Engineer Manager

Matt Mari

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Tampa, Florida 33611 ****.*****@*****.***

SUMMARY

Dynamic and results focused technically proficient Business Leader with extensive experience in the

Energy and Oil & Gas industry. Global experience in fields such as engineering, project management,

quality, commercial operations, field service, marketing, and service operations with track record in

managing multimillion dollar P&L. Exceptional Skills in:

Global Business Operations Business Strategy Generation / Implementation

Resource Management / Development Team Development / Performance Management

Business Process Optimization Business Development/ Entity Setup

International Project Management Strategic & Logistics Planning

P&L Responsibilities Engineering Field Services

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ADVANCED TECH MEDIA SOLUTIONS St. Petersburg, Florida

GENERAL MANAGER/OWNER Jan 2012 - present

Provide leadership and management to the business, and fully responsible for the day- to-day running of

various departments. Focused on developing programs that delivered efficiencies and played the leading

role in the mobilization, development and implementation of robust operational processes.

Directing various business departments to ensure the smooth running of the company.

Resolving contractual and commercial issues and disputes.

Training and leading a large team, providing discipline and performance feedback.

Developing positive direct relationships with key business contacts.

Scheduling workload to meet priorities and targets.

Analyzing complex data and documentation.

Involved in the recruitment and mentoring of new staff.

Responsible for achieving all performance related targets.

Ensuring that best practice is followed in safety, legality and quality of service.

Developing and supporting a cross functional culture of continuous improvement.

Assisting company accountants in the formulation of forecasts and budgets.

Maintaining excellent relationships with clients and suppliers.

GRANITE INTERNATIONAL (GE ENERGY) Tampa, Florida

GLOBAL BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS LEADER 2009-2012

Leader of Resource Managers / Operations Managers on four continents; directed operational

processes, managed field resources (1600+ Field Service Engineers/technicians) in 40+ countries.

Achieved new levels of fulfillment excellence for the $260M business across Europe/ Asia/ Middle

East/ and Africa through planning, forecasting, cross utilization, and cross training of resources.

Identified and delivered on opportunities for significant process improvement, productivity,

compliance, and standardization.

Established strong issue tracking, resolution & root cause follow-up procedures and developed clear

trending and measurement views to reduce repeat escalations, as well as the ability to anticipate

future issues and business specific needs.

Provided leadership, direction and approval of development plans for a variety of projects, staff and

activities related area of operations and resource management.

Performed problem investigation, assembly of data, development of appropriate alternatives and

recommended solutions to complex, unstructured, multidiscipline assignments.

Worked closely and communicated with management and other company departments to achieve

corporate goals, values, vision and key results in both economic and cultural areas.

Established objectives and reviewed performance activities, identified the most economic and

effective methods/processes and most appropriate use of available resources.

Guided the formulation of procedures to solved complex problems considering projects capacity and

limitations, operating time, and desired results.

Acted as liaison between day to day operations, other departments and senior management.

Provided training, and direction to other managers and corporate staff in area(s) of expertise

Established, maintained, and reported out operation dashboards (Financial, Safety, headcount,

billing….etc) to the GM and HQ leadership, with business strategic recommendations as needed.

Selected by CEO to lead the Iraq initiative. Successfully establish an Iraqi branch, hired, and trained

local engineers to support the Multi-Billion dollar mega deal contract between GE - Energy and the

Iraqi government. Successfully developed a fast-track Iraqi certification program in Florence, Italy to

meet mobilization deadline.

Selected by the GM to lead the relationship with GE-O&G headquarters in Florence, Italy and

showcase our field service capabilities to support the West to East China Pipe Line Project)

Considered one of the largest gas transmission projects in the world).

GRANITE INTERNATIONAL (GE ENERGY)

SERVICE DIRECTOR- INFRASTRUCTURE SEGMENT 2008-2009

Provided oversight, leadership, technical expertise and operational focus for this $28M P&L covering

North and South America. Directed setting and achieving assigned goals in the profitable installation,

maintenance and repair of GE products supporting GE-Oil & Gas/ GE-Industrial/GE-Optimization and

Controls/GE-Water/ and Aero segments.

Provided support for daily segment activities including the overview of global field operations

related to the mobilization of resources in the Americas.

Acted as customer advocate and single point-of-contact within the organization, balancing against

business needs and goals.

Managed other functions supporting the segment such as finance, payroll, EHS and Training

programs for field resources.

Led the negotiating and finalizing of commercial Master Service agreements with each of the

business segments.

Drove compliance to maintain stringent safety requirements to maintained Injury& illness incident

rate (I&I) well below national standards.

Selected by the GM to lead the development of a fast track Gas Turbine training/certification

program (80 new hired field engineers from 13 countries) to meet urgent O&G needs in the global

market.

GRANITE INTERNATIONAL (GE ENERGY)

FIELD SERVICE MANAGER 2007-2008

Leader of daily management, development, direction, scheduling, and staffing of Field Service Engineers

(total of 62) supporting the GE Optimization and Controls business segment globally:

Achieved significant organic growth in one year.

Directed the hiring (interviewing/boarding) and termination of field service Engineers.

Provided the “best fit for the task” from the resource pool through collecting requirements of each

site/task/project, and understanding customer requirements.

Provided accurate and timely information to assigned personnel regarding their assignments, salary

planning, performance appraisals, career coaching and disciplinary action as required.

Conducted technical and operational analysis/audits/and inspections on regular basis.

Defined Mobilization policy, procedures to ensure compliance with company policy and labor laws in

each of the countries where work is being conducted.

Delivered weekly updates to leadership on the overall health of the segment to help steer the

business.

Provided timely resolution of customer invoicing disputes and accurate billing for all global

mobilizations in coordination with field service teams.

Selected as the service manager to lead setting up a new branch for the company in Dubai, UAE

starting from registration of the business entity, to hiring and training a local team.

GRANITE INTERNATIONAL (GE ENERGY)

CONTROLS FIELD ENGINEER 2005-2007

Represented GE both technically and professionally as the MARK VI controls field engineer, supporting

startup, troubleshooting, and commissioning of gas turbines.

Provided on-site technical direction on control systems, loop checks and system tests during start-

up, commissioning and maintenance, on customer owned power generation and industrial facilities.

Provided necessary job-planning documents that defined the control system scope of outages

Served as Lead Engineer for Upgrades/Retrofit of control systems from earlier Mark II to Mark VI

Drove a strong safety mindset to assure the executed work reflects the technical requirements

within GE safety standards.

Prepared timely and accurate technical reports for customer records and a reference for future

CARGILL CROP NUTRITION, Tampa, Florida

PROCESS ENGINEER-TRAINEE 2000 - 2002

Joined Cargill as the Chemical Engineering Co-op at the Riverview-Florida facilities and received a part-

time job offer upon completing the training rotation.

Selected to represent Cargill at the University of South Florida Engineering Exposition in 2001 with

three subordinates.

Performed experimental studies to aid in enhancing the quality of the product and reducing

operational costs.

Developed project scopes, cost estimates, and specifications.

Prepared and presented reports to management regarding project scheduling and costs.

EDUCATION / CERTIFICATIONS / TRAINING

Bachelors of Science, Chemical Engineering

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA Tampa, Florida

Mark-VI Control Systems Certification (GE Gas &Steam Turbines)

GE ENERGY LEARNING CENTER Schenectady, New York

Service Manager Training Program

Tampa, Florida

Emerging Leader Training,

Tampa, Florida

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

AICHE

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

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