Steve Donovan Director / Project manager
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Curriculum Vitae
Stephen John Donovan
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CAREER SUMMARY
Feasibility studies Transportation feasibility studies, design, costing and presentations.
Construction Management Management of construction companies in the HVAC and Construction industry dealing with all aspects of E&M, Building Services works and Interface management, domestically and internationally. Skilled in the use of Computer management tools and software.
Major Construction Project management skills from Tender preparation, procurement, planning, construction, schedule preparation, quality controls, inspection, testing & commissioning.
Testing & Commissioning ITP preparation and Testing & Commissioning of E&M systems.
Manufacturing Manufacturing for the HVAC industry, Air Handling manufacturing plant, Fan Coil Unit production plant and ductwork / general sheet metal fabrication facility, and air-conditioning.
BS Service & Maintenance Operated “Service & Maintenance” related companies for Controls and Air Conditioning Contracting, in the Heating Ventilation & Air Conditioning industry.
Financial Budget & Cost control, strategic planning, cash flow forecasting, preparation of BQ / Schedule of Rates, Payment application and Variation orders.
Apprenticeship Technician Mechanical engineering apprenticeship, Ministry of Defence (Portsmouth Dockyard)
INDUSTRY SECTORS
Transportation Projects LRT : Phnom Penh LRT Design Cambodia
LRT : Astana LRT Design Kazakhstan
High Speed Railway : Makah & Medina Tender / Design Saudi Arabia
High Speed Railway : Taiwan High Speed Railway Constrction Taiwan
Mass Transit Railway : Tsing yi Station & OCC Hong Kong
Petrochemical Installations Elf Atochem : Hydrogen Peroxide Plant Shanghai China
British Petroleum : Receiving Plant Dorset England
Healthcare Facilities Nuffield Private Hospitals : Operating Theatre / ICU England
Food Industry Hunters Foods : Production Lines Corby England
Walkers / Smith Crisps : Manufacturing Facility Portsmouth England
St Ival (Dairy Products) : Production Facility Chichester England
Hi Tech Manufacturing I.B.M. : Clean Rooms / Production Lines Portsmouth England
Leisure & Recreation Industry Pontins / Warner Holidays : Resort Centre Refurbishment England
Marriott Hotel Group : Refurbishment England
PROJECT ROLES
Project Roles Project Period (years) Responsibilities
DRE
(Deputy Resident Engineer) Taiwan- Station
(High speed Rail)
Including temporary Control
Centre 6 Deputise for RE(Resident Engineer) as required, Design reviews, Submissions, Method Statements, Procurement, Management monitoring, Construction management, Testing & Commissioning, Defects & Hand over.
Senior Building Services manager Hong Kong – station
(Airport express Ting Yi station including Control Centre) 4 Design reviews, On site monitoring and progress of works, Testing & Commissioning
Shanghai China
Hydrogen peroxide Chemical plant 2 Oversee piping manufacturering and cleaning plant, implemented monitoring systems, and carried out all site duties.
Taiwan- Station
(High speed Rail)
Including temporary Control Centre 6 In charge of the Building services for the Station, Submissions, Method statements, design drawings and site implementation.
Interface Manager Taiwan- Station
(High speed Rail)
Including temporary Control
Centre 5 Manager in charge of all interface activities with external contractors (Core systems) and all internal co-ordination works) for the station and test track works.
Chairman/ Director Manufacturing United Kingdom-
Air handling manufacturing
Facilities 5 Overall responsible for manufacturing facilities of Air Handling plant, including day-to-day operational requirements and contracting.
Director Engineering Cambodia, Kazakhstan, Saudi
Arabia (LRT / High Speed
train systems) Design works 3 Responsible for design works for construction on new projects for LRT & High Speed Rail.
PERSONAL SKILLS
Office Management - Office Administration / Business Finance / Co-ordination Interface management
Computerisation - Advanced Computer skills, in all Microsoft office suites, Access, Excel, Word, Project, and PowerPoint & Visio.
H.V.A.C. - Design, Manufacture and Installation of Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning, extraction systems and Sheet metal design and BS services.
E & M - Competent in all disciplines.
PERSONAL PROFILE
• High level of self-motivation, ability to ascertain workload and prioritise.
• Problem solver, fast at grasping the problem, quick to learn and flexible job roll adaptation.
• Strong sales and Marketing skills
• Flexible approach to work, working hours, type of work, location to suit the needs of the client
• Initiate and develop new ideas and carry them through to completion.
• Lead and develop teams, exploring new concepts, utilising all skills available (technical and personal)
• Opportunities that crystallise during this process.
• Advanced Computer skills utilising standard programmes, devise costing spreadsheets, database applications, works programmes, for Contract management tools.
