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| Ref # |  | JS89710 |
| Year of birth | | 1963 |
Permanent/Home Location/Address |
| City or Town | | Calgary |
| State | | Alberta |
| Country | | CANADA |
Current Location/Address |
| State | | Alberta |
| Country | | CANADA |
Languages |
| Primary Language | | Fluency |
| English | | Read, write and speak fluently |
Nationalities |
| Main Nationality | | CANADA |
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Experience Classification |
| Job Function | | Years Experience |
| Project Controls | | 7 |
| Analyst Energy | | 1 |
| Cost Control Engineer | | 7 |
| Industry | | Years Experience |
| Oil and Gas | | 11 |
| Petrochemical - Refinery | | 3 |
| Pipelines | | 1 |
Qualifications |
| Highest Qualifications | | Degree |
| Qualification | Subject | Establishment/Country | Year |
| Degree | Physical Education | U of A, Canada | 1986 |
| HNC/ONC/Certificate | CAPPA | SAIT, Canada | 2003 |
Other Qualifications, Memberships, Certification
CAPPA (Canadian Association of Petroleum Production Accountants) Certificate
SAP Certificate (Inhouse with Suncor)
FD Cost Certificate (Inhouse with Fluor)
Scheduling Certificate (Inhouse with Fluor) |
Computer Skills and Software Used |
• Microsoft Office XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows 95, 97 and 2000
• PRISM Version 4.1
• SAP
• Petrolook (Budget, Living Plan & Consilium)
• Centrix
• Petro-LAB
• Visio 2002
• Oracle Financials
• JIBLink
• CS Explorer
• Pulse
• AFE Navigator
• PM+
• PW Sequel
• MYOB Accounting Plus Version 11
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Work Locations |
| Are you willing to move or relocate? | Countries NOT Willing To Work In! |
Yes - I will travel domestically
Yes - I will relocate domestically
Yes - I will travel internationally
Yes - I will relocate internationally | - Africa
- Middle East
USA
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Availability |
| Earliest Start Date | | Given 4 weeks notice |
Ideal Next Job |
| I am seeking an Senior Cost Control position that will offer challenges within a busy environment. Also, I am looking for further growth and development. |
Required Salary & Conditions |
| Minimum $150,000 CDN per annum plus monthly living allowance or paid accommodation/housing, medical and paid travel home. If contractor $105/ hr. CDN minimum plus monthly living allowance or paid accommodation/housing and paid travel home on a rotation basis. |
Employment History |
| Total Years of Work Experience: | | 26 |
| Commenced Full Time Work: | | 1986 |
| Name | | Encana Corporation |
| Job Title: | | Senior Field Cost Analyst |
| Duration | | From : 2011 To: |
Summary |
Reporting to the Project Controls Lead (Calgary) on the Cabin Gas Plant 1 for all field / construction related costs and progress.
• Preparation of month end accruals , incurred costs, and month end cost report for construction.
• Reconciliation and analysis of all construction code of accounts on a monthly basis.
• Analysis of monthly progress and cost report. Identify variances, commitment discrepancies between contracts and PRISM, invoiced vs. contract value and other areas of concern.
• Preparation and consolidation of manhour and cost forecasts from each contractor.
• Identify problem areas to management so that appropriate action may be taken.
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Work Experience |
FLUOR CANADA – Calgary, Alberta
Project Controls Specialist III – Senior Cost Specialist (October 2010 – March 2011)
Reporting initially to the AMR Project Controls Manager and subsequently to the MLMR Project Controls Manager, this position is responsible for the collection of data and information for cost/budget reporting and analysis, and control of changes on a project in liaison with all major stakeholders.
• Prepare weekly labour reports and weekly project report.
• Prepare monthly Stewarship Report for client review and issue, consolidating input from engineering firm and client.
• Prepare internal monthly reports – Project Status Review (PSR) and Project Margin Analysis Report (PMAR) for internal review and issue.
• Code Gate 3 estimate and all approved change orders/potential deviation notices (PDNs) for upload into FDCost.
