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Objective & Career focus
I intend to grow my career, working on a challenging position in Project Controls & Services, Program/Project Strategy development/execution and Strategic PMO functions.
Career Profile
Proven experience in project and program control leadership roles, including PMO and Project Services, practical background involving varied size and types of projects with strong program management exposure.
* 18+ years of experience in Project control and Planning, Cost & Systems services functions for Oil and Gas projects with expertise in project control for FEED, EPC and EPCM contracts.
* 7 + years of PMO (Project Management Office) experience paired with general management and international business education having broad cross-cultural experience in USA, Europe and Middle East.
Education
MBA - Master of Business Administration (IMM - International Masters in Management)
Krannert School of Management, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA &
European School of Management, ESCP-EAP, Grande Ecole de Commerce Européenne, Paris, France.
Concentration: International Business Strategy, International Finance.
B.E. - Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
Regional Engineering College, Bhopal, India
Certification
Certified PMP (Project Management Professional), - Project Management Institute, USA
Skill Set and Functional Responsibilities
PMO and Project Services Related (7 Years)
Experience in setup and administration of PMO services with the mandate for the establishment and maintenance of Project Management best practices and to evolve the PMO into a center of excellence
* Provision of Project Management Services, as consultant and practitioner of PM practices and techniques, establishment of corporate PM methodology, standards and metrics, including tools and communication methods. Acting as Best-Practice Brokerage, documenting successes and blunders. Instrumental in adoption of "OPM3" maturity model as target standard in the company.
* Establishment of a central, customer-focused PM office to care for the concerns of the stakeholders through development of Value Assurance (Stage-gate based) processes, CVP (Capital Value Process) and Decision Support Packages.
* Process/Procedure standardization of Project Controls & Services for Projects in line with MPCP (Major Projects Common Processes), from Pre-project Stage through Engineering, Contracting, Procurement, Construction and Commissioning. Hands-on experience in creation of Project Procedures Manuals, Templates, Information and Control points flows. Facilitating standardized reuse of Project common processes, plan templates, forms, estimates, reports.
* Responsible for Systems, Infrastructure, integration, development and support of Project/Engineering Management Systems and Project Intranets configuration.
a. Information Systems development, administration and support for Project/Engineering Management Systems (PEIMS). Projects Budgeting and Cost Control Intranets.
b. Automation of Divisional Capital and Operating Budget, expenditure & variances controls, invoicing and reporting subsystems.
c. Direct responsibility in implementing Project/Portfolio Server solutions on Oracle, Primavera and MS Project platforms.
d. Managing knowledge-Base facilities for PM standards, Engineering Records, Documentation & Technical Databases and Lessons Learnt Intranet.
e. Establishment of Project interface management intranet, Drawing Office Automation, Cartography and Reprography Intranets, Engineering Drawings and Documents Control, Review and Redlining Facilities.
* Capital Projects financing, appraisals, investments evaluations and cash flow analysis. Project Strategy Development, Alignment and Execution through project organization. Investment Risks, Real Options models, Life Cycle Costs analysis and Execution strategies development & stakeholders' presentations.
Project Control Related (18 Years)
Experience and knowledge of Portfolio, Program and Projects Planning, Cost/Resources & Budgets Control, Progress & Deliverables measurement / monitoring, Actual costs & Commitments tracking and Reporting.
* Participation in execution strategy formulation stages, leading the implementation of the Project Execution Plan, PEP, to describe the strategies and plans necessary to take the project through Access, Select, define and execute and up to full production and start up.
* Developing Project Work breakdown structure, Commercial execution Strategy, Cost Structures, Risk Break down Structure, Project Master Schedule, Milestone plan and engineering and construction work packages, Staffing plans, Resource Allocation & Balancing using Primavera & Microsoft Project.
* Coordinating with project team to establish cost/schedule estimates for projects. Review of estimates and establishing the Code of Accounts for the development of Capital and Operating Budgets, and Commitment Cost Control process. Establishment and management of contingency funds, escalation provisions and management Reserves.
* Financial and Managerial Cost Control Functions, Creation and monitoring of capital Budget, Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) and commitments. Risk assessment for project budgets. Cost allocation (and capitalization) and approval of invoices based on progress score cards.
* Design and construction contracts management, Construction Sub-contracts coordination. Advising Management for contract variations and forecasting Estimated Final Cost. Analyzing trends and developing options for corrective action. Management reporting on status of projects. Preparation of Cost Reports indicating Commitments/Expenditure, forecast to complete and Estimated Final Cost of Projects.
* Establishment, Administration and measurement of Project procurement, Vendor prequalification, Supply chain management, Material handling and logistics Processes.
* Processes and Systems for EVM (Earned Value), EAC (Estimates at Completion), Schedule and Cost performance indexes, Expenditure & Variances controls, cash-flows, Commitment tracking, Invoicing and reporting facilities, trending and forecasting.
* Established facilities for Project Cost Estimation and Historical Cost Databank to enable analogous and parametric Estimation.
* Conducting & Facilitating Project Risk management exercises, Project Risks Register (Project, Product, PHSER, HAZID, HAZOP, CRA etc.), Cost Risk analysis (Qualitative & Quantitative simulations) using BP risks analysis simulation Brisk, @Risk S/W, and schedule risk analysis using Pertmaster & Predict S/W and developing Project Risk Matrix. Lessons and communications administration.
