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Mehdi Bazdar

Senior Planning Engineer, South Africa

Background

Mehdi is a self-starter with strong team working and interpersonal skills who is trustworthy and able to work without supervision. His key area of skill is the balance of technical and consulting expertise with a background in engineering, planning and scheduling and project management providing key advisory services to stakeholder

(private sector or governmental).

He has over 13 years of experience in project engineering, planning, scheduling, monitoring and control in engineering, procurement, construction and project management (EPCM) in middle east and worldwide. He has a pro-active approach to solving problems and getting the job done. Mehdi also has experience in interface management and systems engineering management, in addition to preparing and defending claims for additional work/reworks, extensions of time and scope by Primavera. He has extensive experience on the clients’ side as well as the contractors’ side. He can demonstrate commitment in pressure & demanding situations very well.

His blend of competencies, including a combination of practical, academic and professional skills of project planning and scheduling in Primavera, enables him to assess/analyse the system based on contractual requirement and current situation to planning and implementing or coordinating appropriate approach from accepted best practice particularly on projects with complex interfaces between stakeholders. His experience provides the ability to undertake detailed and thorough investigations of project delivery processes based on dealing/communicating with all tiers of management and with all parties within the contract chain (with all levels up to top management).

His role as a project planning consultant or planning engineer as a part of project team may include (but not be limited to):

Recommend and deliver standard planning/scheduling procedures. Ensure that these procedures fulfil client requirements.

Review and understand all relevant project documentation including scope of services, project execution plan, proposal/project schedule (including manpower projection plan), WBS, conditions of contract and implement them into the Primavera.

Prepare initial project plans to accomplish all work required by the procedures and to ensure that sufficient planning resources are provided.

Direct and control the work of any temporary or permanent staff assigned to work with you. Mentor and develop staff, where appropriate.

Develop and deliver progress reports including curves and etc.

Carry out schedule quality audits on an ad-hoc or routine basis as required.

Assist with Primavera (P6) administration, system development and maintenance.

Prepare Tender Schedule in Primavera as per Statement of Work (SOW). Professional and Industry Experience

Mehdi’s experience in planning, scheduling and monitoring by Primavera (P6) and project management office was gained while working for MAPNA Group is a group of Iranian companies involved in construction and installation of energy production machinery, including boilers, gas and steam turbines, electrical generators, as well as industrial scale petroleum processing installations and wind power before training to be a senior planning engineer. During this time (2004~2012), he was responsible for:

Leading and conducting working groups.

Planning and Project Control for engineering projects in Primavera (P6). 2 of 8

Planning and Project Control for project oriented companies with matrix organization.

Preparation of Project's Time Schedule by Primavera (P6)

Updates and reporting on plans & project progress in Primavera Project Management (P6).

Master Document Register, look ahead (action plan)

Cost Breakdown Structure, Work Breakdown Structure into Primavera (P6).

Preparation for Claim Documents for Claim Management and Invoices. He also prepared and negotiated contracts and other related documents for construction and engineering works. His career has given him exposure to major construction and engineering project from the perspective of contractor and consultant.

Assigned as a site planning supervisor of PACE Company (Petro Azarpad Consulting Engineers) for offshore project in South Pars phase 12C to finalize the project schedule in Primavera (P6) in corporation with client team IOEC and implement reporting method based on Primavera reports from sub-contractors to the client level and analyse the compact of the delays on project target dates in Primavera. Led the in-depth analysis of delay and disruption to the procurement process and the effect of disrupted procurement on construction phases by Primavera and holding daily meeting with construction team and weekly meeting with client represented at site and monthly progress review meeting with whole project’s stakeholders.

Assigned as part of OPWP (Oman Power & Water Procurement Co.) management team on the Turnkey CCPP projects Sohar II and Barka III in the Sultanate of Oman to review the project deliverables and schedules in Primavera from main contractors (Siemens, GS E&C) and issue high level reports and exception report to management and update client schedule in Primavera (Al Batinah Power Company is the owner of Sohar 2 Power Station, while Al Suwadi Power Company owns Barka 3. The two plants will be operated by Suez- Tractebel Operation and Maintenance Oman LLC (STOMO)).Led the in-depth analysis of delay and disruption to the design process and the effect of disrupted design on procurement and construction phases.

Assigned as senior planning engineer as part of a management team on the $24b Medupi power station (dry- cooled coal-fired power station) to review the project deliverables and corporate on preparing a high level Integrated Master Schedule (IMS) in Primavera to facilitate the communication of project control elements among all project participants.

The Principle duties as Senior Planning Engineer are as below:

Providing Complex Advisory Services on Project Planning Network and Primavera implementation.

