1. 1 October 2014
Jake Armstrong
505 Albert St.
La Marque, Texas 77568
jearmstro3@aol.com
(409) 457-7725
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE
Over twenty years professional experience in project engineering, construction, and project controls
management including EPC FEED/construction project estimating, planning and scheduling, WBS cost
control, change control, scheduling turnarounds, preparation of project control procedures, job progress
and performance measurement, financial and management reporting systems.
PROJECT TYPES PERSONAL DATA
Refineries (All Units)/FPSOs (Topside/Jacket) Electrical Engineering Technology (BS)
Project Turnarounds Prairie View A & M University
Petrochemical Some French
LNG Process Operations Certified
LSTK CAPXs
Hydro-Electric Dam SYSTEM/COMPUTER SKILLS
Utilities (FERC) Microsoft Projects
Refinery Maintenance Primavera
SAP
ACTIVITIES kBase
GWOS
Engineering and Construction Excel
Project Scheduling
Shutdown Scheduling
Change Management Control
Cost Control FOREIGN EXPERIENCE
Bids and Proposals Canada
Forecasting USVI (US Territory)
Estimating (Conceptual, Factored, & Definitive)
Quantity Reporting
Progress Reporting
Constructability Coordinating
Executive Summary Reporting
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Precision Resources 2014 - 2015
KBR 2013 - 2014
Kelly Services 2013 - 2013
JE Project Management 2013 - 2013
Faithfull & Gould 2012 – 2013
J E Project Management, LLC. 1998 - Present
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DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2 October 2014
KBR-Lead Project Controls; Scheduling/Planning: Company Sustained Major fines from FEDs.
for lack of internal controls, and publishing fraudulent earnings statements.
December 2014 – November 2014
FPSO Pre-FEED schedule development on the P100 Pre-FEED and Petrobras America Cascade &
Chinook Full Field Development Floating System Execution Schedules
February 2014 – May 2014
Koch Corpus Christi, initial site visits and In-Houston Engineering PMT Duties.
December 2013 – January 2014
Small Projects - TBD, Home Office - Houston Texas
Developed Pre-FEED/FEL Primavera resource loaded with all activities WBS codes assigned per ROM
estimate, and Project Manager recommendation and generation of Primavera XER file for successful
risk review & participated the initial review to answer Basis of Schedule inquiries posed by the review
team for this ongoing FPSO; Angolan, Africa Project. The particular of the project are as followed:
Approximately 10 month duration for Engineering
Complete Jacket Detailed Design: 22 Weeks
Complete Topsides Detailed Design: 42 Weeks
Punja Project
Sonangol intends to develop the Punja Oil Field, located offshore Angola in Block 3-05A. This field is
located approximately 20 Km from the Angolan coast and is located in 80 m of water. Production
facilities include two remote wellhead platforms (namely PUN-F1 and PUN-F2). They are connected
with a multiphase production flowline from PUN-F2 to PUN-F1 plus a gas injection flowline from
PUN-F1 to PUN-F2. An early production system (EPS) is bridge linked to PUN-F1. Finally, a
multiphase / oil export pipeline from PUN-F1 is tied back to the existing PALANCA facilities (about
4.0km). Produced oil will be stored and exported via existing PALANCA Terminal. Each wellhead is
designed with 12 drillable slots for production wells and gas injection wells.
The scope of work being bid by KBR to Subsea 7 is for the following facilities. KBR will perform
complete detailed engineering and procurement services. Follow-on engineering support services
during Fabrication, Installation, Commissioning and Startup are also part of the scope.
1) Punja South Well Head platform (PUN-F2), including jacket (optional),
2) Punja North Well Head platform (PUN-F1), including jacket (optional),
3) New Bridge (EPS / PUN-F1)
4) Palanca Platforms (Brownfield):
Pig receiver (PAL-F1)
Tie-in to existing oil export system (PAL-P2)
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Tie-ins associated with relief, blowdown, open drain, closed drain, instrument Air and Fire
Water System
Tie-ins associated with E&I WHP Works (PAL-P2)
5) Early Production System (Brownfield)
Bridge Connection from PUN-F1
Tie-ins for Piping, Electrical & Control System
Kelly Services 09/2013 – 11/2013
Sr. Project Planner/Scheduler (Commissioning/Startup); Seconded to Dow Chemicals; Freeport,
Texas
Responsible for development and maintenance of the overall, integrated project controls systems,
procedures, reporting, and change control for Client Owner Operator. Coordinate with project managers
and project engineer and supervises project staff to ensure correct implementation of project
control/business procedures and requirements.
