Manager Project

LAWRENCE SALES

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Tel: Home: 1-403-***-****

e-mail: larry_calgary @ hotmail . com

Passports: Canada & Ireland

CAREER SUMMARY

Contracts & Procurement Manager / Claims Manager

Twenty-five years of experience in the international oil and gas industry

performing Consulting, Contracts Management, Cost Engineering, construction

planning, constructability studies, managing Contracts and Procurement

Departments, Construction All Risks claims investigations, and hands on

purchasing and logistics activities for various LNG, Refinery, Arctic

Oilsands, Drilling and International Pipeline Projects. Effectively

negotiated EPCM contracts on a national level for Government agencies with

various foreign government ministries and multinational companies.

Accomplishments

? Establish, build and manage relationships with internal

customers (Engineering departments, internal support functions

(Legal/HR/Global & Group Procurement), global/local vendors

(EPCM construction contractors and materials suppliers) and

various foreign government/departments.

? Preparation of all ITT packages, Contracts Documents and

preparing and chairing of Tender Meeting, Contracts signing and

Kick Off meetings with Contractors.

? Manage and facilitate decisions, as a member of the Tender

Committee Board, related to tender execution and thereby

seamless delivery of service to all internal Engineering and

Legal Departments

? Perform supplier relationship management tasks of high-value,

high-risk and high-complexity contracts in alignment with global

and local focus - in order to obtain the best conditions for the

Projects.

? Drive the planning and execution of Framework Agreements and

General Services Contracts for the EPCM Contractors and

materials suppliers

? Manage projects and initiatives assigned by Corporate Officers

with direct responsibility of results through regular reporting

and coordination

? Drive initiatives and provide input for tools to enhance

efficiency of processes such as internal spend analysis,

procurement planning, contract management, tender execution and

vendor management.

? Overall responsibility for the planning and placement of

Purchase Orders/Supply Agreements and Engineering, Procurement

and Construction Management (EPCM) Contracts in accordance with

procedures.

? Review the analysis of frequently purchased items so as to

support finalisation of Framework Agreements and related inputs

from Operations - for overall Procurement Planning and

Contracting.

? Continuously monitor the overall performance of the Operations

Team so as to endure seamless execution to all customers and

save possible EPCM Contracts and Procurement lead time.

? Ensure that all the elements necessary to improve efficiency

and effectiveness of logistics and warehousing management are in

place; monitor security measures, oversight of timelines for

expediting and despatching, and rigourous management of stock

to reduce capital costs.

? Define the logistics budget based on experience and enhance the

performance to reflect the company's focus and strategy in

alignment with overall Business Unit Budgets.

? Define and maintains management systems, procurement policy &

strategy, procedures and practices for all activities in line

with Corporate guidelines

? Ensure overall compliance to all Contracts, Procurement and

Logistics related procedures.

? Ensure that the procurement process is established and updated

as required in order to meet the company's requirements and

respond to external economic trends, with a strong focus on

optimization, automation, efficiency and cost reduction.

? Actively dive and support in engaging and motivating the

working environment to maximize overall productivity of the

Department

? Create and monitor a performance management culture through

clear objective setting, continuous constructive feedback and

active development plans.

? Coach and mentor direct reports on functional expertise and

team management skills

EDUCATION

1988 D. Eng., Faculty of Engineering,

University of Calgary, Canada

1975 B.A (Economics & Commerce)

Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS & AFFILIATIONS

Project Management Institute (former Chapter Director)

American Association of Cost Engineers

Lecturer, Project Management Programme

Faculty of Engineering, University of Calgary

At an interview I can provide:

Issued Contracts that I have written which have my signature as the

contracting authority

Complete Project Cost Engineering In-House Estimates

Contract Kick Off Meetings prepared and chaired by myself

Contracts Claims and legal disputes that I defended

My Methodologies for Risk Management and SWOT Analysis

EXPERIENCE:

2009-2012 HATCH MOTT MACDONALD

for ABU DHABI NATIONAL OIL COMPANY REFINERY

EXPANSION PROJECT

Project Management done from Seoul, Korea

Contracts and Procurement Manager

? Department Head of the Contracts and Department on a refinery

expansion and revamp.

