Project Manager / Project Engineer

A permanent or longterm position with and EPC or EPCM in Construction Management, Project Management, Project Engineering, or Site Construction Supervision.

Twenty-seven years experience in Oil & Gas and Minerals Processing 'Greenfield' and 'Brownfield' Engineering & Construction (E&C) Project Engineering Management (PEM): Conceptual & Feasibility, Definition phase, FEED, Detailed Design approval, preparation of Detailed Cost Estimates in support of Authorizations For Expenditure (AFE), Decision Support Package (DSP), and Implementation phase. Fabricator & Shipyard Rig Build project management for both Onshore Process Facilities, Refineries, Pipelines and Offshore fixed and floating structures for Exploration & Production (E&P), EPCM, and Engineering Consultant companies
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Twenty years international experience working as a licensed Professional Engineer (Chartered Engineer) in FSU countries, West Africa, India, Brazil, SE Asia, and China; supervising and managing multi-cultural cross-discipline teams in E&C Onshore and Offshore CapEx and OpEx projects working to API, ASME, AISC, AWS D1.1, NACE, and other industry codes. Significant positions held and responsibilities of those posts:

Project Manager: Identify & communicate objectives for Project Management Team (PMT) according to contract terms, scope of work and company policy. Communicate project objectives to functional Managers of PMT and the Client. Organize PMT in consultation with functional Managers and agree on assignment of key personnel. Motivate Project Team towards objectives, generate enthusiasm, and maintain personal interest in achieving set targets. Achieve scheduled performance, cost, quality, HSE requirements from contract award to Client's acceptance. Ensure needed systems are adopted by PMT immediately after Contract award. Negotiate all contract changes with Client. Serve as primary contact and maintain good relations with Client. Optimize the use of applications of computer systems within PMT to solve technical problems and promote effective information management. Lead and support assigned proposals and develop Implementation phase. Present Implementation phase execution plans to Operations and Client at project review stages

GCE ‘A’ Levels – University of London examinations, The British School - St. Paul’s, Sao Paulo. SP, Brazil (1974, six G.C.E. ‘A’ Levels: received 5 ‘A’ grades and 1 ‘C’ grade).

Graduate Engineer - Newark College of Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ, USA, (BSCE, 1983).
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Computer Programmer - CLC, San Francisco, CA, USA, (diploma graduate, 1989).

Honors – Academic honors, Chi Epsilon, the National Civil Engineering Honors Society (awarded to those graduating in the top twenty percent of civil engineering classes).

PATENTS – Three United States Patents issued within 3 years of graduation from engineering college as inventor for 3 utility models used in container shipping lifting and securement:

• Patent no. 4,650,381 Trailer Chassis Assembly for Holding Stacked Chassis
• Patent no. 4,954,029 Removable Chassis Front Pin and Front Bolster End Assembly
• Patent no. 4,986,705 Stackable Freight Container for Holding Stacked Chassis

CERTIFICATIONS

Professional Engineer – License and registration obtained 1991.

ASME Certified Welding – Certified in three procedures and processes: shielded metal arc manual (SMA), machine inert gas (MIG), and inner-shield / flux-cored, by International Testing Laboratories, Newark, NJ, USA. (1978)

PROFESSIONAL SKILL SETS

• 3D structural frame design using STRAP and StruDL software programs to Euro Codes.
• Continuous beam design using STEELBeam software.
• Project management / scheduling / planning using Microsoft Schedule and Primavera software.
• Engineering computer programming in FORTRAN and PASCAL languages.
• Business applications computer programming in COBOL and C languages.
• Logistics management: worked 2 years for United States Lines, Inc. as logistics and project manager.

PROFESSIONAL SKILL SETS

• 3D structural frame design using STRAP and StruDL software programs to Euro Codes.
• Continuous beam design using STEELBeam software.
• Project management / scheduling / planning using Microsoft Schedule and Primavera software.
• Engineering computer programming in FORTRAN and PASCAL languages.
• Business applications computer programming in COBOL and C languages.
• Security management: worked with USDS Armour Group on site security. Served as Captain, US Army, 82nd Airborne Division, 503 Regiment, 3rd Battalion.
• Logistics management: worked 2 years for United States Lines, Inc. as logistics and project manager.


FOREIGN LANGUAGES

Thai – Fluent spoken Thai. (6 years in Thailand).
Portuguese – Fluent spoken Portuguese, reading, and writing. (12 years in Brazil).
Spanish - Reasonable spoken Spanish and reading comprehension.


PRACTICE – Resolute, Resourceful, Resilient