Corpuz, Romulo – *
Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
Email : *********@*****.***.**
Mobile : 1-206-***-****
Qualification
Highlights
and
Key Achievements
Mr. Corpuz, a Filipino citizen had many years of work experiences as Project Controller/Scheduler(10yrs), Mechanical/Piping Engineering
(10yrs.), Procurement (8yrs), & Construction (5yrs) for various local & overseas Petrochemical, Oil processing facilities, Power Generation,& Building Projects. He had a high proficiency in using latest version of Project Management Tools such as Primavera (P6) & MS Project. He had a high proficiency in using a very powerful Visual Basic Programming tool to design & create an automated Project Control system which handles processing of huge volume of various Project datas (e.g. Labor Units, Deliverables, Cost, Materials (direct/indirect), Progress, Early/Late dates, etc.) for the purpose of Tracking, Monitoring, Controlling, Progress Calculation & Earned Value analysis of ongoing Projects on a daily or weekly basis.
Fluency of English language in oral & written communication. Appraised, Build & Create Contractors Co. Inc.
07/2016 to 09/2019 Sr. Planning Engineer
Established the Project Control System using Primavera(P6) & Visual Basic programming tool. Outputs for this system for weekly reporting includes : Manpower Histogram, Progress S curves, Cash Flows, Earned value Reports, Progress Calculation, Productivity per WBS element, Predecessor/Successor List, Bulk Material Usage Curve etc.
Provide guidelines & instruction to the planning engineers regarding the content, format & weekly updating of the Project’s Master Schedule.
Reviews, approves & implements the resource loaded Level 4 Master Schedule inclusive of all subcontractor’s Resource/Material loaded schedule (HVAC, Fire Protection, Civil, Structural, Electrical, Plumbing. Elevator, Architectural etc.) consolidated by Planning Engineers using Primavera(P6).
To ensure the project will be completed within the agreed time & budget parameters, conducts a weekly meeting to all Key Personnel (subcontractors, Lead engineers etc.) & discuss about their respective schedule performance & productivity based on the weekly reports & recommends an action to be taken to improve performance & productivity for the next reporting period. Other agenda includes Quality & Safety Issues.
Carry out Risk Analysis as and when required & advise action plan to mitigate delays if any.
Verify reports from the Project Control team thru regular site visits
& compare actual progress against the planned progress & if necessary,formulate an action plan for schedule adherence.
Supervises preparation of all monthly reports/documents required for monthly invoicing to the client & updates cash flow curve to determine self financing strength/status of the project.
Developed a system using visual basic excel based programming that will perform a Monte Carlo simulation (normally 1000 cycle of Corpuz, Romulo – 2
Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
Email : *********@*****.***.**
Mobile : 1-206-***-****
schedule calculation) of a Project Schedule to identify Criticality index of each task in the schedule.
Reviewed company’s performance records on past projects & creates an in house database containing information such as quantities & unit rates of bulk materials, labor, plant/equipment manhours required to complete each task in the schedule which are to be employed for proposal preparation & estimation for future projects.
CB&I Lummus (Nov 2009 – May 2016), Singapore
11/2009 – 05/2016 Lead Project Control Engineer
Aasta Hansteen & EPC4 PNG/LNG Projects
Leads a team of planners in developing a Labor units & material loaded Level 4 EPC Schedule using Primavera (P6) Project Management Tool.
Discuss with the Proposal Manager on the distribution of budgets to each CBS/WBS elements using top down estimation method which are then used for resource loading of the Project Schedule.
Discuss with Lead Engineers in finalizing list of deliverables with budgeted manhour each after reviewing preliminary design documents such as P&ID, Plot Plan, Mechanical Equipment List & Project Specification.
Instruct the Project team & Lead Engineers the methodology & principles behind progress gathering & Earned value calculation at Activity & Resource level.
Created an automated progress calculation system (using Visual Basic) that was employed by the team to calculate progress & earned values of deliverables. It also includes creation of various Planned, S curves (Planned, Actual, Forecast & Earned) for Progress, Cost curves, Bulk Material Usage curves, etc..
