Daniel D. Deakins
Project Scheduler
7604 W Talavera Way
Tucson, AZ 85743

ddd98201[at]gmail.com
520.400.1197


OBJECTIVE
Work 1-4 years in a planning environment that uses my project management experience. I am interested in projects that build on my experience. Ideal work will involve the Primavera tool.

CURRENT STATUS
Current location: Tucson, AZ
Relocation: can relocate on my own
Availability: one week after contract signing
Work Authorization: US Citizen
Email: ddd98201[at]gmail.com
Criminal record: none

EDUCATION
BS Business Administration, Portland State University, Portland, Oregon.
Project Management Graduate Certificate, City University; Bellevue, Washington.
Primavera Certificate: Beginning and Advanced - Integrated Product Solutions, Bellevue, WA.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
10 years schedule experience in refinery, pipeline, aerospace, and mining.
oIntermediate ability in construction tasks.
Software Tools:
oExperienced 10 years in Primavera versions P3, P4, P5 and P6.
oExperienced 5 years in Microsoft Project 1998, 2003, 2007.
oUsed Clearcase relational system with MS Project.
oWorked with Maximo work order management system.
oIntermediate to above in use of Microsoft Office.
Project Controls:
oWorked with isometric drawings and P&IDs to support schedules.
oHave built schedules utilizing scope statements (SOW).
oUnderstand Gantt charts, logic networks, critical path analysis.
oWorked with near critical paths and can build filters for it.
oWorked with layouts, Portfolios, and code structures.
oUnderstand relationship of float (slack) in schedules.
oHave used estimating spreadsheets at intermediate level.
oExperienced in importing/exporting data from Primavera databases to/from MS Project.
oHave worked with project shutdown and start-up validation.
oHave tracked change orders in Excel while using MS Project.
oHave generated and worked with multiple baselines.
oAble to work with work-arounds requiring logic change.
Procurement/Requisitions:
oHave mid-range experience in purchase orders and requisitions.
oHave scheduled long lead items.
EVMS
oHave configured Primavera for cost control per ANSI 748 EVMS requirements.
oUnderstand EVMS ANSI/EIA 748 and CSSR government requirements.
oPreviously supported variance analysis for cost, hours, and planned value.
oCompleted academic studies in Earned Value.
Cost:
oHave worked with cost loaded schedules to enable variance analysis.
oHave set up cost and expense account structures.
oIntermediate level ability in top-down budget formulation in Primavera.
Structuring:
oHave configured Primavera databases, built organizational, resource, WBS dictionary structure, and can administer users.
oHave developed EPS, OBS, WBS, global and project codes, resources, filters.
oAble to construct IMP/IMS/WBS dictionaries.
oHave used IMP/IMS government standards in previous positions.
oExperienced in building logic links within schedules.
Resource Management:
oHave set up calendars for project or individual labor.
oHave developed resource loaded schedules in multi shift environments.
oPreviously used Excel for resource hour analysis.
Reporting:
oHave provided look-ahead reports and updates.
oPreviously provided management with histograms for resource management.
oHave provided visibility of critical path and late activities.
oProvided variance to management for review at level 2 and level 3.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Refinery Firm - Rodeo, California, USAAug 2008-Mar 2009
Turnaround SchedulerKAP Project Services / ConocoPhillips

Scheduled for pre and turnaround Hydrocracker project as a third party scheduler.
Utilized Primavera 6.0 to develop and monitor the schedule from scratch.
Worked daily with Flour Construction master scheduler in building the master schedule.
Assisted in including schedule and logic ties for another contractor who would have no scheduler on site until turnaround began.
Oversaw on-site refinery schedule for the Contractor for a $50MM piping project demo and install.
Utilized ISO drawings to build logic driven, resource loaded schedules.
Set up the Primavera project structure, including coding, resources, layouts, filters and templates.
Partnered with estimators, QA/QC, and field staff to build schedules; preparing schedules that included blinding, scaffolding, civil, structural, valves, piping, rigging, hydrotest, insulation, paint, etc.
Received walk-downs from a piping team identifying work to be done, including cranes and scaffolding requirements.
Schedule included vessel, tower, and heat exchangers demo/installation (excluding catalyst).
Maintained a change log and man-hours daily status.

Mining Firm, Bagdad, Arizona, USAMay 2008-Aug 2008
Master SchedulerTRS Staffing / Freeport McMoRan

Used Microsoft Project 2007 for a mine assessment project involving linear conveyors and crushers.
Built and managed master schedule as a third party consultant.
Supported a team of engineers and construction crews for pending work.
Initiated, tracked, and closed all work orders.
Procured supplies for construction craft including heavy equipment.
Maintained resource requirements and collected status of hours burned.
Reported to management updates of resource hours, pending work, and status.
Built work-arounds into the schedule when needed.
Maintained the change log.

