OCCUPATIONAL SUMMARY

I have worked on various planning projects; Engineering, Rail Signaling & Crossovers, OHL, Pways planning and Construction. Applying project management knowledge (prince2), technical and interpersonal skills, and using various project planning tools (Primavera, MS project, power project) and techniques to meet the project requirements of medium to large projects in a controlled environment with various activities of more than one functional group and dependencies in project planning, Communications, Meetings and Events.

PROJECT SUMMARY

COMPETENCY SKILLS

· I possess a good experience in Project Planning and Project Control.

· I have a sound experience in project management

· Good people management and motivational skills

· Able to organise a project plan on a computer software system and knowledge of computer based network analysis and related techniques

· I am expert in Primavera Project Planner (P3e v5 and P3) and MS Project

· I have a strong knowledge in engineering and Rail planning.

· I am expert in providing reports, collect/co-ordinate/appraise the information to prepare the programmes, prepare programmes for both commercial and contract stages using CPM techniques, set up and implement progress information matrix to calculate progress achieved, collect and validate progress information, prepare end of project reports, update programmes, planning of all aspects of projects including the resource, cost, budget and schedule.

· Familiar with Earned Value Technique and cost management

· Able to prepare planning charts / diagrams from basic and raw data

· Excellent knowledge of Progress tracking, monitoring and cost management.

· Familiar with document controlling. (Keeping drawings and documents up to date as well as archiving them)

· A good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Primavera

· Good numeric skills

· Familiar with ISO 9001:2000.

· Expert in material, maintenance and production planning

· Expert in work and time study to achieve optimum production rate

· Cost Management and analysis

Tools

Microsoft Excel



Microsoft Access



Microsoft Word



Microsoft Power Point



Microsoft Visio 2003



Outlook



Microsoft Project (MSP)



Primavera Project Planner (P3e) Version 5 & P3



CorelDraw

Passport to Safety 2006



Track Awareness 2006



Fire & Awareness 2006



Entry Permit 2006

PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

· Project/Programme Management & Support:

Involvement at all project stages from inception to implementation and handover including monitoring, planning control and administration.

Excellent track record of delivery to time and Budget.

Setting up and managing several Project & Programme Support departments, including PRINCE 2.

Project planning using Microsoft Project, Primavera and power planning

Controlling centralized programmes plans encompassing internal and external project milestones, managing dependencies, interfaces and resource allocation.

Providing training, advice, guidance and support for project managers, e.g. planning, issue, change, risk and configuration management.

ISEB certified, using PRINCE 2 methodology.

Writing proposals, requirements specifications, plans, standards, procedures and guidelines.

Carrying out risk assessments and developing mitigation strategies.

Maintaining issue log, change log and risk register.

Multi-site management encompassing standards, procedures and support system

· Quality Management Skills:

ISO 9001/TickIT Quality Manager and Auditor.

Conducting quality control checks and audits.

Organising regular quality reviews for management team.

Coordinating internal/external quality audits, managing resolution of non-conformances and escalating issues where appropriate.

· Operational Management Skills:

Directing use of tools throughout Organisations.

Coordinating project/bid status reporting and bid approval process.

Member of senior management team, participating in forward planning and strategy formulation.

Autonomous budgetary control, monitoring actual against projected spend.

Conversant with investment management, utilities and telecommunications industries.

· Personnel Management:

Direct and line management of multi-skilled, multi-disciplinary personnel across a multi-site Organization.

Interviewing, assessing, short listing and appointing suitable applicants.

Conducting regular reviews and appraisals to identify developmental needs and maximize potential through the utilization of in-house and external training providers.

Skills transfer to project staff, through in house training.

· Communication:

Carrying out qualitative and quantitative reporting of progress against plan and budget, recommending and initiating corrective action as necessary.

Generating internal reports based on statistical techniques, including Earned Value Analysis.

Delivering presentations and demonstrations to senior management, regulators, clients and other external bodies.

Managing external communication of status and plans to regulators and clients etc.

