Construction Manager Project

Thomas J. West, P.E. Sr. Project - Construction Manager / Advisor

ACADEMIC / PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

B.S. Civil Engineering, University of California (Berkeley)

Registered Professional Civil Engineer, State of California

PERSONAL DATA

US Citizen; Married; 3 Adult Children

Current Residence: 450 Sunnyslope Road, Petaluma, California 94952

Previous Residencies: England, Scotland, France, Singapore, Australia, Japan, Vietnam

Health: Excellent; COVID-19: 2 Vaccinations + 3 Boosters

CONTACT DETAILS

Cell: +1-713-***-**** Residence: +1-707-***-**** email: ***-****@***.***

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROFILE

Performance-proven Sr. Project – Construction Manager with responsibility for front-end execution planning and project/construction management of leading-edge international onshore / offshore oil & gas production facilities projects, incorporating heavy civil / industrial / infrastructure components with CAPEX value from $80 million to $6 billion. Following 2015 oil price collapse and resulting downturn in the oil & gas industry focused on management of high-end residential new-build and remodel construction projects (CAPEX to $20 million) located in Marin and Sonoma counties in Northern California.

Oil & Gas Projects – Roles & Responsibilities

Retained as Owner Representative by international oil companies (Chevron, ConocoPhillips, ExxonMobil, Shell, Unocal) and major EPC contractors (Bechtel, McDermott, KBR) in leading roles as Sr. Project Execution Advisor, Project Director, Project Manager, Construction Manager, Management Consultant and Expert Witness. Additionally retained as Management Consultant / Advisor to board-level and senior corporate and project management leadership, to develop and implement systems and processes to influence the successful outcome of company-wide operational programs, and capital project performance by engagement with key stakeholders, executive leadership, project leads, project team and portfolio sponsors. Also retained as independent Expert Witness for Arbitration proceedings involving both contractor and oil company owner/operator disputes with claim

values to $200 million.

High-End Residential Construction Projects – Roles & Responsibilities

As Owner Representative Project Manager, directly responsible for new-build and remodel projects front-end project planning, including scope definition, budget cost and schedule development, and architect, general contractor, and civil engineering contractor pre-qualification/selection/contract negotiation/award. Following completion of front-end planning phase, directly responsible for management of project execution phase including design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover to owner.

Professional Skills

Fully conversant with all methods of project contracting and partnering concepts, and implementation of Project

Management Institute (PMI) Stage Gate process systems for project evaluation, planning, execution and control.

Computer literacy in industry software systems including Procore, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Bluebeam Revu, Buildertrend,

Dropbox, Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Project, Outlook and Oracle Primavera.

Strong organizational and inter-personal skills related to project team personnel development and supervision, and client

and stakeholder relations. Recognition of project regulatory and permitting requirements and implementation of health,

safety and quality systems to ensure relevant compliance.

Proven capability for project change order management, including change order development, defense and resolution.

Unique and proven business development capability for project identification and acquisition.

Thomas J. West, P.E. Sr. Project – Construction Manager / Advisor

ENERGY DEVELOPMENT / HEAVY CONSTRUCTION / INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS – Worldwide Locations

Deepwater Development Projects including Floating Drilling/Production Facilities and Subsea Systems

Subsea Production Facilities (SURF, Subsea Pumping)

Arctic Onshore/Offshore Production Facilities

Fixed-Steel Drilling/Production Platforms

Concrete Gravity Structures/Concrete-Steel Hybrid Structures

Floating Drilling/Production/Storage/Offloading Facilities (FPSO, FSO, FPU)

Open Ocean/Coastline Marine Terminal Facilities

Onshore/Offshore Pipeline Systems

Expert Witness / Claim Presentation and Defense

Offshore Facilities / Brownfield Project Execution

INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS – Texas and Alaska

Fiber Optic Communication / Underground System Construction – Houston, Texas

2 million BWPD water injection plant and infrastructure pipelines – Prudhoe Bay, Alaska

HIGH-END RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS – Northern California

71 Acre New-Build Residential Equestrian Estate – Freestone, CA

Custom Home Remodel Design/Construction – Marin and Sonoma Counties, California

Landscape / Hardscape Design/Construction – Marin and Sonoma Counties, California

Ground-up remodel of Historical Survey Residence – San Rafael, CA

Thomas J. West, P.E. Sr. Project – Construction Manager / Advisor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROFILE

