FAUST DENIS d'AMBROSI BS ChE, MBA, PMP

**** ********* ***** ● Richmond, Texas 77407

ac511s@r.postjobfree.com ● h 281-***-****

●c 703-***-****

BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Motivated and proven Project Management professional with an over 25 year track record in leading successful projects. Internationally recognized expert in pollution control systems for coal fired power plants. A recognized problem solver and specialist in the turnaround of troubled projects. Proven record of developing and implementing technical and operational innovations that improve system performance and reduce both capital and operating costs. Versatility allows contributions to start-up companies in multiple areas. Possesses a proven ability to influence business partners through effective communication and excellent negotiation skills. Record of engineering innovations which reduce costs and improve efficiencies. Proven record in Business Development and Sales Management.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Project Manager successfully managed projects ranging from $2M to over $3 Billion, involving hundreds of field personnel. Managed up to four projects simultaneously.

• Leads teams in maintaining favorable profit margins by negotiating and eliminating costs, streamlining technology, and providing recommendations on improving productivity.

• Problem solver who consistently improves revenue and the bottom-line.

• Ability to successfully manage multiple projects including time, personnel, equipment, and other resources in order to meet competing deadlines and demands.

• Innovative thinker who partners technology with business to achieve corporate objectives. Engineering innovations have led to cost reductions of up to 20%.

• Skilled negotiator and strategist.

• Standardizes and simplifies operations, eliminating waste and achieving quality benchmarks.

• Recognized for subordinate development by being selected to manage a section to train and orient new project managers and being selected as a department manager.

• Comprehensive experience in problem resolution, providing solutions in a time-critical, fast-paced, and high-volume setting.

• Managed a wide variety of projects in varying technical disciplines. EXPERIENCE

Hassan Abdul Karim Al- Gahtani Sons Company

Project Management Consultant Saudi Arabia March 2015 – November 2016

• Project management consultant under contract through HAKA to Saudi Aramco. Assigned to the crude processing division of the Jazan Refinery, IGCC and Economic City project in southwestern Saudi Arabia.

• Devised training/orientation program for newly assigned project engineers.

• Proposed revised sequence of construction to minimize interface clashes between subcontractors and accelerate progress. Recommendations included 15% compression of schedule.

• Coordinated planning and execution of special non-routine activities such as critical lifts; movement of large components, etc.

• Mentored a Senior Project Engineer who was on his first field assignment to help develop his project management skills.

• Provided recommendations for management and efficiency improvement, including reorganization of weekly review meetings to eliminate 3 hours of redundant discussions each week for a meeting of approximately 30 managers.

FAUST DENIS d'AMBROSI 7007 Descartes Drive ● Richmond, Texas 77407 ac511s@r.postjobfree.com ● h 281-***-**** ● c 703-***-**** SKE&C USA, Inc.

Project Engineering Manager Houston, TX September 2011 – February 2014

• Project Engineering Manager assigned to a 300,000bbl/day refinery and petrochemical complex Basic Engineering Design project. Supervised the activities and engineering of subcontractors in the US and Germany including negotiating change orders, evaluating progress and formulating recovery plans. Supervised separate teams of lead engineers for each subcontractor. Scope managed was $3 to 4 billion of a total project of $14.5 billion. All activities completed ahead of schedule.

• Twice led approval teams to offices of subcontractor in Germany for on-site review and approval of documents allowing the project to recover several weeks of delay attributable to client review delays and return to schedule.

• Led HAZOP analyses for multiple units in the plant.

• Determined compliance with project standards and recommended remedies for non-compliant cases.

• On-site coordinator for FEED support activities by SKECI in India. Completed piping design and takeoffs in two weeks less than projected schedule.

• Project manager for 300MW (nominal) NGCC development project in Pennsylvania. Coordinated activities of team members in both Seoul & Houston. Team had over of 30 engineers. Completed the FEED study with estimate that was confirmed by two independent reviews by potential investors.

• Proposal manager for crude upgrader facility proposal in South America.

• Project Engineer for the pre-FEED study of an LPG/LBG terminals in Canada and on Houston Ship Channel.

• Project manager for development natural gas to methanol project for the same client as 300MW NGCC project.

• Department manager for the 9 person PEM/PE department; assigned personnel to project teams; monitored professional development and mentored new project engineers. WorleyParsons Group

Project Manager Houston, TX August 2008 - May 2010

• Project Manager for an international project to assemble a database of carbon capture, transport and storage projects. Managed the activities of engineers in a worldwide team assembling information for a database. There were four regional teams and of from five to ten persons and ten contributing authors. Was the principle author for the report which analyzed data and included descriptions of all applicable technologies.

• Project Manager for three successful proposals which captured new business for the department. Managed engineers, accountants, technical writers and others to deliver the proposals on time and on budget.

