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Project Management

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My Background

  • BS Mechanical Engineering
  • MBA
  • 32 yrs w/Bechtel (engineering, construction, project management)
  • Licensed PE in 17 states

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Project Management Overview

  • Skills apply to different industry sectors
  • Applicable to services, products and facilities

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A poorly managed project can become ….

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Elements of Project Management

  • Planning
  • Scope
  • Requirements
  • Time/Schedule
  • Costs
  • Resources
  • Communications

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Elements of Proj Mgmnt (Contd)

  • Logistics
  • Procurement
  • Quality
  • Risk
  • Change control
  • Integration
  • Ethics

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Launch Complex 40 �Cape Canaveral

  • Client – Air Force & NASA
  • Scope – engineering, procurement, construction, project management
  • Schedule – set by earth/mars orbits
  • 1st mission – launch Mars Observer

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Launch Complex 40

  • One of a kind project
  • Stationary launch tower
  • Mobile service tower – essentially a 20 story movable building
  • Mobile service tower completely envelopes launch vehicle during payload preparation
  • Payload preparation area completely shielded from electronics intervention

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Challenges

  • WEIGHT of mobile service tower
  • Materials management/delivery
  • Construction sequence
  • Lightning
  • Sea turtles ????

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McKinley Climatic Hanger�Eglin AFB

  • Client – Air Force
  • Scope – engineering, upgrade of historic landmark
  • One of a kind project
  • Create test environment including -80F to 170F, 15 in/hr rainfall, 60 kt winds
  • Test article operates in the hanger during test

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Challenges

  • Systems engineering for heating, cooling and air flow
  • Structural design/insulation for extreme ambient conditions

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Dubai Airport Expansion

  • Client – Sheikh of Dubai, who wanted to be intimately involved in design evolution
  • Airport is free trade zone so not just a terminal but a shopping complex
  • Scope- engineering and construction management
  • Engineering in different locations

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Challenges

  • Structures were architects dream and engineering/construction nightmare
  • Conceptual/preliminary engineering in SF and detail design in New Delhi. Different time zones permitted engineering around the clock
  • Use of virtual reality to expedite client decision making during design evolution

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AT&T Wireless -Nationwide Build out of 2G Network

  • Scope – RF engineering, site acquisition, engineering, procurement and construction management
  • Most local markets were AT&T acquisitions, lots of variables in work practices

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Western Region AT&T

  • In year 1, continue AT&T build plan while mobilizing resources
  • In year 2, commission 450+ sites
  • Incentives/penalties for performance
  • Site types include raw land, roof top, co-locate and variations
  • Project teams in 11 locations

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Challenges and Solutions

Biggest challenge was the variation in local markets- work methods, design approach, procurement/contracting methods. What we put in place by the beginning of year 2:

  • Standard specifications
  • Nationwide purchase agreements ( $16 M in savings for antennas alone)
  • Standard designs for common elements of most cell sites
  • Standardized work methods and progress reporting
  • Staging and preload of equipment shelters – JIT delivery

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Some perspectives:

  • Engineering degree provided opportunity to work interesting projects in different industries.
  • Opportunity to work technical and management aspects
  • Technology is rapidly changing – applying new technology in a positive way can be challenging
  • Interpersonal skills can be more important than technical skills