Leslie Sands
Document Control Specialist at Valdes Engineering Company- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Document Control Specialist
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Project Information Management Lead
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2006 - Present
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Project Information Management Lead
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Nov 2006 - Sep 2016
Oversees and assists with the handling of engineering, procurement, supplier, construction, and project documentation. Responsible for managing the storage, distribution and filing of all project documents in both paper (construction phase) and electronic format (all phases). Ensures that the local Project Coordination procedures, Information Management Execution Plan and appropriate practices, procedures and guidelines are followed. Assists with the filing of electronic documents, updating of document revisions and input of required information into the Citadon system. Ensure the required attributes, numbering, and file naming conventions are used. Responsible for the integrity and efficient storage of the project files at all phases of the project. Perform quality audits on documents for project and field use. Responsible to ensure the documents/data received from EPC contractors meet project requirements. Work with local project team to plan for final handover of electronic documents and data into the Whiting Business Unit document management system. Training of IM Coordinators on computer tools as required (i.e. MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Citadon, Documentum, Scanning software, Printing/Plotting software). Work with the Site Citadon implementation coordinator to have new users setup and trained. Assist with expediting signatures on Procurement and change management documents. Show less
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Earth Tech Environmental LLC
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United States
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Environmental Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Cost Engineer
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2001 - 2006
Cost Engineer supporting a major power company in IL preparing monthly cost reports with cash flows showing actual costs incurred, variances against baseline budget, and project forecasts (~$84M). Query the Exelon Performance Solutions (EPS) Financial System for actual costs monthly. Using Business Objects as the reporting tool from EPS, detailed analysis is completed to identify mis-charges. Prepare vendor/material distribution corrections as needed. Investigate incorrect labor charges through the PassPort D System (Corporate work management, inventory, purchasing, scheduling, and resource management tool), and prepare journal entries as needed. Assist in the development of future years budgets of ~$40M and perform quality checks on these budgets in Khalix, (Corporate budgeting tool). Assist project managers with corporate driven monthly project reviews to determine the status of projects and earned value analysis. Report status changes to the accounting group as needed. Validate monthly project charges with project managers for Nuclear and New Business projects for proper billing to third party customers. Provide support to estimators and project managers compiling historical data on material, contractor and labor charges to compare similar jobs to show potential cost savings on future projects. Show less
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Project Controls
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2001 - 2006
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Project Assistant
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1996 - 1998
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Education
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University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Illinois State University
BS, Sociology