Claudette Richard-Smith Email & Phone Number

Houston, TX, US

Houston, Texas Area

Manages project services and cost control activities of the strategic non-Operated Guyana and Suriname portfolio of opportunities (CAPEX & OPEX).

Houston, Texas Area

Led the project controls business team during the Pre-FEED/ Concept Selection stage of the project. The project was successfully moved to the next stage gate.

Houston, Texas Area

Led the project controls team that managed the scope of 3 producers and 3 injectors with subsea tie-ins and topsides water infiltration unit and modifications.

Houston, Texas Area

• Led the Project Controls team in Developing the northern part of the Moho Bilondo Permit of Exploitation (MHN, Central Part of PEX, M1 Bis). Managed Project budget of $11 BN
• Responsible for the monthly analysis and validating, challenging Partner cost reports.
• Responsible for managing the potential change orders, risks, and claims presented by Operator, TOTAL.
• Successful coordination and leading the data collection handover document for all Project closeout activities

Houston, Texas

• Led the cost team in the Development of the Lianzi field as a subsea tie-back to the BBLT platform which lead to the successful first oil target.
• Responsible for managing the changes in the organizational capability and all related work processes including change management, integrated project progress, performance, & forecast.
• Ensured that all necessary Topsides compliance and CE Assurance processes to fulfill Chevron, partner, and legal requirements are implemented, and provide oversight of the IT/IM support activities for Lianzi Topsides

Houston, Texas

• Led the cost team with contracts on installing Facilities Modifications at the CRX Pigging Platforms and Sanha Complex to Supply Lean Gas from Sanha to ALNG. Managed Pre-FEED & FEED budget of $200MM
• Responsible for directing the development of the PPM Phase 3 Cost Estimate and SLGC Phase 2 Cost Estimate.
• Managed the funding requests and monitored cost forecasts for 3 individual AFEs for CRX2.
• Coordinated the organizational capability plan to assure appropriate project resources between the home office and Engineering office.
• Successfully managed a diverse team of seven (7) reporting directly to my role.

Ulsan, South Korea

• HHI Fabrication Yard-Ulsan, South KoreaSupervised the overall Gorgon module effort at the HHI Fabrication yard which consisted of 51 modules with a total weight of 200,000m and was the largest single fabrication.
• Forecasting of 4 major Site Services contracts ($40MM) that provided vehicles, housing, travel, and personnel services for 525 project team members on site

Houston, Texas

• Managed Block 0 New Field Development Phase 2 project portfolio
• Worked with functional project team members to prepare plans and budgets for each financial year. This included the preparation of the mid-year review workbook and the full AFE submission package.
• Project successfully reached FID below cost and on schedule

Houston, Texas

• Kildrummy CostManager (Subject Matter Expert)Performed full implementations, system configurations, and training of the project controls team for the following major capital projects Chuandongbei Gas Project-Chengdu.
• Facilitated and instructed training classes to project controls personnel assigned to major capital projects that were using the CostMANAGER cost system

Texas City, Texas

• BP Refinery-Texas City, TexasHired to lead the special inspection program that was implemented following the 2005 Texas City Refinery explosion and fire. The Inspection Renewal Program and the Piping Integrity Program.
• Performed 3rd party cost assurance on all major expense programs.
• Managed the creation and work complete status of maintenance orders, deviation/scope change tracking log, and monthly forecasting.

Pasadena, Texas

• Execution of addressing deficiencies in Mechanical Integrity called the Maintenance Catch-Up Program
• Led cost team that repaired pipe racks and ensured that the approximately 288 tanks within the refinery became compliant with API 653 standards. Managed a budget of $150MM.
• Responsible for monthly reporting cost reporting, change notice logs, and evaluation of cost dataOrganized project controls for small capital projects. Managed a budget of $2MM.
• Facilitated risk assessments for projects over $1MM.
• Assigned to the 911 Security Planning project which was funded with government funds after 911 to protect refineries. (Fencing, Fire truck, and surveillance and recording equipment on the parameter of the refinery)

Eunice, Louisiana

• Acadia Power Plant (Grassroot) - Eunice, LAContributed to the completion of the 1,160-megawatt, natural gas, combined-cycle grassroots power plant. Implemented and maintained the job’s change order tracking procedures.
• Successfully implemented a new in-house quantity tracking software (QTRAX) to track project cost every week with the Piping, Civil, Electrical, AQ/QC, and equipment leads

Corpus Christi, Texas

• Citgo Refinery- Corpus Christi, TexasPerformed routine maintenance activities within the CITGO Refinery on a performance-based contractwhich lead to increased packages extended to our maintenance team and contract.
• Established weekly work schedule using Primavera.
• Maintained client’s cost report and work packages that generated team being given increased scope on construction estimates for routine maintenance jobs within the refinery.