Purchasing Manager Control Supervisor
Resume:
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Ten (**) plus years of management experience in the Industrial, Commercial and Marine industry mainly focused on Engineering, Procurement & Construction projects has provided the in-depth experience necessary to fully understand the essential project management elements for providing on-time structures and facilities that are built in accordance with contract requirement and applicable codes, regulations, and standards. I have worked with major EPC companies such as Bechtel, KBR, CB&I, and Fluor with projects in Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Libya, Saudi Arabia, South America, and the USA.
While working for Bechtel I completed all Contract Courses and received certificates to include Negotiation Classes, that taught me negotiation skills. I work as a team player that can lead or follow and I am devoted 100% to my project and my company and have experience with the FAR/DFAR for the government projects and SAP.
Project Type:
•Pre-Commercial Experimental Oil Refining Facility (Modules)
•Offshore Platforms & Rig Construction/Repairs
•Oil, Gas & Chemical Construction, Turn-around, Tie ins & Expansions.
•Oil Pipeline (Iraq and US) Construction & Repair
•Pulp & Paper – Weyerhaeuser/OK and Jefferson Smurfit/FL
•Shipbuilding – Government (US NAVY and Coast Guard) (New & Repair)
•Gas Pipelines
•Mining & Mineral
•Nuclear Power Plant
•Power Generation –
My Project Responsibilities
Qualify suppliers, issue RFP’s, evaluate proposals, formation, documents cost and/or price analysis, executes subcontracts/PO’s incorporating clauses, terms and conditions, technical specifications, statements of work and other certification and representations, and maintains compliant subcontract files in accordance with established procedures.
Initiate subcontracts from cradle to grave including change orders.
I have worked in Supply Chain as part of my Contract Management duties.
Monitor subcontractor performance to ensure that all contract terms and conditions are met while adhering to cost, schedule, safety, and quality mission requirements.
Documents subcontractor performance using the Subcontract Past Performance Rating System
Uses judgment to interpret internal and external issues and develop best practices.
Makes recommendations to management on subcontract issues, and execution of subcontract documents.
Assists in coordination with other functional areas on matters related to Subcontracting; prepares responses as necessary to customer correspondence and other requests.
Award subcontract total value, authorizes funding, reviews, and validates subcontractor invoices for payment and monitor balance.
Use experience and knowledge to solve complex and unique problems.
Developed, wrote, and administered subcontracts.
Provides formal training to employees when necessary.
Work closely with other departments, engineering, construction, and management.
Part of the project construction team and worked as project coordinator.
DETAILED PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Unemployed: January 19, 2023, to Present
Tiber Capital Group
Senior Procurement Specialists – February 2021 – January 18, 2023 (Remote)
Ocean Springs, MS
As a Senior Procurement Specialists, Tiber purchased homes over different areas of the south and my responsibilities was to receive the bid take off from the management team, review it and find contractors that were able to handle the scope of work for each home and prepare the houses for sale or rent. After I receive bids from the contractor, I would review them and pick out the best contractor to proceed with the work. I covered the Nashville, TN, Charlotte and Raleigh Durham, NC area. I put all the project data into our database, kept logs for each project and worked with the project management during the work being performed.
As the interest rates began increasing, and the rising cost of materials, Tiber began losing homes and personnel to include management and laid off most of the workforce.
Consultant - Purchasing & Contract
Consultant - September 2019 – February 2021 – (Remote), Ocean Springs, MS
I worked from home as a consultant for Engineering, Procurement, Construction companies that I have been associated with in the past, writing, reviewing, and negotiating contracts as well as purchasing long lead items. These companies lost personnel during the COVID crisis.
Fincantieri Marinette Marine Consultant/Temporary Support- June 2019 – September 2019, Marinette, Wisconsin
With prior shipyard experience, Fincantieri Marinette Marine requested assistance to help stabilize the Procurement/Contracts Department after they lost a few employees.
Met with their client, Lockheed Martin to get directions on the issues I was facing, and we decided to work on getting new processes and procedures established to satisfy the requirements for the Navy, working with the key contract heads from both parties to set up how the daily operations should benefit both companies.
Attended weekly meetings to keep Lockheed Martin updated and worked with them to solve problems based on issues with the delivery of material.
Arkema Chemicals
Consultant - November 2018 – May 2019 (Consultant/Temporary Support), Axis, Alabama
I was hired as a consultant to help Arkema Chemical Company modify processes and procedures for existing projects and upcoming projects for their US plants. I wrote new contracts for projects in Texas and for a new project in Kentucky. At the end of my contract, I elected not to extend my contract, due to the distance I was traveling each day.
Welded Pipeline Construction (Bechtel owned company)
Contract/Purchasing Manager - March 2016 – July 2018, Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline
Mt. Joy, PA
While working this project remotely as a consultant I was brought in full time to replace Sr. Procurement Manager.
