Project Manager Management

Johnny Zea, PMP

Broussard, LA 337-***-****

*************@*****.***

Project Manager Project Development

Quality-focused strategic engineer with over 17 years of strong analytical, intuitive design and project planning expertise and distinct controllership over multifaceted projects for some of the leading manufacturers including Forgen, Entegee, Cabot, Henkel, Huntington Ingalls, Worley, NRG, CB&I, Oil States and Weatherford. Exceptional technical acumen in cost effective innovative designs, reliability testing and manufacture of commercial grade applications and machinery for the oil and gas industry. Leverage knowledge of hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical design and computer architecture to provide valuable contributions across multiple industries. Excellent communicator with a talent for building consensus across departments and team members to meet highly constrained timelines and promote successful project outcomes. Fluent in English, German, Spanish and French. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. PMP Certified with the Project Management Institute.

Areas of Expertise

Strategic Planning & Analysis

Feasibility Studies

Analysis & Testing

Design Concept Management

Risk Assessments

Contingency Planning

Product Design

Component Validation

Cross-Functional Team Leadership

Professional Experience

Forgen (Contract), Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Sr. Project Engineer, June 2024 – August 2024

Executed project governance for the building of a civil structure for a massive new plant. This was a totally greenfield project, building the foundation of a plant, which included clearing and grubbing, receiving cement and cement aggregate, piping, etc., and negotiating timely ordering and delivery of project resources.

Nurtured a collaborative work environment directing project construction, including technical feasibility, adherence to specifications, definition of deliverables, change and quality control management to engineering design.

Monitored the evolution of the design build lifecycle, providing consultative oversight for equipment status, installation of materials in the field, tracking progress and preparation of high-level status reports.

Consulted with construction, project management and quality control to facilitate the submittal and RFI processes to assure smooth transition between work phases, with attention paid to detail and the schedule constraints of the project while always maintaining dedication to the safety and well-being of everyone onsite.

Entegee (Contract), Wynnewood, Oklahoma

Mechanical Field Engineer, July 2023 – September 2023

Ensured project success through orchestrating the construction and development of daily plans and delineation of system requirements for a large engineering, procurement and construction project that is adding on to an existing oil refinery.

Nurtured a collaborative work environment directing project construction, including technical feasibility, adherence to specifications, definition of deliverables, change and quality control management to engineering design and final turnover.

Monitored the evolution of the design build lifecycle, providing consultative oversight for hydrostatic, pneumatic and integrity testing of systems, tracking piping installation and preparation of high-level status reports.

Consulted with construction and project management to facilitate the RFI process to assure smooth transition between work phases, with attention paid to detail and the schedule constraints of the project while always maintaining dedication to the safety and well-being of everyone onsite.

Cabot Corporation, Franklin, Louisiana

Project Manager, July 2022 – November 2022

Ensured project success through carrying out capital projects from inception to completion in a carbon black chemical plant. Worked as a project manager on a capital team that handles projects ranging from civil construction to mechanical components to ensure that projects are on time and within budget through utilization of capital controls.

Executed projects and giving engineering insight as to the technical feasibility.

Played a key role in assessing the viability of projects and nurturing a collaborative environment of diverse disciplines to develop the correct capital plan.

Monitored as projects are selected and giving capital and engineering insight as to the financial and technical feasibility which involves going out into the chemical areas to assess the situation and meeting with clients on and off-site.

Henkel Corporation (Contract), Bowling Green, Kentucky

Project Manager, September 2021 – February 2022

Ensured project success through governance of the capital and engineering of various projects involved with keeping a chemical/manufacturing plant running. Worked as Project Manager on a team to ensure that projects are on time and within budget through utilization of capital controls.

Monitoring as projects are selected and giving capital and engineering insight as to the financial and technical feasibility which involves going out into the chemical/manufacturing areas to assess the situation and meeting with clients on and off-site.

Playing the key role in assessing the viability of projects and nurturing a collaborative environment of diverse disciplines to develop the correct capital plan.

Huntington Ingalls Industries / Newport News Shipbuilding (Contract), Newport News, Virginia

Project Manager, July 2020 – December 2020

Ensured project success through carrying out engineering of various projects involved with mechanical components of Navy ships. Worked as Project Manager on a team to ensure that projects are mechanically sound and on time.

Executing projects and giving engineering insight as to the technical feasibility.

Playing a key role in coordinating projects on different levels and delivering sound engineering and scheduling advice.

Main project involved steam catapults and jet blast deflectors US aircraft carriers, while also reviewing some drawings of the propeller shafts for the propulsion system.

Worley Engineering (Contract), New Orleans, Louisiana

Project Manager, February 2019 – March 2020

Ensured project success through governance of the capital and engineering of various projects involved with keeping a chemical plant running. Worked as Project Manager and Capital Coordinator on a team to ensure that projects are on or under budget through capital controls.

Monitored as projects are selected and gave capital and engineering insight as to the financial and technical feasibility.

Played the key role in assessing the viability of projects and nurtured a collaborative environment of diverse disciplines to develop the correct capital plan.

