Glenn G. Farrugia

**** ******* *****

Corpus Christi, TX 78414

+1-972-***-****

E-mail: ad1m9t@r.postjobfree.com

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

A highly productive team player, visionary, strategic thinker who combines strong management, leadership, and technical background, in depth analytical techniques, polished interpersonal and communication skills. Adept at coordinating an array of complex projects simultaneously and ensuring that customer needs are identified and resolved. Consistently able to establish rapport with customers, provide cost effective solutions and deliver profitable results along with strong sales and marketing capabilities. Characterized by customers and colleagues as energetic, disciplined and competitive, with an unwavering commitment to achieve excellence and enhance profitability, who is passionate about ensuring the future growth of the business whilst maintaining integrity, taking accountability, working together and continually improving and exceeding customer relationships with the quality of the services we provide.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BS Mechanical Systems Engineering, with a minor in International Business Management, University of Malta

• United States Navy Veteran, Honorably Discharge

• Strong Mechanical aptitude and experience

• Extensive Maintenance Specialist for both Onshore & Offshore Rigs, Equipment, Platforms, and Facilities

• Extensive Oilfield Services Industry Experience • NDT Inspection • Installation, Commissioning & Start-up

• Extensive customer relations & partnerships

• Working Subsea Project Experience

• Evaluate & develop business opportunities, and new services

• Operations Management • Leadership & Guidance • Motivate & Mentor

• Business Development • Sales & Sales Support

• International Experience & Knowledgeable • Cultural Understanding

• Presentation Management • Staff/Customer Training • Product Applications

• Industry Experience with ISO Certification & API Certification

• Vendor/Supplier verification & approval, i.e.: work safety, product quality, on time delivery, peak demands

• Project Planning/Coordination & Engineering • Project Management & Support

• Market Penetration • Strategic Marketing • Product Marketing • Product Engineering

• Cross Functional Core Teams • Customer Relations • Competitive Analysis

• Maintenance Management • Product Support & Service • HSE & Federal Regulations of Safety

KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

• Started-up, and managed an EPC company Field Service Group

• Started-up, opened, and managed the company service, repair and maintenance facility, which included a sales group and parts warehouse

• Improved field equipment uptime and availability with the overseeing of maintenance contracts, service, and operations organization.

• Grew our regional office and product support capabilities while improving client services to our existing customers, while increasing our revenue & customer base with new customer accounts

• Start-up of a new area EPC office, managed operations, business development and marketing strategy to grow business, market share through client services, sales and project contract wins, thus increasing our customer base and revenue

• Start-up of a new regional NDT inspection and EPC office, whilst growing & maintaining business relationships with key client accounts (i.e.: Cactus Drilling, Diamond Offshore, Ensco, Ensign Energy, H&P, Hercules Offshore, KCA Deutag, Keppel Offshore, Latshaw Drilling, Maersk Drilling, Nabors, Noble Drilling, Pacific Drilling, Precision Drilling, Rowan Drilling, Seadrill, Sidewinder Drilling, Talisman Energy, Transocean, Ulterra Drilling

• Aligned all domestic & international branch offices to ensure collaboration, support and superior customer relationships to maximize growth, based on the company’s goals and vision.

EXPERIENCE:

Nov 2022 Cleaver-Brooks

To Present Service Manager

Hired to have full responsibility of the Corpus Christi Sales & Service office, with regional coverage. Mandated to ensure 24/7 coverage of all existing customers, and new customers. To fully support the sales group with the continued growth of the Corpus Christi customer base. Full O&M responsibility for the scheduling of PM services provided and offered, including the sales of parts, and service contracts. Providing operator training and the installation, commissioning, maintenance, service & repair, and refurbishment of all boilers manufactured by Cleaver-Brooks and other OEM boilers. This includes maintaining and supporting the warranty of all equipment. Interfacing with customers to resolve any service issues and concerns. Ensure that all direct reports have been updated with service information and enrolling personnel for continued training. Review & approve of all travel, time sheets & field reports. Assist out in the field when needed.

February 2022 City of Corpus Christi

To Nov 2022 Sr. Project Manager, Engineering Dept. - Facilities

Hired to oversee project management of city facilities construction projects and ensuring that they meet the stakeholder’s needs and that both the engineering firm and contractor understand and ensure that each detail of the scope of work is understood and captured.

