Mike Cepalo, M.Eng. Ee, M.Sc. Pm, Pmp Email & Phone Number

Ottawa, On, Ca

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Working as EVM implementation Lead for Technomics Client SkyAlyne to implement EVMS compliant with Canadian DND requirements and ANSI/EIA-748 standards.SkyAlyne is required to implement EVMS for the Future Aircrew Training program (FAcT) awarded in June 2024. This $12 billion program will be executed for Canadian DND over the next 20 years.

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Working as a project management and project controls consultant at Canadian Nuclear Laboratories:• Develop initial budget and cost estimate for Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL) and Kyoto fusioneering JV for fusion fuel (Hydrogen, Deuterium, Tritium) plant/system.• Develop initial WBS, equipment list, instrument list, cost, and resource planning.• Prepared budget revision for CNL – KF JV inauguration

Canada

Hired by JCCLP to prepare and lead the execution of $250M+ program for energy conservation and GHG reduction. Supported initial business case preparation that has resulted in the award of MCC (Master Construction Contract) from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and selection of JCCLP as a Major Strategic partner (CNL website link). Led the operations team and acted as Project manager in supporting Salas and Engineering for Projects of Building retrofits, Energy Centers, Micro-grid with Distributed Energy Resources and others. Early Businesses case calculation indicates significant Green House Gas reduction and qualification for CIB (Canadian Investment Bank) loan qualification. Energy saving with GHG credit will ensure self-financing for the whole or significant part of the program.• Established CNL compatible and contractually required full back-office support with Primavera Scheduling and EVMS reporting. Introduced Procore® as a project management tool and dashboard in the design phase.• Developed program-level WBS for a multiyear EPC (energy performance contract) program and ISO 9001-compliant document management numbering and archiving system.• Established a security clearance process for JCCLP and all subcontractors and created RFPQ (request for pre-qualification) questionnaire and process to prequalify all consultants and subcontractors.• Established farmwork for JCCLP Project office ISO 9001 certification.• Built functional project operations support team to ensure project and program reporting is fully compliant with Client expectations.

Canada

Engaged in the Business Transformation of CNL to a highly functioning, profitable world-class nuclear institution privately operated under government ownership. The focus of the assignment was on applying the most effective Client project management principles of Earn Value Management and business transformation with the most updated IT and OT tools and systems deployment. Worked as Lead PM in Environmental Remediation Management and Facilities Decommissioning function in CNL.• Drove strategic transformations of the business approach from a government entity to a business-oriented profit-making and socially responsible private-public entity.• In fiscal year 20/21 worked in the PM team managing multidiscipline projects with more than 100 mill. $ in value.• Business group of deployment has been declared the best Project Management group in CNL.• SPI in the 20/21 fiscal year improved from 0.67 to 1.05 and CPI from 0.56 to 1.01 despite the Covid-19 impact.• Supported successful approval for 3 projects with Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC).The best people in the business collaborate to bring all of their core services expertise of Cost and Commercial Management, Project Management, Programme Management, Asset Management and Project Controls to every environment and every sector.

Chalk River, Ontario, Canada

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories is a Government-Owned and Privately Operated (GOPO) strategic Science and research organization focused on 3 areas:- Environmental Remediation (All sites and plant historically used by AECL Crown Corporation and more)- Energy (SMR's, Green Helium for energy storage and transport, etc.)- Medical use of IsotopesI am part of the SNC-Lavalin / Faithful + Gould group of SMEs that works with CNL to help in the transformation from Public into a Privately Operated / Government Owned (POGO) Nuclear Business and Research organization.

Ottawa - Cnd, Houston - Usa, Global

Directed overall Delivery and Operational performance for Strategic Client – ExxonMobil, including a full portfolio of ExxonMobil projects and service contracts with Schneider Electric. Led activities with a cross-functional matrixed team while focusing on business objectives. Fostered client relationships to enable effective executive, technical and project level governance, communication, and reporting.Achievements & Project Highlights:• Established a specific ExxonMobil Portfolio Review process of Schneider Electric Projects and Service contracts with ExxonMobil. Monitored and reported on 40-50 projects at any time with a full Review of Major Projects representing more than $80M portfolio.• Led successful technical approval by ExxonMobil of Schneider Electric new Technology, Software and Schneider Electric FLEX project execution methodology, compliant with “It Just Happens” requirement leading to return of Schneider Electric to Preferred Vendor List for new Greenfield projects.• Worked on early re-FEED work on ExxonMobil Mozambique LNG (Rovuma) mega-project, resulting in the first Major Project win of ExxonMobil Greenfield project for Schneider Electric (Invensys) since 2010. Booked as the win of $220M across several LOB’s of Schneider Electric. • As Major Project Director, drove the success of a $14.4M brownfield upgrade of ExxonMobil BPEP plant in Beaumont, TX, with multi-stage showdown and upgrade of DCS / SIS / Network and Cyber Security strengthening.• Led team of global Country Service Managers to provide technical support for proposal, introduction and start of first Global Service Agreement with ExxonMobil Downstream for “Customer First” contract valued >$2M/year.• Part of a three-person Strategic Account team, that turned around relationship and business with ExxonMobil from declining to one with the biggest perspective among Strategic Accounts.

