Change Management Project Estimator
Resume:
Joel Barnett
Clermont FL *****
****.***.**********@*****.***
OBJECTIVE:
I am very interested in an Estimating Manager or Sr. Estimating SME position with a growth-oriented organization offering diverse job responsibility and opportunity, both short and long term. Open to domestic and global business travel as needed.
CAREER SUMMARY:
A proven Mega Project Capital Estimate Assurance Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Career Estimator with background from World Class EPC firms and Super Major Oil & Gas Owner Operators.
A top-performing Estimating and Project Controls Specialist with 35 years of experience in Oil and Gas Industry overseeing estimate preparation and cost analyses for multiple, complex, concurrent projects.
Strong expertise in upstream, downstream, deep-water, and oil sands developments, as well as LNG, Government Contracting for Department of Energy, Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security projects.
Highly accomplished in working with a variety of clients on international sites, including nuclear waste facilities, water treatment facilities, clean fuel refineries, chemical processing plants and power plants, i.e. Cogen and OSBL Power Block.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE:
Sr Project Estimator
Team Leadership & Collaboration – over 20 persons
Lean Construction
Client Relations
Risk & Issue Resolution
Regulatory Compliance
Contract Management
Team Building
Super Major Energy Co.
Budgeting
Foreign Assignments
JV Partnerships
Estimate Assurance
Change Management
Benchmarking SME
Major EPC Firms
Mega Projects up to $9B
Greenfield Projects
Brownfield Projects
Turnarounds
ACCE, Kbase, Icarus
Clean Power Plants
Renewable Energy
EDUCATION, TRAINING & AFFILIATIONS:
Bachelor of Science, Construction Science – Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 1986
Training, References & Affiliations: (See Addendum)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
New Product Development (NPD) Estimation Engineer (Direct Hire) May 2021 to Present
Mitsubishi Power Americas, Lake Mary, FL
Subject Matter Expert on Standard Design Process (NPD) Estimation and Gas Turbine (GT) Module Enclosures
Dedicated NPD Estimation Engineer resource
Support Project Line Management (PLM) on various Cost Reduction estimation and studies
Change Management Champion, Procedure creator and implementation Regionally.
Senior Estimator (Consultant) Jan 2019 to OCT 2020
Agency - AirSwift Technical Services LLC, The Woodlands, Tx
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company (CPChem) – USGC 2 Project (Pre-FEED and FEED, Phase 2B, 3)
Perform Capital Estimate assurance and validation duties of Class 3, +/- 25% and Class 2, +/- 10% EPC Contractor Estimates, Ethylene, HDPE derivatives Units, OSBL and Early Works.
Responsible moderating the Cost and Schedule Risk Analysis and PEER Review workshops.
Performed as the Parent Company (Chevron and Phillips 66) Estimating SME during the Estimate & Schedule Assurance reviews.
Pre-FEED and FEED, Procedure development: Estimate Plans, Cost Control and Change Management.
Assisted in Early FEED Cost Engineering duties, i.e., staffing plans, Trend Estimating, Invoice templates per EPC Contract negotiations.
Provide All Benchmarking responsibilities for Class 2B and 3 Estimate reviews including CPChem Sr. Management reporting.
Estimating Tools utilized: ACCE V11.1, Hard Dollar, Custom Excel Tools – expertise Expert
Emergency Management Consultant - FEMA Nov 2017 to Dec 2018
DRM International Inc. (subcontractor to AECOM)
Deployments: Beaumont TX, Hurricane Harvey Infrastructure recovery, Fort Myers Florida, Hurricane Irma Infrastructure recovery.
National Infrastructure Support Technical assistance consultants (NISTAC) – Joint venture of AECOM and Dewberry & Davis LLC
Project Delivery Manager (PDMG) – Project Manager for Applicants in the FEMA Public Assistance Program, (Government) supporting Disaster Relief for Hurricane Harvey
Technical Specialist duties include Site Inspector, Sr. Estimator and Construction Manager supporting Disaster Relief for Hurricane IRMA
Senior Estimator (Consultant) 2017 to Nov 2017
PTS Staffing Solutions, Irvine, CA
Aegion Energy Services
Performs full multidiscipline estimates for Small Capital Projects, Lump Sum and Time and Material basis in Refinery, Power Plants, Pipeline Compressor Stations and Municipal State Projects. Contract sizes range from $5M to $50M.
