Employment History
From 02/1980 to 06/2014 – 34 years working experience
Project Manager, 05/2013 to 06/2014 – 1 year 1 month
Crestech Engineering, Lagos Nigeria ( Technip Offshore )
• Part of TECHNIP GROUP Company, a world leader in project management, Subsea, Offshore/Onshore engineering and construction for energy industry.
• Reported to the Operation Manager/Executive Director.
• Responsible to plan, organize, and manage FEED and Detail Engineering projects.
• Managed FEED for SHELL’s Bonga South West FPSO FEED of Topside facilities involved in Process, Piping, Mechanical, Electrical and Instrument .
• Managed FEED and Detailed Engineering for NOV/TOTAL’s Offshore Buoy Oil Loading Terminal installed at Egina Oil Field involved in Process, Piping, Structural, Painting, Mechanical, Electrical, Instrument and Naval Architectural.
• Managed Proposal for SHELL’s Bonga South West Aparo ITT of Engineering Support for Design, Procurement, Construction/Fabrication and Installation of Pipelines, Flowlines, Risers and Installation (PFRI).
Project Manager, 04/2013 to 04/2013 – 1 month
Oil & Gas Solution Pte Ltd, Singapore
• Oil & gas E.P.C.M company specialize in Structural & Piping Fabrication work, E&I Engineering, Control and Safety System, Onshore, Offshore and Energy related industries projects. Maintain all kind of Safety Measures at the sites and hold total responsibility with regards to the safety of the Manpower Employed at the Sites.
• Reported to the Director.
• Responsible to plan, organize, and manage FEED, Detail Engineering and EPIC of FPSO Turret LER/IER [Equipment Rooms] for ICHTYS GAS FIELD DEVELOPMENT AUSTRALIA project involved in Structural, Painting, Electrical, Instrument, Mechanical, Control Automation, Piping and Architectural.
Project Manager, 04/2003 to 12/ 2012 – 9 years 8 months
Dynac Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
• Oil & Gas related company specialise in Oil & Gas, Air Fin Coolers, HVAC, Piping works, Structures, FPSO, Topsides, Mechanical Installations, Ports, Civil works, Jetty, Onshore and Offshore.
• Responsible to propose, tender, plan, organize, and manage various FEED and EPIC projects.
• Reported to the Director.
• Responsibilities include design and blueprint review, analysis of projects, preparation of construction documents, bidding, negotiations, sub-contractor selection, material purchasing, scheduling, project budgeting, various codes compliance, project development, quality control, and completion reports.
• Participated in HAZOP, FAT/SAT, HSE studies as per project requirement.
• Lead Project team ensuring timeframes and customer satisfaction are met. Liaise with the HSE/ Quality Department.
• To ensure timely payments are received from the customer in accordance with contract conditions.
• Engaged in social contacts and public relations to the benefit of the company.
• Responsible for the Project and Construction Management of Multiple Projects at different locations.
• Oversee the Site Managers, Project Control Managers, Planning Managers and all other Senior Engineering Staff at the Projects.
• Managed EPC for E&I Buildings (300 tons), Driven Anchor Piles (1700 tons), Generator Building (500 tons), Flare Tower (400 tons) and Flash Gas Compressor Building (400 tons) for Gumusut Kakap Floating Production Storage at MMHE.
• Once supervised 400 contract workers to manage the construction of single project within budget, time schedules, client requirements, ensuring compliance with HSE and QA/QC policies, and customer satisfaction.
• Managed EPC for Bunga Orkid “A” ( BO-A Central Processing Platform ) 8-legged Substructure (1,600 tons), Flare Bridge (200 tons), Tripod Jacket (150 tons) and Piles (800 tons) at SIME Darby Engineering.
• Managed EPC for ERHA FPSO Topsides (1600 tons) at Malaysia Marine Heavy Engineering. There are nine (9) modules to be completed within six (6) months and shipped to Sembawang Shipyard Engineering Singapore, for final installation onto the biggest FPSO in the world.
• Managed Mechanical Installation Works on Guntong-E Production Platform at Sime Darby Engineering within yard’s schedule although most of the turbine generators, various pumps, turbine compressors, gas dehydration system, pedestal crane, oil water separators, flare system, hydrocarbon metering system, scrubbers, oil water separators, glycol contactor and chemical injection system were arrived later than expected.
• Managed FEED and EPIC of HVAC with ducting system in ERHA FPSO Local Electrical Room at Malaysia Marine Heavy Engineering. This is the biggest FPSO in the world. Installation of huge stainless ducting was carried out continuously during night shift to finish within very short period.
