Shawn Gabauer

About Shawn Gabauer

Day to day operations and management of projects. Directs and leads a team that encompasses engineering, procurement, manufacturing and accounting. Ensure overall schedule compliance, technical and contractual specifications are met,Daily direct contact with customers (internal and external). The ability to motivate team members to meet project and corporate goals. Abililty to schedule projects, read blue prints as well as experience with many financial programs. Disseminate important financial information to corporate executives in order to plan and forecast yearly budgets and strategies. Exposure to foreign exchange, hedging. My background and experience in management and financial control can be a valuable asset to any organization.Specialties: Team Building, Project Plans, Risk and Opportunity Management, Financial Analysis, Scheduling, Budget Development and Forecasting, Negotiation with customers and vendors, Customer Satisfaction and Building Relationships, Liaison between departments and/or customer and company executives. Experience relating with C-Level personnel.

Experience

1. E & C Project Controls Analyst Sr

   Williams

   Aug 2012 — Present

   Monitor/Control and track project budget and expenditures, update and track project schedules, provide project forecasts based on contracting plan and schedule progress, publish and track earned value metrics for capital projects, and manage the performance tracking of projects with regard to project controls and capital management standards.Develope the project contracting and procurement plan, and lead the effort to put together bid packages and contract review summaries. Interaction with procurement, EPC firms, and outside vendors to keep projects schedules and costs in alignment with the expected execution strategy. Set up the project work order, and route for delegation of authority approval. Assist with tracking project documentation, preparation of monthly progress reporting, and with project close out activities.Prepare detailed cost analysis to identify and explain variances on a monthly basis.Prepare an earned value analysis for each assigned capital project Identify/monitoring project risks Develop and execute the project contracting and procurement plan Monitor and track project change requests and report on cost deviations and trends Develop, baseline, and track the project schedule in MS Project Input project budget and detailed information by task code and update on a monthly basis. Produce various project reports as needed using Sharepoint, Excel, PowerPlant, and MS Project. Update the project controls information for assigned projects. Assist in closing out projects and transfer of relevant information to accounting and operations. Attend monthly project and stakeholder meetings as needed. Create, negotiate, and lead the development of standard practices for long form contracts (where applicable). Serve as a SME and/or process owner with responsibilities for maintaining or creating standards, guidelines, and best practices Participate in Peer reviews and lessons learned as the SME for their field of focus

Education

• South Allegheny High School

  Diploma, College Prep

  1979 — 1983

• PennWest California

  BA, Business/Urban Affiars

  1983 — 1988

Skills

• Project Management
• Construction
• Proposal Writing
• Cost
• Team Building
• Management
• Earned Value Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Financial Analysis
• Planning
• Project Plans
• Forecasting
• Contract Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Budgets
• Lean Manufacturing
• Analysis
• Budgeting
• Vendor
• Procurement
• Project Control
• Program Management
• Process Scheduler
• Six Sigma
• Manufacturing
• Ms Project
• Power Plant Erp
• Sap
• Project Engineering
• Change Management
• Process Improvement
• Engineering
• Team Leadership
• Contract Negotiation
• Project Planning
• Strategy
• Risk Management
• Microsoft Project
• Oracle
• Customer Satisfaction