Advises Construction Operations on Subcontract Strategy, Project Controls and Supply Chain Management.
Performs all Change Management estimates on successful bids that transition to Operations
Principal Estimator 2015 - 2016
Technip USA, Inc., Houston, TX
PTT, US Petrochemical Complex Projects, Diles Bottom, OH
Oversee estimate preparation and presentation via Aspen Capital Cost Estimator (ACCE) v.8.8 for a $7B joint-venture project between Fluor, Technip, and SKEC.
Review allowances, contingencies, escalations, quantities, labor hours, and material/equipment pricing for accuracy.
Prepare cost estimates in accordance with established procedures and guidelines, plus supervise department staff.
Contribute to database development and maintenance for benchmarking, norms, and tools.
Senior Project Estimator 2014 – 2015
Bechtel Corporation OG&C,
CHS Fertilizer Project, Spritwood, ND
Responsible for a $3B, lump-sum, fully wrapped EPC Estimates, JV with ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions (TKIS) ISBL and Bechtel OSBL and Project Management.
Senior Estimator (Consultant) 2011 – 2014
Joel Ray Barnett, LLC (Self-Employed), Houston, TX
Served as an Estimator for ExxonMobil Development Company, ExxonMobil’s upstream/midstream business line, as well as Shell International Exploration and Production, Shell Oil’s upstream/midstream business line.
Performed conceptual estimating during decision gates 2 and 3 of various projects, utilizing in-house estimating tools.
Served as an Advisor and Representative on Nigeria Producing Organization’s, Benchmarking and Estimating System Technical Development Committee.
Performed full-funding estimates for satellites field development phase 2 at Qua Iobe Power Plant in Nigeria.
Executed FPSO and deepwater development for Maersk Oil’s Chissonga Project, and Cobalt Energy’s Cameia Project in Angola, West Africa.
Ran deepwater GoM for Vito Development, Stones Development, Appo Development, and Princess Artificial Lift.
Additional Projects: Bosi, OML 133, Concept Select Stage Estimate, Nigeria; Qua Iobe Ground Flare Elimination Stage 2, Concept Select Study Estimate, Nigeria; Eagle Ford NGL Extraction Project, South Texas; Groundbirch NGL Study, British Columbia, Canada; BC-10 Phase 3, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Conceptual Estimator (Consultant via Glover Global Solutions, LP) 2008 - 2011
ExxonMobil, Houston, TX
Consulted for ExxonMobil Development Company on Offshore to Gas Treatment, LNG, and Oil Sands Developments.
Performed early conceptual estimating during gates 1 and 2 via proprietary software PC-IT and Aspen Tech ACCE.
Produced gate 2 estimates and ECPs for Fram Puffin Development, OBO for Shell Oil in Aberdeen, Scotland, and Asgard/Mikkel Infield Compression Project, OBO for Statoil in Stavanger, Norway.
Supported onshore gas field development on the Tempa Rosa Project, a co-venture with Total in Italy, as well as offshore oil development on the Block 31 SE Hub, OBO with British Petroleum in Algeria.
Additional Projects: Nabiye Project, Esso/Imperial affiliate Co., Cold Lake Alberta, Canada, Oil Sands Development, Gate 2 Estimate; PNG LNG, ESSO Australia Pty, Ltd., Hides Gas Conditioning Plant, ITT Technical Evaluation for Gate 3 ECP Preparation; Alaska Pipeline Project, Owner Cost Estimate, Gate 2 Estimate to Gate 3.
Project Estimator: OG&C 2007 – 2008
Bechtel Corporation, Houston, TX
Provided estimating assistance to projects and proposals and performed quality conceptual estimates and cost analyses.
