PHILIP OCHEME J. OMONOJI
E-mail: ***********@*****.***, +1-832-***-****
Prairie View TX77446, USA.
Authorized to work in the USA
EDUCATION:
Aug. 2017- May 2019 Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, USA. MS. in Mechanical Engineering. Aug. 2011- Oct. 2012 Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. MS. in Subsea Engineering and Management. Jan. 2004- Nov. 2008 Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, Nigeria. B.Eng. in Agric. & Bio-Res. Eng. WORK EXPERIENCE:
Feb. 2018- May 2019 Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, Texas, USA. Position: Graduate Assistant
Achievements(s):
-Succeeded in gathering, processing and presenting research details in easy to understand, easy to use format
-Successfully managed Mechanical Engineering department computer labs, eliminating loss and raising student satisfaction to over 92%
-Successfully brought Orcina OrcaFlex software to the school and making the software available for student research
Nov. 2013- Jul. 2017 Tilone Subsea Limited, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Position: Subsea Project Engineer.
Achievements(s):
-Team lead for the safe and successful mobilization and demobilization of several Remotely Operated Vehicles
(ROVs) onto and or from several floating vessels including Bourbon Evolution 802, DSV Vinnice and the rig GSF135- all within budget and time.
-Successfully managed Tilone contracts with several clients including ExxonMobil, TOTAL and Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) while maintaining client satisfaction at over 85% with zero down time.
-Carried out resolution of repeated pump failures that plagued Tilone’s NPDC contract execution. This reduced client spares expenditure by over 20%. Also upgraded all Tilone ROVs with the installation of Cardev filters.
-Successfully and safely refurbished the vessel MV Tilone Genesis (formerly Akwa Star) by using 70% of allocated funds thus saving the company 30% of budget.
-Member of Tilone team that acquired international certification for the company (Bureau Veritas, BV).
-Succeeded in Managing Tilone’s supply chain which resulted in 0 down time in all operations.
-Contributed to the successful loadout and installation of several jumpers and subsea structures. Jan. 2013- Nov. 2013 Geomarines Systems Limited, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Position: Subsea Engineer.
Achievements(s):
-Performed pipeline studies (reliability, integrity, pipelay analysis, corrosion & stability modelling/ forecasting) and route selection which formed the basis for several successful contracts all of which were executed within budget and resulted in a minimum client satisfaction of 79%. Some of the pipelines are Chevron EGP 3B (Escravos Gas Project) pipeline and Olokonla Gas pipeline.
-Successfully managed and improved company material purchase procedure which resulted in reduced material wastage by over 35% and thus improving company financial performance. Succeeded in implementing lean in the company procurement process.
Feb. 2010- Sept. 2010 Geomarines Systems Limited, Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. Position: Subsea Engineer.
Achievements(s):
-Managed several teams involved in pre-mobilization/audit of equipment which resulted in 0 rejects and 0 field down time while yielding over 13% financial savings relative to previous costs of similar projects.
-Improved co-operation with clients and co-vendors which resulted in both effective operations and 0 legal cost while improving company in-flows due to prompt payments by satisfied clients.
-Managed Company data equipment effectively which resulted in 0 additional expenditure by company in this regard while client satisfaction was over 77%.
MAJOR SCHOOL PROJECTS:
May 2019 -Graduate Project: ‘Effect of weight on fatigue performance of Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) towers’ using Orcina OrcaFlex software (on going).
Oct. 2012 -Thesis: ‘Effect of increased hang-off angle on the fatigue life of Steel Catenary Riser (SCR) in Offshore West Africa’ using Orcina OrcaFlex software.
Nov. 2008 -Thesis Project: ‘Effect of particle size on extracted oil’. TECHNICAL & PROFESSIONAL SKILLS SUMMARY:
OrcaFlex, Project Manager (OpenProject/MS Project Manager), AutoCAD, MATLAB, Solid Works, ANSYS and MS. Office package.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
-American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
-Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)
-National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
-Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)
-Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE)