Project Manager, Mechanical Engineering technician.
Resume:
Tom Navjord
Tropic Garden, Thao Dien, District*, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
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Profile
An experienced and accomplished Onshore/Offshore Mechanical Project Manager with over 20 years’ in the O&G sector, skilled across Operations, Quality Assurance and Compliance, HSE, LNG, FPSO and HP/HT. Experience has been gained at significant projects for market leaders including KDC Kuwait, National Oil Well Varco and Maersk for various stakeholders including Statoil and projects including Dung Quat Refinery and Troll A Platform, North Sea.
Has consistently delivered large transformational projects, with best practice change and maturity methodologies. In-depth and broad experience in business improvement identification and delivery by use of multiple tools and approaches to achieve organisation’s set targets. Skilled strategist in balancing competing demands and using influencing skills to drive change. Track record of conceiving realistic solutions and bridging the gap between technology limitations and management expectations.
Able to provide strategic direction including Business Development and Delivery along with strong financial acumen including Financial Planning, Compliance and Delivery to consistently deliver multi-billion-dollar oil and gas projects on time and within budget underpinned by a strong passion to provide customised engineering solutions and technological innovations, dynamic workflow improvements whilst always seeking to implement change and cost saving initiatives without compromising quality or safety and maintaining a vast knowledge of RSS, Side-track, Re-completion, P&A, Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid and Operation.
Consistently builds strong safety cultures across all projects, encouraging multi-cultural and multi-disciplined teams to adopt first class safety strategies whilst promoting and implementing safety frame work practices and procedures polices, whilst coordinating HAZIDS, SIMOPS, HAZOPS Risk Register, workshops, prior to and during onshore or offshore execution, operations phases. Seeking a further senior role based anywhere in the world on a permanent, long term or short-term contract basis.
Work History
Project Manager
KDC Kuwait - Drilling Company in Kuwait July 2016 – September 2016
Kuwait Drilling Company provides a wide range of world-class well-drilling and related services to the oil gas extractive industries. The company engages in all aspects of drilling, deep exploration, medium and shallow drilling activities, as well as work-over services that enhance the productivity of existing oil wells. In addition, they we offer support services for operations, such as water well services, and logistics.
Duties
Responsible for the project management relating to the refurbishment of two work over rigs.
Coordinated dismantling, cataloguing all parts and managed the logistics to return to workshop in Kuwait City
Managed and coordinated CAT4 Inspection, assessment of the equipment and work set up required to refurbish to operational condition
Supervised and led all mechanical engineering disciplines including NDT-Testing, sandblasting, painting, refurbishment of all rotating parts & equipment as draw-work include Kelly-drive, hook, swivel, main steel-structure, sub-frame, water-table, crown sheaves calibration, mud / slurry pumps, BOP, accumulator units, and mud/fluid tanks.
Liaised with procurement to source parts and materials and identify and recruit appropriate subcontractors for both rig’s.
Consistently reviewed daily progress. providing assessment and feedback as per production schedule and reporting findings to all stakeholders
Promoted strong HSE leadership ensuring implementation of safety frame work practices and procedures polices. Attended and coordinate HAZIDS, SIMOPS, HAZOPS Risk Register, workshops, prior and during offshore execution, operations phases.
Achievements
Achieved project completion saving over 40 days on original schedule completing the project in 57 days within budget and all CoC in place as per API-CAT4 Inspection (Certificate of Compliance).
Project with zero lost time injury (LTI) or medical incident throughout the period.
Senior Consultant & Managing Director of Operation
Navi-Imex Co. Ltd. - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Various projects including Dung Quất Oil Refinery November 2009 – June 2015
Dung Quat refinery has a capacity of 6.5 million tons of crude oil annually, or 140 thousand barrels per day (22 103 m3/d). In addition to fuels, the refinery will also produce petro-chemical products. The complex comprises of Overall Refinery Process, Utility and Offsites Facilities, Crude Tank Farm and Flare Area, Product Tank Farm and Seawater intake, Waste Water and Crude Oil Pipelines.
Duties
Designed and published entire scope of works including all drawings and project documentation for 8 Pcs Pacific Class 375ft oilrigs for a Russian client, Rig cost estimate US$320m each.
Provided operational and technical support to many Oil and Gas Companies with mechanical engineering solutions from initiation to delivery and commissioning.
Responsible for the management and direction of an engineering team (60) developing the team and delivering on business objectives in IPE, mechanical, steel calculation, and career development/training.
Maintained and monitored operations from initial analysis and conceptual design, through to implementation ensuring effective quality reviews and continual improvement.
Developed significant relationships, negotiation skills, created robust terms and conditions with suppliers, vendors and contractors implemented cost reduction/lean initiatives without compromising project integrity.
