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SUMMARY OF SKILLS AND ROLES
* A Senior / Chief Estimator level experienced in Oil & Gas, Mining, Power plants, Manufacturing. Representing Owner, EPC and EPCM companies, Multiple Projects & Tasks.
* Varietty of Estimating 22+ Years, Project Controls 5 Years and Procurement 3 Years.
* Developed and reviewed Large Conceptual, Order of Magnitude and Budget estimates.
* Specialized in Equipment Installation, sourcing, prizing, piping, structural, civil, architectural.
* Update Labour & Material Database. Budget / Trend Monitoring and Forcasting.
* International Projects, Productivity Factors and Establishing Labor Rates.
* Strong interpersonal Self-motivation, initiative and teamwork skills.Training junior estimators.
* Change Orders, Cash Flow, Forecasting, Invoices verification and approval.
* Participate in developing bid strategy, evaluate bids and order placement, engineering services.
* Computor skills: Proficient in the use of Excel, Access, Some Icarus, SAP based Cost Monitoring, Cost Works by Means.
* Designed in-house programs for conceptual / detail estimates, Pipelines, Pressure Vessels.
* Worked with the largest Oil Company in the world, (Aramco Saudi Arabia)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
CONTRACT POSITIONS: 1996 – Present
Hatch Associates; January 2004 – Present Senior Estimator
Chief Estimator on one of the completed estimate valued over $250 MM US, Barrick Gold Pascua Lama project. Voisey Bay Hydro Metallurgy Project, Pavlodar Alumina Smelter Project Bankable Feasibility Estimate (1 Billion US$), Seabridge Goldmine Study.
Inco, Sudbury, November 2001 to September 2003, Chief Estimator. Estimated Up to $25 MM
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.
Amec Agra, Oakville, November 1999 to October 2000, Chief Estimator.
Prepared Conceptual Estimate for Power Projects; Nuclear, Cogen, Simple and Combined Cycle, International Projects: Project Size: $35 MM to $1,100MM.
Kvarner Metals, Toronto, August to October 1999, Senior Estimator.
Mining Project, Piping Labour & Material, Civil, Demolition, and Structural. $10MM.
Stone and Webster Toronto, January 1999 to July 1999. Senior Estimator.
Worked on Industrial MDF Plant Budget Check Estimate, Nuclear vessel estimate saving millions of Dollars to Client. 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.
Cameco Corporation, Saskatchewan. Canada. January 1998 to March 1998, Cost Controls.
Implemented cost control system, Tracked purchase orders using AS400 system, approved invoices, Project Size: $450MM.
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.
Lummus Eng. 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.
REFERENCES: Available upon request.
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