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SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND ROLES
* ESTIMATING: Over 25 Plus Years of Petrochemical, Oil & Gas Refining, Pipelines, Mining, Power Projects experience with EPC & Client's companies all functional aspect of Cost Estimating, budgeting, forecasting, claims analysis and commitment control. PFD's, Study, FEED, Detail Engineering work In an EPCM environment. Using latest estimating and control tools and technologies such as Excel, PM+ & Icarus Kbase.
* TYPES OF ESTIMATES: Conceptual, Feasibility and Detailed Estimates, Capacity Factors, Parametric and Modeling Techniques. Providing supports to Risk Analysis. Develop Labour, Productivity and Contingency Factors. Project Size from 100 Million US$ up to 3 Billion.
* INDUSTRIES SERVED: Petrochemicals, Pipelines, Oil and Gas, Process Plants, Maintenance of Petrochemical Plant, Onsite Maintenance Planning Shutdown, Power Projects, Manufacturing & Mining companies.
* LOCATIONS: Canada, USA, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, UAE, China, Russia & South America.
* EPCM: Expert in Mechanical, Cost Estimating and Installation Labour for Vessels / Tank Fabrication, Piping, Civil, Structural, Architectural and Buildings. Risk Analysis. Cash Flow. Total Direct and Indirect Costs including Escalation. Developing and Maintaining Databases.
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* COST CONTROLS: Estimate into Budgets. WBS and CRC Coding, Maintaining & Monitoring Trends, Change orders & Cost Forecasting in various stages of the project. (4 Years).
* PROCUREMENT & CONTRACTING: Contract Administration, Negotiation, RFQ, Bid Analysis, PO Award, Expediting, Invoice Approvals, Contracting Strategies, Total 5 years.
* COMPUTER: Using Excel (15+ Y), MS Word & Access, Pm+, K Base (2 Y) & SAP.
* TRAINING: Supervise and Train Juniors. Strong Inter personal, Independent, Self Motivated, Team work.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Akers Kvaerner Lead Estimator Mid 07 to Present
Mustang Tampa Inc. FL, USA, Aug 2006 to July 2007: Senior Estimator.
Working on Petrochemical Projects, Currently Preparing a feed estimate for Petronas, Malaysia, Lima Refinery Modifications $1.3 B. Green Diesel Project for UAE, Prepared OME and Detailed Estimates.
SNC Lavalin, Toronto, Canada. May 2005 to Aug 2006:. Senior Estimator.
Worked on International Petrochemical project, Indus Pakistan, Mining Ambatovy Madagascar, Las Cristinas Venezuela, Centerra Gold Mongolia, Conceptual, Feasibility & Detail Estimates. WBS, CRC Coding for Cost Controls. Preparing Basis for the Estimate. Using Excell, PM+ & Kbase.
Aker Kvaerner, Toronto March to May 2005. Senior Estimator.
Veduga Siberian Gold Mine Conceptual Estimate. Mehdiabad Zinc Oxide Project, Iran.
Hatch Associates; January 2004 – October 2004 Senior Estimator
Barrick Gold Pascua Lama project estimate value over $250 MM US, Voisey Bay Hydro Metallurgy Project, Pavlodar Alumina Smelter Project Bankable Feasibility Estimate Kazakastan, Seabridge Goldmine Feasibility Study (NWT), Sherritt Expansion Moa (Cuba) & Corefco (Alberta) Estimate.
Inco, Sudbury, November 2001 to September 2003, Chief Estimator.
Ballpark, OME, Budget grade estimates for Mines capital and maintenance projects. Design of Estimating Template, Manage estimating database and Trained new estimators.
Siemens Westinghouse, Orlando, December 2000 to July 2001 Cost Forecasting.
Cost Control and forecasting On Several Power Projects.
Amec Agra, Oakville, November 1999 to October 2000, Chief Estimator.
Prepared Conceptual Estimate for Power Projects; Nuclear, Cogen, Simple and Combined Cycle.
Stone and Webster Toronto, January 1999 to July 1999. Senior Estimator.
Industrial MDF Plant Budget Check, Nuclear estimates, Project Size: $8 MM to $72MM.
Procter & Gamble Toronto, May 1998 to June 1998, Cost Specialist.
Worked on international projects in China, and Japan. Prepared conceptual estimate. Size: $10MM.
Leslie Engineering. Toronto, Canada April 1997 to August 1997, Cost Estimator.
Prepared budget estimates, Technical specifications, Bid analysis, Issued purchase orders, Coordinated with suppliers, Engineering Department and clients. Project Size: $5 MM to $35 MM
STAFF POSITIONS:
Aramco Oil Co., Saudi Arabia. March 1991 to July 1996. Estimating Engineer GC13.
July 1994 to July 1996; Refinery Maintenance Department. Awarded and approved work packages. Contract Administration. Awarded Unit Rate and Lump Sum Contracts. Work reporting related to the repair of company service roads, foundations, sandblasting and painting of tank farms. Approval of invoices. Monthly Reports. Supervised safe practices during refinery shutdown.
March 1991 to July 1994; With Resources Planning Department, Prepared Factored and Detailed estimates and seasonal Budgets updates for refineries, pipelines, and offshore projects. Settlement of Change Order Claims. Estimating offshore Pipelines and Engineering Services.
Hatch Associates, Toronto, Canada. September 1989 to March 1991. Senior Estimator.
Prepared budget and detail estimates for steel zinc mining & cement plants, highways, and railway construction. Played a lead estimator's role in the preparation of an acquisition study of the largest mine in Quebec. Involved in cost control of mining projects (RBM minerals South Africa), manpower planning, contingency control, final cost projections.
ABB Lummus. Toronto, Canada. June 1988 to September 1989. Senior Estimator.
Prepared estimates for manufacturing of chemical recovery boilers, boiler repairs, worldwide turnkey power plant projects, and piping and equipment installation.
Fluor Daniel, Calgary, Canada. February 1981 to April 1983. Senior Estimator /Buyer.
Prepared estimates for projects such as, Esso Cold Lake, The Union Carbide Ethylene Glycol Plant in Alberta. LLDPE project in New Zealand. Procured equipment, analyzed tenders placed purchase orders. Project Size: up to $350MM.
Bedarco, Montreal. April 1975 to February 1981. Senior Estimator.
Prepared estimates and calculated cost of materials and labor based on drawings and specifications. Material takeoff, Pricing, Negotiated sales order. Preliminary design for pressure vessels and heat exchangers. Familiar with codes ASME sec. VIII div. I, API 650. Payment schedules.
Dynamic Welding Co., Montreal. March 1974 to April 1975. Estimator.
Estimated pressure vessels, heavy weldments, landing gears, jigs & fixtures, structural steel and turbine parts for James Bay Hydroelectric Power Project.
Garlicks Engineering Ltd., Bombay, India. June 1970 to September 1972
Production Planner and Controller. Implemented production planning and control for manufacturing of bandsaws, cranes, and paper filters. Developed operational procedures for machine shop loading and Assembly Department and achieved planned production targets.
EDUCATION:
Graduate Diploma Mechanical Engineer (1970) DME, Bombay, India.
Estimating Training with Fluor, Aramco,
Member of American Association of Cost Engineers.
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