April 2021 SNC Lavalin/Kent

To Dec 2021 Mechanical Commissioning Lead (Millwright) (Project Completed)

Recruited to start mechanical commissioning and start-up equipment operations throughout the facility of ExxonMobil new ethylene and polyethylene refinery plant.

Sept 2018 Voestalpine, High Performance Metals (Company Sold)

To April 2021 Manager, Facility Maintenance & Infrastructure, and Support Services Group

Hired to oversee all the facility maintenance throughout the facility, as well as the Support Services Group (Engineering, Document Control, QA/QC, and Inspection departments). Responsibilities include upkeep, maintenance and repair of all buildings and structures throughout the facility, both mechanical & electrical. Implementing of both installation, commissioning of new equipment and upgrade projects needed and requested through the Plant Engineering Dept. Looking at any improvements that can be implemented to improve the production process and ease of plant maintenance work. Managing the Engineering, Document Control, QA/QC, Inspection departments, and Warehouse. Supporting the Capitol Projects Group with any new build projects. Overseeing contractors assigned to perform services within the facility.

Aug 2017 Wood Group

To Sept 2018 Preservation Coordinator, Mechanical Commissioning Lead (Project Completed)

Oversee the daily operations and management of the scheduling of start-up, commissioning, PM’s and maintaining equipment on FPSO and Offshore Drilling platform. This includes installation, preservation, commissioning, start-up, mechanical & electrical R&M, and all required PM’s. In addition to upgrades and refurbishment, I close out all PM’s and maintenance work once the work has been completed. Assist as needed. Recently assigned to work within the Mechanical group providing mechanical equipment maintenance and start-up support. Was assigned to the Chevron Bigfoot FPSO offshore.

June 2013 DSL (Derrick Services (UK) Limited)

To Aug. 2017 Area Operations Manager, North and South America (Company sold, office closure)

Recruited by DSL to open & manage their new regional US Regional Houston office, and to be fully responsible for leading the office and country management and growth of North America (Canada, US, Mexico & the GOM/Caribbean Region), and Northern Latin America (Columbia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador). Ensuring that all regional offices are following company policies & guidelines, ethics, and operating the same, whilst keeping in mind all relevant regional laws and regulations to their office country location. Leading inspection & EPC business development, regional strategy, maintenance, engineering, quality standards, service contracts, maintaining and supporting the warranty of all structural construction & fabrication, sales opportunities, client services, pursuit of sales growth and project orders to increase customer base and revenue. Have full P&L responsibility. Ensuring security for all personnel to all international locations, travel, job site locations, and facilities. Responsible for overseeing and providing leadership direction of all country operations and departments, the management of all regions and regional business growth, with the winning of job projects and orders for providing superior quality services, inspections, and support with API approved structural drilling rig, pipeline, and platform (both land and offshore) NDT inspections, rig surveys, maintenance & repairs, engineering, construction/fabrication refurbishments, project management, and safety DROPS surveys. Meeting with key regional clients to ensure that job projects, scope of work are fully known, continued customer relations, understanding customer needs & opportunities, and dealing with customer issues and concerns within a timely manner, whilst keeping in mind the companies services portfolio. Other services offered also include upgrade, refurbishment and commissioning of both the derrick/mast and sub-structure of all rigs. Have P&L responsibility for service and sales, and the responsibility of forecasting, budgets, and project planning in house and in the field. Scheduling of personnel & tooling/equipment, managing all shop related activities, developing and implementing procedures and policies to ensure complete customer satisfaction with the timely services provided in the manufacturing and repair process, while keeping both safety and quality in mind. Provide superior customer service, quality services & products, and technical management, both in house and in the field. This includes creating a proactive infrastructure for technical construction services and a sales organization in R&M & O&M. Furnishing updates and reports to upper management. Additionally responsible for the continued successful growth of sales and the services that DSL can provide, as well as the growth of the DSL regional offices with the hiring of additional support staff.

