Harry Darduin

**** ******* **.

Pearland, Texas *7584

832-***-****

acwa23@r.postjobfree.com

OBJECTIVE

Seeking a challenging position as a Procurement Purchasing Manager, Logistics / Traffic Manager or Project Senior Buyerfor domestic and or overseas Projects.

SUMMARY

Procurement / Logistics Specialist with extensive experience and background in EPC Project Purchasing and Logistics Management. Fully bilingual in English and Spanish. Solid communication and negotiation skills for oil and gas projects. Expert at welding procedures and processes.

Purchasing experience with pipe, fittings, valves, filters, fasteners gaskets, specialty items, rotating equipment, refrigerant compressors, special service pumps, structural steel, cables and wires, transformers, instrumentation and controls, services, inspections, offshore and domestic transport, lifting, site preparation, pilling, ASME Code Alloy vessels, Heat Exchangers, and Cooling Towers.

Computer literate in Microsoft Office, People Soft, Procurement and Inventory Modules, VPRM Procurement module, changed to Smart Plan material management, JDE, and Smart Plan Material Procurement Modules.

WORK EXPERIENCE

2007 to 2015 CB&I Inc. (Abb/Lummus Global) Senior Buyer

Procured materials and services for the construction and startup of projects.

Successfully implemented and executed Procurement Company Procedures within Budgets, for Purchasing and Logistics related to engineered equipment and services for the following EPC Projects:

Petrotrin, Point-A-Pierre Gasoline Optimization Program, Alky Acid Unit Trinidad and Tobago•

Petrotrin, Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Unit

Petro Star, Low Sulfur Fuels

Reficar, Cartagena Refinery Expansion Project

Kearl Oil Sands Projects (KID, KEP, KEID)

Asta Hansteen, Off Shore Platform for Statoil, overseas assignment out of The Hague office.

Freeport LNG Expansion Project, to Three Train Export Facility Houston, TX

2006 to 2007 Foster Wheeler USA Corp., Traffic Manager

Supervised and managed domestic and international traffic / transportation on all proposals and projects.

Successfully coordinated domestic and international transportation of goods and materials staying within both schedule and budget.

Developed traffic strategies and budgets for future projects.

Projects:

Flint Hill Resources, Coke Drum Replacement Project, Corpus Christi, Texas.

Exxon Mobil, Delayed Coker Safety Project, Beaumont Texas.

Chevron, Heavy Crude Expansion Project, El Segundo California.

Sinclair Expansion Project, Tulsa Ok

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2005 to 2006 CN Fastener Manufacturing Co. Technical Sales Agent

Responsible for the technical sales and development of fasteners and related products to the industry.

Developed client list within the construction industry.

Expanded product line for engineering projects to gain approximately 30% of new business.

2001 to 2004 Harry Darduin LLC Business Consultant

Provided consulting to enhance the clients’ company efficiency and knowledge in the import / export business for medium and small size corporations under a government consortium programs.

Projects:

Developed commercial relations for electronic wholesale dealers with manufacturers in the Far East

Researched and developed an annual export of US$ 500,000 in agricultural products to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and container loads of organic products to Germany.

1977 to 2001 Perz Comepanc Group EPC INTL Procurement and Logistics Manager, 1996 to 2001 Procurement and Logistics Manager

Managed Fluor Daniel / SADE Consortium for DOW Chemical.

Managed procurement activities with suppliers, international freight forwarders, and customs brokers to comply with U.S. import / export regulations.

Purchased and shipped materials procured worldwide to the site under a Turn Key Duty Exemption condition for a petrochemical plant in Argentina, that stayed within budget and schedule.

Assisted project manager in increasing the margin of a $425M project by cost-effective procurement.

Conducted audits with vendors to monitor, improve quality, and lead times for early project completion.

1991 to 1996 Foreign Trade Manager

Created a department for international purchases for energy distribution company.

Generated technical and financial standards in accordance with each partners’ policies.

Achieved operations for about US $70M in the international market.

Equipped warehouses with imported materials in accordance with international specifications.

Significant cost reduction: international purchases vs. domestic suppliers.

1977 to 1990 Project Procurement Purchasing Supervisor

Purchased and expedited, did quality control of piping and mechanical supply, and administered contracts for related services. Purchased general piping materials, steel plates for ASME code vessels, pumps, valves, and flanges according to technical specifications.

Coordinated shipments and freight and shipping conditions per project and shipping conditions.

Analyzed foreign quotations.

Negotiated payment terms, opened Letters of Credit, and follow-up of same, authorized bank transfers.

Integrated task force teams for projects in gas and oil refineries, plastics plants built to meet the license requirements of B.F. Goodrich, Black & Veatch, and Petrofac LLC.

1976 to 1977 Assistant Purchasing Manager

Managed international bids for a Midrex Pelletizing Project at Acindar Steel Plant.

Acted as liaison to the International Development Bank for project financing, national, and international purchasing, data analysis, and report consolidation.

EDUCATION

Sadoi Institute, Argentina Purchasing Negotiation Tools –

U.T.N. (Universidad Tecnologica Nacional) Mechanical Engineering Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA

U.C.E.S. (Universidad De Ciencias Empresariales y Sociales) M.S. Foreign Trade / International Business, Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA, Graduated

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