Elena Ponce

Project engineer/Project controls manager with 20+ years consulting experience leading project management initiatives from planning through delivery across varying project sizes. Demonstrated capability in large portfolio project controls, budget management, Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, creating and maintaining complex cost-loaded schedules, cash flow forecasting, risk analysis and internal and external stakeholder coordination to support timely execution and alignment with complex program management initiatives.

Senior Project Engineer at WSP - Engineering and Consulting (2021-04 – Present)

Provide project controls and program management support to Honeywell across $5M/year remediation and construction portfolio. Supported Honeywell Program Manager with monthly SOX compliance, updated complex cost-loaded schedules for multiple projects under the portfolio, ensured contractor's compliance with Honeywell's program management requirements.

Senior Project Manager/Project Controls at ERM (2004-03 – 2021-04)

Assistant Project Manager and Project Controls Manager for ERM's Honeywell environmental remediation portfolio averaging $10 million annually.

• Ensured ERM's and contractor alignment with Honeywell's rigorous program management, and monthly SOX (Sarbanes-Oxley) compliance requirements.
• Project Controls Manager: Created and maintained complex remediation/construction portfolio schedule (P6, MS Project, and Planview), lead cost tracking coordination with multiple teams, reported cost/schedule variances, and conducted risk analysis.
• Key integrator and connector between the client and the multiple contractors and project managers working under the portfolio, establishing reporting, approval, documentation management protocols, facilitating collaboration between internal and external stakeholders.
• Prepared proposals, managed budgets, resources, and ensured adherence to project schedules and program management requirements.
• Coordinated cross-functional resources for successful project execution.
• Facilitated stakeholder meetings as needed to ensure successful project execution and reporting according to client's expectations.
• Issued monthly invoices ranging from $5k to $300k.
• Outside of Honeywell as a client, served as project manager for multiple mid-range environmental/construction projects with budgets ranging 20k~200k.
• Project controls analysts for complex environmental insurance claims.

Master of Science in Environmental Engineering – Stevens Institute of Technology (2004-01)

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – GEORGIA TECH / POLYTECH UNIVERSITY VALENCIA (2001-01)