Ali Navidi

Experience

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  4Sis, INC

  Oct 1997 - Dec 2007

  Managing Director

  • Managing Director of 4SIS, Inc. Responsible for all aspects of company’s overall daily operation.Managing over 30 employees. Core work included Project and Program Management, customer focused strategy, process design, change management, organizational design and staff development and training.

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  Mirant

  Jan 2008 - Jun 2008

  Senior Consultant

  Consultant scheduler Primavera P6

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  U.S. Census Bureau

  Jun 2008 - Sept 2008

  Senior Planner

  • Consultant to planners and schedulers at US Bureau of Census, in support of 2010 Census, developing and trouble-shooting the schedules in Primavera P6. Exclusive use of P6 for scheduling of over 14000 activities and over 50 projects. Preparing reports for management and preparing the Primavera P6 Web for statusers and managers.

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  Bechtel Corporation

  Sept 2008 - Feb 2010

  Senior Planner

  Project Controls, US-EPR Nuclear Project• Responsible for development and implementation of the Procurement and Subcontract Schedule (12000+ activities) into the main Detailed Design Engineering Schedule (21000+ activities) for Calvert Cliff, Unit III US EPR Nuclear Power Plant. Resource Loading and Analysis, Critical Path Analysis and Baselining of the Schedule. • Worked on Integration of Procurement schedule with Engineering and Construction (EPC) schedules. Direct and intensive interaction with all Engineering Group Supervisors (EGS) and engineers for proper logic ties and resource loadings. EVM analysis of ongoing activities. Show less

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  Mirant

  Feb 2010 - May 2010

  Project Management Consultant

  Consultant Scheduler Primavera P6

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  OST, Inc.

  May 2010 - Oct 2010

  Senior Project Analyst

  • Responsible for creating and developing an Integrated Master Schedule Template in Primavera P6 and P6 Web for FAA-IMS NextGen Project. Worked at FAA with FAA and Contractors in creating 2011 Project Level Agreements (PLA) schedules and Alpha Sector NSIP Portfolio schedules.

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  Booz Allen Hamilton

  Nov 2010 - Jul 2016

  Lead Associate

  Risk and Scheduling Manager, working with Federal Government Clients, responsible for successful execution and achievement of project goals and objectives, establishing and maintaining client relationships, and staff developments. Major projects and Federal Agencies included:Defense Health Agency (DHA/DoD) Space Planning & Facilities Support Project. 11/04/13 to 07/15/2016Scheduling and Risk Management Manager for DHA Space Planning & Facilities Support Projects• Managed and developed the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) for all aspects of the project (Space Planning, Program of Requirement, Project Management, Property Inventory and Acquisition Management). Developed and managed Project’s Risk Register and Matrix. US Customs and Border Protection – Border Patrol Facilities & Tactical Infrastructure Program Management Office (CBP-BPFTI PMO) US Department of Homeland Security 01/04/11 to 11/03/13• Scheduling and Risk Management Manager (SME) responsible for creation and development and managing of the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS-Primavera P6) across all CBP-BPFTI PMO divisions (Tactical Infrastructure, Facilities, Real Estate & Environmental and Business Operations Divisions). Show less

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  Amtrak

  Jul 2016 - now

  Senior Project Controls Manager

  Capital Delivery Office (July 2021 to Present)Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) (July 2016 to July 2021)• Managing Integrated Master Schedule for New Acela Program (Amtrak’s New High-Speed Trainsets - Aug 2016 to Present) • Managing Integrated Master schedule for Gateway Program (Dock Bridge, Sawtooth Bridge Replacement, Portal North Bridge, Hudson Tunnel, leading to Penn Station NY Jan21 to Present)• Managed Integrated Master Schedule for Moynihan Train Hall Project (Completed Jan 2021)• Developed the IMS for Baltimore Penn Station Redevelopment Project• Developed the IMS for Philadelphia 30th St. Station Redevelopment Project• Support of Amtrak Engineering, Mechanical, IT and Real Estate Projects • Development, Implementation and Management of Scheduling and Risk Management Governance, Protocol and Standards at Enterprise level across Amtrak organization. (Engineering, Mechanical, IT, Operations and Administration departments)• Developed and implemented an enterprise-wide Risk Register across all Amtrak projects/program • Supported Scheduling and Risk Management for PTC (Positive Train Control) project, ADA Implementation project, Facilities Re-Construction project (Washington DC, New York, and Boston Yards), Re-Fleeting of current Locomotives program• Conducted seminars and classes in Project and Risk Management and Scheduling and schedule development using Microsoft Project and Primavera P6, and Advance Risk Management using Deltek Acumen, Oracle Risk Analysis and Polaris Risk Analysis for AMTRAK PMs. Performing Schedule Integrity check (DCMA 14 points) and Schedule Risk Analysis (Monte Carlo Simulation Analysis) on high priority schedules.• Mentored and coached Amtrak’s EPMO Staff.• Supported the buildup of the EPMO from inception of Amtrak EPMO. Created and developed Schedule Management and Risk Management Standards. Development and creation of Scheduling Best practices. Show less