Canada: seeking Project Scheduler/Coordinator, Project Manager position

[B.G. Mahesh]

PRAMOD DAS
400, Parkside Drive, Apt. #103
Waterloo, ONTARIO N2L 6E5
Tel : ( 519 ) 746 3916 (Preferred)
Email: jkad...@aol.com

PERMANENT RESIDENT OF CANADA

OBJECTIVE Project Scheduler / Coordinator, Contract / Claims Administrator,
Project Manager

EDUCATION MSc. in Construction Management- University Of Bath, United Kingdom
Diploma in Civil Engineering
Diploma in Business Administration ( Production Management )

TRAINING "Managing and Controlling Projects using PRIMAVERA PROJECT PLANNER"
" Contract Administration & Commercial Awareness " by James R
Knowles ( U.K.)
Several in - company training courses by Tarmac Construction, U.K.

EXPERIENCE TOTAL OF 7 ( SEVEN ) YEARS.

Project Manager, Union Properties, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(June ‘96 to Sept. ‘96)
Project: Construction of a landmark project consisting of a 20 storey office
tower,
10 storey residential tower, a multi storied shopping complex, a
multi storied car park and associated services and facilities.
Contract value : $78 Million

Project : Construction of staff accommodation and associated facilities.
Construction of a workshop.
Contract value : $5.5 Million
Responsibilities included :
· preparing Design, Tender and Construction programs.
· evaluating and deciding on the type and number of "packages".
· chairing all design and post contract meetings.
· evaluating design for cost effectiveness.
· controlling design progress.
· overseeing the Architect’s and Quantity
Surveyor’s performance.
· certifying Architect’s / QS’s monthly payments.
· input into freezing design.
· evaluating and optimizing the project budget.
· overseeing Architect’s site supervision.
· tender/bid analyses and reports.
· cashflow forecasts.
· project management services and presentation to potential
clients.
· generating forecasts and scenarios for project completion.

Contracts Administrator, Al Wasl Al Jadeed Consultants, Dubai U.A.E
(April ‘94 to May ‘96)
Project : Construction of township consisting of 60 (first + second floor)
accommodation blocks (to accommodate 7,000 people), network of
roads and pathways, landscaping, tennis, volleyball, basketball and
badminton courts, soccer and cricket grounds and associated services.
Contract value : $25 Million
Responsibilities included :
· supervising the Contractor to ensure that the works are
carried out in compliance with the specifications,
drawings and contract requirements.
· examining and certifying contractor’s monthly valuations.
· evaluating contractual claims and preparing related reports
and counter claims.
· providing swift and accurate solutions to on-site technical
problems.
· formalizing variations to the contract.
· generating forecasts and scenarios for project completion.

Contracts Administrator, Emirates Contracting Company, Dubai, U.A.E
(Mar. ‘93 to Feb. ‘94)
Responsibilities included :
Supervision of projects which included factory units,
petrol stations, residential villas and apartment blocks.
Supervised & coordinated sub-contract works, prepared progress
reports and programs, cost control / resource allocation
and control reports and monthly valuations. Assisted in tender/bid
submissions, prepared a claim for an extension of time.
Cumulative Contract value : $25 Million

Contracts Administrator, Al Wasl Al Jadeed / Mott Macdonald, Dubai
(June ‘92 to Feb. ‘93)
Responsibilities included :
Supervising the planning and execution of the Dubai Ship Docking Yard.
Assisted in the approval of Contractors for works which included
construction of factory units, accommodation blocks, shopping
complexes, roads & associated services. Also supervised the
construction of 14 accommodation blocks ( first + second floor). Other
responsibilities included quantity surveying, formulating
specifications, building design and supervising concrete repairs and
building maintenance.
Cumulative contract value : Approx. $13 Million.

Planning Engineer, Tarmac Construction, United Kingdom
(Jan ‘90 to May ‘92)
Responsibilities included :
Preparing tender and contract programs for projects that included
factory units, supermarkets, schools, bridges, lakes, civil
engineering schemes and refurbishment
Cumulative contract value : Approx. $745 Million.

Project : National power complex, Swindon, UK.
Construction of an office complex, multi storied car park,
lake, landscaping, bridge, roads & an underpass.
Contract value : Approx. $60 Million.
Responsibilities included :
Site engineer with responsibilities covering planning and
coordination, surveying, material testing and reconciliation and
establishing Business Information Systems.

Assistant Engineer, Swamy and Associates (Consultants), India
(Dec. ‘87 to July ‘88)
Responsibilities included :
Building design and preparation of documents for planning permission
Contract value : Approx. $0.5 Million

COMPUTER LITERACY:

Operating Systems : Spread Sheets :
· MS DOS · MS Excel 5.0 & 7.0
· MS Windows 3.1 & ‘95 · Lotus 1-2-3
· UNIX · Super Cal
· Multi Plan
Network: · Novell · Quattro Pro

Databases: CAD: · AutoCad 12.0
· MS Fox Pro 2.5 · AutoCivil 6.0

Project Management: Graphics Presentation:
· Microplanner 3.0 · MS Power Point 3.0 & 7.0
· MS Project 4.0 · Harvard Graphics
· Primavera 1.1 · Adobe Type Manager 2.5
· Sure Trak Project Manager 1.5 · Harvard Project
· Pertmaster · Print Shop
· Super Project · MS Paintbrush 3.1
· Primavera Draw 1.1
Contract Control: · Primavera Look 1.1
· Expedition 4.2 Word Processing:
· Report Smith 2.5 · MS Word 6.0 & 7.0

CONTRACT LAW :
I am familiar with the following Forms of Contract:
· Federation Internationalè Des Ingènièurs - Conseils 1987,
4th edition (FIDIC).
· Overseas ( Civil ) conditions of Contract ( ACE ).
· General Conditions of Contract & Forms of Tender, Agreement and
Bond for use in connection with Works of Civil Engineering
Construction ( ICE ).
· The Association of Consultant Architects Form of Building
Agreement 1984, 2nd Edition (ACA 2)
· British Property Federation 1983 (BPF)
· The General Conditions of Govt. Contracts for Building and
Civil Engineering Works, 1977 2nd Edition (GC / WORKS / 1).
· The JCT Standard Form of Building Contract 1984 Edition (JCT 80)
· The JCT Standard Form of Building Contract with Contractors Design
1981 edition ( JCT 81)
· The JCT Form of Agreement for Minor Building Works 1980 (MW 80).

Visa Status: PERMANENT RESIDENT OF CANADA

References: Available upon request.