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Area Planning Engineer, ARAMCO SRACO COMPANY, KARAN GAS PLANT PROJECT

START Date: 
April, 1989

<?xml:namespace prefix = v /> Engr. SERVANDO A. SERRANO

Birthdate : July 05, 1967

Phil. Address : DAPITAN CITY

ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, PHILIPPINES

Or CAUAYAN CITY, ISABELA

Tel. Nos./Cell. No.: 00966 3 6770423 (Site Office), KSA

00966 536419857(KSA)

KEY EXPERIENCE :

Overall 15 years of experience in various aspects of Civil

Engineering. Includes experience in Project Control & Monitoring for Oil &

Gas Project (Saudi Aramco). Prepare preliminary & baseline schedule and

analyze critical path. Review invoices for monthly billing based on

Construction Progress. Support construction team & site supervision works

as required.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

B.S.C.E. (Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering)

NATIONAL UNIVERSITY (N.U.)

M. F. Jhocson Street, Sampaloc Manila (1984-1989)

GOVERNMENT EXAMINATIONS TAKEN:

1.) PRC – Professional Regulation Commission

PRC Registration No.0109688

2.) Civil Service Commission Eligibility

Civil Service Commission certificate no. 200208-112

MEMBERSHIP/AFFILIATIONS:

PICE – Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers

Regular Member

OTHER TRAININGS :

“AUTOCAD for the Professional” (Nov. 30, 1994)

CRESCENT TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE

Sampaloc, Manila Philippines

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“Scheduling Techniques Using Primavera

Seminar” (October 21, 2006)

Held at NESMA & PARTNERS CONT. CO.LTD.

Technical Seminar – “POST TENSIONING – Principles and

application to concrete elements” and “Construction

Safety Management”

Held on August 04, 2007 Dhahran Palace Hotel

Technical Seminar – ‘Jet Grout Column Construction’,

‘ Oil Well cementing’, and ‘Basic Fire Safety’

Held on August 22, 2008 Dhahran Palace Hotel

Technical Seminar – ‘Structural Engineering Enrichment

Training-STAADPRO’,

Held on August 29, 2008-Sept. 29, 2008

IPSA, Al-Khobar, KSA

E Safety Behavioral Observation Card

Karan Site SAPMT Bldg.4 Main Conference Room

Khursaniya, KSA – 07 Sept 2011

Scaffold Safety Awareness

Khursaniya Gas Plant, KSA – 11 Sept 2011

Technical Seminar –Space Frame System & General

Applications/Prescription of to Conc. Performance Spec.,

Quality System Requirements & Audit, Held on 2

 

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March2012 at Dhahran International Hotel, Dhahran KSA

Certificate of Recognition – KARAN GAS PROGRAM

Commissioning & Safe Start up

KARAN PROJECTS DEPARTMENT, Khursaniyah, KSA

May 2012

SPECIAL SKILLS :

1.

Good knowledge in PRIMAVERA Ver. II&III & 6 Planning &

Cost Control Guide

2. Basic knowledge in Microsoft Project Planner

3. Good knowledge in AUTOCAD (Rel.2000 &latest version)

4. Basic knowledge in MICROSTATION 95 (BENTLEY)

5. Basic knowledge in DESIGN using STAAD III Software

6. Knowledge in Computer Operations such as

Windows 98/XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and all its applications

7. Knowledge in MS WORD, MS EXCEL, MS Acces/Outlook,

Powerpoint, etc.

FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT:

WORK EXPERIENCES:

A. SCHEDULING ANALYST III – SAUDI ARAMCO, SMP CONTRACT

KARAN UTILITIES & COGENERATION

KARAN PROJECTS DEPARTMENT

(June 2010 up to present)

Engineering, Procurement & Construction Contractor –

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PETROFAC SAUDI ARABIA LIMITED

(PSAL)

Project Overview:

Provide facilities expansion of Khursaniyah Gas Plant (KGP) Utilities to

install one COGEN, one Auxilliary Boiler and existing utilities upgrade at KGP and crash

rated fence around the KGP Facilities.

Detailed Duties & Responsibilities:

1.) Review/analyze the Construction Weekly Progress. Point out the

negative variances and highlight to the team.

2.) Review/analyze Manpower, Equipment Report (Direct, Indirect,

Subcontractors, static, rotating etc.)

3.) Monitor and prepare a report for the Commodities - week achievement

vs. Plan.

4.) Weekly Update of the PMT Overall Quantity Chart and PMT Overall

Progress Curve, etc.

5.) Consolidate the Three Week look ahead and disseminate to the team

for they used and reference.

6.) Update monthly MPU Curves and quantities as required by

management.

7.) Attend Weekly Progress Meeting with the contractor and highlight

schedule delay issue.

