Vice President Project Director
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Dane A. Osborne
Dickinson, Texas 77539
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Houston based heavy industry executive with over 35 years of experience, transcending all aspects of Engineering, Procurement and Construction in both the International and Domestic Oil and Gas (upstream and downstream), Petro-Chemical and Power market. Proven track record of increased responsibility / accountability including driving company growth initiatives in Acquisition Due Diligence, Market Analysis, Commercial Awareness and Total Quality models.
Ascend Performance Materials – Apr., 2021 – Oct. 1, 2024
Senior Director of Projects
Project assignment in Lianyungang, China at Xuwei Park Industrial Complex for Ascends 1st Major Capital Project, and Xuwei Park’s 1st International Investor. Project was for a LSTK proprietary technology HMD facility, with front end package and Engineering and Construction development in Beijing followed by Construction in Lianyungang. Project. Role was Project Director based in China, with local Owner support team. Project was delivered on Schedule, with a Zero recordable incidence rate for the Project and On Budget. Project utilized all Chinese sourced materials.
CTCI – Aug. 2019 – Jan. 2021
Director of Projects
Project / Operations leadership role, including interim assignment as Project Director for international modular MEG facility for US Gulf Coast. Project included significant modular fabrication in Qingdao, China and Altamira, Mexico, with fabrication yard assignment during critical phase of the project.
Independent Consultancy Services – Aug. 2018 – July 2019
Providing independent consultancy services in support of various heavy industry capital projects in the US and International markets. Services include all phases of capital projects, including pre-investment / project development associated activities through construction completion and project close-out.
CB&I, Feb. 2014 – June 2018
Senior / Vice President of Operations
Senior Vice President of LNG Operations / Vice President of Operations. Responsible for all LNG portfolio of active projects and America’s based prospects, after successful tenure as VP of Operations inclusive of all Oil and Gas associated projects in the Americas. P&L responsibility exceeding 12b$ US inclusive of as aspects of EPC, as well as Executive sponsorship with execution partnerships. As VP of Operations, held direct line reporting of Engineering, Materials Management, Project Controls, Construction, Quality, Safety, Facilities, as well as P&L responsibility and significant utilization of High Value activities in India and Bruno.
Jacobs E&C, Jan. 2013 – Feb. 2014
Manager of Projects
Reporting to Vice President of Operations, held Operations / P&L responsibility for various Owner accounts for the Houston E&C division. Leadership role in the development of several initiatives including updates to monthly review / reporting process, Risk Management and contingency analysis. Projects include all aspects of EPC projects as well as maintenance programs, generally on a US project base.
URS Corporation, January 2010 – Oct. 2012
Senior Vice President – Operations
Directly reporting to the group president, with functional leadership role over all EPC departments, including Engineering, Procurement, Construction, HSE, Quality, Project Controls and Estimating, as well as Project Engineers and Project Engineering Managers. Oversight responsibility for monthly project reviews, estimate reviews and group risk reviews. Championed development of an integrated solution for use of a Mumbai based high value center within the division, significantly modified the monthly reporting analysis and review process, restructured risk and opportunity and contingency analysis for the division, and is leading the integration of a recent acquisition into the Oil and Gas division I support of the Canadian based Oil Sands activity.
URS Corporation, March 2007 – January 2010
Vice President of Projects
Account based project responsibility for several major independent oil company projects, including profit and loss accountability, execution oversight, monthly project analysis, budgeting, and project pursuit activity. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Operations, directed all Project Directors, Project Managers and Proposal Managers in support of the associated accounts. Interfaced directly with Owners during tendering and execution phases of projects, including studies, Pre-FEED’s, FEED’s, EP, EPCM, and EPC projects.
Aker Kvaerner, February 1988 – March 2007
Various roles of continuously increasing responsibility beginning as a Mechanical Engineer with proficiency in pressure vessel design, heat exchanger design and rating, rotating equipment and stress analysis, and advancing through Project Engineering, Project Manager, Senior Project Manager, Project Director, Vice President of Engineering, Vice President of Operations, and Senior Vice President of Operations. Successfully managed fixed price and reimbursable Oil and Gas, Power, and Petro Chemical projects, both domestically and internationally.
