Responsible for engineering strategic planning and vision for project execution, change management, the direction of the internal engineering team and consultants. Result: Project readiness for construction was two months ahead of schedule.

Oversaw & managed project delivery model for capital budget projects, ensuring compliance with applicable engineering acts regulations, and standards

Used interpersonal skills to manage technical and project human resources activities, such as assignments to the team, performance management, and succession planning.

Proved decision-making in developing creative solutions to monitor financial performance (cost estimating, forecasting and variance reporting)

Collaborated with Regulatory, Environmental, Legal, Land departments and government organizations (AER) to achieve regulatory compliance

Responsible for stakeholder management and relationship building

Supervising contract management, review and approval of contract specifications, tender documents and engineering drawings

Implemented risk management strategies to mitigate risks

Mediated complex issues with internal staff & external stakeholders using conflict resolution skills and negotiating skills

Responsible for continuous improvement of multi-disciplinary teams, project delivery excellence and work management

Responsible for the development of Enbridge Rail Asset Management System and integration of all new specific rail assets

Developed, wrote and reported to senior management with a formal: Statement of Work & project Compliance plan, Change & Risk Management Plan, Project Lifecycle Gating Control Plan

Provided strategic direction on standard operating procedures metrics for executing multiple engineering projects in various stages by teams dispersed globally; managed service level agreements, including formal documentation, retention and management

Committed to project compliance with corporate quality standards, technical standards and all regulations

Supervising multi-disciplinary teams: engineering team operations set-up (Canada & US) with a particular focus on project control procedures, including contractors: encouraging project execution performance through staff development, providing motivation and mentoring.

Results: engineering cost reduction: 6%, construction cost reduction: 9.5%

Oversight of operating budgets for multiple complex projects through all lifecycle stages

Proved leadership ability for managing complex projects from proposal to turnkey

Lead multi-disciplinary teams, including coordination of their work

Proposal & cost estimates development, budget & cost control, scheduling, financial decisions, change management, documentation, purchasing: procurement, construction, directed fieldwork and managed Requests for Information.

In-depth experience with construction agreements, contracts, risk assessment/mitigation, and resolution as required

Proven problem-solving capabilities to manage scope, design and procurement for R&D projects.

Results: saved $8M and $11M through process optimization

Benchmarked sustaining capital project’s work hours budgeting.

Result: Quality work and customer service ensured sustainable, consistent revenue through application of sound Quality Control/Quality Assurance industry standards best practices

Applied creative solution to project controls planning processes to ensure timely release of project deliverables (proposals, change requests, decisions, and information requests).

Result: well-timed decision making processes and well-documented projects governed by best quality assurance practices.

Projects:

• Conveyor Belt Replacement Project
• Breaker Upgrade
• Sodium Citrate Offloading Study

Demonstrated leadership skills through influencing others, motivating and coaching staff to foster growth and employee retention

Provided mentorship and career development opportunities in the areas of project engineering management

Member of the Senior Leadership Team – provided strategic leadership initiatives, support and assistance to peers and more senior staff

Responsible for assembling the mine operating costs including:

• Mining
• Camp and personnel
• Processing Plant
• Site Logistics
• Harbour Operations
• Containers Management
• Shipping

At client’s request developed a custom model to actively calculate the project budget accuracy, client targetting an accuracy of 10-15%.

Projects:

• Vision 2010 – Environemental Cleanup
  
• UF6 Building Upgrade
• SEU Facility Retrofit
• Various Sustainability Projects

Trained as NEW (Nuclear Energy Worker).

Projects:

• PE2 Capacity Optimization

Took over and closed the project and performed analysis of actual scope vs. planned scope of work and recovered $180,000 in charges.

Projects:

• Syncrude Lamella Settling Tank
• Suncor Floations Cells
• Pumps Iron Ore Company (IOC)
• Magnetic Separator (IOC)

Proposed and instituted a lucrative outsourcing program based on competitive benchmarking. This action increased the overall Svedala project gross margin with an average 4% per year, by eliminating costly redundancies, inefficiencies and excess expenditures.