• Managed FEED and EPIC of Air Fin Coolers (Heat Exchangers) for MTBE (Methyl Tertiary Butyl Ether) and Polypropylene (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd at Gebeng, Pahang. Challenge: 12 weeks deadline, to use rare A516 Cr60 steel due to operating temp -46C and stringent safety regulation. Project completed as per schedule.
• Managed FEED and EPIC of 20 units 80 meters radio/communication steel towers for Dialog at Sri Lanka within stipulated schedule. Managed to choose reliable civil, sub-station building and steel sub contractors in this unsafe island (4 sites were within war zone area between Tamil Tigers and Sri Lankan Army). Won another on-going contract to FEED and EPIC 25 units 100 meters steel towers due to good performance records.
• Managed construction of 2 warehouses at Johor Ports.
• Managed construction of one unit of school including a hostel and a mosque.
• Involved in housing construction including retaining wall, road, bridge and sewerage.
• Managed 2.5m USD construction of 2 huge factories including office buildings.
• Managed repair and installation of 20 TRELLEBORG Marine Fenders at Container Port of Tanjong Pelepas.
Project Director, 04/1991 to 03/2003 – 11 years 11 months
Alias Engineering and Construction, Singapore
• A civil, ship repair, oil & gas, shipbuilding and offshore structures related company.
• Reported to shareholders.
• Responsible for proposing, tendering, negotiations, sub-contractor selection, material purchasing, scheduling, project budgeting, funding sources, technical assistance and program compliance, working documents (Tender and Construction Drawings), staffing, planning, work’s preparation, subcontracting, purchase orders and deliveries of various Civil, Oil & Gas, shipbuilding and offshore structures projects in Singapore and Batam Island, Indonesia.
• Engaged in social contacts and public relations to the benefit of the company.
• Coordinated all parties involved in project include the consultants, contractors, sub-contractors, staff and workmen.
• Participated in FEED and EPIC tendering projects and was awarded various minor civil, shipbuilding, offshore structures repairs and Engineering works in Singapore and Batam Indonesia.
• Design and built 2 bungalows and 5 shop houses in Singapore.
Assistant Project Manager and Structural Engineer, 03/1989 to 04/1991 – 2 years 1 month
Tekniskill Pte Ltd, Singapore – Contract Staffing company
Assistant Project Manager – NORTRANS ENGINEERING PTE LTD
Structural Engineer – KRAKATAU STEEL FABRICATORINDONESIA
Structural Engineer – CHIYODA CORPORATION
• Assisted Project Manager managed FEED and EPIC of 65 meters multi-purpose barge including installation of generator, pumps, piping system for ballast/deballast, piping system for oil cargo, electrical system and accommodation rooms in one of the yard in Singapore when attached to Nortrans Engineering Pte Ltd.
• Checked and certified the FEED and EPIC of steel structural fabrication in Krakatau Steel Fabricator in Chilegon, Indonesia, according to BS & AISC standard.This is a PMC assignment on behalf of Jurong Engineering, Singapore.
• Assisted Project Manager managed EPC project of Residue Catalytic Cracker Refinery Complex at Pulau Ular Singapore for Shell Eastern Petroleum when attached to Chiyoda Corporation, involving construction and installation of pipe racks, heat exchangers, catalytic cracker pressure vessels, piping system, reactors steel structures and architectural.
Project Manager, 10/1985 to 03/1989 – 3 years 5 months
Dynac Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
• Newly formed company to participate in steel structural works, oil and gas, steel communication towers and HVAC.
• Reported to the Director.
• Responsible to propose, participate in tender, plan, organize, and manage various FEED and EPIC projects in Johor Ports, Shipyards, Chemical Plants, Onshore and Offshore.
• Responsibilities include working documents (Tender and Construction Drawings), work’s preparation, subcontracting, purchase orders and deliveries of various oil & Gas and Steel Structural projects.
• Engaged in social contacts and public relations to the benefit of the company.
• Tendering, installing, testing and commissioning of 2 units of telemetry steel towers supplied by Australian company, bought by George Kent Singapore and were installed by Dynac Sdn Bhd at Brunei Darussalam. Challenge: The worksites were situated in the jungle of Kalimantan with access by boat only. There were many big crocodiles along the journey and could be seen easily. Completed the project safely within three (3) months period.
• Tendering, installing, testing and commissioning of 15 units of telecommunication steel towers (between 80 to 120 meters tall) in East and West Malaysia.
• Managed FEED and EPIC of HVAC system in Guntong A Production Platform at Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering. This is the first single oil and gas project for Dynac due to my connection with the Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering Malaysia.
