Executive Engineering & Project Management Leader

Ronald Bonapart

Deerfield Beach, Florida, USA +1-832-***-**** ******@********-**********.***

Executive Profile

Strategic and highly energetic executive leader with 40+ years of experience guiding complex engineering, energy, and industrial projects across the Americas. Licensed Professional Electrical Engineer, certified PMP, and founder of a multinational consulting practice serving clients in the USA, Suriname, and Brazil. Known for shaping highperformance teams, strengthening customer relationships, and delivering predictable, safe, and highquality project outcomes. Brings a rare combination of technical depth, operational leadership, and entrepreneurial drive.

Leadership Strengths

Executive Leadership — Vision setting, organizational alignment, stakeholder influence

Global Project Delivery — Multidiscipline teams, capital projects, risk governance

Engineering Excellence — Electrical systems, controls, industrial automation

Business Growth — Market expansion, client acquisition, strategic partnerships

Talent & Culture — Hiring, coaching, STARmethod interviewing, employer branding

Client Relationship Systems — Retention, service quality, longterm engagement

Executive Experience

Founder & Chief Executive — Bonapart Consulting LLC

2011 – Present Lead a multinational engineering and project management consultancy serving clients in the USA, Suriname, and Brazil.

Provide executivelevel oversight of all consulting engagements, ensuring technical excellence and client satisfaction.

Deliver specialized electrical and controls engineering solutions as a licensed Professional Electrical Engineer.

Support global clients with PMPcertified project management leadership across planning, execution, and governance.

Drive business development, strategic partnerships, and operational performance across multiple geographies.

Build and mentor highperforming engineering teams aligned with safety, quality, and delivery standards.

Senior Project Manager — Alcoa, Texaco, Chevron, General Electric, Hatch

1985 – 2011 Directed multidiscipline engineering teams delivering largescale energy and mining projects worldwide.

Managed full project lifecycles from concept through commissioning, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives.

Led crossfunctional teams across electrical, mechanical, civil, and controls engineering.

Delivered complex industrial projects in challenging international environments with strict safety and performance requirements.

Strengthened stakeholder relationships and ensured compliance with global engineering standards.

Electrical Engineer — SuralcoAlcoa

1980 – 1984 Provided electrical engineering support to Suralco operations in Suriname as an Alcoa university scholarship recipient.

Supported plant reliability, maintenance, and operational efficiency initiatives.

Contributed to engineering improvements across critical industrial systems.

Education

MBA, Rice University — May 2005

M.S. Computer Engineering, University of Southern California — December 1985

B.S. Electrical Engineering, Louisiana State University — December 1979, with honors

Skills

MS Office • PMP (PMI) • STAR Method Interviewing

Languages

Dutch (Native) • Sranan Tongo (Native) • English (C2) • Portuguese (B1) • Spanish (A1)

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