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George Diab, Senior Site Project Manager

George Diab

Senior Site Project Manager·British Petroleum

Kazakhstan

Master's degree, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

Work experience

Total years of experience: 47 years, 10 months

Senior Site Project Manager

September 2015 - Present

British Petroleum

September 2015 - Present

Currently leading the Installation, Startup & Commissioning Team at site to roll-out Central Process Facilities Systems for the BP Khazzan Project, covering an area of 2, 800 km², for the development of the tight gas production using fracturing technologies. Integration of all the contractors schedules into one master site wide schedule using Primavera P6, tracking and controlling Mechanical Completions, Livening up, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and System Handover. Our workforce consists of several cultures of international specialists applying the latest technologies and project process methodologies. This EPC project consists of detailed design in Italy, international procurement, installation, startup and commissioning, life cycle support for a period of 2 years in conjunction with WorleyParsons, Veolia, Atkins, Petrofac and CCC.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Regional Manager for Middle East & CIS Countries

April 2014 - January 2016

TouchStar Group

Kazakhstan

April 2014 - January 2016

Currently developing Process Automation Solutions for Oil & Gas Upstream Operations in the Russian and Arabic languages. Extensive travel throughout the region for technical site surveys, application specific solutions including gas & crude hauling by trucks, rail and pipeline, Tank Farm control solutions and Custody Transfer Operations. Our solutions also include LPG Distribution Process Automation, tracking, Reporting and Fiscal Metering.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Chief Operations Officer

September 2014 - April 2015

Sarmat Energy

Kazakhstan

September 2014 - April 2015

Led an EPC Group of Companies with Operations in the Maersk Dunga, OMV/Petrom Tasbulat & KomMunai, Sumatec Rakushechnoye & Karaturun Oil Fields. Diverse operations from remote onshore to shallow water fields requiring wellhead facilities, gathering lines into manifold, multiphase separators, gas compression, re-injection, metering skids, Weatherford Beam Pumps, flaring systems and process control. The following departments reported to me: Engineering/Regulatory Approval, Construction, Procurement, Quality, Project Management & HSE. Work scopes included design and construction of steel structures, civil, electrical, Process Automation, Environmental, Process Technology & Piping and procurement of multi-phase separators, gas fired turbo generators and fiscal metering solutions. Very dynamic work environment in the Russian, Kazakh and English languages as I was the only foreigner in the Russian speaking group of companies.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Chief Operations Officer

September 2014 - April 2015

Sarmat Energy

Kazakhstan

September 2014 - April 2015

Led an EPC Group of Companies with Operations in the Maersk Dunga, OMV/Petrom Tasbulat & KomMunai, Sumatec Rakushechnoye & Karaturun Oil Fields. Diverse operations from remote onshore to shallow water fields requiring wellhead facilities, gathering lines into manifold, multiphase separators, gas compression, re-injection, metering skids, Weatherford Beam Pumps, flaring systems and process control. The following departments reported to me: Engineering/Regulatory Approval, Construction, Procurement, Quality, Project Control & HSE. Work scopes included design and construction of steel structures, civil, electrical, Process Automation, Environmental, Process Technology & Piping and procurement of multi-phase separators, gas fired turbo generators and fiscal metering solutions. Very dynamic work environment in the Russian, Kazakh and English languages as I was the only foreigner in the Russian speaking group of companies.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Owner

October 2011 - April 2014

Eco Power Ets

Beirut, Lebanon

October 2011 - April 2014

Registered a new company and designed, procured, installed and commissioned Solar and Wind Power Hybrid Renewable Energy solutions for the private sector and commercial applications at banks and remote telecom mobile operator BTS sites. Established commercial relationships with the following suppliers: Magnum Energy, Tripp-Lite, Eastman Battery Power, Exide GNB Absolyte, Trojan, Morningstar, Outback Power Systems, Caldwell Wind, Kestrel, Southwest Windpower, HYE Wind Power, Zephyr, Trina Solar, Coleman Air, Zomeworks Passive Energy and Stulz Free-Air Cooling. Built a team of 6 technical specialists for a total of 10 company staff. Our services are well received given the unreliability of local grid power and excellent solar and wind conditions in the region. This is an on-going entity that now operates without my support.
Company industry:
Electric Power Production & Transmission
Job role:
Engineering

