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Vilas Naikade PMP, PSP
Email: Vilas_Naikade@hotmail.com
Calgary, T3R 0L5, Alberta - Canada

OBJECTIVE: To seek a challenging Lead opportunity in a Project Controls with dynamic

organization where I can offer my skills, knowledge and expertise with room for growth.

COMPANIES WORKED WITH:

Cenovus Energy-Oil & Gas Producer-Canada

Enbridge Inc-Oil & Gas Transporter-Canada-13 Months
Shell Canada Energy-Oil & Gas Producer-Canada-20 Months
Canadian Natural Resources Limited - Oil and Gas Producer - Canada 2 years
Suncor Energy Inc-Oil & Gas Producer-Canada-2 years
Worley Arabia (Subsidiary of Worley, Australia)-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia-EPCM-4 years
Bechtel International-India-EPCM- 5 years
Jacobs Engineering-India-EPCM-4 years

Relevant Attributes
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Hardworking, adaptable, problem solver with strong ability to lead
Strong team player & ability to handle multi-tasks & prioritization at the same time
Ability to meet assignment schedule & deliver quality work under pressure
Sound reasoning ability, high level of self-initiative, strong desire to acquire new knowledge
and skills
Worked with team members on multiple geographic locations

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

20 years of extensive Project Controls experience in EPCM environment with functional

expertise in Planning/Scheduling
Handled projects from Owner as well as Contractor side.
Served as Supervisor/Lead Planner/Scheduler, Project Controls & supervised 6-8 employees
from Project Controls
Worked primarily in Oil and Gas Industry for Upstream and Downstream projects with 10
years experience in Alberta for Oil Sands development projects-SAGD, Upgrader &
Refinery
Strong background of engineering, procurement, construction & commissioning & start up
In depth knowledge of CPM, PERT and EVMS (Earned Value Management System)
Advanced skills in using various Planning/Scheduling software such as Primavera (8 &
above), MS Project
Worked on various internal Project Controls tools for tracking project progress during EPC
phase.
Hands on experience in;
o Preparing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) based on project scope in a hierarchical
format.
o Working with Cost & Estimating department for integrating cost & schedule by
developing/mapping Cost Codes & WBS
o Developing various schedules (Level 1, 2, 3, 4-5), Milestone during Feed & EPC phase.
o Extracting main critical path & nearby critical paths activities from the schedule
o Performing schedule risk analysis using PERTMASTER
o Conducting weekly/bi-weekly, Monthly meetings for monitoring critical path of the
project.
o Advance user of Primavera, MS Project, MS Office & knowledge of PRISM,
INCONTROL, Teamwork, Acumen Fuse & other Project Controls tools/software
o More than 12 years of hands on experience in using Primavera (V3.1,V5,V6,V6.2,
V7.0, V8.1), MS Project
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 o Developing various Project Controls, Planning & Scheduling Procedure including
Progress Measurement for office & field.
o Handled Project Change Management Procedure (PCM) on Projects.
o Tracking project progress and updating project schedules
o Providing project wide manpower forecasts by trade, discipline and area
o Monitoring and reporting Schedule & Cost progress and performance against baseline
o Analyzing deviations, performing root cause analysis and recommending corrective
actions
o Preparing and presenting weekly, bi-weekly and monthly reports to management

EDUCATION AND AFFILIATIONS

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering 1991-University of Pune India

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP) from PMI, USA

Currently working on Six Sigma-Green & Black Belt Certification

Registered with APPEGA in Canada.

