Chuck Wootten, BA, PMP, MMP

Experience

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  Sussex Solutions Consulting

  Aug 2005 - Dec 2008

  President

  Worked with clients to increase their business productivity by modernizing their office environments and adopting new processes.Managed an array of projects, special events and election campaigns.

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  Mayor Jonathan X. Cote's Election Campaigns

  Sept 2005 - Oct 2018

  Campaign Manager

  Campaign Manager for Councillor Jonathan X. Cote's successful 2005, 2008 and 2011 council campaigns, his successful 2014 mayoral campaign and his 2018 mayoral re-election campaign for the City of New Westminster.Participated in all high-level strategy meetings and negotiations, advised candidate on policy positions, proofed campaign materials and press releases, trained campaign volunteers and oversaw the production of the campaign materials.

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  Liberal Party of Canada

  Apr 2007 - Nov 2009

  BC Organization Chair

  Served on the Provincial Executive of the Liberal Party of Canada in British Columbia as BC Organization Chair.In this capacity, helped riding associations, candidates and the party as a whole become better organized and financed to fight in the upcoming election. Activities included holding training sessions, recruitment drives and fund raisers as well as implementing operational changes to how the BC party office administers itself.

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  City of New Westminster

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2008

  Environmental Advisory Committee Community Representative

  Served a term on the City of New Westminster's Environmental Advisory Committee as a Community Representative.

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  BC Hydro

  Oct 2008 - May 2018

  As the Maintenance Planning Manager, oversaw planning for BC Hydro’s Bridge River Generation region. The area consists of 4 generating stations (10 units) and 3 dams over a 100 km area.• Developed Multiyear Schedule of Maintenance & Project Work: Lead the development and upkeep of a multiyear schedule of all maintenance overhauls and project upgrades in the area. As new requests, requirements or constraints were identified, facilitated discussions between site engineers, operations staff and the construction management team to accommodate the work.• Project Identification & Execution: Maintained an inventory of prospective projects with a summary of their scope, cost, schedule and risk. During the annual budgeting process, worked with colleagues to prioritize the work, secure funding, initiate the projects, monitor progress and coordinated external resources as required.• Analytics: Assisted the Area Manager with the development of the fiscal scorecard targets and monthly reporting.• Supervisor: As head of the Planning Department, supervised the Area Scheduler and Field Storekeeper.• Trade Coordination & Meeting Facilitation: Chaired the weekly Project / Maintenance Coordination Meeting, pre-outage overhaul planning meetings and post-overhaul lessons learned meetings. Worked collaboratively with the Crew Leads, Maintenance Engineers, Maintenance & Operations Manager, Environmental and Safety representatives, and the capital Construction Managers to develop a high-level overview of the sequence of work; engineering inspections, logistical items, etc. Show less Project Manager of the "Back to Basics" project, to imbed maintenance best practices at all generating facilities across the province, resulting in a more reliable and efficient power system.• Managed the “Silver” phase of the project from definition to implementation. Project management duties included the development of the project plan and budget, coordination of the bi-annual “Peer Reviews” to verify progress at each generating station, and detailed analysis of fleet-wide reports examining trends and compliance with the criteria metrics.• Project Reporting & Analytics: Developed sophisticated Excel reporting files to enable plants to plan, execute and report out on their progress in implementing the B2B criteria. Results were condensed into summary reports for senior management. • Stakeholder Engagement: Provided project briefings to the management teams and Crew Leads at every generating station and to fifteen departments / divisions within Generation. • Focus Group Facilitation: Facilitated focus group discussions with subject matter experts on the development and refinement of the B2B criteria, including technical implications of the measures and how to verify success. Show less Worked on the Headquarters Improvements project as a Business Project Coordinator. BC Hydro is in the process of modernizing its corporate office space to make it more energy efficient and conducive to team building and collaboration.• Project Planning: Wrote business cases, project plans and identified potential risks and developed mitigation strategies. • Project Management: Developed project schedules, prepared monthly financial and project status reports and monitored contractors. Managed projects with budgets ranging from $300,000 to $750,000.• Trade Coordination: Participated in and chaired several trade coordination meetings. This included bi-weekly reviews of the project schedules, scope and budget considerations and detailed technical discussions about the building's electrical and mechanical systems.• Client Communications: Regularly updated clients on the status of their projects through stakeholder meetings, email correspondence and drafting literature. Show less

  • Maintenance Planning Manager

    Nov 2013 - May 2018

  • Project Manager

    Nov 2010 - Oct 2013

  • Business Project Coordinator

    Oct 2008 - Nov 2010
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  Bcrtc

  Dec 2018 - Jun 2019

  Maintenance Planning Specialist

  As the Maintenance Planning Specialist for the Power Assets and Signaling & Telecom departments, provided both short and long-term maintenance planning. BCRTC operates and maintains the Expo and Millennium SkyTrain lines on behalf of TransLink.• Annual Planning: Worked with the managers, supervisors, engineering and maintenance scheduler from the respective departments to develop and refine the Annual Maintenance Plans.• Maintenance Backlog Review: Facilitated regular reviews and prioritization of work order backlog, maintenance requests and coordination requirements with other departments.• Status Reporting: Produced weekly and monthly status reports / presentations on progress against plan, emerging issues, etc. Show less

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  Liberal Party of Canada in BC

  Sept 2019 - now

  Vice-Chair, North Vancouver Electoral District Association
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  BC Ferries

  Jan 2020 - Sept 2023

  As the Maintenance Planner for the Horseshoe Bay, Langdale, Snug Cove, Earls Cove, Saltery Bay, Westview and Texada ferry terminals, work with the Regional Manager, Terminal Managers, Supervisors and Chargehands to prioritize and plan maintenance activities at all 7 areas.• Maximo Work Management: Oversee all Maximo service requests received each week to determine criticality, responsibility and to develop a high-level estimate of resources required to resolve the issue. Assist in development of the weekly schedule.• Maintenance Project Coordination: Facilitate weekly project meetings with the Regional Manager, Trade Supervisors and Chargehands to plan upcoming maintenance projects, order materials and develop schedules.• Maintenance Program Improvements: Setup terminal assets in Maximo, develop and refinement the maintenance program. Show less As a Maintenance Planner at BC Ferries' Fleet Project Management Office (FPMO), assisted in the development and execution of annual vessel refits. Made adjustments and refinements to the Maximo preventative maintenance program to incorporate improvements, feedback and lessons learned.• Scope development: Responsible for developing the refit specification (scope document), identifying activities, updating estimates and arranging resources. Assisted in budget development and refinement.• Service Contracting: Initiated Request for Proposals (RFQs), awarded contracts and arrange Purchase Orders (POs). Coordinated service contractors, reviewed invoices and arranged vendor payments. Show less

  • Maintenance Planner

    Mar 2021 - Sept 2023

  • Maintenance Planner

    Jan 2020 - Mar 2021
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  Neptune Terminals

  Sept 2023 - now

  Maintenance Planner

  Maintenance Planner for Central Services, looking after the Heavy Duty Shop, rail yard and locomotives.