April 2012 Aker Solutions

To June 2013 Operations Manager (Expat one year contract position, renewable)

Based in Dubai, UAE, covering the MENA region, I have full responsibility of the day-to-day operation, P&L and cost center of the Product Lifecycle Services Group, Project Management Group, Field Service Maintenance Group, Procurement Group, Inside Sales Group, Customer Account Management Group, and Quality Assurance Group. Responsible for all departmental deliverables. Responsible for leading & overseeing the management, maintaining and supporting the commissioning and warranty of all new OEM drilling rigs & equipment (i.e.: drilling & support equipment, BOP’s, wellhead equipment, pressure control units), and structural fabrication, and growth. P&L of providing EPC structural construction services, service contracts and support with API approved structural drilling rig, refineries, pipeline, and platforms (both land and offshore) NDT inspections, surveys, repairs, engineering, construction/fabrication and safety DROPS surveys. Ensuring security for all personnel both in country and elsewhere in the MENA region, travel, job site locations, and facilities. Providing operator training and the installation, commissioning, maintenance, service & repair, and refurbishment of all OEM equipment manufactured by Aker, i.e.: drilling equipment, pressure control equipment, fracking equipment, pipe handling equipment, etc. Develop and manage regional strategy, schedules, budgets, forecasting, project planning (including business, production, and organizational priorities), monitor 3rd party maintenance, construction & fabrication repair contracts, including the selection of vendors, their performance & quality of work performed, define scope of contracted work, identify and procure long lead items, report the status and updates to Senior Management, and development of KPI’s and to ensure that they are met. Meet with customers and intercompany personnel to ensure that commercial terms, specifications, and conditions of contract are followed, and that deliverables are met. Additional responsibilities include working with the Engineering Group and the Sales Group for the pursuit of service RFQ’s. Coordinating and managing job maintenance projects with the construction, repair, refurbishment and upgrades of oil drilling rigs & platforms and all associated drilling equipment. Mandated to grow the office into a Regional Hub with business development and client services within the MENA region, and with the hiring of additional staff. Assisting the sales group. Meeting with both existing and new customers to understand their needs and expanding & improving our service portfolio, customer base, regional business growth, service contracts, sales growth, and revenue.

Jan 2010 Oceaneering International, Inc.

To Nov 2011 Equipment Manager (Laid-off)

Hired to have full responsibility of the day-to-day operations of the OPG (Oilfield Projects Group) Equipment Group for asset management, equipment maintenance, fabrication, support and service of all subsea pipelines, umbilical, cable installation, BOP’s & wellhead installation, subsea pressure control equipment, and ROV support equipment, tooling change outs, planned maintenance. Service & repair. Ensuring that all equipment is ready, maintained, and available for in-house support and customer contract needs for Shell, Chevron, BP, and others. This includes P&L and cost center of all equipment O&M and ensuring that maintenance budgets stay within projected costs. Approve all costs associated with the upkeep and maintenance of all subsea equipment, and the process of developing AFE’s. Ensuring that any fabrication work (pneumatic pressure tanks) and equipment engineering changes are completed to spec and on time, while coordinated all work with the engineering group. Meeting all scheduled contract subsea equipment needs and ensuring that all company quality, safety guidelines and precautions are met or exceeded. Maintaining and coordinating the scheduling of personnel needed for the equipment’s operation, service, maintenance and support. Coordinating the logistics of the movement of all equipment. Coordinating job assignments for all Equipment Tech’s/Engineers as needed.

Jan 2009 MB Petroleum

To Jan 2010 Mechanical Maintenance Superintendent (Expat one year contract position, renewable)

Based in Muscat, Oman, I am fully responsible for maintaining all mechanical equipment for all company owned drilling rigs, compressor stations, storage facilities, pump facilities, pipeline integrity, inspection equipment, and support equipment and ensuring security for all personnel both in country and elsewhere within the region, travel, job site locations, and facilities. Ensuring that all equipment, (i.e.: pumps, valves, controls, Mud Pumps, Drawworks, Top Drives, Rotary Tables, BOP’s, wellheads, pressure control equipment, etc.) are properly inspected, serviced, repaired and maintained with needed PM’s, as well as developing maintenance plans and policies. Overseeing all Chief Mechanics, Mechanics and Jr. Mechanics and ensuring that they remain knowledgeable through additional training and adhere to all safety guidelines and regulations. Additional responsibilities of overseeing all 3rd party contract work, i.e.: new pipeline and facility construction, equipment installation, etc., as well as ensuring that maintenance budgets stay within projected costs, and approving AFE needs. Implementing new standards in quality of work while maintaining a better level of service in maintaining all operating equipment, rigs, pumping stations, and pipelines. Ensuring that an adequate spare parts inventory for both consumable parts and critical parts is maintained, and that maintenance records on all equipment are properly completed and maintained. Scheduling of any required work with causing as little or no down time to operations. Assisting in the field as needed.

