Project Management EPC Transmission Power Plant Due Diligence

Summary of Qualifications/Accomplishments

U.S. Citizen, qualified Mechanical Engineer, licensed Professional Engineer (PE), certified Project Management Professional (PMP) as well as OSHA certified in construction.

20+ years of Project Development/Engineering, Construction & Commissioning/ Project execution experience on Coal fired & Combined cycle Power plants, Gas processing/ LNG facilities, Water/Waste Water Treatment, as well as HVDC/T&D projects, globally, including Americas, GCC, S-E Asia region.

Managed internationally multi-disciplinary diverse culture project/engineering/construction teams.

Strong knowledge and experience in leading Design Reviews across all the disciplines to make sure the project design meets contract specifications and international/local codes.

Proven record of managing Gas and Steam turbine/Generator new installation/commissioning and outage projects with Heavy frame/Aero-derivative machines of major OEMs such as SIEMENS, GE, Alstom, Ansaldo, Rolls Royce and Mitsubishi.

Owner’s Engineer/consultancy experience gained globally including APAC region. Recently assisted confidential client on a due diligence project of portfolio of more than 8,000 MW over 5 countries in 2016 and assisted a Hong Kong based investor on a due diligence of more than 13 assets in Indonesia.

Extensive understanding of local regulatory regime and operating environment gained through experience on power and infrastructure projects in S-E Asia.

Current engagement as Consultant on Project Development, Technical Review, Feasibility Study, ‘Due Diligence’, Risks/Opportunity Analysis, Establishing/Evaluating KPIs for operating Assets, Conceptual design, Asset evaluation, Construction oversight, Start-up, Testing and Commissioning, Fuel supply & pricing, Project finance, PPA development, Fuel agreements, Concession agreements, Lender support, Environment permitting & Compliance support as well as EPC scope development

Key Areas of Achievements:

Delivered complex, large scale and multi-disciplinary US$ 50M to US$ 500M EPC projects in the Americas, South East Asia and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.

Led proposals preparation including analysis of RFP (Request for Proposal), reviewing customer requirements, collecting and collating complete technical and financial proposals

Provided PMC services to mitigate $15M worth of construction claims for a large utility in Cambodia

Successfully negotiated US$ 10.7M in construction claims down to US$ 1.8M for a combined cycle project in the south-eastern USA.

As Owner’s Engineering Manager, mitigated potential change orders worth US$ 1M through effective liaison and resolution of issues between OEM and BOP design contractor for a combined cycle project being built by SembCorp in Myanmar.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT May 2016 to Current

Independent Consultant Global (Various Locations)

Currently representing Advisian in Benchmarking and Evaluation of Power plant portfolio as well as well as Management & Engineering Audit of Power plant assets in Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia

Provided PMC services to Cambodian Energy on Post-Construction claims/Arbitration resolution with EPC Contractor on their newly constructed 2X50 MW coal fired power plant with CFB.

Provided technical expert services representing Hyperion on a Root Cause Analysis/installation of GE 6FA Gas Turbines/ Generators failure in a Power Plant in Latin America.

SembCorp Industries, Singapore Nov 2015- May 2016

Project Engineering Manager

Managed internal and external engineering on 225MW Combined cycle project to be constructed in Myanmar. Acted as single point contact for resolving all technical issues during project execution and mitigating technical risks, including Construction related technical risks with all parties.

Provided technical leadership in development/review of PPA, EPC Contract documents, scope of work, and oversight of work carried out by Third party consultants as well as witnessing critical equipment fabrication/testing work at major vendor shops in south-east Asia. Provided field support as needed.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT Feb 2015 to Oct 2015

Freelance Various locations

Performed surveillance/expediting/inspection of critical equipment like HRSG, Air Cooled Condenser in vendor shops located in S-E Asia for GDF Suez – Chilca Uno combined cycle conversion project in Peru.

Marubeni Power Projects, Bangkok, Thailand Aug 2011 – Feb 2015

Technical Project Manager

Provided techno-commercial leadership on EPC implementation of Wang-Noi 4 - 2X1-800 MW combined cycle project & gas processing complex with a capital budget of US$500m.

Managed internal and external engineering work, third party consultants and resolved technical issues.

Monitored sub-contractors’ progress at site for timely execution of the project through daily/weekly/monthly meetings. Ensured timely resolution of technical/logistic issues, bottlenecks and scheduling conflicts.

Managed QA/QC aspects during Engineering & Construction phase by developing and monitoring ITP (Inspection & Test Plan) and enforced strict compliance by all parties including suppliers/sub-contractors.

Achieved 8 (eight) million man-hours without loss time accident at construction site through proactive mentoring, safety audits and collaborative approach.

Developed monthly progress reports, including project progress forecasts, schedules, and cash flow for presenting to the customer as well as senior management.

Negotiated scope changes with the client and managed scope changes/claims from sub-contractors/ suppliers.

Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), Newark, NJ June 2008 – July 2011

Project Engineering Manager

Managed internal and external engineering as well as Third party consultant activities on development/ EPCM execution of new power generation portfolio of peaking projects (total $400M+) with GE LM6000 gas turbines, in the state of Connecticut and New Jersey.

Oversaw Engineering and Construction activities on $1B upgrade on existing coal fired Power plants at Hudson (660 MW) and Mercer (753 MW), for adding Back End Technology (BET) Equipment like SCR, FGD (Flue Gas Desulfurizer) equipment, Activated Carbon injection & Bag-house filtration.

Directed Front End Engineering and proposal development including feasibility studies/cost estimating/ permitting effort, to support the Repowering program, by systematically retiring, old environmentally inefficient power generation units and replacing with new efficient units having latest technology.

Provided leadership to conduct combustible coal audit of coal fired steam generation units, under OSHA National Emphasis Program and ensured timely implementation of the action items.

SIEMENS Energy, Milwaukee, WI and Orlando, FL Dec 1995 – June 2008

Project Manager

Managed Brownfield projects up to $50M over North America for customers like Calpine, GDF Suez for upgrading the performance as well as ability to operate at low loads with emission compliance.

Achieved ‘Project of the Year’ award in 2007 at Calpine, Delta Energy Center, for timely implementation of a major modification/upgrade project on gas turbines SGT6-5000F units, during a critical outage and achieving Output/Heat Rate numbers higher than guaranteed.

Project Engineering Manager

Managed execution of 600 MW HVDC transmission link Neptune project between New Jersey and Long Island, New York, as site based Resident Project Engineering Manager. Provided Residential project leadership, including interfacing with clients, directing work of support teams, third party Consultants and Contractors.

On assigned projects, chaired design review sessions for internal/external engineering groups to make sure design meets customer specifications, local codes as well as international codes, as applicable and approved quality gates on the engineering deliverables ensuring inter-disciplinary reviews.

Provided Engineering leadership on following four large grass root combined cycle power projects, with fuel oil & gas processing facilities as well as water treatment/waste water system, each with a budget of $300M~$400M:

oWansley (Chattahoochee) Combined Cycle Power Project 520 MW – 2X1 multi shaft 60 Hz design based on SIEMENS Gas turbines (SGT6-4000F & Steam turbine (SST6-5000) with triple pressure reheat type HRSG and mechanical draft cooling tower

oChouteau Combined Cycle Power Project 520 MW – 2X1 multi shaft 60 Hz design based on SIEMENS Gas turbines (SGT6-4000F & Steam turbine (SST6-5000) with triple pressure reheat type HRSG and mechanical draft cooling tower

oSt. Francis II Combined Cycle Power Project 370 MW – 1X1 single shaft 60 Hz design based on SIEMENS Gas turbine SGT6-4000F and Steam turbine SST6-3000 with triple pressure reheat type HRSG and mechanical draft cooling tower

Lead Mechanical Engineer

Prepared/Reviewed design calculations, equipment specifications, P&ID development, equipment layout, heat balance development, large and small bore piping design and vendor interaction on the Bridgeport Harbor Combined Cycle Power Project 520 MW – 2X1 multi shaft 60 Hz design based on SIEMENS Gas turbines (SGT6-4000F & Steam turbine (SST6-5000) with triple pressure reheat type HRSG and Once Through Cooling system

Prepared specifications for water treatment and waste water treatment systems for the project and coordinated interfaces with client and vendor as well as liaised with permitting/regulatory agencies

Gas Turbine Field Engineer

As a gas turbine field engineer, provided technical direction on major/minor inspection/overhaul as well as installation/commissioning of Siemens gas turbines and generators in North America region.

SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries Corp), Jubail, KSA Oct 1992 – Oct 1995

Senior Project Engineer

Provided project leadership for design, construction and commissioning of Oil & Gas/Petrochemical and Fertilizer units with Ammonia/Urea/Methanol/LNG plants as well as associated offsite and steam/power co-generation facilities with a capital budget of $600M.

Developed Project Execution Plan for monitoring/control of project scope, quality, cost and schedule.

Deepak Fertilizers & Petrochemical Co, New Bombay, India June 1991 – Sept 1992

Project Manager

Provided project leadership, coordination on EPC implementation of Petro-chemical/ Fertilizer units including Methanol, Ammonia, LNG and gas cracker projects with cogeneration facilities with a capital budget of $800M. The facilities included natural gas compressor stations, distribution, gas transmission, and separation/storage/pipelines for methane, propane, LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) as well as air separation units.

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

PE (Professional Engineer) license from the State of Wisconsin

PMP (Project Management Professional) certification from PMI (Project Management Institute)

PUBLICATIONS/PRESENTATIONS

Presented a paper on “EPC challenges of constructing a Power Project in Thailand” at EPC World conference during June 25-26, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Knowledge of Microsoft office suite, Lotus Notes, SAP, MS Project Schedule and familiarity to Primavera P6 scheduling software.

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