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Matthew M. Ferelli

Gilbert

Summary

Experienced Project Manager with 17 years of expertise in organizing business operations, financial oversight, and resource management. Skilled in leading procurement of resources, monitoring projects to ensure adherence to production schedule and budget. Proficient in managing production teams, identifying problems, and providing targeted solutions. Knowledgeable in accounting principles, bookkeeping, budgeting, and financial management.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Project Manager/ Contracts Manager

WFP LLC
10.2021 - 05.2025
  • Manage daily operations IAW direct stakeholder objectives.
  • Negotiate Contracts both internal and external for performance metrics and EVM.
  • Prepare proposals, schedule, milestones, and team performance by contract.
  • Create team performance metrics to ensure quality by each contract being executed.
  • Directly brief stakeholders on schedule, EVM, percent to complete, and desired final production outcome.
  • Manage a team of 17 contract specialists, 3 schedulers, and 2 supervisors in execution of daily tasks.
  • Prepare reports, cost analysis, production illustrations, and TTC estimates.
  • Negotiate with subcontractors to ensure compliance, handle all facets of subcontract management to include past procurement data, deliverables, and quality performance.
  • Oversee scheduling protocols using SKED, AIMxp, and NWPS to maintain real time performance and execution data. Integrate milestone completion in real time within the Baseline to the stakeholders, prime contractor, and subcontractors.
  • Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Area Manager I / Project Coordinator

General Dynamics NASSCO
10.2014 - 07.2021
  • Analyze, evaluate, and assess estimates/proposals to recommend approval of pricing labor and material costs, and perform Technical Analysis review (TAR)
  • Working in the Fixed Firm Price (FFP) contract, hold subcontractors accountable with FAR and DEAR.
  • Monitor the subcontractor’s cost performance, schedule period of performance and initiate corrective actions if needed. Develop sequence of work and coordinate basic scope in accordance with 4E of JFMM using AWR/WN.
  • Interpret independent government estimates (IGE’s) and evaluate the shipbuilding repair process and identify any issues during the contract performance.
  • Eliminate delays in production and reduce cost by providing experience and past knowledge to technical authority to mitigate the problems of availability.
  • Ensure trades and subcontractors meet all standards specified in NAVSEA Standard Items for approved quality assurance plans.
  • Conduct Checkpoints and Product Verification Inspections to ensure that all specifications, drawings, technical manuals, references and technical requirements are being upheld as specified in basic work items.
  • Receive and evaluate reports generated in CPARS (contractor performance assessment reporting system) to further verify quality of work.
  • Interpret, implement, and provide direct oversight of NAVSEA standard items, drawings, policies and procedures to ensure contracted projects are in compliance.
  • Prepare detailed status reports, along with integrated production schedule to document contractual milestones for the maintenance in ship repairs in accordance with 009-60 including but not limited to manning curve, material issues, completion percentages, etc.
  • Organize technical documents for conferences and meetings to show status updates. Prepare written reports to document the overall percentage of completion. Review reports and finalize editing to present to NAVSEA,C-21,and other government entities.
  • Coordinate between AIR (alteration Installation Team) and individual trades/subcontractors.
  • Provide recommendations to NAVSEA using knowledge of complete ship systems, principle methods and practices directly related to repair in ship board electronics, electrical power distribution, mechanical, structural, welding, nondestructive test processes, and calibration requirements.
  • Review work specifications, instructions, test memos, NAVSEA standard items, and technical data to identify quality characteristics critical to product acceptability to develop and monitor trades, and sub-contractors.
  • I have had oversight of the following systems for repairs during DPMA, 1 PMA, and PSA availabilities: MV-22 AFS, JSF AITs, RAS System, A/C Plant, Fire Control, Cargo Weapons Elevator, Fire Main, AFFF, Chill Water, JP-5, Fuel Oil Comp, Feed Water, Lube Oil, Ballast, High Pressure, LP Air, Ventilation, Main Reduction Gears, Diesels, Distilling Plants, Main Feed Pumps, SSTG, Lube Oil Coolers, Deck Covering repair (Nonskid, PRC, etc.) and all Ship Force Habitability spaces, and Sonar stave cable/transducer installation.
  • Duties, Accomplishments and Related Skills:

Test and Inspection Plan Coordinator

BAE San Diego
01.2010 - 01.2012
  • Coordinate Ships restoration and OQE standards to match ships milestone progression.
  • Perform all QA and ISO 9000 requirement to assure maximum quality of repair and Shipalts.
  • Develop time lines to sequenced inspections, assuring quality is observed and adhered to per specification and ships drawings/technical manuals.
  • Drive the quality process to restore all auxiliary, main propulsion, a/c plants, and habitability, combat systems and, ALO /PCD objectives.

E-6/ OS1 / ASTAC/AIC

US Navy
10.1999 - 04.2009
  • As the ASTAC/AIC responsible for all Air Control, flight briefs, and pilot/aircraft safety.
  • 3M supervisor for operations dept. Duties include scheduling, tracking, recording, and generating reports of shipboard maintenance and control.
  • Surface Warfare Specialist, Anti-Submarine warfare SME, coordinating training, testing, and certifications IAW Afloat Training Group in order to reach milestones designated by Surface Forces Training Manual requirements.
  • Managed and led a division of 17 subordinates and monitored advancement evaluations, conduct, and military bearing.

Education

BS - Project Management Administration

ITT TECH San Diego, CA United
San Diego, CA

Skills

  • Certified project manager
  • Advanced Microsoft Project Course (2018)
  • Project scheduling
  • Project planning and development
  • ISO–9000/Lean 6 Sigma (2009)
  • Contract negotiation expertise
  • Baseline schedules creation
  • Project development
  • Work flow planning
  • Project tracking
  • Project planning
  • Planning and scheduling
  • Project regulations
  • Business analysis

Accomplishments

  • Saved the company $2.6 MILLION over 4 years by implementing a successful productivity improvement plan.

LANGUAGES

Spanish
Italian

Certification

  • CAPM - Certified Associate in Project Management

Timeline

Project Manager/ Contracts Manager

WFP LLC
10.2021 - 05.2025

Area Manager I / Project Coordinator

General Dynamics NASSCO
10.2014 - 07.2021

Test and Inspection Plan Coordinator

BAE San Diego
01.2010 - 01.2012

E-6/ OS1 / ASTAC/AIC

US Navy
10.1999 - 04.2009

BS - Project Management Administration

ITT TECH San Diego, CA United

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