Project Controls Specialist III – Consolidated Reporting Analyst (October 2009 – September 2010)
Reporting to the Business Services Manager this position is responsible for consolidated reporting from the three major stakeholders involved in the Western Canada Major Project – Syncrude Projects. There are three mining projects totaling $4.532 Billion, each with a completion date of Q4 2013 – AMR (Aurora Mine Replacement) - $643 million; ATM (Aurora Tailings Management) - $648 million; and MLMR (Mildred Lake Mine Replacement) - $3.24 billion.
• Compiled weekly consolidated reports for each of the three projects.
• Compiled monthly consolidated reports for each of the three projects for the monthly Stewardship meetings.
• Information is gathered from each of the stakeholders (i.e. owner/operator, engineering firm and project management team) and consolidated into a unified presentation format.
• Reviewed reports for consistency, accuracy of information and proper format.
• Consolidated staffing plans for each of the three projects and analyzed for discrepancies/busts in shared common resources.
Senior Cost Specialist (May, 2008 – April, 2009; Contractor)
Reporting to the Project Controls Manager this position is responsible for delivering timely and accurate cost, progress and performance information for a $1.5 Billion Unified Hydrocracker project.
• Conduct monthly meeting with Procurement and Contracts to establish a meaningful forecast for each purchase order and subcontract.
• Develop and implement cost structure, then monitor, report and forecast project cost using FDCost, SAP and other cost management tools.
• Analysis and input to the Monthly Progress Report on cost related issues and production of a separate internal monthly cost report.
COLT WORLEY PARSONS – Calgary, Alberta
Field Cost Controller (July, 2007 – May 2008; Contractor)
Reporting to Construction Manager this position was responsible for delivering timely and accurate cost, progress and performance information for the Firebag Pipelines Projects with an estimated value of $150 million.
• Set up field cost and progress measurement systems.
• Track and monitor all field costs as they relate to the various pipeline projects.
• Progress and performance for all construction activities.
• Change management – identify and administer cost trends and change orders for all field related activities.
• Work in conjunction with Home Office to ensure timely cost reporting.
• Code all contractor invoices and field purchase orders and enter them into the cost system.
FLUOR CANADA – Calgary, Alberta
Senior Cost Specialist (May, 2006 – April, 2007; Contractor)
Reporting to the Project Controls Manager, Construction Management this position is responsible for delivering timely and accurate cost, progress and performance information for the Utilities and Offsite scope of work.
CNRL Horizon (Oilsands) – $10.8 billion (February - April 2007)
• Assemble and maintain workforce planning and cost reporting.
• Coordinate and issue month end reporting on the committed, incurred and actual cash flow forecasts.
• Adhoc reporting as required.
Reporting to the Project Controls Team Lead this position was responsible for ensuring high quality and accurate cost, progress and performance information is delivered.
Irving Oil (Hydrogenation Amine Tail Gas Unit and Fuel Gas Optimization) – $320 million (October 2006 – January 2007) and Petro-Canada (SAGD Pad 23 and Solvent Co-Injection) - $125 million (May 2006 – September 2006)
• Maintain the Budget, Forecast, Expended, Incurred and Committed costs using SAP & FDCost.
• Manage the change order/trend log - provide trending and forecasts on the various components of the project and track the current approved budget.
• Prepare monthly client and internal cost reports (includes cost summary, detailed cost report, change management log, progress and performance reports and curves, project cash flow and corresponding curves).
SUNCOR ENERGY INC. – Calgary, Alberta
Project Cost Analyst II, Major Projects – Millenium Coker Unit (November, 2005 – April 2006)
Reporting to the Team Lead, Project Controls – Sulphur this position is responsible for ensuring high quality and accurate cost, progress and performance information is delivered for project control purposes and is accomplished with EPCM contractor and Suncor groups for an estimated value of $320 million (total project value of all silos $1.8 billion).
• Completed reconciliations between project incurred costs and corporate financial systems (SAP).
• Worked with Project Controls Lead in completing the compilation of project cost forecasts, including internal Suncor costs, engineering, procurement and construction.
• Compared actual vs. planned and forecast (hours, quantities and costs) documenting variances based on information obtained through home office and field investigations and data supplied by contractors. Analyze variances to determine causes/deviations and recommend action to supervisor.
• Management of trend log (both scope and non-scope, budget transfers) and update status within database.
