Nationality

British

Employer

EMAS CHIYODA Subsea

Current position

Department Planning Manager

Summary

Over thirty five years of project experience within the Project Services discipline of Petro Chemical, Subsea & Offshore related industries, including Planning, Scheduling, Project Control, Contract Cost Control, Project Administration, document Control & Accounting of large EPCI contracts from tender through completion phases.

Examples Includes:

• Project Administration & Accounting
• Offshore Installation Planning & Scheduling
• Fugro Geos – Weather Windows Software
• Artemis PC, Main Frame, P6 Primavera Planning/Scheduling
• Graphic/Report writing in Artemis 6000
• Cost Control, Estimating, Forecasting & Reporting
• Change Order/VO (R) Control
• Document Control
• Artemis 6000 System Management
• Precedence Networking Technique (CPM)

Education

Examination year

1983 - 1985

Assoc Cost & Mgmt. Accountants (A.C.M.A), Level 1 Completed

1980 – 1982

Carshalton Technical College, lyr. Business Administration, Economics ”A” Level

1971 - 1977

Carshalton High School, Senior Secondary GCE Levels gained (8)

Experience

September 2012 – Present

EMAS CHIYODA Subsea, Department Planning Manager

Dec. 1994 – Aug 2012

Technip Offshore Norge AS (Sandvika, Norway)

Lead Operation Planning Engineer

Corporate TNO NSC (Jul.2005 – 2012)

Responsible to Operations Director & Tendering Manager. Duties include coordination & control of all detailed offshore project plans, vessel and equipment resources. Planning and Scheduling of all offshore campaigns for Tenders, studies, cost budget and ad-hoc project and Corporate “what-if-scenarios”.

Maintenance of offshore activities “norms” database. Responsible for maintaining weather and mechanical breakdown statistics for all vessels and analytical analysis of weather sensitive operation using Fugro Geos Weather Windows software.

Maintenance of vessel and equipment schedules, coordination of all Norwegian offshore activities for Oslo, Stavanger, Haugesund and Orkanger profit units, including liaison with group head office in Paris and T-MOS in Aberdeen.

Planning Supervisor

Corporate TONOR (dec.1998- Jul 2005)

Responsible of Operations manager. Duties include co-ordination & control of all detailed offshore project plans and vessel resources. Planning and scheduling for all Tenders and Studies and ad-hoc project and Corporate “what –if-scenarios”.

Maintenance offshore activities “norms” database. Responsible for maintaining weather and mechanical breakdown statistics for all vessels and analytical analysis of weather sensitive operations using Fugro Geos Weather Windows software. Overall responsibility for planning and document control personnel and systems, including TONOR timesheet reporting system and IPC+

Maintenance of vessel schedules, coordination of all Norwegian offshore activities, including liaison with group head office in Paris and T-MOS in Aberdeen.

Responsible for corporate man-hour and manpower plans.

Senior Planning Engineer

EPC Åsgard A Flexible Risers Contract (Oct 1996 – Dec 1998)

Responsible to Project Manager. Duties included establishing baseline and current baseline plans, bi-weekly and monthly reporting of progress against approved baselines. Responsible for co-ordinating the CSONOR planning group, Corporate planning for Tender and maintaining the Corporate CSONOR vessel Schedules for all Norwegian projects.

Client: Statoil.

EPCI Contract for Vigdis Flowlines and Tordis Extension (Dec. 1994 – Dec 1996)

Responsible to project Manager. Duties included establishing document control system, planning system, reporting procedures and cost control system, plus prevision of above task. Producing project baselines and six monthly revisions to CCBL’s Liaison with Saga regarding progress monitoring rescheduling, etc. Coordinating of VOR’s register and implementation of VO’s into CBL. Responsible for compiling weekly and monthly reports.

Client: Saga Petroleum.