B. SCHEDULING ANALYST III – SAUDI ARAMCO, SMP CONTRACT

KHURSANIYAH MEGA GAS PLANT

PROJ. KHURSANIYAH PROJECT DEPT.

(February 2007 up to May 2010)

Engineering & Procurement Contractor – BECHTEL/TECHNIP

Joint Venture

Construction Contractor – CCC (Consolidated Contractors

Company)

Project Overview:

The project includes grassroots oil production facilities that

will produce 500,000 barrels per day (bpd) of Arabian Light

(AL) Crude oil from the Abu Hadriyah, Fadhili and

Khursaniyah Fields. It also includes grassroots mega gas

plant to process 1 billion standard cubic feet per day (scfd)

of associated gas and 80,000 Bpd of hydrocarbon

condensate to produce 600 million scfd of Sales Gas and

280,000 bpd of C2 + NGL.

Detailed Duties & Responsibilities:

8.) Review/analyze the Construction Weekly Progress.

9.) Review/analyze Manpower Report (Direct, Indirect, Subcontractors,

etc.)

10.)Make analysis for the equipment based on Contractor’s Weekly

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Report, such as;

- Number of equipment on Purchase Order (P.O.)

- Number of equipment Delivered on Site.

- Number of equipment erected.

- Number of equipment grouted and insulated.

11.)Monitor and prepare a report of the finding for the Pipe Fabrication and

Erection (i.e. critical for Oil & Gas Project) week achievement vs. Plan.

12.)Review/Analyze the Bulk Material deliveries for Pipes, fitting, flanges,

valves, Electrical & Instrumentation Materials, etc.

13.)Weekly Update of the PMT Overall Quantity Chart, PMT Unit Quantity

Chart, PMT Welding Distribution List, PMT Overall Progress Curve, etc.

14.)Review/analyze the “ Three Week Look ahead” schedule submitted by

the contractor and make a report of the finding, such as delay of

particular activities with negative float.

15.)Disseminate the Level 6&7 Detailed Progress Report submitted by the

contractor to the whole team for Progress Checking/verification for

Billing purposes.

16.)Update the BISR (Budget Item Summary Report) Monthly Quantity of

Materials as required by management.

17.)Load the Weekly Report to the server, that can be access by the whole

team. Old reports will be loaded to “archives” folder, for future

reference.

C. SCHEDULER/PLANNER

 

– ESTIMATION PLANNER/SITE PLANNER

NESMA & PARTNERS CONT. COMP.LTD.

P.O. BOX – 1498

AL-KHOBAR - 31952

K.S.A.

(July 2002-up to January 2007)

Duties & Responsibilities:

1) Prepare and maintain planning / scheduling documents for

engineering design / construction projects consisting of:

Schedules, reports, charts, drawing controls, spreadsheets

and other control tools, etc.

2) Prepare standard routine Progress Reports for each

Assigned project. Ensure planning / scheduling is in

adherence to the scope of work and design criteria.

3) Study the tender requirements and prepare tender stage

construction schedule using basic information available

from tender drawings, BOQ’s & project specifications.

4) Prepare manpower & equipment histograms based on the tender

stage construction schedules, when such information is required.

5) Scheduling of manpower and equipment according to job priority.

6) Ensure conformity and accuracy of site reports and documents

against policies and procedures.

7) Monitor and control the reports and schedules arriving to

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Head Office from the various sites.

List of some awarded/undertaken Projects:

SHY-1 NGL Pipeline Upgrade at Pump station #6

Contract # 6600014121

Client: Saudi Aramco

Project Scope:

Detailed design, engineering, procurement of material and

equipment, construction/installation of the NGL SHY-1 pumping station

including but not limited to all associated civil, piping, electrical,

instrumentation, communication, and mechanical works as follows:

Piping works

 

includes installation of all piping systems

completed with required valves, accessories and all tie-ins.

Electrical works

 

includes provision of complete power to all

related facilities and equipment including installation of two 5/6.7 MVA

transformers and extension of the existing 4.16kv switchgear, installation of

one 13.8kv switchgear, two 1000kva transformer, one 480v switchgear,

two MCCs and all related facilities and accessories, installation to provide

the new PIB and adequate power to the control rooms, installation of

area/task and fence lighting, connection to SEC secondary transformers

with all related protection systems and equipment and installation of new

medium voltage cable runs from the SEC substation to the new PIB and

cable runs from PIB to the new 5/6.7 MVA Transformers.

Civil works

 

includes preparation of the area and site conditions

for the installation of the new pumping station including all foundations,

paving, marl, roads, asphalting, grading and fencing, surface drainage

and underground utilities, all pipe racks, pipe sleepers, supports, valve

supports, access platforms, walkways and structures, new process

interface building, upgrade existing CCR building, renovate the

abandoned CCR 6000 building to be used as office including demolition

of any and all facilities.

