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EDUCATION
1994 MSc, Mechanical Engineering (specialization: Steam Generators and Turbines), Bucharest Polytechnic University, Bucharest, Romania
EXPERIENCE
Since 2002 SNC-LAVALIN ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS, Toronto, Ontario
Project Engineering Manager
~ Cameco Maintenance Services Contract, Port Hope, Ontario, responsible for all aspects of Cameco maintenance projects involving Mechanical & Process Equipment.
Project Engineer
~ Las Cristinas Project for Crystallex International Corporation, Las Cristinas, Venezuela, responsible for Process Plant design coordination, supervision of document control process, coordination of vendors, technical bid evaluations.
~ Alto Chicama Development Project for Barrick Gold Corporation, Trujillo, Peru (2003): Project Engineer, responsible for preparation and inter-departmental coordination of the scope of work for site construction contracts;
~ Veladero Project for Barrick Gold Corporation, Cordillera de los Andes, Argentina (2003): Project Coordinator, responsible for the coordination of various engineering issues between the engineering teams located in Argentina and Toronto. Reviewed the scope of work for various site construction contracts, and detailed engineering and procurement services. Coordinated and prepared technical bid evaluations for various construction and detailed engineering and procurement services contracts. Responsible for expediting the vendor documentation departmental review, and for inter-discipline coordination of various engineering issues;
~ Voisey's Bay Nickel/Copper/Cobalt Mine and Concentrator for Inco (Voisey's Bay Nickel Company), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada (2002-2003): Project Engineer, responsible for the following:
* Coordination of acoustic engineering subconsultant, including preparation of scope of work, request for information (RFI) and request for proposal (RFP);
* Coordination of tailings pipeline and pumping system subconsultant, including preparation of scope of work, RFI and RFP, as well as management of day-to-day interaction with subconsultant and change control;
* Expediting of internal coordination activities;
* Review of various engineering documents related to internal coordination activities;
* Preparation and weekly maintenance of critical vendors document list;
* Preparation of operating cost estimate during feasibility study;
* Preparation and updating of capital, operating and commissioning spare parts lists;
* Coordination of preparation of shop equipment lists, including mechanical, electrical and instrumentation;
* Coordination of preparation and review of person-hour estimates for detailed engineering phase;
* Various administrative activities, such as obtaining overtime and project assignment authorization approvals from client;
* Coordination of the preparation of various cost trends.
1999-2002 SVEDALA CANADA INC., Mississauga, Ontario
Project Manager / Contract Administrator
~ Managed client relations and overall planning, scheduling and execution of multiple contracts valued between $1.5 million and $5 million. Directed and coordinated design execution, fabrication, testing and installation of highly complex industrial projects involving process equipment. Acted as single point of contact for assigned projects from project kick-off to closure. Responsible for planning and coordinating deliverables from cross-functional project groups, such as engineering, purchasing and documentation; leading in after-sale contract pricing terms and conditions negotiations; arbitrating and resolving project conflicts; leading project sign-off; and documenting the development process and initiating improvements as necessary. Secondary responsibilities included playing an active role in assessing and negotiating outsourcing contracts; identifying and quantifying risk management; and conducting quality assurance inspections. Major projects included:
* Inclined Plates Settling Tanks for Syncrude, Fort McMurray Alberta, Canada (2001-2002);
* Inclined Plates Settling Tanks for Agrium, Vanscoy, Saskatchewan (2001);
* Pumps for IOC, Labrador City, Labrador, Canada
* Flotation Cells for Suncor, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada (2000-2001);
* Inclined Plates Settling Tanks for Syncrude, Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada (1999-2000);
* Magnetic Separator Refurbishing Project for Agrium, Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada (1999).
1997-1999 HOSOKAWA MICRON LTD., Brampton, Ontario
Design Engineer
~ Responsible for designing, estimating, planning, master scheduling and expediting functions for contracts valued from $50,000 to $1.2 million for projects involving air pollution control equipment. Primary responsibilities included installation layout, estimation, scheduling, quality assurance inspections, project metrics capturing and reporting, and project tracking. Major projects included:
* Quad Cyclone with Vertical Wet Scrubber for IMC Kalium, Carslbad, New Mexico, USA;
* Baghouses for Noranda, Chile.
1996-1997 REMARC GROUP INC., Bucharest, Romania
General Manager
~ Initiated, organized and managed the activities of Bucharest Remarc Group Inc. subsidiary company, including sales as well as implementation of various technical sales involving industrial applications, such as turbines, steam generators and complex air conditioning systems for projects valued from US$1 million to US$6 million. Activities included:
* Assisting senior management in subsidiary company start-up, including defining the company start-up, developing a business plan and establishing a potential customer base;
* Installation design;
* Staff recruitment;
* Directing staff of 14 in sales, marketing and engineering.
1994-1996 TECHNICAL TRANSACTION INTERNATIONAL, Bucharest, Romania
Technical Sales Manager / Engineer
~ Responsible for sales and installations for various industrial projects involving air conditioning, turbines and steam generators;
~ In charge of project requirements definition, design, management, customer reviews, planning, scheduling and implementation.
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2004 Introduction to Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP)
2004 Professional Engineer Preparation Study
2002 Mining Operations Study
2001 New Product Development for Manufacturing Industry, Project Management Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2000 Project Management in Internet Time, Project Management Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2000 Risk Management, Project Management Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
2000 Project Management, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1999 Management Control of Projects, Project Management Leadership Group and HML (internal course), Brampton, Ontario, Canada
1998 Systems Engineering: Analysis, Design and Information Processing for Analysis and Design, HML (internal course), Brampton, Ontario, Canada
1998 Act 3.0, Certificate of Completion, CTI, Peel Board of Education, Ontario, Canada
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
AutoCAD 2000; Windows 2000, XP and NT 4.0; MS DOS; MS Project 2000, Primavera Crystal Reports; Turbo PASCAL, VISUAL BASIC; MS Office XP, MS Access, MS PowerPoint, Visual Manufacturing 5.2, Act 2000.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Applicant for Professional Engineers of Ontarion, Canada
Chair Quality SIG (Special Interest Group), Project Management Institute (PMI), USA
College of Performance Management (CPM), USA
LANGUAGES
English, Romanian, Spanish, French (basic), Italian (basic)
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Romania, Holland, Germany, Austria, Chile, Argentina, Peru, Venezuela
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