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Career Note: Additional positions with ARAMCO included director Equipment Planning and Scheduling; Contract Advisor; Foreman Taxi and U/Drive, Services Unit; and Budget Planner for Transportation Department and business line Contract Representative for Procurement Division of Contracting Department. Details upon request.
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Contract Procurement consultant and Facility Administration and Author 2003 AND AWARD WINNING ATHOR - current,

East-West Pipelines Department & Shaybah Producing Department • 1994-2003,
Operation and Management of Facilities Residential, industrial and utility Plants including sewage R.O plants HVAC and central water chill system , including Dining and snack Fast Food Restaurants .

ARAMCO (Arabian American Oil Company, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia • 1978-2003
Largest oil corporation in the world with greatest proven crude oil reserves and production. Operates world's largest single hydrocarbon network, the Master Gas System. Now known as Saudi-ARAMCO.

East-West Pipelines department has approximately 5000 employee and transports crude oil in pipelines and provides accommodation residential facilities in remote areas. Was temporarily assigned to Shaybah Producing department from 1999-2000.

Administrator of Community Services
Directed operations and maintenance of industrial and residential facilities including remote self-sustaining satellite stations. Managed budgets, facilities, catering, and accommodation services for company and contract employees. Monitored contractor personnel and compliance with contract specifications. Planned and supervised, in cooperation with technical support departments, construction of new facilities and upgrades of water treatment plants, sewerage evaporations pounds, and airplane landing facilities. Managed administration of medical clinic and public relations with company's senior staff and high-level staff and dignitaries such as the United States Secretary of Energy and Oil Ministers of Norway and Saudi Arabia. Represented company with various environmental and contractual issues.

Major Accomplishments
• Enhanced profitability and viability of company by negotiating effective sole source contracts and monitoring large pipeline contracts and other procurements.
• Maximized efficiencies within large general services catering contracts by including a deduction mechanism for fixed lump sum payments in event contractor failed to perform. Mechanism provided incentives for contractors to perform and saved company valuable resources when services were not rendered.
• Saved company $10, 000 per month by facilitating approval from government for 4 plots of land to be used for solid waste disposal. Company was able to amend contract terms and conditions to delete paragraphs related to solid waste haulage.



East/West Pipelines/Shybah Producing Departments Cont
• Upgraded community facilities of one area of East-West Pipelines department and was recognized for outstanding accomplishments by senior staff.
• Received recognition from company's Senior Vice President for successful preparation of visit by Norwegian Oil Minister, Saudi Oil Minister, and other dignitaries.
• Facilitated smooth operations of camp layout, facility size requirements, and communications by reviewing and identifying issues and problems with Shaybah project. Information was used to avoid similar issues and mistakes with other projects including Hawyah projects.
• Improved performance of other departments within company by having area of responsibility considered a benchmark for other areas to emulate. Mentored other managers and reviewed their requests and provision of information for senior managers.
• Boosted the morale and exchange of information between clients and employees by creating a newsletter to serve as forum for announcement of events, new rules, and management directions.

Southern Area Oil & Gas Project Department, ARAMCO • 1992-1994
Department within ARAMCO having 3 employees when created and then growing to approximately 50 employees and 50 contractor personnel.

Business Manager
Managed activities and issues related to project management contractors including Bechtel, Parsons, and Brown & Root. Directed procurement of new contractor and represented department on construction of Southern Area Oil & Gas Expansion Programme.

Major Accomplishments
• Maximized company's profitability and reputation by completing procurement of Southern Area Oil and Gas department's $1.2 billion expansion project within 3 months. This was a critical project for the company and there was considerable pressure to complete it quickly and successfully.
• Facilitated success of department in implementing new expansion program by shepherding process of finding housing, government permits, identifications cards, hospital facilities, family accommodations, and schools for new contractor.