Subcontract Administrator

DISCIPLINE: SUBCONTRACTS MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST

NAME: Duke Phounsavath

CONTACT INFO: Phone: 832-***-****, Email: *********@*****.***

Location: Humble, TX 77396

QUALIFICATIONS: B.S., Industrial Technology – University of Louisiana at Lafayette – (2003)

Army National Guard (9 Years of Service) “Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran”

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

Experienced EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) Senior Subcontracts Administrator with a focus on working with complex contractual agreements and purchase orders for a wide variety of major high-level EPC Capital Projects within the Energy, Chemical, and Resource industries.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

KBR, Inc. (May 2024 – September 2024)

Subcontracts Supervisor

Plaquemine LNG – New Orlean, LA a (Multi-Billion Mega Project)

-Assigned onsite as a Subcontract Supervisor to managed various Subcontracts for the Joint Venture (KZJV) in support of the PLNG EPC Construction Project.

-Assist in coaching lower-level Subcontract Administrators on less challenging levels of Subcontracts.

WORLEY FIELD SERVICES, INC. (August 2023 – May 2024)

Principal Procurement & Subcontracts Specialist

Corpus Christi Polymers – Corpus Christi, TX (Multi-Billion Mega Project)

-Assigned contract administration of the main E&I Subcontractor, formation of Fire Protection (CCTV, Alarms, Public Address, etc.), administration repairs and maintenance of the original tanks engineered/constructed and damage in the main tank farm and managed all general service subcontracts.

-Accumulative value of Subcontract responsibility (~ 100 MM).

-Project suspended in October 2023.

OXY - DAC (Direct Air Capture) 1 Project – Odessa, TX (Multi-Billion Mega Project)

-Formations of 25 + Technical Service Agreements (TSAs) Vendor Representative in support of Procure Equipment.

-Formations of Specialty Chemical Cleaning Service Agreement.

-Administration of all field Subcontract Administrations duty on site. In charge of a team as the lead Subcontract Administrator to three (3) (subcontract administrator) work associates.

BECHTEL (Contracted by Enterprise Logic) (July 2022 – December 2022)

Sr. Subcontracts Formations Specialist

Cheniere Liquefaction Project – Corpus Christi, TX (Multi-Billion Mega Project)

-Assigned to execute formations of all Mechanic Service Subcontracts (~ 20 Subcontracts) to support various mechanical equipment and machinery onsite.

-Largest Subcontract Awarded – Concrete and Soil testing Subcontract (~ 13 MM)

Rio Grande Liquefaction Project – Brownsville, TX (Multi-Billion Mega Project)

-Largest Subcontract Awarded – Hwy 48 Modifications (~ 10 MM)

-Assigned RFPs – Marine Dredging (MOF), Medical Services, Concrete Soil and Pile Testing, Firewater & Foam Deluge System, Temporary Construction Facilities & Trailers.

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC. (October 2021 – January-2022)

Sr. Project Contracts Manager

Fuji Diosynth Biotechnologies Project Galaxy - Cary, North Carolina, - (TIC 2B)

-Management of a team of two (2) Sr. EPC Subcontract Administrators.

-Responsible for ~300 + MM in accumulative values of Subcontracts with a Delegation of Authority of 1MM.

-Completed execution of informal budgetary bid estimate for various Subcontracts and executed a successful commercial evaluation valued at 200 MM for a complex Lab/Admin and Warehouse on a (Design Build) hybrid T&M / LS pricing strategy.

-Responsible for my team’s subcontract strategies, formations, and administration of awarded Subcontracts.

-Reason for resignation – Unexpected Family Reasons that deviated from plan to move and relocate to NC.

WORLEY (ECR DIVISION – FORMERLY JACOBS) (April 2019 – September 2021)

Principal Project Contracts Manager

ASHTA Venus Project - (Field Assignment – Ohio – April 2019 – March 2020 (TIC 200 MM +) – JACOBS ECR)

-Executed Project Subcontracts administration and formation activities as an agent acting on behalf of ASHTA Chemicals, Inc.

-Managed a team of two (2) Senior Subcontract Administrators.

-Solely managed all Project Subcontracts work from inception to closeout with minimal upper management supervision. Largest package executed and completed; Major Mechanical. Included stipulation of complex target pricing and complex fees. (~25 + MM in Value).

-Successfully settled major Subcontractor claims and potential law suit against Project. Settlement – 0 cost impact.

-Responsible for Subcontract Plan and Strategies.

ASHLAND HEC Dryer Project - (Field Assignment – Virginia – March 2020 – September 2021 (TIC 200 MM+) - Worley ECR)

-Executed Project Subcontracts administration and formation activities as an agent acting on behalf of ASHLAND Chemicals, Inc.

