project was resource and cost loaded; prepared schedule of values reporting cost/schedule analysis, project monitoring compliance, claims, insurance reports, change order management and other related activities including the earned value system and the WBS code for project reporting.
3/94 HUBER, HUNT & NICHOLS- College Station, TX
12/98 Project Coordinator
$45-M - 12500 seat stadium to be used as a Special Events Center at Texas A&M University
Prepared preliminary logic network, prepared detailed logic network, which consisted of all submittal, procurement and construction activities, duration, sequencing, cost and resource loading and proposed sequence for equipment/systems and WBS codes for project reporting. Prepared schedule of values with cost reports on activity, percentage of work in-place, and total cost of each activity, value of work in-place since last report, value of work in-place to-date, and value of uncompleted work. Project schedule was updated every month with time impact analysis for change orders. Published detailed bar charts by building, detailing time scale logic diagram by building, custom cost reports, pay application, detailing schedule of values for all activities, and custom reports sorted by various requirements as earned value system for management.
Completed 2000 Bed Bexar County State Jail at San Antonio, TX.
25 Story RSA Tower at Montgomery, AL.
Alcon Labs expansion, installation of equipment and validation schedules at Fort Worth, TX.
Burleson High School ($35M), Mansfield High School ($32M) & Flower Mound High School ($85M) at Texas.
3/91 METRO TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Harris County Houston, TX
12/93 Senior Estimator
Prepared Engineers Estimates for METRO; estimates covered general mobility, transit centers, bus operating facilities, regional rail/bus transport alternatives, and project bid openings.
Prepared order-of-magnitude design and construction estimates for budget allocations and assisted in the development of scope-of-work as well as budgets for General Facilities Projects. Assisted in contract negotiations. For design contracts, ‘Lone Bidder’ contracts and change orders. Conducted engineering evaluations of successful bids from contractors to determine if they are fair and reasonable.
Acted as Liaison to Facility Engineering’s Fast Track Delivery Order Construction System. Checked the General Facilities construction schedules for project performance.
LOCATION: Will travel - CITIZENSHIP: US CITIZEN.
Clearance: AOA \\ SIDA Clearance: Mineta San Jose Int’l Airport – 2001/2002.
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