Feb. 1989 – Nov 1994

Det Norske Veritas Industry AS. (Veritec) Norway

Section for Project Support

Ekofisk II – Project Services Co-ordinator. Engineering and Design services for structural Pipeline System Calcs (mar. 1994 – Nov 1994)

Responsible to Project Manager. Duties included establishing document control system, planning system and cost control System, supervision of above tasks. Production of project baselines, liaison with Phillips regarding Project monitoring rescheduling, etc. Co-ordination of change orders and variation register. Responsible for compiling weekly and monthly reports.

Client Phillips Petroleum Company Norway.

Emptying Blücher  wreckage of oil, Senior Planning Engineer, Detailed Management Planning (May 1994 – Nov 1994)

Reporting to Engineering Manager. Responsible for all levels of planning and Document Control for both DNV I and diving sub-contractor, Rock water AS, from Project feasibility study through detailed engineering and manufacturing of equipment phases of project.

Responsible for establishing overall baseline schedules compiling weekly and monthly pre operation phase reports. Daily progress monitoring and reporting during operations phase of Project Oc. 1994

Client: Statens Forurensnings Tilsyn (SFT)

Project Controller. Phillips Petroleum Project Inc. Ekofisk II Feasibility, H7/B11 Firewater Upgrades & Firewater Activations (July 1993 – Dec 1993)

Responsible to Project Manager for above projects. Duties included the establishing of baseline plans, monitoring and both progress and man-hours, analysis of results plus any necessary corrective actions, using Artemis 7000 Software. Responsible for the co-ordination of project Change Orders and Maintenance of the Variation Order registers, Site Query registers, Document registers and the control/company  approval of new personnel assigned to Phillips Project. Assistance to Phillips Cost Supervisor with respect to Cost Control, trending and Capital Cost estimating. Responsible for estimating and updating of CTR Catalogues plus the weekly and monthly reports issued to Phillips.

Client: Phillips Petroleum

Project Services Co-ordinator. Troll Phase II Project. Design Engineering of Export Pipeline System (Jan. 1993 – Jun. 1993)

Responsible to Project Manager. Duties included co-ordination of Project Services group, overall responsibility for planning function within project. Responsible for maintaining level 4 baseline schedule (network), progress monitoring, forecasting, rescheduling, change order control, Project Services procedures, updating of CTR catalogue, plus weekly, bi-weekly and monthly reports both corporately and to client.

Client: AS Norske Shell

Planner / Cost Controller, Heidrum Project, Subsea Water Injection (1992 – 1993).

Responsible to Contract Co-ordinator. Duties included drawing of network, maintenance of baseline plans and budgets, rescheduling, monitoring and updating of Artemis Project Control System with respect to progress, man-hours and forecasts Analyzing project status and advising management accordingly. Responsible for forecasting and reporting cash flow requirements to Client, plus co-ordination and status reporting for monthly report.

Client: KOS

Planning Engineer. Hibernia Field Development Project. GBS Global Analysis – FEM (1992 – 1993)

Responsible to Project Manager. Duties included establishing and maintaining baseline activity network at level 4. Weekly updating, analysis, status monitoring and reporting to Client with respect to progress man-hours and forecasting, controlled using the Veritec Artemis 6000 project Control System. Responsible for compiling monthly report and implementation of change order control, plus V.O. register.

Veritas Offshore Technology and Services A/S. Planner/Scheduler, Troll Phase I Project. Independent Verification and Safety related Studies Troll Platform (1992 – 1994)

Responsible to Project Services Manager. Duties included establishing a workable verification schedule based on document delivery dates from Client, A/S Norske Shell. Monthly reporting of progress and man-hours expenditure to Client. Monthly updating/rescheduling of Company-approved dynamic baselines. Responsible for control and initiation of change order requests through to approved V.O. status and inclusion to current baselines, maintained by close liaison with Client.

Client: AS Norske Shell.

Project Services Co-ordinator. Sleipner “A” Project. Design Engineering of Flare, Bridge & Sub-Structure (Mar. 1992 – Dec 1992).

