Jay Vidas
San Antonio,TX
Summary
A Planning & Scheduling Analyst with over 28 years of hands-on experience for Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) Projects. A proven, successful track-record of scheduling, integrating, managing, and maintaining high-level construction projects in a timely and effective manner. Background and skill-set allows for the seamless transition between diverse technological sectors and industries. Expert collaboration abilities yield solid long-lasting relationships with clients, contractors, and government agencies.
Overview
37
37
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Scheduling Manager
Galaxy Builders, LLC
06.2021 - 02.2022
- Create, control and maintain schedules in Power Project Enterprise (formerly Asta) for various Multifamily construction projects
- Analyze Contracts, drawings, specifications and statements of work in the preparation of work breakdown structures (WBS) and Major Milestones for Stakeholders
- Provide on-going schedule reviews and analysis for baseline schedules, schedule updates, and modification schedules
- The analysis includes tracking and comparisons of the original baseline schedule the most recent schedule update, logic changes, schedule acceleration, resource stacking, and project progress tracking
- Assist in Delay Claims support and Time Impact Analysis
- Provide Schedules to the Project Management and Field Operation Teams for them to reports to clients
Senior Scheduler
Precision Scheduling Consultants, LLC
06.2021 - Current
- Create, control and maintain resource loaded schedules in P6 Version 19 as well as Microsoft Project and Phoenix Project Manager for various commercial building construction projects
- Analyze drawings, specifications and statements of work in the preparation of work breakdown structures (WBS) and activity networks
- Provide on-going schedule reviews and analysis for baseline schedules, schedule updates, and modification schedules
- The analysis includes tracking and comparisons of the original baseline schedule the most recent schedule update, logic changes, schedule acceleration, resource stacking, and project progress tracking
- Assist in Delay Claims support and Time Impact Analysis
- Provide Monthly Reports to clients
Project Controls Specialist / Scheduler
GHD Engineering
09.2018 - 11.2020
- Created, controlled and maintained resource loaded Front End Engineering & Design and Detailed Design project schedules in P6 Version 19 as well as Microsoft Project for the ExxonMobil Pipeline Company (EMPCo) North Houston Terminal, Nashville Diesel Growth projects
- Worked closely with the Engineering & Design, Project Management, Procurement, General Contractor and Subcontractor teams and integrated all parties’ schedules in the Master P6 schedule for the Wolverine Pipeline Scada Unit Upgrade
- Analyzed drawings, specifications and statements of work in the preparation of activity networks
- Worked with the team to define the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Performed what if analyses for efficient project schedules
- Performed analysis of budget versus actual cost and schedule performance on active projects
- Provided the Project Manager all elements needed to issue Weekly/Monthly Reports to Clients
- Maintained register of Proposals, Opportunities and Projects budgeted, actual and committed costs
- Demonstrated ability to be a team player but able to work independently
Project Scheduler
Bowen Engineering
09.2015 - 06.2018
- Field scheduler on EPC projects
- Created and maintained fully integrated level 3 resource loaded construction schedules in P6 Version 15 for IPW Petersburg Wastewater Treatment Plant and Bottom Ash Project and the KU-Ghent CCR Process Water System
- Each were over 4000 activities
- Participated in detailed planning sessions with the project team using the design engineers model and drawings to develop the baseline schedules
- Resource loaded the schedule with hours and quantities
- Coordinated with Project Engineers, Procurement Manager and Superintendents to update schedules
- Tracked earned value and analyzed variances
- Participated in weekly scheduling meeting to update management on performance and project progress
- Provided in-depth schedule performance visibility to owners, management, and project teams through metrics, reports, and briefings
Project Controls Specialist / Scheduler
Black and Veatch Corporation
07.2011 - 01.2015
- Developed and executed the first fully integrated EPC resource loaded level 4 master schedule at Duvha and Kriel power stations in the Republic of South Africa
- Successfully transitioned all outage schedules from standalone P6 and Microsoft Project versions to a web based Primavera P6 version 8.1., which marked the first time Eskom senior management could view real time schedule data at the Kriel power station from their remote offices in Johannesburg, South Africa
- Served as team leader in facilitating schedule interfaces between engineering, procurement, and construction
- Ensured project plans were developed and rolled out in a proactive, effective, and timely manner in line with industry and corporate outage management principles
- Ensured project risks were identified and appropriate control measures put into place and acted upon safely and efficiently
- Prepared and utilized the first Outage Control Center (OCC) at a coal fired Power Station from which the outages were coordinated, activities tracked, barriers to success were eliminated, and issues were escalated, tabled, and resolved to achieve outage milestones and goals
- Coached and mentored the client’s ten learner planners in scheduling techniques and tools, primarily using Primavera Project Manager P6 in order to fully integrate numerous contractor schedules into a single master schedule
- Through thorough service, developed an excellent working relationship with stakeholders and customers
Field Project Controls Manager / Scheduler
URS Corporation
03.2006 - 07.2011
- Created and maintained fully integrated level 3 resource loaded EPC schedules within the power, petroleum, and petrochemical industries, as well as nuclear contaminated facilities being decommissioned, dismantled, and demolished
- Employed strong leadership abilities with excellent communication and decision-making skills to coach contractors with schedule work-around development and mitigation plans
- Led the supervision and oversight of project’s EPC contractor project controls services
- Assisted cost control personnel with Data migration to and from Prism, Excel, and Primavera
- Provided in-depth schedule performance visibility to owners, management, and project teams through metrics, reports, and briefings
- Successfully supervised small teams in order to provide cost control, quantity surveys, and estimating
- Participated in walk downs with project engineers to confirm that piping matched Isometrics and P&ID’s in preparation of scheduled hydro tests
- Developed mitigation plans to solve construction issues that affected the goals and objectives of projects
- Served as Lead Scheduler for Power and Distribution Projects for over a year under extreme and harsh conditions while at Camp Victory and The Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq
Project Controls Engineer
Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
01.2005 - 03.2006
- Created and maintained the EPC schedules for an average of ten commercial building construction projects on a monthly basis for the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE) projects in the United States, Guam, and Iraq
- Assisted the project controls manager and the cost engineer with the corporate cost reporting
- Worked effectively with cross functional teams on multiple projects in Iraq simultaneously from the Lakewood, CO office
Assistant Project Manager / Project Scheduler
Amigo Building Corporation / JT Construction Co., Inc.
