Candice Rode
League City,United States
Summary
Dynamic Project Manager with over 10 years of expertise in Subsea and Heavy Fabrication construction, Oil & Gas, Utility, Transit, and Compression. A proven leader recognized for driving project success through effective resource management, financial oversight, and strategic stakeholder engagement. Adept at fostering team collaboration and maintaining high morale, while ensuring timely execution of project objectives. Known for innovative problem-solving skills and a strong commercial awareness that enhances organizational efficiency.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Project Manager (Manufacturing)
Compass Compression
Houston, United States
01.2023 - Current
- Managed complete lifecycle of project from conception to delivery.
- Presented findings from data analysis in a clear, concise manner that was easily understood by stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
- Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors.
- Oversaw each project's milestones to meet quality standards.
- Created team objectives and roles with specific goals outlined for each individual.
- Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance, and cost efficiency.
- Developed and maintained project plans, timelines, and budgets.
- Provided guidance to team members regarding tasks assigned to them.
- Resolved conflicts between departments by establishing common goals and objectives for each party involved in a project.
- Assigned tasks to team members and monitored progress in order to meet deadlines.
- Generated solutions to complex issues relating to project management, promoting delivery within budget and time constraints.
- Conducted regular meetings with team members to discuss project status and address any issues or concerns that arose during the course of the project.
- Coordinated with vendors, suppliers, and other stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of materials.
- Identified needs of customers promptly and efficiently.
Project Manager (Manufacturing and Field Service)
Powell Electrical Systems
Houston, United States
08.2014 - 12.2022
- Reporting directly to the Project Management Manager to manage multiple projects simultaneously
- Responsible for projects of varying scope and complexity with revenue up to $12M
- Responsible for driving projects with manufacturing and field service scope maintaining and exceeding average margin of 30% or higher
- Single point of contact for projects for Powell personnel, customers, vendors, and contractors
- Responsible for maintaining and updating Forecasts for all projects on a monthly basis
- SME in Primavera 6 and Oracle EBS-12 Business Programs
- Prepared Monthly Update Presentations to Management on Financial, Scope and Schedule Statuses
- Maintained Risk Management and elevated as needed based on Company GOA
- Experienced in coordinating with Field Service Team to ensure all field activities are successfully executed and transitioned into field from the factory
- Responsible for ensuring all technical and contractual requirements are properly reviewed and complied with where appropriate
- Identifies risk and negotiates deviations as appropriate
- Identification and management of all project-related risk
- Leads all project related meetings
- This includes kick-off meetings (internal and external), drawing approvals, project status meetings and factory acceptance tests
- Responsible for successful management of project schedule and budget
- Identification of scope change/creep, writes change orders and proactively seeks approval from the customer
- Generation of milestone billings and responsibility for ensuring payments are received on time
- Responsibly for project close both in terms of deliverables and financially
- Experienced in Managing Projects in Oil & Gas, Pipeline, Construction, Petrochemical, Government and Transit
Project Manager (Manufacturing and Field Service)
Koontz-Wagner
Houston, United States
09.2017 - 11.2017
- Responsible for maintaining project health commercially, on schedule and within contracted scope
- Single point of contact for multiple projects being executed through production and Field Commissioning
- Worked through unique company struggles to maintain project integrity and execution
Quality Document Control Lead
LS Energy Fabrication
Baytown, United States
07.2013 - 08.2014
- Coordinate DC personnel performing a variety of QA/QC documentation process
- Ensure DC personnel review and submit (including ITP’s, routers, data books, job specific documents, procedures, NDE reports, and certifications) are competent to perform their duties relating to the scope of work as identified
- Ensure the Control group is resourced with the correct disciplines, skills, knowledge and numbers to deliver Projects to the client’s requirements
- Provide oversight on plan and co-ordination of customer third party participation on inspection/review of all relevant job procedures to ensure logical process flow, planning, verification, quality control of document structure and format, and logical interface with all aspects of the projects
- Notify PM, MM, QD in writing of potential issues failing to meet quality requirements or have risk to increase cost or time
- Responsible for ensuring all inspection sign off points, such as witness, monitor, hold points and COC’s are completed (Documents sign offs and approvals)
Quality Document Control
T-Rex Engineering and Construction
Channelview, United States
07.2011 - 07.2013
- Generate Project Specific Table of Contents, Certificate of Conformance, Data Book Cover Pages, Client Review and Acceptance Forms, etc
- Accurately compile/prepare Project job data books subject to the customer schedule
- Review and verify NDE reports, (MT, PT, VT, UT, RT, BHN, PAUT) to project specific NDE Matrix for inclusion in data books
- Ensure all documentation has QC Inspector/ Client acceptance signature such as: ITP, Weld Maps, NDE Reports, Material Traceability Maps, Coating Reports, FAT/SIT Reports, As-Built Drawings, etc
- Verify correct specifications and codes used on documentation, such as: AWS D1.1, ASME, API 1104 and ASTM Standard
- Verify Material Traceability Heat Maps to Material Traceability Records and Material Traceability Log
- Maintain project specific Weld Logs to ensure all are accurate and updated daily
- Verify on every project Welder Stencils to Weld Maps, and ensure Welder Continuity Log and Welder Certifications are accurate and up to date
- Verifying NDE Technicians certifications are current prior to performing NDE
- Maintain NDE Technicians’ equipment certifications log to ensure all are within calibration dates
- Familiar with documents related with: Coating, WPS/PQR's, FAT, SIT, Continuity Testing, Brinell Hardness Testing, etc
Document Control
ModSpace
Houston, United States
07.2007 - 12.2009
- Responsible for accurately organizing and maintaining documentation while keeping it current
- Accurately maintained Document Control Data base and or logs
- Maintaining Client relationships, and transferring information to Project Managers in timely manner
Education
High School -
Deer Park High School
01.2007
Skills
- Effective communication
- Anticipatory Mindset
- Decisive Leadership
- Self-Motivated Work Ethic
- Agile Response to Change
- Change Management Skills
- Microsoft Project Proficiency
- Primavera P6 Proficiency
- Oracle Systems Expertise
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Six Sigma – Green Belt Certified
- Document management
- Deliverable tracking
- Task prioritization
- Scope management
- Forecasting
Timeline
Project Manager (Manufacturing)
Compass Compression
01.2023 - Current
Project Manager (Manufacturing and Field Service)
Koontz-Wagner
09.2017 - 11.2017
Project Manager (Manufacturing and Field Service)
Powell Electrical Systems
08.2014 - 12.2022
Quality Document Control Lead
LS Energy Fabrication
07.2013 - 08.2014
Quality Document Control
T-Rex Engineering and Construction
07.2011 - 07.2013
Document Control
ModSpace
07.2007 - 12.2009
High School -
Deer Park High School
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