NRG Energy (Contract), Carlsbad, CA

Project Engineer, April 2017 - July 2018

Executed project governance for the building of a new 560 MW power plant, the Carlsbad Energy Center (CEC) in Carlsbad CA as part of an onsite team representing one of the foremost integrated power companies in the United States.

Nurtured a collaborative work environment directing all project phases including initial design feasibility, proposal, definition of deliverables, change and quality control management to engineering design and final turnover.

Monitored the evolution of the design build lifecycle, providing consultative oversight for hydrostatic, pneumatic and integrity testing of systems, tracking piping installation and preparation of high-level status reports.

Aggregated researched data to facilitate the design and development of the plant's computer simulator. procured all permitting and licensing, working in conjunction with NRG environmental expert, and skillfully engaging California Building Officials to obtain approval for all work phases.

CB&I, Lake Charles, LA

Process Engineer, January 2014 - December 2016

Ensured project successes orchestrating definition and development of work plan and delineation of system requirements for a large engineering, procurement and construction specializing in the nuclear power industry.

Monitored project development lifecycle for concurrently running projects providing supervision of a cross-functional team within the fabrication facility. Assigned and tracked performance of over eight-million-man hours without any lost time.

Established strategic direction working closely with fabrication and QC departments to ensure strict adherence to production and quality control standards. Integrated scalable manufacturing, production, and document controls that resulted in a 90% decrease in non-conformance.

Coordination with QC was centered around welding NDT. It involved VT, UT, and PT, with lots of documentation due to it being a nuclear project. Proper welding wire was also something that was tracked with strict document control.

Oil States International, Houma, LA

Project Engineer, September 2011 - January 2014

Spearheaded front-end engineering design and manufacturing of offshore cranes for a market leader in oilfield services and manufacturer of products for deep-water production facilities.

Expertly interpreted specifications and developed drawings to meet customer design demands. Assessed customer needs directing all project phases and coordinating requirements to ensure that scope did not exceed contract value.

Performed systematic inspections collaborating with manufacturing team to ensure that all work was done according to specifications. Successfully completed eight simultaneously running projects for PTTEP.

Weatherford, Lafayette, LA

Field Engineer, April 2008 - August 2011

Piloted concurrently running projects and pre-commissioning activities including hydrostatic testing, cleaning, drying and pigging. Authored project work plans and procedures to ensure proper task administration. Conducted comprehensive site visits overseeing operations crews and monitoring all project stages from initial groundbreaking to completion. Leak detection projects were performed offshore on production platforms and inland at refineries and other plants. Leak detection methods involved soapy bubble leak tests, pressure change leak tests, and helium leak tests with a mass spectrometer while using 1% helium and 99% nitrogen.

Scomi Oiltools, Broussard, LA

Solids Control Engineer, June 2007 - April 2008

As the design and site field engineer, clarified project scope ensuring adherence to project schedule and project budget to consistently achieve project goals. Implemented design adjustments and performed site assessments to enhance overall project efficiency.

Projects

Carlsbad Energy Center (CEC) Power Plant Construction in Carlsbad, CA

Oversaw execution of all project phases including logistics, resources and budget management for this new 500-megawatt natural gas plant that modernized and ramped up integration of renewable power for California residents. (~500 million dollars)

Vogtle and VC Summer Nuclear Power Plants

Enhanced efficiency and productivity developing strategic work plans to ensure timely completion of all modules for the nuclear sites. Leveraged organizational capabilities to maintain timeliness of all projects and guide the successful fabrication of all modules.

Pemex

Coordinated simultaneous work plans, collaborating with the design and development team in Mexico, allocating resources and monitoring all project phases. Created approval drawings, based upon customer specifications, developed schematics for the hydraulic, pneumatic and electrical systems for the crane and produced fabrication and assembly drawings. Oversaw all factory acceptance testing and developed user manuals for new marine cranes. (Over 100,000 dollars per crane)

Gulf of Mexico Chevron Tahiti Platform

Supervised helium leak testing operations marking up detailed piping and instrument designs and conducting constructability review sessions to ensure project successes. Worked in tandem with customer managing cleaning and drying activities for the William's pipeline running from the platform. (~10 million dollars)

Cornerstone Chemical Plant – Worley Engineering

Coordinated and carried out the planning, funding approval, and oversaw the interactions with the vendor to deliver a melamine reactor to the Cornerstone Chemical Plant. (~5 million dollars)

Henkel Plant in Bowling Green, Kentucky

Planned, coordinated, and delivered a new tank and piping for the Henkel Plant. This involved removing an old tank, putting in a new one, and routing piping from one part of the plant to the other and adding many valves and supports. (~2 million dollars)

Chevron Pipeline Project – Weatherford

Developed, planned, and on-site project managed a pipeline job going from New Orleans to Paradis, LA. This involved pipeline integrity testing, as well as cleaning and drying. I oversaw all of the management of change and documented this, along with supervising and doing the finances. (~1.5 million)

Education

Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering

University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, LA

Technical Proficiencies

Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Project, Auto Cad, SolidWorks, TWIC, IADC Rig Pass, BP and Shell Safety Training, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification, PMP Certification with the Project Management Institute

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