Project Director

October 2013 - March 2014

Vimpelcom

Russian Federation

October 2013 - March 2014

Leading the technical team in Moscow to review the 2014 expansion construction rollouts in five countries, conduct site surveys, meet with the Regional Operating Companies to review the civil, steel structures and electrical construction methodologies, develop alternative power solutions using photovoltaics, wind and battery backup, propose power consumption reductions using Free Cooling, high efficiency rectifiers, new tower designs, E-Band Microwave, Thermobox Enclosures and remote monitoring solutions. This is a fast track assignment to audit current construction operations and propose alternatives to reduce the CAPEX budgets for 2014/15/16.
Company industry:
Construction & Building
Job role:
Engineering

Director of Projects

June 2012 - September 2013

3W Networks

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

June 2012 - September 2013

Led a team of 11 Project Managers and the Engineering Design team to execute EPC construction projects for Oil & Gas companies in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Sultanate of Oman, Qatar, Egypt, Libya, Zambia, Niger, Turkmenistan, Thailand, Jurong Singapore and Japan. Our scopes were full turn-key from Design through Procurement, Integration, Shipment to site, Installation, Startup/Commissioning, Training, Handover and Maintenance. Was fully responsible for the complete delivery of the projects inclusive of Technical, Commercial and Contract Execution Negotiations. Reporting to the CEO the financial results of each project including monthly forecasts and risk analysis.
Company industry:
Oil & Gas
Job role:
Engineering

Senior Project Manager

October 2011 - June 2012

Holcim Cement Power Station Project

Tripoli, Lebanon

October 2011 - June 2012

Led a Waste Heat Recovery Construction Project Team at the Holcim Cement Power Station in Lebanon. Project was turn-key and scope consisted of the design, procurement, erection, startup and commissioning of 3MW Steam Turbine, ORC microturbine Generator, Waste Heat Recovery boilers, Feed water tanks & pumps for the process cooling system, Soot blowing control system, Substation Transformers, 1.7 meter Exhaust gas bypass dampers, Power Station PLC based Control System for the control room, Construction of the Turbo-Generator Building, Steam Condensers, Steam piping, Steam Drums and Synchronous Generators. Materials were sourced from the US and Europe and all equipment was installed during normal operation of the Cement Plant utilizing Hot Cutover techniques to minimize disruption to the production process.
Company industry:
Utilities
Job role:
Engineering

Project Director

May 2010 - October 2011

General Dynamics Corporation - Page Europa

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

May 2010 - October 2011

Khalifa Port Industrial Zone (KPIZ) Port Project - Page Europa/General Dynamics in conjunction with Bechtel - Taweelah, Abu Dhabi Emirate, UAE
Led a large project construction team (approximately 210 site staff) of Design Engineers-QA/QC-HSE-Project Controls/Planning-Construction-Commissioning Engineers, Procurement-Logistics-Document Control-Interface Management and Regulatory Specialists for the design, procurement, installation, integration, startup, commissioning and maintenance of 26 Security/Port Special Systems for the nationally strategic KPIZ Project. Our scope of work consisted of 1960 deliverable drawings and specifications that we prepared while utilizing 36 major system suppliers for hardware supply and executed this lump sum turn-key project within the budgeted 826, 000 man hours. The scope of systems supply consisted of Data/Telephony Networks, Intrusion Detection, Access Control, Perimeter Security, CCTV, Fire Alarm, NAVAIDS, TETRA, Vehicle Management/Number Recognition, Vessel Tracking, PAVA, PLC, BMS, SCADA, OSP, SCS and the proprietary Port Operating System. My team interfaced with six other major construction contractors including Bechtel, Hyundai, Habtoor Leighton, Larsen Toubro, CCC and Zublin which were tasked with all the Civil Works on this project.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