Created discipline and service estimators, historical databases, and department procedures.
Change Management Subject Matter Expert (SME)
Projects: Chevron VRSH Project, Pascagoula, MS; Chevron, Angola LNG Project, Soho, Angola; British Gas, 3.6MTPA LNG Project, Gladstone, Australia; Woodside, 6.7MTPA LNG Project, Darwin, Australia.
Project Estimator 2005 – 2007
Yucca Mountain Project (YMP), Nuclear Waste Repository, DoE
Prepared, reviewed, and presented general and discipline estimates.
Directed conceptual estimating, cost analysis, estimate planning, and coordination on concurrent projects.
Performed department organizational and administrative tasks and utilized USCost SuccessEstimator estimating tools.
Projects: YMP Critical Decision I; Waste Package Closure Cell; Nuclear Facility Demo, Dismantlement, and Remediation; 138Kv Power Distribution; 10-Year Site Improvement Plan Estimates; Value Engineering Studies; YMP Trend Estimating.
Senior Estimator, Government Group 2004 – 2005 Fluor Daniel, Inc., Greenville, SC; Sugarland, TX
Supported the Iraq Reconstruction Project for the Department of Defense by implementing lead estimator functions to meet client, project, and US Government terms, as well as FAR regulations, utilizing USCost, and SuccessEstimator Estimating Tools.
Additional Projects: Fallujah Sewer Project, Fallujah, Iraq; Erbil Water Treatment Project, Erbil, Iraq; Baqubah Water, Sewer, Landfill Project, Baqubah, Iraq; Baghdad Landfill Project, Baghdad, Iraq; Modular Power, Camp Victory, Baghdad International Airport; An Numaniyah Military Base Renovation, An Nymaniyah, Iraq.
Senior Estimator 2001 – 2004
Fluor Oil, Gas & Chemical (OGC) Division
Managed Lead Estimator implementation to provide clients with services and procedures to capture and reflect project requirements utilizing AspenTech Kbase (pre-ACCE upgrade).
Followed ExxonMobil Cleans Fuels Project to the field, expert site Lead Cost Engineer responsible for all Forecasting and Change Management.
Senior Project Estimator (Consultant) 2000 - 2001
Dow Design Center (DDC)
Lead Estimator responsibilties to provide clients with services and procedures to capture and reflect project Conceptual and Funding requirements utilizing Icarus 2000. (pre-KBase upgrade).
Project Estimator 1989 – 1992 and 1996 - 2000
Bechtel Corporation, Oil, Gas & Chemical (OGC) Global Business Unit, Houston & Matagorda, TX; Kingsport, TN
Prepared general (Project) and discipline estimates for capital costs and services, both conceptual estimates and O&M budgeting Estimates (Funding)
Led estimate reviews and presentations, data gathering, and cost analysis.
Oversaw development and maintenance of estimating databases, and supervised technical and operational staff.
Coordinated multiple concurrent projects and tasks, utilizing Icarus 2000 and Bechtel ESP.
Change Management Subject Matter Expert
Additional Projects: Senior Field Cost Engineer, Equistar MTO Line 4 HDPE Facility; Senior Project Controls Engineer: Project Development & Development Group (PDD); and Trend Engineer, Tennessee Eastman Co.
Planner 1992 – 1996
Litwin Engineers and Constructors, Houston TX
Responsible for the Field Construction Progress Report (CPR) and Pipe Progress Report (PPR). Duties included Field Change Management, quantity surveys, construction forecast, progress curves and turnaround planning.
Field Engineer 1986 -1989
Gulf States, Inc. (Electrical and Mechanical Contractor) Freeport TX
Responsible for field progress reporting and invoicing, Quantity surveying and control, Client change order estimating, change management, planning, field buyer, expediting, and document control. Contracts ranged from Lump Sum major Expansion to O&M cost reimbursable scopes of work. Apprentice in Mechanical and E&I Estimating group, i.e., MTO’s, Direct Cost Estimating and Field Engineer Training.
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