Karel Zucek, Project Engineer

Karel Zucek

Project Engineer

Procter & Gamble

Location
Czech Republic
Education
Master's degree, Chemical engineering
Experience
13 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :13 years, 6 Months

Project Engineer at Procter & Gamble
  • Czech Republic
  • My current job since October 2014

Leading technology capital projects from feasibility to execution and start-up throughout E-IMEA region .
Managing scope, risk, change and quality of projects delivery. Communication with key stakeholders across functions and geographical locations.
Defining projects execution strategy .
Planning, monitoring and reporting progress and performance as per the business case and committed stage and project success criteria.
Benchmarking legacy technologies and leading regional equipment standardization.
Integrating and executing innovations within the project scope.

Designed and delivered scope worth $7.5MM (Part of $35MM capital projects).
Received internal award for leading multi-site project delivering $2.4MM annual saving.

Site Project Engineer at Procter & Gamble
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • March 2014 to September 2014

Leading projects in the construction and start-up phases.
Supporting Initiatives delivery throughout feasibility and definition phases.
Planning and leading shutdown interventions delivering safety and GMP quality criteria.
Managing construction contractors.

Founder at JimDobre
  • Czech Republic
  • April 2013 to October 2013

Starting own company focused on healthy food delivery and health management consulting.
Developing business plan,
Defining product launch execution strategy,
Leading key contract manufacturing and defining sourcing strategy,
planning daily supply chain operations,
leading sales efforts and contributing to marketing strategy.

Student Researcher at The Centre of New Technologies and Materials & Department of Chemical Engineering, ICT Prague
  • Czech Republic
  • August 2010 to June 2013

Development and optimization of nanostructured films deposition for energy conversion and storage applications.
Launching a new branch of existing research group focused on perspective innovations with scale-up and market rollout opportunities.
Benchmarking nanoparticle deposition technologies.
Design and construction of working of electrostatic spraying deposition prototype.
Defining and executing experimental strategy to proof the concept.
Presentation and popularization of work.

Obtained research awards from both academic and corporate representatives.

President of the local committee / Project Coordinator at IAESTE
  • Czech Republic
  • June 2012 to May 2013

Managing non-profit organization.
Leading the team of 20 students.
Managing projects of non-profit organization.
Ensuring balanced budget of the whole organization.
Responsible for volunteers recruitment.
Ensuring financial legal conformity.
Leading fundraising efforts.

Process Engineering Intern at Wison Engineering
  • China
  • July 2012 to September 2012

Supporting process design of a chemical tank farm EPC project for leading Middle East based chemical company.
Leading trainings on European etiquette, English and creating culture of innovation.

Education

Master's degree, Chemical engineering
  • at Institute of Chemical Technology
  • June 2013

Study focused on engineering skills combined with complementary abilities in mathematical modeling. Graduated with high honors. Received the Dean’s award and excellent Thesis review.

Bachelor's degree, Process Engineering
  • at Institute of Chemical Technology
  • June 2011

Study focused on broad knowledge in science, technology, mathematics and management. Graduated with high honors.

Specialties & Skills

Process Engineering
Project Engineering
Project Management

Languages

Czech
Native Speaker
English
Expert
French
Beginner