Objective: Hands-on role in estimating, project management and project accounting. Ideal position has strong component of interaction with customers, vendors and peers.
Summary – Dan Ballard is a polished, senior-level professional with estimating, sales and service experience in IT, construction and fabrication projects. A comprehensive set of computer competencies are anchored by strong analytical skills—estimating, auditing and progress billing.
• MEP estimator
• A.I.A project accounting / earned value
• Material control / inventory
• Client management / presentations
• Request for pricing / purchasing
• Vendor management & solicitation
• Strong computer skills
• Front office and hard hat experience
Fluor Construction (Taneco Project) Project Information Manager
Sugarland, TX May 2008 – May 2009 – responsible for all project IT automation, including managing outsourced vendors and electronic deliverables for the construction of a large petrochemical complex at Nizhnekamsk in Tatarstan, Russia.
• Direct experience estimating IT resources for a major engineering project
• Cost conscious manager of out-sourced information technology resources.
• ISO 9001 project management – successfully implemented Fluor’s ISO 9001 baseline-centric project automation practices and methodology
Shell Oil – (GSAP Project) Project Manager/Lead Database Analyst
September 2006 – October 2007 – database project – lead US analyst working with a worldwide team migrating packaging US packaging data from Shell’s legacy Trident systems to a new GSAP database structure.
• Mapped Shell’s entire US product line (70% of world sales) to GSAP database.
• Project reporting – Created graphs to simplified project reporting of milestones, deliverables and tasks Outcome: brought project timeline into focus
• Excel skills – provided Excel training to team members
NextiraOne – (VOIP rollouts) Telecom Program Manger
June 1997 – Feb 2006 – working for a telecommunications integrator (Cisco Gold partner) in a network operations center (NOC), I worked with our sales teams, PMs and network engineers on nation-wide network rollouts.
• Successfully prices Priced network components and maintained pricing database for a nationwide integrator
• Database Management – successfully integrated SAP and legacy systems during merger
• Managed services – successfully used Scorecards to chart project deliverables for a nationwide rollout team. Outcome: double our project acceptance rate
• Account management – reconciled billing systems and eliminated A/R. Result: saved in-jeopardy national accounts
Self-employed /Contract Positions, Houston, TX
1986 – 1996 – Earned an MBA from the University of Houston and worked for various temporary agencies in the Houston area performing a wide variety of short-term administrative assignments.
• MBA student – University of Houston (graduated 1991)
• Published writer – with articles published in local papers and periodicals
• Various part-time positions – clerical, accounting, customer-service
Fabrication and Construction – Estimator / Material Control / Cost Consultant
1976 – 1986 – Previous work history includes progressive front office responsibilities with Master Tank & Welding (Dallas), Dycon Industrial Constructors (Dallas), Valtec Associates (Dallas) and Allied Industries (Houston).
• ASME estimator – won contract awards in the petrochemical and nuclear energy industries
• Cost consultant – my billings put me among the leaders in our firm
• Cost engineering – provide the Santa Fe RR a 100% increase in tax deductions
• MEP estimator – on the bid team awarded the DOE centrifuge building in Piketon, Ohio My contribution: mechanical take-off and successful estimate consolidation
• Material control – involved in layout, build vs. buy decisions and purchasing
• Hard hat experience in both fabrication shops and construction sites
Education/Professional Membership
PMP – 2/21/02 – 2/20/12 Currently serving on PMI–Houston membership committee
MBA – University of Houston, Houston, TX - Marketing
BA – Oakland University, Rochester, MI – Bachelor of Arts
Servicing Clients: Fluor, IBM, CompuCom, Shell, NextiraOne, Williams Communications, John Hancock, Washington Mutual, Knoll Furniture, Valtec Consulting (numerous large commercial construction projects), Santa Fe Railroad, Dycon Industrial Construction, Allied Industries, Master Tank & Welding
Computer Applications: 20 years of personal computer experience including: Office 2003 – Strong Excel skills, MS Project 2000, MS Outlook, MS Visio, Adobe Writer, Remedy ticketing system, GSAP, Cisco VOIP networks
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