Nationality: Canadian Current base: Calgary, Canada
Email: ******@*****.***
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Degree Master of Science (Bio-Mechanics) 1989-11-15
Qualifications: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Bachelor of Science (Biology-Psychology) 1983-05-31
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
CAREER SUMMARY:
Over the past +20 years, served major industry infrastructure projects
(+$billion) in North America as well as in upstream Oil & Gas in
Kazakhstan, Middle East, and Pakistan over more recent years.
Construction / O&M: Quality / Productivity, Safety, Health, Environment,
Information, Risk
+25 years experience in various heavy industry construction, commissioning,
start-up, repair, maintenance, expansion; +15 y in O&G; corporate and
project roles; policies, programs, procedures, and QSHEI integrated risk
management system development; multiple certifications in audit and
investigation (ISO 9k, 14k, 27k; OHSAS 18k; COR-Enform External H&S;
TapRoot Lead Investigator).
Management / Project Supervision / HR Recruiting
+16 years of project management experience including multiple contractor
coordination and compliance; government and client liaison; best practices
implementation in lieu of substandard HSEQ programs as necessary; FEED and
EPC DDE review; PMC on behalf of client; personnel sourcing, recruitment,
selection, hiring, training.
Academic, Research, Writing, Editing, Publishing, Education, Consulting
+7 years of professional academic experience as faculty / instructor;
document and database development; accomplished guide, instructor, and
liaison to owners, executives, contractors, government and NGO agents,
managers, supervisors, and workers; research, design, development, and
implementation of management systems standards; university instructor +3
years in statistical methods for BSc degrees.
Financial / Organisational Development / Project Management
7+y of budget, P/L, and reporting responsibility; Bid / RFP / contract
preparation, evaluation, and negotiation; 3+y formal corporate due
diligence investigation, auditing, and reporting; business and marketing
plan preparation; managing organizational / process improvement / change;
mapping enterprise risk; planning, scheduling, costing, critical path, and
multiple project management.
Document-Information-Knowledge Management / Stage-gate Project Delivery
Systems / Value Chain Mapping / Integrated BPM Systems
o Document control: file, folder, naming conventions templates; database
structure and access; non-compliance, corrective, preventive action
tracking
o Workflow: document development, review, approval, publication, revision;
transmission control; distribution matrices and monitoring; change
management
o Information management system functional support: design / bid submission
/ review; FEED and DDE; EPCM; finance, admin, HR, IT, engineering, supply
chain; corporate governance
o Collaboration: policies, processes, procedures, methods, role-based
permissions, tools (e.g. EDMS)
o Knowledge management: taxonomy, classification; repositories (policy,
process, procedure, law, regulation, standard, code, practice, guide,
lessons learned, discussion group / blog), access
o Mapping business processes and risk across the Value Chain and
Lifecycles: as-is, to-be; gaps, goals, objectives; establish and review
performance metrics; de-bottlenecking; risk management / emergency
response plans; information security management sytems.
CAREER HISTORY:
Axios Consulting Group
June 2012 - Present Director, Global QSHE-IMS and Risk
Solutions
Quality Management; Business Process and Workflow Performance Improvement
Plans across Value Chain throughout Lifecycle; Integrated Project Information
Management Systems with document control, information / knowledge, and change
management, performance monitoring and continuous improvement for multiple
disciplines (e.g. HR, Finance & Admin, Supply Chain, Transportation &
Logistics, Quality, Safety, Security, Health, Environment, Knowledge, and
Risk.
Talisman Energy Inc
June 2011 - May 2012 (1 year) Global OSH Advisor
Scope: international operations in conventional and non-conventional oil &
gas exploration, principally D&C development, extraction, and distribution of
hydrocarbon resources.
Hired to: Design, develop, disseminate, and monitor process-oriented
corporate management systems (MS) standards on a global basis with emphasis
upon HSSE and Operational Assurance; facilitate adoption of corporate MS
standards; develop and deploy appropriate processes, practices, procedures,
and other supporting documentation; work with engineering, SCM, and legal on
goods and services procurement contracts and templates for Ts&Cs, risk
management.
Business Process (BP) Mapping: as-is, to-be; document / information /
knowledge management (e.g. Viso); action plans for continuous improvement in
BP MS s e.g. taxonomy / meta-tags, file / document naming conventions,
document design, workflow routing, links. Interface with DM software e.g.
Sharepoint, ProVision, Hummingbird, multiple document databases; considering
value chain and project lifecycle; Stage-gate project delivery system
adaptation.
Develop ESIA Study report and project management plans / systems for HSSE-OA
for exploratory deepwater well drilling about 60 km offshore Sierra Leone,
West Africa.
Acciona Infrastructures Canada Inc.
April 2009 - February 2011 Manager, Integrated Management
Systems
Corporate manager for major international infrastructure developer (~CA$10
billion p.a. turnover) for Canadian national operations, reporting to
Executive VP & President.