Facilitates the Work Integrated Planning Process session (WIPP) participated by representatives of Engineering, Procurement, Construction, Commissioning & Project Management Team whose main purpose is to obtain agreement by all parties concern on matters pertaining to integration & alignment of EPC schedule broken down by Work Packages.
Reviews weekly cost reports prepared by Cost Engineers to identify cost variance for each element in the WBS
Prepares a Narrative Report / Analysis describing Schedule Performance & Productivity at Discipline & Activity level for the weekly & monthly report. This also serve as input for lead engineers for their recovery plan in case of negative variances.
Conducts a monthly schedule & progress review with each lead engineers (Process, Piping, Structural, Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical) & endorses a recovery plan in cases of shortfalls.
Attends weekly coordination meeting in behalf of the Project Corpuz, Romulo – 3
Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
Email : *********@*****.***.**
Mobile : 1-206-***-****
Control Team.
Attends Risk Management session facilitated by the risk engineer for the purpose of identifying, deliberating, assessing, mitigating
& recording risk events.
Supervises the Risk Engineer to ensure that the correction items in the Risk Register are timely & properly handled by the assigned risk owner & reflected in the schedule.
Prepared a special type of S curve and updates on a weekly basis as per requirement from the Client’s Commissioning team for the PNG/LNG Project only. This curve is referred by them as skyline S curve which contains all information on all “Factory Acceptance Test” (FAT) including their time phased position in the chart.
03/2008 – 06/2009 Chevron, USA
Planning & Scheduling Engineer
Prepares & regularly updates resource loaded EPC schedules for Upstream Facility Development Project (Three phase Separation, Gas Plant, Road works & Shipping Lines) and sub surface activities for Work over Rig utilizing MS Project & Primavera 6 Project Management software.
Conducts weekly discussion with each subcontractors (Mechanical
& Piping, Civil, Work Over Rig) on status of current schedule & progress & the estimated finish date of all ongoing activities.
Presides in the weekly schedule/coordination meeting & prepares meeting notes & progress reports as an agenda for the next meeting date.
For Cost tracking, trending and monitoring activities, translates huge volume of cost datas from Company’s SAP database into a more readable graphical form utilizing Visual basic program on a weekly basis & making it more suitable for analysis & forecasting.
Conducts training on Visual Basic Programming (Excel Based)
Creates & regularly updates a Excel spreadsheet for tracking & monitoring receipt & distribution of engineering & inspection related documents to ensure that all subcontractors are in possession of all the required documents with its latest revision. 03/2006 – 01/2008 CB&I Lummus Singapore
Sr. Planning Engineer
Azurite FPSO, Petrobras FPSO, Shell ECC Houidini Project - Singapore
Corpuz, Romulo – 4
Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
Email : *********@*****.***.**
Mobile : 1-206-***-****
Prepared and updated Level 4 Master Schedule for ABB’s FPSO Petrobras and Azurite project utilizing Primavera Project Planner Software.
Coordinated with different engineering teams (Piping, Instrumentation, Electrical, Building, and Civil and Mechanical) to obtain activity data and resource requirements for the Master Schedule updates.
Provided guidelines and instructions for the different disciplines in their preparation and regular updating of deliverables list in Excel.
Prepared a weekly narrative report related to schedule control, S- curves and progress and productivity monitoring which was reviewed by the Project Manager before issuing to the client.
Revised existing Procedures on Engineering coordination, Design Change Handling, Document, Distribution System and Vendor Document Handling, to adapt to the changing company organization and project execution requirements.
Provided input on Procurement Execution Procedures and Systems prepared by PPM.
Calculated Manpower requirements prior to Project Execution.
Investigated slippages in any planned or forecasted activity and recommended and coordinated measures to eliminate or minimize impact on overall schedule.
Attended weekly coordination meetings and reported on project status and schedule matters.
Prepared Minutes of Meeting on every coordination meeting and follow up on action points.
Ensured through coordination, that activities of each discipline started in accordance with the forecasted schedule or with minimal delay.
Tracked development of and changes to major basic and detail design and ensured through coordination and verification that all design data and requirements were handled or considered by concerned disciplines.