High-End Residential Construction Projects

Project Manager The Upstream Group LLC – San Rafael, CA

Owner Representative May 2023 – December 2024

Retained by private owner as Resident Project Manager/Owner Representative on $2.8 million internal / external remodel of $6 million Historical Survey home and guest cottage (built 1911) in San Rafael, CA. Directly responsible for project/construction management including City of San Rafael permitting, contract development and award negotiations for architect, structural engineer, general contractor, HVAC contractor, civil engineering contractor, and hardscape contractor. Scope of work includes 50% interior remodel of kitchen/pantry/family room bathrooms, full HVAC system replacement, and replacement of main house original concrete foundation, plus exterior concrete patio removal/replacement, and installation of new site drainage system...

Retained by private owner as Resident Project Manager/Owner Representative on $600,000 complete internal remodel of $2 million custom home in Petaluma, CA. Directly responsible for design, subcontractor negotiation/selection and scope of work execution management, including new kitchen, baths, new HVAC system drywall re-finish, full interior painting and appliance selection and installation, Project completed in 12 months saving 6 months from owner-planned 18 month schedule.

Retained as Sr. Project Manager by Sol Landscapes, Inc. for design and scope of work execution management of

high- end residential landscape construction projects to $1 million installed cost, including integrated hard-scape,

and irrigation systems, irrigation well and water storage tank farms and underground pipeline distribution / control

systems. All projects completed safely, on time and within budget.

Retained as Project Manager/Owner Representative on $20 million wine country equestrian estate property in

Sonoma County (Freestone) CA. Directly responsible for contract bidding/award related to civil, architectural,

engineering and general building contractors for land development / infrastructure and new facilities including:

Extensive civil excavation/grading/stabilization of 8-acre homesite, barn and pool pavilion areas

7500sf Custom Home

6000sf Horse Barn

2500sf Pool Pavilion Complex

2000sf Guest House

Roping and Dressage Arenas

800 amp standby generator/infrastructure system

Solar power system

15,000 gallon potable water storage farm and pipeline infrastructure / distribution system

15,000 gallon irrigation water storage tank farm and pipeline infrastructure / distribution system

Conducted front-end / pre-execution planning with Architects, Structural and Civil Engineers, General Contractor and

Engineering Contractor for budget and schedule development, and obtained Owner approvals. Managed complete

project execution including permitting, design, construction, agency inspections and facilities start-up.

Thomas J. West, P.E. Sr. Project – Construction Manager / Advisor

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE PROFILE

Energy Development / Heavy Construction Projects

Retained by ExxonMobil Development Company as Senior Execution Planning Advisor relevant to front-end evaluation/planning of traditional and deep-water offshore oil & gas field development projects ranging in water depths from 50 feet to 7650 feet located in the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea (UK and Norway), Sakhalin, and West Africa, including:

Gulf of Mexico

Julia Project: Oil Development / SURF Tie-Back to Chevron Jack-St. Malo Host FPU (7500 ft. WD)

Hadrian South Project: Oil & Gas Development / SURF Tie-Back (7650 ft. WD)

Nigeria

ERHA North Phase 2 Project: Oil & Gas Development / SURF Tie-Backs + Brownfield modifications to existing Erha FPSO (4000 ft. WD)

Angola

Kizomba Satellites-Phase 2 Project: Oil & Gas Development / SURF Tie-Backs + Brownfield modifications to existing Kizomba B and Mondo FPSOs (3500 ft. WD)

North Sea

Fram Field Development Project – UK Central North Sea / Subsea Tie-Back to FPSO

Puffin Field Development Project – UK Central North Sea / Concept selection

Balder-Ringhorne Infastructure Area Development Project – Norway North Sea / Concept Selection

Sakhalin

Orlan Platform Technical Retrofit Project – Offshore Sakhalin Island, Russia / Brownfield upgrades

Directly responsible for project execution planning and delivery of Stage Gate Deliverables to obtain ExxonMobil Senior Management approval for project sanction. Particular emphasis on internal interface coordination within ExxonMobil functional matrix, and external interface coordination with other Operators providing tie-back floating production Host facilities. Project execution focus includes engineering /procurement / construction /installation

/hookup & commissioning phases of Deepwater offshore oil & gas floating production facilities, related SURF facilities, and associated Greenfield & Brownfield / Tie-Back / Tie-In scope of work on under-construction and existing facilities.

