Global Internship Program
Vedanta Resources
Total years of experience :4 years, 11 Months
Allocated to Konkola Copper Mines (KCM), as part of the GIP
Business and Operations Development
•Worked as part of a task force designated to evaluate, plan and implement quick-wins in Konkola Mines
•Launched and managed the initiative to create a new Meetings Procedure and organise the Management Operating System, presenting the findings to Konkola’s Management and Executive Committees
•Designed a new reporting system for monitoring and controlling the plan to ramp up the copper production
Worked in the construction of the Doha Metro, Gold Line
Projects Management / Leadership
•Managed solely 8 fast-track projects having full-cycle and P&L responsibility, from initiation to close-out
•Directed various multi-disciplinary and multicultural teams ranging from 50 to 400 technicians
•Carried out and maintained all client and stakeholder communications in projects involved
•Conducted all contract negotiations and amendments, totaling €4.8m and earning an average return of 10%
Operations Monitoring and Controlling
•Analyzed and decided on the allocation of the company’s 1, 200+ technicians and supervisors, based on priorities and individual attributes
•Initiated and delivered a recalculation of labor costs, disclosing a 15% discrepancy in actual vs. estimated costs
•Performed initial screening on potential hires and organized 11 employee training seminars
Worked in the construction of Cleveland Clinic hospital
Project Management
• Promoted within two months from Project Engineer to MEP Coordinator, to take over the delayed electromechanical construction of the VIP floors 17 & 18
• Managed more than 500 technicians and numerous subcontractors, in an extremely competitive and results oriented environment. Executed, monitored and controlled all MEP construction activities
People and Communications Management
• Headed the coordination with various departments and contractors to expedite and overlap tasks
• Presented progress reports in meetings directly to Client Representative and Project Consultant
Was responsible for the construction of the theatre, pool and conference centre in the expansion of a private school