Map essential business processes within and between key disciplines including
business development; human resources; design-engineering-estimating,
tendering bids; project management, WBS, QA, ITP; procurement; operations;
construction; commissioning, handover.
Develop, deploy, and integrate (with business processes and each other)
ISO-compliant management systems for Quality Safety Environment, IT, and Risk
Management disciplines.
Prepare company for ISO 9k, 14k, 27k, and OHSAS 18k certification.
Monitor and report project KPIs to President and Executive VP; advise chief
executives regarding risk and performance improvement opportunities for
projects with CapEx ranging from CA$250 million to CA$1.6+ billion.
Axios Consulting Group (Various clients)
December 2008 - Present
Director
Quality Management System development, deployment, management, improvement
for corporate and project needs; Bid/RFP response development; FEED, DDE
development; Audits; Business Process and Workflow Performance Improvement
Plans; Integrated Management System development and deployment; monitoring,
measuring, reviewing, and continuously improving.
Qadirpur, Pakistan
April 2008 - November 2008
HSEQ Consultant
500MMscfd gas plant + ~25 wells
Contract Quality Safety Health and Environment consultant for drilling,
production, process safety, and associated support services; HSE& Q
Management System assessment to national and international standards and best
practices (e.g. ISO, OSHA, NFPA, API, IEC / IEEE, API, AIHA / ANSI, CSA, BS,
OHSAS, ILO); perception survey; gap analysis.
Performance improvement plan, program, and curriculum development and
deployment; coaching / teaching / facilitating; inspection / correction;
incident investigation, root cause analysis; HazID & HazOP review, Risk
Assessment, EIA review; review procurement under ISO 9k; redefine KPIs;
monitor & advise expansion project construction contractors; reporting.
OAG project, Abu Dhabi
September 2007 - February 2008
HSE Engineer
OAG dehydration construction project including booster compressor and VSD,
substation and outstation, fuel gas, TEG regeneration, condensate processing,
and two high pressure compressors trains to produce dense phase product for
pipeline transmission to shore.
Represent Owner interests for FEED and DDE review of EPC contractor through
critical review, commenting, and approval of detailed design and engineering
drawings and documents concerning plant and programs including various SIS
including fire and gas detection and deluge systems, passive protection,
flaring, dispersion analysis.
Reviewing P&IDs, PFDs, Cause and Effect (FMEA), Affected Zone Radii, RSRD;
conduct HazIDs, HazOPs, SIL/LOPA; HazEquip Registers; oversight of HSEIA +
IVR + PHSER; reviewing EPC and sub-contractor construction HSEQ philosophies.
Axios Consulting Group
December 2006 - August 2007
February 1994 - June 2001 Director
Serving clients in Oil and Gas, Petrochem, Pulp and Paper, Power, Water,
Utilities, Transportation, Manufacturing, Education.
Contract consulting in QSHE management services; project planning and
supervision; program development and deployment, communication, education,
liaison, workplace inspections, performance audits.
Responsible for planning, budgeting, contract execution, client services,
profit and loss.
Human resources: recruit, select, hire, and fire staff and contractors;
determine HR policies and compensation.
Incident investigation, Y-Tree / BowTie / Root Cause Analysis, follow-up and
confirmation of implementation of recommendations and corrective actions;
safety case development / risk analysis, quality assurance.
Design, development, and deployment of HSEQ policies, programs, and
procedures; method statement and JSA development and review; education of
executives, managers, supervisors, and hundreds of workers.
Marine on/offshore experience inspecting facilities and operations, and
managing project HSEQ on many different marine inspections.
Marketing and Business Plan development; research, technical writing, and
editing for technology projects.
Financial services include comprehensive business investigation, analysis,
and reporting; risk analysis, valuations and due diligence assessments;
market research and competitive analyses (e.g. SWOTs); marketing plans,
strategies and tactics; financial projections and assumptions analysis.
KOC Oil Export Expansion, Kuwait
August 2006 - December 2006
HSE Engineer
Monitor and measure contractor compliance to client requirements for civil
and structural construction aspects of crude oil storage tanks and associated
piping / pumping-metering equipment with on- / off-shore pipelines via
trenching excavations and micro-tunnelling / boring equipment across existing
services to pipe lay barge as well as shore pull winching stations, sheet
pile shoring, and cofferdams.
Inspect / audit marine / foreshore / offshore operations and support vessels
(excavators, tugs, pipe lay barge, cutter dredges, hopper dredges, crew
boats, heavy lift cranes - fixed and mobile); ensure marine personnel
transfer safety; evaluate statutory / IMO / SOLAS compliance for vessel and
equipment registration, inspection, communication, and emergency response
programs; audit inspection safety program for on-board UT and radiographic
processes.