General Manager for Iraq Operations

April 2009 - May 2010

Global Strategies Group

Basra, Iraq

April 2009 - May 2010

Shell & Schlumberger Oil & Gas Infrastructure Projects in southern Iraq - Global Strategies Group - Based in Basrah, Iraq
Led a project team of design engineers in Basrah to perform the detailed design in partnership with WorleyParsons and leading the on-site construction works in the Majnoon and Rumaylah Fields. Our scope is full turn-key from the security team to accommodations/offices/industrial facilities/IT-Telecoms and on-site utilities at remote locations. Construction methods range from pre-fabricated modular to concrete block and include side and overhead ballistic protection steel structures for direct impact of 120mm mortar projectiles and 155mm artillery shells. Technologies utilized include intrusion detection, access control, biometric and residual detection systems, PA/GA, VSATs, CCTV networks with Command/Control central control rooms. Local Iraqi content is maximized through vetting of Iraqi subcontractors and close cooperation with the local institutes and universities.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Project Manager

February 2007 - April 2009

General Dynamics - Page Europa

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

February 2007 - April 2009

Department of Civil Aviation - Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport Project, Telecommunication (Airport City Communication Infrastructure) & Information Technology Contractor, Jebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
Led a project team of 17 design specialists and multiple construction subcontractors to design, procure, install and commission the access network for the world’s largest airport which is surrounded by seven cities on a territory of 147 square kilometers. Our daily operations include interfacing with all the civil site construction contractors and working closely with the Client’s Engineering Team and their Consultants to obtain approval for our network designs, qualify the material suppliers and execute the site installations. The following departments are presently directly reporting to me: Engineering, Construction, QA/QC, Document Control, Project Controls, Scheduling and Procurement & Logistics.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Project Manager

October 2004 - February 2007

General Dynamics

Russian Federation

October 2004 - February 2007

Sakhalin 1 oil & gas Production Sharing Agreement - Main Telecommunications Contractor, Sakhalin Island, Russia
Led a project team of 47 Russian specialists and 4 American managers to install, start up and commission a $42MM telecommunications infrastructure for an off-shore platform, on-shore processing facility, 265km pipeline, and tanker terminal in the Russian Far East for ExxonMobil. Our project scope consisted of erecting telecommunications towers, installing microwave systems, digital trunking systems, telecom shelters, VSAT MCPC earth stations, PBX systems, data network systems, UPS systems, dispatch consoles, radars, VHF radios, non-directional beacons, EPIRBs/SARTs, CCTV circuits and a fiber optic backbone alongside the pipeline. Worked closely with Russian design institutes for the design approval, regulatory licensing, permitting and frequency approvals. The following departments were directly reporting to me: Engineering, Construction, QA/QC, Document Control, Project Controls, Scheduling, Procurement & Logistics, Regulatory Approval, Accounting and Legal.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Owner

December 2002 - August 2004

Caspian Solutions Ltd. & WWW.Rabota.Kz

Kazakhstan

December 2002 - August 2004

Created two new companies that were registered in Kazakhstan for providing telecommunications/centralized database solutions and internet based job posting services to major corporate clients. Both companies have become highly visible in Kazakhstan and WWW.Rabota.Kz has become a leader in Central Asia for supplying highly educated professional manpower to over 500 corporate clients. Three major companies located in Moscow have recently contacted these companies for developing a joint partnership in the Central Asia Region.
Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Engineering