Acted as advisor for a range of activities at Dung Quất oil refinery in Quảng Ngãi Province, Vietnam.
Responsible for the management of Quality Control including development and implementation of renewed Quality Management Plans.
Coached, mentored and trained multi-disciplined, multi-cultural teams across all areas of work.
Promoted strong HSE leadership ensuring implementation of safety frame work practices and procedures polices. Attended and coordinate HAZIDS, SIMOPS, HAZOPS Risk Register, workshops, prior and during onshore and offshore execution, operations phases.
Achievements
Liaised with a wide range of stakeholders to successfully established shipyards in Vietnam (Vietnam Government), Malaysia, China, Singapore, and South Korea, enabling significant increase in production rates.
Integral part of management team building a business with a US$800,000 (2009) to US$876 million annual EBITA, when company was sold in June 2015.
Successfully liaised with Shipyards in Vietnam, Malaysia, China, Singapore, South Korea, subcontract, machine shops, manufactures, local and overseas resulting in costs reductions of up to up to 69% and delivery time down by 18% on subcontracted orders.
Managed the Dung Quất Oil Refinery in Quảng Nghi Province project from a low 38% productivity, with poor quality product, to 87% productivity and almost a 95% pure quality enhancement of product, within 4 months after applying change in procedure.
Project Manager
NOV - National Oil Well Varco
Troll A Platform, North Sea May 2008 – April 2009
National Oilwell Varco (NOV) is an American corporation based in Houston, Texas. It’s a leading provider of equipment and components used in oil and gas drilling and production operations, oilfield services, and supply chain integration services to the upstream oil and gas industry. It conducts operations in more than 1,200 locations across six continents, operating in Rig systems, Rig Aftermarket, Completion and Production Solutions, and Wellbore Technologies
Duties
Responsible for the coordination and management of initiatives and solutions to improve the equipment’s design to meet the real the tolerances required for North Sea assets.
Managed entire scope, implementation, and execution of deliverables.
Led cross-functional teams and monitored the performance of service providers.
Coordinated manning requirements on the well site, including maintenance levels and roster to carry out preventive maintenance and respond to call out.
Monitored well site daily requirements, structured and coordinated supplies, and validated personnel mobilization and crew modifications.
Created and published daily reporting of well operations, contributing to the production of technical and operational synthesis and consolidated cost control.
Developed and implemented company policies and procedures including guidelines and directions to establish guidelines a variety of operational processes.
Coordinated subcontractor and direct labours daily weekly monthly meetings and reporting site progress against the project plan.
General site management, administration, quality assurance management, scheduling and logistics.
Monitored Subcontractors progress including oversight of HSSE, Production Schedules, Engineering, Procurement, QA/QC, Construction, and Commissioning.
Promoted strong HSE leadership ensuring implementation of safety frame work practices and procedures polices. Attended and coordinate HAZIDS, SIMOPS, HAZOPS Risk Register, workshops, prior and during offshore execution, operations phases.
Achievements
Created a significant design solution relating to the rebuild of a new drilling station. Created a concept to build on land in a “LEGO Block” system that was easier to manage logistically. Following presentation of the plan to both NOV and Statoil both stakeholders agreed with the concept and supported the prebuild solution. The entire project scope was completed in 6 weeks and 35% under budget.
HSE Officer
Maersk Oil & Gas
Multiple Locations June 1997 – February 2008
Maersk Oil was a Danish oil and gas company owned by the A. P. Moller-Maersk Group. with a maximum operated production of 550,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day. Production came from Denmark, the UK, Qatar, Kazakhstan, the US Gulf of Mexico, Algeria and Brazil. The company had exploration activities in Angola, Norway, Greenland, Kurdistan Region of Iraq and in the producing countries.
Duties
Engaged in several positions from Roustabout True Roughneck and Drill Floor Mechanics to HSE Officer
Developed and implemented focused HSE programs, including review of operations and programs to meet International Standards.
Initiated continuous improvement projects through best practice method implementations.
Conducted analysis of company strategies and reported development results for performance reviews.
Coordinated pre-job meetings ensuring active engagement from all staff.
Roughneck duties required drilling equipment, tools as MWD-LWD and preparing drilling fluid.
Achievements
•Successful development and implementation HSE tracking mechanism that monitored and reviewed “near miss reports”, statements, reports and observed/analysed performance.
Education
Bachelor of science: Marine Propulsion System.
Advance Course “I” Industrial Mechanics and Automation Education.
Basic Course Mechanical Education
I have Australian TFN number
White Card, also Recognised
Drug and Alcohol Tester of Australia
Full Australian Driver licenses.
Referees
Robert Norgaard
Project Manager
Weatherford Drilling International
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Juan Rodriguez
Project Manager
AXON Pressure Products
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