C. THOMAS THEODORE
1601 Enterprise Osteen Road Enterprise, Florida 32725 (H) 407-549-5476 (C) 678-232-2087 ctheodore1[at]cfl.rr.com
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Senior-Level Leadership: Project Controls Expert, Planning Manager
Construction / Power Industries
Accomplished, focused, and proactive team leader with highly-developed expertise spearheading all aspects of project controls for complex and multi-location initiatives. Skilled analyst, reputable for conducting extensive cost and resource evaluations and driving efficiency improvements through leveraging results of the same. Proven innovator and implementer, adept at conceptualizing and creating new systems and tools to boost scheduling, expense, and resource allocation effectiveness. Dedicated goal setter and achiever, with demonstrated record of overcoming obstacles and collaborating among team members to realize established objectives.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Team Leadership Project Management Cost Controls Estimating Scheduling Program Development
Budgeting Resource Allocation Procurement Forecasting Claims Analysis Change Management
Contract Administration Risk Analysis and Mitigation Relationship Building Problem Solving
Power Construction Projects Negotiations Primavera Timberline Six Sigma Black Belt
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FUJAIRAH ASIA POWER COMPANY, Fujairah, United Arab Emirates 2008-June, 2009
Private joint stock company, with 60% owned by Fujairah Water and Electricity Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), and 40% held by Fujairah F2 CV in a 50/50 split between International Power plc and Marubeni Corporation.
Project Controls Manager
Pilot project to successful completion through orchestrating, planning, and supervising project progress and resource allocation. Direct project scheduling functions, coordinating activities among suppliers, contractors, and subcontractors through convening and conducting regular scheduling meetings. Assess cost performance, measure the same against projected estimates, and analyze resource allocation effectiveness through leading weekly contractor evaluations. Institute and administer standard documentation forms to track scheduling and costs.
Selected Highlights:
* Spearheaded oversight of engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPC&C) functions for $2.2B power and desalination facility through conceptualizing and building project controls system.
* Catalyzed cancellation of $32.6M in EPC contractor claims through conducting comprehensive claims analysis.
* Streamlined scheduling process through implementing customized and user-friendly scheduling system by reformatting 150-page schedule to achieve compatibility with Primavera P6 project management software.
* Averted $13M+ in added project costs through successfully negotiating and rejecting scope change order requests presented by EPC contractor.
MITSUBISHI POWER SYSTEMS AMERICA, Orlando, Florida 2004-2008
United-States-based subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., a Fortune Global 150 company, executing industrial power system sales and service initiatives targeting the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Latin America.
Manager, Scheduling and Cost Control
Led all project controls functions, including directing budgeting, scheduling, and cost and simultaneously steering up to 20 projects. Supervised 6 project controls engineers operating in 3 company locations.
Selected Highlights:
* Enhanced accounting and cost tracking through masterminding multi-faceted project controls system integrating Primavera P5, Expedition, Cost Manager, and Primavera Timesheets and assimilating the same into existing company intranet and enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.
* Boosted revenue stream and improved accounting capabilities through transitioning cost structure from overhead to project direct cost system for engineering department and on-site technical team.
* Decreased engineering overtime, optimized resource allocation, and slashed travel and site expenses through playing pivotal role in strengthening project selection, cost estimation, and resource allocation capabilities among senior-level management by creating and introducing master schedule delineating and projecting resource requirements for 8 distinct projects.
WE POWER, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2004 (six month contract)
Designer, builder, and owner of power plants supporting Wisconsin Energy Corporations (WEC) Power the Future plan. Non-utility subsidiary of WEC.
Project Controls Manager
Directed projects controls initiatives for $3.4B capital construction project, including orchestrating project management activities and recruiting, hiring, and leading team of 9 spanning 7 project locations.
Selected Highlights:
* Slashed contractor requests by 60% through comprehensively evaluating claims to pinpoint extraneous time and cost components.
* Optimized process efficiency through establishing centralized project controls department, thereby assimilating administration for 7 projects spanning 2 states into 1 combined system encompassing scheduling costs, and reporting functions.
MIRANT CORPORATION, Atlanta, Georgia 2001-2004
Provider of competitively-priced electricity. Manages 11 power generation plants; operates in 6 states, and employs 1,600+.
Chief Estimator (2002-2004)
Executed comprehensive cost estimations for projects valued from $50M to $1.4B and including construction of coal, oil, and gas-fired power plants and environmental modifications and upgrades of existing facilities. Analyzed project scheduling, cost, quality, and risk, and utilized the same to create and compare engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) and construction management (CM) proposals. Directed all costs/benefit evaluations. Handled change order requests, assessing necessity of the same and negotiating requests with contractors. Catalyzed project management improvements through examining completed projects and delivering Lessons Learned conclusions.
Selected Highlights:
* Decreased estimating time while improving accuracy by conceptualizing and building Timberline database for combined cycle power plant through amalgamating historical data and industry standards.
* Maximized scheduling efficiency for power island configurations through creating and introducing standardized Level 4 schedule form.
Senior Project Controls Engineer (2001-2002)
Orchestrated and executed all cost evaluation and scheduling functions for $1.5B+ projects, concurrently directing up to 4 projects. Created and implemented contractor schedules and tracked compliance with the same through monitoring contractor performance and adjusting schedules as necessary. Evaluated reporting, scheduling, and change order components included in request for proposals, and compiled monthly metrics forecast reports for all projects.
CH2M HILL INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CORP., Cincinnati, Ohio 1995-2001
Provider of facility planning, design, construction, and support services for clients spanning electronics, telecommunications, food and consumer products, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and industrial and commercial industries.
Construction Project Manager
Played key role on subject expert team in executing merger of 3 national companies into General Electric. Assisted in converting 450,000-square foot aviation maintenance facility into marine and industrial maintenance center.
Selected Highlights:
* Cut costs by 20% and project timeframe by 15% by executing re-bidding process for multiple vendors and subcontractors.
Other previous roles included Program Manager and Senior Project Controls Engineer AC Engineering Inc.; Construction Project Manager Tipton Associates, Inc.; Construction Project Manager, Superintendent, and Cost Estimator
Kiesland, Inc.; Project Controls Engineer, Cost Estimator, and Project Scheduler Thousand Trails, Inc., and
Instructor in Quantity Takeoffs and Estimating Techniques at Pima Community College.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
University of Arizona
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Six Sigma Black Belt Primavera Train the Trainer
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