Senior Energy Expert
SMEC International
Total years of experience :19 years, 4 Months
* Identify viable business and technical opportunities within the Central Asia region. Commercialize and lead the implementation of renewable energy projects (Solar PV, onshore wind energy, CCS energy storage, Hydrogen);
* Single point of contact for the regional energy and renewables energy sector. Contribute to the Company’s growth in Renewable Technologies.
* Drive client engagements to expand and optimize their renewable energy portfolios. Assist clients in delivering a wide range of initiatives (strategic, advisory, digital) to maximize the value of their renewable assets.
* Coordinate technical tasks such as due diligence, technical consulting, and performance monitoring reports for a variety of stakeholders including lenders, sponsors, and owners.
* Manage the full project life-cycle, beginning with sales and ending with closure, while recording and sharing lessons learned.
* Renewable Energy Projects - Carbon capture and storage, "Blue H2", etc
* High-level internal consultant/business partner to senior staff in the development of strategic initiatives.
* Analysis of strategic initiatives, industry data, competitors’ data, shareholders, and business intelligence
* Regulatory compliance and permitting norms/policies. Processes for the implementation of best practice work methods and standards.
* Continuous improvement plans (business objectives) to resolve production operation problems/issues.
* Facilitate and lead ad-hoc issues (risk and issues management)
* Strategies and recommendations with respect to the impact on all areas of the Company operations. Improvement plans and measures to project effectiveness.
* Facilitate improvement/change initiatives (cross-functional groups) to increase operational effectiveness
* Overall management of strategic and operational Business development activities and implementation of new business opportunities.
* Complex program management and process improvement activities. Maximize efficiency
of Company’s processes to ensure outstanding performance.
* Lead C&P teams to define the optimal pricing and bidding solutions. Feasibility reports and risk analysis.
* Identify improvement opportunities to a nonstop improvement of team performance. Optimize expenses by minimizing waste and the best staff allocation.
ACHIEVEMENTS
* A comprehensive Company audit to identify weak points and proposals for the effective improvement of the Company's activities.
* Structured and optimized the main and auxiliary business processes and the Company's regulations.
* Organized the continuous Company operation processes - led the administrative, business, information technology, and commercial activities.
* Developed and implemented a KPI system and employee bonuses linked to CRM.
* Reduced the time for the implementation of procurement projects by 30% due to the development and optimization of the analysis and development process.
* Newmarket expansion with the new product line.
* Strategic and Corporate Development within Kazakhstan and Global markets.
* Marketing and communication processes with partners and consultants on the Company's participation in tenders.
* Integrated program management and development of standards and processes. Improving the Company's processes.
* Overall responsibility for ensuring the projects' outcomes are achieved and reported,
ensuring that the marketing and implementation strategy is in line with project
requirements.
ACHIEVEMENTS
* Development of a mid-term Strategy aimed at expanding new presence markets. Aligned the strategy with Company’s goals, programs, and deliverables
* The first international project implemented and awarded Tender for the repair and construction of railway lines in Slovakia
* Structured and optimized the tendering process based on the use of financial modeling
and risk management. Foundation basis for the implementation of projects in Bulgaria,
Albania, Afghanistan, and African countries
* Initiated and conducted a comprehensive compliance audit of the Company's activities
for inclusion into the suppliers’ list of Samruk-Kazyna Fund
FUNCTIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
Establish and maintenance government affairs liaisons with the Government and state regulatory bodies.
Negotiating at various levels in order to ensure compliance of the Consortium and the Company’s activities with the conditions and requirements of laws and regulations of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Permitting and Regulatory Compliance process analysis, development, optimization and implementation.
Project environmental control and monitoring. Document preparation and approvals by the government and regulatory agencies.
Participation in industry events, associations and conferences; informing the Company's management regarding information on changes in the requirements of the legislation and response measures.
Identify solutions to complex problems by assessing and understanding the needs of numerous user groups, including design engineers, engineers, corporate team leaders, through a combination of different project management techniques.
Development of annual operational plans, budgets, performance targets, and forecasts of labor resources. Development of planning schedules of design and control of the performance of work, forecasting the timing of work. Development of descriptions of business processes, regulations of business processes of the organization.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
Optimized Company’s Permitting and Regulatory Compliance process; organized effective work collaboration of units in Astana, Atyrau, and Aktau.
Author of the Corporate Regulatory Compliance Framework and Strategy.
Developed and implemented the decision-making process associated with development, approval and risk mitigation of project permitting documentation. R&R Matrix development and implementation to allow simultaneous operations including management, decision centers, Authorities, vendors and the consortium members.
Implementation of the project of an integrated system for obtaining permits and approvals of project solutions for the Kashagan field facilities:
- Review and approval of the Kashagan field Experimental Development Program
- Annual Programs for the associated gas development and processing
- Environment emission permits
- Review and approval of drilling programs and activities in areas of special environmental requirements
- Sulfur storage and transportation permits
- Environmental Impact Assessments, etc.
Accelerated receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals to start production at the Kashagan field, with the output of the deposit for commercial production of 180 thousand bbl. day.
Project for replacement of 190 km of sulphur and oil pipelines at the Kashagan offshore field.
KazMunayGas Exploration Production JSC (KMG EP) is the largest Kazakh oil producer listed on LSE and KASE with diverse growth opportunities.
Government Affairs: responsible for developing and maintaining government relationships with policymakers and government regulators.
Financial and economic market and risk analysis for Company’s overseas (Norway, Egypt, Malaysia, Russia) expansion
Project management (Norway business; BG Group cooperation; ISO 9001, 14001 and OHSAS 18001 audits and implementation);
Business development/International cooperation. Interaction with consultants in the field of strategy analysis and development;
Negotiations with partners and potential investors.
Interact with all levels and functional areas within the organization to provide hands-on support for project management.
HPU is a unique place to maximize business skills based on its location in Honolulu’s global crossroads through partnerships, real-world projects, faculty with strong professional and academic backgrounds, and a student population that is one of the most diverse in any university, representing more than 100 countries and cultures.
Former Kazakh State Academy of Management (NARXOZ University) is positioned to become one of the leading innovative universities in Kazakhstan and the Central Asia region. NARXOZ has embraced an unprecedented scale of reforms affecting all dimensions of the University’s curriculum, teaching methods, campus life, and infrastructure in order to become a premier center of academic excellence and innovation, especially in times of economic crisis.
