Peter T.

Graf

Resume Updated on Jun 01, 2015

Project Controls Consultation, Application Consultant, Systems Integration, & Project

Controls Engineer
Canmore, AB, T1W 1P2, CANADA
Cell (780) 788-7191
ZemuUrdock@gmail.com
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/petertgraf

Objectives:

To manage Project Controls implementation and integration projects of software solutions in

North America

Initial focus is on bringing an efficient strategy for the implementation effort for the chosen
Project Management software solution for a pilot project given the unique needs and
requirements of each clients business environment.

Secondary focus is given to the task of the implementation of an Enterprise solution for the
business using the pilot project as the starting point.

Summary

Legal ability to work in both Canadian and United States work environments with no
restrictions
Project Controls consultation work, systems integration, database management
Strong Project Controls background in cost engineering, database administration, and
planning/scheduling
Prism PPM, PrismG2, and EcoSys software solutions
Strong background in EPC work (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction)
Strong background in both private and government contracting work
Strong skills in oral and written communications (procedure writing, formal presentations,
specifications, technical papers, etc.) in the English Language
Demonstrated achiever with good knowledge of industry business practices
People and customer oriented: sensitive to inter-relational work environment
Cheerful disposition, positive outlook, and team player

Education
Bachelor of Science, Building Construction & Contracting
Purdue University, Indiana, USA
Graduated with 4.0 GPA (w/ a base of 4.0) First in Class Ranking Highest
Scholastic Distinction

1993

Associate of Arts, Construction Management

Montgomery College, Maryland, USA
Graduated with 3.97 GPA (w/ a base of 4.0) First in Class Ranking Graduated
with Honors

1990

Awards
1990 Presidential Scholar Award
Montgomery College, Maryland, USA
Given to a maximum of one student per year in demonstration of outstanding
contribution to the college (as president of an on-campus organization), good
grades, and leadership capabilities
1992 Outstanding Junior Award
Purdue University, Indiana, USA

1990

1992

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Professional Memberships and Accreditations

Member
AACE The Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering

Language Skills
Spanish
Moderately good reading and conversational capabilities

Generic Computer Skills

Microsoft Office Suite High Proficiency

Microsoft Access High Proficiency
Primavera Planning Software

Interest and Inclinations

Preference for adventure travel including backpacking, mountaineering, scuba

diving, skydiving, canyoneering, and trekking
Sports-oriented and in good physical condition
Prefer colder climates to hot climates Enjoy four seasons with snow in winter
High preference to locations with close access to mountainous terrain

Career History & Accomplishments

Project Controls Systems and Application Consultant, Trainer
Directly Contracted to ARES Software Solutions Division
Embedded with Toyo Engineering Calgary, Alberta

Apr
2014
April
2015

Consultative lead on the PrismG2 implementation effort for ~600 MM

Reimbursable Portion of the Hangingstone Project in Fort McMurray, AB
Worked with company principals to develop better procedures and processes for
company operations for the purposes of more efficient systems data handling
and systems integration, which included language to be added to procedures
and contracts.
Principal Toyo agent to negotiate the Prime Contractor Invoice submittal
requirements for electronic integration into PrismG2
Authored a new company Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) to be used as the
Toyo Global CBS
Primary executor and negotiator between the Prime Contractor and Toyo for
invoice submittal requirements for electronic integration into Prism G2
Consultative lead to negotiate progress reporting from the Prime Contractors
Module Yard division for easy PrismG2 integration
Worked with the Lead Cost Engineer for Hangingstone on month-end processes
including the development of actuals, incurred values, commitments, and
change management data worksheets and uploads
Set up a number of custom reports for their internal reporting for cost reporting
and change management as well as revenue reports for their client, JACOS
Provided both classroom instruction and one-on-one training for Toyo and
JACOS personnel in the use of the PrismG2 Product
Developed methodologies for the Client for cost & revenue reporting given the
Prism capabilities

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Career History & Accomplishments - Continued

Client Workshops, Proposals, & Product Testing
Directly Contracted to ARES Software Solutions Division

Nov
2013

Directed Client assessment and discovery workshops for CNRL and EnCana on
behalf of ARES

Apr
2014

Assessment and Proposal authorship for these Clients based on client workshop
discoveries and results
Extensive testing of the PrismG2 Product for Client release

