Mechanical Engineer with extensive experience in scheduling, cost engineering, contract management/administration & change management along with proven expertise in integrating Primavera P-3.1, P-5.0, P-6.0, Suretrak, PRISM G2 and MS Office based applications with SAP. Demonstrated competence in project delivery for complex refurbished, turnaround and new build projects, project development, front end planning and business case development.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

PROFICIENT IN PRIMAVERA (P3, P6, RISK ANALYSIS & EXPEDITION), PRISM G2 (COSTING), MICROSOFT-PROJECT, ACCESS, EXCEL AND OTHER SOFTWARE.

PROJECT PLANNING ENVISAGING ALL ASPECTS OF ENGINEERING, PROCUREMENT, MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION & COMMISSIONING ACTIVITIES. (TIME COST & RESOURCE)

ESTABLISHING PLANNING TOOLS FOR MONITORING FUNDS FLOW, CASH FLOW, MANPOWER, PHYSICAL/INVOICE PROGRESS & STATUS REPORTS INCLUDING EARNED VALUE/PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT.

COST ENGINEERING, COST ESTIMATING/ANALYSIS/CONTROL

CONSTRUCTABILITY RISK ANALYSIS/CONTINGENCY EVALUATION.

PROFICIENT WITH CONTRACT MANAGEMENT & ADMINISTRATION INCLUDING:

CONTRACTS/SUBCONTRACTS (FORMATION ~ ADMINISTRATION).

CHANGE MANAGEMENT

PROJECT EXECUTION PLAN.

ESTABLISHING WORKING ARRANGEMENTS WITH JOINT VENTURES, ALLIANCES AND CONSORTIUMS

PROFICIENT IN SAP-PS

DESIGN, DEVELOP, PROTOTYPE TESTING, DATA MIGRATION, & TRAINING.

ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE MANAGEMENT.

BUSINESS PROCESS REENGINEERING.

EXPERIENCE DEVELOPING SOFTWARE TOOLS TO DEFINE & CONTROL INFORMATION GOVERNANCE WITHIN PROJECTS.

EXPERIENCE WITH PREPARATION OF PROJECT FEASIBILITY REPORTS (TECHNO-COMMERCIAL REPORTS) TO AID INVESTMENT ANALYSIS.

EXPERIENCED IN ENGINEERING BUSINESS OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT WITH COMPLETE RESPONSIBILITY OF P & L ACCOUNT.

WORK EXPERIENCE

IHI E & C, HOUSTON, TX, USA. Mar 2013~ Oct 2016

Technical Manager

Specific responsibilities were to

Configure and manage project controls function within assigned projects utilizing organizational standards and software for scheduling (Primavera P6) & Cost (PRISM G2).

Proposal support to define master project plan, control procedures, cash/funds flow statements, earned value & productivity measurement.

Establish master project plan, control procedures, cash/funds flow statements, earned value & productivity measurement

Projects Worked:

oSDF’s Bio Mass to Gasoline Project (>US$ 1.6 BN): Pre FEED, engineering, procurement and construction.

oSDF’s Gas to Gasoline Project (>US$ 500M) & DGC’s Urea Plant (>US$ 420M): FEED, detailed engineering, procurement and construction supervision services.

oOCI Beaumont (>US$20M) & Enterprise (US$ 30M): Debottlenecking/capacity expansion projects; scope restricted to providing engineering/procurement and construction supervision.

oKitimat/PNW/SK Magnolia LNG Proposals (> US$800M): Responsible to establish the project schedule, cash flow, risk analysis, project control deliverables, manpower planning & forecasting.

oSK Magnolia LNG Tank Project Proposal (>300M): Responsible to establish the project schedule, cash flow, risk analysis, project control deliverables, manpower planning & forecasting.

EXTERRAN, HOUSTON, TX. Aug 2012 – Mar 2013

Project Controls Manager

Specific responsibilities were to lead a team of project controllers, cost controllers and document controllers to support various ‘Gas Gathering & Gas Gathering Station’ projects.

Established processes/procedures, roles/responsibility matrix to manage project targets of cost, gross margin, productivity and resource utilization, etc.

Projects Worked:

oEPC project to integrate existing Fractionation plant @ Moundsville (>US$ 100M).

oEPC project for setting up a Gas Processing Plant (>US$ 550M) @ Moundsville.

oEPC project to integrate existing Gas Processing Plant (>US$ 50M) @ Fort Beeler.

oEPC services for (40+) Gas Gathering Stations (>US$ 800M) around West Virginia.

