Andrew Czernicki
Radcliff,KY
Summary
Proven leader of functional, data-driven teams in project management, project controls, earned value management, and project planning. Skilled in data analysis, report creation, presentations, and training. Implements corrective action plans to improve workflow, processes, and quality. Demonstrates excellent leadership skills and extensive experience in organizing teams and driving project initiatives under tight deadlines. Exceptional written, verbal, and white-boarding abilities. Expert at facilitating inter-departmental communication and fostering cooperation, while building strategic partnerships with clients and vendors. Highly proficient with Excel, PowerBI, P6, MS Project, Power Query, BIM Software, SharePoint, SAP, and Office Suite programs.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Controls Director
The State Group
05.2024 - 04.2025
- Developed and implemented new internal Earned Value Management processes for customer reporting across multiple functional groups
- Responsible for managing project controls for battery plant construction (Blue Oval City, Stanton TN) and data center construction (Meta, Jeffersonville IN)
- Worked with customer teams to transition internal schedule management to Microsoft Project to align with trade partner reporting requirements
- Transitioned Blue Oval City project to enhanced ROC (Rules of Credit) metrics to improve visibility and granularity in progress reporting
- Delivered a 3.5% decrease in ECAC (Estimated Cost at Completion) for Meta Data Center project
Project Controls Manager – BOSK Battery Plant
Enerfab
08.2023 - 05.2024
- Developed and maintained time-phased Earned Value Management systems for direct and indirect cost/revenue forecasting
- Analyzed and tracked weekly Estimated Cost At Completion for all project scope elements
- Identified areas of opportunity within scope workfronts to increase CPI (Cost Performance) and SPI (Schedule Performance) metrics
- Enhanced production visibility led to a 8% increase in project CPI and a 5% increase in SPI
- Assumed control of project Work Breakdown Structure and streamlined assimilation of additional scope items
- Established weekly/monthly reporting rhythms with prime contractor and maintained open communication of progress, roadblocks, and solutions
- Developed and maintained new processes for internal project controls data handling
Project Controls Manager – Central Division
BrandSafway
04.2018 - 08.2023
- Monitored and evaluated the performance of a large portfolio of industrial service jobs in the Central US region
- Oversaw operations for 6 regional branches
- Delivered a 15% increase in regional EBITDA by increasing efficiency at multiple project sites and enhancing delivery of consumable budget information, preventing overspend and allowing for intelligent resource allocation
- Developed improved price modeling for Unit Rate jobs in region, enabling better forecasting of future earned hours based on KPI trends
- Coordinated preparation and delivery of internal and external (customer-facing) reports showing past, current, and forecasted project progress, expenses, budget, and consumable resource burn rate
- Worked with onsite Project Controls Analysts to ensure reporting data was accurate and produced in a timely manner
- Performed site ERP software setup for large capital projects and continuous presence maintenance projects
- Led onsite training for these programs to ensure accurate field data capture and reporting
- Participated in multiple onsite audits of equipment and resource allocation, including scaffolding equipment and power lift/access machinery
Project Controls Analyst – ExxonMobil Joliet Oil Refinery
BrandSafway
09.2017 - 04.2018
- Built and implemented multi-functional cost control dashboards for the infrastructure maintenance and development team, along with both high-level and operational reporting to the customer (ExxonMobil)
- Successfully audited and corrected 15 months of incorrect financial and project efficiency data, bringing calculated hourly site efficiency metrics in line with corporate site profit margins
- Played key role in negotiations with the customer to prevent unit rate reduction on industrial insulation and scaffolding projects
- Reduced workload of timekeeping staff by creating automated data processing dashboards
- Improved other existing client data reporting to present a more accurate and relatable picture of site performance metrics and cost control successes
- Interfaced with ExxonMobil client to manage costs for Large Capital, Small Capital, and Turnaround/Majors projects conducted across all three lines of business (insulation, scaffolding, painting)