03/2005 – 01/2006 UHDE Arabia Ltd
Planning & Scheduling Engineer
Involved in the following project :
SAFCO 4 Urea & Ammonia Plant
Performs Planning & Scheduling activities through operation of Primavera software and coordination with various construction disciplines (such as: Piping, Instrumentation, Electrical, Building, Civil & Mechanical ) for obtaining its activity data & ensures that project objectives are met.
Regularly updates the Construction & Erection schedule that automatically produces various reports such as Bar chart with Corpuz, Romulo – 5
Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
Email : *********@*****.***.**
Mobile : 1-206-***-****
progress & critical path indicators, Resource/Cost Control, Resource/Cost Loading, Tabular Cost, Productivity, Schedule, Matrix and other reports whose format is specified by the Construction Manager for his analysis.
Ensures that each activity particularly in the critical path will strictly comply with the planned schedule by performing potential problem analysis and identifying preventive measures for its occurrences.
Facilitates a recovery plan discussion with the Subcontractors after updating the current schedule.
Coordinates with Field Engineers to obtain their estimates of progressible items in terms of quantities that was linked to activities in the schedule for progress tracking, monitoring & target setting purposes (e.g. tons for Structural Steel, Dia-in for Piping, Cable length for Electrical etc.)
Provides assistance to the subcontractor’s Control department in establishing a computerized system for their controlling & monitoring activities.
Coordinates with concerned parties regarding obtaining of actual cost & schedule data for comparison with the planned data & recommends remedial measures to prevent or minimize impact on the fixed target completion date.
Assigned as Person-In-Charge for engineering, installation, monitoring & inspection activities for underground firewater line on the extended portion of the facility during the early phase of the construction.
05/2004 – 12/2004 Chicago Bridge & Iron Co Inc
Field Engineer
Involved in the following project :
Qatif GOSP2 Project
Gathers & integrates detailed information on the activities of each welder, status of each pipe spools & material situation in the field
& prepares formal report to the Construction superintendent on a weekly basis.
Handles field revision activities which include field sketching, final documentation, distribution, material acquisition, & preparation of extra work formalities with the client.
Assist QC department in their preparation & updating of their main database of welding joints.
Coordinates with piping engineers & foreman regarding work assignment distribution of pipe welders & pipe fitters. This ensures that only qualified welders & approved WPS are employed on each welding joints.
Coordinates with Document Controllers to ensure that the latest issued documents are the most current working copies of the involved personnel.
Corpuz, Romulo – 6
Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
Email : *********@*****.***.**
Mobile : 1-206-***-****
03/2002 – 02/2004 Philippine Welding Society
Lecturer
Responsibilities include :
Conducts seminar and training on participants for the regular
“Welding Inspector’s Course”. Topics discussed includes: Welding processes & consumables, Welding Metallurgy and Heat treatments, Codes & Standards (such as ASME VIII Div.1, ANSI B31.1 / 31.3, ASME IX, API 1104, AWS D1.1), Destructive Testing of welds, NDT of welds (VI, PT, MT, UT, RT & ET), Weld design & symbols and Distortion control.
Provide pointers to participants on System Design for computerization regarding effective controlling and monitoring of all NDT’s, Welders and Welding joints in which for a given medium size project may be in the range of several hundred thousand items or records to tabulate.
Conducts Welder’s Qualification test in accordance with ASME IX or API 1104 as requested by various companies.
02/1998 – 12/2001 JGC Corporation
Senior Purchaser
Responsibilities include :
Recommends with justification additional vendors based on order records of similar equipment and materials for its inclusion in the existing client’s approved vendor list.
Analyses current technical, financial & organizational capability of each vendor in the approved vendor list and its fitness in the project’s procurement policy for the purpose of shortlisting said list in order to avoid unnecessary cost in issuing inquiry package to unfavorable vendors.
Handles preparation of inquiry package for various equipment/materials (Heat Exchangers, Pressure Vessels, Columns, Reactors, Air Fin Coolers, Rotary Equipment, Internals, Storage Tanks etc.) & dispatch to selected bidders by courier.
In conjunction with the company’s concerned disciplines, performs technical clarification & evaluation on proposal of the lowest bidder and agrees on some adjustment in the price of items accordingly.