Member of The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACE), USA

EXPERIENCE

Cenovus Energy Inc.-Jun-11

Planning & Scheduling Specialist - AB, Canada

Working in matrix organization to support Project Services department as well as area

project managers.
Handling various projects valued $1.5 Billion dollars.
Developing various deliverables such as Level 1, 2 schedule, schedule basis, manpower
histograms during Pre-PAR & full PAR approval process
Established Complete Schedule Integration between EP House, Module Yard, Construction
management team & operations team
Review/detail analysis of EP FEED schedule & detail engineering & procurement schedule.
Developing owners Level 3 Control schedule & identified critical path & near critical path
activities
Monitoring alignment of schedule with Class 3 Estimate & Cost Spend Profile
Completed various What If Analysis on Schedule as per the requirement of Project
Management Team
Helping Project Management Team for getting approval of additional funding for the
project-Providing various schedule acceleration scenarios.
Helping Project Manager to prepare monthly project report by providing progress &
performance report
Making site visits in order to monitor/review construction progress this includes
participating in shift end construction progress review meeting with CMT, Verifying the
progress with CWP Tracker.
Worked with CMT Planning team in developing Construction commodities graphs such as
Concrete, Piping. Modules Installation, Electrical-Trays, Cable, Termination etc.
Developed & maintained various reports such as overall Progress & Performance Reports
Monitoring the progress against the baseline & reporting the variance on timely manner to
project stakeholders
Completed Schedule Benchmarking for the completed projects, which is useful for the
future phase.
Worked for Enterprise Planning-Organization level in order to develop standard procedures
for Planning & Scheduling procedure.
Mentoring, Leading & Supervising other planners for different assets. Involved in hiring
process of new planners/schedulers.
Developed & maintained various monthly/quarterly reports for the plant, infrastructure
projects.
Developed construction flip charts, which was well adopted by PMT/CMT Team.

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Enbridge Inc-May 2010-June 2011
Lead Planner/Scheduler - AB, Canada

Developed & Maintained Overall EPC Schedule for US$ 120 Million Capital Project.
Developed critical path that anchored the project completion date.
Developed/owner of Level 3-4 Integrated Schedule through out the life cycle of the Project
Developed Milestone schedule from overall schedule for the management.
Developed various cost & schedule deliverables to support Project Gating process.
Helped in developing Class 3 Estimate, developed Monthly Cost Profiles.
Complete Responsibility of developing/monitoring Project Change Order & Schedule
Change Notices.
Participated in Risk, Compliance & Contingency Review.
Interacted with Project Management Office (PMO) in order to integrate cost & schedule
through common WBS & Oracle Charge codes.
Developed Methods/Process in order to upload Primavera Master Schedule to Project
Controls System & loaded activities with Control Budget & developed various reports such
as S-Curve, KPI factors for Project as well as Major Project Division.
Reported the CPI, SPI & Productivity of Project.
Participating daily/weekly Planning meetings with Engineering, Procurement & Construction
group.
Direct responsibility of preparing Monthly Project Controls & Progress Report for reporting
project cost & schedule health to project stakeholders & Senior Management.
Highlighting the date slippage & impact of it in meeting overall Milestones.

Shell Canada Energy - June 2008-April 2010

Senior Planner/Scheduler-Scottford, AB, Canada
Worked with owner operation group for developing Level 4-5 fully Integrated resource
loaded C&SU schedule for Refinery & Upgrader project.
Worked with Bechtel & owners construction group in various stages for integrating C&SU
plan with construction schedule
Developed early system completion dates based on first Oil-in date
Developed & maintained various flow charts/templates in by interacting with operation &
maintenance group, this helped in developing schedule.
Worked on various schedule scenarios & what if analysis on request on C&SU Manager &
management.
Identified bust in construction completion dates in order to meet first oil-in date & other
silos completion dates.
Developed & maintained various progress & performance reports in order to monitor the
progress.
Participated in weekly meetings with operation groups for schedule & progress review.

Canadian Natural Resources Limited - June 2006-June 2008

Senior Planner/Scheduler-Fort McMurray, AB, Canada
Worked on US$4.5 Billion dollar Upgrader Project with direct planning responsibility for US$
1.8 Billion Coker, Utilities Project.
Direct responsibility of maintaining overall EPC schedule & handled various world class
contractors such as Technip, Italy.
Handled overall responsibility of integrating Area Schedule with Overall Horizon Project,
External Module Fabrication schedule.
Close coordinated with Module Fabricator Shop planner/scheduler for identifying sequence
of Module fabrications based on the construction strategy & sequence.
Identified & closely monitored all Engineering & Procurement activities from Area schedule
for helping fabrication of Modules
Closely monitored & controlled project controls activities such as Schedule & Progress.
Coordinating with EPC house & various other contractors for schedule, progress reporting &
measurement. Review & approval of Baseline progress measurement system.
Participating in weekly Construction Progress & Productivity meeting & identifying the key
progress issues to management. Helping Management & contractors to develop the
mitigation plans incase of progress slippage.