• Project manager for Owner’s Engineer project on a Korean 300MW IGCC plant which included gasification, syngas cleanup and separation, tar separation, water treatment and other chemical processes.

• Project Manager for review and comment project on Clean Coal Round Three grant application to DOE/NETL. Provided client with three recommendations for changes which were not made and were cited by NETL as reasons for the grant being denied.

• As Project Manager, led a peer review of a feasibility study for a Chinese IGCC installation for NETL.

• Chosen as Power Select Leader for the Houston, Texas office, a specialized line of business for highly experienced professionals.

• Acted as an as an adjunct member of the WorleyParsons renewable energy initiative. Econo-Power International Corporation

Technology Director Houston, TX October 2005 - January 2008

• Project Manager for plant design of a coal gasification project, from its initial design and engineering through FEED completion. The plant was based on a two stage, air blown gasifier and included tar and oil separation, organic sulfur hydrolysis, H2S removal, water treatment, mercury capture, and gas compression. Supervised a remote subcontractor to complete the design. Initial plant was valued at $30 million.

• Facilitated the development of a standard plant description document. The participants in the development were the senior executives of the company including the CEO, COO/CFO, SVP Projects, SVP business Development and Senior Technical Officer.

FAUST DENIS d'AMBROSI 7007 Descartes Drive ● Richmond, Texas 77407 ac511s@r.postjobfree.com ● h 281-***-**** ● c 703-***-****

• Wrote successful application for government grant to support plant design development and Project Manager for grant project including writing final report for the granting agency.

• Project and Engineering Manager for effort to design a standard plant based on either low or high sulfur coal, outlining all the resource requirements needed and timelines for each. Responsible for four plant designs simultaneously. Standard designs allowed the company to pursue opportunities with the ethanol production industry. Largest plant was valued at $66 million.

• Co-authored two technical papers for conferences.

• Initiated validation of foreign source catalysts. Verification allowed a cost reduction of 15% in the standard plant design.

• In engineering role, contributed several improvements to “conventional wisdom” plant design. Improvements led to a reduction in plant costs of roughly 20%.

• Supervised internal engineering staff.

D&P Enterprises

Proprietor – Consultant Manassas, VA July 1994 - October 2005

• Prepared proposal for runner replacement on Kaplan turbines and generator rewinding. (with Noell)

• Evaluated operations of an FGD system installed near Krakow, Poland to determine compliance with specifications and recommend improvements. (through Burns & Roe) Recommendations, when implemented, allowed the plant to overcome startup difficulties and achieve successful operation.

• As consultant to Korea Power Engineering Company, evaluated proposals for FGD systems in Korea. Provided an initial analysis of 17 bids received which shortened the review process by a month ( approximately 20%). (through Burns & Roe)

• Provided design review and orientation training for the engineering staff of the successful FGD bidder on Korean project.

• Reviewed designs for coal gasification systems and provided technical advice and support. Participated in business development meetings with executives of Econo Power International Corporation. Noell, Incorporated

Project Manager Herndon, VA July 1990 - July 1994

• Project Manager for two DeNOx projects (simultaneously with proposals); one SCR & one SNCR, both for Southern California Edison, including engineering, procurement & construction. Engineering was done in Germany and California; fabrication and construction in California. Projects values were $ 5 million and $6.5 million.

• Interim Project Manager for a gate replacement project at Byrd Dam. This included fabrication, transport and installation of the replacement spillway gates. Subcontract fabricator in Mississippi, dam in Ohio. This resulted from my Business Development efforts to obtain the contract.

• Project Manager for two 50MW aero-derived NGCC installations in California.

• Wrote proposals, developed a script for a promotional video, wrote promotional and advertising materials.

• Responsible for increasing sales revenue from $3M to $27M in 27 months. Obtained two major contracts: Byrd Dam gate replacement and Illinois Waterway lock gate replacement.

• Worked in project development on a hydroelectric BOT project in Turkey.

• Proposal manager for Kwangju City MSW incinerator proposal. Consortium included partners in Kwangju City, Seoul, Zurich, Munich, Wurzburg, New Jersey and Virginia. Managed virtual team located on three continents.

Technology for Energy Corporation

National Sales Manager, Utility Division Knoxville, TN March 1989 - July 1989

• Identified over $5M sales opportunities for a division of a small instruments company, managing territory and directing activities of representatives.

• Recruited and trained representatives for the entire US and Canadian regions.

• Developed and maintained longstanding professional relationships within varied functional units of customer and internal groups.

FAUST DENIS d'AMBROSI 7007 Descartes Drive ● Richmond, Texas 77407 ac511s@r.postjobfree.com ● h 281-***-**** ● c 703-***-**** Flakt, Inc. (now Alstom)

Project Manager / Senior Application Engineer Knoxville, TN February 1983 - March 1989

• Project Manager for an accelerated commissioning and testing program for spray dryer project at University of Minnesota. Led efforts to successfully redesign the spray dryer wheel when problems arose in the start-up. Wrote computer program for remote monitoring of systems operations.