Handles commercial clarification & evaluation with bidders and prepares the final bid evaluation report (technical & commercial) which indicates the recommended vendor.
Controls & monitors purchasing activities through preparation of various reports such as inquiry status report, purchasing & requisition status report, target control sheet, purchasing portion of monthly PPM report etc.
Corpuz, Romulo – 7
Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
Email : *********@*****.***.**
Mobile : 1-206-***-****
Prepares negotiation scenario & submits to PPM for comment and approval.
Arranges for a negotiation with the selected bidder and conducts negotiation in accordance with the approved negotiation scenario.
Prepares formal purchase order to vendor incorporating all commercial & technical terms agreed by both parties during negotiation stage.
Coordinates with expediting, inspection & shipping team regarding smooth & effective implementation of the order contract.
Handles payment to vendors in accordance with the payment terms stipulated in the purchase order.
Performs post project execution activities such as preparation of cost curves and vendor performance report which can be utilized as a tool or guide for future projects.
Familiarizes with operation of company’s centralize data storage & processing system known as the PMS system (which includes, ISS, PCOM, VCTS, BIDS, PAY, IVIS etc.) which handles all documentation before, during and after procurement execution for every bidding or actual project.
Familiarizes with company’s procurement related standard documents such as general purchasing conditions, basic shipping
& packing instructions, inspection coordination procedure to vendor, instruction for export license requirement, quotation checklist, form of bank guarantee, form of secrecy declaration, etc.
07/1989 – 01/1998 Technoserve International Co Inc (A joint venture between AG&P and JGC)
Project Control Supervisor
Responsibilities include :
Attends a project coordination meeting to identify & define project requirements in order to set project objectives & determine staffing needs and resource allocation.
Assist the project manager in the formulation of a Project Manual during early planning stage of the project. Some of its contents are : Project Overviews, Contract Interpretation, Field Administration, Organizational Chart, Procedures for various activities such as Document handling, Purchasing Strategies, Approval processes, Reporting formats, Request handling etc.
Performs Planning & Scheduling activities through operation of Primavera software and coordination with various project teams
(such as : Engineering, Procurement & Construction) for obtaining its activity datas to meet project objectives.
Regularly updates the project schedule that automatically produces various reports such as Bar chart with progress & critical path indicators, Resource/Cost Control, Resource/Cost Loading, Tabular Cost, Productivity, Schedule, Matrix and other reports Corpuz, Romulo – 8
Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
Email : *********@*****.***.**
Mobile : 1-206-***-****
whose format is specified by the Project Manager for his analysis.
Ensures that each activity particularly in the critical path will strictly comply with the planned schedule by performing potential problem analysis and identifying preventive measures for its occurrences.
Assist the Project Manager in establishing communication channel including its implementation to ensure the smooth flow with minimal delay of all external & internal
informations/communications to the right concerned parties and at a right time.
Finalize with various discipline (including Material & Document Controllers) regarding tabulated formats & units of datas ( ex. per volume, weight, length, dia-in, manhours, etc.) that will be controlled & monitored during the execution phase and then integrated, evaluated & reported at certain intervals (weekly, semi- monthly, monthly). This will also be the basis for calculation of Progress Report as well as Cost Controller’s main source of information.
Coordinates with concerned parties regarding obtaining of actual cost & schedule datas for comparison with the planned datas & recommends remedial measures to prevent or minimize impact on the fixed target completion date.
Regularly submits progress report that reflects actual status of the project & its comparison with the targeted accomplishment including justification on cases of work slippage. A separate progress report with a different format is submitted to the client.
Facilitates weekly coordination meeting and ensures that each agreed item in the minutes of meeting are properly handled by concerned parties and are all incorporated in the engineering documents.
Attends HAZOP studies prior to finalization of P&ID’s.
Reviews status reports from Engineering, Procurement & Construction teams (such as : Inquiry Status Report, Point of Procurement Report, Engineering Document Status Report, Target Control Sheet etc.) & identifies immediate course of action.
Conducts training to newly-hired project engineers regarding company’s standard execution procedures & operation of Primavera Software.
