PROJECT CONTROLS - Key Persons
Marvin Woods is a Certified Cost Professional and Fellow through the Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering International (AACEI). He has served on AACEI's Board of Directors as Director of Region 4 and as Vice President of Regions. His multi-disciplined career spans over two decades, and includes work experience in aerospace/defense, environmental radiation and construction management. He has been employed at such prestigious firms as The Boeing Company, McDonnell Douglas, Morrison-Knudsen Corporation and Science Application International Corporation.
Woods has extensive experience in all phases of project management and controls, including project management, program development, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Development, cost estimating, critical path method scheduling, cost controls, document control and cost/schedule earned value analysis. Also, he is proficient in the use of various program management software systems and management and supervision of resources. Woods also has served as an instructor for graduate level construction estimating and cost engineering classes at Washington University in St. Louis, MO.
Viola Pancratz is a Certified Cost Professional through AACE and has served as past president of the St. Louis section. She has extensive knowledge of project controls, including cost estimating, cost control, scheduling, document control, and cost/schedule earned value analysis. Her proficiency with Contract Manager (formerly Expedition) Meridian, Prolog, Primavera P3 and other project management control systems enable her to effectively create cost modules and schedules, providing the client with accurate and meaningful information to track project performance. She has achieved success in a multi-discipline career which includes thirty years experience in program and construction management.
Pancratz has worked for companies such as Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, Inc., and Jacobs Facilities, Inc., all of which are known for their excellence in the industry. She earned an Associates Degree in Business Management and was inducted into the international honor society, Phi Theta Kappa, she is also a Board Member of Missouri Women in Trades (MOWIT). Her major strengths include leadership, organizational skills, communication skills, and management and mentoring resources.
Pancratz has conducted presentations for the AACE, the Primavera National User's Conference and the American Society of Professional Estimators (ASPE), lending her expertise on project management control systems software.