NGL CONTROL SYSTEMS UPGRADE

RASTANURA REFINERY

Contract # 6600013610

Client: Saudi Aramco

Project Scope:

Procure,supply,install,construct, pre-commission and cutover the

new facilities. Scope of work includes replacement of obsolete Relaybased

ESD nd auxiliary systems with new process automation systems,

demolish existing homerun cables and install new homerun

cables,replace existing 10-50mA transmitters with new smart 4-20 mA

transmitters, convert existing pneumatic control loops to electronic control

loops, install new DCS and ESD systems, install new control system

equipment, interface the new control systems to the exiting plant facilities,

demolish the existing relay based and foxbro control systems, etc.

PLANTWORKS CONSTRUCTION FOR

BULK PLANTS

Contract # 6600012793

Client: Saudi Aramco

Project Scope:

The projects requirement includes additional capacity

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requirements (BI-1003550) and two Grades of Gasoline (BI-10-03547) at

Misc. Bulk Plants in Central Region:

a.

 

Civil Structural: Site preparation, foundations for tanks & new facilities,

pipe supports, storage tank dike system, oily water systems, drains and

drainage structures, fencing, miscellaneous reinforced concrete work

including earthwork,excavation,trenching,paving,curbing,grating and

painting

b.

 

Mech’l./Piping works: Installation of Gasoline loading pumps,foam

generation skid and unloading skid, installation of gasoline transfer

pumps, SPG Gasoline receiving & transfer manifolds and new product

detection system,onversion of existing kerosene loading pump to SPG

gasoline service, piping works i.e. fabrication,erection,tie-ins and

testing, upgradation of existing fire protection system.

c.

 

Electrical/instrumentation works: Power supply grounding and lighting

system for new facilities, intercom extension and paging/public

address systej, replacement of the existing CSI control system and

integration of new instrumentation to the new terminal management

system, Modification to the existing terminal management system

(TMS),cathodic protection.

SEWAGE TREATMEN PLANT & ITS ASSOCIATED

WORKS PACKAGE

Client: Al-Khafji Joint Operations,(Joint Venture-Saudi Aramco

& Kuwait Oil Company)

Project Scope:

Detailed engineering,completed

design,procurement,construction, inspection, testing,commissioning of a

New Sewage Treatment Plant with a daily capacity of 2000 cu.m. with STP

Bldg.,irrigation tank and irrigation pump station, water office, elevated

tank, water steel tank and potable and fire water pump station, together

with required demolition, removal of debris, grading and leveling of the

existing site, paving, fencing and all required service connections for the

perfect operation of the facilities.

INTEGRATION OF NEW STEAM AND POWER

GENERATION AT YANBU NGL

Contract # 6600007332

Client: Saudi Aramco

Project Scope:

The scope of works, includes site preparation, removal

Of Redundant pipe work, re-routing of all utility service, U/G

piping installation, construction of concrete foundations, asphalt

pavement, installation of new pipe rack serving the three cogeneration

trains, installation of all tie-ins, utility system, all piping work associated with

new pipe rack, pipe bridges, HRSGs and CGTGs, erection of three

HRSGs,installation of A/G and U/G cabling associated with the modified

CGTGs and new HRSGs, installation of HRSGs shutdown and control

system, integration of HRSGs and TCS into the existing Distributed Control

System (DCS), tie-in to existing yanbu NGL Plant electrical facilities by

adding distribution switchgear and substation/auxiliary services for the

three new Cogeneration trains, installation of new equipment and

modification to existing equipment, extending the permanent telephone

and data system to serve the new cogeneration facilty and

precommissioning works.

CONSTRUCTION OF ONSHORE WORKS

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AT DUBAH BULK PLANT

Contract #6600006600

Client: Saudi Aramco

Projec Scope:

Construction of causeway (about 500m long), erection of tanks,

completion of work on berth, piping and electrical works for the

causeway, construction of security gate, laying and piping between the

metering skids and berth, installation of metering skids including precommissioning.

ADVANCE FIRE TRAINING CENTER

JUAYMAH

Contract #6600006600

Project Scope:

The contract involve site preparation, construction of training

building, fire truck building, integrated process complex, integrated

structural complex, water & fuel tanks, water treatment plant, substation,

control station, external utilities, electrical, mechanical, instrumentation,

fire water system, asphalt and concrete pavement, etc. this is one of the

biggest facility for fire training in the kingdom.

CHEMICAL CONTROL BUILDINGS

Contract # 13/1725

Client: Saudi Basic Industries (SABIC)

Project Scope:

Design, supply and erection of chemical control buildings. The

scope of work includes construction/installation of buildings, car park,

HVAC works. Electrical switchgear, cable infrastructure(cable tray

support, entries, raised flooring),cable installation for telecom, fire & gas

systems, etc.