Performs other functions as directed by the Project Manager. 08/1987 – 02/1989 Avery Laurence Pte Ltd (An AG&P affiliates) Project/Planning Engineer
Responsibilities include :
Supervises preparation & updating of Plans & Schedule of all activities in the form of bar charts through coordination with various disciplines (such as : Structurals, Piping, Instrumentation, Electrical, Architectural, & Mechanical) to meet project objectives. Corpuz, Romulo – 9
Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
Email : *********@*****.***.**
Mobile : 1-206-***-****
Ensures that each activity particularly in the critical path will strictly comply with the planned schedule by performing potential problem analysis and identifying preventive measures for its occurrences.
Assist the Project Manager in the organization of resources
(manpower, materials, equipment, methods, monetaries) prior to project execution.
Prepares various written procedures (such as project coordination, controlling & monitoring, filing system, Handling of Correspondences etc.) & submits to the Project Manager for its approval & implementation.
Finalize with various discipline (including Material & Document Controllers) regarding tabulated formats & units of datas ( ex. per volume, weight, length, dia-in, manhours, etc.) that will be controlled & monitored during the execution phase and then integrated, evaluated & reported at certain intervals (weekly, semi- monthly, monthly). This will also be the basis for calculation of Progress Report as well as Cost Controller’s main source of information.
Coordinates with concerned parties regarding obtaining of actual cost & schedule datas & reports to the project manager on a need to know basis of any variances with the planned datas for his appropriate decision.
Regularly submits progress report that reflects actual status of the project & its comparison with the targeted accomplishment including justification on cases of work slippage. A separate progress report with a different format is submitted to the client.
Facilitates weekly coordination meeting and ensures that each agreed item in the minutes of meeting are properly handled by concerned parties and are all incorporated in the engineering documents.
Initiated a computerized system utilizing COBOL program that actually calculates planned & actual resource & cost levels at any instant & automatically adjust schedule of succeeding activities during manual updating of current schedules. Output datas of this system in tabulated format are then use as a basis to update the master schedule.
Performs other functions as directed by the Project Manager. 03/1985 – 08/1987 Technipetrol Spa
Piping Supervisor
Responsibilities include :
Conducts mechanical checking of completed pipe spools & its pipe supports which includes checking of complete
documentation, alignment, elevation, and its full compliance with the final isometric drawings.
Monitors and controls fabrication & erection of each pipe spools. Corpuz, Romulo – 10
Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
Email : *********@*****.***.**
Mobile : 1-206-***-****
Coordinates with welding inspectors regarding schedule of inspection on welding joints & identification of hold points.
Reports to superiors & colleagues about the piping works status & near future activities during weekly coordination meetings.
Prepares semi-monthly progress report on piping works in my designated area.
Handles all documentation & certification for each pipe spools.
Regularly checks availability of all valves, pipes and fitting materials at warehouse or laydown area that are yet to be issued for fabrication & notifies in advance the material controller of any material deficiency.
Performs QC activities such as visual inspection of completed welds, verification of RT reports, hydrotest of completed pipe spools, soap bubble test of reinforcing pads & holiday testing of coated underground pipes.
Inspects the internal root face of all orifice flange butt welds.
Coordinates with painting supervisor regarding schedule of sandblasting & application of primer paints on piping materials prior to its transfer to the shop for its fabrication.
Coordinates with civil supervisor & surveyors regarding trenching
& backfilling of soil for underground pipes.
Provides datas/information to project accountants for the purpose of invoice preparation for the client during billing period.
Assigned as Painting & Insulation supervisor during my last three(3) months to this project after successfully completing all piping works within my responsibility as Piping Supervisor. 01/1983 – 01/1985 Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co of Mla Inc Engineer 3
Responsibilities include :
Prepares & implements assignment plan of subordinates such as Engineer 2, Engineer 1, Cadet Engineers, draftsmen to various engineering activities with due consideration of its field of expertise and current workloads.
Coordinates with other disciplines such as Civil, Electrical, Structural, Instrumentation & Architectural team for the purpose of resolving or avoiding interferences prior to finalization of all piping & mechanical layouts.
Conducts orientation & training of Cadet engineers in the design, estimation & drafting activities prior to their exposure in the actual works.
