Project Engineering

Allen M. LaBombard

PO Box ***

Cypress, TX *****

Phone: 281-***-**** Cell: 713-***-**** email: *******@******.***

Purchasing and Procurement Management

Project Procurement / Expediting / Logistics / Contract Negotiation & Management

Subcontracts / Global / Vendor Selection and Management / Cost Control

Extensive background in procuring materials and services for capital projects, and selecting and overseeing contractors to meet ambitious procurement deliverables. Strengths include…

Developing and executing procurement strategies to support major projects

Coordinating technical, global engineering and other resources

Developing procurement plans for long-lead, engineered and bulk equipment

Negotiating multi-year/multi-million dollar contracts, executing national agreements

Contributing to the shutdowns of multiple projects both procurement and subcontracts.

Multiple actions with Contract and Contract Management on site and in office. Note information in ExxonMobil Umbrella Projects, Valero Projects, and Project noted in Cairo, Egypt.

Conducting market research to minimize cost and maximize value to the company.

BA, Media Communications, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Career accomplishments reflect proficiencies in the areas of communications, detail consciousness, leadership, analytic skills, innovation, systematization, insight and organization. Works well under extreme pressure.

History and Highlights

Multiple Contract Projects

2014 to present

When Technip downsized, retained by clients in a variety of process industries to manage or participate in retrofit, upgrade and new construction projects.

Project Procurement Manager

Technip USA

2006 to 2014

Technip's engineering and project centers in North America design and build hydrocarbon production facilities, processing plants and infrastructures, from offshore oil and gas developments to onshore refineries and petrochemical plants. As a key member of many project teams, responsible for all procurement activities to bring projects to on-time, on-budget completion. Representative projects…

ExxonMobil Umbrella Project, USA. Served as Subcontract Administrator for four projects and the startup of a Contracts Management function for a new project at the same site. Project included NOx compliance, FCC updates, and updating and re-fitting of units for eight projects located in three locations: Beaumont TX, Billings MT, and Joliet IL. Administered five subcontract groups including Mechanical (Lead), I&E, Civil, and Piping. Worked with eight different sites and multiple types of packages to complete these NOx projects. Earned the highest rating from the client for this work. Construction was completed on time and at a cost savings. Working with six sites not all listed above, contributed to the shutdown phases to tie in the packages and support with contractors.

Diluent Recovery Unit (DRU) Project, Long Lake, ON, Canada. For a project to expand and develop the process to refine and produce straight run diluents, expanded the FEED (Front End Engineering Design) to procure long lead items. Drastically trimmed the schedule to allow the client to meet ambitious objectives. Provided the procurement support that enabled the company to avoid delays, a critical factor in the short construction season in upper Alberta, Canada.

Total Services Orénoque S.A.S. (TSO), Petrocedeño Capital Project, Venezuela. For an engagement to update and ensure the supply of procured items from TSO, met client’s needs for materials to be supplied on time and available for shipment to site via ocean freight. Earned one of the highest ratings ever from a demanding client.

Valero Port Arthur Flare Gas Recovery Project. Provided procurement support for a three phase project to run in a continuous manner with set completion schedules. Assisted the management team with contract administration and interpretation as well as with payment scheduling, subcontract administration, and file and close-out. Brought the three projects to conclusion on schedule and at a cost savings of 20+%. Helped ensure that the client, contractors, and engineering groups worked in harmony. Working with the sites Contractor Supervisor and Project Manager, along with Technip’s site engineering group, assisted to complete the tie-in phases of the three projects during two shut down periods.

ConocoPhillips Trainer Aromatics Extraction Unit, Trainer, PA. Implemented project procurement plans, project approved vendor lists, and day to-day procedures for an Aromatics Extraction Unit to eliminate products via a proprietary technology to meet a government-mandated schedule. Worked closely with Engineering, Estimating, and Scheduling to meet, set-up, and supply qualified information for the submittal of the Project Estimate. Submitted packages to Suppliers for the establishment of long-lead materials to be purchased allowing the Project to meet the schedule.

ExxonMobil Umbrella Project, USA. Member of the project management team which submitted and updated the procurement plan and day-to-day procedures required for a team-motivated project in Billings, MT. Reviewed procedures for the implementation of these projects for the client's support in a very high profile and active undertaking to meet government-mandated schedules.

Confidential Client, LLDPE Project. For an complex project (Engineering Design Specification [EDS] execution for a single train, Linear Low Density Polyethylene [LLDPE] Unit based on proprietary technology), served as a member of the project management team which submitted a Procurement Plan and a Traffic-Logistics Plan. Reviewed procedures for the implementation of an EPCM Project so as to complete the EDS2 Phase. Provided materials and contracting support to the client to allow the client to meet time and supply needs with three other groups in a joint venture to start up a new unit, pipeline and supply procedures as well as a time schedule for the railway line.

Senior Buyer

OxyChem, KOH Conversion Project

2006 to 2007

Procured materials ensuring a cohesive project flow between client and project management. Successfully coordinated materials, site requirements and delivery of materials for construction and future shut-downs to incorporate these units.

Facilitated a productivity increase. Supported a project for expansion and supply of raw materials to and from this site. Enabled the client to expand four other facilities, and realize a 35% increase in production and more than a 50% increase in net savings.

Supervisor of Subcontracts

Kellogg, Brown and Root

1997 to 2005

Held a variety of purchasing and procurement assignments. Examples follow…

KBR Real Estate Services. Supervised Senior Subcontract Administrators and trained Supervisors in the management of Subcontracts. Contributed to the completion of a ten floor re-model and complete office configuration on time with thirteen subcontractors working simultaneously.

Purchasing Supervisor, Burullus Development Project, Cairo, Egypt. Helped establish and maintain the project schedule for the onshore division as part of the project management team for a multi-national LNG Project. The team confirmed the support from the engineering firm, the construction / fabricator group and the existing plant operations of a sister group to construct and procure materials for the new project and establish a tie-in shutdown schedule allowing an early start-up of the new plant.

Purchasing, US Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan. Responsible for purchasing both bulks and engineered packages including, cement, fire systems, HVAC units, electrical components, building materials, and secure items for the US Embassy in Afghanistan.

MCNIC, Secondary Coal Recovery Project. Set the priority of shipments that included six separate job sites. Assisted Cost Group, Engineering, and Accounting Departments with varied requirements. Initiated and followed up contacts with all vendors to insure the timely arrival of materials on site. Expedited the manufacturing, sub order scheduling and documentation of the vendors to meet requirements. Monitored the source expediting/inspector reports for crucial vendors. Documented milestones for progress payment of suppliers’ invoices.

Excellent references are available upon establishment of mutual interest.

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