JE Project Management 03/2013 – 09/2013
Project Controls Consultant (Maintenance Planning); Seconded to Suncor Upgrading Routine
Maintenance Project; Ft. McMurray, AB.
Responsible for being accountable for all maintenance planning on equipment in allocated areas.
Developed Gross Estimated for Work Requests as required for budgeting and effective decision
making, ensuring that materials, personnel, equipment, and tools were available for execution.
Field verified the Approved Work Requests such that they could be planned effectively, and was
Environmentally, Healthy and Safe. Prepared structured job plans from Approved Work
Requests with an effective breakdown of the work required including all steps and duration, all
relevant documentation and associated planned costs. Interacted with required stakeholders to
effectively plan resources (included being provided with ETA of required resource) Released
the Planned Work order and Schedule with Initial Dates based upon Material, Services, Special
Tools and Equipment availability. Reviewed and released all Program job plans. Created,
maintained, continuously improved and utilized Standard Task Lists. Identified and/or initiated
changes to Master Data Solicited feedback regarding job plans, including In Progress and
Completed, continuously improve. (Plan, Do, Check, Act) Provided support to Reliability to
Created and Optimized Program job plans and to SCM to create and maintain Materials and
Service Masters, and Provided feedback to CFT on Approved Work Request Quality.
Faithful & Gould 11/2012 – 02/2013
Project Controls Consultant (Senior Scheduler); Seconded to British Petroleum – Whiting, IN.
Responsibilities included generating high quality, deliverable schedules for the Function in the 8Q, 12
week and 6 week windows, ensuring that they are aligned to business priorities and foster safe,
reliable area operations, ensured that the functional schedule within Primavera was up to date and
accurate, and worked with SPAs and other stakeholders to ensure that activities meet the relevant gate
criteria, and were deliverable within the constraints of the function, was liaise with functional SPAs to
understand and optimize level 1, 2 and 3 activities, recommended which activities to execute or
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reschedule when the activity set exceeds functional constraints, effectively managed changes to
schedules, communicate the agreed schedules to functional personnel, supported the identification and
resolution of delivery risks, resource conflicts, emergent work and schedule waivers, supported
schedule gatekeepers in assessment of schedule waiver requests, Monitored site execution efficiency:
updated/assured progress on functional activities in Primavera on a weekly basis, highlighted slippage
in the schedule and proposed actions to recover, highlighted and analyzed critical path/s with PM/CM
and staff to maintain proactive vigilance to mitigate any approaching manageable constraints, drove
continuous improvement in functional scheduling performance, and was liaise with contractor
planning teams to ensure alignment of BP and Contractor plans and schedules.
Flint Energy 06/2012 – 11/2012
Project Controls (Senior Scheduler); ConocoPhillips – Ft McMurray, AB.
Responsibilities included managing the integrated planning process and implementation for the
Surmont 2 Base Plant Projects; ensured the planning process was followed rigorously, coordinated
activities inputs, and facilitated planning knowledge sharing between business units, Network of
Excellence (NoE) participations, assured provision of an effective integrated plan support for all assets
to ensure that the most valuable tasks are executed within the operations (BRISK), led the planning
process development and plan reviews, and produce a quality Integrated Plan of various time horizons,
ensured achievement of preset planning performance metrics, to publish direct field labor month end
man hours by disciplines histograms and next month’s ETC hour forecasts by disciplines. Assure
weekly progress feed to scheduling for the Progress Tracking System was accurate by perform spot
field audits.
Sun Constructor 08/2011 – 06/2012
Project Controls (Block T/A Sr. Planner/Scheduler); Hovensa; St. Croix, USVI (08/11-03/2012)
Responsibilities included staff guidance to Engineering and Construction supervisors in one or more
areas of planning and scheduling expertise by analyzing and evaluating all pertinent data, analyzed
portions of major capital projects to plan the most effective execution sequence in light of experience
and current industry practices, discussing, coordinated and resolved long term and short term planning
and scheduling problems with personnel throughout the Company and with contractor organizations,
assists in the technical evaluation of contracts relative to their expertise in planning and scheduling
and analyzed in detail performance relative to planning, reporting and forecasting methods of
contractors, and evaluated the planning and scheduling information collected from Project
Management Teams or contractors and advises supervision of exceptions to plan and potential
corrective action and/or impact to the projects. Reviewed project schedules integrity and acted as a P6
SME.
