Material Procurement Specialist

MICHAEL A KELM

Mobile: 936-***-****

Email: ****.****@*****.***

OBJECTIVE

I am seeking an opportunity which will best utilize my knowledge of project management, material & spare part purchases, inventory management, procurement procedures and guidelines, gas plant processing equipment, maintenance planning / scheduling, technical report writing skills and/or functional operations manager experiences in a dynamic business environment.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Spare Parts Coordinator

Swift WW Resources – Angola LNG (Chevron)

June, 2011 November, 2015 (4 years 5 months)

Manages the Operational Spare Parts inventory in SAP for the RSPL provided by EPC / Vendors / Suppliers / Equipment Mfrs (Atlas Copco, Caterpillar, Cummins, GE Oil&Gas, Nuovo Pignone, Siemens Indust TurboMachinery)

Oversees the creation of material purchase requisitions while working a rotator schedule at the plant site in Soyo, Angola

Engages routinely with Procurement Contractor and Buyers Team to ensure acceptable materials are purchased and timely expedited freight & logistics services are provided (HTS Classification, Shipment Details, Customs Requirements)

Interfaces w/ SAP Specialists, Suppliers / Vendors, Reliability Engineers, Operations Specialists and Project Engineering team members to ensure operations assurance requirements are met and inventory standards & practices are implemented

Ensures spares data is presented in standardized format that supports decision making and a review process to maintain functionality and data integrity

Provides Manufacturer specified part numbers, material descriptions, cataloguing standards and load sheet templates for SAP implementation

Facilitates the linkage between inventory decisions and maintenance strategies to determine optimum stocking levels

Provides training, guidance and performance evaluation for National team members who are responsible for creating purchase requests in SAP, stock material quantity level evaluation, Vendor communications and SCM interface during the procurement process.

Technical Consultant

ODL, A Wood Group Company

April, 2010 June, 2011 (1 year 2 months)

Validated, standardized and developed RSPL/SPIR data for Operations Spare Parts database

Populated SAP load sheets according to equipment naming and tagging philosophy

Reviewed & enhanced the quality of spare part data prior to loading the SAP materials module database

Facilitated & supported the Two Year Spare Parts Procurement for Angola LNG Single Train plant construction projects. Technical Consultant

Baker Energy

January, 2007 March, 2010 (3 years 3 months)

Assists Project Managers with bid proposal preparation and contract / invoice follow-up on multiple CMMS service projects, as well as developing opportunities within new customer markets

Reviewed equipment drawings and verified P&IDs for equipment tags on Chevron's Agbami FPSO CMMS project

Developed training plans and guidance documents for BP's E&P site leadership competency assurance process

Specified level of competency assurance required for site leaders and identified the assessment methods to be utilized in this process

Developed equipment tags, spec templates, pm schedules and job plans for Petro Vietnam/Cuu Long Maximo CMMS Implementation at the Su Tu Vang CPP

Developed PMs, Job Plans, Failure Hierarchy and Equipment PM Frequency Cross-Reference for Maximo 7 Implementation for West African Gas Pipeline Company (WAPCo

Uploaded Location Data and Equipment #s into Maximo database for Eagle Rock Energy's Brookeland gas plant & pipeline compression station facilities

Developed Location Tag, Equipment Data, PM Records and Job Plans for ENI's Longhorn (GOM) platform Maximo CMMS project

Developed Equipment Spare recommendations and served as BP's spare parts facilitator on the Block 18, offshore Angola Greater Plutonio FPSO project.

General Superintendent

International Paper Company

June, 1998 December, 2006 (8 years 7 months)

Responsible for the leadership of three exempt, front level supervisors and a department of one hundred-ten team members at a wood products manufacturing facility

Directed ongoing safety, housekeeping and process improvement efforts

Coordinated operations, production and maintenance activities for assigned department

Researched, forecasted, justified, acquired and managed department's capital budget to exceed business objectives

Maintained compliance with weekly, monthly and annual operating budget

Effectively interfaced with all levels of operations, maintenance and engineering specialists to achieve & exceed Business Unit goals

Developed and incorporated preventive maintenance inspections and work order planning systems to maximize equipment efficiencies.

General Supervisor

Champion International Corporation

November, 1989 June, 1998 (8 years 7 months)

Directly responsible for the leadership of three exempt, front level supervisors and a department of ninety-five team members

Achieved zero OSHA case annual accident performance, was accepted into OSHA's Voluntary

Protection Program and certified as a STAR business unit

Utilized DuPont's behavior based safety observation program (STOP) at our business unit which reduced our accident rate by twenty-five percent.

Supervisor

Champion International Corporation

January, 1985 November, 1989 (4 years 10 months)

Directly responsible for the leadership of thirty team members

Conducted safety meetings, operator training, employee performance reviews, accident & near-miss investigations, equipment root-cause failure analysis, basic care equipment inspections and maintenance work request

Actively participated on facility Safety Improvement Team and New-Hire Selection Interview Committee

Facilitated successful startups on multiple equipment maintenance upgrade projects. EDUCATION

Sam Houston State University - Huntsville, Texas

Bachelors Science Degree

Major: Industrial Technology

Minor: Law Enforcement/Police Science

ACHIEVEMENTS

Outstanding presenter/communicator, skilled meeting facilitator and expert team builder LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS

Master's Certificate in Project Management - University of Houston Clear Lake

Change Management Certification Program - Prosci Learning Centers SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS

Experience with internal & external customers who require material purchases of critical operational spare parts for plant equipment, supplier interface and ERP system processes

Sound technical knowledge of materials and equipment associated with oil & gas operations

Twenty-two years of Functional Supervisory & Managerial expertise in a plant operations & equipment maintenance environment

Nine years of CMMS development, spare parts and materials database and maintenance technical procedure development for Energy E&P & LNG clients

Possess leadership skills and abilities which are well matched to project manager job requirements

Proficient in establishing priorities, meeting deadlines, mentoring safety improvement teams, product scheduling, training and empowering employees to achieve high levels of responsibility

Outstanding presenter/communicator, skilled meeting facilitator and expert team builder.

PC Skills: Microsoft Office Suite (Project, Excel, Word, Power Point, Access, Outlook), LOTUS 1-2-3, LMPLUS, IMPOWER, SAP 7.10, MAXIMO 5.2, 6 & 7.

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