Project Controls Systems and Application Consultant, Trainer

Directly Contracted to ARES Software Solutions Division
Embedded with URS Flint Calgary, Edmonton, and Fort McMurray offices,
Alberta

May
2012
Nov
2013

Primary consultative lead on the PrismG2 implementation effort for three

divisions of the company: The Projects Canada Division, the Pipeline Division,
and the Facility Construction Division.
Worked with these three divisions to develop the right process methodologies
with regard to the PrismG2 setup and maintenance of projects.
Authored company specific desk instructions for both the set-up and
maintenance of projects in PrismG2 as well as custom reports for the businesses
Have developed new methodologies for the Client for revenue reporting and
monitoring and improved methods and processes to handle Change
Management given PrismG2s functional capabilities.

Project Controls Systems and Application Consultant, Trainer

Directly Contracted to ARES Software Solutions Division
Embedded with Nexen, Incorporated Calgary, Alberta

May
2012

Primary consultative lead on the PrismG2 implementation effort for the TOS
Division, and implementation consultant for the Oil Sands Division of Nexen.
As the TOS Division has no familiarity with any Prism product, this group needed
consultative help in understanding the basic structure and capabilities of the
PrismG2 product, PrismG2 Fundamentals training, and day-to-day help in getting
basic project information into the system.
The Oil Sands Division required PrismG2 implementation consultation due to their
unique use of a highly customized version of Prism Project Manager. These
duties included Client-specific testing of the PrismG2 program and administrating
some special needs for desired customization of the PrismG2 product.

Project Controls Systems and Application Consultant, Trainer

Directly Contracted to ARES Software Solutions Division
Embedded with Canadian Natural Resources, Limited (CNRL) Calgary, AB

April
2012 -

I left my assignment with MEG Energy for a short period of time to attend to
this Clients needs with regard to their PrismG2 implementation effort.

Dec
2011
Dec
2011

The focus for this Client was getting certain issues documented and submitted
to ARES for resolution, which included custom report specifications and desired
programmatic changes to the PrismG2 Program.

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Career History & Accomplishments - Continued

Project Controls Systems and Application Consultant, Trainer
Directly Contracted to ARES Software Solutions Division
Embedded with MEG Energy, Calgary, Alberta.

March
2011

Primary lead on the PrismG2 Implementation, which included the overall planning
and scheduling effort, PrismG2 personnel training, testing the application for
Client-specific scenarios, liaison to ARES on outstanding Client issues, custom
report and custom programming specifications, and the application of Client
solutions given PrismG2 capabilities.
Primary focus with this Client also included realignment of Projects Department
Project Control processes, procedures, and structures in conjunction with the
implementation of the PrismG2 software.
Provided the framework and the foundation for a new company Cost Breakdown
Structure. Also worked on a global WBS structure
As this Client utilizes Prism Project Manager (PPM) in a Production environment,
scope of work included the transfer of existing projects from PPM to Prism G2.
Scope of work also included the auditing and cleanup of PPM data for fitness to
transfer to PrismG2, which is very important with these types of
implementations.
Other duties included the authorship of detailed desk instructions related to the
transfer of existing PPM project to PrismG2 and creating PrismG2 projects from
scratch based on Client specifications.

Project Controls Systems Integration, Dbase Admin, Cost Engineer

Self-employed, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada

March
2012

June
2007

Continuation of work scope started when employed to the ARES Corporation

(next entry) at Albian Sands Energy, Inc., north of Fort McMurray, Alberta

Jan
2011

Functioned as systems engineer, systems analyst (procedural), and integration

specialist for the Projects Group Project Controls Department
Duties included database administration for PRISM PPM (project management)
and LEM system (incurred cost module), contractor incurred cost integration to
Albian systems, cost engineering analysis of cost data, monthly reports,
procedure writing, training, strategic planning and execution of Project Controls
processes, presentations to upper Shell management teams of current Albian
Project Control processes and procedures.
Intensive effort to test, implement, and debug a new project controls incurred
cost module.