Monitor onshore civil, structural, mechanical construction for floating roof
tanks, manifolds, tie-ins, pumping, and metering stations.
Arctic-Kazcan JVs, Oil & Gas, Kazakhstan
October 2005 - April 2006
HSEQ Manager
Conduct gap analysis and provide guidance to owners and managers regarding
QSHE program requirements.
Develop and deploy Quality Safety Health and Environment policies, programs,
and procedures with management system elements to support operations ranging
from moving oil rigs and supporting structures to hazardous waste management
to civil, structural, and mechanical construction for drilling, exploration,
reservoir management plus crude export expansion pipelines, storage tanks,
and loading facilities.
Recruit, select, hire, and fire staff; determine hiring policy and
compensation; manage and teach staff (24) in QA-QC (6) and SHE (18) QSHE
plan, program, and procedures.
Perform inspections and audits; conduct incident investigations, root cause
analyses (applying such as BowTie and or FMEA techniques), and follow-up
corrective actions to close out and final reporting.
BC Institute of Technology
June 2001 - September 2006
Faculty Instructor /
Program Head-Industry Services
Manage curriculum development (research, plan, budget, recruit, collaborate,
write, edit, publish, revise) for formal programs in Occupational Safety
Health and Environment in the School of Health Sciences.
Teach diploma, certificate, and industry services courses to managers,
supervisors, workers, and academic students.
Liaise with government, regulatory, private industry associations, and
non-profit organizations.
Developed, edited, and or instructed on inter alia: Business Law,
Environmental Stewardship, Occupational Health and Safety Legislation;
Workplace Hazards and Controls; Emergency Preparedness and Response; Risk
Management; Occupational Hygiene; Occupational Diseases; Fire Safety;
Ergonomics;, Safety Program Design, Safety System Analysis; Joint
Occupational Health and Safety Committees; Disability Case Management;
Accident Causation & Analysis.
Submission won an Institute-wide competition for funding and support to
deploy PALM PDA technology to students in the OSH academic program years
2003, 2004, and 2005.
EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING COURSES:
. 2012 Critical Communication, Calgary
. 2011 TapRooT Advanced Investigation Team Leader Certification, System
Improvements Inc, Calgary
. 2010 Lead Auditor Certification in Coordinated Management Systems;
multiple endorsements covering ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2004, ISO
27001:2005, OHSAS 18001:2007; SPDM Consulting, UK
. 2010 New COR Audit Protocol, Enform, Ft St John, BC
. 2010 Seminars: JOSH Committees, Claims Management, Employment
Standards Branch, BC
. 2010 ISO 9001:2008 Lead Auditor Certificate, BSI Group, Vancouver
Canada
. 2010 Canadian Design-Build Institute Practice Manual Seminar,
Vancouver Canada
. 2010 Disability Case Management and Return to Work Programs Seminar,
Vancouver Canada
. 2010 Owner / Senior Manager Course, CSA BC, Vancouver Canada
. 2010 Supervisor Course, CSA BC, Vancouver Canada
. 2009 COR Safety Auditor Certificate, CSA BC, Vancouver Canada
. 2009 Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design, Technical Workshop,
CaGBC,
. 2009 Safety Culture and Leadership, ASSE National Conference, Austin
Texas USA
. 2009 Certified Health & Safety External Auditor, COR, Enform, Calgary
AB Canada
. 2008 Safety Program Design, Enform, Calgary AB Canada
. 2007 Lead Auditor Certification
. 1996 Diploma Occupational Hygiene, WCB of BC, Vancouver BC Canada
. 1996 Diploma Occupational Safety, WCB of BC, Vancouver BC Canada
. 1990 to present: Many other certifications related to systems for
quality, safety, security, health, environment, information, HR,
finance, admin, engineering, project and risk management
. 1989 MSc Biomechanics (Fluid dynamics) University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, Canada
. 1983 BSc Biology (Biopsychology) University of British Columbia,
Vancouver, Canada
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS OBTAINED:
. 1989- 1995 NDT Qualifications obtained for Eddy Current, Industrial
Ultrasonics, Industrial Radiography, Pre- and Post-Weld ER and Gas
Heat Treatment, Magnetic Particle Inspection, Liquid Penetrant
Inspection, and Qualified Operator, Nuclear and Radiographic Devices,
Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, past and present:
. Member / former Regional Representative, Board of Canadian Registered
Safety Professionals
. Member, American Society of Safety Engineers
. Chapter Director, Canadian Society of Safety Engineering (former)
. Voting Member and Treasurer / Board Director: Editor's Association of
Canada, BC Branch (former)
. Vice President: National Safety Management Society, Western Canada
(former)
. Director: Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network, Burnaby, BC Canada
(former)
. Director: Armada Mercantile (symbol AARM: CNQ Canada and AAMTF.PK in
the United States)