* Directing and reviewing the Project Control input of Projects Reports to manage the project progress, risks, construction activities, procurement and offshore operations and recommend corrective action and back up plan to overcome any expected delays.
Work Experience
Honeywell, Process Solutions, Calgary, Canada (Current…)
Senior Project Controls Engineer
Role Dimensions: Supervising a team of 6, Project Planning, Budgeting, Cost control, Procurement/Logistic and Payables as Main Automation Contractor role.
* Supervising provision of project control services for Fort Hills Oil Sands Project for PetroCanada for Honeywell in the Main Automation Contractor Role. Main features of the project are:
o FEED Automation engineering coordination among 11 different EPCs involved in the respective Silo engineering concept. Continuous synchronization with the EPCs on various schedule anchor-points, matching resource loading while avoiding over committing early and reducing total feed cost is the main focus at this stage.
o Acting in the Agency role for the client in procurement and managing the complete procurement, supply chain, logistics, invoicing and payable cycle. This responsibility includes Client capital costs rollups and equipment tagging requirements as well.
o During FEED and detailed engineering, keeping track of TIC - Total Installed Cost on a monthly basis, and administering the Management of Change process is anther deliverable for the project.
Enbridge Pipelines Inc. Edmonton, AB, Canada (Aug 06 to July 07)
Senior Project Controls Engineer
Role Dimensions: PMO services functions, Planning, Budget and Cost control of Major Capital projects.
* Contributing to various activities in the newly formed PMO including standardization of Project WBS guidelines, adoption of risk management practices in the projects and development of standard project practices and guidelines.
* Participation in Oracle PM Module implementation with interfaces to PA, PO, AP and Assets.
* Directly managing project control services for Hardisty Merchant Tank Project, (CAD$ 369 Million), Main facilities: 19 Crude oil storage tanks with related station infrastructure. Comprehensive Control services for concurrent Detailed Design, Procurement and Construction coordination in the project.
Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company, Abu Dhabi, UAE. (July 96 to July 06)
ADMA OPCO – ADNOC Group
Senior Project Services Supervisor, (Dec, 99 to July,06)
Role Dimensions: Managing PMO services staff of 23 employees involving Projects spanning multiple locations/Countries (Europe and Middle East) in the Offshore Oil Exploration, Field Development & Production Operations.
* Setup and administration of PMO, Capital Value Assurance processes, Stage-gate processes, Decision Support Packages & Systems development and support of Project/Engineering Management Systems (PEIMS). Projects Budgeting and Cost Control Intranet. Divisional Capital and Operating Budget, expenditure & variances controls, invoicing and reporting facilities.
* Established facilities for Project Cost Estimation and Historical Cost Data Warehouse to enable bottom-up, analogous and parametric Estimation. Introduced statistical techniques like regression, time series analysis for trend analysis of historical costs. Added "Physical Breakdown Structure" and "Activity Breakdown Structure" to Chart of accounts cost coding for traceability, analysis and historical data mining capabilities.
* Knowledge-Base facilities for Engineering Records, Documentation & Technical Databases and Lessons Learnt Intranet. Drawing Office Automation, Cartography and Reprography Intranets, Engineering Drawings and Documents Control, Review and Redlining Facilities.
* Risks and Actions Monitoring and Follow-up Subsystems to manage HSE and related issues contributing to ISO18001 certification of ADMA-OPCO.
* Administration of PMO functions, Planning, Cost, and Service & Program Control functions.
* Planning, Budget and Cost control of various Capital and major maintenance projects like Umm Shaif Crestal Gas Injection Project, Abu Dhabi ($25Million), Das Flares System Revamp, Abu Dhabi ($33Million), Revamping of GTP Facilities, Abu Dhabi ($20Million) etc.
* Managed annual Portfolio/Program size of 40 to 50 new Budgeted Schemes, Plant modification requests, & Work requests.
National Drilling Company, Abu Dhabi, Offshore and Onshore Drilling. (Oct, 91 to Jul, 96)
NDC – ADNOC Group
Senior Engineer, Strategy & Planning with the responsibility of setting up the basic Drilling contracting related Project systems infrastructure in the company.
* Managed Projects related to Rig and Site Data collection and Reporting automation, SITREP (Situation Report), Well diagnostics and Data Management database integration, daily Well Operations Logbook automation and activity planning and reporting.(16 onshore and 14 offshore drilling rigs)
TELCO, Tata Engineering and Locomotive Company, India, (Aug, 86 to Sep, 91)
TATA Motors – TATA Group, Heavy & Medium Commercial Vehicles & Earth moving equipment manufacturer.
Trainee Engineer assigned to the production information control systems team.
Technology Skills
Project Management Environment
* Primavera Project Planner (P3), P3E and Expedition. Pertmaster Schedule Risk models, Primavera V5.0 – E&C Version (experience in Migration from P3 and P3E to V.5.0 and Enterprise configuration)
* MS-Project Client/Server 2003, 2002, Project Central Versions. Share point portal server and Team Services. Project Data Services (PDS), OLE DB & XML Schema, Digital Dashboards on SQL Server.
* @Risk for MS-Excel and MS-Project, Crystal Ball, and Predict based Monte Carlo Simulations and Decision Trees models. SPSS V.13.0. Extensive MS-Excel modeling and VBA based automation expertise.
ERP, SCM, CRM and MRP Environments.
* Oracle 11i environment – AP, PA and PM modules, Hands on implementation experience of Project Management and Project Accounting modules.
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