YOKOGAWA CORPORATION OF AMERICA., USA. Dec 2002 – Aug 2012

General Manager Business Operations

Laterally transitioned to several related positions ranging from project controls manager, head of project controls and finally as general manager business operations and SAP rollout. My specific responsibilities pertaining to deployment of SAP based ‘One Global Yokogawa – Business Solution’ by study, design, prototyping, reengineering business processes and roll out of the new organizational revenue model centered on SAP platform.

Key accomplishments included:

As GM Business Operations;

Established organization, processes & procedures, roles/responsibility matrix for ‘Regional Operations Leadership & Delivery Team’ to manage annual targets of Revenue, Gross Margin, Operating Profit, Utilization and Resource Management.

Reduced project procurement costs (> 15 %) by developing an ‘Online Project Procurement System’.

Managed the ‘Business Process Reengineering’ effort to transition from legacy business platform to SAP.

As GM SAP Roll Out;

Successfully managed the roll-out by completing gap identification, prototyping, UAT, data conversion tool development, data migration, training and roll out of the SAP-PS module on target.

Successfully stabilized business operations post roll out by Business Process Studies, Development, Prototyping, development and testing of the ‘Global Business Template’.

As Head Project Controls; As Head Project Controls;

Successfully delivered a US$ 66M project, within time, under budget by reducing project delivery costs (>30%), increasing project revenues (>30%) & profit margins (25%). All this was achieved by developing and implementing processes/procedures, document control tools, etc. whilst maintaining project priorities of Schedule, Cost, Customer Satisfaction, HSE, and Quality.

Established a 20 member multi-discipline/multinational team of project control managers, contract administrators, project controllers, estimators, procurement coordinators & document controllers to support various automation projects in the oil & gas industry (About 30~35 projects totaling around US$ 350 M).

KVAERNER E & C SINGAPORE PTE LTD., Singapore. Sep 2001 – Dec 2002

Senior Planning Engineer

As Senior Engineer (Project Controls) my core responsibilities included project planning, contract administration, estimate, project budgeting, monitoring capital spending, manage accruals & budget variances, monitor engineering and procurement progress. Projects ranged from $50 - $475 million and included production platforms, under sea and below ground pipelines, and an FPSO project.

Key accomplishments included:

As Project Controller, achieved two (2) project turnarounds by improving profit margin by over 10 % (from breakeven level).

Championed an integrated ‘Project Management Information System (PIMS)’ by specifying & designing ‘application interfaces’ between various software applications such as Primavera (P3 & P3e), MS Project, Projectnet, Documentum, Access & Excel .

Led a core team of HR, project controls and engineering employees to establish a Manpower Loading & Forecasting Tool’ to support Engineering Operations and HR.

IDC ASIA PTE LTD (Division of CH2M Hill), Singapore. Dec 1999 – Sep 2001

Project Controls Manager

As Project Controls Manager my core responsibilities included estimate, analyze & forecast - project budgets, manage accruals, budget variances, monitor engineering and procurement progress.

Key accomplishments included:

Successfully delivered two (2) projects as Project Controls Manager by increasing the project revenues, whilst maintaining the project priorities of budgetary control, contract management, schedule, customer satisfaction, HSE, quality & service.

Establish, Update & Manage Projects using PRIMAVERA (P3) & ‘PRIMAVERA(P6),EXPEDITION’ Project Management software for;

oSchedule Management/Document Management

oCost Management & Reporting

oContract Management/Change Management

oSite Management/Resource Management

JACOBS LEND LEASE, Singapore Jun 1999 – Nov 1999

Scheduler

As a Scheduler my core responsibilities included establishing Primavera (P3) based Program Management System for a Pharmaceutical project with multiple stakeholders, time zones & varying work cultures.

Key accomplishments included:

Successfully delivered a ‘Primavera (P3) Program Schedule’ to meet the objective of ‘Flawless Start Up’.

Successfully delivered a ‘List of Permits & Regulatory Approvals’ along with a detailed submission/ inspection schedule in line with the ‘Program Management Schedule’.

PT SEMPEC INDONESIA, Indonesia. Nov 1997– Jun 1999

Planning Engineer

As Planning Engineer my core responsibilities included Project Planning, Monitoring, Control, Procurement Coordination and Site Supervision for the 100 MMSCFD Onshore Gas Processing Plant (TOTAL) in Indonesia..

