Fernando

11/1/2018
Houston, TX

Position Desired

Project Engineering
Houston, TX
Yes

Resume

MISSION STATEMENT
Driven and determined Senior Manager, ready to govern daily operations with the support of the company’s policies and objectives. Will successfully analyze all aspects of areas of responsibility, controlling budgets, reducing expenses, and improving efficiency using over 30 years’ experience. Have competency in identifying and mitigating risks, along with creating and building tracking for metrics. Shall utilize 10 years of multinational background to lead cross-functional teams and meet deadlines victoriously. Professional awareness in general management, business unit supervisory, building profitable relationships and handling international project portfolios up to $600 Million.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Increase the delivery of BP projects by 50% every year for 4 years by leading, mentoring and empowering projects team. Deliver projects to yearly budgets while adding projects to help other teams consume their respective yearly budgets. Surpassed senior management expectations; by removing backlogged of projects. Improve project delivery performance by lending a hand to contractors and advising them on company expectancy.

• Managed $600 million worth pipelines and facilities program and implemented and executed the first ZAP-LOK installation for Chesapeake Energy that saved the company 20%-50% saving in mechanical construction cost or $10 million per year. A company-wide acceptance of using Zap-Lok technology in pipeline construction was implemented. Initiated direct service agreements with horizontal drilling drillers and saved 50% on drills. Construction drawings were standardized to meet operations, construction and engineering requirements that reduced change orders during projects saving the company 10%-20% in change order cost.
• Participated with Fluor in the construction of pipelines and gathering facilities in arctic weather conditions in Kazakhstan. Designed and implemented a regulatory affairs program for tracking citations, turnover systems, and metrology. A thermal modeling process initiated for hot taps and stopples to meet Fluor's client requirements. Mentored engineers and assisted on preparing PRCI thermal modeling simulation and software usage. Developed a thermal modeling manual and shared the practice with engineers. In Bolivia, undertook a construction challenge of laying dual pipelines with a fiber optic cable sharing the same trench while crossing three Sierra mountain terrains with nearly vertical slopes. As per client requirements, 700 miles of the Right-of-Way clearing was completed in residential and rural areas from Houston to El Paso within 45 days.
• Managed and profitably directed the Lewis Energy compression department from run times of 50% to 99%, increased existing Lewis Energy pipeline system throughput capacity by hydraulic modeling, de-bottlenecking and reconfiguring compressor cylinders, by doing root cause failure analysis and empowering Lewis Energy personnel, implemented a preventive maintenance program that reduced operating expenses by 25% per year. A gas-balancing program that included a corrosion treatment and leak detection programs was implemented that reduced pipeline system losses by 50%.
• Conoco assigned field area established as number one in operating expenditures and production volumes for three consecutive years by optimizing operations. Directed, designed and constructed two 250 MMCFD compressor facilities at 50% reduced cost under limited time while meeting deadlines. Compression horsepower consolidated for reducing Conoco operating expenditures and increasing horsepower utilization and reducing operating cost by 25%. Utilize hydraulic pipeline modeling and gas re-routing on Conoco's area facilities to reduce fuel consumption. In preventing environmental fines, redesigned Conoco's existing flare systems to meet TNRCC requirements for smokeless flares and nominated as a finalist for the Conoco Environmental Award.
• Trans Texas wellhead compression volumes increased by optimizing horsepower usage on 150 compressor packages. A coil tubing well cleaning program was initiated that increased production by 50 MMCFD. Started a wellhead and pipeline corrosion program that reduced wellhead tubing corrosion problems and pipeline leaks. RRC testing database and the program were developed that reduced man-hours in calculating semi-annual RRC G-10 fillings by 75%. The production facilities were modified and upgraded to reduce operating expenses.


PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

BP International (Caspian Sea) • Baku, Azerbaijan 2013 to Present
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER
Manage a portfolio of projects through the complete lifecycle from aspiration through to Operations. Work with a sense of urgency to drive outcomes of the projects to deliver on time, meeting business and technical requirements and within the agreed budget. Influencing others such as stakeholder management and implementing coaching ability to project managers and engineers. Implement contract strategies as required to deliver projects on time and on budget. Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders. Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals – secure location resources based on the specific skill and budget requirements and monitor/adjust throughout the project. Review the work plans and documentation created for the CVP stage gate approvals. Validate schedule, dependencies, and resource utilization across work plans. Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders. Manage stakeholder expectation alignment gaps and/or gaps for meeting client expectations. Monitor and control the quality management process, manage expectations, conduct milestone reviews, manage process performance, and conduct continuous improvement. Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team; analyze results, and troubleshoot problem areas. Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path and make incisive interventions as required. Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team - oversee the implementation of corrective actions and review current mitigation and resolution activities. Make sure that cross-project and cross-team demands on stakeholder reviewers are balanced and reasonable. Manage external / 3rd party vendors and contractors in conjunction with the work-streams.

CHESAPEAKE ENERGY/ACCESS MIDSTREAM • Big Flats, New York 2010 to 2013
FACILITIES PROJECT MANAGER
Direct and manage the activities of the Project Engineering staff locally and in Oklahoma to accomplish the required engineering, procurement, inspection, testing, construction and commissioning of facilities and construction projects included in the $250 million annual budget for new or replacement facilities required for the Marcellus pipeline gathering system.
Ensure that the new facilities are properly engineered and constructed for fit for purpose in the conditions in which they will operate, completed on time while managing and accurately reporting on actual and forecast spending. Development and review of project scopes, cost estimates, and schedules, ensuring safety of design and w...

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