Site Project Engineer / Scheduler / Document Controls Site Manager; Dow Chemicals, Freeport,
Texas (03/12-06/12)
Responsibilities included organizing site master stick file, updated SharePoint client documentations
need dates, managed mechanical/piping and E/I walk-down teams, evaluated the planning and
scheduling information collected from Project Management Teams or contractors and advises
supervision of exceptions to plan and potential corrective action and/or impact to the projects, oversaw
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the development of the level 4 schedule, assured the level 4 schedule meet Dow’s Scheduling
Execution Plan Matrix, lead interactive planning session with team core execution staff through the
level 4 scheduling 3 pass baseline sessions.
JE Project Management 01/2011 – 08/2011
Sr. Scheduling Engineer; PSE&G (Smart Grid Projects) FERC; Newark, NJ
Responsibilities included maintaining good communications with management, contractors, project
team and clients, coordinated with Project Controls Leads and Construction Manager to maintain
readiness plans for immediate sound responses to what if scenarios. I worked in the Utilities
Distribution, Transmission, and Gas Industry. FERC regulated work involving 500kV-230kV
Electrical Utility Provider working thru the Program Level authorization administrative phase,
50%,70%, & 90% estimate phases, A/E award and design phase is work to be perform by outside A/E
such as (Burns and McDonald etc...), Interfacing with PM, PCE, Transmission and Distributions PEs,
L&P (Licensing and Permitting) Local, State, Federal, and Environmental Municipalities, A/E PMs
and staff (Site walks) as a client representative. Smart Grid Capital Projects(Lump Sum), 3rd Party
(Cost Reimbursable), Federal Stimulus/Violation Compliance based around Regulatory Commission
authorization and approvals to proceed to authorize funding for project and also project for the state
department of transportation (DOT); jobs like Highway Bridge Relocation foundation/tower/structure
for Electrical; Reconductoring, Substation, Transmission Towers, Switchyard (Inside and Outside
plant) Control Level I/II Schedule and Execution Level III/IV schedule integration into the Control
Schedule within the Primavera P6 r8 EPS Portfolio network system projects node.
Paton Controls Inc. 09/2010 – 12/2010
Instrumentation/Controls Engineering Technician; Exxon/Mobil 2010 TA, Beaumont, Texas
Responsibilities included process unit P&ID walk-down, loop shooting of digital and analog circuits,
systematic troubleshooting of digital and analog circuits, 1151/3051 Rosemount transmitter
calibrations, instrument function testing & QC/QA/Operations sign off, daily communication with
Engineering, and DCS/Plant Operations personnel, and adherence to Safety (STICC), Quality, and
Performance.
11/2009-09/2010 L3 Communications (Waco, Texas/ Federal Government Complex)
Program Schedule and Cost Analyst
Development of initial schedules for statement of work and engineering decision tree draws
and technical documentation
Estimate to complete production schedule updating for P3 Navy Aircraft Maintenance
Schedule resource loading/leveling (MS Project / SAP PP/PM)
EV surveillance schedule hour maintenance adjustments on a daily basis
Analyze cost variances / weekly reporting
Daily communication with procurement in regards to material short report for delivery status
arrival of scheduled equipment/consumable/Work Packages needed to deliver product/execute
work/ MATERIAL TAKE OFFSs
DCMA Earned Value Analysis.
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10/2008-10/2009 1099 JEPM (York Penn., Voith - Seimens)
MasterScheduler
SAP/P6 Production/Execution Scheduler for inspection and refurbishment of hydro-electric
turbines for wicket gates, runners, stators, head house, test lab, inspection, logistics etc.