Retained by INTECSEA as Sr. Project Manager responsible for commercial management of the $US 20 million Production Engineering Services Contract to support Malaysia Marine & Heavy Engineering Sdn. Bhd., fabricator of the Gumusut-Kakap Floating Production System Hull for Sabah Shell Petroleum Company . This FPS has a production capacity of 150,000 barrels of oil per day, and was installed in 1200 meters (4,000 feet) water depth offshore Sabah, Malaysia in 2010. Successfully completed this assignment on 8 May, 2009.

Retained by Bennett & Associates, LLC (BASS) to develop and implement various project management / control systems for design and construction management/support for the ATP Oil & Gas / Deepwater Development Projects: ATP Mirage Field Development in 4000 foot water depth in Mississippi Canyon Block 941, and ATP Telemark Field Development in 4200 foot water depth in Atwater Valley Block 63 which incorporate the BASS MinDOC3 floating drilling/production platform concept

Thomas J. West, P.E. Sr. Project – Construction Manager / Advisor

Retained by Dynamic Industries, Inc. to develop EPCI Bid Proposal / Technical and Commercial Systems, and Project Execution Procedures related to international offshore oil & gas field development, and major infrastructure projects in the $US100 million + category. Additionally assigned to corporate strategic planning team for development of Dynamic Industries corporate organization and systems required to support planned growth from

$US 400 million to Target $US 2 billion corporation.

Retained by EDG, Inc., an engineering / project management services consulting firm, to develop a business plan for opening a new international Strategic Business Unit. Completed the business plan, including recommendations to the EDG Board for establishment of this SBU in Singapore and Vietnam. Plan was successfully implemented in 2008-2009 with the opening of EDG offices in both Singapore and Vietnam.

Retained as Interim Project Manager by Tanker Pacific Offshore Terminals Pte Ltd. (TPOT) for First Phase of Coogee Resources – Montara FPSO Project with responsibility for development of MONTARA FPSO System Basic Design and Capital Cost definition. Following completion of design and capital cost definition, handed over the Project Manager position to incoming permanent TPOT Montara FPSO Project Manager.

Retained as independent Expert Witness by major international law firm – Watson, Farley & Williams - on behalf of London International Court of Arbitration (LCIA). Case involved an EPIC contract relevant to a USD 1 billion major offshore oil & gas development offshore Malaysia, incorporating a 6500-ton Float-over Topsides. Principally responsible for objective evaluation of overall project management performance by oil company and EPIC contractor to determine contractual compliance/non-compliance. Developed four separate detailed reports on various project execution matters and provided expert witness testimony to LCIA Arbitration Tribunal relevant to dispute resolution.

Principal areas of independent evaluation focus included:

Project Management execution by Oil Company v. Industry Standard Expectations

Project Management execution by EPIC Contractor v. Industry Standard Expectations

Onshore Fabrication / Mechanical Completion / Pre-Commissioning completion status achieved by EPIC Contractor v. Industry Standard Expectations

Offshore Hook-up & Commissioning completion status achieved by EPIC Contractor v. Industry Standard Expectations

Thomas J. West, P.E. Sr. Project – Construction Manager / Advisor

Retained in September 2003 by Korea National Oil Corporation – Vietnam Office as Project Advisor during the Rong Doi and Rong Doi Tay Gas Field - Front-End Project Development Phase, with direct responsibility for:

Platform & Pipeline Production Facilities FEED optimization.

Facilities CAPEX Budget Development.

Contracting Strategy Development

Tender Document Development and Tender Process Management (Evaluation to Award)

Development and Implementation of KNOC – Rong Doi Project Execution Plan.

Organization and staffing of KNOC – Project Management Team

Successfully completed the initial project assignment in July 2004, and continued as the Project Advisor / Consultant to KNOC’s Development Manager for project EPCI execution from July 2004 to First Gas – November 2006.

The Rong Doi Gas Field Development Project is located in Block 11-2, Offshore Vietnam, some 320 km Southeast of Vung Tau, Vietnam, in 85 meter water depth. The $US 250 million, 175 MMSCFD Gas + 6000 bpd Condensate Field incorporates Production & Export facilities consisting of:

16-Slot Wellhead Platform (WHD) – For Cantilever Jack-up Drilling

Production-Utilities-Quarters-Compression Platform (PUQC)

58 km Gas Export Pipeline and Subsea Tie-In to the existing (BP-operated) Nam Con Son Pipeline

2.5 km Infield Condensate Flow-line

Permanently-moored FSO System.

