Ambrose Uzoma Equipment Engineer

adumva@r.postjobfree.com 281-***-**** Houston, TX 77084

Engineering professional with more than 30 years experience in international hydrocarbon development, rotating equipment engineering, field maintenance, and operations management. Equipment expert with the ability to deliver innovative engineering solutions to assist in organizational growth. Permanent resident of the United States. Areas of Expertise include:

•Rotating Equipment Specification

•Planning

•Commissioning

•FEED Engineering Design

•Front-End Engineering

•Reliability Cantered Maintenance

•Leadership & Mentoring

•Technology Evaluation

•Mechanical Engineering Design

•Equipment Rotation

•Maintenance Engineering

•Resource Management

•Root Cause Analysis

•Equipment Performance

•Project Documentation

Professional Experience

FANCH Engineering Company Limited, Lagos, Nigeria 2021 to Date

General Operations Manager.

Provided Maintenance, Rotating Equipment and Engineering support services to various clients that FANCH has contract dealings with. These Oil and Gas Companies include Shell, Exxon/Mobil, SEPLAT Energy Limited,Heritage, EROTON, etc. These services are carried out remotely. In carrying the above duties, I have a complement of about fifty (50) personnel of Mechanical, Instrument, Electrical and Production disciplines. I am responsible for their training, Safety, etc.

HERITAGE Energy Operational Services Ltd. Lagos, Nigeria 2018 -2021.

Corporate Mechanical Engineering Lead/Rotating Equipment Engineer.

Provided Mechanical and Rotating equipment direction for the company. Provided specification for all new pumps, compressors and generators for the company based on the accepted philosophy. Set up spares requirement for these equipment. Liaised with Operations to set up maintenance requirements for these equipment. Participated actively in Installation and Commissioning. Mentored young engineers in the above roles. Provided numerous cost saving measures for the company and also ensuring safety at work for maintenance activities.

SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company Ltd. Lagos, Nigeria 2011-2016

Nigerian upstream exploration and production company.

Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer/Mechanical Lead for Corporate Engineering Department

Provided specification for all rotating equipment purchased for the company. Managed major equipment specifications, offered short/long term maintenance strategy for all rotating equipment, and maintained company Gas compressors. Installed and commissioned major equipment, reviewed/tracked equipment performance, and analyzed equipment failures and offered resolutions. Focal point for all Mechanical Engineers recruitment for SEPLAT Petroleum Development Company. Advised maintenance department on major overhaul of rotating equipment and condition monitoring.

Provided training, mentoring, Safety awareness and reward for personnel under my control.

Key Accomplishments:

•Collaborated with maintenance department for overhaul of rotating equipment.

Masurin Tech Nigeria Limited Port Harcourt, Nigeria 2008-2011

An engineering company providing field development plans and studies to major E&P companies.

Senior Maintenance Engineer

Analyzed and troubleshot faulty equipment, instructed field employees on reliability centered maintenance (RCM), and assisted in reengineering Sulzer crude oil transfer pump to provide availability and better performance.

Key Accomplishments:

•Wrote Mechanical Section of the Standard Maintenance Job Routine (MJR) manual.

•Increased availability by 30% and uptime in facilities with knowledge of RCM.

Shell Exploration & Production United Kingdom Limited.

A global petroleum production company.

Rotating Equipment Lead/H Block Oil and Gas Project FEED (2005-2007)

Implemented FEED (Front End Engineering Desisgn) for mechanical engineering activities and rotating equipment specifications. Provided input for H Block Oil and Gas FEED. Collaborated with operations and maintenance departments to verify that DEP (Design and Engineering Process) standards were in compliance with company protocols.

Shell Petroleum Development Company Nigeria/UK

Rotating Equipment Lead for Gbaran Ubie Oil and Gas Project (2003-2005)

Reactivated gas flow station and mothballed oil equipment. Designed and published technical requisition packages to implement early ordering for components. Worked with vendors to resolve gray areas and technical questions.

Key Accomplishments:

•Acted as lead engineer and led rotating equipment team.

•Acted as point person for contract query resolutions for mechanical engineering.

•Achieved deadline a month early and saved 5% of budget.

District Maintenance Coordinator

Established field activities to meet gas and oil production targets, guaranteed HSE activities and compliance standards met, and assured coursework and requirements for administration were completed. Mentored pupil engineers on preventative and other maintenance routines.

Totally responsible for HSE (Health, Safety and Environment) of about eighty (80) personnel who carried out these functions.

Major Overhauls Engineer

Planned and commissioned large field equipment, planned Shell Western Division equipment overhaul, performed pre-start up audits, and verified vendor representatives/spares were available during overhaul.

Maintenance Supervisor

Utilized $6M budget gas compressor review. Executed 4000/8000/20000 hour inspections for Dresser Rand, Worthington, Nuovo Pignone Ariel, and Thomassen compressors.

Key Accomplishments:

•Supervised and instructed local engineers on rotating equipment inspection procedures.

•Established standard overhaul pump and compressor kits; kits now standard in SPDC.

Deputy Head for Divisional Maintenance Workshops

Designed condition monitoring kits to test lube oil in power generators and flow station pumps. Created overhaul kits for Caterpillar unit maintenance, thus reducing overhaul period by 20%. Maintained flow station pumps, ensured operational integrity for workshop equipment, and planned daily workshop activities. Implemented program for new engineers to verify maximum maintenance induction.

Other titles held at this company include Flow Station Pump Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Supervisor for Focados Crude Loading Terminal, and Assistant Workshop Supervisor.

Also worked as Assistant Workshop Supervisor for KOVAR Engineering Services. Boston, Massachusetts

Education & Training

Master of Mechanical Engineering

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Boston, MA

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Boston, MA

Professional Associations

Leader of Focused Result Delivery on Compressors, Shell Petroleum Development, Nigeria;

Leader of 2000 Business Planning for Maintenance, Shell Petroleum Development, Easter Division, Nigeria

Secretary for Technical Change Control Panel, Shell Petroleum, Eastern Division, Nigeria

Chartered Engineer for Council for the Regulation of Engineering, Nigeria (COREN)

Member of Nigeria Society of Engineers, Nigeria

Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers, USA

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