Atilola Olayinka

Senior Project Planning & Scheduling Specialist with 10+ years of experience providing schedule governance, critical path analysis, and cross-functional coordination for large-scale construction, pharmaceutical, data center, and infrastructure projects.

Senior Scheduler - Umoja Biopharma

(2023-11)

• Develop and maintain the Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) by integrating BMS, Controls, CQV, and Automation contractor schedules, ensuring full alignment across all project phases.
• Perform comprehensive schedule health diagnostics (critical path validation, logic density, float path, negative float, open ends, duration checks) to ensure schedule integrity and compliance with governance standards.
• Lead delay analysis and quantify schedule impacts, providing leadership with clear scenario outcomes and recommended mitigation strategies.
• Produce executive-level milestone dashboards, long-lead equipment trackers, and procurement visibility reports to support informed decision-making.
• Coordinate CC-to-MC fragments, start-up sequencing, and equipment turnover activities to ensure predictable handover and commissioning readiness.
• Partner with project controls, engineering, and construction teams to maintain accurate progress measurement and forecast schedule performance.

Project Scheduler - Stack Infrastructure

(2012-01 - 2023-02)

• Developed robust baseline schedules for multiple hyperscale data center projects, ensuring alignment with design, procurement, and construction execution plans.
• Facilitated Pull Planning sessions to validate logic, remove constraints, and maintain critical path continuity across trades.
• Supported risk identification and mitigation planning, improving schedule predictability and reducing exposure to delays.
• Collaborated with PMs, superintendents, and subcontractors to validate progress, resolve logic conflicts, and maintain accurate schedule updates.
• Conducted scenario modeling (manpower loading, weather impacts, design changes, procurement delays) to support proactive decision-making.
• Delivered weekly progress updates, 3-week lookahead schedules, and schedule health assessments, improving stakeholder visibility and accountability.
• Led schedule recovery efforts, applying crashing and fast-tracking techniques to regain lost time and protect key milestones.

Telecom Engineer(T&C) - MTN Nigeria

(2016-02 - 2021-01)

• Performed integrity, functional, and acceptance testing on telecom equipment to ensure compliance with design specifications and operational readiness.
• Verified installation quality and ensured all equipment was startup-ready and aligned with network engineering standards.
• Configured network parameters, IP addressing, microwave links, and routing protocols, integrating new equipment into the live network with zero service disruption.
• Ensured seamless communication between Hub sites and BTS nodes, validating link performance and resolving configuration issues.
• Managed procurement logs, coordinated vendor submittals, and prepared commissioning documentation to support timely project closeout.

BSc. - Construction Management