• Performed analysis and technical systems configurations for microcomputers and networks.

• Adept at communicating technical information to non-technical audiences by interpreting the impact of technical activities on the business.

• Developed improvements in system designs and proposal preparation which resulted in 7 successful projects. Developed ability to respond to RFP in less than 2 weeks if necessary as opposed to the usual 6 – 8 weeks.

• Managed all proposals for AGC systems; up to five proposals simultaneously. American Air Filter Company

Senior Applications Engineer/Product Supervisor/Senior Project Engineer Louisville, KY April 1979 - February 1983

• Internal Project Manager for five proposals. Managed the activities of engineers, designers, accountants, estimators, schedulers and technical writers to ensure on budget, on time proposal delivery.

• Developed and streamlined proposal preparation, improving effectiveness and reducing time required by 20%.

• Created an opportunity tracking database that allowed business development to engage clients at the earliest possible time, increasing success rate.

• Led the process redesign of systems to eliminate operational problems. This included three significant modifications to the Winyah FGD system.

• Assigned as Project Manager on two troubled projects by senior management; firm direction resolved issues on both. This included construction supervision of an FGD upgrade for LG&E.

• Spent 18 months as a Field Project Manager, managing a permanent staff of 5 for a damage assessment team, and a staff of 15 for a field redesign/rebuild team. This included construction and daily headcount was as many as fifty craft workers.

Research-Cottrell, Incorporated

Project Manager Somerville, NJ October 1974 - October 1978

• Project Manager for the Martin Lake ESP/FGD/disposal APC project. Took over with project six months behind schedule and both restored schedule and increased margin. This included construction oversight. Total value of contracts was approximately $500 million in current dollars.

• Innovations led to new designs standards and new product offerings.

• Managed a total of six contracts at the same time plus proposals.

• Reduced proposal completion time from 12 to 8 weeks.

• Developed a new service offering which became the company standard.

• Selected to manage a training ground for new project managers by utilizing the trainees to manage proposals. Proposal management exposed them to all requirements of an actual project in a short time frame. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Officer

Active Duty – 4 years June 1969 – September 1973

Assignments included: Group Assistant S-4, Engineer Supply Officer; Group Assistant S-3, Intelligence/Contingency Plans Officer; Battalion Assistant S-3, Civil Engineer Officer; Group S-2, Intelligence Officer; Detachment Commander; Officer Basic Class Supervisor; Instructor Supervisor. Highest rank – Captain. Active duty experience included day-to-day management of a road building project in Viet Nam. FAUST DENIS d'AMBROSI 7007 Descartes Drive ● Richmond, Texas 77407 ac511s@r.postjobfree.com ● h 281-***-**** ● c 703-***-**** Active Reserve - 21 years September 1973 – October 1994 Roads & Airfields Construction Instructor; Battalion S-3, Operations Officer; Company Commander; Exercise Team Logistics Controller/Evaluator; Intelligence Controller/Evaluator; Operations Controller/Evaluator; Chief Controller/Evaluator; MI Exercise Team Leader; ENG Exercise Team Leader. Held TS/SCI clearance. Current rank - Lieutenant Colonel (RET). Activities included managing multiple construction projects as battalion operations officer, including earthmoving, paving, and building rehabilitation and maintenance projects. EDUCATION

Bellarmine College Master of Business Administration Carnegie-Mellon University Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering Villanova University Project Management Professional Certification Course CERTIFICATIONS

Project Management Professional Certificate # 1742238 Project Management Institute August, 2014

TECHNICAL SKILLS & COMPUTING

Software programs: Proficient in all MS Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Familiar with AutoCAD.

PUBLICATIONS

How Chlorides Affect FGD Design, Electrical World, March 1980 Flakt Flue Gas Cleaning Systems for Refuse Incinerators, Symposium: Acid Gas & Dioxin Control for Waste-to- Energy Facilities, Washington, DC, November 25, 1985 Recent Development in Selective Non-Catalytic DeNOx, Cogeneration and Resource Recovery, July, 1993 Rollerin’ Back the Ohio, The Military Engineer Magazine, Jun-Jul 1994 Recent Developments in Modularized Air-Blown Coal Gasification Systems for Industrial Applications, International Pittsburgh Coal Conference, Pittsburgh, PA, September 28, 2006 The Personal Touch, The Military Engineer Magazine, Viet Nam Commemorative Issue, Oct 2016 OTHER ACTIVITIES

Project Management Institute Member

Society of American Military Engineers Member

Military Officers Association of America Life Member Gasification Technologies Council Corporate membership representative Illinois Clean Coal Institute Program Committee Member since 2012 Grant Application reviewer since 2010

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