1. Ben Coleman
Project Controls Engineer 5/Specialist
Evans, GA
btcoleman12@gmail.com - (706)-306-7404
Thirty four years of experience in all phases of procurement and planning and scheduling with strong
expertise with engineered equipment, boilers, generators, pumps, control valves, electrical commodities,
instrumentation, fabricated steel, heat exchangers, compressors and PVF. Experience has included the
preparation of bid documents, pre-qualification of bidders, quotation analysis, vendor selection, negotiations,
purchase order administration, project planning, and Primavera administration. Elements of purchase order
administration included negotiation and settlement of claims and back charges as well as full expediting
responsibility. Industry experience has included working in an engineering and maintenance environment
servicing manufacturing facilities in the petrochemical industry, fertilizer industry and power plants.
Authorized to work in the US for any employer
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Scheduler
Randstat Engineering - Augusta, GA - March 2016 to April 2016
Responsibilities included collecting progress information from all vendors and projecting upcoming weeks
scheduled work. Coordinated work among vendors to insure work progressed smoothly from day to day and
week to week. Reviewed all daily and weekly updates to insure construction milestones would be met.
Project Controls Engineer 5/Specialist
Amec Foster Wheeler Corporation - Houston, TX - March 2014 to March 2016
Assigned to Dow Chemical CME Project in Plaquemine, La. As Leasd/Senior Construction Scheduler in
charge of developing final construction schedule from previous EP schedule and preliminary construction
schedule. Currently developing ongoing recovery schedule to meet on time final product delivery within budget.
Reassigned to Lyondell Basell Debottleneck Project to develop EPC schedule for upgrade to their Corpus
Christi facility for a 49% increase in current capacity. Working primarily on the Pre T/A and T/A phase of the
project schedule to begin in August 2014 and complete December 2015. Reassigned to Dow LA3 CME Project
in Plaquemine, Louisiana. Working Construction Pre-T/A schedule with Turnaround to follow in April, 2016. All
scheduling work performed utilizing Primavera P6.
Senior Scheduler
Austin Industrial - Augusta, GA - April 2010 to December 2013
Senior Scheduler in charge of scheduling all maintenance Shutdown
work and major Turnaround work within a PCS Nitrogen FacilityResponsi in Augusta, Georgia. All work was
scheduled utilizing Primavera P6.Most recent major Turnaround was during 2012 estimated at 100m included
Project and Maintenance and lasted 52 days. The
Turnaround came in within scheduled baseline date and within budget.
Lead Planner/Scheduler
Jacobs Engineering - 2006 to 2010
Lead Planner/Scheduler on the 400 Mil ExxonMobil NRD project for
ExxonMobil Refining & Supply. Involved in all aspects of planning and scheduling of the EPC schedule for the
entire project. Provided Client with weekly and monthly reports and worked integrally with the Client's Project

2. Controls group. Lead Planner/Scheduler on the Shell Facilities Siting Program for Shell Global Solutions.
Responsibilities included organizing and conducting IAP's for schedule development, building and maintaining
Level 1 thru Level 3 schedules, developing progress curves and conduction weekly update meetings with the
client. All work performed utilizing Primavera P3 and P6.
P3W Planner/Scheduler - Lyondell Bassell
Turnaround Management Company Inc - Morris, IL - 2006 to 2006
Responsible for overseeing scheduling and cost control activities during the PRE and TAR phases of various
projects in the 9 Mil range. Worked with contractors and maintenance personnel to insure timely adherence
to schedules and cost reporting.
Purchasing Coordinator
Ampco Services LLC - Houston, TX - 2005 to 2006
Established Purchasing functions to include project, maintenance, and turnaround procurement and logistics
coordination for overseas production facility. Worked closely with shipping agencies to insure timely shipments
from domestic and international vendors to operating facility located in West Africa. Participated in the
integration of MRO Software with the shipping agency's operating system.
Supply & Logistics Superintendent - Equatorial Guinea, West Africa
Atlantic Methanol Production Company LLC - 2000 to 2005
Purchased and coordinated shipping activities for construction and maintenance material and equipment for
the startup and operation of a Methanol complex located in West Africa. Responsibilities included establishing
vendor accounts, insuring timely payment of vendor invoices, and organizing air and ocean shipments of goods
internationally. Worked with Customs and Port officials to deliver material thru local government agencies in
a timely manner. Assisted with the implementation of MRO Software to replace existing CMMS systems.
Planning Supervisor
Augusta Service Company - Augusta, GA - 1988 to 2000
Responsibilities included the supervision of maintenance and turnaround planning group with a main objective
of planning, scheduling, and cost reporting of all routine and turnaround maintenance work. Assisted with the
development of the yearly maintenance budget for a petrochemical complex which included ammonia/urea,
ammonia nitrate, nitric acid, and utility operating facilities. Responsible for tracking monthly maintenance cost
and assisting accounting on month end reporting. All turnaround work
Performed utilizing Primavera P3.
Project Buyer
Augusta Service Company - Augusta, GA - 1986 to 1988
Responsible for the procurement of maintenance and production equipment and material for routine and
turnaround maintenance activities and the day to day operations of manufacturing units. Assigned to DSM
Chemicals Project Engineering division to assist in the procurement of equipment and materials for the
construction of a $40 million Resin Plant. Assigned to Arcadian Fertilizer Start Up team in which duties included
the development of a budget to restart a recently acquired petrochemical unit. Once the budget was approved,
responsibilities included the procurement of all equipment, materials, and chemicals to bring the unit back on
line.
Turnaround Planner
Yeargin Construction Company - Augusta, GA - 1981 to 1986

3. Developed detailed job plans which included the estimation of manpower and material for repairs and new
installations of plant equipment. Assisted Maintenance, Project, and Process Engineering groups in the
development of repair procedures and coordinated repair activities with in house labor and outside contractors.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Education
University of South Carolina - Columbia, SC
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
QUALIFICATIONS: Thirty four years of experience in all phases of procurement and planning and scheduling
with strong expertise with engineered equipment, boilers, generators, pumps, control valves, electrical
commodities, instrumentation, fabricated steel, heat exchangers, compressors and PVF. Experience has
included the preparation of bid documents, pre-qualification of bidders, tation analysis, vendor selection,
negotiations, purchase order administration, project planning, and Primavera administration. Elements of
purchase order administration has included negotiation and settlement of claims and back charges as well
as full expediting responsibility. Industry experience has included working in an engineering and maintenance
environment servicing manufacturing facilities in the petrochemical industry and power plants.