Responsible to project manager. Duties included co-ordination of services group and overall responsibility for planning function, establishing and implementation of project procedures, compilation of weekly and monthly reports, reparation of V.O request. Responsible for preparation and maintenance of network and baseline plans, updating Artemis Systems with respect to man-hours, progress and forecasts, project status monitoring/analysis and advising remedial action to management, rescheduling, etc.

Client: AS Norske Shell

Project Services Manager. Statfjord Satellites Project. Design of Production Templates & Manifold System (1991 – 1992)

Responsible to Project Manager. Duties included maintenance of baseline plans, weekly updating of system with respect to man-hours and progress, plus re-scheduling in line with Contract. Responsible for maintaining Project Variation order register, cash flow forecasting, establishing Project Services Procedures, reporting, etc.

Client: Statoil.

Planner /Cost Controller. Statfjord Satallites Project. QC, Material, Umbilical, Safety Engineering (1991-1993)

Responsible to Contract Co-ordinator. Duties included establishing network, maintaining baseline plans, re-scheduling, updating of Artemis Project Control System with respect to man-hours and progress. Analysing progress and advising management accordingly. Cash flow forecasting, controlling man-hours, reporting, etc.

Client: AS Norske Shell

Planner /Cost Controller. Troll Phase I – Sealtube Verification Study (1991-1992)

Responsible to Project manager. Duties included establishing of network and baseline plans, updating project control system with respect to man-hours and progress, re-scheduling of activities. Responsible for analysing progress figures and reporting finding to management. Reconciliation of man-hours weekly. Responsible for weekly reporting to client and VERITEC Management.

Project Service Manager.Brage Project – Jacket Detail Engineering (1990-1991)

Responsible to Project Manager for the preparation and subsequent maintenance of baseline plans, updating of system with respect to manpower, progress, costs, plus re-scheduling of activities. Responsible for document control, to expedice efficient document flow internally and externally, monitoring progress and reporting to client. Responsible for maintaining project variation system, keeping track of dynamic and frozen baselines. Cash Flow forecasting and monthly billings both internally and externally. Responsible for all project-related services procedures, including project closeout reporting, plus management of 6000 Artemis System

Client: Aker Engineering

Planning & Scheduling/Cost Control Co-ordinator. Brage project – Jacket Basic Enginnerring (mar, 1990- Oct 1990)

Responsible to the Project Services Manager for planning and scheduling activities to produce monthly progress reports, activity report and cost report using Artemis-based relational database. Responsibility for system management and planning assistance for proposal as described below continues during this period.

1987 - 1989

Kværner Engineering AS

Oslo, Norway

V.O. Co-ordinator. BP Gyda Project (1987-1989)

Responsible for establishing the Project Change Request procedure. Input and maintenance of change Request data from initiation to Variation Order status, (Artemis). Responsible for producing the contract cost sections of Monthly Report to BP, including actual accrued and estimated cost through to project completion. Responsible for preparation of cost budgets for Phase II Engineering.

Client: BP

Central Proposal Group (Aug. 1987 – Sep 1987)

Assistance in preparation/co-ordination of the CYR Catalogue and planning network for the Saga Snorre TLP proposal (Artemis).

Project Cost Controller (jun 1987-Aug 1987)

Sleipner “A” Project Process Utilities & Drilling System Design. Responsible for producing monthly and bi-weekly cost report for client. Maintenance of Both. Document Register and Project Request procedure controlled using Artemis.

Client: AS Norske Shell

Accounting Cost Controller (Mar. 1987 – May 1987)

Preparation of monthly billings for varios projects, including Norsk Hydro’s Brage and Saga Petroleum’s Snorre Projects. Responsible for control of incoming cost and distribution amongst projects, system controlled/maintained using Lotus 1-2-3 Registration of Invoices and payments against invoices using IBM Data System.

1986 - 1987

Brown & Root Norge As

Oslo, Norway

Project Account

Accounting for the Oseberg, Troll, Heidrum and Gyda Project. Monthly estimating and reporting of profit/loss on accounting to month end deadlines. Preparation of project man-hours/cost forecast for 1987. Recalculation of project rates for 1987. Preparation of monthly invoices to clients and dealing with subsequent client queries.

