Engineering Construction

Summary

A seasoned global professional offering 15+ years of process, project and technical excellence with hands-on Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) experience (work-flows and required buy-in for successful execution). This professional further provides proven expertise in project management, construction execution, cost estimating/engineering, cost-management, resource loaded scheduling, staff planning, and project close-out.

Experience

Head of Construction Concepts, Proposals and Estimating

May 2014 - Nov 2015 Linde Engineering North America Blue Bell, PA (Houston, TX)

Generating front-end Construction Estimates and Proposals through ITBs, lessons-learned, site assessments, constructability, planning and execution for Revamp, Cryogenic plants, Hydrogen plants, Fire Capital Equipment, and Petrochemical Plants ranging in (EPC) scope, level, and value up to $300 million.

Establishing and heading Construction Proposal review processes in accordance with Corporate Integrated Management Systems. Annual Construction Proposal through-put of nearly $1.2 billion dollars and 3000 man months of planned Field Staffing with full P/L responsibility.

Responsible for Department planning, budget control, recruiting, team building and talent development of 5 Project Construction Managers, 2 Engineers, and 2 Estimators.

Provided technical and commercial excellence to senior leadership and Product Line Heads on construction market developments, craft availability, risks, execution, and subcontracting strategies.

Drafted and reviewed Consortium and Partnership agreements, subcontracts for construction, Non-Disclosure Agreements, Commercial Offerings and other legal documents associated with proposals and awards.

Led processes for prequalification, vendor evaluation, bid reviews, and contract awards.

Instituted AACE estimating processes into the Construction Proposal development.

Manager of Construction Engineering

March 2013 – May 2014 Linde Engineering North America Blue Bell, PA

Reported and forecasted progress for construction project’s technical and commercial standing to the Director of Construction and other Stakeholders. Led Project Construction Mangers (and teams) through construction execution.

Performed in the capacity as a Company Representative at client and other external interfaces; negotiated changes to contract and built commitment from Steering Committee and project Stakeholders.

Responsible for hiring, performance managing and career developing 5 Construction Engineers, 2 Construction Supervisors, and 10 Site Supervisors; responsible for creating job specifications, interviewing, and hiring for the Construction Group Build out (4 FTE to +47 FTE).

Lead Project Managers, Engineers, and Procurement Specialist to develop scopes of work, schedules and construction strategies for projects in excess of $100 million.

Executed Construction Engineering, HSE, and QA/QC plans In accordance with Company policy, procedures, and integrated management systems: One finding reported for the Five Projects Audited.

Assessed bids, analysed contracts, and approved variation orders.

Senior Cost Estimator (Sales/Business Development Group)

Oct 2009 – March 2013 Linde Engineering North America Blue Bell, PA

Plan, organized, and controlled on-shore EPC estimating activities for packaged and custom cryogenic plants –Gas, Liquifiers, and Tonnage --ranging in scope complexity, split, and value up to $300 million; P/L responsibility for engineering and equipment budgets.

Prepared proposal bid packages and scope definitions for engineering, suppliers, and construction companies.

Developed in house Top Down and Bottom-up Engineering Hour estimates and Construction Estimate models; including elevated table-top foundations for storage tanks and deep foundations.

Engineered and designed Kiosk apps to improve client relations.

Process/Plant Engineer Manager

Aug 2007 – Oct 2009 The Linde Group, Inc. Murray Hill, NJ

Provided process and plant engineering support through process simulations, equipment sizing, engineering, design, and construction for tonnage cryogenic plants.

Developed and approved technical specifications and engineering drawings; Supported Plant Design, HAZOP Reviews, and SIS analysis.

Interfaced with multidisciplinary project teams and assisted areas requiring further support.

Maintained P&IDs, Line Lists, Valve Schedule, Control Concepts, IO assignments: sized control valves, inline instruments, and prepared valve bid tabulation for purchasing.

Supported Plant Start-up, performed Plant Performance/Analysis Acceptance and red-lined As Built Drawings.

Portfolio Manager/Financial Analyst

Oct 1998 – Dec 2006 Schoenfeld/Trillium Trading LLC New York, NY

Responsible for Financial Analysis, Risk Assessment, and Security Valuation for small to mid-cap Oil/Gas/Energy companies.

Developed and maintain Investment Statement and Strategy, managed investment holdings fit-for-purpose and generated investment research reports.

Applied and developed quantitative and statistical models to follow industry dynamics and aid the investment process.

Performed in-depth industry competitive and financial analysis by participating in quarterly conference calls, reviewing filings and Q&A with investor relations.

Responsible for the portfolio performance (P/L) ranging in value up to $5,000,000.

Senior Process Engineer

April 1995 – Oct 1998 The BOC Group, Inc. Murray Hill, NJ

Developed and optimized process cycle simulations for Cryogenic Process Plants – Micro LN, Spectra, Flex-N, GOX and UHPLOX plants.

Performed mass and energy balances to prepare position sheets and generated equipment specifications and power specifications based upon these optimized position sheets.

Detail-designed cryogenic low-pressure, high-pressure and argon-columns, plate fin exchangers, compressors, expanders, silencers, cooling towers, heater, pumps, storage tanks and buffers vessels.

Sized pipe, control valves, pressure relief valves, and other inline instrumentation like flow orifices and restrictor plates.

Drafted PFDs and P&IDs, led HAZOP reviews, maintained P&IDs, and issued Approved for Construction P&IDs along with other relevant engineering documents to support construction -Line Lists, Valve Schedule, Control Concepts, IO assignments, Test System Packets.

Supported QA/QC with Cold Box check-outs, machine performance evaluations, Punch-Lists, and Plant Performance/Acceptance Calculations for certification.

Research Fellow

Oct 1993 – April 1995 Exxon Research & Engineering, Corporate Research Annandale, NJ

Detail designed and fabricated high pressure experimental equipment for Pilot –Scale Supercritical Fluid Fractionation.

Commissioned, certified, and operated Pilot Scaled unit operations.

Coded and calculated advanced statistical thermodynamic Equations of State to predict fluid phase solubility, phase envelops, and mixture properties (+10 peer reviewed publications) for sizing unit operations.

Education

BS in Chemical Engineering (Minor Mathematics)-Pennsylvania State University, College Park, PA

MS in Management of Technology - Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ

PhD in Chemical Engineering - Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

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