Responsible for all purchasing and subcontracts as well as change orders and kept logs of all activities.
Worked formations, by assembling bid packages. When packages received the documents were reviewed and selected contractor.
Reviewed accounting statements and prepared them for payment and sent them to the site manager for final review and signature; then forwarded the invoices to accounting for payment.
Welded Construction - Continuation
Contract/Purchasing Manager – August 2018 – November 2018, Mountain Xpress Pipeline,
Glen Dale, WV
After completion of the ASR project, the Project Manager and I relocated to Glen Dale, West Virginia on the MXP for Trans Canada Pipeline, with the same responsibilities as the Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline. We had to complete this project before the winter storms set in due to the mountainside terrain we were working on.
KBR – Aliant Energy Power Generation Station
Sr. Procurement January 2015 - February 2016, Marshalltown, Iowa
This was a 600-megawatt gas-fired combined cycle generation station including two combustion turbine/generators Two heat recovery steam generators, a steam turbine/generator, and three Generator step-up transformers, and two auxiliary transformers, as well as related facilities such as roads, walks, landscaping, parking, utility interconnects, offices and buildings located in Marshalltown, Iowa. Assigned to ensure material (heating elements and pipe from China) was ordered, expedited, received, and properly stored, (capped on each end), staged, and organized, prior to issuing.
CB&I – Eco Petrol - Reficar Oil Refinery Expansion Project – Oct 2012 – Dec 2014
Sr. Subcontracts & Purchasing Manager–Cartagena, Colombia, South America
Negotiated, issued, and managed the Scaffolding contracts.
Attended weekly progress meeting, daily reports, monitoring schedules (to include the 3 weeks look ahead), approving invoices for accuracy and assurance prior to payments being made, monitoring material issues as well as making sure progress was entered correctly.
Created and managed change orders as required.
Worked formations.
Monitored the materials ordering, expediting, customs/importation, receiving, kitting/sorting and distribution of materials to field operations.
Bechtel Mining & Mineral GBU – Ma’aden (Alcoa) Aluminum Rolling Mill
Sr. Contracts Manager - April 2011 – October 2012, Raz Al Khair, Saudi Arabia
Bechtel Power GBU, - Power Generation/Windmill Project (April 2010 – March 2011)
Sr. Field Contracts Package Manager, Libyan Government Project - Sert, Libya
Bechtel OG&C Unit, Chevron November 2009 – April 2010
Bechtel OG&C - Procurement/Contracts /Formation Manager, Chevron, Pascagoula, MS
Southeast Supply Header Pipeline – November 2006 – November 2009
Consultant/Contracts Manager, Louisiana, Mississippi & Alabama
Fluor Corporation, Louisiana – Hurricane Katrina/Rita- September 2005 – November 2006 Compliance Manager FEMA, Louisiana
Kellogg Brown & Root –Restore Iraqi Oil PROJECT - (April 2002 – August 2005) – US GOVERNMENT - Procurement/Supply Chain Manager, Kuwait & Iraq
VT Halter Marine – Shipbuilding – Purchasing/Contracts, Pascagoula, MS (April 1998 – April 2002)
Northrop Grumman – October 1991 – April 2002
Senior Production Control Supervisor for DDG67 (USS Cole) & LHD3 (USS Keasarge) - Pascagoula, MS
US Army – 890th Engineering Battalion - March 1981 – September 1991 Active Duty
Construction/Training NCO, Pascagoula, MS
In charge of everyday activities for the 890th Engineering Construction Battalion, in support of US Army and state of Mississippi to include construction, infrastructure as well as Hurricane Duty, completed NCO school and promoted to SFC/E7 and performed duties as Training NCO, Construction NCO and Platoon Sergeant. Supported 92nd Engineering during Desert Storm.
EDUCATION:
The US military established an educational program as personnel were required to have semester hours to be promoted to a higher rank. Mississippi supported colleges participated in this program as I worked classroom activities, attended military schools, worked online-courses, correspondence courses, and was 2 Semester Hours short of obtaining my bachelor’s degree in business administration when the program ended. I was able to maintain a 3.5 GPA out of a 4.0.
Computer Skills: I have worked with numerous computer systems and programs throughout my career and am very experienced with computers.
Excel Plus Smart Sheets
SharePoint Microsoft Teams
REFERENCES:
Billy Petelos – Contracts Manager (Past Manager on 3 Bechtel Projects)
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Paul J. Albert – CEO VT Halter Marine (Retired)
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Allen D. Helms – Contracts Director KBR &VT Halter Marine
Email: adxwph@r.postjobfree.com
Charles (Chuck) Marsh – Contracts Specialist (Worked for me in Mobile, AL (KBR), Saudi Arabia (Bechtel) & Cartagena, Colombia South America (CB&I)
Email: adxwph@r.postjobfree.com
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