Education/Qualifications
MASTER DEGREE IN CIVIL (HYDRAULIC) ENGINEERING AT UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA (ITALY)
Employment History
Actual Position (2011 to Now)
Company: Saipem SpA – Milan (Italy)
Business Unit Onshore – Civil Department,Viale Alcide De Gasperi 16, I-20097 San Donato Milanese
Position: HVAC & Buildings Services Engineer Leader
Role: Design Engineer Leader; Filed Project Specialist Leader; Construction & Commissioning Superintendent.
Working in an EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) company, my activities include the development of new projects in all the phases: Feasibility studies; Bidding phase; Basic design; FEED; Detail engineering; Filed engineering; Site supervision; Commissioning and Close out activities.
Together with the project management team, during the design phase my responsibility is to coordinate and manage the engineering team acting as leader for all the technical parts which are concerning HVAC and Building Services (fire & gas alarm; fire-fighting; fire-protection; electrical and telecommunication systems) for various typologies of projects like: Oil & Gas plants, Chemical plants; Industrial plants; Energy plants; FPSO; Hospitals; Laboratories and Civil Buildings.
During the construction phase my role is to support the construction team, working together with the quality control team, procurement department, subcontractors, clients and PMT.
Main Activities:
• Lead engineering team providing inputs and directions for the design of HVAC & Building Services system serving Electrical Substations, Process interface Buildings, Rack Rooms, Control Buildings, Administration Buildings, Blast Resistant Buildings, Industrial Buildings, Offshore buildings, FPSO, Hospitals and Civil Buildings;
• Coordinate with all disciplines to ensure that all inputs are considered in the design;
• Attend the meetings with clients and control the required actions in a professional manner to achieve project goals;
• Ensure project optimization and fully compliance with the contract, standards and local regulations & law;
• Review and approval of the documentation issued by Eng. Contractor / suppliers according to the requirements in order to finalize / optimize the detailed engineering;
• Carry out the necessary follow-ups with subcontractors and vendors for timely execution of the works during engineering and construction phase;
• Direct field engineering activities to support the construction and manage any modification to be conform to specifications and client requirements.
Main Projects:
In the following projects I have been involved during all phases with the followings roles: Design Engineer Leader (bidding phase, basic design, FEED and detail design), Filed Project Specialist Leader (HVAC and Building Services), Construction & Commissioning Superintendent:
Rabigh Phase II – Petrochemical Project (2011 to now )
Aramco Overseas Company B.V. & Sumitomo Chemical CO.LTD.
Rabigh – Jeddah (Saudi Arabia).
The naphtha reformer unit designed to process approximately 100,000 bpsd of naphtha.
SAFCO V – Urea Stand Alone Project (2011 to 2014 )
Saudi Arabian Fertilizer Company (SAFCO)
Al-Jubail Industrial City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
New stand- alone Urea Production Plant with limited integration with the existing plants.
In the following projects I worked as Design Engineering Leader (FEED and Detail design):
TOTAL E&P Angola Block 32 – KAOMBO FPSO Development Project (2012)
TOTAL E&P Angola Block 32 Limited
N’2 FPSO located OFFSHORE in Angola within the Block 32
Cochabamba – Ammonia Urea Project (2012)
Yacimentos Petroliferos Fiscales Bolivianos (YPBF)
Departamento de Cochabamba
New Ammonia Urea Plant and all the relevant Utilities and Offsite units and buildings.
150 MBOPD Early Production Facilities for Jurassic Production (2011 – 2012)
Kuwait Oil Company (K.S.C.).
North Kuwait.
An Early Production Facility (EPF capacity of BSTOPD), including Oil, Gas and Sulphur Recovery Plants and transportation of liquid sulphur by special trucks to KNPC – MAA refinery at Ahmadi.
Other Projects:
In following projects I have been involved during various phases (tender phase, basic design, front-end engineering design):
Qafco V Urea Plan Project & Qafco VI Urea Plan Project
Qatar Fertiliser Company
Central Processing Facilities (CPF) (phase I) at Badra Oilfield.