Project Size $1.7 Billion

? Preparation of all ITT and Contracts documents

? Negotiations with and control of the Project Subcontractors

during the Project, development of the

Engineering Scope of Work and direct oversight of

procurement activities.

? Preparation of Contract Execution Strategy and Tender

documents EPC Contracts

? Resolution of Sub-Contractor and materials supplier Claims.

? Provision of Contracts Engineering and administrative

support to the Operations Group

? Work as a focal point for administrating operations long and

short term

Contracts including General Engineering Services (GES),

EPC, and Call-off

Construction Contracts.

? Implementation of systems and procedures for the effective

procurement of all materials

in support of the operation of the company's onshore and

offshore LNG drilling facilities.

? Selection of Vendors/Materials Suppliers via a thorough

prequalification process

2006-2008 SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY Port Harcourt,

Nigeria

Contracts Engineer

? Head Contracts and Procurement Engineer and Project Manager for

EPC construction of two gas compressor plant facilities and eight

pipelines for Shell's Okoloma Central Gathering Facility in River

State area.

(US $2.0 Billion)

? Preparation of ITT and Contracts documents for various projects

? Lead Cost Engineer on Oilfield Projects. Can provide a complete

data base for cost analysis and bid cost evaluation plan for $1.0

Billion Gas Plant Project.

? Cost Savings Dec 2006. Saved US $13 Million on the project by

qualifying another fabrication shop in the area and utilizing

this facility as an alternate yard for the procurement and

fabrication of project piping materials and preparation of gas

field spools.

2005 ALBIAN SANDS DIVISION OF SHELL OIL Ft.

McMurray, Alberta

Contracts Manager see www. albiansands.ca

. Contracts Management review of Shell Oil Albian Sands Tar sands

industrial complex contracting and procurement procedures for

$5.0 Billion EPC contracts and capital equipment acquisitions.

. Writing of ITT, Contracts and Procurement procedures manuals for

the tar sands operations of Billion dollar capital acquisitions

and major projects.

. Management and resolution of construction contractor's claims

. Contracts management and placement of contracts for Labour,

Equipment and Materials for operations and shutdowns.

2003-2004 KUWAIT OIL COMPANY KUWAIT

Contracts Manager

Seconded to Kuwait Oil Company Legal Department to lead

investigations and resolution of Contractors construction

claims. Current claims and cost overruns are in excess of $ 100

Million and exceed 50% of contracted project values on some

contracts.

Contracts Manager for Kuwait Oil Company overseeing the

ITT process, vendor control and commercial and contracts

portions of a number of oil drilling projects, oil and gas

gathering centers and pipelines throughout Kuwait.

Responsibilities are Project Planning, Preparation of the

overall project Scope of Work, preparation of bid documents for

public tender to materials suppliers and contractors, tender

evaluations, and writing of the project contracts and overseeing

the daily activities of the construction contractors.

The value of each the following projects under my control total

was in excess of US $ 500 Million.

- New Oil Upgrading facilities for drilling operations

(removal of contaminates from crude) and Light Crude Oil

Processing Train Modifications

- GOSP Systems Gas / Oil Separation Facilities & Pipelines.

- Kuwait wide Oil Network of Oil and Gas Gathering Centers

and pipelines for Gas Compression and Medium Crude

Processing

- Replacement of the North Kuwait Crude Oil Pipeline Export

System

- Procurement of Instrumentation & Telemetry Systems for the

Kuwait Gas Condensate Pipeline Network

2002 KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT HALLIBURTON BINTULU,

MALAYSIA

Subcontracts Manager

OFFSHORE

Sub-Contracts Manager for construction of a LNG plant in

Sarawak, Malaysia. Responsible for installation and

commissioning of the following equipment: Gas Turbine

Generators, Electrical Switchgear, MCCs and Instrumentation,

Cryogenic Equipment, Flare stacks. US $1.0 Billion project, 50

Million Man hours expended with no Lost Time Accidents.