-Managed one (1) Senior Subcontract Administrators.

-Lump Sum Packages – Major Civil, Major Mechanical, and Major E&I – (Accumulative ~ 40 MM). 2 SCAs under my supervision. Provided field Subcontract administration and formation in support of construction.

-Provided change management evaluations and approvals. Contributed Risk Mitigation recommendation to executive management regarding contractual issues.

-Executed formal bulletins and project letters to overall projects.

-Participated in various negotiations involving cost, extra work, and schedule impacts.

-Responsible for Subcontract Plan and Strategies.

McDERMOTT (Dec. 2017 – August 2018)

Sr. Subcontract Administrator

Total Ethane Cracker Project – Port Arthur, TX - (TIC 2 Billion +)

-Perform a full range of subcontract formation and subcontract administration duties under the direct supervision of upper management.

-Largest Package – Piling on a Lump Sum Basis. Complexity – Partial SOW – Engineering Schedule Issues.

-Reason for resignation – non-work-related injury.

KBR, INC. (CONTRACTED BY TSR, INC.) (Nov. 2016 - Sept. 2017)

Sr. Subcontract Administrator & Buyer, Special Projects Team

Special Capital Projects Assigned to KBR supporting Veolia, Chemours, Dow, & DuPont

-Worked as KBR Acting Agent on behalf of its various Clients to support their respective capital projects for all purchasing and contracting needs.

-Executed and multi-task various Purchase Orders and Subcontract packages under various client specific processes and procedures simultaneously.

-Largest package – Mechanical during turnaround. Complexity – Schedule driven.

IHI E&C (Aug. 2016 – Nov. 2016)

Sr. Subcontract Administrator

Kinder Morgan Elba Liquefaction Project – Savannah, GA (TIC 2 Billion +)

-Awarded major piling work prior to Project suspension and mass lay-off due to Project funding delays.

CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON, INC. (Jul. 2014 – Aug. 2016)

Subcontract Administrator

(Promoted to Sr. Subcontract Administrator in July 2015)

Cameron LNG Liquefaction Project – Lake Charles, LA (TIC 12 Billion +)

-Provide a full range of subcontract management under the direct supervision of the Director of Subcontracts.

-Largest Packages executed - LNG Tanks, Marine Dock, Dredging, and Piling. Complexity (FERC Regulated)

LINDE ENGINEERING NORTH AMERICA, INC. (Jan. 2014 – July 2014)

Subcontracts and Procurement Specialist

Projects: ExxonMobil Chemical NAG Olefins Recovery Project – Shale ASU Unit Project – Nan Ya Plastic Pox Unit Project – Comfort Point Projects (TIC 2 Billion +)

-Management of consortium agreement b/w LENA and its parent company, Linde Group. Wrote procedures and work processes relative to subcontracts administration and procurement.

-Provided consultation on processes and procedures to Linde HQ in Munich, Germany on how LENA subsidiary of Linde wanted to implement and execute Subcontracts and POs in a manner consistent with best practices in the US.

JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC. (Apr. 2007 – Dec.2013)

Sr. Subcontract Administration

DuPont Chemical Project – Tampico, Mexico, Motiva Crude Expansion project, Total Expansion Project, BP Whiting Expansion Project, Arkema Revamp Project

Dupont Chemical Project – (Field Assignment Tampico Mexico)

-Provide consultation and training to local project team members. Tampico Mexico

Motiva Crude Expansion Project (Joint Venture with Jacobs & Bechtel) (TIC 12 Billion) – Port Arthur, TX

- Field assignment for 3 years.

- Assigned various Subcontracts utilizing all Bechtel Procedures for Subcontracts administration and formations.

- Administrated all Indirect (Support) Subcontracts for OSBL and ISBL.

Arkema Expansion Project - LaPorte, TX (TIC 70 MM)

- 2 years field assignment as the Subcontract Lead Representative with a direct report to Site Construction Manager and Client Project Manager.

- Largest Contracts. Major Mechanical and Major lift for replacement of old reactor.

-Achieved Team Member of the Year for successfully accomplishing significant cost savings to Client.

Home office Support to Various Projects

-BP Whiting Project

-Total Expansion Project

-Valero Petrochemical Project

Jacobs Field Service North America, Inc. (Feb. 2006 – Jun. 2007)

Prolog (Construction Change Management) Database Administrator - (Various Projects)

Various Projects

-Travel to various project sites in support of a companywide mandate for field project teams to implement the system on every project.

-Worked and collaborated closely with a Technical System Specialist and the company’s Senior Computer Engineer Specialist.

-Provide project wide training and consistent implementation as directed per company’s new system policies.

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