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PROJECT MANAGEMENT/GENERAL MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL
More than 25 years of experience in project and general management in the oil, gas, chemicals and power generation industries, working in the US and 17 foreign countries.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
THE BENHAM COMPANIES LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Principal Project Manager, EPC Contractor, March 2008 to present
* Project Manager for major revamp of existing FCC unit at refinery near Belgrade, Serbia
* Manage complexities of international standards, practices, interfaces and communications
WAFFORD CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Muskogee, Oklahoma
Owner/General Manager, General construction contractor, January 2002 to March 2008
* Hands-on management of sales, marketing, estimating, proposal preparation, contracts
* Personal supervision of all field crafts, scheduling, interfaces, and quality
POWER SYSTEMS EQUIPMENT, LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma
President and General Manager, Manufacturer of custom-engineered equipment for gas turbine power plants, January, 2000 to January, 2002
* Hands-on management of sales, marketing, estimating, proposal preparation, contracts, engineering, design, domestic and international manufacturing and transportation
* International clients with very demanding standards of quality and schedule
* Produced $3.8 million of profitable revenue in first full year of operation
BARRON INDUSTRIES, Birmingham, Alabama
Vice President and General Manager, Manufacturer of custom-engineered heavy fans, 1998-1999
* Direct management of all aspects of engineering, design, manufacture and sale of heavy industrial fans for the power generation, cement, paper/pulp and steel industries
* Significantly reduced office staff while increasing revenue and profitability
* Diversified product offering to include additional custom-engineered products, with profitable sales in excess of $4 million during first year of offering
BRADEN MANUFACTURING, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Vice President of Operations, Manufacturer of custom-engineered equipment for gas turbine power plants, 1994-1997
* Managed business development, project management, domestic and international manufacturing (in fourteen countries on four continents), with 350+ reports
* Negotiated sales and contract terms on multi-million-dollar projects with Fortune 500 clients
* Managed compliance with ISO 9001 requirements and numerous Six Sigma quality improvement programs in conjunction with GE
* Negotiated manufacturing contracts with factories in key countries having multiple projects to reduce manufacturing and transportation costs
Daniel E. Wafford
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JOHN BROWN ENGINEERS & CONSTRUCTORS, Houston, Texas
Deputy Project Director, EPC Contractor 1993-1994
* One-year expatriate contract in Malaysia to provide project management expertise
* EPC contract for greenfield 320,000 Metric-Ton-Per-Year ethylene plant and 200,000 MTPY polyethylene plant, ocean tanker loading/unloading facility, administration office complex, support utilities and infrastructure
* Total installed cost of $1.1 billion
* Managed complex interfaces among three key subcontractors, one French, one Malaysian, and one Japanese, and joint venture client consisting of Japanese and British private firms and the state-owned Malaysian oil company (PETRONAS)
EDECO, INC., Tulsa, Oklahoma
Executive VP, EPCM Contractor, 1990-1993
* Managed Engineering, Project Management, Drafting and Construction Management Departments
* Executed EP and EPCM projects on truck, rail and marine loading/unloading terminals, tank farms, pipelines, and oil refineries
(MBA program at Stanford University, 1988-1990)
E. I. DuPONT de NeMOURS, INC./CONOCO INC., various locations
Senior Project Manager, Division Engineer, Manufacturer/operating company, 1980-1988
* Managed a number of large refinery and chemical plant EPCM contracts to under-budget, on-time completion
* Consistently ranked top performer in peer group and received earliest available promotions
EDUCATION
MBA, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California, 1990
BS, Civil Engineering, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, 1977
LANGUAGES
Basic spoken and written Russian
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient with Excel, Word, MS Project and Primavera
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