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 Checking the contractors monthly engineering, procurement & construction progress &
certifying the Monthly progress invoices for the payment.
Developed the Area Integrated Schedule, which is integrated with the other areas
Preparation of Bi- Weekly & Monthly progress report to management.

Suncor Energy Inc-June 2004-June 2006

Senior Project Planner Fort McMurray, AB, Canada

Developed early project schedule of US$ 1.2 Billion Refinery Upgrading project during DBM
& EDS stage & integrated same with EPC schedule in order to find out the critical path at
early stage.
Assisted Project Manager in developing Project Execution Plan (PEP)
Developed details level 2, 3, & 4 systems based resource loaded C&SU macro plans for
upgrader & utilities plants through close coordination with operation.
Coordinated with the EPCM, client project & operation/maintenance teams & identified
issues that impact on meeting the plan.
Complied & prepared monthly progress reports & schedule update.
Developed & maintained C&SU planning procedures start up plan & ramp-up planning.
Monitored the site construction activities for systems mechanical completion.

Worley Parsons (Subsidiary of Worley, Australia)-July2000-May2004

Lead Project Controls Engineer-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Developed the project controls procedure including WBS structure for the specific projects
& reviewed with individual project managers & clients.
Served as a lead of Project Controls department supervised 4-5 other junior staff.
Accumulated and compile accurate cost management data and assisted in generating
project budgets, cost reports, forecast and variance reporting.
Developed, maintained and implemented multiple levels of project schedules, inclusive of
project schedules utilizing state-of-the-art scheduling software and systems.
Accumulated compiled and reviewed accurate schedule status, progress and performance
data.
Generated accurate weekly and monthly project status reports for clients as well as
internal reporting.
Implemented project control system through Perth Australia office for budget & cost
reporting of projects for Saudi Armco & other clients.
Developed Earned Value Management Reports for individual Projects & complete Project
portfolio.

Bechtel International -Feb1995-May 2000

Lead Project Controls Engineer- India
Involved in planning/scheduling & cost control of EPC work for 744 & 1444 MW Power plant
with GE Turbines & based on LNG & Naphtha feed. Total Value of Project US$ 5 Billion.
Supervised team of 5 Planners/Schedulers for executing Project.
Reviewed sub-contractors weekly/monthly ongoing construction schedule & identify the
critical areas where the client action/decision is needed.
Created Cost Codes for capturing site cost
Prepared Monthly Cash Flow & Forecast Reports.
Captured Actual costs & monitored against Budget.
Certified Site Contractors Invoices against Baseline Progress Payment Milestones as per
original contract documents.
Participated in daily/weekly/monthly site planning meeting for the review of construction
progress review.

Jacobs Engineering (India) Ltd.-Sept1991-Jan1995

Senior Planning Engineer- Mumbai, India
Involved in EPC planning/scheduling & cost control for Petrochemical, Chemical Plants,
which involves making schedules & updating the same.

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 Worked on in-house cost control package & prepared weekly/monthly project financial
reports.

TRAININGS RECEIVED

Primavera Project Planner V3.1, P3e, V6, V8.1 (Client & Web version)
Primavera Methodology Manager
Primavera Expedition
XENA Primavera Configuration Utility
Practical Loss Control Leadership, DNV
Oil Sands Orientation & Safety
Primavera PERTMASTER for Risk
Lean Training for Green Belt
7TH Habits of Highly Effective People by Franklin Covey

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

Five Years Service Achievement Award Bechtel International, India

Primavera Super User

REFERENCES

Available on request