Senior Buyer

I have a keen interest to work on Contract basis for an international Engineering/Construction- or Energy Company outside of France to apply my knowledge and experiences and to further develop my professional career.

September 2010 – Present - (Freelance)
Technip (Paris La Défense - France), Engineering Company
Senior Buyer
Reimbursable/Lump Sum EPC Contract for an FLNG Vessel (PRELUDE)
Client : Shell

May 2010 – September 2010 - (Freelance)
Air Liquide Engineering S.A. (Champigny - France)
Project Procurement Manager
EPC contract Onshore – Helium extraction, Ras Laffan - Qatar

June 2009 – May 2010 - (Freelance)
Saipem S.A. (France)
Lead Buyer – Purchase Coordinator
EPC contract Onshore – LNG + Propane + Butane storage Tanks (Arzew GNL-3Z).
Site location : Arzew - Algeria
Client : Sonatrach - Algeria

July 2008 – June 2009 - (Freelance)
Saipem S.A. (France)
Senior Buyer
EPC contract Offshore (Block-2)
Client : Total Angola

December 2007 – June 2008 - (Freelance)
Veolia Water STI (Le Plessis Robinson - France)
Procurement Coordinator / Senior Buyer
E&P contract for Effluent Treatment Plant (Qarn Alam Steam Project).
Site location : Alam – Sultunate of Oman.
Client : Petroleum Development Oman (PDO)

February 2007 – November 2007 - (Freelance)
Saipem-Veolia JV (France)
Senior Buyer
EPC contract Pearl GTL).
Site location : Ras Laffan - Qatar. Client : Shell

August 2006 – December 2006 - (Freelance)
SBM Offshore (Monaco),
Lead Buyer on lease FPSO Vessel contract (BC10),
Client : Shell Inc. – Petrobras JV

August 2001 – July 2006
Technip (France),
Senior Buyer (July 2005 – July 2006)
Lump Sum EPC Contract for an FPSO Vessel (AKPO), location : Korea / Nigeria.
Client : Total Upstream Nigeria.

Senior Lead Buyer (July 2004 – June 2005)- “Shah Deniz”

Senior Buyer – Procurement Coordinator (June 2003 – June 2004)
Lump Sum EPC Revamping Contract (2 to 3 MTPA of LNG production),
location : Ras Laffan - Qatar.
Client : Qatar Liquefied Gas Company Ltd.

Senior Buyer (August 2001 – May 2003)
Reimbursable Contract “Shah Deniz” for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction of an Offshore Gas Drilling platform (Jack-Up),
Construction site : Singapore, Installation : Caspian Sea (Azerbaijan).
Client : BP (UK).

January 1997 - June 2001
Fluor Daniel (Haarlem – The Netherlands), Engineering Company
Buyer / Project Procurement Manager

1981 – 1985 : Secondary school in the Netherlands (MAVO) of which one year (‘81-
’82) at Lincoln High School, Buenos Aires, Argentina (junior level)
1985 – 1989 : Technical School (MTS – Mechanical Engineering) - Arnhem - NL
1989 – 1994 : Technical Academy (HTS – Mechanical Engineering) - Amsterdam - NL
(Commercial orientation during last study year).

After more than 17 years of experience within the field of Procurement (Petrochemical, Chemical, Oil & Gas, On- and Offshore), I have a keen interest to work on Contract basis for an international Engineering/Construction- or Energy Company outside of France to apply my knowledge and experiences and to further develop my professional career.

With a large range of Procurement / negotiating skills, contract knowledge, purchasing experiences on the international market and good linguistic skills in writing and speaking (4 European languages), my services as Senior Buyer might be beneficial for your organisation.