Engineer Management

RESUME

ERNEST OKEKE, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering

66A Templeson Crescent NE,

Calgary, AB. T1Y 5L8

C: (403*-******* H: 403-***-****

abn0g9@r.postjobfree.com

Education:

. University of Chemical Engineering, Dr. Assen Zlatarov, Bourgas,

Bulgaria (M.Sc. Chem. Eng.)

. University of Chemical Engineering, Dr. Assen Zlatarov, Bourgas,

Bulgaria (Diploma in Psychology & Organization of Labour)

. MCP & MCSE (Microsoft Certified System Engineer)

Overview:

. Management of exploration, drilling, workover, completion, and

production services contracts

. Prequalification, evaluation, and QA/QC audit of Oil & Gas Equipment

(manufacturers and suppliers)

. Management of bid tender process

. Enforcement of vendor compliance to ISO 9000; 14000; 18000; QMS; API

5CT; API 7; API 6A; API 16 A; ANSI; ASME; etc.

. Development and implementation of strategic contracting and

procurement plans

. Technical guidance, training, and supervision of junior and middle

level Engineers

. Technical, QA/QC site audits of vendors' manufacturing facilities,

plants, tubular mills, and machine shops

. Development of OCTG inspection manual and guidelines for tubular mills

and equipment audit inspections

. Drilling engineering and drilling rig supervision

. Supply Chain Management

. Project Management.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Currently: November - December 2012: Just completed a QA job on a

construction site at Kearl Project for FLUOR in Fort McMurry, AB.

2010 - 2012 SENIOR PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS SPECIALIST FOR DRILLING,

WORKOVER & COMPLETIONS, TECHNICAL SUPPORT GROUP, KUWAIT OIL COMPANY (KOC)

. Managed exploration, drilling, workover, completion, and production

services contracts and bid tender process

. Evaluated, prequalified, and re-qualified, all KOC's vendors,

suppliers, and manufacturers of drilling, workover, and completion

equipment, and tubular materials

. Enforced vendor compliance to ISO 9000; 14000; 18000; QMS; API 5CT;

API 7; API 6A; API 16 A; ANSI; ASME etc. during the prequalification,

re-qualification, and site audit process

. Developed and implemented strategic contracting and procurement plans

. Provided technical guidance, training, and supervision to junior and

middle level Engineers

. Conducted technical and QA/QC site audits of Oil Country Tubular Goods

(OCTG), machine shops, and wellhead systems

2007 - 2009 -DIRECTOR STRATEGIC OPERATIONS / PROJECT MANAGEMENT, (SGNT

TECHNOLOGIES) BRAMPTON, ON. CANADA / QTC INTERNATIONAL INC. USA

. Mentored and developed staff, managed battery technology, technical

proposals on power system stabilizers, biometric finger printing

access control, surveillance camera product sales, and marketing

. Conducted third party NDE and coating inspections with Quality

Technical Consultants International Inc. (QTC International Inc.) USA

on Chevron's, Exxon Mobil's, Tenaris' tubular at SocoTherm La Barge's,

Hydril's, Tuboscope's, Shaw's, GB Tubulars, and Grant Priedco's

facilities in Houston

. Managed third party QC inspections of oil pipeline, concrete coatings,

power-crete coatings, fusion bonded epoxy coatings (FBE), nap rock

coatings, three layers and five layers

1998 - 2007 SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT - CHEVRON CORP. GULF OF MEXICO BUSINESS

UNIT (GOMBU) USA

DRILLING CONTRACTS SPECIALIST:

. Prepared, developed, and managed all drilling services contracts, deep-

water/subsea equipment, inventory, materials, logistics, procurement,

and strategic sourcing

. Developed technical specifications for tendered, bids, maintained a

listing of qualified bidders, and performed technical bid evaluations

. Generated twelve (12) different drilling services bid packages

inviting over one hundred and fifty (150) bidders, evaluated bid

documents, and enforced contract terms and conditions

. Conducted machine shop inspection and technical audits

PROCUREMENT SPECIALIST, MATERIALS MANAGEMENT AND LOGISTICS

. Managed Gulf of Mexico Business Units (GOMBU) tubular and subsea

wellhead inventories

. Performed successful SOX controls and assessment

. Developed strategic sourcing of subsea equipment and materials

. Conducted a reconciliation audit of Chevron's Deepwater General

Account, reduced the un-accounted for inventories values from USD 23

million to USD 5 million after appropriate account transfers and the

sale of miscellaneous materials

. Conducted purchase negotiations, analyzed bids, approvals, and awards

for all Deepwater GOMBU exploration well projects, of over USD 300

million annual budgets

. Scheduled regular maintenance of equipment and materials, and liaised

with internal customers to evaluate same

. Implemented lean procurement and maintained constant awareness of

market conditions for commodities

1986 - 1998 DRILLING ENGINEER / FIELD DRILLING SUPERVISOR - CHEVRON

NIGERIA LTD.

. Planned, designed, developed, and executed comprehensive drilling,

workover, testing, and completion

programs, and provided on-site engineering support for drilling

operations on Jack-Up, Swamp, and Land Rigs

. Accountable for annual spend in excess of USD 300 million on drilling,

workover and completions for 12 years

. Prepared cost estimates in the project planning phase, surveillance,

and improvement of daily progress in

the project execution phase and follow-up assessments in the post-

execution phase of all drilling projects

. Reviewed, planned operations on a daily basis at the rig sites,

identified, and mitigated potential risks

. Advised senior management on drilling costs and risks, and contributed

to major investment decisions

. Prepared and evaluated drilling rig bid packages (competitive tender

process)

. Post audited drilling, workover, and completions and developed best

practices

. Made equipment selection, application, and rendered on-site technical

assistance to the project implementation team

. Supervised first line of management of the Jack-up, Swamp, and Land

Drilling Rigs

. Accountable for environmentally safe operations and management of

critical well control programs

. Directed rig activities, managed over 100 rig workers, service

contractor personnel, vendor equipment,

and drilling services tools on each drilling rig site

. Supervised directional wells, rotary steerable applications, casing

running services, cementing operations,

re-entries, electric logging operations, coring operations and dual

gravel pack completions

. Optimized equipment, reviewed, and critiqued well programs prior to

approval, conducted, and implemented safety awareness at rig sites

. Implemented environmental and regulatory compliance, well control

programs, cost control surveillance,

and minimized downtime

. Ensured that all drilling equipment and rig facilities met minimum

safety requirements

. Reviewed the drilling programs and prepared detailed procedures to

ensure sound engineering practices

1984 - 1986 - PRODUCTION ENGINEER - CRUDE OILPRODUCTION - CHEVRON NIGERIA

LTD

. Scheduled, coordinated, and tested 60 wells on various choke bean

sizes

. Monitored production well behaviors, properties, changes in production

history, and made

recommendations to management for production optimization

. Prepared quarterly inspection schedules and inspected crude oil

production facilities to ensure that the

facilities met minimum required safety standards

. Maintained average daily crude oil output of 90,000 BOPD

1983 - 1984 PROJECT ENGINEER NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)

. Designed and engineered a fertilizer project with a team of Engineers

for the construction of a nitrogenous fertilizer plant at Alesa Eleme,

Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Received Alberta Construction Safety Training system.

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