Pipeline Firm, La Palma, California, USAOct 2007-May 2008
Master SchedulerFaithful Gould / BP Pipelines (LA)

Managed the master schedule for the Los Angeles BP pipeline petroleum division consisting in small, medium, and large Los Angeles area linear petroleum projects.
Supervised schedule status to integrate underground petroleum pipeline permitting, testing, removal, or upgrades in the Los Angeles Basin.
Received status in MS Project and Excel and incorporated into the Primavera master schedule.
Set up the initial Primavera structure including EPS, WBS, OPS; logic ties, layouts, filters, look-ahead, metrics and reports.
Interfaced with project managers and staff for schedule development;
Incorporated vendor projects into the master schedule as needed.
Maintained portfolios for management consisting of more than 200 projects.
Worked with finance analyst to export corporate data into Maximo to produce EVMS data and work orders.
Provided mentoring to engineering managers on utilization of the master schedule; and generated reports.

Refinery Firm, Los Angeles, California, USA Jan 2007-Sept 2007
Mini Turnaround Scheduler Turnaround Management Co / Exxon Mobil

Utilized Primavera 5.0 and MS Project 2003.
Developed boiler mini-turnaround resource loaded schedules ranging in budget from $10MM to 20MM for a refinery facility in order to build a ready-to-use library of projects.
Reviewed past plans and incorporated improved the flow of work as suggested by operators.
Coordinated with finance staff for cost of work.
Interfaced with contractors for feedback on resource requirements.

Refinery Firm, Wilmington, California, USA Sept 2005-Dec 2006
Scheduler Worley Parsons / Shell Los Angeles Refinery

Used Primavera version 3.0 (non enterprise version) for larger projects, and MS Project 2003 for small-to-large projects for Shells in-house engineering group.
Maintained visibility at level 2, 3, and 4 on engineering schedules.
Worked under the supervision of an in-house master scheduler.
Supported piping, electrical, instrumentation, rotating equip, vessels and purchasing for the in-house engineering group.
Worked with full life-cycle schedules from conception to turnover and lessons learned.
Maintained look-ahead reports float visibility, and preparation of metrics for review committees.
Completed daily engineering schedule changes on refinery equipment that impacted procurement and bill of materials.

State Agency, Seattle, Washington, USA Apr 2005-Aug 2005
Engineering SchedulerProgram Navigators / WA State DOT

Used Primavera 4.1 as a contract consultant at the Washington State DOT Ferry System Engineering Office.
Responsibilities included supporting three engineering project managers for Ferry terminal building modifications while working below a project controls team leader.
Maintained updated small to medium cost and resource loaded integrated schedules.
The project teams received budges from the State Legislature, and the budget was spread over WBS elements within projects.
Reported Earned Value metrics to management weekly after status was completed.

Consulting Firm, Galloway, New Jersey, USA Nov 2004-Mar 2005
FAA Finance Analyst Apptis, Inc / FAA (Washington, DC)

Implemented Primavera 4.1 as lead implementation analyst.
Responsible for implementing Primavera P4 and Earned Value into the FAA headquarters for the Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System FAA program.
Administered the program as the primary contact and managed the installation.
Set up the WBS, OBS, Phase structures, codes, and layouts for the organization based on FAA protocol and while working with in-house finance analysts.
Coordinated with the in-house analysts to instruct in use of the tool for what-if analysis and to start with a good foundation for OMB-300 audits.
Set up the software to generate Earned Value monthly data from within the program.
Worked with Control Account Managers for requirements and to receive updates to the integrated schedule.

Aircraft Manufacturing Firm, Everett, Washington, USAMay 1998-Nov 2004
Project Management Specialist IIBoeing (Everett, WA)

Scheduled using Primavera 3.1e as a direct employee in the Boeing 777 Engineering Group.
Supported three 777 engineering CAMs for the wing sections of the A/P.
Was a member of the Earned Value implementation team within Boeing.
Developed resource and cost loaded schedules for team leads at level 4.
Provided weekly reporting metrics to management on a weekly basis, including histograms.

OTHER:

Farmers Insurance Agent in Beaverton, Oregon for 10 years
Sales of property, casualty, life, and commercial insurance products
Sold the agency and moved to Washington State

Independent Industrial Representative - 8 years
Sales of industrial products in 10 western states
Products and companies represented:
Delavan: Spray nozzles - (dry scrubbers, spray dry, pulp and paper, ag, boilers, descale)
Copes-Vulcan: valves for industrial application
Honeywell: boiler step controllers
Croll-Reynolds: air pollution control systems
BS&B: rupture disks
Fabric Filters NW: baghouses, filters, rattlers
Mini venturi scrubbers
Poly-Cal Tanks: poly tanks for industrial and ag use
Spraco: ceramic desulfurization wet scrubber nozzles
Markets served:
Steel Mills: descale
Scrubbers: wet and dry scrubbers
Pulp and Paper: roll coating
Combustion heating: industrial/residential heating
Ag spray: aerial and ground retail, wholesale, trade shows
Fertilizer plants: misc spray
Coal Fired Plants in Montana and Wyoming: wet ceramic scrubber nozzles
Retail, wholesale, engineering houses