This document contains a biography and resume for Alvo C. Dabney Jr. It summarizes his education, which includes graduating from Camden High School in 1973 and obtaining degrees from the University of South Carolina in 1975 and Midlands Technical College in 1977. It also outlines his extensive experience over 40 years in project management and construction roles for companies like Fluor, Southeland Associates, and Thompson Industrial Services on industrial and military projects domestically and internationally.
A dedicated Sr. Project Manager with ability to work on complex Infrastructure projects and manager End to End program. Looking for opportunity to handle more challenging program/project. Is an able leader to handle large team, make the team work under pressure and deliver within team lines. Still maintaining the high team spirit.
Many people begin their project management career by accident — they're thrown into a PM situation without adequate experience and/or training and are forced to either sink or swim. Fortunately, most eventually swim (or at least dog paddle), but for many, it wasn't pretty at first!
This briefing reviews those critical few things that all professionals need to know before undertaking their first real PM assignment. Most project management is rooted in common sense. This discussion puts that common sense into an efficient framework that provides the basics, as well as, discusses a few key tools/templates to get jump started.
Beyond the Basics: The Project Manager with the magic touchNicos Kourounakis
Have you ever seen a Project Manager, that you would describe as someone having the magic touch? It would probably be someone that has demonstrated the ability to pull things off (even small things) that you don’t understand exactly how they were possible to achieve. Producing results repeatedly, acting both at the small and at the large, and resulting in small and larger achievements that come together in a mysterious almost magical way to contribute to (project) success.
However, there is nothing metaphysical about this magic touch, as it is nothing more than the result of the many small (seemingly insignificant) decisions and actions which allow the Project Manager to do the right things, at the right time, and for the right reasons and in line with the project management goals. Their actions are strategically prioritized, tactically pertinent, and aligned with lower and higher order goals which come together in synchronicity. In this presentation we will discuss the main characteristics, qualities and powers of a Project Manager with the Magic Touch (PMwMT).
Effective Intelligence (FI) and professional and ethical virtues will also be discussed as critical areas that enable project managers maintain balance and those necessary behaviours that enable them to manage projects with a bit of a “magic touch”.
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3. Education CAMDEN HIGH SCHOOL – Camden, South Carolina - Graduated 1973 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA – Columbia, South Carolina – graduated 1975 MIDLANDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE – Columbia, South Carolina – graduated 1977 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA – Greensburg, North Carolina – graduated 1983
4. TRAINING CPR AND FIRST AID – American Red Cross CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION – E.I. DuPont / Fluor INJURY AND RISK MANAGEMENT – E.I. DuPont / Fluor PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION – E.I. DuPont / Fluor MATERIALS MANAGEMENT – E.I. DuPont / Fluor OSHA SAFETY TRAINING – Association of General Contractors PRIMAVERA PROJECT PLANNER (P3) – Construction Data Processing
6. OBJECTIVE To become engaged with a company that provides an opportunity for growth and allows for individual initiative. TRAVELEXPERIENCE: Canada 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000-2004, 2009, Afghanistan 2005 - 2008, Netherlands2007, UAE2005 - 2008, Kuwait2005 - 2010, Turkey 2006 & 2007, HAWAII - 1988, 1997, 2004, 2009
21. Position Title: Quality Control Manager / Construction Manager Company : FLUOR DANIEL Project Name : CETAC II Task Order 0022 Client: USACE Industry: US Military Support Type of Project: Cost Reimbursable Location : Baghdad, Iraq Date of Employment : November 2009 to Present
22. JOB DESCRIPTION Primary responsibilities and duties are to function as both QC Manager and Construction Manager over all phases of construction on Victory Base Complex. The position is unique in my experience due to the fact Quality and Construction organizations are exclusive to each other due to issues with execution. Fluor proposed this position to our client, USACE (US Army Corps of Engineers) to assist in getting the Construction Group “stood up” while still providing Quality oversight.
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24. Our efforts have been successful on both fronts. We have managed to get the Construction arm on track and maintained quality in our execution. Project sizes vary from $15k to $250k in size. Currently supervising a staff of three in Quality, and six in Construction. Field work force currently numbers 260 persons comprised of Sri Lankan, Indian, Filipino, Iraqi, Nepalese, and Jordanian nationalities.
25. Project Name : Garyville Marathon Expansion Position Title: CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER V
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28. working closely with HSE, Construction Management, the QA Staff, client management, and coordinators to ensure we are working to the project specifications, documenting changes, and getting FCO (Functional Check Out) packages routed and signed off for turnover and commissioning.
29. Area D work was both in the Greenfield side of the project and in the existing refinery. All of the tie-ins for the new project piping into the existing refinery systems were in our area. Tie-in packages had to be built and turned over to the contractor for execution. There were 169 hot taps ranging in size from ”4 to 30”, and approximately 270 “out of service” tie-ins made. work in the existing refinery included the whole of the existing tank farm; approximately 14,000 cm3 of concrete, 10,000 tons of steel, 30 miles of new piping. The other work in the refinery included new foundations for the existing pipe racks. Adding steel to the existing pipe racks, the associated piping and E&I work required to tie this into the tank farm and / or the Greenfield site.
30. Area D responsibilities also included the layout and installation of the temporary constructions facilities required for the project. In addition, Area D had all of the underground services coming into the individual units on the Greenfield side including: Oily water, Firewater, Storm water, Potable Water, Sanitary Sewer. Area D also had the responsibility for the Greenfield side main pipe rack steel foundations, the erection of the steel itself, and the piping / electrical in the main racks. The two units in the Greenfield side, in addition to the work already mentioned were Utilities, and the Ground Flare.
33. Primary responsibility as Site Manager and Project Coordinator for Fluor team of fourteen personnel. Fluor team was comprised of five Area Managers, QC Manager and three inspectors, Contractors Manager, Safety Manager, Camp Manager, Procurement & Logistics, and Planner. Project consisted of constructing five, 160 person barracks, and a new Joint Operations Center located on Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan. Total subcontractor manpower was approximately 550 persons. The Fluor team and subcontractor forces represented Turkish, Kurdish, Indian, Nepalese, Pakistani, Afghan, Tajik, Turkmen, Uzbek, UK, New Zealand, Filipino, and US persons.
34. Established and maintained close ties with our client, USACE, and the end users; the US Army, US Navy, and the US Air Force. Received unit citation from 82nd Airborne Command Sergeant Major for providing a superior product for our servicemen and women.
37. PROJECT MANAGER Company: SOUTHERLAND ASSOCIATES, INC. 225 EAST HEBRON STREET Location: CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA 28273 Date: 27 Feb 2001 TO 19 Aug 2005 Project sizes varied from $50k to $18mm. Direct supervision of 150 employees and as many as 13different subcontractors, on any one project.
44. liaison with other contractors to facilitate work flow. Clients included : Fluor (Wyeth Vaccines, Charlotte Convention Center, and Frito Lay), 3V Chemical, Lindau Chemical, Ultra Additives, International Paper, Nabisco, and Georgia Pacific; among others.
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46. Additional duties included assisting CFO with corporate financial reports, the development and implementation of new corporate financial goals and policies.
75. Took the fabrication shops from on site fabrication to an international fabrication complex with the assistance of DuPont and Fluor-Daniel site upper management.
76. Implemented and maintained site manpower scheduling for all capital, non capital, and fabrication shops.
77. Served as Construction representative on the client’s Electrical and Mechanical Site Safety Teams.
78. Served as an external member of the Ground Water Protection “Best Practices” team,