Design, develop and employs a computerize system utilizing COBOL programming which automates estimation of piping works, design calculation of stationary equipment such as pressure vessels, columns & Heat Exchangers, Cooling Load Corpuz, Romulo – 11
Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
Email : *********@*****.***.**
Mobile : 1-206-***-****
calculation & Air Duct sizing for HVAC systems. These activities are in line with the company’s computerization program to achieve huge reduction of engineering manhours.
Conducts training to personnel involved in the operation of the above mentioned computerized system.
Checks and approves engineering outputs from subordinates such as drawings & calculation input datas of stationary equipment, piping, HVAC systems.
Controls and monitors activities of subordinates.
Supervises preparation & compilation of engineering detail standards such as pipe tapping connection, platform & ladders for stationary equipment, Pipe & Duct Supports etc. as tools or guides for our engineering activities.
Estimation of Inspection & NDT cost such as Hydro/Pneumatic test, Penetrant test, Magnetic Particle inspection, Ultrasonic test, Radiographic test for Piping and equipment fabrication. 08/1982 – 01/1983 Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co of Mla Inc Engineer 1
Responsibilities include :
Performs cooling load calculation for HVAC systems in accordance with in-house engineering standard practices, design data & ASHRAE recommendations.
Sizing & layout of ducts & louvers in accordance with SMACNA standards.
Sizing & selection of HVAC mechanical equipment such as AHU, Chiller Units, Centrifugal Pumps, Fans, & Motors from the product catalogues of company’s or client’s approved suppliers.
Checks General Arrangement & Detail drawings of Mechanical portion of HVAC systems within the structure/buildings.
Design & estimation of various equipment such as pressure vessels, columns, s/t heat exchangers etc. in accordance with accepted international standards such as ASME VIII div. 1, BS5500, & TEMA
Prepares mechanical data sheet with equipment sketches based on the process data sheet developed by Process engineers.
Checks fabrication drawings (General Assembly & Detail) with bill of materials prepared by subordinates based on mechanical data sheet & calculation output prior to its submission to engineering manager for approval.
Handles engineering requirement for the renewal of company’s ASME U stamp.
Design & estimation of process & utility piping works in accordance with ANSI B31.1 & B31.3 for offshore facilities such Corpuz, Romulo – 12
Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
Email : *********@*****.***.**
Mobile : 1-206-***-****
as oil production, drilling & living quarters platforms and for various onshore facilities.
Checks piping plans, isometric drawings, pipe support drawings and its bill of materials prepared by subordinates prior to shop fabrication, field fabrication & erection.
Issues Material Requisition to purchasing department for the acquisition of steel bulk materials & other specialty items such as spring supports, valves, welding consumables etc. required for the project.
Assists the EDP department in the conceptualization of estimation system for piping works. It is for this reason that the company sponsored for my study of Computer courses at National Computer Institute for three(3) months. Courses includes, EDP fundamentals, Program Logic Formulation & COBOL
programming.
01/1982 – 07/1982 Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co of Mla Inc Mechanical Cadet Engineer
Responsibilities include :
Prepares General Arrangement & detail drawings of Equipment for shop fabrication such as : Pressure Vessels, Columns & S/T Heat Exchangers in accordance with the Mechanical data sheets prepared by Senior Engineers.
Prepares & updates Piping drawings of onshore & offshore facilities such as Piping Plans & Isometrics (with take-offs) on the basis of P&ID’s & preliminary Equipment Layouts.
Prepares layout of AHU, supply & return air ducts & louvers for the for the HVAC systems of structures/buildings.
Assists in the design & estimation of above mentioned projects inclusive of its consumable, labor & erection cost which was incorporated on the company’s project bid proposals.
Estimation of Fixed Roof Storage tanks in accordance with API 650 Code.
Education
and Training
B.S. Mechanical Engineer, Batch 1981
Don Bosco Technical College (Philippines)
Training Courses Attended :
CBI’s Progress Measurement System (Jan. 2010)
Welding Inspector’s Course (Nov. 2001)
Project Management (May 2000)
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Romulo E Corpuz
Planning / Mechanical Engineer
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