Supervising Training

Managing Master Schedule and Database in Primavera Project Management (P6)

Performing Project Execution and Progress

Co-ordinating the updating of reporting and progress thereof

Providing a planning & scheduling function to project managers (even during early stages in the project life cycle)

Updates and reporting on plans & project progress in Primavera Project Management (P6). In particular responsible for monitoring the performance of the main contractors in Primavera, capturing the progress and comparing with actual progress at site in Primavera, issuing exceptional report on contractor’s update, updating the IMS in P6, issuing look ahead schedule by Primavera, issuing management dashboard and progress curves by Primavera, Cooperation/interaction with FIDIC team on time/cost claims (Led the in-depth analysis of delay and disruption to the design process and the effect of disrupted design on procurement and construction phases.)

Contact Information

Email Address: acyzx6@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile Phone: +27-797-**-****

Address: 198, Shingara Sands, Fourways, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa P. O. Box: 2191

Zip/Postal Code 2191

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Personal Information

Birth Date: 10 February 1982 (Age: 34)

Gender: Male

Residence Country: South Africa

State: Gauteng, City: Johannesburg

Visa Status: Critical Skilled Worker, Industrial Engineering (Transferable) Marital Status: Married

Education

Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering

at Islamic Azad University

Location: Arak, Iran

September 2004

Grade: 16.25 out of 20

Diploma, Mathematic & Physics

at Mofid High School

Location: Tehran, Iran

1996 - September 2000

Grade: 18.74 out of 20

Experience (13 Years, 2 Month)

Senior Planning Engineer (Shutdown {Pre-Outage and Outage}) at ABB

Jan.2017 – Present

Location: Matla Power Station, South Africa

Job Role: Supervision, Coordination, High level management report, Claims, Advisory services on Project Control

& Scheduling.

Act as the Lead Planner for Team Matla report to Eskom planning team.

Responsible for development and update Tracking sheet per KKS/AKZ number in excel and access.

Responsible for development and update C&I Schedule (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning) in P6.

Update tracking sheet and schedule daily, weekly and monthly and producing dashboard and management reports for different systems/areas & Units.

Run daily and weekly progress and deviation reports from schedules.

Continuous reviews / optimization of schedule and tracking sheet based on cable schedule and latest engineering changes.

Lead a team of site planners responsible for each section of the project.

Assist the contracts department with claims and extension of time as per NEC. Senior Planning Engineer (Commissioning and Construction) at ABB

Jan.2016 – Jan.2017

Location: Kusile Power Station, South Africa

Job Role: Supervision, Coordination, High level management report, Claims, Advisory services on Project Control

& Scheduling.

Act as the Lead Planner for Team Kusile report to Eskom planning team.

Responsible for development and update Tracking sheet per KKS/AKZ number in excel and access.

Responsible for development and update C&I Schedule (Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning) in P6.

Update tracking sheet and schedule daily, weekly and monthly and producing dashboard and management reports for different systems/areas & Units.

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Run daily and weekly progress and deviation reports from schedules.

Continuous reviews / optimization of schedule and tracking sheet based on cable schedule and latest engineering changes.

Lead a team of site planners responsible for each section of the project.

Assist the contracts department with claims and extension of time as per FIDIC. Senior Planning Engineer (Construction)

at Parsons Brinckerhoff

November 2013 – Jan.2016

Location: Medupi Power Station, South Africa

Job Role: Supervision, Coordination, High level management report, Claims, Advisory services on Project Control

& Scheduling

Act as the Lead Planner for Team Medupi report to Eskom planning manager.

Responsible for development of Integrated Master Schedule (IMS).

Develop project WBS and schedule baselines which can be monitored and tracked.

Update the IMS monthly and producing the dashboard reports for different systems / areas & Units.

Run weekly progress and deviation reports from IMS and contractors’ schedules.

Continuous reviews / optimization of the IMS and contractors’ schedules based on engineering and construction’s feedbacks.

Lead a team of site planners responsible for each unit of the project.

Manage the interfaces between the contractors by capturing the logical relationships within the IMS.

Assist the contracts dept. with claims and extension of time as per FIDIC. Project Controller - OPWP Co., Oman – Masqat

at OPWP Co

November 2012 - March 2013

Location: Barka & Sohar Power Plant, Oman

Job Role: Supervision, Coordination, High level management report, Claims, Scheduling and project control

Develop project WBS and schedule baselines which can be monitored and tracked.

Prepare master framework plans and schedules.

Monitor and control project progress; Report deviations from baselines and recommend appropriate mitigating actions; produce monthly reports of project status, deviations and forecasts.

Identify risks through proactive information gathering; Conduct quantitative risk analysis to indicate predictability of project finish date.

Participate in contractor bid clarifications, project progress, risk/cost review and assessment meetings.

Prepare shutdown schedules for main shutdown and update the progress daily.

Monitor the deviations against contractually agreed baseline dates and propose early warnings, assess compensation events and standing time in accordance with FIDIC. Head Section of Gas & Utilities Control & Planning at Mapna Group

January 2010 - October 2013

Location: Iran

Job Role: Supervision, Coordination, High level management report, Claims, Scheduling and project control

Act as the Lead Planner report to Clients planning manager.

Responsible for development of Integrated Master Schedule.

