PROJECT MANAGEMENT
PROFILE:
Self-motivated project manager who can independently take a business objective, shape it, build it, and deploy it while meeting the cost, schedule, and quality constraints of stakeholders.
Hands-on coach and mentor with a keen awareness of team dynamics. Sets high expectations, and creates a culture where people succeed.
Customer-focused business developer who writes winning proposals, sells solutions, and drives profitable results.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS:
Grew automation business and reversed losses from $250K per quarter to $400K per quarter profit for 5 straight quarters through business restructuring and focus on solid project management principles.
Played key business development role in winning a contract to engineer 10,000 relief systems. Managed the project to 20% net margin and zero safety incidents.
Grew program management contract by 20% year over year for 3 years by consistent customer satisfaction and by expanding our scope of services.
Successfully managed all phases of engineering, automation, software, fabrication, and construction projects in the midstream oil & gas, refining, pipeline, terminals, chemicals, wastewater, power, and utilities industries.
EXPERIENCE:
Richard Industrial Group, Beaumont, TX 10/2012-Present
General Manager - Automation
Director of Operations having P&L responsibility for a growing automation business in the oil & gas, chemicals, and energy industries. Responsible for delivering engineering, fabrication, and installation services for automation projects. Success-driven manufacturing leader with proven expertise turning around and optimizing operations. Results oriented. Cross-functional team leader. Customer focused.
• Strong P&L track record – recognized profitable growth from a net loss to 5 straight quarters of profitability.
• Operations Management – Supervise and control daily operations, QA/QC, staffing decisions, forecasting, strategic planning, and developing efficiency tools. Coordinate work share with other offices. Write and win proposals. Negotiate contracts. Develop and maintain positive customer relationships.
• Fabrication – Coordinate engineering, procurement, fabrication, assembly, and testing of PLC control panels. Consistently meet fast turnaround schedules.
Project Manager
Management of multi-discipline engineering projects in the oil & gas refining industry.
• Refinery Wastewater Chemical Injection EP ($1.5MM TIC) – Planned, scheduled, and managed front-end engineering and detailed design for a new chemical injection building to meter hydrogen peroxide to refinery wastewater.
• Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU) Seal Leg Replacement EP ($1.2MM TIC) – Oversaw detailed design to replace seal legs and steam-jacketed piping.
ENGlobal Engineering, Beaumont, TX 1/2011-10/2012
Project Manager
Multi-discipline engineering projects in the petrochemicals industry.
• 1.7 MM#/yr Specialty Catalyst Plant EP ($7MM TIC) – Scope included FEED, layout, detailed design, and procurement. Inherited this “troubled” project mid-way through detailed design. Took actions to freeze the scope, develop a schedule and estimate to complete, and negotiated secure financing with the client to complete the work.
• 50 MM#/yr Methacrylic Acid (MAA) FEED Study ($34MM TIC) – Managed process engineering, mechanical specs, developed the schedule, estimate and staffing plan.
• 115 MM#/yr Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) Refining Unit EPCm ($40MM TIC) – Managed cross-functional engineering team, design reviews, and client relationship for this complex project, which included a major retrofit of existing equipment.
Aker Solutions (Kvaerner), Houston, TX 5/2005-1/2011
Business Development / Project Manager
Focused on forming profitable business relationships with refining and chemical plants in the Houston area. Expanded existing business by designing strategic solutions to meet customer needs. Writing proposals, negotiating contracts, and winning business.
• Played key business development role in winning a contract to engineer 10,000 relief systems. Managed the project to 20% net margin and zero safety incidents.
Program Manager
Managed $20MM per year capital plan for a large chemical complex.
• Grew the contract 20% per year through consistent customer satisfaction and by expanding scope of services.
• Responsible for prioritizing projects, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, tracking progress via earned value management, and forming cross-functional project teams.
• Coordinating multi-discipline engineering projects.
Project/Commissioning Engineer
110 MM#/yr Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) Converter EPCm ($25MM TIC) – Detailed design, commissioning, and startup. Responsibilities included field engineering, facilitating HAZOPS and design reviews, and a lead role in commissioning, and startup.
• Plant started up and ramped to design rates on schedule with no significant issues.
Temple-Inland Paperboard and Packaging, Orange, TX 2/2003-3/2005
Process Engineer/Project Manager
Developed efficiency tracking and process o...
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