Project Engineering Manager / Project Engineer/ Field Engineer
SUMMARY
Performance-driven engineering professional with a proven track record of effective engineering management and project management demonstrated through more than 25 years of experience in the chemical, petrochemical, and energy industries. Broad knowledge and success in the design and engineering management of small, medium, and portions of large-scale projects. Proficient in the analysis of chemical processes and adept in communicating process requirements to technical and non-technical personnel. Recognized for a strong background collaborating with customers, vendors, and subcontractors to achieve win-win solutions. Acknowledged as a proactive project leader able to organize and direct multiple tasks effectively as well as being able to identify project problems in initial stages and execute quick resolutions. Core competencies include engineering management, project management, resource utilization, capacity utilization, problem identification, problem resolution, budget development, safety compliance, engineering design work processes, engineering standards, staff training, team building, process design, and process automation.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CB&I LUMMUS – Houston, Texas 2007 – 2009
Project Engineering Manager / Principal Project Engineer
Responsible for the management of engineering design for projects and proposals for a firm providing engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction services with $5.9 billion per year in revenue and 15,000 employees.
• Managed the engineering for a desalination plant proposal bringing it on schedule and within budget
• Assumed Engineering Manager role for $300 million gas and power plant which resolved technical nonconformance and incomplete design work and aided in the recovery of $31 million.
• Slashed inefficiencies on a project which reduced rejected engineering documentation by 50%
• Reduced costs in the development of a major proposal for a bulk fuels terminal and used innovative teamwork to complete the project 2 months early and on budget
• Won the trust and satisfaction of a major client, restoring viability to a stagnating, challenging project which achieved mutual agreement to set a new project completion date as well as achieving a satisfactory resolution of outstanding claims
SHAW GROUP – Houston, Texas 2006 – 2007
Project Manager and Project Engineering Manager
Responsible for the commercial and technical performance of multiple small to medium value projects, proposals, and licensing agreements for a firm providing engineering, procurement, fabrication, and construction services with $7.0 billion per year in revenue and 26,000 employees.
• Implemented a modular, quick-to-prepare project execution plan which produced execution plans in half the previous time
• Mined latent talent in the company, pioneering the first, formal company project engineering training which reduced technology package preparation time about 10%
• Enabled forecasting of individual project and multiple project needs, co-developing a tracking tool which reduced projects’ forecast staffing by two positions
• Promoted healthy respect and trust between new hires and legacy staff, with new pairing processes reducing general deliverable preparation time about 5%
• Boosted client satisfaction, safety, and construction support on a particular project resulting in 100% attendance of engineers at daily safety briefings and client feedback sessions. Reorganized engineering support on the project which reduced deliverable production time by 25%
AKER KVAERNER – Houston, Texas 2006
Project Manager and Senior Project Engineer
Responsible for the commercial and technical performance of multiple projects valued from $1 million to $10 million for a firm providing engineering, procurement, and construction services with $2.3 billion capitalization and 25,000 employees.
• Maintained target schedule and cost, leveraging existing work processes and magnifying client relations, resulting in more profitable operations.
BECHTEL CORPORATION – Houston, Texas; Richland, Washington 1988 – 2006
Senior Project Engineer and Process Engineer
Responsible for the management of engineering design for projects and proposals and project management for a privately held firm providing management, engineering, procurement, and construction services with $27 billion per year in revenue and 42,000 employees.
• Executed up to seven small projects concurrently keeping them on schedule and on budget
• Persevered, innovated, demonstrated flexibility, and delivered quality work, earning two performance recognition awards from Bechtel and one from a client
• Was specifically requested to manage work for two major clients, producing additional revenue streams for the company through targeted work requests.
ALLIED CHEMICAL CORPORATION – Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1977 – 1988
Production Engineer
Responsible for the technical support of operations, maintenance, and project execution for an industrial facility producing about 1 billion pounds per year product for an industrial conglomerate with $35 billion per year in revenue and 125,000 employees.
• Implemented designs which increased profitability through increased product quality and capacity. Reduced catalyst variations by 75% and product quality variations by 25%
EDUCATION
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering – University of Houston – Houston, Texas
Welch Foundation Fellowship
Thesis: “High Field Magnetic Studies of Supported Nickel Catalystâ€
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – University of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana
Monsanto Scholastic Award
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Professionalism Award
SKILLS
Created safe and economical designs per ANSI, ASME, API, ISA, NFPA, OSHA, and PIP codes, standards, and practices
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access)
Microsoft Project
Lotus Notes
Documenteum (project documentation database)
CERTIFICATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Licensed Professional Engineer, Texas, 1993 to Present
American Institute of Chemical Engineers, 1971 - Present
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
PROJECT EXPERIENCE
• Anti-Foulant Facility, Allied Chemical, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ($1 million)
• Aromatics Capacity Upgrade, Lyondell Chemical, Chocolate Bayou, Texas, ($8 million)
• Broadband Cable System for Process Control, Allied Chemical, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ($1 million)
• Bulk Fuels Terminal and Marine Loading Facility Proposal, Seaport Canaveral LLC, Cape Canaveral, Florida ($160 million Estimated Cost)
• Business and Plant Support Engineering, Union Carbide, Charleston, West Virginia
• Butanol Plant, Union Carbide, Taft, Louisiana ($85 million)
• Catalyst Activation Control System, Allied Chemical, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ($1 million)
• Desalination Facility Proposal, Valero, Aruba NV ($60 million Estimated Cost)
• Ethylene-Propylene Rubber Plant, Union Carbide, Seadrift, Texas ($35 million)
• Fire, Safety, and Environmental Standards, OXYCHEM, Houston, Texas ($1.5 million)
• Gas Plant & Power Plant, Cabinda Gulf Oil Company, Angola Africa ($300 million)
• Hydrogen Compressor Installation, Allied Chemical, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ($1 million)
• La Rosita Power Project, Baja California Norte, Mexico ($300 million)
• Light Olefins Unit Rebuild, Huntsman Chemical, Port Arthur, Texas ($100 million)
• Low Density Polyethylene Plant, Petromont, Montreal, Canada ($50 million)
• Low Density Polyethylene Plant, Union Carbide, Seadrift, Texas ($30 million)
• Mountainview Power Project, San Bernardino, California ($500 million)
• N-Heptane Facility Capacity Increase, Phillips Petroleum, Borger, Texas ($5 million)
• Offshore Oil & Gas Platform Capacity Increase and Safety Systems, PEMEX, Cuidad del Carmen, Mexico ($200 million)
• Pipeline Remote Data Transmission Units, Phillips Petroleum, Sweeny, Texas ($8 million)
• Polyphenylene Sulfide Facility Expansion, Phillips Petroleum, Borger, Texas ($20 million)
• Preparation for COGEN Plant, Phillips Petroleum, Borger, Texas ($3 million)
• Process Chromatograph Installations, Allied Chemical, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ($1 million)
• Process Supervisory Control Systems Installation, Allied Chemical, Baton Rouge, Louisiana ($2 million)
• Semi-conductive Polymer Plant, Union Carbide, Seadrift, Texas ($30 million)
• Transfer Line Exchanger Replacement, Lyondell Chemical, Chocolate Bayou, Texas ($9 million)
• Radiological Waste Treatment Plant, Department of Energy, Richland, Washington ($11 Billion)
• Waste Water Cooling Facility, Phillips Petroleum, Sweeny, Texas ($1.5 million)
• Waste Water Treatment Facility Expansion, Phillips Petroleum, Borger, Texas ($3 million)
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