• Financial accounting, balance sheets, profit & loss, cash flow and budgets. (Devised programmes for all management monitoring).
• Customer interface, sales engineering developing marketing & sales strategy.
EDUCATION
2009 Chartered Engineer (Application HK)
1976 -1978 M.O.D. Headquarters Bath (Design Procurement)
Position: Professional & Technical Officer Grade 4.
Job role: Design projects for nuclear submarines.
1972 - 1976 H.M.Dockyard Portsmouth (Technician Apprentice) Technical Apprentice - Professional & Technical Officer Grade 4. All aspects of construction - welding, ventilation, structure, design, manufacturing and Management training
1976 - 1978 Bath Technical College H.N.C. (Mech. Engineering)
1972 - 1976 Highbury Technical College Portsmouth O.N.C. (Mechanical Engineering)
CAREER HISTOR SUMMARY
2007 - Present Vision Transportation Group Transportation Rail Infrastructure Projects 7 Billion USD
Web site: http://www.visiontransportationgroup.com/en/Vision_Transportation_Group.html
2000 - 2007 Taiwan High Speed Railway High Speed Train Railway - Construction 14.5 Billion USD
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_High_Speed_Rail
1999 - 2000 Elf Atochem (ATO) Hydrogen Peroxide Plant – Shanghai China 68 Million USD
1996 - 1999 Spie-Ryoden Joint Venture Railway Infrastructure Project – Hong Kong – Airport link Station & OCC 20 Million USD
1991 - 1996 Airflow Design Ltd HVAC Contracting – England 2 Million /pa USD
1985 - 1991 Airtech Products Ltd Manufacturing Company (HVAC) – England 17 Million /pa USD
1976 - 1985 ID Heating & Mechanical Engineering Ltd Contracting & Manufacturing Company (Ductwork) – England 8 Million /pa USD
CAREER HISTORY DETAIL
2007-Present Vision Transportation Group
Transportation Infrastructure projects (Project Est. Value: $USD 7 billion)
Web site: http://www.visiontransportationgroup.com/en/Vision_Transportation_Group.html
Position: Director
Projects: Manager for various infrastructure projects worldwide. Projects ranging from High Speed Railway infrastructure projects, Mass transit systems, LRT, City “Master plan” schemes, Bridge and road links and commercial freight lines.
Job rolls:
Feasibility studies
Feasibility studies involve discussing with the client the general requirements of the project
developing the alignment options, identifying the constructability issues and land ownership requirements.
Ridership studies, rolling stock identification and headway calculations are required to be carried out during this phase, train “Line diagrams” and the initial timetables to be formulated.
Station concept and depot concept design is required and presented to the client.
Pre-qualification
Pre-qualification packages are required to be assembled from the consortium members, for the financial status of each company, technical and project references, and include executive summaries.
Tender
Tender collation requiring a number of operations ranging from Alignment checks and value engineering, Bills of Quantities, Headway calculations, timetables, Line diagrams, rolling stock assessments, and operation strategies.
Costing for the project, verification for the designs, and the assembly of tender documents is required for the issue of the tender to the client.
Construction
The project management of the construction phase of the project including, monitoring, cost control, customer interface and all aspects of the construction requirements.
Testing & Commissioning
During this phase the Testing & Commissioning plan is required to be implemented and managed for the individual testing requirements and the integrated testing of the systems.
This phase also includes the operational readiness and verification from the authorities responsible for the railway or infrastructure projects in the relevant country.
Concessionaire
BOT projects require a concessionaire period, during this time the individual concessionaires are required to be co-ordinated and monitored for performance, against the original BOT agreements we are involved in the administration and operations of the concessionaire agreements set up the maintenance requirements and implementation.
Projects:
Cambodia Phnom Penh
Project brief
Phnom Penh the capital of Cambodia required a concept report on the transportation needs of the city, surveys were carried out and we undertook a comprehensive study of the needs of the people and the city. The concept report was delivered on time and presented to the government. The report was a success and the rights to continue with a feasibility study and preliminary report was granted.
These studies are now currently being carried out, leading to Construction 3rd quarter 2010.
Kazakhstan Astana LRT
Project brief:
Astana the capital of Kazakhstan requires a new inner city transit system for the expanding
Ridership of the capital. The transit system will expand within the city centre and interface with existing track systems. New rolling stock stations and depots will be built to accommodate the ridership along the new corridor.
Job roll:
To develop the “master plan” and design the systems required for the project, and present to the client, Alignment, Station designs, Depot Designs, Costing, BoQ, and Presentations.
Saudi Arabia Makah Medina High speed rail link
Project brief
The Makah Medina high speed rail BOT project and is approximately 444 km of Double
and single electrified track, 6 stations, depots and rolling stock, E&M Core systems
Signaling and communication.