Jan 2006 Letourneau Technologies (formerly Oilfield Electric Marine/Ellis Williams)

To Nov 2008 Sr. Mechanical Service Manager (Company sold, laid-off)

Recruited to start-up a functional operating maintenance service department at the Houston facility. After accomplishing this goal, I was then asked to start-up a maintenance, service, repair, inspection and parts facility, including a sales group, in Lafayette, LA. I have full P&L responsibility for the hiring of all needed personnel and purchasing of all needed equipment & tools. Enrolling personnel for training and required offshore certificates. Full O&M responsibility for the scheduling of PM services provided and offered, including the sales of parts, and service contracts. Providing operator training and the installation, commissioning, maintenance, service & repair, and refurbishment of all OEM drilling rigs & equipment manufactured by LeTourneau, i.e.: electric turbines, VFD’s, drilling rigs & equipment, support equipment, pipe handling equipment, etc. This also includes working within the construction, fabrication and manufacturing groups doing build-ups, testing & calibration, and field service quality checks on new equipment prior to shipment to the rigs on new rig construction. This includes maintaining and supporting the warranty of all equipment and structural fabrication. Interfacing with customers to resolve any service issues and concerns. Ensure that all direct reports have been updated with service information and training. Review & approve of all travel, reports, time sheets & field reports. Assist out in the field working on all mechanical equipment on the rigs when needed. Working with internal departments to ensure that full support is given to any service issues and/or concerns. Working with business development and assisting the sales department in various regions to continue our growth and expanding our service offerings. Short term project management assignments throughout the Middle East, Asia, India and Australia).

April 2004 Tesco/Turnkey E&P Inc. (a division of Tesco, seen below)

To Jan. 2006 Sr. Rig Field Service Mechanic

Internal transfer to Turnkey from Tesco Corp. Primarily responsible for the maintenance and service of all mechanical equipment on the rigs, ( i.e.: pumps, valves, controls, BOP’s, wellheads, pressure control equipment, Mud Pumps, Drawworks, Top Drives, Rotary Tables, etc.). Complete rig equipment inspections and the installation of new equipment and its support equipment. This also includes working with the electrical service techs when needed.

March 2003 to April 2004 Tesco Corp. (Casing) Rig Field Service Mechanic

Primarily responsible for the maintenance and service of all mechanical equipment on the rigs, (i.e.: pumps, valves, controls, BOP’s, wellheads, pressure control equipment, Mud Pumps, Drawworks, Top Drives, Rotary Tables, etc.). Complete rig equipment inspections and the installation of new equipment and its support equipment. This also includes working with the electrical service techs when needed.

2001 To Equipment Services, Inc. (This was my own company, sold 2003)

2003 Product Marketing/Project Management & Engineering Consultant

Started my own contract service company to the Oil & Gas industry to assist, guide and manage companies with their full line of products & service offerings during the many phases of each project and products life cycle. This includes R&D, Construction, Engineering, Fabrication, Manufacturing, Quality, Project Management, Marketing, Equipment Maintenance, Marketing Communications and Sales. Working with their customer base to ensure that all their customer goals, needs, issues and concerns are met and communicated.

1992 – 2001 Worked within the Semiconductor Industry.

I started working as a Field Product Engineer, with the installation, commissioning, start-up, maintenance, service & repair, and PM’s of high-tech semiconductor equipment. In the span of working 16 years within this industry, I successfully had steady career growth, moving up from a Field Service position, to eventually become a Sr. Group Product Equipment Manager. I had a strong and stable work history within this industry. My last position within this industry was as a Global Product Marketing Manager. Due to a long downturn within the semiconductor industry, I then chose to switch over to the Oil & Gas industry.

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