NORTHROCK RESOURCES LTD. – Calgary, Alberta
Operations Analyst (September, 2004 – September, 2005; Contract)
Responsible for the corporate reporting of production and operating costs under the general direction of the VP Planning.
• Compilation and analysis of monthly corporate production volumes, operating expenses, capital spending, and reserves reports.
• Compilation of variance reports for forecasted volumes (production and reserve), operating and capital expenses to budget.
• Update quarterly production and operating cost reporting information and assist field and engineering staff with quarterly reporting.
• Responsible for new well process and commencement of production notifications within Centrix and entering of new wells in CS Explorer.
• Work with Drilling & Completions, Land, Production Accounting and Joint Venture Accounting to ensure well information obtained and entered into well database on a timely basis for reporting purposes.
SUNCOR ENERGY INC. – Calgary, Alberta
Project Control Technician, Major Projects – Millenium Coker Unit (January, 2004 – August, 2004)
Please refer to above for detail on position and the tasks/responsibilities performed.
SNC-LAVALIN INC. – Calgary, Alberta
Cost Control Specialist (December, 2002 – December, 2003; Contract)
• Maintain cost management records of budgets, expenditures, forecasts and cash flow for $100 million Petro- Canada Sulfur in Gas joint venture project.
• Cost analysis and audit of joint venture invoices; monitor project costs, including tracking of ODC (other direct costs) and DFL (direct field labour) costs.
• Review job costing system (JCS) reports (man-hours and expenses) and prepare monthly services invoice from these reports and in compliance with contract specifications.
• Provide cash flow analysis to joint venture partner; prepare monthly accruals and corporate 3-month cash flow forecast.
• Enter commitments, change orders, incurred costs and invoices into project accounting system (PM+).
• Complex joint venture bank reconciliation for both Canadian and US accounts (2 projects totaling $400 million utilizing one bank account).
XGEN ENGINEERING INC. – Calgary, Alberta
Project Accountant/Office Manager (May, 2001 – October, 2002; Laid off)
• Financial accountability and full cycle accounting – accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll & payroll remittances, GST returns, account and bank reconciliations, financial statements, year-end and preparation of budgets.
• Allocation of contractor man-hours and expenses to client AFE and cost center codes for billing and tracking purposes, as well as provision of year-to-date totals for budgeting/forecasting purposes.
• Collection of outstanding receivables and maintenance of receivables to current status (nothing over 30 days).
• Set up computerized accounting system and through detailed analysis and due diligence invoiced and collected in excess of $40,000 for unbilled services and expenses.
• Project accounting for several ongoing projects (one of which was $12 million in scope) - included invoicing, management reporting, project costing, expense reconciliation for operations in excess of $2 million annually.
• Management of day-to-day office operations (negotiation of leases, purchase of office equipment and office supplies, and secured phone system and courier service) for a private engineering company of 10 staff.
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Comments/ Hobbies/ Interests etc: |
CERTIFICATES, AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (March 2011)
• PE105 – Change Management – Delivering to the Baseline (October 2010)
• PE101 – Baseline CentricSM Execution (October 2010)
• PE100 Project Execution Team Roles and Responsibilities (October 2010)
• PE003 Energy & Chemicals Operating System Implementation Plan (August 2010)
• PE002 OSR Certification (August 2010)
• HSE Management System Overview (August 2010)
• Field Assignment Safety Guidelines (August 2010)
• Preparing for Change (August 2010)
• Leading by Enabling (April 2010)
• Code of Business Conduct and Ethics (January 2010)
• PC 120 Fundamentals of Scheduling ( November 16 & 17, 2006)
• FD Cost Version 8.0 (September 2006)
• SAP Training for Project Controls (April 2004)
• Certificate of Recognition (December 19, 2003) – Outstanding contribution in cost accounting deliverables, and managing client’s expectations of non-billables.
VOLUNTEER
• 2002 Calgary Corporate Challenge – Event Co-ordinator Slo-pitch
• 1998 and 1997 Calgary Corporate Challenge - Ernst & Young Company
Co-ordinator
• 1997 World Police and Fire Games - Registration Committee
• 1988 Calgary Olympic Winter Games as an NOC Secretary and
Access Controller at the Athletes Village
• 1988 Alberta Winter Games in Red Deer
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Last Updated on 12-Sep-11
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