1980 - 1986

Brown & Root Ltd.

London, England

Manpower Controller – Southern Basin Gas Development Project (jun 1986 – Oct 1986)

Responsible for maintaining project manpower levels on Conoco S.B.G.D. Project. Duties included maintenance of the project Assignment Authority procedure (PAA), updating of project staff register, ensuring personnerl approvals by Conoco.

Preparation of various man hours/manpower reports for both Conoco and Brown & Root. Registration of man-hours and checking against budgets for over/under runs, plus any necessary funding. Compilation of Project Change Orders, controlled using Artemis.

Client: Conoco, London.

Administrative/Cost Engineer, Ula Field Development Project (1985-1986).

Responsible for establishing BP’s Technical support Group for the BP Ula Field Development Project (staff peak 90), Stavanger. Responsible for dealing with new manpower requirements, arranging personnel, provision for communication, furnishing, office supplies, etc. Relocation and maintenance of Artemis Project Control System, providing both BP and UEC with cost and man-hour report or both engineering and construction site. General management of TSG Office including supervision of secretarial/clerical Personnel.

Client BP, Stavanger.

Cost Engineer, Ula Field Development Project (1983-1985)

Responsible for project staff register, project assignment authorities and maintaining project manpower levels, input of data to Artemis and preparation of cot and man-hours to Artemis and checking against budgets for over for overs/under runs, advising discipline, leader.

Client: BP, London

Cost Engineer. Statpipe Project (1982-1983)

(Staff peak 65). Responsible for preparation of monthly cost estimating reports for flour, maintenance of timesheet procedure, project status reporting to both Flour and Brown & Root, involvement with sub-contractors with respect to monthly invoices, payments, etc.

Client: Statoil

Assistant Cost Engineer. Hutton Project – Tension Leg Platform (Apr. 1982 – Oct 1982)

Responsible for compiling and man hours data for the invoiced accrued and forecast elements of the deck structure report which formed part of the main monthly cost report to Conoco. Responsible for generating change order requests for the deck and hull sections. Maintenance of the personnel registers (PAA’s) for the deck/hull groups.

Client: Conoco

Project account BNOC Beatrice “A” project (Aug. 1981 – Apr 1982)

(London staff peak 300). Reporting to Chief Accountant. Duties included monthly reconciliation of accounts, preparation of billing to client, preparation of profit/loss acooounts. Dealing with Clients queries.

Junior Project Account (Jan-1981 – 1981 )

Assisting in the preparation of Profit/loss and drafting of monthly progress billing for the Aramco Khurais Project. Preparation of Journal vouchers and other ad hoc duties delegated by the project Accountant, Reporting the Project Accountant

Junior Account Assistant (jun 1980-Dec 1980)

Drafting of monthly billings for Aramco and BP Contracts and ad hoc duties delegated by billings supervisor

Courses

2011 -

Technip University – Ethics Throughout Technip & Managing Diversity

1995 -

Microsoft Project 4.0 - Advanced, Metier , Oslo

1992 -

Internal DNV Course in Project Management, Oslo

1992 -

Excel 4.0, WordPerfect 5.0, Windows 3.1 - Basic Courses

1992 -

1991 -

Artemis 6000 System Manager Course, Metier Oslo

1989 -

Artemis 6000 Information Processing - Advanced, Metier Oslo

1989 -

Artemis 6000 Network Planning Precedence, Metier, Oslo

1985 -

Artemis 6000 Information Processing - Basic, Metier, Stavanger

Certificates

1983 - 1985  

Assoc. Cost & Mgmt.  Accountants (A.C.M.A.), Level 1 Completed

1980 – 1982

Carshalton Technical College, lyr. Business Administration, Economics ‘A’ level

1971 – 1977

Languages

Norwegian, fluent oral/written communication

English, fluent oral/written communication

French, working