Manager Engineer

NAME Paul J Garner

NATIONALITY British

DISCIPLINE Senior Project Engineer – Project Manager

Oil/Gas, Offshore, Petrochem and Power Plant Projects, Process Control Systems

QUALIFICATIONS MSc Project Management (University Of Aberdeen)

Tech Dipl - Industrial Measurement & Control

PROFESSIONAL FAPM (Fellow) Association for Project Management (UK)

MInstMC Member Institute of Measurement & Control (UK)

CIPM Certified International Project Manager (AAPM)

MPM Master Project Manager (AAPM)

SUMMARY More than 25 years’ experience on Oil & Gas/Petrochem project management roles on medium to high value projects with both Major Operators and Contractors worldwide. EPC and PMC management of both upstream and downstream projects; excellent verbal and written communication, managerial, organisational, interpersonal and administration skills.

A team player with strong leadership qualities necessary to mentor and motivate individuals and teams; good negotiation and decision making skills; Vast experience gained with Saudi Aramco projects spanning more than 15 years with brownfield upgrades onshore/offshore

RECENT EXPERIENCE

Feb 2019 – Present WOOD/BGC-Shell – Dubai UAE

Lead Engineer PACO

Lead Project Engineer

MAC Interface Project Engineer

Project Lead on KAZ Unit 11.2 Critical Loops

Hired from Wood Plc to BGC KAZ Rehabilitation Project as Interface Coordinator for Main Automation Contractor – Yokogawa. Responsible for DCS, IPS and FGS accounts on detail design, weekly RAIL Meetings and managing and attending FAT’s in YAD facility Abu Dhabi. Recently assigned as Lead on UQ Delivery Project.

PACO Lead on BGC Umm Qasr marine & storage terminal supervising & managing 15-20 Instrument Engineers & Designers.

Aug 2017 – Jan 20-19 Aldar International FZE – Dubai UAE

Project Consultant

Initially assigned to the Tendering department - writing the technical procedures and plans in accordance to ExxonMobil spec for West Qerna-1 Iraq Degassing Station 8 Major Tie-Ins project. PMP, POP, PMS up to 20+ documents to support the technical tender part.

Recently assigned on ENI Pipeline project to expedite materials with vendor shop visits to Vietnam, Spain and Holland.

Seawater Treatment plant grassroot tender tech part for E C&I

July 2009 to Jul 2017 MCS - Intragulf Process Solutions – IntraGulf Group Bahrain

Projects Director/General Manager - Surveys

Overall responsible for the group with an average workforce of 75 engineers, designers and surveyors, managing PROPOSALS, CTR’s, monthly project accounts, cash flow, business development, PEPs and HSE/QAQC Plans. Following and maintaining the Quality System accredited from BSI to ISO 9001-2008. Mother Company MCS Specialising in CADD, 3DLS, 3D Modelling, Bentley MS, OpenPLANT, PDMS and PDS.

Successful in tendering and managing Long Term ROO contract for Iraq Rumaila, and BP Oman for the Khazzan Field Development.

Experience with SharePoint, ProjectWise and ProArc doc management software.

PMC with Mott Macdonald on Iraq Gas Recovery (SIGUP) for Shell P&G and Majnoon Degassing Stations DS1 &2 specialist consultant for EPC Petrofac, plant 3D laser scanned and modeled in PDMS.

Manager on ROO DGS 3D Modeling & Water Flowlines design

Data gathering, leading a team for BP in North Rumaila NGL Plant, equipment assessment, generating asset register for the plant from survey studies and field report, images and existing available drawings and docs and populating Projectwise software, lead generating new P&IDs in OpenPlant Power PID.

PM on small study & audit projects for Bapco’s Low Sulphur Diesel Oil Plant.

North Rumaila 150 MW Power Plant Survey and 132KV OHTL corridor for Worley Parsons London.

Project consultant to Worley Parsons on Tatweer Petroleum’s Awali Field NAG. Responsible for manpower supply some 25 engineers & designers.

Tank Battery upgrade, tie-ins, water-flood project.

GDU and Well Manifold tie-ins, modeling existing facilities from point cloud scans for GDU’s and shipping/booster pump replacements.

Apr 2008 – Jul 2009 Aramco Overseas Company (AOC), KSA/Bahrain

Position PCS Consultant Project Engineer –

Saudi Aramco Project Management Team

Project Names/Location Ras Tanura Refinery Diesel Hydro Treater Complex Project. 2 x DHT Trains, Sulfur Recovery Unit & Flares PMT member overseeing PCS preliminary design thru critical design reviews in PCS Vendors facility (Yokogawa) and EPC contractor (Samsung Engineering) engineers.

Weekly progress/Monthly progress reporting to PMT core team in Seoul. Maintaining project specs are followed in the PCS design which includes

DCS (FF), ESD, MMS, & CCS for FAT’s & IFAT.

Overall Project Value Total >500 $M (PCS 8M)

Responsible to the Lead PE/PM

Aug 2007 – Apr 2008 ARIS Saudi Arabia – HIMA + MTL

Position Senior Project Engineer

Project Names/Location Sabic - Ibn Zahr _ MTBE and PPE plant barrier replacement projects. Replacing obsolete P&F temp converters, IS barriers and trip amps with MTL Modules, Site Management, cost and schedule control, monthly project presentations.

Maintaining profit/loss accounts, and delivering project goals and customer satisfaction.

Sabic - Al Razzi Methonal Plant PCS Upgrade, Yokogawa FF DCS closeout management.