Key accomplishments included:

Establish, Update & Maintain Primavera (P3) to manage Engineering, Procurement, Manufacturing, Construction & Commissioning activities of the 100 MMSCFD Onshore Gas Processing Plant to monitor & control the targeted milestones of time, within cost and resource.

Establish, Update & Maintain Earned Value System to ;

oMonitor progress & generate management reports as required.

oPrepare TIA's (Time Impact Analysis), mitigation schedules, and create 'what if scenarios'.

TATA CONSULTING ENGINEERS, India. Jan 1992 – Nov 1997

Senior Project Engineer

Laterally transitioned to several related positions ranging from Senior Project Engineer, Resident Engineer, Planning Engineer, Procurement Engineer, Commissioning Engineer and Mechanical Engineer.

Key accomplishments included:

As ‘Owner’s Project Engineer’, was responsible for all aspects of project management throughout its entire life cycle of – starting with Bid Preparation, Contract formation, Contract Administration, Project Planning, Budget Management / Control, Document Control, Management Reporting & Project Close Out.

As ‘Resident Engineer’ for a Thermal Power Plant, was responsible for installation, commissioning & performance testing of Utility Equipment (Static & Rotary) whilst maintaining the overall project objectives of HSE, Quality, Time and Cost efficiencies.

Responsible for Techno Commercial Analysis of projects by preparing Pre-Feasibility/Feasibility Analysis Reports, Technical Reports, Schematic Drawings, Estimates, Budgetary Quotations, Financial Analysis, Resource Loading, etc.

Built a ‘Financial Analysis Tool’, with ‘User Guide’, to automate the process of ‘Financial Analysis and generation of Financial Analysis Statements for feasibility reports. This resulted in

oFaster turnaround of evaluating "what-if" scenarios as required by the promoter

oReduction in Financial Analysis & Report Generation time by ~ 80%.

oImproved Financial Analysis accuracy

oEstablish, Update & Maintain Primavera (P3) to manage projects.

RAJASTHAN PETROSYNTHETICS LTD., India Mar 1990 – Jan 1992

Position: Dy. Manager

As Deputy Manager was responsible for the $15M ‘Capital Expansion Project’. Specific responsibilities included Project Management, Site Management, Project Co-ordination, ‘Hot & Cold Cutover’, interface activities, installation, commissioning & performance testing of the entire plant / utilities and maintenance management.

Key accomplishments included:

Delivered the $15M capacity expansion project under budget by $630K, and 33% faster than projected without any disruption to ongoing plant operations and LTA (lost time due to accident).

Designed & built a ‘Pilot Plant - Filament Batch Testing’, reducing plant downtime by ~15 % with an annual savings of $2M.

Led the ‘Import Indigenization Program’ by developing design, testing, fabrication, trial run, manufacture, quality inspection, acceptance testing, vendor development & inventory management to help reduce the ‘Annual Import Budget’ by ~30 %, resulting in annual savings of over $3M.

VENLON POYESTER FILM LTD., India Jul 1986 – Feb 1990

Position: Project Engineer

Laterally transitioned to several positions ranging from project engineer, planning engineer, commissioning engineer, maintenance engineer,procurement engineer and import indigenization specialist..

Key accomplishments included:

Managed all the Local Regulatory Permits & Approval Requirements for the project by ensuring appropriate & timely submissions, arranging inspections, clarification meetings/submissions and testing.

Built critical processes for procurement, warehouse management to support (JIT) schedule that met production scheduling. Revamped ordering system to minimize errors reducing procurement costs by 8%, or $1.6M.

Championed the ‘Import Indigenization Program’ by developing design, testing, fabrication, trial run, manufacture, quality inspection, acceptance testing, vendor development & inventory management to help reduce the ‘Annual Import Budget’ by >20%, resulting in annual savings of over $1.5M.

KUMAR ENGINEERING WORKS Nov 1985 – Apr 1986

Position: Mechanical Engineer

Temporary appointee as ‘Shop Engineer’ to assist the Senior Manager - Machine Tool Shop Operation.

Primary duties involved:

Supervision of production & manufacturing activities of the machine shop,.

Material management/Machine loading/shift/roster Management.

EDUCATION

M.S IN ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT (MS)

POST GRADUATION - INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

B.S IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (BS)

CERTIFICATIONS

CERTIFICATION COURSE IN SOLAR ELECTRIC

@ ONTILITY HOUSTON,TEXAS,USA

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Project Management Institute (PMI@), USA

Member since 2005.

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIARB), London

Fellow (FCIArb), since 2007 and a member of the Hong Kong chapter.\

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