Project Manager

July 2003 - March 2004

Leninogorsk Cogeneration Power Station

Kazakhstan

July 2003 - March 2004

Leninogorsk Cogeneration Power Station, Ridder (Leninogorsk), Kazakhstan
Led the Project Management for the installation, start up and commissioning of a 12 MW steam turbine at the Leninogorsk Electrical Power Station in the East Kazakhstan region. Full responsibility for the selection of the prime contractor, approval of design documentation from a local institute, approval of local financing, procurement of materials and turbine/generator instrumentation, regulatory/safety/environmental approval from government agencies and subsequent delivery of electricity to the local power grid. This generation expansion project was the first addition of new generation capacity in the East Kazakhstan Power Grid since the early 1990s.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Regional Manager

November 2001 - December 2002

Ducat/Kazintel

Kazakhstan

November 2001 - December 2002

Opened the West Kazakhstan Office for the Ducat/Arna Group and constructed wide area networks for the major oil & gas operators in Kazakhstan. Directed a local technical staff of eight specialists. Planned, organized and developed all finance, accounting and customer service activities. Led negotiations with 27 major oil and gas/construction clients in the Atyrau and Uralsk regions. Researched and organized a strategic partnership with a leading US based satellite broadband provider (iDirect) for a unique single hop connectivity between West Kazakhstan and the Eastern US internet backbone.
Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Engineering

Project Manager

February 2000 - November 2001

Atyrau Energo

Kazakhstan

February 2000 - November 2001

Directly responsible for the restructuring and strategic development of 4 energy service companies (over 3000 employees in three regions) for the production and distribution of both heat and electricity to core production units. Directed the procurement, construction and startup of associated gas Micro Turbines that operated on flare gas and a distributed generation program for over 300MWs, with critical improvements to project turnaround time ($90M). Overall responsibility for the construction of a company-wide SCADA system coupled with the creation of a special-purpose electricity sales company (annual sales of $55M) for entry into the wholesale power market. Successful implementation of improved water injection pump system (Sulzer) for main upstream production facility ($11M) which resulted in savings for the company of over $30M in electricity costs over its life cycle. Construction of 112km of 220kV line during the winter season together with fully interconnected 110/220kV substation on time and under budget, to supply the largest upstream online oilfields in the Caspian Region of Western Kazakhstan.
Company industry:
Utilities
Job role:
Engineering

General Director

June 1998 - February 2000

AES Irtish Power & Light

Kazakhstan

June 1998 - February 2000

Regional responsibility for power plant/distribution business with 1450 employees, operating coal fired generation and distribution with $40 million annual revenue. Reconstructed the TETS (Combined Power Station) consisting of 11 steam boilers and 9 turbines for a combined total Electrical output of 245 MW and Heat Generation capacity of 1, 222.2 MW. Construction consisted of Pipe Racks, Underground Piping for all systems, 420 kV & 132 kV GIS Switch Yard, 87000 m3 of Earth work and roads, 506 Piles, 12500 m3 of Concrete, 12 Building, 9 Tanks, WWTP & WTP. Improved transmission efficiency by balancing the loads at each substation and feeder, intensive loss reduction programs including re-metering, organizing energy efficiency demonstration projects (which were subsequently approved by the tariff regulatory committee and financed by an increase in tariff for city wide installations) and modernization of the dispatch center Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system.
• Participated in all aspects of regional management, including business planning, budgeting, income enhancement and capital improvement projects, and renegotiation of contracts.
• Restructured government organization to secure an additional 15% increase in cash flow to parent project.
• Successfully managed creditor relationships and maintained discipline in Joint Stock companies and developed overall strategy for the transfer of assets into new, structure with no negative implications.
• Implemented common and preferred share buyout plan and administered bankruptcy procedures for Joint Stock companies
• Improved reporting standards and increased labor force productivity and administrative efficiency while simultaneously reducing staff by 40%.
• Initiated formal competency based general manager selection and succession planning processes, championed the use of 360-degree feedback, and established consistent standards for plant employee compensation.
Company industry:
Utilities
Job role:
Management