Job roll:
The project involves consortium formation, pre-qualification documents, design and cost of systems, tender collation, implementation, construction and operation.
Brazil High Speed Rail Project (Project Est. Value: $USD 9 billion)
Project brief:
Brazil requires improving the infrastructure of the country connecting the main cities. We are currently investigating feasibility studies of the proposed alignment.
Job roll:
Preparation of revised feasibility studies for the alignment, tender and costing preparation, and construction.
2000 - 2007 Taiwan High Speed Railway
High Speed Railway – Taiwan (Project Value: $US 14.5 billion) Web site: http://www.thsrc.com.tw/en/about/ab_comp.asp
Position: Director (Deputy Resident Engineer)
Job role: Manager for all M&E works & Interface manager THSR Station (Tainan, Taiwan)
Project : Developed Database systems for tracking Interface issues implementation and monitoring, designed an integrated project management database for monitoring and tracking Submissions, RFI’s and Drawings.
Design
Design review of drawings and specifications and problem solving.
Procurement
Preparation of Contract documentation, Tender procedures and Contractor analysis
Management
Preparation of reports & presentations to be issued to Authorities, Government and Internal departments. Creating Management databases for monitoring and status of the project, including drawing management systems, RFI systems, document controls system, and financial payments and Contract applications.
Construction
Contractor management, submission and drawing reviews, site monitoring
Interface
Interface management of Shinkansen Systems and other Interface parties, preparation of procedures, implementation of workshops, meetings and management of the Interface contractual requirements for Tainan station, Temporary OCC, and Test track.
Testing & Commissioning
Testing E& M systems for Energisation to Station, including preparation of systems for
Integrated testing.
1998 – 2000 Elf Atochem (ATO)
Hydrogen Peroxide Plant – Shanghai China (Project Value: $US 68million)
Position: Construction Manager (Piping Procurement, Manufacturing and installation)
Job role: Manager responsible for procurement complete procurement process for piping subcontract (in excess of 15 Km of piping), preparing contract documents, scope of works, and tender enquiries. Vendor / Supplier evaluation analysis and contract preparation.
Construction Management
Project Management of the piping-manufacturing subcontract, manufacturing in off site factory, and site installations.
Monitoring quality, production and schedules, and execution of works. Implementing, monitoring Procedures and Programmes. Responsible for all Contract changes and evaluation with in the subcontract and financial Monitoring and Cost control.
1996 - 1998 Spie-Ryoden Joint Venture
Railway Infrastructure Project – Hong Kong (Project Value: US $ 20million)
Position: Building Manager
Job role: Construction manager responsible for delivering the Operation Control Centre and 2 additional zones for the LAR railway system to the client, including all aspects of Interface management and E&M services.
Project management
Responsible for 3 building zones with in the station, managing all aspects of the Building services installation HVAC, mechanical, electrical and controls systems Interfacing with the client.
Construction
Dealing with design problems and solutions, subcontractor’s installation and procurement submissions and supervision.
Contractual issues and contractual interpretation of the project including interfacing with subcontractors daily getting feed back and monitoring progress.
Interfacing works
Dealing with client and contractors responsible for formulating project control systems and implementation of the contract requirements. Check design aspects and co-ordinate solutions with the client.
1991 - 1996 Airflow Design Ltd
HVAC Contracting – England (Turnover: US $ 2million/pa)
Position: Director.
Job role: Project managing contracts for Cooltech Environmental Engineers Ltd a UK based contracting and service company, covering all aspects of sales, procurement, and installation implementation for client base which includes Savoy Hotel Group, Hilton Hotels, Nuffield Private Hospitals, & Shell Petroleum petrol stations countrywide. Specialising in refurbishment projects tailored to the customers needs or design and Build working to hospital and petrochemical specifications.
1985 - 1991 Airtech Products Ltd
Manufacturing Company (HVAC) – England
(Turnover: US $ 17million/pa)
Position: Chairman.
Job role: Established a major manufacturing company for the HVAC industry manufacturing a range of HVAC products (AHU, FCU, Fans, Extract products, and BS system). Developed new products, utilising state of the art techniques dedicated to product enhancement. For Air Handling Units, and FCU manufacturing, a leading UK company successfully undertaking many prestigious projects with in the UK and Internation
1976 - 1985 ID Heating & Mechanical engineering Ltd
Contracting & Manufacturing Company (Ductwork) – England
(Turnover: US $ 8 million/pa)
Position: Director
Job role: Established a contracting & manufacturing company for the HVAC industry, electrical, air-conditioning, ventilation, heating.
References
Professor Brian Mellitt The IEE (Past President)
Robert Mues Jacobs
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