Information Technology & Requirement Gathering

Standard PC personal productivity packages, e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, Web Logic, Unix, MS Project 2002/2003/2007

Manage a collation of User and business requirement, for the project life cycle.

Collation of UAT and PCBFE information via centennial, using the gathering Analysis Technique to gather Information via Raw data provided by the user.

Use of Share Point Portals, Citrix and Lotus Note 5.0

Proficient in the use of MS Project, and Estimation tools, Primavera planning tools (P3e version 5 & P3 Version4

WORK EXPERIENCE

Jarvis Rail PLC, Rugby.

July 2007 till date

Position: P3e Planner/ Planning Engineer

Responsibilities:

· Input planning issues into the project's critical issue risk log and review the plan risk

· Prepare a project work Breakdown structure and plan in accordance with the requirement of the Guide to railway Investment Project (G.R.I.P.)

· Updating & planning activities for projects in the WBS & EPS both in Rail and Engineering projects

· Allocating resources & roles to activities within the plan

· Baselinning projects and managing project changes and risks

· Identifying labour, equipment and material costs using P3eV5 (Primavera tool) and MS Project 2007

· Identifying products to be source from External suppliers

· Scheduling projects and assessing impact of project changes on the activity plans using P3e version5

· Updating and producing reports and fine tuning project plans in MS projects

· Publishing project websites.

· Producing reports on outputs and assisting in re-planning of a project when new requirements, change requests or other exceptional changes occur

· Creating relations and overlapping activities in Garn chart

· Monitoring projects on a day - to - day basis and updating the progress to plan through liaison with the engineering staff.

· Performing filter operations using P3e V5 & Ms Project 2003/2007.

· Develop communication plans with the project team. Proactively assess and analyze with the team, any risks and issues that may compromise project team performance and results and develop plans to remove or mitigate them. Maintain risk and issue logs

· Generate and issue regular internal and external project reports for large or complex projects managed. Assist with the collection of clear, consistent, standard data for each project in the portfolio to support a regular portfolio report

· Implementing Exception Plans in P3e

· Cost, Budget and Expenses management & analysis.

· Managing Risk and risk logs using primavera Planning tool and MS project

· Creating Resource Pool and Project Planning Templates using Primavera for Enterprise

· Managing Variance and Critical path Analysis.

· Allocation of Protection Masters

· Plan, Prioritize and monitor all bookings.

· Approval of stations & Track in order of publication for the EWSA

· SPL Cessation and SPL Track

· Attending meeting i.e. PFI, ARA, Protection and possessions.

· Consolidation of project plans to provide programme level plans - milestones and inter-dependencies

· Carries out risk and issue management in relation to the plans and highlights / escalates when appropriate

· Ensures planning activities are carried out in line with programme/project quality control

· Provides resource capacity planning assistance

· Reporting actual performance and variance against plan and forecast outcomes.

· Highlight key milestones and critical path issues to members of the team

· Create and maintain under change control the territory track renewals programme using P3e

Jil Management Solution.

Feb.2005 - July 2007

Position: Senior Planning Engineer

Responsibilities:

· Updating the Project Plan

· Attending Planning Meetings with Network Rail Engineers.

· Managing Changes in the Programme

· Producing a weekly progress report on Project status.

· Resolving Critical Path issues and Slippage

· Evaluate the possession and resources requirements of work programme.

· Liase with other members of Planning Group to highlight issues / opportunities. Identify alternative cost effective possession and resource plans to support optimism of production yardage

· Assist in the long term planning of possessions and resources to support the workload and develop new strategies to improve possession and resource utilization

· Collate and compile robust possession, resource and material plans to support blockade works and the works outside of the general scope of the contract

· Co-ordinate the programme change control procedure and keep register of alterations and their origins

· Compile and provide for management units, finance and commercial managers up-to-date and accurate information regarding physical progress of Project and Renewals Works so far as actual production yardage, resource utilisation and actual costs are concerned

· Liase closely with the Commercial department to ensure P3e is updated with rates and costs for labour, plant and materials

· Assist with the production of slippage reports and recovery plans.

