Construction Manager Contracts
Resume:
Kenneth Branning
Contracts, Purchasing and Construction Manager
Ocean Springs, MS, US 228-***-**** U.S. ARMY VETERAN
*************@*****.*** or *************@*****.*** https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-branning-b3b89210
Experience:
Nuclear, OG&C, Mining & Mineral, Power Generation Pipe Lines, CONSULTANT/PURCHASING/CONTRACTS & CONSTRUCTION MANAGER
Kuwait, Iraq, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, South America, and USA
•I worked as a Contracts and Purchasing manager on major capital EPC projects for Bechtel, KBR, CB&I and Flour. I also supported the military during Desert Storm.
•My goal on all projects is Safety, give the client a good Product within Budget.
•Mitigated business risks by analyzing contracts’ potential impacts and avoiding unfavorable terms. I assembled RFP/RFQ’s and submitted them for pricing – cradle to grave.
•Monitored contracts’ performance to detect non-compliance with terms and deficient returns and organize proactive resolutions.
•Arranged service delivery to the company’s active contracts by overseeing workers, coordinating resources, and monitoring schedules.
•Tracked contracts for management and issued regular tracking reports covering status and upcoming milestones.
•Worked closely with account team to identify areas to improve cash flow and leverage tools to improve cash flow from contracts.
•Held monthly, weekly and daily construction meetings for updates
Aug 2023 – Nov 2024 HDR Engineering – Construction Manager – KAFB, Biloxi, MS
I was part of a construction team that consisted of prior military personnel working at Keesler Air Force Base that repaired, rebuilt or constructed buildings, barracks, and maintenance. We were trained in Icertis for our contracts system that was requested by the Air Force. At the end of October, we were informed that the budget for the upcoming year had been cut, and we had options, so I took the 45 days PTO I had accumulated.
Sep 2019 – Aug 2023
Private Companies – Consultant – Purchasing & Contract – Worked remotely as a consultant for Engineering, Procurement and Construction companies I had worked with in the past. I wrote contracts and purchase orders, sent out RFQ’s and monitored deliverables in support of these companies during the COVID-19 period.
May 2019 – Sep 2019
Fincantieri Marinette Marine – Short Term Consultant – Marinette, Wisconsin
Marinette Marine requested my help to get their contracts department more organized and establish new policies and communications with their client, Lockheed Martin. After 3 months, we had new procedures which both parties agreed to. I stayed on standby at home for 3 months in case they needed help.
Nov 2018 – May 2019
Arkema Chemical – Short Term Consultant/Support – Axis, Alabama
I went to Arkema Chemical to help the company establish policies and procedures as they were in the process of expanding a couple of their plants and needed construction procedures for each of these projects. Show how to submit RFQ/RFP as well as documents that should be included.
May 2016 – Nov 2018
Welded Pipeline Construction – Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline Contracts/Purchasing Manager - PA
And – Mountain Xpress Pipeline Contracts/Purchasing Manager – WV
Welded Construction was a company owned by Bechtel as I started working on the ASR project remote and the Contracts Manager left, and I was brought to the project home office at Mt. Joy, PA as the procurement manager handling all expenditures, maintaining all change order logs, putting out RFQ’s, vetting invoices. After we completed this project, my Project Manager and I were asked to go to the Mountain Express Project in Glen Dale, WV to support that project as the completion date was 3 months away and the cold weather and snow was coming in and this project was on the side of a mountain. We completed it early and de-mobilized. I had the same responsibilities as the ASR project.
Jan 2015 – Mar 2016
Kellogg Brown Root – Power Generation Plant – Procurement Manager/Construction Coordinator – Marshalltown, IA
I moved into the Power Generation Plant during the winter with snowy conditions while trying to get this project built and this was a union project, and it was hard to find and keep workers as there were other major projects in nearby states. Prior to coming back to KBR had established all 4 major contracts before the project was started. The only expenditure was on purchased items and small contracts that were able to be done on site. This project changed Project Managers 3 times in less than a year.
Oct 2012 – Dec 2014
CB&I – Reficar Oil Expansion Project – Sr. Procurement Manager – Cartagena, Colombia, SA
This project was the largest that was ever conducted in Colombia, South America as we were limited to the countries we could hire from, any US company that was utilized had to be a consortium with a Colombian company. I oversaw the eastern side of the plant for all the procurement work. This included scaffolding, electrical work, and I handled all change orders, daily reports and 3 weeks ahead. My portion of the contract ended at the end of Dec 2014, my work was completed, and I returned home.
Mar 2011 – Oct 2012
Bechtel Saudi Arabia Mining/Mineral – Alcoa Ma’aden Aluminum Rolling Mill - Contracts Manager
The contacts team from Libya was sent to Raz Al Khair, Saudi Arabia to help complete the Aluminum Rolling Mill. My team oversaw the concrete, pipe and steel contracts for the reduction area.
Apr 2010 – Mar 2011
Bechtel Power – Power Generation – Sr. Package Contracts Manager - Sirt, Libya
This project was in Khadafy hometown of Sert, Libya where we were building a Power Generation Plant that would put out enough electricity to power 5 northern countries of Africa. One year after we started the project the civil war broke out in the Middle East and in Benghazi, the ambassador and others were killed during the attack, and US citizens were put on alert by the Embassy to get out of Libya, and the next morning around 100 soldiers with RPGs and small arms came to our project and ordered us to be out of our camp and leave Sirte. We left immediately traveled to Tripoli and caught the last commercial flight from Libya.
Other Projects:
Dec 2006 – Mar 2010 - SESH – Pipeline from LA, MS, and AL – Contracts/Consultant
Sep 2005 - Nov 2006 – Fluor Gov. Div. – Procurement/Compliant Manager – Hurricane Katrina/Rita Project
Apr 2001 – Aug 2005 - KBR – Procurement/Supply Manager – Restore Iraqi Oil – Kuwait & Iraq
Sep 1995 – Mar 2001- VT Halter Marine – Procurement Manager Pascagoula, MS
Billy Petelos – Bechtel Contracts Manager – Retired (Past manager)
Email: ************@*****.***
Paul J. Albert – CEO VT Halter Marine – Retired (Past manager)
Email: **********@*****.***
Jason Montgomery – Austal - SCM Manager
Email: *****.**************@*****.***
Lee Stokes – Chief Operating Officer – Alabama Shipyard (Past manager at VT Halter)
Email: *******@***************.***
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