CHP and Associates, December 1986 – March 1998
Mechanical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer for commercial engineering firm with various responsibilities including HVAC design, Chillers, Air Handlers, Cooling Towers, Boilers, control systems and pumping systems.
Summary of Career Project Experience
GCGV MEG Project, Gregory, Texas USA – Served as Project Director for MEG Project w/assignment to Qingdao China overseeing fabrication of mega modules in excess of 8,000 MT, to be installed at site in Gregory, Texas.
Cameron LNG Project, Cameron Parish, Louisiana – Served as Project Director for a grass roots, 1.5 scfd LNG regasification terminal. Scope included two 160,000 cubic meter full containment LNG Tanks, Submerged Combustion Vaporizers, a dual berth marine unloading terminal and all associated utilities and administrative facilities.
Whiterose FPSO Project, St. Johns, Newfoundland – Served as interim Project Director during critical stages of engineering and design and facilitated the transition of the engineering activities to the fabrication yard.
Grassroots 700 MW simple cycle power plant for El Paso, Macae, Brazil – Fast track EPCM project consisting of 16 LM6000 packaged units, with inlet air chilling and demineralized water injection for NOx control. Project included full water treatment facilities including water clarification and demineralized water plant.
Grassroots 800 MW Combustion Turbine Combined Cycle Cogeneration facility in Baytown, Texas – Scope included auxiliaries engineering, procurement and all construction for Calpine Corporation. Project details included installation of three Siemens-Westinghouse 501F, 170MW gas turbines generators, one 200 MW Toshiba steam turbine, and full water treatment and associated facilities. Project logistics included Home Office Engineering and Procurement with transition to field support effort during construction.
Condensate Recovery Plant for Chevron, Malongo Terminal, Angola, Africa – Front-end Definition Package through development of an Invitation to Bid package including plus or minus 10% estimate generation. Scope included gas turbine driven compression trains (3), stabilization and depropanization columns, new control room, and various other tagged equipment items.
Chilled Water System upgrade to exiting 345 MW combined cycle cogeneration plant for Calpine in Clear Lake, Texas – Fast-track EPC revamp project including installation of 5 Absorption Chillers, 1 Mechanical Chiller, 1 6.5 mm gal Chilled Water Storage Tank, Chilled and Hot Water Loops, H2 Reciprocating Compressor and various system upgrades.
Grassroots 320 MTA Ethylene / 200 MTA Polyethylene / Marine facility in Kertih, Malaysia for Petronas – PMC Project Engineer with responsibility for all fixed and rotating equipment, including pressure vessels, towers, tanks, mechanical loading arms, exchangers, compressors, expanders, utility boilers, pumps, piping and interface coordination.
Grassroots 1,20 STPD Chlor-Alkali facility for Bayer in Baytown, Texas – Responsible for all aspects of engineering and management, development of schedule logic, change management and procurement activities including brine filtration, caustic evaporation, hydrogen and chlorine compression systems. 3D CAD modeling project utilizing PDS with intelligent P&ID’s, and high value center design in Mumbai.
Class A bid package development for Lyondell Chemical in Matagorda, Texas – Grassroots expansion of Train 4-Polyethylene Project.
Syngas feedstock conversion project for Quantum Chemical in LaPorte, Texas – Responsible for conversion of existing fuel oil based Pox syngas facility to natural gas feedstock, debottleneck and membrane syngas recovery installation.
520 MW cogeneration plant at Exxon Bayway Refinery in Linden, New Jersey, for Cogen Technologies – Represented owner as owner’s engineer, performing drawing and specification reviews and approval, federal and state emissions calculations and submissions and oversight of performance tests.
Methyl mercaptan plan debottlenecking project for Elf-Atochem in Beaumont, Texas – Responsible for specification reviews, requisitions and expediting.
Grassroots MTBE project in Cheyenne, Wyoming, for Coastal Corporation – Mechanical Engineer over ASME Section VIII, Div. 1 vessels and exchangers.
Natural gas process plant in Teesside, U.K. for Enron.
Acetic Acid storage facility in Clear Lake, Texas for Hoechst-Celanese.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering
Leadership Development Program, Rice University, Houston, Texas
International Business Management Program, IMD Institute, Lausanne, Switzerland
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