Project Manager
VLV International Oil & Gas Equipment.LLC
Total years of experience :20 years, 9 Months
• To build the valve repair and testing workshop, fully equipped, with all necessary tools, pumps, test benches, test cells, nitrogen bay, air compressor c/w air system, nitrogen system c/w nitrogen balloons, water system c/w water tanks and pumps. Also I have build small office inside the workshop and storage area
• Set up the telecom part of business
• Partially involved into construction activities in telecom industry with Etisalat
• Responsible for the construction part in western region, Abu Dhabi
• Managing the construction team in telecom industry
• Preparing the Work Instructions
• HSE procedures, manuals, forms and etc
• Companies objectives and goals, quality manuals
• Set up the main office in the Abu Dhabi with the working infrastructure
• Ensuring HSE and quality control measures are adhered to by all VLV international staff involved with the valve management contract. This is to include ensuring all applicable industry accepted standards are kept up to date
• Preparation of documentation for future tenders
• Dealing with main contractors and subcontractors
• Control of technical and admin teams
• Constant review of standards applicable to the job and amendments to the existing procedures
• Writing new technical procedures and modification of existing
• Control of construction team for the new projects (Telecom part of business)
• Control of payments and ensuring all jobs completed in time, coordinating the meetings with main contractors and subcontractors
• Involved in all procurement issues where technical expertise is required
• Responsible for procurement issues related to the valve and piping
• In charge of Junction Box assembly workshop
• Focal point for BP Shahdeniz project related to the Junction Box requests
• Building New Valve workshop to cover BP offshore and onshore requests related to the valves, actuators and instruments
• Focal point for all front-line technical assistance for BP in Valve Management Operations in Azerbaijan and Georgia;
• Reviewing work procedures and conforming with industry standards and OEM expertise;
• Providing technical support to the customers with respect to valve and actuator maintenance and testing, fault finding, failure diagnosis and providing engineering solutions and options to problems encountered;
• Supporting Planning team with technical expertise on PSVs and on PSV spares, usage of BP MAXIMO;
• Ensuring correct spare parts being identified for ordering;
• Managing all activities associated with assigned operations. Evaluate performance reports to management;
• Ensuring that safety and quality goals are communicated and that employees understand their roles;
• Providing effective counsel, especially where corrective actions are needed. Technical expertise;
• Ensuring HSE and quality control measures are adhered to by all Bakond TTM staff involved with the valve management contract. This is to include ensuring all applicable industry accepted standards are kept up to date;
• Working with other internal departments to communicate and resolve customer concerns in a timely manner;
• Controlling all inspection and repair documents, job cost billable expenses and time sheets;
• Working to identify and provide opportunities for team to learn new skills and techniques;
• Coaching and counsels team to improve technical skills and interpersonal and problem resolution skills;
• Working with others to develop new and/or improved procedures, processes and work standards for operational units.
• Controlling all subcontractors involved into valve management operations
• Processing work through the planning department, receipt of equipment, strip down, inspection failure mode analysis and identifying spares required.
• Technical reporting to the customers on overhauled valves and actuators (BP, Amec, Baker Hughes and etc);
• Checking and tracking all job related documents, maintain the database;
• Controlling the team on the jobs and ensuring safe work practices;
• Final QA inspection before dispatching the goods;
• Materials and Stock control of valves and spares (procurement);
• Working onshore and offshore to perform the PSV recertification and overhaul of different types of valves, actuators;
• Control Machine department and check the jobs for final QA approval;
• QA inspection and witnessing the valve and actuators assembly, testing and dispatch;
• Conducting Mechanical Toolbox Talks with the team on working procedures and safety issues;
• Conducting and witnessing the tests in accordance with ANSI, ASME and API procedures.
• Extensive working practice in overhaul, inspection and certification of various types, sizes and pressure rating of general and control valves;
• Working offshore to support various PSV campaigns (vantage card number is 0850523);
• Materials and Stock control (procurement);
• Inspection of parts, measurements of components and providing with engineering solutions for all types of valves;
• Inspection and QA checks on already machined or new components in accordance with standards prior assembly the valves;
• Witnessing machining of valve components;
• Pressure gauge calibration;
• Preparing the valve failure investigation reports;
• Final QA inspection before dispatching the goods.
Having started as valve technician I have been sent to Scotland to raise my level of skills for 2.5 years (from 2005 till 2007). Being in Scotland I have worked in the following departments:
Machine Shop - reading the drawings, manufacturing valve’s components and machining new components, measuring the old components, checking with standards and tolerances, after that giving the engineering solutions for machining, machining stems, seats, bonnets, keys and other components for the different kind of valves.