Manager of Internationasl Projects

February 1993 - June 1998

Honeywell Process Automation for Oil & Gas

Russian Federation

February 1993 - June 1998

As Manager of International projects and based in Moscow, I led a team of engineers to construct multiple projects in Russia, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan for the supply of distributed control and plant wide process automation systems for major manufacturing complexes, power generation plants, oil & gas production, refining and pipeline transportation networks. This technology expanded processing capacities and improved efficiencies in raw material consumption through optimized plant wide control/measurement telemetry systems. Implemented large turnkey projects which included the full automation system design and procurement of the package. Services provided included engineering and site services. The process design review, process and instrument diagram development and drafting shutdown cause and effect diagrams were designed by my team in Moscow. Specifications for cable, transmitters and instrument specifications for valves were part of our automation services scope. The communication systems design for automation, control room layout, loop diagrams and control interfaces were provided by Honeywell Worldwide Centers of Excellence with full project management from my Moscow team. Implemented projects and established technical training centers in Ufa, Samara, Perm, Sterlitamak, Nizhnekamsk, Saratov, Novosibirsk, Achinsk, Irkutsk, Angarsk, Khabarovsk, Almaty, Aktau, Atyrau, Kyzylorda, Baku, Tashkent and Bukhara.
The scope of technology that we installed and commissioned consisted of:
• Honeywell TDC3000 Systems
• Plant Wide Area Networks
• Fail Safe Controls
• Honeywell Smart Transmitters
• CCTV
• Gas/Ventilation Detectors
• Densitometers
• Third Party Remote Terminal Units and Wellhead Equipment
• Dispatch center SCADA systems
• Fiscal Metering/Custody Transfer
• Reservoir level management systems
• Boiler burner management control systems
• Turbine vibration monitoring equipment
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Principal Product Engineer

December 1989 - February 1993

Honeywell Business and Commuter Avionics Systems Division

United States

December 1989 - February 1993

I joined this project as the Principal Product Engineer for the Attitude Heading and Reference Navigational System. After six months, I was promoted and assigned full responsibility for all engineering, manufacturing and customer interface requirements for the product. I led a team of 14 engineers and 2 technicians toward the successful development, test and production start-up of a new higher performance model of the system. I conducted in-house customer training classes in English and French, resolved daily factory manufacturability issues and managed the product budget and schedule. My central position also required that I assist in customer sales presentations and travel to remote field repair sites for customer support. Received an Achievement Award for project management excellence.
Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Engineering

Project Manager

February 1987 - December 1989

General Electric, Automated Systems Division

United States

February 1987 - December 1989

Managed a $16.5 million contract to design, test and manufacture control room test equipment for the Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) used on the US Air Force AWACS Command and Control aircraft. JTIDS is a very sophisticated secure communications system that was jointly designed by a consortium of companies (GE, Hughes, Singer Kearfott, Marconi, Colins Radio) for simultaneous command and control communication with multiple nets. The system utilizes spread spectrum, TDMA, frequency hopping and pseudocode generators to avoid detection and maintain all of its secure links. This system has built in GPS functions for synchronization and positioning and utilizes TACAN and ILS functions for navigation. In this role I led an organization of 23 engineers to conduct all design reviews, prototyping and proof of design, preparation of all manufacturing specifications, manufacturing support and first article testing. Traveled to Washington D.C. on a quarterly basis to conduct the formal program reviews. Met with the end users (US Air Force personnel), at several facilities throughout the country, to review the design specifications. We were successful in designing, producing, testing and delivering the first system within budget and ahead of schedule by one month.
Company industry:
Aerospace
Job role:
Engineering

Senior Test Engineer

June 1985 - February 1987

Eaton Corporation

United States

June 1985 - February 1987

Designed the hardware test adapters and software to test thru hole and Surface Mounted Technology (SMT) circuit card assemblies with fault isolation to the failing component. Ambiguity resolution was kept to a minimum during automatic testing as a result of the design for testability guidelines that I developed for the division. Presented formal quarterly reviews to the customer (U.S. Air Force) and traveled to assist in field support.
Company industry:
Aerospace
Job role:
Engineering

Test Engineer

October 1983 - June 1985

Northrop Corporation, Electronics Systems Division

United States

October 1983 - June 1985

Developed the test strategies and designed the hardware and software to functionally test highly populated SMT circuit card assemblies. Conducted product design reviews that defined a preliminary end to end test flow (including diagnostics) and a non-detect list which met or exceeded the ambiguity grouping requirements.
Company industry:
Aerospace
Job role:
Engineering

Test Engineer

March 1982 - October 1983

Elmo Semiconductor Corporation

United States

March 1982 - October 1983

Designed test programs for the high reliability parametric testing of digital and analog semiconductor devices for space satellite applications. Testing was performed at the wafer level and after packaging.
Company industry:
Aerospace
Job role:
Engineering

Wind Tunnel Testing Engineer

July 1978 - March 1982

McDonnell Douglas Corporation

United States

July 1978 - March 1982

Designed and installed a total measurement and control system in the high speed wind tunnel located in El Segundo, California. The sensors consisted of thermocouples, pressure sensors, load cells, strain gages and velocity transducers. I led a team of four technicians to assemble and install the system. I used the Fortran and IEEE 488 languages to control the instrumentation and successfully completed the trial run with the customer within schedule.
Company industry:
Aerospace
Job role:
Engineering

Education

University Of Southern California Department of Engineering

June 1980

June 1980

Master's degree, Mechanical/Electrical Engineering

United States

- Commendations from General Dynamics, ExxonMobil EMDC Projects Team & Page Europa for successful project management in Russia and the UAE. - Four Department Spot Awards and one Achievement Award from Honeywell Corporation. - Active balloting member of the IEEE 716 C/ATLAS committee. - Active balloting member of the IEEE 716 C/ATLAS RF and EO working groups. - Active balloting member of the IEEE 771 ATLAS User's Guide committee (as evidenced in the 1989 published standard). - Member, Teradyne L200 User's Group. - Member, Tau Beta Pi Honorary engineering fraternity. -Awarded National Society of Professional Engineers Educational Foundation Engineering Merit Scholarship.
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Skills

Microsoft Access
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Microsoft Access
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IEEE
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IEEE
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QC
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QC
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Commissioning
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Commissioning
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Project management
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Project management
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Primavera Cost Control & Project Controls
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Primavera Cost Control & Project Controls
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Delivery of turn-key EPC lump sum projects
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Delivery of turn-key EPC lump sum projects
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International EPC Projects Construction experience
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International EPC Projects Construction experience
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Implemented upstream oil and gas, pipeline and refining automation
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Implemented upstream oil and gas, pipeline and refining automation
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STAAD.Pro Finite Element Modeling for Steel Structures
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STAAD.Pro Finite Element Modeling for Steel Structures
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Led EPC Project Construction Execution on remote oil & gas facilities
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Led EPC Project Construction Execution on remote oil & gas facilities
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Microsoft Access
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Microsoft Access
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Procurement
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IEEE
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IEEE
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QC
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Commissioning
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Languages

English
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Russian
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Arabic
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French
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Memberships

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers - 716 C/Atlas Committee

Member of Board

June 1986

Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers - 716 C/Atlas RF & EO Working Groups

Chairman of the Working Groups

March 1988

Teradyne L200 Working Group

Member

September 1991

Tau Beta Pi Honorary engineering fraternity

Member

January 1975

Training and Certifications

Training
Project Management training courses with specific emphasis on Engineering/Procurement/Construction (
Honeywell Corporation
Nov 1993
STAAD.Pro Finite Element Modeling for Steel Structures Training
Global Strategies Group
Jan 2009
Project Execution Team leadership training with specific emphasis on process flow from Engineering t
AES Power
Sep 1999
EPC /Turnkey Project execution per FIDIC Build-Operate-Transfer and Design-Build Conditions of Contr
General Dynamics
Jul 2007