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Czech Republic

Responsible for leading, managing, implementing and commissioning of selected key projects in pet food production facilities across Europe with project budgets of up to €20 million per year. Involved in profit improvement projects, labor reduction, robotics & automation, lean manufacturing, production cost reduction.Project scope includes development and commissioning of new robotized production lines with the complete infrastructure – buildings, roads, bridges, transformer stations… Show more Responsible for leading, managing, implementing and commissioning of selected key projects in pet food production facilities across Europe with project budgets of up to €20 million per year. Involved in profit improvement projects, labor reduction, robotics & automation, lean manufacturing, production cost reduction.Project scope includes development and commissioning of new robotized production lines with the complete infrastructure – buildings, roads, bridges, transformer stations, cooling towers, steam boilers, sewage cleaning plants, utility lines, and the pet food production technology - including the meat processing equipment, emulsifiers, grinders, ovens, autoclaves, pouch fillers, robots, flex pickers, shuttles, palletizers, conveyors, elevators, packaging lines. Management of the designers, authorities, equipment suppliers, contractors, stakeholders, plant representatives, tendering, contract negotiation, governance of regular meetings, claims and dispute resolutions. Show less

Czech Republic

Managed development and execution of a USD 80 million Prague Green City project (Zelene Mesto I) consisting of 440 residential units in seventeen multistory buildings and large infrastructure including road network, public utility lines, power lines, and district heating network.Completed the project ahead of time and under its initial budget, and awarded the Best of Realty 2010 prize.Led internal teams and outsourced capacities and communicated with the stakeholders, designers,… Show more Managed development and execution of a USD 80 million Prague Green City project (Zelene Mesto I) consisting of 440 residential units in seventeen multistory buildings and large infrastructure including road network, public utility lines, power lines, and district heating network.Completed the project ahead of time and under its initial budget, and awarded the Best of Realty 2010 prize.Led internal teams and outsourced capacities and communicated with the stakeholders, designers, contractors, clients, government bodies and local municipality authorities. Show less

United Arab Emirates

Led an international team of engineers and other specialists responsible for development and implementation of project procedures and systems to plan, manage, and control project resources like cost, time, equipment, labor, and documents for Tatweer’s Bawadi project, a USD 26 billion hospitality and tourism development with the world’s largest hotel with 6500 rooms.Employed several project management platforms for project collaboration and communication during all project phases from… Show more Led an international team of engineers and other specialists responsible for development and implementation of project procedures and systems to plan, manage, and control project resources like cost, time, equipment, labor, and documents for Tatweer’s Bawadi project, a USD 26 billion hospitality and tourism development with the world’s largest hotel with 6500 rooms.Employed several project management platforms for project collaboration and communication during all project phases from master planning to construction. Show less

Iraq

Since 2003 I was employed by the Perini Corporation as a Program Controls Engineer in Iraq and Kuwait on the following two programs:The first program was awarded to Perini in October 2003 as a $350 million Task Order under our contingency contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), to restore 400kV power lines, 33/11kV substations, and rehabilitate 40-300MW gas turbine power plants, damaged during the war in Iraq.In 2004 Perini received the second program from the US… Show more Since 2003 I was employed by the Perini Corporation as a Program Controls Engineer in Iraq and Kuwait on the following two programs:The first program was awarded to Perini in October 2003 as a $350 million Task Order under our contingency contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), to restore 400kV power lines, 33/11kV substations, and rehabilitate 40-300MW gas turbine power plants, damaged during the war in Iraq.In 2004 Perini received the second program from the US Department of Defense, managed by the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA-PCO-JCCI), for Electrical Infrastructure Work in Iraq, worth up to additional $500 million.My responsibilities on both programs included the following tasks: Development of the program management plans, work breakdown structures, document coding systems, electronic document and submittal control systems for remote sites (Expedition, FTP server), cost and progress reporting systems, risk management systems, and the cost loaded master schedules (P3); Participating in project meetings with the client and subcontractors; Monitoring of all phases of the programs from proposal to commissioning; Cooperating in administration of subcontracts and evaluation of claims.From 2002 I was employed as the Office/Field Engineer at the security upgrade of American Embassy in Prague. I was the assistant to the Site Project Manager and the QA Manager. Both Americans were representatives of the Perini Corporation, US government agencies for the Overseas Building Operations (OBO) and the Department of State (DoS). Show less

Msc., Civil Engineering

Faculty of Civil Engineering, Building and Structural Engineering program with specialization in Statics and Dynamics of Building.

Graduation, Mechanical Engineering

Specialization is Computer Aided Design (CAD), Mathematics, Mechanical technology, Design of Machines.

Elementary School