Cost Engineer / Project Controls

Cost Engineer and Project Controls experience seeking international EPC assignments, one in which I'm out in the "field" as much as behind the desk. Experience in the Oil & Gas Industry (Refinery and Pipeline) and Nuclear.

ECC Veco / (CH2MHill) (08 / 2008 – Present) - Contract basis (contract ending March)
Project Controls – Manager – Sahkalin Island, Russia (76 Kilometer Oil Pipeline Installation Project)
• Interact daily with Fluor and Exxon Netgas Limited (ENL) Construction Managers regarding status of the Project.
• Developed Project Scorecards – summary level used to flag Management regarding progress and areas of concern.
• Create Productivity /Trend analysis for Forecasting.
• Manage along with Russian counter part the Project Controls personnel (7 individuals)..
WGI / URS, (01 / 2008 – 8 / 2008) – Contract basis
Project Controls – Cost Engineer – Eunice, New Mexico (Nuclear Facility)
• Analysis of Project based upon Earned Value (CPI & SPI) and provide explanation of schedule slippage and cost overruns.
• Confirm / Challenge Sub Contractors Percentage Complete as well as Estimate to Complete vs Budget/Cost.
• Verify budget requirements are within expectations and communicate to Sr. Management potential budget concerns
• Interact with Sub Contractors to provide Work Item Updates and Cash Flow projections.
• Provide Trend Analysis: Direct Labor Spent vs Physical Percent Complete
C&P Inspection (06 / 2006 – 09 / 2007) – Contract basis
Cost Controls – Cost Engineer for Mazeikiu Nafta Oil Refinery(Mazeikiu, Lithuania)
• Develop Cost Forecast for Turn Around Project for budgets (Expense, Modernization, Sustaining Capital)
• Develop and maintain Work Breakdown Structure as it pertains to the Turn Around of the Refinery.
• Provide Earned Value Analysis for Sustaining Capital Projects – Sustaining Capital Budget of $50 million.
• Analyze Sustaining Capital Projects with Project Managers monetary requirements and budgetary guidelines.
• Analyze Project schedules actual versus estimated in relation to project budget

University of Houston, Bachelor of Science in Business & Commerce (Major Accounting) – 1988
State University of Moscow – Studying of Russian Language December 2005 ( multi-entry visa)
Continue studies of Russian Language – Rossetta Stone Language Course
Continue studies towards Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification