ETHELBERT CHARLES, Project Development & Business Lead

ETHELBERT CHARLES

Project Development & Business Lead

ONGC VIDESH LTD

Location
Venezuela - Caracas
Education
Master's degree, Gas Natural Management Business
Experience
21 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 2 Months

Project Development & Business Lead at ONGC VIDESH LTD
  • Venezuela
  • May 2015 to October 2020

•Integrally coordinated and supervised the development for infrastructure projects as delegated by the Mixed Company Petrocarabobo
•Participated effectively in the development of Engineering, planning, supply of material and other qualified resources for the development of projects, controlling performance of EPC contractors.
•Ensured compliance to the contractual guidelines, defined timeframes, budgeted costs and the required technical quality as per the mixed company's guidelines by complying with safety and environmental legislation.

Naval & Offshore Project Development Lead at Construtora Andrade Gutierrez, S.A.
  • Venezuela - Cumana
  • May 2011 to April 2015

•Effectively to carried out a timely and verified record in accordance with the budget, contracting and control of all the main phases of the project, from contracting strategies, prequalification programs, preparation of bidding documents, negotiation of contracts, adjudication and administration until the closing of the contract and attending meetings in Brazil, South Korea and Venezuela with consulting companies as well as with possible suppliers of machinery and equipment.

Construction, Pre-Feed & Feed Head - Brownfield & Greenfield Projects at PDVSA
  • Venezuela - Caracas
  • June 2010 to May 2011

•Successfully performed Front End Engineering Design (FEED) engineering, feasibility and economic evaluation studies with a proven on-time, on-budget and HSE compliant record, for the execution of multidisciplinary Surface Facilities Projects in order to solve complex technical problems, increase revenue, optimize processes, selecting the best technical and economic options, technology and implantation sites assessment, achievement a reduction of uncertainties and risks making sure design consistency and integrity for construction and procurement package in assets operated by REPSOL and PDVSA.

Construction, Pre-Feed & Feed Head - Brownfield & Greenfield Projects at PDVSA
  • Venezuela - Barcelona
  • January 2007 to November 2008

•Coordinate Pre-Feed, FEED and Detail Engineering phase of surface facilities projects in the oil industry, selecting the best technical and economic options, technology and implantation sites assessment, evaluation of the performance of the selected options and reduction of uncertainties and risks.

Construction, Pre-Feed & Feed Head - Brownfield & Greenfield Projects at REPSOL
  • Venezuela - Barcelona
  • December 2002 to December 2006

•Design and conduct engineering studies and HAZOP studies related to upstream facilities. to resolve complex technical problems, increase revenue, optimize processes, protect the environment or improve safety, supervising the work of engineers and other project personnel to monitor the execution of design, procurement and construction of Upstream Facilities in particular coordinate all interfaces between EPC contractor and company, making sure design consistency and integrity for construction and procurement package.

Construction, Pre-Feed & Feed Head - Brownfield & Greenfield Projects at PDVSA
  • Venezuela - Maturin
  • March 1998 to November 2002

•Elaborate scope of work and contract requirements for project execution, establishing the contracting strategies, pre-qualification programes, tender document preparation, contract negotiation and contract award.
• Preparation planning and scheduling of projects, review project completion schedules and dates including durations for Engineering, Procurement and Constructions of Projects under MS Project.
•Carry out a timely and verified record in accordance with the budget, contracting and control of all the main phases of the project, from hiring strategies, prequalification programs, preparation of bidding documents, negotiation of contracts, adjudication and administration until the closing of the contract.
•Coordinate construction activities of civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation jobs, as well as, security and planning activities for the construction of surface facilities projects in the oil industry and making sure that only approved for construction package are issued to site for construction.
•Analyse and track key performance indicator: production, operating costs, capex, earning, cash flow and variation analysis including technical and economics key performance indicator.

Education

Master's degree, Gas Natural Management Business
  • at Simon Bolivar University
  • November 2011
Diploma, Project Management
  • at Metropolitan University, Venezuela
  • August 2004
Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering
  • at Polytechnic Experimental National University Antonio José de Sucre
  • May 1998

Specialties & Skills

Business
Management
Oil and Gas
Engineering
Planning
Commercial awareness
Business Development
Microsoft Project
Mentoring
Project Planning
Strategic Planning
Microsoft Excel
Portfolio Management
Cost Engineering
Project Engineering
Budgets
Business Planning
Interpersonal Skills
Negotiation
Project Management
Planning & Organization
Communication Skills (verbal & written)
Problem Solving
Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
project execution
ms project
project work
procurement
project estimation
planning

Languages

English
Expert
Spanish
Native Speaker
Portuguese
Intermediate
French
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Work Permit (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
LUFAMT
Date Attended:
June 2003
Duration:
16 hours
Stress Analysis Caesar (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
CIED
Date Attended:
May 2001
Duration:
24 hours
Service Requester SAP (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
CIED
Date Attended:
May 1999
Duration:
24 hours
Request Requisition SAP (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
CIED
Date Attended:
May 2000
Duration:
8 hours
Quality Audits (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
TECNOGERENCIA
Date Attended:
July 2001
Duration:
16 hours
Portuguese (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE
Date Attended:
October 2012
Duration:
48 hours
Natural Gas Liquids Extraction Plant (Training)
Training Institute:
CIED
Date Attended:
June 2000
Duration:
40 hours
Motivation For Work (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
ADJIMAN KOOPER ASOCIADOS
Date Attended:
September 2005
Duration:
16 hours
Microsoft Projects (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
IBS
Date Attended:
March 2003
Duration:
40 hours
Inspection Welding (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
WEST ARCO
Date Attended:
March 1998
Duration:
8 hours
Hysys (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
GASDYN
Date Attended:
June 2003
Duration:
24 hours
HSE Certificate (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
CIED
Date Attended:
March 2002
Duration:
16 hours
Exploration and Production (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
Nous Group de Venezuela
Date Attended:
August 2004
Duration:
40 hours
Empowering Work Teams (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
ADJIMAN KOOPER ASOCIADOS
Date Attended:
October 2004
Duration:
16 hours
Economic Evaluation of Projects (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
CEO
Date Attended:
December 2003
Duration:
40 hours
Drilling Engineering (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
CMPC
Date Attended:
September 2004
Duration:
40 hours
Direction Management of Engineering (Training)
Training Institute:
UNIVERSIDAD DE ORIENTE
Date Attended:
September 2003
Duration:
24 hours
Defensive Driving (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
M&O
Date Attended:
April 2004
Duration:
24 hours
Compressor Plants (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
CIED
Date Attended:
November 2001
Duration:
40 hours
Behavior of Hydrocarbons (Trainning) (Training)
Training Institute:
Gasdyn
Date Attended:
April 2003
Duration:
32 hours

Hobbies

  • Cooking