David Litwin
About David Litwin
David Litwin is a Project Controls Lead at LCRA, where he manages a $6 million department budget and develops reporting strategies. He has a background in business analysis and optimization, with experience at The University of Texas at Austin and various companies.
Work at LCRA
David Litwin currently serves as the Project Controls Lead at LCRA, a position he has held since 2021. In this role, he manages a department budget of $6 million, ensuring its accuracy and compliance. Prior to this, he worked at LCRA as a Business Optimization Supervisor from 2019 to 2021, and as a Senior Business Optimization Analyst from 2018 to 2019. His responsibilities included developing comprehensive reporting strategies, schedules, and communications, as well as integrating multiple systems to provide a summarized view of project schedules and financial variances.
Education and Expertise
David Litwin studied at Drexel University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a focus on Managing Information Systems in Marketing from 2004 to 2009. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in project controls and business optimization. He has developed skills in creating interactive dashboards using Oracle's Data Visualizer and Tableau, as well as writing queries and extracting data from systems like PeopleSoft and Primavera P6.
Previous Work History
Before joining LCRA, David Litwin accumulated nine years of experience working at various companies from 2004 to 2013. He then transitioned to The University of Texas at Austin, where he worked as a Senior Business Analyst from 2013 to 2018. His diverse work history has equipped him with a broad range of skills in business analysis and optimization, contributing to his current role in project controls.
Achievements in Project Management
In his current role as Project Controls Lead, David Litwin leads user acceptance testing teams and provides training and coaching to end users. He has successfully developed and managed reporting strategies that enhance project visibility and efficiency. His ability to create interactive dashboards and integrate various systems has improved the summarization of project schedules and financial variances, contributing to better decision-making processes within the organization.