RAFAT A. GHANIM

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Profile:

Senior Project Manager offering over 32 years’ experience in engineering and construction management including EPC lump sum & PMC reimbursable projects in Infrastructure (Roads, Buildings, Residential, and Utilities), Power generation, Overhead transmission lines, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Offshore facilities and Marine terminals. Loading and transportation logistics operation. Solid knowledge in the project program management handling strategic planning, sourcing, financial oversight, execution and the leadership of craft directs hires, subcontractors, and third-party contractors Responsible for the overall management of all business units strategic operational sales, marketing and customer relationship including proposal, contract development, and negotiation efforts for multi - faceted projects including the operating budgets and technical success of various phases in accordance with the established company policies, procedures, guidelines. Directed project personnel through subordinate leaders and is the liaison with the owner on entirely project matters. Demonstrates strong leadership, development of personnel skills, team building, coaching and guidance, promoting the team to achieve established goals commercially and contractually with excellent pragmatic approach to HSSE in both design and construction

Employment Summary

2013 – Present KBR, Houston - USA

Senior Project Manager

2012 – 2013 Fluor Corp, Houston - USA

Project Manager IV-Construction

2008 – 2012 Worleyparsons, California - USA

Senior Construction Manager

2005– 2008 Santa Fe International, Halliburton Co, Kuwait Project Manager

1997 – 2005 Worleyparsons, California - USA

Construction Manager

1995– 1997 Kharafi National Co, Kuwait

Project Manager

1991 – 1995 Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., KBR, California - USA Lead Cost Engineer

1984 – 1990 Braun Transworld Corporation, KBR, California - USA Construction Superintendent

ACHIEVEMENTS:

Accomplished over $1billion projects in Senior Project Management with various design and construction corporations in several industries including infrastructure, commercial & residential, power generation, petrochemical, refinery, oil and gas, marine terminal, loading and transportation logistics, offshore, upstream pipelines, for domestic and global clients (Chevron, Exxon-Mobil, BP, Texaco, KOC, KNPC, Aramco, Ma’aden, Sabic, Sadaf, Kuast, and Saudi Kayan)

Career History:

From : March 2013 to Present

Position : Senior Project Manager

Company : Kellogg, Brown & Root Ltd.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Management of all strategic and business units marketing and operational for infrastructure, power generation, upstream and downstream divisions. Supervise 250+ personnel including project engineering managers, discipline engineers, and designers for GES+/ LSTK contracts. Direct the proposal negotiation and contract development effort for multi- faceted projects. Manage the various design, engineering (FEED and DETAILED) phases including scope of work (SOW) definition, execution plan (PEP), BOD, engineering packages, schedules, design reviews, TQ’s, RFI’s and ER estimates. Lead projects change orders and claims process. Monitor profitability, revenue, margins, bill rates and utilization across projects. Spearhead team communication and interaction among functional department. Participate and assist in training programs for functional teams with strong emphasis on nationals. Oversee development of company quality procedures and standards. Maintain a strategic focus on client and business interaction. Projects - $200MM assignments include:

• Infrastructure (roads, buildings, residential, utilities, cross over bridges)

• Kaust university multi complex and residential expansion

• Substations & HV Overhead transmission line

• Cross country pipeline

• Warehouse shelters

• Bulk plant

• Upgrade RTR HVAC facilities

• Upgrade GOSPS capacity

• Close drain system

• LPG plant expansion

• Offshore platform

• Marine terminal & trestle

• Loading and transportation logistics operation

• Steam turbine generation

From : 2012 - 2013

Position : Project Manager IV-Construction

Company : FLUOR Ltd.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage project execution providing ideas, concepts, know-how, techniques and methodologies for the facilities timely execution, including the leadership of multiple subcontractors, and third-party contractors. Oversee onsite and offsite constructions and assurance the compliance with building and safety regulation. Monitor schedule and progress. Evaluate contractor’s deviations and RFI’s. Review (TA) packages and facilitate the turnaround execution. Participate in developing pre-commissioning, test packages and commissioning strategies. Projects

- $700MM assignments include SAMAPCO Project - New Plant CA/EDC (chlorine alkaline-250K ton / ethylene oxide chloride-300K ton):

• Conveyor loading facilities, filtration, reactors, cell, stripper, storage vessels

• Transport pipelines underground & above ground

• Loading and transportation logistic

• Port infrastructure facilities

• Marine storage tanks & facilities interconnect piping

• Warehouses shelters

• New substations

• Loading station and trucking facilities

• Operation and security buildings

From : 2008 - 2012

Position : Senior Construction Manager

Company : WorleyParsons, California

Duties and Responsibilities:

Oversee and directing projects from concept to completion. Develop project execution plan. Define project tasks and resources requirements. Maintain the projects schedule and budgets. Contract administration. Monitor projects changes and progress. Maintain project budgets and schedules. Participate in design, model, HAZOP/ HAZIDS and constructability reviews, develop projects schedules, execution strategies, staffing plans and contracting philosophies. Coordinate project risk assessments and safety critical assessment. Develop contracting strategies. Review overall project HSSE and QA/QC, per-commissioning and handover plans. Manage subcontractors and third-party contractors. Projects - $1.5 Billion assignments include Alaska North Slope Projects – (EPC) & Chevron Refinery El Segundo:

• BP-North Star Operation Center Offshore Modular Facilities

• STV-IP Sea Water Injection Compressors

• GC-2 Solids handling facilities

• Exxon Mobil-Point Thomson new Gas Processing Facilities

• Modules fabrications, sea lifts, transportation including shipping and land logistic

• Marine structure construction, dredging, sub-sea-pipeline, pilling, loading dock & quay-wall

• Chevron Sulfur Recovery plant expansion

• ISOMX Hydrogen Booster Compressor replacement

• New substation & 230kv switch yard connections

• CARB3 tank installation

From : 2005 - 2008

Position : Project Manager

Company : Santa Fe International, Kuwait

Duties and Responsibilities:

Manage projects overall strategic planning including conduct visibility studies of the master plan for development of the existing and new oil production facilities, gas and oil separation units and water/steam injection capital projects. Conduct risk assessments and budget analysis, decision framework, implementation of CPDEP

(Chevron Project Develop and Execute Process). Initiate AFE’S. Develop work breakdown structure dictionary. Overlook design and procurement process including technical evaluation and engineering contracts awards. Direct project team for implementation of project administration & coordination strategies. Oversee development of projects technical procedures and standards. Develop contract bid packages. Conduct technical evaluation prior to contracts awards. Drive the project execution through mechanical completion and commissioning. Facilitate interfaces and interaction project milestone achievement, and capital expenditure with asset owners and stakeholders. Projects -$250MM assignments include Chevron, Inc. & KOGC – Joint Operations–South Division:

• Oil & Water processing Facilities

• Services utilities

• Oil pits remediation environment waste

From : 1997 - 2005

Position : Construction Manager

Company : WorleyParsons, California

Duties and Responsibilities:

Oversee onsite and offsite constructions and assurance the compliance with building and safety regulation for the projects. Conduct onsite design coordination and issue of drawings and clarifications. Organize. Organize approval to contractor’s shop drawings, product data sheets. Monitoring the progress of work with the Master construction schedule. Monitor change order management for design changes and deviations. Perform quality assurance to ensure conformance to drawings and specifications. Establish HSSE and quality plans. Organize Progress review meetings and develop project status reports, communicate with asset owners and operation for projects per-commission and start up strategies. Projects -$500MM assignments include Project Management Contractor (PMC) – Kuwait Oil Company:

• Gravity lines installation & tunneling

• Cross country (TL3) - 200 KM- 48” crude oil export pipeline

• Gathering center-15 upgrade

• Multiple story hospital buildings-500B

• Booster gas station-131(II)

• Sea water injection plants

• Metering skid facilities

From : 1995 - 1997

Position : Project Manager

Company : Kharafi National, Kuwait

Duties and Responsibilities:

Managed projects communication, operations, and strategic execution including leadership of craft direct hires, subcontractors, and third-party contractors. Coordinate all projects actions including detail engineering and procurement for major equipment and construction works. Conduct the resource planning and utilization. Establish, monitor, and evaluate project team performance criteria and standards. Ensure implementation of project quality assurance, HSE and control procedures. Evaluate project’s budgets and schedule. Prepare subcontract bid packages. Conduct subcontractor’s technical evaluation and contracts negotiation. Develop Project Execution, staffing plans and contracting philosophy. Track project costs and schedules milestones. Develop turnaround packages. Managed project handover and commissioning activities. Projects (EPC) -

$100MM assignments include:

• SAT Redeployment facilities IV-gathering centers & Tanks

• Gas utilization shipping pumps

• Steam injection facility

• Power generation plant modification & Transmission lines

• Waste water treatment plant upgrade

• Fire water station facilities

From : 1991 - 1995

Position : Lead Cost Engineer

Company : Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., KBR- Alhambra, California Duties and Responsibilities:

Monitoring and evaluating all project deviation notices. Develop, forecast, and prepare project cost reports. Analyze man-hour expenditures. Scope changes and controlled budgets. Maintained control over financial commitments and expenditures. Developed and maintained cash flowcharts and funding increments. Monitor engineering and construction progress. Prepare progress reports and manpower planning charts. Conducted post project analysis, including lessons learned for future references and improvements. Projects -$80MM assignments include ARCO Alaska & ARCO Product Carson Refinery (EPC) :

• Alaska-GHX-2 cross country pipelines project

• Carson Refinery - Clean Fuels upgrades Projects

From : 1984 - 1990

Position : Construction Superintendent

Company : Braun Transworld Corporation, KBR- Kuwait Duties and Responsibilities:

Site supervision, maintaining and updating work breakdown structure. Establish funding estimates. Monitor cash flows and budgets. Maintain schedules and forecasts. Conduct progress and productivity measurements. Develop project codes and progress tracking systems. Develop Project Execution Plan. Generate monthly progress and cost reports. Evaluating and initiating project changes. Monitor and implement project quality assurance, HSSE and control procedures. Maintain subcontractor’s administration and coordination of bid packages. Directed communication, operations, and strategic execution include leadership over 8000 craft directs hires, over 10000 personnel for various subcontractors and third-party contractors. Initiate management and client reports. Prepare cut-over plans and per-commissioning and turnover packages. Project - $1.4Billion assignments include Kuwait New Mina Abdulla Refinery (EPC):

• Land development

• Mega civil foundations

• Multiple Administration buildings

• Control rooms & power distribution & substations

• Mega storage tank farm

• Major above & underground utilities

• Various process equipment units

• Major pipe rack structure

• Transport cooker conveyor belt

• Cooling towers

Education:

1984 Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering - University of Alabama

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