TANKER TRANSPORT OFFLOADING

FACILITY, SULTANATE OF OMAN

CLIENT: U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS,

THUMRAIT AIR BASE, OMAN

Project Scope:

Construction of Administration/Filter/Water System Pump/

Buildings, fuel distribution system including offloading stations, sunshades,

fuel spill/runoff containment and modifications to POL storage, roads and

parking, site electrical including substations and generator, sanitary sewer

system, water system including water tanks.

CONST. OF NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK

REGIONAL OFFICE BUILDING, RIYADH

Client: National Commercial Bank, Riyadh

Project Scope:

Procurement and construction of the new Regional Management

Building of the National Commercial Bank (NCB)

Comprises of 11

 

th floors + 2 basements. The new Building which will

Be one of the landmarks of Riyadh, would stand on a 15,400 sq.m.

Plot with a total built up area of over 51,000 sq.m. The building

which will be completed within two years, will accommodate 1000

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employees, and the unique architectural design of the building will reflect

and display the bank’s new corporate identity.

D. SCHEDULER/ESTIMATOR

 

– AL-KIFAH CONTRACTING

P.O. Box – 7973

Dammam – 31472

K.S.A.

(September 21, 1998-June 10, 2002)

Duties & Responsibilities:

1) Responsible to issue a target time schedule for the new

projects, based on available resources and coordination with

site staff.

2) Responsible to update the time schedule based on the actual

work on site.

3) Responsible to issue a material, equipment and manpower

schedule within the project time schedule.

4) Responsible to supply the sub-contractors with separate and

coordinated time schedule and can monitor their progress

based on actual site work.

5) Responsible to issue a monthly or bi-weekly program for the

work expected to start on site to help site staff.

6) Responsible to issue a Shop Drawings and Tech. Submittal

Schedule (If needed) coordinating with Tech. Office Staff.

LOCAL EMPLOYMENT:

E. INSTALLATION ENGR./PLANNER : PUYAT STEEL CORPORATION

Edsa, Mandaluyong City

(Nov. 1996-Sept. 1998)

Duties & Responsibilities:

1.) Prepares project schedule using Primavera Project Planner (P3).

2.) Estimates project man-hours, percent weighting and budgeted cost.

3.) Daily scheduling and controlling & monitoring of the Project.

4.) Confirm project status and identify and report variations in the

schedule in a timely manner.

5.) Study the tender requirements and participate in preparation of tender

stage construction schedule using basic information available from tender

drawings, BOQ’s & project specifications.

6.) Assist in preparing manpower & equipment histograms based on the

tender stage construction schedules, when such information is

required.

7.) Assist in preparing the technical proposal required for the tender

submission.

8.)

Site visit/Actual measurement for prospective clients for the purpose of bidding

submittal.

9.) Coordinate with marketing & fabrication department for newly close projects.

10.)

Supervise installation activities to respective clients.

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F. SITE ENGINEER /PLANNER

 

– PSF CONSTRUCTION & DEV.

CORPORATION

(Engineers, Builders, Contractors)

Suite 201, Kaimo Bldg. 101 Quezon Ave. cor.

Sto. Domingo St. Q.C.

(April 1989 – January 1991)

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UNITED RESOURCES REALTY & DEV. CORP.

Suite 1404, Aurora Tower Aurora Blvd.

Araneta Center Cubao, Q.C.

(Feb. 1991-Dec. 1991)

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RN BUILDERS

Quintos St. Sampaloc, Manila

(1991-1994)

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L&L MECHANICAL FABRICATORS

Malinta Exit, Meycauayan, Bulacan

(1994-1996)

Duties & Responsibilities:

1.) Coordinate with the Foreman for daily deployment/activities of

manpower.

2.) Coordinate with the resident project inspector if there is a conflict between

plan and actual.

3.) Estimate additional material for the additional works in order to claim

change Order.

4.) Estimate bill of materials for the whole building/project in order to submit bid

proposal for furnishing of all materials, labor, plant, tools, equipment & other

services

5.) Attend weekly technical & coordination meeting @ the project site

6.) Draw any shop drawing for designers approval.

7.) Study the tender requirements and participate in preparation of tender

stage construction schedule using basic information available from tender

drawings, BOQ’s & project specifications.

8) Assist in preparing manpower & equipment histograms based on the

tender stage construction schedules, when such information is

required.

9) Assist in preparing the technical proposal required for the tender

submission.

CONTACT NOS.

SRACO

P.O. BOX – 6669

DAMMAM – 31452

K.S.A.

Duty Timings: 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM – SATURDAY TO THURSDAY

Tel. No. 03-876-03-19

Mobile No. 0536419857

Email Address:

 

engr_saserrano@yahoo.com

servando.serrano@aramco.com

engr_serranobryan@yahoo.com