EVMS set up and dashboard updating
data mapping
master data experience
vendor data
purchase order migration
"cut over" experience (meaning moving data from old system into SAP)
manufacturing environment
Met with client on weekly basis to update
Generated weekly performance reports
12/2007-09/2008 Jacobs Field Services (Cypress, California)
Constructability Coordinator
BP, Alon, Exxon, NRG, & Chevron Capital projects
EPC interactive planning chair Level II & III
Development of an on time baseline schedules
Primavera P3/5 & Excel were utilized
Drawing MATERIAL TAKE OFFSs for Estimates/ Schedule Cost Budgeting
09/2007-11/2007 Foster Wheeler Coal Plant Outage (Brilliant, Ohio)
Sr. Project Controls Engineer (Planner / Scheduler)
Oversaw progress schedule (after original person quit)
Met with client on weekly basis to update
Generated weekly performance reports to Foster Wheeler Management
Primavera P3/5 & Excel were utilized
05/2007-09/2007 1099 (For PMI, NRG, Chevron, &/BP a Alliance projects)
MasterScheduler (Independent Contractor/Consultant)
Provided TAR Defined Estimated Schedule
Create execution schedules from SOW documents
Staff Loading/WBS
Primavera P3/5 & Excel were utilized
Assisted in Work Packages development and assembly
07/2006- 04/2007 Roberts Companies (San Francisco, California)
Principle Project Controls Engineer
Estimating (bottom up estimating, planning, and scheduling)
Scheduling/Change Management/Cost) (Engineering/Construction Capital Projects) (Civil,
Arch., Structural, Mech., Piping, E/I, etc.)
Served as in-house client key player of Capital Projects; Appraise, Selected, Defined, and
Executed type process.
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Cut over schedules
Supported project charter and scope development assurance & consulting / schedule
development / change management assurance/cost analysis & progress reporting
MS Projects/Primavera P5 & Excel
Storage Tank farm maintenance planning and scheduling
12/2005-06/2006 CDI
SAP Turnaround Maintenance Scheduler (Bayport, Texas (Lyondell)
SAP Routine Maintenance / Turnaround Planner/Scheduler
Principle Project Controls Engineer (Stafford/Deer Park (Shell Deer)
Central Control Center Relocation Project
Scouting, FEL 1,2,3 thru AFE $2.6 billion
Scoring 4.2 IPA Schedule review of 900 line 2.6 billion Project for AFE Schedules
Logic integration and 3 pass integrity reviews
Resource Loading
Generate Custom Tabular reports/Resource Curves/Project individual or total histograms,
etc…
P3, Excel, Access, MS Projects to Primavera 3.1 Project Planner
Developed, resource load and maintained schedules for multiple projects, using Primavera (P3
3.1 & e/c 4.1 to 5.0)
Appraised, Selected, Defined, Executed, & Operated Cost Control for multiple projects;
Developed scheduling and cost template for proposals
Tracked progress and issues in regards to meeting critical milestones and the completion dates.
02/1998-08/2000 CIMCO (a Raytheon Company)
SAP PP/PM Maintenance Scheduler (Texas City Carbide Chemical Plant)
Was the daily Maintenance Planner for 5 Work Centers
Daily work scope meeting for each Work Center
Daily scope walk down
Daily procurement MW/MM duties
Daily created WOs/POs
Maintained/tracked ongoing change orders
2/88 - 3/91 Lockheed Engineering & Sciences Corp. (Gen. Eng. Dept.)
NASA Johnson Space Center/Cape Kennedy/Edwards AFB (STS 27, 28, 31) DOD
Electro-Mechanical Systems Specialist (Research and Development)
R&D Guidance system GMT, GOES satellite signal synchronization
Longitude Latitude Location (BETA Project)
Shuttle onboard GAS SAMPLER Project
GRID software up/down loading (Pentagon, Air Force, NAVY security
Secret clearance)
EIOM III Project
Hydrogen fuel cell Project (BETA Project)
Extensive Travel
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Instrumentation and Controls/Data Acquisition (C/8087 microprocessor programming
languages)
5/83-11/05 Various Closed and Open Shops
Nuclear Plant Electrical /Instrument and Control/Coordinator; met with core
management group daily to deliver progress along with receive priorities execution
deliverables. (Scheck Technical Services @ Braidwood, Bechtel @ STP, and Jacobs
Facilities @ Lawrence Livermore Lab)
Performed various industry projects as a craftsman/Material Take Offs.
Marathon Petroleum Company (Summer Intern. Of Parent Worker), Flour, S&B, Neutron,
Bechtel, Mundy, UEI, ATS, Austin Industrial, HB Zachary (will start again 11/04/2010), PICI,
Brown & Root Braun, Harbert Yurgen, Industrial I&E, Parson Electrical, Total Electrical &
Instrumentation, Contra Costa Electrical, Newtron I&E, J. Guvoo, Schoonver Electrical,
Flemington E&I, John Brown, Kinder Morgan (Sr. Process Operator), ATS (Sr. Start-up
Specialist), Pretro-Chem Technical Services (Sr. Process Operator/Start-up Specialist) etc….
References: upon request