Update schedule weekly and monthly and producing the dashboard reports for different systems / areas & Units.

Run weekly progress and deviation reports from schedule.

Continuous reviews / optimization of the schedule based on engineering and construction’s feedbacks.

Lead a team of planners responsible for each unit of the project.

Assist the contracts dept. with claims and extension of time as per FIDIC. 5 of 8

Project Planning Engineer

at Mapna Group and Monenco Iran

January 2004 - January 2013

Location: Iran, different power stations

- GENAVEH COMBINED CYCLE POWER

- ISLAMABAD COMBINED CYCLE POWER

- ALIABAD GAS POWER PLANT

- PARS AZARAKHSH POWER

- KHORAMSHAHR GAS POWER PLANT

- FAJR / MAHSHAHR PETROCHEMICAL

Job Role: Supervision, Coordination, High level management report, Claims, Scheduling, Monitoring, Invoicing

Estimate the contracts price based on project scope of work and prepare contractual schedule.

Prepare master WBS in accordance with project scope of work.

Prepared Cost Breakdown Structure (CBS) / Cash flow based on contract and payment milestones.

Developed project schedule based on logical sequence of engineering documents.

Issued weekly action plans for engineering disciplines.

Measured the project progress based on deliverables steps (IFR, IFA, IFC and As-Built).

Prepared monthly progress reports and project measurement outputs and address delays and concerns.

Submitted invoices to the client as well as verified subcontractors’ invoices.

Performed claim management and detecting reworks / extra works based on contract scope of work. Project Contract/Bid Assistant

Company Industry: Oil/Gas (Mapna Group)

Job Role: Project Manager Assistant on bid evaluation, contract January 2000 - Dec 2003

References

Richard Robson

Job Title: Owner Director

Company Name: Project Pilots Ltd

Phone Number: +44.7811261070

Email Address: acyzx6@r.postjobfree.com

Tim Oseman

Job Title: Construction Manager

Company Name: Parson

Phone Number: +44-788*-******

Email Address: acyzx6@r.postjobfree.com

James McCarthy

Job Title: Construction Consultant

Company Name: Parsons Brinckerhoff

Phone Number: +44-791*******

Email Address: acyzx6@r.postjobfree.com

Paul Staines

Job Title: PMO Leader

Company Name: Caterpillar Global Product

Phone Number: +353-**-***-****, +49-15-770*-*****

Email Address: acyzx6@r.postjobfree.com

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AmirAli Bankian

Job Title: Planning Deputy

Company Name: Monenco Iran Consulting Engineers

Phone Number: +98.912-***-****

Email Address: acyzx6@r.postjobfree.com

Alireza Shirani

Job Title: Managing Director

Company Name: Monenco Iran Consulting Engineers

Phone Number: +98 21 8196 (Ext. 1007)

Email Address: acyzx6@r.postjobfree.com

Parham Azadpeyma

Job Title: Senior SharePoint Consultant

Company Name: nSynergy

Phone Number: +61-424-***-***

Email Address: acyzx6@r.postjobfree.com

Rouzbeh Mehrazma

Job Title: Senior Regulatory Analyst

Company Name: FortisBCPhone Number: +1-587-***-****

Email Address: acyzx6@r.postjobfree.com

Navnith Pillai

Job Title: Senior Planner

Company Name: Impulse International (Pty) Ltd

Phone Number: +27-73-730****, +91-916*******

Email Address: acyzx6@r.postjobfree.com

Arash Eftekhari

Job Title: Windows Server Specialist

Company Name: IBM Canada Ltd

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Memberships

The Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)

Membership/Role: Industrial Engineer/Senior Planner (Reg. number:201580293) Member since: June 2015

SCRUMstudy

Membership/Role: Primary Member

Member since: August 2013

Samran Sombatpanit

Membership/Role: Primary Member

Member since: September 2010

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Training and Certifications

Time Management (Training)

Training Institute: Dr.Torabi at Monenco Iran Date Attended: February 2013 (16 hours) Value Engineering (Training)

Training Institute: Dr.Vahedi at Monenco Iran Date Attended: February 2009 (16 hours) Professional P3e (Training)

Training Institute: Dr.Ahadi at Tehran Tadbir Tarh Date Attended: June 2008 (36 hours) PMBOK (Certificate)

Issued in: February 2011 Valid Until: February 2013 Skills

Engineering

Planning & Monitoring (Scope, Time, Cost)

Project Control

Project Schedule

Schedule Impact Analysis

Invoicing

Claim

PMBOK

Power Plant

Primavera 6 (MEP)

MSP (Microsoft Project)

Microsoft Office (Excel, Access, Word, Outlook & etc.) Action Plan (Look Ahead Plan)

Site based experience

Management High Level Report

Leading & Training

Offshore project

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Coordination

Bid & Tendering

PMO

Languages

Arabic, Level: Beginner

English, Level: Intermediate

Turkish, Level: Intermediate

Persian, Level: Fluent

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