Coordination of in-house software marketing for FF Design/Engineering.

Dec 2006 – Jul 2007 Yokogawa Middle East BSC, Bahrain (contract)

Position Projects Director

Project Names/Location Qatar Petroleum – PS2/PS3 Offshore Platforms - Control System Upgrade. Part pneumatic/conventional to fieldbus DCS. Directing Project Managers, Site Manager, Offshore Team, Manpower resourcing. Cost and schedule control, monthly project presentations. Maintaining GM, and delivering project goals and customer satisfaction.

Overall Project Value Total >20$M

July 2005 – Dec 2006 Tecnicas Reunidas – Initec Plantas Industriales, Madrid Spain (EPC)

Position C& I Project Consultant

Overall Project Value Total >550$M

Responsible to the Project Director for the PCS, vendor functions and design office activities which include DCS (FF), ESD, MIS, CCS, MMS, OTS, ALMS for the new fractionation train and integration to existing facilities and control systems, as a consultant to TR-Initec and resident client representative in the PCS vendors facility in Bahrain (Yokogawa).

Also managed a team of engineers & designers in Saudi office for the project “Interfaces” and offsite/revamp design packages for the C&I.

INtools design database.

Managing other automation accounts for the gas plant upgrade including the upgrade of existing Honeywell PCS and ABB GCDS upgrade to VistaNet 2.0

Oct 2004 – June 2005 MCS BAHRAIN (contract)

Position General Manager – Project Management

Project Names/Location Saudi Chevron Phillips Aromax Plant - 3D Modeling from Laser Scan Images

Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company (SAFCO) 3D Modeling Project for KBR Houston

Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) Asbestos StudyQatar Petroleum (QP) 3D Modelling Pilot Project Gas Plant in AutoPLANT. Bashra Iraq Topo Map Digitising, Various bids & Pre-Qualifications

Responsible for the general management of the company reporting directly to the managing director. Was specifically hired to turn the company round by re-structuring the company organisation, relocating to prime office premises and obtaining ISO 9001:2000 accreditations from BSI.

Marketing the newly organised company for winning projects locally, and Qatar and Saudi. Created & developed project management record system on Collaboration/Doc Management software ‘Livelink’

July 1999 – Sept 2004 YOKOGAWA MIDDLE EAST E.C. – BAHRAIN (staff)

Position Senior Project Manager – Projects Director

Project Name/Location SNGP PAS for Petroleum Development Oman LLC,

EPC Contractor SNC Lavalin Calgary.

PM presentations to FEED teams at Jacobs+SNC Calgary

Numerous Sabic/SabTank projects for KSA.

Saudi Aramco - Rabigh Refinery CSR, KSA, EPC SNC

Lavalin, Zuluf Gosp

2 Offshore CSR, KSA EPC WorleyParsons.

Riyadh Refinery, KSA, Diesel

Hydrotreater (FF) EPC Technip Rome. Ain-Dar GOSP’s 2, 4 & 6 C

Upgrades. Riyadh Refinery Yield Improvement Program.

International Sales Support – for various mega projects.

Riyadh Refinery SRU EPC Technip Abu Dhabi, Jeddah Refinery CDU 4 (FF system installation).

Berri Gas Plant SCADA RTU’s Solution.

Haradh Gosp 2 PCS, EPC Techint Argentina. International Corporate Sales – Ad hoc assistance with euro EPC’s.

Project Time/Duration 2002 thru 2004

Project Value Total 25$M

Responsible for all Middle East L.S type local S.I. in-house projects, managing multiple projects on a local & global basis with project managers (6), system engineers, cost controllers, designers and site construction contractors.

Liaison with clients management representatives.

EPC contractors (in Europe, South America, USA and Middle-East) and end users, preparation and management for submission of monthly reports to the Managing Director including, cost reports, cash flow charts, planning schedules (Primavera P3/MS Project), financial summaries and detailed progress reports.

Position Senior Project Manager

Project Name/Location Saudi Aramco projects Riyadh Refinery Crude & Vacuum Heater Replacement, RRD Gasoline Blending, Riyadh Refinery TFCR Console Relocation. Jeddah Refinery CDU2/FCCU/Merox/Platformer Control System Upgrades to state of the art CS 3000 software and hardware. Haradh GOSP 1 PCS CS3000 with sub-systems: Triconex TMR ESD, Triconex CCS, VMS & PMS, EPC Snamprogetti.

Project Time/Duration 2000 thru 2002

Project Value Total 15$M

Project management, managing multiple projects, supervising project engineers, system engineers, cost controllers, designers and site construction management contractors. Using MS Project and Yokogawa Passport System and YME Project Cost Reporting Method.

Position Project Manager

Project Name/Location Ad Dur Desalination Plant DCS Upgrade for the Ministry of Elec Bahrain.

Project Time/Duration July 1999 thru 2000

Engineering Design, Procurement of Hardware & Software, Construction &

Commissioning – conversion of existing Centum-V DCS to CS 3000.

Managing project engineers, system engineers, cost controllers, designers and site construction management contractors.

Highlights Developed YME Project Cost Report & Risk Analysis forms.

Managed successful Gasoline Blending Automation Project at Riyadh Refinery under difficult aggressive schedule. Which included design, procurement, supply, install and start up.

Pre-1999 Instrument Project Engineer, Instrument Engineer, Freelance

McDermott-Shell Northern Business Unit – Commissioning Procedures

Having extensive petrochemical experience previously with ICI, Du Pont, DOW and KTI (now Technip) Ammonia Plant design, CO Plants, Ethylene

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