- Primary stakeholder for on-site initiative to improve existing internet connectivity to job location on refinery grounds
Program Analyst - AT&T Customer Delivery
SAC Wireless, a Nokia Company
11.2013 - 08.2017
- Created high level and granular dashboards in Power BI and Excel to direct the efforts of the Customer Delivery Team and the individual markets towards project completion and closeout
- Managed multiple Tiger Teams to meet urgent EOY project closeout goals for 2016 and established systems to ensure data integrity for the entire organization
- Led training and development for newly hired analysts and trained multiple teams on the use of customized data tools and dashboards
- Interfaced closely with our AT&T client on four large scale project bids to expand the company’s existing national footprint to new and challenging markets
- Winner of the Q3 2014 SAC Corporate Values award for 'Expect Amazing' due to excellent work on FY 2013/2014 project closeouts and the FY 2014/2015 program recovery initiative
- Designed data collection tools and systems within Microsoft Sharepoint, enabling easy collaborative data distribution throughout the AT&T Customer Delivery Team
Data Analyst – Customer Service Operations
U.S. Cellular
05.2013 - 11.2013
- Worked within the Customer Service Operations department to improve data analysis techniques and provide new solutions for improving call center operations
- Created enterprise dashboards to enhance customer service reporting
- Prepared and distributed integrated daily reports with spreadsheets and charts describing customer service operations, and highlighting success points and failure points
- Networked closely with other departments to ensure seamless information sharing and strengthen operational intelligence
Construction Project Coordinator
Mastec Network Solutions
02.2013 - 05.2013
- Responsible for maintaining the SiteTrac database, tracking and forecasting construction milestones for a multi-market microwave backhaul project contracted by AT&T
- Worked with the Finance Manager to restore lost and corrupted invoicing and billing data, correlating with multiple projects and business units
- Improved forecasting accuracy and reliability by implementing new predictive formulas for both the construction portion and the site acquisition (tower leasing) portion of the business
- Requested and received responsibility for site acquisition, microwave line-of-sight pathing, and construction document redlining/proofreading
- Trained Jr
- Project Coordinators to use SiteTrac and other relational database software
- Coordinated logistical issues and ensured timely arrival of equipment, manpower, and other resources to our project sites
Senior Quality Analyst
Catamaran Inc/SXC Health Solutions
09.2011 - 12.2012
- Assist the Quality and Training Manager in developing, implementing, and evolving an effective quality program for the Member Services Department, led to overall 10% improvement in agent quality scores
- Trend and forecast scoring results for quality improvement initiatives and analyze member satisfaction surveys to improve client retention
- Developed and implemented many unique procedures, policies, and programs to ensure that customer and client interactions with the company are handled expertly and professionally
- Improved overall Member Satisfaction by 7.5%
- Managed a team of 8 Quality Specialists, trained them in call monitoring techniques and Verint call intelligence software
Education
Political Science
SUNY, Brockport
Brockport, NYSkills
- Earned value management
- Strategic planning
- Schedule planning
- Risk analysis
- Cost control
- Resource planning
- Scope definition
- Forecasting skills
- Data gathering and tracking
- Data compiling and analysis
- Project reporting
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Excellent communication
- Critical thinking
- Organizational skills
Timeline
Project Controls Director
The State Group
05.2024 - 04.2025
Project Controls Manager – BOSK Battery Plant
Enerfab
08.2023 - 05.2024
Project Controls Manager – Central Division
BrandSafway
04.2018 - 08.2023
Project Controls Analyst – ExxonMobil Joliet Oil Refinery
BrandSafway
09.2017 - 04.2018
Program Analyst - AT&T Customer Delivery
SAC Wireless, a Nokia Company
11.2013 - 08.2017
Data Analyst – Customer Service Operations
U.S. Cellular
05.2013 - 11.2013
Construction Project Coordinator
Mastec Network Solutions
02.2013 - 05.2013
Senior Quality Analyst
Catamaran Inc/SXC Health Solutions
09.2011 - 12.2012
Political Science
SUNY, Brockport
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