Amanda De Lima Pragana Tavares, Project Engineer - Subsea and Offshore Installation

Amanda De Lima Pragana Tavares

Project Engineer - Subsea and Offshore Installation

Technip

Location
United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
Education
Master's degree, General Engineering
Experience
15 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :15 years, 11 Months

Project Engineer - Subsea and Offshore Installation at Technip
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • My current job since November 2013

Responsible for developing project objectives and execution plan, assisting Project Manager with Project Management daily
tasks, including interaction with the Client’s designated representative as well as coordination of all internal activities
performed by the staff, issuing weekly and monthly progress reports to Client, reviewing project technical procedures and
coaching team in Subsea cost management.
Currently assigned as focal point for the Load Out of concrete sleepers, 110Km of line pipe, risers and spools and for full Precommissioning
of all the 10 lines, including dewatering and nitrogen purging of gas lift lines for the Dubai Petroleum “Jalilah B
Development & 2014 Pipelay Campaign Project”, a 150MUSD project for the Installation of a Wellhead Platform and the
Engineering, Procurement and Installation of 10 subsea pipelines and associated risers ranging from 6” to 24”. I have also
spent approximately 4 weeks on board DSV Seamec Princess as Field Engineer overseeing diving operations during risers and
spool installation, besides managing Pre‐Commissioning operations at Client’s platforms at SW Fateh and Fateh Fields, Dubai.

Project Control Engineer at Technip
  • United Arab Emirates - Abu Dhabi
  • April 2010 to November 2013

Responsible for providing Project Manager with accurate financial and schedule information, crucial for project decision
making, following‐up trends and highlighting any deviations from project objectives, and by seeking the optimum balance
between cost, quality and time requirements.
In charge of establishing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), determining project Schedule by studying project plan and
specifications, calculating time requirements and sequencing project elements, maintaining project Schedule by monitoring
project progress, Progress ‘S’ Curve and Manpower Mobilization Charts, analyzing delays and setting up mitigation plans,
analyzing project productivity and preparing Cost Control Reporting for Management. Preparation of Budgeting and Cost
Control tools, Commitments control, Forecast estimation, Risk Analysis, Variation Orders, Suppliers payment, Vessel spread
cost control, Site Supervision cost control, etc.

Planning Assistant at Technip
  • Brazil
  • September 2009 to March 2010

REPAR Project - Unidade de Hidrogenação de Solventes - Petrobrás Petróleo Brasileiro S.A.

Implementation of a new substation for solvent hydrogenation at Petrobrás REPAR refinery in Paraná, Brazil.

Main responsibilities include updating and issuing documents list, preparing client’s monthly report, extracting progress measurements data, controlling deliverables issuance from disciplines weekly, etc

Consulting Trainee at VIsagio Consultoria
  • Brazil
  • May 2008 to December 2008

The project consisted in understanding and improving KPI calculations from all of the client’s difference areas of expertise and migrating them all to a specialized area the would be responsible for calculation the KPI´s and returning to the concerned area of expertise for analysis.

Main responsibilities include creation of KPIs calculation manuals for the KPI group and development of new KPIs to respond to Client’s needs.

Audit Assistant at Ersnt & Young
  • France
  • September 2007 to February 2008

Main responsibilities include Audit of Financial Statements attesting the organization’s financial position and performance

Education

Master's degree, General Engineering
  • at Ecole Centrale de Lille
  • December 2009

Diplôme d´Ingénieur (Engineer’s Degree) from Ecole Centrale de Lille, Lille, France, graduated in 2009. Part of the “Double Diplôme” Partnership between Brazil and France - TIME (Top Industrial Managers for Europe) Program - Eiffel Excellence Scholarship from the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs

Bachelor's degree, Industrial Engineering
  • at Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
  • December 2009

Bachelors in Industrial Engineering from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro with focus on Economics, UFRJ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - graduated in 2009.

High school or equivalent, Technician in Biotechnology
  • at Instituto de Tecnologia ORT
  • December 2002

Internship at a pharmaceutical Laboratory

Specialties & Skills

Mobilization
Refinery
Preparation
Project Control

Languages

Portuguese
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English
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French
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Spanish
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Italian
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