Florin Radu, Project Leader

Florin Radu

Project Leader

Honeywell

Location
Czech Republic
Education
Higher diploma, Engineering
Experience
20 years, 2 months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 2 months

Project Leader at Honeywell
  • Czech Republic
  • My current job since July 2015

New product development projects and part of PMO. Leading cross-functional teams of more than 30 (software, mechanical and electrical engineering, marketing, regulatory, sourcing, legal) from idea to market launch. Developing a wide range of products, from gas detectors to PPE equipment (fall arresters, gas masks, safety shoes). Ensuring compliance to applicable standards, from requirements definition, including EN, IEC and UL and design specification to production and market launch. Negotiating changes and their impact, scope, schedule and budget modification and resource allocation. Applying Six Sigma tools to improve processes, from DFMEA to statistical analysis. Managed budgets in excess of USD 5M. Coordinated more than 30 team members. Using a wide range of soft skills to motivate and influence stakeholders. Emphasis on Agile/Scum methodology and risk management to improve quality and reduce time-to-market.

Sr. Project Manager at ABB (PS/RFF)
  • Czech Republic
  • January 2013 to June 2015

Responsible for planning, design, building, testing, FAT and commissioning of substation automation systems. Scope of projects covered system design (SLD), cubicles design, equipment specification (ABB, Siemens, Schneider and more), coordinating with suppliers for JIT delivery, manufacturing supervision, SCADA development, integrated testing (including primary equipment, GIS and TMS), FAT, shipping to site and commissioning. Successfully delivered projects in Algeria, Iraq (Hilla, Karbala, Erbil, West Qurna), Qatar (Rayyan Village, Ras Abu Fontas, Umm al Oshush, JBOG), Ivory Coast, Italy, Oman (Madinat Barkha, Al Khadra), Kuwait (Al Shadadyia), ranging from 132kV to 6.6kV. Worked closely with suppliers, team, management and clients and reached a 95% satisfaction rating. Negotiated claims and scope changes. Improved profit by an average 15%. Managed budgets of over 1.5M USD.

Commissioning Coordinator Qatar at ABB
  • Qatar - Doha
  • December 2011 to June 2013

• Rayyan Village and GGM-Ezdan projects - 12 substations, from 400kV to 11kV
• Supervised progress of testing and commissioning of Scada (computers, switches, Scada 9.4.x, SACO, REGSys, Tapcon, COM500, Meinberg GPS etc.) and bay-level equipment (ABB control and protection relays - REx670, REF615, REB500, meters etc.)
• Coordinated more than 50 people throughout EMEA (Germany, Czech Republic, Qatar)
• Risk and opportunity manager for site works
• Reduced reaction time for change issues by 20% through immediate clarification and decisions
• Clarified technical issues and solved change requests directly with the client/consultant without escalating
• Skills: health and safety, reporting, social intelligence, working with consultants and in consortium

Programmer of Control systems at ABB
  • Czech Republic
  • June 2008 to December 2011

• Exposure to entire project life cycle (engineering, testing, FAT, SAT, commissioning, FAC)
• Scada and RTU experience
• DEWA Dubai 6.6kV project: Scada 8.4.4 engineering and testing in Baden
• Ethiopia project: RTU commissioning and FAC. 3 substations, SPABus
• Belgium frame contract: 3 months over different projects, engineering and testing different configurations, over SPABus and ModBus
• Riverside UK project: RTU engineering, testing and commissioning of steam/solar power plant. IEC61850 and IEC101.
• STEG Tunisia: Scada 8.4.4 troubleshooting. Hardware and software modifications in two live substations (Sfax and M’Saken). SPABus and IEC101
• Skills: Scada (8.4.4 and 9.4.x), RTU560, IEC101, IEC103, IEC104, IEC61850, SPABus, ModBus, troubleshooting, bay-level configuration knowledge (REC, REB, RET, REL, REF etc.), Unix/Linux fan, TCP/IP and networking, signal list preparation, communication testing with all ABB relays

Engineer at Various
  • Romania
  • January 2004 to May 2008

• Fiber optic site installation and commissioning - worked with Yokogawa splicer and OTDR in Pitesti Petrochemical plant
• Electrical and cubicle design in AutoCAD, Eplan, Legrand software
• PLC and automation projects - Moeller Easy, Schneider Twido and Zelio
• Body in white projects and car engine compartment parts design for Renault prototypes in Catia v4/v5

Education

Higher diploma, Engineering
  • at University of Pitesti
  • July 2005

Electro-Mechanic Sciences

Specialties & Skills

Project Coordination
Project Control
Planning
Scheduling
Project Management
Project Metrics
Claim Management
Stakeholder Management
MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio)
MS Project
Change Management

Languages

German
Intermediate
French
Intermediate
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Six Sigma Green Belt (Certificate)
Date Attended:
April 2016
Certified Scrum Master (Certificate)
Date Attended:
December 2015
Power distribution (Training)
Training Institute:
Legrand Romania
PMP (Certificate)
Date Attended:
June 2013
Catia v5 Advanced Modelling Training (Training)
Training Institute:
D'Assault Systems
Date Attended:
January 2007