SUMMARY
Project Manager with over 20 years in the chemical and petrochemical industry with diversified experience in cost control, construction management and operations. Areas of expertise include:

Planning and scheduling
Coordinating and supervising activities
Energy conservation coordinator
Managing project resources
Evaluating long term environmental and safety impact
Preparing presentations and negotiating contracts
Waste water treatment operations
Boiler Operating Engineer (Red Seal)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

HESS CORPORATION, Port Reading, NJ 2007 - 2009
Technical Computing Lead
Provide support to over 300 internal business clients from desktop to network support. Redesigned Media Center and currently manage all IT related projects for Port Reading Refinery. Supported network expansion, coordinated installation of surveillance and alarm systems, and developed emergency evacuation plans.

A.S.A.P. PROJECT MANAGEMENT, Woodbridge, NJ 2003 - 2007
Project Manager
Managed several commercial and residential construction projects from design to completion. Handled permit and material procurement, construction, cost control, subcontracting, communication and client relations.
Projects included: CVS Pharmacy, Quiznos Restaurant via Quasar Electric, residential kitchen and bathroom remodeling via design from Kurts Concept, new middle school
in Freehold Township via Contract Woodworking, Ocean Township Library via Contract Woodworking Inc.

HAMON RESEARCH COTTRELL, Somerville, NJ 2001 - 2002
Construction Project Manager
Hamon Research-Cottrell is an engineering and construction firm for pollution control systems. Managed a $12 million budget and construction of new Electrostatic Precipitator for Iron Ore Canada.
Total project responsibilities included engineering, planning and scheduling, cost control, material procurement, subcontracting and construction, client relations and communication.

RUTGERS STATE UNIVERSITY, New Brunswick, NJ 2000 - 2001
Project Manager
Managed several projects with $14.5 million budget, For Utilities Department, worked on 50 buildings within three campuses. Raised efficiency and operation of all HVAC systems and coordinated building construction or remodeling. Improved high temp water distribution system from the boiler room by installing new control valves and implemented them to their Bailey process computer system. Replaced over 215 boilers.
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SHELL OIL CANADA LTD., Montreal, Canada 1980 - 2000
Project Coordinator (1986 2000)
Coordinated safety and construction for a new $ 80 million Catalytic Cracker Unit. Project took over 500,000 man/hrs work and with 0 injuries/lost time.
Coordinated installation of 2 new gas compressors for the Reformer 3 unit, with the new gas seal system and magnetic bearings.
Implemented new bench- marking concept to track potential problems of daily operations. Prepared presentations and reports for the Board of Directors.
Defined over 2000 potential items, saving 30% in maintenance and/ or energy costs and created over 1000 new projects to improve technical process units
Coordinated project activities and construction of new $65 million Total Isomerisation Process unit from design to start-up. Unit was first of this kind in Canada. Trained the process technicians and provided technical support. Wrote the procedure manuals. New unit was also the first to be controlled by new process computer Honeywell TDC-3000. Sixteen additional process units were later installed.


Process Operating Engineer/Turnaround Coordinator (1980 1986)
Oversaw process operation of 12 different petroleum process units, optimized the production by minimizing the energy cost as a team leader. Hydro Cracker, Reformer, Total Isomerization, Gas Recovery unit, Desulfurization unit, Naphten and Kerosene unit, Heating oil treater and 5 other type of treatment units.

EDUCATION /TRAINING

Graduated from Professional Labor School of West, Montreal, Canada

Stationary Engineer license, (Quebec and NJ)
Worked with ISO-9000, 9001, and 9002
SIMDUT (Hazmat training program)
OSHA training certified
Operations Technician (Shell Oil)
Negotiation skills (Karrass, Effective Negotiation Program)
Management training (Rutgers University)
Supervisors and Leaders training (Rutgers University)
Trainer/Instructor (Shell Oil Canada)
Business Certification SEA program Middlesex County College
Management Team Building AMA (American Management Association)

COMPUTER SKILLS

Microsoft office, word, excel, power point
MS Project
Scheduler
JD Edwards Maintenance Management System
Process Computer: Honeywell TDC 3000 and Foxboro


LANGUAGES
Fluent in French