Retained in August 2000 by Japan Vietnam Petroleum Company Ltd. (Nippon Oil Corporation) and Partners ConocoPhillips / PetroVietnam as Owner Representative EPCI Project Manager with direct responsibility for derivation of Production Facilities Scheme related to $US 150 million Rang Dong Full Field Development Project. Directly responsible for gaining PetroVietnam approval, and overall planning/coordination then execution of Rang Dong Full Field Development – Stage 1: Expansion Projects, including Brownfield tie-ins to existing production/FPSO facilities:

-New 15-Slot WHP-E1 + New 9-Slot WHP-S1

-New Gas Compression/Water Injection Platform

(120 mmscfd Gas Compression Platform for Gas Lift/Gas Export + 80,000 bwpd Water Injection)

-New Utilities/Living Quarters Platform, and associated new Infield Pipeline System (6 new Pipelines).

Primary responsibilities included Field Development / Facilities Definition, then execution of Conceptual Design, and subsequent Engineering / Procurement / Construction / Installation / HUC of these facilities, via contract development and management of various Vietnamese and International Contractors with facilities start-up achieved on-schedule and within sanctioned budget during September 2002 (WHP-E1), and September 2003 (All remaining facilities). Also responsible for personnel recruitment, organization, and management of JVPC Project Group, which had overall management/coordination responsibility for Rang Dong Full Field Development Expansion Projects Execution.

Thomas J. West, P.E. Sr. Project – Construction Manager / Advisor

Retained in July 99 by Phillips as overall Owner Representative Project Construction Manager with direct responsibility for Fabrication / Installation / Hook-up and Commissioning of the $US 1.5 billion, Bayu-Undan Gas Recycle Project located offshore Australia / Indonesia in the Timor Sea Zone of Cooperation, Blocks 91-12 and 91-13 in 80 meters water depth. This gas/condensate field lies approximately 500 km West North West of Darwin, and 350 km East South East from the island of Timor, in the Timor Sea. The Bayu-Undan Gas Recycle Development is a liquids stripping and dry gas re-injection project scheduled for start-up in 4th Qtr 2003, and it is comprised of primary drilling and production facilities as follows:

Central Processing & Production Complex, consisting of:

Drilling & Production Platform (DPP): Jacket - 7,000 Tonnes/Integrated Deck – 11,000 Tonnes

Compression Utilities & Quarters (CUQ) Platform: Jacket – 6,500 Tonnes/Integrated Deck – 10,000 Tonnes

Inter-platform Bridge: 400 Tonnes x 42m long

Flare Support System: Jacket – 360 Tonnes/Flare Bridge & Tower – 650 Tonnes x 155m long

Wellhead Platform (WP1) – 8 km East of the CPP Complex, consisting of:

Jacket – 1,150 Tonnes/Deck – 1,200 Tonnes

Floating Storage & Offloading (FSO) Vessel – 2 km North of the CPP Complex, consisting of:

New-Build FSO Vessel Approximate Size 150,000 Dwt

Condensate Storage 820,000 barrels (130,000 cu. mtr.)

Infield Pipeline System:

Wellstream Fluids Production Pipeline – WP1 to DPP + Gas Re-Injection Pipeline – DPP to WP1

Condensate, Propane, Butane, Fuel Gas Lines – DPP to FSO

Directly responsible for construction execution to budget/schedule performance requirements and for establishing the Phillips Construction Management Group within the Bayu-Undan Gas Recycle Project, with responsibility for Construction Contractor Pre-qualification, Contracts and Tender Package Development, Tender Evaluation, and subsequent Construction Management of the above drilling/production/export facilities with an installed CAPEX value of $US 950 million. Additionally responsible for Construction Management Team organization and staffing, and Risk Management Plan implementation. Due to Phillips – Norway corporate downsizing, relocation of a Phillips-employee Construction Manager from Norway to the Project occurred in March 2000, at which time the Construction Manager position was handed-over. Re-assigned as Construction Coordinator in March 2000, with similar duties as described above, supporting in-coming Construction Manager. Assignment close-out completed at end-June 2000, following recommendations for placement of all Construction Contracts and Final Hand-over to Phillips-employee Construction Manager.

EPCI Project Manager / Japan Vietnam Petroleum Company Ltd Aug 2000 – Aug 2003

Rang Dong Full Field Development Project Vung Tau, Vietnam / Perth / Singapore / Batam

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