? Logistics Control. Supervised the building of LNG loading

jetties and planned heavy lifts and transport from ports to

jobsite for engineered equipment such 665,000 kilogram

processing vessels.

Claims Management. Investigation and preparation

of counter insurance claims and Construction All Risks claims

for site incidents. 3.5 Million Dollars was recovered through

the insurance adjustors.

2000 - 2002 SNC LAVALIN / TITAN ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS LTD,

PORT HARCOURT, NIGERIA

Contracts Manager / Project Procurement Manager

Accomplishments:

Project Procurement Manager & Subcontracts Manager for

Shell Nigeria

Forcados Yokri Integration Gas Project ($200 Million).

Project Manager responsible for Project Planning and writing EPC

Tender Proposals for AGIP Oil projects in Nigeria.

(10" /18"/24" Pipeline 160 km. EPC Tender for Gas Plant & Flow-

Stations).

Prepared Logistics Plans and was manager in charge of

constructing new ships harbour areas for offloading of heavy

materials and staging materials in Niger Delta for transshipment

into the African jungle construction sites.

2000. PARSONS SAUDI ARABIA LTD JUBAIL, SAUDI

ARABIA

Contracts / Control Manager

Accomplishments:

Contracts Management of a large olefins plant (Saudi Arabian

Basic Industries Company / SABIC ) in Jubail, Saudi Arabia ($

US 1 Billion) and overall supervision of the construction

activities of various trades subcontractors ( 6,091 construction

workers on site).

Preparation and execution of logistics plans for loading,

importing, offloading and installation of large equipment. The

vessels installed on this project are the largest and tallest in

the Middle East.

Creating the Project Definition and Scope of Work and developing

the Engineering Constructability concepts into a coherent

project plan.

Effective control of costs, schedules and expenditure of

resources on projects.

1997-1998 KELLOGG INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LTD. SKIKDA,

ALGERIA

Contracts and Materials Manager

Accomplishments:

Logistics and Materials Procurement Acquisition Planning,

Contracting and Coordination of the installation of Engineered

Materials required for large LNG processing plant.

Resolution of technical problems and Engineering troubleshooting

during the refurbishment of a national oil refinery.

Operation of ships harbours and airfield offloading of

materials including

new main line cranes, compressors and other items requiring

specialized heavy lifts

1994-1997 CANADIAN CONSULTING ENGINEERING KIEV,

UKRAINE

Director

Accomplishments:

Project Consulting on international projects in Eastern Europe

Planning of Engineering Projects for refineries, pipelines, and

reconstruction of Brownfield processing facilities.

Procurement and Implementation of Western technology into

Eastern Europe to upgrade facilities to international standards.

Advised the Ukrainian Government on ways of modernizing

indigenous industry to meet the Western engineering requirements

for oil and gas companies.

Development of export markets for Eastern European products.

(Oil pipe, specialty metals)

1991-1994 SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY (SAUDI ARAMCO) SAUDI ARABIA

Project Purchasing Representative, Contracts and Procurement

Department

OFFSHORE

Accomplishments:

Preparation of ITT documents, conduct of the bidding process and

writing of Contracts.

Project Contracts and Materials Management of major engineered

projects for Saudi Aramco and Saudi Arabia government.

Project Management and Materials planning for Arabian Gulf

offshore projects.

? Logistics Control. Manager responsible for contracts and

logistics support to drilling platforms in the Arabian Gulf.

Construction Management of major projects including supervision

of major contracts for design and construction and installation

of vessels, cracking towers, electrical facilities and

pipelines.