Gazprom Neft Badra B.V.
Socar & Turcas Refinery A.S. (STRAS)
Horizon Oil Sands Project
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
North of Fort McMurray, Alberta
Previous Positions
Date: 2008 – 2011
Company Name: Tekser srl – Milan (Italy)
Position: Project Specialist Leader (HVAC & Building Services)
Main Activities: Project specialist Leader for mechanical (HVAC, hydraulic, plumbing, fire fighting), control and electrical systems; energy specialist; PMT (project management team) at site during the construction activities.
Main Projects: Oil and Gas:
– Zubair oil field development project – Eni – Iraq (2009 – 2010);
– Others oil and gas ARAMCO projects (Manifa, Khurais) working as Engineering Subcontractor.
Industrial and Hospitals:
– La Madonnina hospital and clinic – Milano (2008);
– Hospital of Padre Pio, Casa sollievo della Sofferenza – San Giovanni Rotondo (FG) (2009 – 2010);
– Hospital of Mezzolombardo (TN) (2010-2011);
– Hospital of Garbagnate Milanese (2011);
Residential, Offices, Malls:
– Garibaldi Tower B (2008-2009)
– Auchan Shopping Mall – Catania (2008);
– Via Schievano Office Palace – Milano (2009);
– Garibaldi Porta Nuova – Area Ex Varesine – Milano (2009);
– New Residential Area – Garibaldi Est Block – Milano (2011);
– Auchan Shopping Mall – Roma (2010);
– Theater of Stresa (2008).
Date: 2006 – 2008
Company: Comfort Systems sprl – Brussels / Milan
Position: Technical office manager (HVAC Systems)
Date: 2005 – 2006
Company: CNS Spa – Milan
Position: Project Specialist (HVAC Systems)
Date: 1995 – 2005
Company: Paglieri srl – Milan
Activities: Engineering consulting, procurements and post order activities within the family business.
Training
Project management – ENI Corporate University – Milan (Italy)
Problem Solving and Decision Making – ENI Corporate University – Milan (Italy)
Acquired Competencies
– Experience in EPC contracts;
– Experience in the Engineering development of HVAC & Building systems for Civil, Industrial and Oil & Gas plants.
– Knowledge of all phases and activities of technical execution of the project;
– Multidisciplinary understanding;
– Strong experience and technical background on engineering design, familiar with design procedures, coordination and cooperation between all involved disciplines;
– Proficient in the design of: HVAC systems; Control System (DDC); Hydraulics; Underground; Piping; Plumbing; Pumps and Equipment; Electrical system (lighting and small power, lightning protection, MCC); Telecommunication; Drainage; Fire Protection; Fire Alarm and Fire Fighting systems.
– Experience on site supervision and field engineering;
– Experience with various Building Services design Codes and International Standards: UNI; British Standard; ASHRAE; ARI; AMCA; HVCA; IMC; NFPA; SMACNA. Knowledge of local regulations such as SAF (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Safety and Fire Protection for Industrial Facilities) and with major Company General Specifications such as SAES (Saudi ARAMCO Engineering Standard); SES (SABIC Engineering Standard); GS ( TOTAL General Specification); DEP SHELL ( SHELL Design and Engineering Practice).
Personal Skills
Communication Skills:
• Good communication skills gained through my experience as engineer leader;
• Aptitude to provide mentoring and guidance to less experienced engineers;
• Able to communicate technical information to technical and nontechnical people.
Organizational and managerial skills:
• Good aptitude at problem solving and making decisions, being able to accept responsibility for them;
• Able to work independently, as part of a team or as a leader of a team of engineers;
• Able to work under pressure to achieve project deadline.
Others Skills
• Independent and highly motivated to achieve personal and professional goals.
Languages: Italian (mother tongue); English (professional); French (working).
Computer Skills: Professional command of Microsoft Office™ tools; AutoCAD; Microstation, Elite software; MC4 SOFTWARE; Carrier; CENED, Primavera, Ms Project.
Driving license: Yes (B, International).