· Liase with the depots to monitor progress of works and effectiveness of programme. Adjust programme to take account of lessons learnt and re-scheduling of work not completed. Ensuring register kept of shortfalls.

Thales Telecommunications

Jan. 2003 - Feb. 2005

Position: Project Planner

Responsibilities:

· Planning work necessary to deliver customer and internal samples on time

· Developing management information tools and using these to produce regular reports on status for the project stakeholders including customers.

· Supping the development of project management & business process, defining, reviewing and rolling out the processes.

· Assigning resources and roles to projects activities

· Creating WBS and EPS using MS Project

· Producing reports using graphical presentation i.e. Visio and PowerPoint.

· Analyzing reports and progresses

· Proactively identify changes in work scope and ensure appropriate planning measures are taken with internal and external clients to reassess, renegotiate and amend scope of work responsibilities, proposals, contracts, and budgets

· Preparing exception reports and implementation

· Arrange and maintain relevant outsourcing relationships maintain records of expenses and track milestones and/or percent complete for contracted work, and inform accounting as these levels are attained so invoices can be sent to sponsors and payments to contractors can be approved in a timely manner. Ensure required project data and information is regularly entered into the project workbook and the project management and knowledge management systems

· Contributing to the maintenance of standard processes, and standard project templates, tools and guidelines to support the application of the standard project management methodology

Julius Berger Constructions.

June 2000 - Jan. 2003

Position: Project Engineer

Responsibilities :

· Monitoring projects on a weekly basis and updating the project plan.

· Managing Risks and updating risk reports

· Assigning cost and expenses to project activities

· Managing project change and assessing impact of changes on the project activities

· Analyzing critical path and working with the engineers to obtain optimal schedule.

· Scheduling project activities and monitoring critical float.

· Establishing baseline and desired standards for deliverables

· Monitor schedules, issue logs and risk management plans and provide warnings of serious deviations or variations that may compromise project results

· Develop communication plans with the project team. Proactively assess and analyze with the team, any risks and issues that may compromise project team performance and results and develop plans to remove or mitigate them. Maintain risk and issue logs

· Review all appropriate planning, procurement, manufacturing and site construction project programmes and review and prepare variance reports for the Project Control Manager.

Spibat Construction (ITALIA)

May 1998 - June 2000.

Position: Project Planner

Responsibilities:

· Outlining project activities, task and dependencies using Ms Project

· Providing Quality targets, assurance and control measures

· Highlighting potential risks and actions taken to mitigate them using MS project

· Listing criteria to be met to gain customer acceptance using Excel.

· Defining resource pool, roles and resources.

· Introducing constraints within a plan to meet deadlines

· Assist in writing and editing materials such as monographs, slides, newsletters, national reports, and project website content

· Develop detailed task lists and work effort assessment and short and long-term resource allocation plans based on input from all key players and team members (writers, editors, graphics, and production) and document these details using tools such as work breakdown structures or outlines. Develop detailed budgets and schedules based on task breakdown, materials and information and resource allocation plans

· Review all appropriate engineering, procurement, manufacturing and site construction level 3 project programmes and review and prepare variance reports for the Project Control Manager and or Project Director's attention for any variance from agreed level 2 programmes

TRAINING

• Primavera Project Planning (P3e) - Primavera for Enterprise course 102
• Primavera Project Planning (P3)
• Primavera project planning (P3e) Advance topics with P3e course 106.
• Managing Projects with Prince2 Methodology (Prince 2 certified)
• Primavera project Planning (P3e) Planning & Scheduling with P3e course 601.
• Railways and other Transport Systems (Works, Plant & Equipment) Regulations 1994
• Passport to Safety 2006
• Track Awareness 2006
• Fire & Awareness 2006
• Entry Permit 2006

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

· Member of the Association of Project Management.

· Member of Certified Building & Quantity Surveyors

· Higher National Diploma in Building & Quantity Surveying.