Logistics planning for refinery equipment and pipeline

construction across Saudi Arabia

Annual Dept. Budget. $ US 1.0 Billion.

Projects Supervised:

? Yanbu Pipeline (60 Inch pipeline to Yanbu Refinery)

Tapline Upgrade(Trans Arabian Pipeline) (60 Inch pipeline

across

Saudi Arabia)

Yanbu and Riyadh Refinery Upgrades

Abqaiq Refinery Upgrade

Ras Tanura Refinery Upgrade

Arabian Gulf Drilling Operations

Significant Achievements:

Cost Savings. From 1991 through 1995 produced over US $1.8

Million Dollars cost savings per year for contracted services

and materials through more efficient project management

controls, coordinated purchasing, and technical qualification of

new manufacturers. This money was returned to the Operations

Department for use on further projects.

Replacement of the Aramco national Mid Band Radio Systems and

fibre optic communications systems ($400 Million).

Contracting and construction management of an industrial park

complex for oilfield servicing, including buildings, utilities

and machine shops.

Fast track emergency contracting of construction projects for

repair of fire and explosion damage to Saudi Aramco Ras Tanura

Refinery.

Planning, procurement and commissioning of a Magnetic Resonance

Imager for Saudi Aramco's Dhahran Hospital.

Project Management of the construction of a large diameter (60

inch) pipe system for the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia.

CAPTAIN L.R. SALES CD

MILITARY QUALIFICATIONS

CANADIAN ARMED FORCES

Service: 1970-2009 REGULAR FORCE and RESERVE FORCE OFFICER

Current Status: Supplementary Ready

Reserve

Security Clearance: NATO Top Secret

Primary Qualifications:

1. Officer Candidate School 1975

2. Armoured Officer 1976

3. Logistics Officer 1977

4. Electrical and Mechanical Engineering Officer 1986

Advanced Qualifications:

1. Logistics Officer - Air Movements

2. Canadian Forces Staff School 1984

3. Advanced Classification Training Combat Service Support / G-4

Technical/Logistics Operations. (qualified to Major rank) 1986

Appointments Held:

1. Transportation Company, 3 Service Battalion, Transportation Officer.

2. Military Air Transportation Officer CC130 Hercules, CC137 Boeing 707,

CC109 Convair,

CC115 Buffalo, CH147 Chinook

3. Signals Officer / Unit Security Officer - Brigade Headquarters &

Signals Company. (Controlling Secret & Top Secret Communications and

Information)

4. Training Officer - Air Search and Rescue Squadron (418 Squadron,

Edmonton)

5. Training Officer - Combat Service Support Battalion (14 Service

Battalion)

6. Training Officer - Signals Squadron (746 Communications Squadron)

7. Brigade & Divisional Technical/Logistics Officer - 1 Combat Group & 1st

Infantry Division (Canada)

Duties:

1. 1972-1973 Forward Repair Group Maintenance Company 4th Canadian

Mechanized Brigade

Group, Germany. Vehicle Technician. Provided second line

maintenance in situ to tanks and

artillery howitzers. REFORGER 1972 - 1973 trained with US ARMY

1st Infantry Division

2. 1975 - 1981 Secondary Duties, Liaison Officer attached to 41 Royal

Marine Commando, and

Maine National Guard while these units trained in Canada.

3. Provision of Technical and Logistics services for large military

organizations and bases.

Controlling of Air Transportation resources and supervising

international air transport

operations. Wrote and directed Brigade wide (5000 personnel)

training plans and conducted

training. Determined requirements and planned logistics operations

up to Divisional level.

4. Planned and controlled logistics and technical support for military

operational deployments

(Egypt, Bosnia, Arctic, Cyprus)

5. Wrote Base Security Orders and Security plans for 1 Combat Group.

6. Transferred to Supplementary List upon accepting a civilian position

overseas, still serving.

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