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Career History & Accomplishments - Continued

Project Controls Consultant and Software Implementation Specialist
ARES Corporation Richland, Washington, USA Stationed in Fort McMurray,
Canada

June
2006

Project Controls Specialist working at Albian Sands Energy, Inc., north of Fort
McMurray, Alberta. Provided Client with specialized Project Controls consultancy
services in an industrial environment, including baseline tracking, project
analyses and assessment, project management financial controls systems
integration, and reconciliation of and balance between schedule and cost control
tools.
Software implementation specialist for specialized Project Management software
(PRISM suite of tools). Helped with development of specialty software authored
specifically for Albian Sands. Provided training, procedure writing, and QA/QC
functions in relation to this aspect of the work.
Implementation of databases to streamline and greatly increase worker
productivity for basic project controls functions.

Lead Project Controls Engineer : Mechanical Systems Procurements

Bechtel National (Government Contracts)
Richland, Washington, USA - Client: Department of Energy, US Government

Jan
2004
May
2006

Lead Planner/Scheduler for Mechanical Systems Procurements on 11 billion

Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) Project in Richland, WA. Responsible for
forecasting, baseline management, bi-weekly and monthly schedule
status/reporting, schedule assessment, and monthly metrics
Lead Cost Engineer responsible for budget analysis and change control
processing.

Lead Quantity Tracking Administrator - Bechtel National (Government Contracts)

Richland, Washington, USA - Client: Department of Energy, US Government

May
2002

Set up and maintained Quantity Tracking Program for Waste Treatment Plant
Project (WTP). Duties also included analysis, evaluation, and coordination of
quantity tracking for design, procurement, and installation of bulk quantities on
11 billion dollar US federal project

Dec
2003

Generated project procedure and desk instructions for the Quantity Tracking
Program and trained others in the use of the associated tools
Initiated, coordinated, and executed process improvements for the Quantity
Tracking Program

Field Project Controls Engineer - Bechtel Corp., Oil & Gas Division
St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - Client: Hess Oil Corporation

May
2007

Jun
2000

Maintained both field cost and schedule data for various sub-projects on Delayed
Coker Project including labor performance, Primavera monthly updates, 3-week
craft schedules and 90-day detailed schedules

Set up and maintained MS Access database for field change control processes

Coordinated and implemented efforts to reforecast field labor hours and costs

Reviewed and approved all field material requisitions and craft time sheets

April
2002

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Career History & Accomplishments - Continued

Lead Field Cost Engineer - Bechtel Corp., Oil & Gas Division
Luling, Louisiana, USA - Client: Monsanto Corporation

Lead field cost engineer responsible for labor reporting and change control

Assisted Subcontracts with subcontractor invoice analysis

Reviewed and approved all field material requisitions and craft time sheets

Aug
1999
May
2000

Lead Field Project Cost Engineer - Bechtel Corp., Oil & Gas Division
Pascagoula, Mississippi, USA - Client: Chevron Oil Corporation

Set up and maintained field cost reporting for two Chevron projects
Paraxylene Expansion and Ethylbenzene Projects
Managed field change control and was responsible for generation, processing,
and incorporation of all field trends into the cost tools
Led periodic efforts to reforecast labor hours and costs

Reviewed and approved all field material requisitions and craft time sheets

Set-up & coordination of the Clients cost reporting system

July
1999

Authored the Final Asset Report for Chevron

Nov
1996

Monthly and bi-monthly cost reporting to the Client for schedules, narratives, &
personnel
Maintained craft safety statistics, approved field material requisitions, and
approved craft time sheets

Field Project Controls Engineer - Bechtel Corp., Oil & Gas Division
Martinez, CA & Houston, TX, USA - Client: Shell Oil Corporation

Feb
1994

Responsible for database management and reporting on craft performance for

the 3 million craft man-hour Clean Fuels project

Oct
1996

Set up and maintained Accounting/Project Controls interface database to

coordinate labor reporting
Set up & issued special reports on craft ratios, installed quantities, and total job
hrs by craft
Set-up & coordination of the Clients cost reporting system
Monthly and bi-monthly cost reporting to the Client for schedules, narratives, &
personnel
Maintained craft safety statistics, approved field material requisitions, and
approved craft time sheets

Project Controls Engineer - Bechtel Corp., Oil & Gas Division

Houston, TX, USA Client: Union Carbide Corporation

Engineering planner responsible for Engineering performance reporting

Produced control documents for manpower projections and drawing counts

Coordinated change control issues to develop budget trends

June
1993
Jan
1994

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Internships & Employment While Financing my University Education

Project Manager Assistant

Owner & operator of a small construction business

Subcontractor Plans Distribution Clerk

Journeyman Carpenter

1992 &
Prior

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