Management Project

Alberto Esteres

Contracts Specialist

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EDUCATION

BS in Economics and MBA, University of Zulia, Venezuela LLB (Bachelor of Laws/5 years), Magna Cum Laude, University Santa Maria, Venezuela. LL.M in American Law at University of California Irvine, USA PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

May 2015 – July 2016: ENI SpA - REPSOL – Perla Field Project (Gas Offshore Venezuela) Positions: Contracts Coordinator for Offshore Contracts (Post-aware phase) Responsibilities: Offshore Contracts: (Fabric. Transport. & Installation Platforms and Subsea Hook Up) Main accountabilities:

- Follow up all contracts for construction, transportation and installation of Platforms and Jackets.

- Tracking all contract changes and cost control as per approved values. Invoice and payment tracking.

- Claims and counter claim management: extra-costs avoidance (substantiation, negotiation and resolutions).

- Liaise with Company’s legal counsel in commercial disputes, claims, litigation or arbitration.

- Interpreted laws, rulings and regulations for line management and business units.

- Provide counsel to management regarding day to day onshore and offshore legal-contractual issues

- Risk mitigation and costs analysis. Support the business in import and re-export of marine vessels.

- SAP routines/Close out process, contractor’s performance reports and lessons learned.

- Claim management and dispute resolutions in coordination with Baker Botts LLP - Houston June 2008 – July 2014: AGIP KCO (Kashagan Project) Atyrau, Kazakhstan Positions: Contracts Management Process Coordinator/Contracts Specialist Responsibilities: Overseeing the overall AKCO contracts portfolio pre and post-award activities. The number of active contracts circa 800 with a cumulative target value over USD 30 billion. Main accountabilities:

- Structuring Contracts Unit, preparation of contract strategies and submissions.

- Tender package preparation. Contracts management (tax, settlements, VOs, budgets and VOWD).

- Workshop facilitator. Coaching local resources. Assistance in audit reviews, closure of audit findings.

- Contracts Compliance Audit (Planning, execution, discussion, reporting and follow up).

- Claim and disputes (avoidance, substantiation, negotiation, management and resolutions).

- Close out process, contractor’s performance reports and lessons learned. 2002 – 2008: Statoil International AS

Positions: Contracts and Procurement Manager - Caracas-Stavanger (Norway) Main accountabilities:

Offshore Platform Deltana - Exploration and Drilling Phase. (Statoil AS and Total S.A.)

- Preparation and implementation of Contracting Strategies in coordination with C&P Headquarter.

- Bidder’s prequalification/tender in support to the Drilling Exploration Campaign.

- Coordinate technical/commercial teams as per category groups.

- Coordination and administration of all contracts portfolio (liaising with all stakeholders).

- Monitoring vendors and suppliers assessing global performance (Execution, HSE, Variations and Claims).

- Claim management/dispute resolutions. Contracts termination, close outs and surplus material disposal.

- Champion for ethical leadership, ensuring E&C related risks were understood and addressed.

- Enforce and ensure compliance with Group guidelines and SOX procedures. 1999 – 2002: ConocoPhillips Ltd

Position: Contracts Coordinator (Exploration/Appraisal/Drilling and EPC).Caracas-Houston Team Development Phase: US$ 480 M. Overseeing and performing all C&P function across the business. Main accountabilities: Exploration/Appraisal /Drilling/ EPC (Production Facilities)

- ITT (RFQ), Bid preparation and evaluation and contracts formulation.

- Procure materials (long lead and transactional needs as requested by business) and P.O negotiations.

- Contracts management coordination (reports, variations, amendments). Claims and disputes resolution.

- Contract &Procurement procedures and guidelines. Monitoring compliance and KPIs, and close out. Alberto Esteres

Contracts Specialist

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1994 – 1999: Shell Venezuela S.A. – Urdaneta West (Offshore) Project Positions: Head of Budgets /Commercial Services Champion/and Contracts Board Coordinator Main accountabilities:

- Budget and contracts planning across all business units. Activities performed throughout the different oil business stages such Exploration, Drilling, Engineering and Construction (Design, construction, pre- commissioning and commissioning), Production and Maintenance.

- Cost Control: issuing monthly report (plan Vs actual costs), deviations and Value of Work Done.

- Cost savings through the contracting process.

- Contracts Board Secretary (meetings, reviewing submissions, minutes of meetings and follow up).

- Preparation CB proposals and presentations for timely approval.

- Contracts negotiation, formulation and administration. 1985 – 1994: Petróleos de Venezuela E&P (PDVSA) – National Oil Company/ 3MM Bbls/Day Positions: Finance, treasury, international trading, budgets, audits, contracting. Projects financing, financial risk appraisal (D&B, Standard & Poor), projects risk evaluation. Main accountabilities: Onshore/Offshore and Corporate (Exploration/Drilling, Production and Maintenance)

- Budget planning: Operational Expenditures and Capital Exp.

- Supporting and assisting business units throughout the different oil business stages such Exploration, Drilling, E&C (Pre-commissioning and commissioning), Production and Maintenance.

- Cost-benefit analysis: Unit rates and lump sum price analysis for different types of contracts.

- Risk analysis: Legal, financial. Rates reviews, project financing with Exim-Bank U.S.

- Audit reviews: Refinery Expansion Project: audit and review of project completion main EPC contractors: Bechtel, Foster Wheeler, Flour Daniel (Houston and Calgary).

- Venezuelan International Oil and Gas Licensing Rounds – Commercial Evaluation Team. MAIN SKILLS AND COMPETENCES

Planning Contracts Engineering and Contracts Administration (Pre and Post Award Phases).

Logistics-expediting long lead items. Risk and market analysis

Drafting contractual terms and conditions protecting Company's interests. Contracts administration.

Negotiation and claims management.

Dispute resolution in US and Common Law context.

Settlement (contractors, labor unions).

Business minded and commercially oriented. Able to recognize the business consequences of legal advice.

Contracts Boards Coordinator, Secretary and Chairman in key projects. Workshop facilitator. Coaching.

Fluent in Spanish and English language. Italian and Russian (Basic).

Audit reviews (execution, reporting, closing gaps and findings). SAP (MMM).

Graduate School Professor: Energy Master Program - University Simon Bolivar. Caracas - Venezuela TRAINING

Applied Economics – University of California Santa Cruz

Contract Management – Shell Venezuela S.A., Chartered Institute of Purchasing – UK

Contracting and Procurement – Stavanger, Norway. Leadership – Stavanger, Norway.

Contracts Management – MDT, London, UK

Negotiating Oil and Gas Contracts (Master Class) – CWC School for Energy – London, UK

Alternative Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Procedures (ADR’s ) - The Harvard Law School Concept

Business Ethics and Anticorruption Workshop - Norway

Sarbanes and Oxley Act (404) - Norway

Finance Modules: Budgets, Accounting, Auditing, Treasury, Capital Projects, Letters of Credit

Standard and Poor’s Financial Analysis Criteria.

Certified in Quality Management by Conway Management Company, Inc.

Contracts and legal drafting in Oil and Gas.

Transgender Communities and U.S Law. University of California

International Arbitration. University of California

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