Mahadevan Venkitachalam

ad0x30@r.postjobfree.com 1-437-***-**** Toronto, ON, Canada

Objective

Seeking positions emphasizing acquired skills, education, and experience in the field of project management/project engineering/project controls to contribute to significant growth plans of the company. Summary

Over 20 years of professional project management, project engineering, project controls, construction management, and quality and safety management experience in natural gas (transmission & distribution) projects, electrical projects (transmission & distribution), and petroleum refining and marketing projects. Excellent track record in managing projects, with a high success rate in completing projects within the approved schedule and cost. The capital cost of projects successfully handled personally or has been a major contributor so far is over $16.2 Billion USD.

PROJECT MANAGEMENT & ENGINEERING EXPERIENCE

BC Hydro

Jan 2003 onwards

Project Management Consultants

Vancouver BC

● Responsible for handling Engineering and Constructiin/Commissioning support for Site C project,a hydroelectric project located in Fort St.Johns,BC

● Ensured that the project spend are within 90% of the forecast by the Consultants SNC Lavlin and KCB

● Coordinated with companies like WSP,eNGLOBE in providing QA and resident engineering support in n line with the site requirements.

● Involved in initiating board papers for annual spend and following up on the approval by Upper management.

RI Energy

May 2022 to Dec 2022

Project Manager

Providence, RI,USA

● Providing complete project management of electrical and gas portfolios and simultaneous management of multiple projects in Rhode Island region.

● Currently progressing 1 LNG Hi Ex Foam system project in construction, 2 projects, one involving providing a new AESD system and the other adding two new boil off compressors, associated piping, electrical,control systems at the Exeter LNG plant. National Grid USA April 201, 8 – May 2022

Lead Project Manager

Waltham, MA

Providing complete project management of natural gas portfolios and simultaneous management of multiple projects in the New England region.

Progressed construction of 3 transmission projects involving the installation of pig launcher/associated facilities, and the replacement of existing gas pipelines to be capable of carrying out inline pigging inspection.

Progressed 1 fire water project and 1 hi ex foam system project associated with LNG plant located at Haverhill, MA from conceptualization to commissioning and start up.

Currently involved in progressing 3 boil off compressor and 2 vaporizer replacement projects at the existing LNG plants in the New England region.

National Grid USA January 2017 – March 2018

Lead Project Manager

Melville, NY

Provided complete project management of the natural gas portfolios and simultaneous management of multiple projects in New York City and Long Island.

Handled 12 LNG projects: 3 closed out, 4 completed, 3 from detailed engineering to construction phase (2 regulator stations and 1 heater replacement), and 2 progressed from feasibility to engineering and procurement phase.

MLRK Project Management Solutions Inc. April 2014 – December 2016

CEO Calgary, AB

Self-owned consulting firm specializing in providing project management and project controls support to oil and gas companies.

Tetra Tech November 2012 – March 2014

Senior Project Manager Vancouver, BC,Canada

Responsible for progressing projects from conceptualization to detailed engineering, and providing construction and commissioning support to clients such as Shell, Suncor, Kinder Morgan, MEG Energy, and Spectra Energy.

Completed Feasibility & FEED study of modification of Kinder Morgan Kamloops Terminal pipelines and associated facilities, FEED & Detail Engineering of Kinder Morgan Pipeline modification projects which included construction of sub-stations for supply of power for the pump houses housing transfer pumps, FEED study of MEG Energy Dilbit/Gas pipeline expansion projects and providing electric power supply to the pump houses as well as associated buildings.

Atco Electric April 2012 – August 2012

Senior Project Manager – Transmission Projects Edmonton, AB, Canada

Responsible for progressing transmission and substation projects associated with Enbridge Valve stations following AESO/ATCO Electric gate processes, from connection studies to construction.

Progressed 6 transmission projects for Enbridge, 2 from detail engineering to commissioning, 2 from basic engineering to detail engineering including procurement, and 2 from proposal to basic engineering. Syncrude Canada April 2007 – March 2012

Senior Project Manager Fort McMurray,

AB, Canada

Responsible for progressing base plant projects (Upgrading, Utilities, and Extraction) from conceptualization to commissioning and start up.

Completed 12 projects involving refinery modification/expansion and safety and reliability projects which includes 3 fast track projects within compressed timelines, which involved turnaround scope. Qatar Fuel June 2003 – November 2005

Senior Project Engineer Doha, Qatar

Responsible for new gas station projects and modification of petroleum refinery storage terminals and pipelines, and terminal automation facilities. Project cost varied from $30M - 120M.

Handled 6 new gas stations and modification of petroleum terminal facilities, which includes SCADA systems, interconnecting with new storage tanks and providing automation facilities for pumps and valves operations. Bharat Petroleum September 1982 – May 2003

Senior Manager Projects Navi Mumbai, India

Responsible for implementing portfolio of projects involving major cross-country pipelines, oil jetty, major oil terminals, and gas storage facilities.

Managed a team of project managers, project engineers, and project control engineers, construction managers and supervisors, asset managers, operations managers and supervisors, quality and safety engineers, and legal and environmental officers.

Provided new PMO guidelines and implemented them, implemented SAP project management, supply chain and finance modules within the project management set up. The cost of the projects varied from $50M to

$500M USD executed over a period of 2 to 3 years.

Obtained higher management approval for projects under the project portfolio.

Liaised with government agencies, environmental agencies and other regional approving authorities, and project affected population residing in areas where the pipelines and terminals/storage facilities were located.

Interacted with legal and corporate communication functions for ensuring that the projects were implemented without adverse publicity and legal implications.

PROJECT CONTROLS EXPERIENCE

Suncor Energy, Canada April 2006 –

March 2007

Project Controls Specialist

Fort McMurray, AB

Responsible for project monitoring, control, and close out of sustainable projects. Tetratech,Canada

Project Controls Lead

Led a team of schedulers,cost specialists and estimators, monitored cost and schedule of a Tailings project of Shell,cost being $1,1 Billion CDN.

EDUCATION

University of Mumbai 1982

M.Chem Engg Mumbai, India

University of Calicut 1978

B.Sc. Engineering (Chemical) Calicut, India

SKILLS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND TRAINING

Skills: Project management, program management, project engineering, construction management, commissioning and start up, project controls, cost estimation, cost control, scheduling, quality management, safety management, leadership, risk management, stakeholder management, Primavera, Microsoft Project, PRISM, and SAP (project management, procurement, and finance modules).

Certifications: PMP (PMI), PEng (APEGA).

Training: SAP - Project Management and Procurement Modules, Project Risk Management, Project Management Breakthrough, Project Management Software (PRIMAVERA), Exxon Mobil Capital Project Management (EMCAPS), Exxon Mobil Construction Management, AB HS&E Regulation and Code, OSSA WHIMS and CSTS, MOC Approver, Due Diligence in Environment & OHS, Incident Investigation for Leaders, Construction Management Modules for Managers, Process Safety (HAZOP, PHA, LOPA), FERC Regulations.

REFERENCES

● George Mani - Colleague at University of Calicut,India (1973-1978)

● Guru Pandya - Colleague at Syncrude, Canada(2007-2012)

● Sam Thakkar – Colleague at national Grid, USA(2017-2022)