05.2001 - 12.2004
- Developed and maintained level 3 detailed EPC cost loaded schedules on multiple commercial construction projects for the Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment (AFCEE), Department of Defense (DOD), and the Department of Energy (DOE)
- Projects consisted of new construction, renovation and repairs of hospitals, dormitories, hangars, storage buildings, shelters, and schools
- Provided accurate and thorough cost estimating assistance to owners and management as required
- Served as liaison between customers and cross functional groups to provide continuity and collaboration to meet project goals
Project Cost / Scheduler
Onyx Engineering, Inc.
09.2000 - 05.2001
- Developed and maintained an EPC project schedule on a new Amine Unit at Valero Oil Refinery in Corpus Christi, TX
- Provided estimating assistance when needed
Project Controls Representative
Zachry Construction Corporation
12.1999 - 08.2000
- Maintained all Civil and Structural database management and installed quantity curves at a BASF/FINA, Steam Cracker project in Port Arthur, TX
Cost Engineer / Estimator
Project Time and Cost
10.1998 - 12.1999
- Estimated the decontamination, decommissioning and destruction project for DOE / Safe Sites of Colorado's Plutonium Stabilization and Packaging System (PUSPS) Project at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site
Project Manager / Estimator
Kloppenberg & Company
03.1992 - 10.1998
- Prepared estimates and managed custom stainless steel fabrication projects on restaurants, universities, laboratories, hospitals, airports, stadiums, and residential
- Convinced the owner to convert to a computerized estimating system and assisted in its development
Intelligence Operations Specialist
United States Air Force Reserve
04.1991 - 09.1998
- Functioned as Intelligence Operations Superintendent at Peterson AFB, CO for the Intelligence Office
- Responsible for supervising and training all enlisted personnel
- On the job accomplishments included implementing training procedures as well as analyzing, collating, and distributing intelligence information
- Additionally, received USAFR Top Performer Award, DOD Top Secret SCI clearance
- Held rank of Master Sergeant
- Received Honorable Discharge
Proposal Coordinator / Cost Estimator / Schedule Analyst
Seguro Project Services
04.1991 - 03.1992
- Prepared estimates and schedules for various commercial building and residential construction proposals
- Installed overhead cranes in the Denver Mint
Intelligence Operations Specialist
United States Air Force
07.1987 - 04.1991
- Intelligence Analyst for US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and Military Airlift Command’s (MAC) Indications & Warning Center
- Reviewed and assessed thousands of all-source intelligence messages weekly for threats to global operations
- Coordinated with, and dispatched time sensitive information to, USTRANSCOM and Department of Defense Indications & Warning directors
- Interacted with national intelligence agencies, MAC units and other command headquarters worldwide
- Prepared daily intelligence reports for USTRANSCOM/MAC Commanders and staff
- Provided warning intelligence to MAC Senior Airlift Controllers
- Received Military Airlift Command Professional Image Award
- Held Rank of Senior Airman
- Received Honorable Discharge
Education
Diploma -
Aurora Central High School
Aurora, COSkills
- CPM Scheduling
- Strategic Planning/Analysis
- Cost Engineering/Cost Control
- Change Management
- Earned Value Management
- Estimating
- Budget Tracking
- Training
- Adaptable
- Team Player
- Interpersonal Skills
- Software Proficiency
Websites
Certification
- Member of AACEI
- OSHA 30 Hour
- Primavera Project Management (P6)
- Claim Digger
- Schedule Analyzer
- Microsoft Project
- Phoenix Project Manager
- Microsoft Office Suite
Timeline
Scheduling Manager
Galaxy Builders, LLC
06.2021 - 02.2022
Senior Scheduler
Precision Scheduling Consultants, LLC
06.2021 - Current
Project Controls Specialist / Scheduler
GHD Engineering
09.2018 - 11.2020
Project Scheduler
Bowen Engineering
09.2015 - 06.2018
Project Controls Specialist / Scheduler
Black and Veatch Corporation
07.2011 - 01.2015
Field Project Controls Manager / Scheduler
URS Corporation
03.2006 - 07.2011
Project Controls Engineer
Tetra Tech EC, Inc.
01.2005 - 03.2006
Assistant Project Manager / Project Scheduler
Amigo Building Corporation / JT Construction Co., Inc.
05.2001 - 12.2004
Project Cost / Scheduler
Onyx Engineering, Inc.
09.2000 - 05.2001
Project Controls Representative
Zachry Construction Corporation
12.1999 - 08.2000
Cost Engineer / Estimator
Project Time and Cost
10.1998 - 12.1999
Project Manager / Estimator
Kloppenberg & Company
03.1992 - 10.1998
Intelligence Operations Specialist
United States Air Force Reserve
04.1991 - 09.1998
Proposal Coordinator / Cost Estimator / Schedule Analyst
Seguro Project Services
04.1991 - 03.1992
Intelligence Operations Specialist
United States Air Force
07.1987 - 04.1991
Diploma -
Aurora Central High School
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