• Managed erection Heavy Duty 70 meter telemetry steel tower required by Petronas Carigali at Kerteh, East Malaysia.
Ship-repair Manager (Hull), 05/1982 to 09/1985 – 3 years 4 months
Malaysia Shipyard and Engineering
• One of the biggest shipyards in the world.
• Responsible to repair various kind of vessels and carry out ship conversions work in the yard and offshore.
• Prepare specifications and schedule according to clients’ requirement, liaise with ship’s superintendant, conducting ship check at offshore or dry-dock, briefing repair items to section concerned, monitoring and checking the works in progress, final inspection and testing in attendance of classification surveyor/owner, and writing completion reports.
• Reported to Sub-Section Chief Repair Manager.
• Managed repairing of various kind of cargo ships in the yard and offshore such as VLCC tankers, LPG tankers, LNG Tankers, FPSO, Chemical Carriers, Bulk Carriers, Drill Barge, Semi-submersible Rigs, Semi-submersible Drill Ship, Drill Ship, Self-Elevating Jack Up Rigs and etc.
• Managed sea-trial and offshore repairs of various ships and floating oil rigs at offshore.
• Arranged and jointly attended final inspection, testing, and commissioning with classification surveyors.
Hull Engineer, 02/1980 to 04/1982 – 2 years 1 months
Mitsubishi Singapore Heavy Industries
• The first shipyard built with the biggest dry-dock that can repair 400,000 DWT Super Tanker vessels in Southeast Asia. A JV between Singapore government and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Japan.
• Freshly graduated, trained by the Japanese Engineers to follow their hard working, dedicated, quality and safety minded working attitude culture to be an efficient future Engineer or Manager.
• Reported to Sub Section Chief Repair Manager.
• Planned and involved in repairs and fabrication of ship conversions, ship hulls, piping works, topsides, jackets, rigs, fixed platforms, chemical plant pipe supports, single buoy marine, pipe racks, semi-submersibles platforms, pressure vessels and offshore structures.
• Participated in various repair of piping works, ships and floating platforms at offshore in anchorage area.
• Conducted final test/inspection such as tank ballast, pipe pressure test, sea trial, valves operational test, load test, non destructive test, painting inspection and visual inspection, at the yard or offshore.
Education
Advanced Diploma in Steel Structure Technology 1989
(Management and Offshore Structures Analysis)
Ngee Ann Polytechnic, Singapore
Technical Diploma in Mechanical Engineering 1979
Ngee Ann Technical College, Singapore
Endorsement Diploma in Ship Construction 1981
Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
Endorsement Diploma in Naval Architecture 1981
Singapore Polytechnic, Singapore
Professional Courses
• Enrolled online Agile Certified Practitioner (ACP) Training and Exam preparation
• Completed Project Management Training for PMP Exam preparation (PMBOK5)
• PMI membership 77240984
• Technip’s Pulse Program – Develop skills in HSE performance, leadership style, behaviours, HSE awareness and communication
• EEHA (Electrical Equipment in Hazardous Areas) training course
• Ultrasonic Testing of Materials Course (with emphasis on weld inspection)
– Singapore Institute Of Standards and Industrial Research
• Shipyard Safety Instructor Course for Shiprepair Managers – Singapore National Productivity Board
• Expert System Theory and Practice – Ngee Ann Polytechnic Singapore
• QC Circle Facilitator – National Productivity Board Singapore
• Qualification for Signalling and Slinging ( TAMAKAKE) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
• Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training
– MSTS Malaysia (member of Falck Nutec)
• Helicopter Underwater Escape Training with Travel Safely by Boat
– MSTS Malaysia (member of Falck Nutec)
• Effective Presentation For Sales and Marketing Executive – National University Of Singapore
• Basic Unit Leader Training – Singapore Scout Association
• Worksite Hazard Management for Frontline Supervisors – Shell Malaysia
• 2 Days Intensive Course on Design of Steel Structures to EUROCODE – Aeralsoft sdn bhd
• Executive Development Programme – Malaysia Shipyard & Engineering
Computer Skills
Versed in Microsoft Window, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Primavera, Internet, Microsoft Project, PDF software, Autocad, Prokon, HP Project, GT. Strudl and STAAD. PRO
Additional Information
Date of Birth: 23/04/ 1958 Nationality: Singapore Citizen with Malaysian Permanent Resident
I have worked in: Singapore, East and West Malaysia, Brunei, Indonesia, Batam, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Nigeria
Languages: English, Indonesian, Malay – Excellence
Arabic – Basic and read/write
Chinese, Japanese – Basic
