VP Assets & Operations
Oiltanking
Total years of experience :17 years, 4 Months
Responsibilities:
• Shape the A&O asset strategy of EMEA region with focus on Operations, Project Management/Engineering, Maintenance & Reliability.
• Increase the profitability of the terminals by world class Capex execution and application of best practices and standards
• Enhance EHS performance by rigorous implementation and drive to increase the proactive safety culture. Develop the multiyear plan and coordinate execution with terminal managers.
• Advise, consult and provide strategic oversight governance and delivery support of services across multiple functional/ engineering domain practice areas: engineering, production excellence, maintenance & reliability excellence & continuous improvement oversight.
Responsibilities:
• Head of Department: Project Management/Engineering, Maintenance & Reliability, Technology & Continuous Improvement - 45 employees
• Gap Assessment/ Solution Identification/ Measurement
• Engineering/ Manufacturing Technology domain application, Training and support
• Capital Planning/ Project/ Portfolio Management
• Best Practices Governance / Delivery /Capability
• People/ Resource/ Budget Management
• Site management member & P&L responsible for Capex/ Opex maintenance
Achievements:
• Championed the DaVinci workflow management improvement program (Maintenance-Operations) resulting in cultural change, channel optimization and cost reduction.
Delivered clear roles &responsibilities, removal of waste steps & clear decision-making supported by visual management.. Improved wrench time/HOTT by 15 %.
• Improved Asset reliability by bad actor analysis (FMEA), feedback loop, efficient Scheduling process and PM/PdM execution focus/ priority setting.
• Roll out of the Stable Ops program (Operations-Engineering-Maintenance) to decrease process variability / dents by CI approach (5Why, RCA etc.) and thereby increased the ownership of the key stakeholders as well as resolution of plant disturbances.
Gained improved production results & reduced break down maintenance.
• Multiyear plan of CI improvement, project execution & technical disciplines integration
Responsibilities:
• Project development consultant for mega and large site projects for the European site (> 10 Meuro) by effectively managing safety, quality, cost and schedule
• Ensure adequate standards of definition, rigor & project readiness prior to project funding approval
Achievement:
• Implemented effective and efficient management of project scoping & execution and rolled out regional standards across the European sites
• Enhanced project quality and cost control by validation and commitment to project deliverables and project execution plan with key stake holders.
Responsibilities:
• Providing technical assurance for project business case
• Delivering the process engineering design for the FEL project phases
• Coordinating design and peer reviews of the process design with relevant site and external Specialists
• Identify project risks related to process aspects and maintain mitigation plans.
• Lead Engineer for steering Jacobs Engineering and member of the portfolio project management
Achievements:
• Successfully completed the FEL project phases for the 2011 turnaround portfolio (30 Meuro)
• Actively contributed for successful project portfolio TAR 2012 (40 Meuro) by selecting processing options that best meet business requirements
• Set expectations for the project team and define deliverables at each project stage
• Lead role in selecting viable options from recommendations proposed during project evolution.
• Ensured that all operational concerns are taken into account during the design process
• Ensured safety reviews (Hazop, Lopa, SIL) are qualitatively executed, followed up and resolved for turnaround projects
Responsibilities:
• Lead of Operational Support Group (Engineers & Chemists)
• Commissioning and start-up of new plant modifications
• Design of equipment, relief systems & control systems
• Operational production support & Troubleshooting
• Safety review studies, Hazop, LOPA & Relief and Blowdown.
Achievements:
• Leader of a technical group for optimal plant performance
• Successfully commissioned a start-up of major plant modification
• Asset Maintenance Plans generation & MOC modifications
• Cost reduction projects / energy consumption reduction
• Reviewed production processes and developed modifications for process optimization
• Debottlenecking and automation on several production facilities
MSc Chemical Engineering (Process Design)