Actuators and Control Panels - disassembly, inspection, refurbishment, assembly and testing of Pneumatic, Hydraulic and Electrical Actuators. Assembly and Testing of Control Panels
Quality Assurance - calculating valve pressure based on valves configuration in accordance with current QA legislation, Preparation valve’s certification package.
Valve Shop - disassembly, measurement and inspection, refurbishment, providing with engineering solutions for new components, assembly and testing the different types of valves
Control Valves - adjusting pneumatic and digital positioners for control valves, making the tubing and testing along with actuators. Disassembly, Inspection, refurbishment and testing the control valves. Checking the travel in accordance with the size.
BPX - testing, palletizing, QA inspection and dispatching new valves.
Materials Control - checking goods on arrival, registering them into the system, assign location for each new component or equipment, control whole stock via database, issue unique numbers and particular job numbers for any new component or job
Company: BP Exploration, BTC Operations, AGT PIPELINE PROJECT
Duration: October 2004 - May 2005
Department: Commissioning Group
Position: Operations Certification Engineer
I have joined the project as Operations certification engineer. I worked for Operations commissioning manager as well as Operations commissioning engineers as part of AGT Operations commissioning team.
Responsibilities:
• Advise and assist contractors in compilation of a record of the technical integrity of the project from fabrication, Construction, pre-commissioning to start-up - including above ground facilities on 42-inch pipeline i.e.: Local Equipment Rooms, Hydraulic Pressure Units, Block Valve Control Loops
• Review of the system handover certification packages submitted to Operations by EPCC contractors upon system completion
• Liaising and integrating with AGT Project Team
• Facilitate interfacing between contractors
• Spend time at site locations with contractor certification engineers to monitor and assist where necessary
Trainings Passed: CCOSH, Noise at work place, H2S, NORM
Company: Bechtel International, AGT PIPELINE PROJECT - Baku Team
Duration: June 2004 - September 2004
Department: Administration Department
Position: Administrative Assistant
Responsibilities:
• Liaison with third party facilities maintenance personnel
• Monitoring office supplies stocks and preparing office supplies orders
• To provide expatriates with life support arrangements
• Arranging and control over in-house catering, e.g. for meetings, field trips, etc
Trainings Passed: HSE&S Guest Induction, HSE&S Office Induction, Upstream HSE Golden Rules, Stop card training, Road to Better Driving, Safety Immersions, Environmental & Social Induction, Accident and Injury Free Culture, Advanced Safety Audit
Period: May 2004 - June 2004
Position: Research & Development Expert
Responsibilities:
• Conducting market researches and surveys
• Conducting continuous industry researches
• Evaluation of market opportunities
• Competitive intelligence
• Development of new products and services
Department: Gold Club/VIP
Period: August 2003 - April 2004
Position: Personal Client Manager
Responsibilities:
• Providing VIP customers with full package of service requests
• Developing introduction and information databases for existing and potential clients
• Marketing research with the purpose to attract new corporate clients
• Sales executing
• Developing new strategies and tactics to increase clients' satisfaction level
• Bad debt monitoring and fraud prevention
• Internal procedures and coordination with IT Department to control current payment
• Financial issues
• Preparing Power Point presentations to promote the VIP services of Bakcell among
Corporate clients
Y/101/8210 -Complying with Statutory Regulations and Organisational Safety Requirements MME3/001 -Complying with Statutory Regulations and Organisational Safety Requirements D/101/8211 -Reading and Using Engineering Drawings and Specifications MME3/002 -Reading and Using Engineering Drawings and Specifications H/101/8212 -Working Efficiently and Effectively in Engineering MME3/003 -Working Efficiently and Effectively in Engineering Ll101/8270 -Assembling Mechanical Products MME3/061 -Assembling Mechanical Products A/101/8281 -Repairing and Modifying Mechanical Assemblies MME3/072 -Repairing and Modifying Mechanical Assemblies F/101/8282 -Checking Completed Assemblies Comply with Specification MME3/073 -Checking Completed Assemblies Comply with Specification
Project Management, Decision Science Master (Degree was approved by UK NARIC, letter of comparison is available upon request)
Basis of Mechanics, Theoretical Mechanics, Descriptive Geometry and Hydraulics Bachelor (Degree was approved by UK NARIC, letter of comparison is available upon request)