Qatar And Oman

Provided operations and technical leadership and expertise for diverse businesses across the three-country territory. Accountable for P&L, revenue generation, and execution of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP). Performed a dual role as Project Director / Sponsor with a full set of PMO responsibilities and Manager - Client and Service Support. Business Results Highlights:• Led project and service delivery teams in achieving success through a period of explosive growth for operations of regional and global importance. Territory achieved growth from $8M in FY2008 to $56M in FY2015.• Attracted and managed talent to transform the Projects & Services Delivery team from an incoherent group of 12 engineers to highly structured team of 54 Projects & Service Professionals. The team had members from >10 nations and a visible percentage of highly skilled female Service Engineers, a unique achievement for the Oil & Gas in Qatar.• Managed operations in a complex matrixed organization even though some project teams reported to regional and global functional lines.• Managed with PM’s in the team or directly portfolio of 20-30 projects in each FY with the high number of major projects executed during my tenure. The project portfolio had a mix of new projects, upgrades and expansions.• Successfully established major service contracts for the complete installed base of Qatar Gas, RasGas and Yemen LNG with revenue exceeding $2M/year for basic support. My team was responsible for supporting 30% of World LNG production at the time.• Was co-creator of 2 critical Internal Business Transformations studies:o iDeliver (upgrades) – created methodology and software for Project and Engineering management workflow.o MAC Center of Excellence – start-up plan for a new business unit to execute MAC type of projects for Invensys

Qatar

Managed RGX2 new trains mega project in the post-FAT stage and during construction and start-up. Project scope had fully integrated control system ICSS two largest LNG trains in the world. Overall EPC budget of $2.1B; and $25M for Invensys scope to provide a fully integrated control system consisting of DCS / SIS FGS, MESH network, FO cabinets, power distribution, with the full set of advanced application and hardware for asset management, loop optimization, and alarm management. Project Achievement Highlights:· Managed and trained a team of more than 30-35 new Invensys Engineers. Ensured perfect HSE record without a single safety incident or reported LTA (Lost Time for Accident) during 18 months of site work.· Cooperating with EPC and Client PMT (ExxonMobil) Invensys site team, achieved full System readiness for Start-Up ahead of last updated schedule despite implementing many first-time solutions for Client, EPC and Invensys · Due to design changes on Train7, Train 6 had to have full re-engineering of application for DCS and SIS performed on-site. Led the team to overcome this and other setbacks and organizational issues to start project on-schedule, providing very stringent control of the mobilized workforce.· Ensuring full Client satisfaction, with careful coordination of all stakeholders and by providing additional services (i.e. SPI-Intools administration, Loop-Tuning SME) with the site commissioning team ensured revenue from site support in the amount of 20mill$ over 2,5 years of site support, exceeding initially planned revenue several times.

Qatar

Managed several local projects in the execution site phase while preparing for the RasGas Train 6&7 project handover. Projects ware in a revenue range of 4-6 mil$ with the scope of upgrades and expansions with Clients in Qatar: QAFAC, Qatar Petroleum, QCHEM and Qatar GasGuided upgrade of I/A Foxboro Solaris 4.2 system to I / A version 8.1 with the simultaneous replacement of CB / LAN with MESH network topology and transmission media upgrade to FO. Held accountable for the full scope of site work, including preparation of FAT and staging area and management of company site staff and subcontractors. Supervised system integration. • Achieved impressive site installation/ upgrade under a very short schedule of 4 days.

Abu Dhabi, Uae / Paris, France

Played a critical role in the completion of a range of oil and gas projects. A most important project was:Qatar Gas II (EPC- CTJV) – Lead Safety Systems Engineer and Acting Overall Lead Engineer for Abu Dhabi scope of the world’s largest LNG production trains and supporting utilities with the project valued at $2.1B. • Directed Abu Dhabi's scope of control systems, principal safeguarding, FAT engineering, assumed overall responsibilities after previous employee’s resignation and led until the successful conclusion of FAT and signoff.• Prepared SIS design and performed 12 months FAT in Singapore for the first two mega trains with bare minimum changes and with no Change Order signed off during FAT, ensuring timely finish of FAT two weeks before the Joint Venture plan.List of Major Projects with Lead role (details in CV form available on request):• Qatar gas | AGX De-bottlenecking (FEED), • AKPO FPSO (EPC) – Total France, Nigeria, • North East Bab – Phase 1 Development (EPC) for ADCO UAE, • NPCC Shipyard Queshm S-N Project (Construction and Commissioning) for Shell Iran Offshore / NIOC• Soroosh Nowrooz Project (E&P) for Shell Iran Offshore / NIOC

Abu Dhabi, Uae / Paris, France / Sarajevo, Bosnia

Played critical role in completion of range of oil / gas projects.• North East Bab – Phase 1 Development (EPC) for ADCO UAE – Served as Lead Safeguarding Engineer of $630M project having two oil fields with two processing plants, 24 clusters, and 124 wells and installed capacity of 119 000 bopd. Engineered / designed ESD and F&G systems for all clusters and wells. Operated as IPF / SIL engineer for clusters and HAZOP participation / follow-up. Nominated to serve as Team Leader for clusters integration FAT and review of draft commissioning documents. Project deadlines met and FAT completed before schedule.• Soroosh Nowrooz Project (Construction and Commissioning) for Shell Iran Offshore / NIOC – Operated as Project Engineer and Electrical / Construction Support for six platforms. Prepared ICS commissioning procedures and provided construction engineering to project management team. Performed instrument calibration, SAT testing, and ICS commissioning. Achieved seamless integration of two gas turbine packages with ICS, including numerous changes in Modbus and hardwire signals; on-time for GT commissioning.• Soroosh Nowrooz Project (E&P) for Shell Iran Offshore / NIOC – Served as Senior Control System Engineer for E&P of two offshore oil fields with project valued at $570M and installed capacity of 170 000 bopd. Provided HMI basic and detail design, ICSS typicals, and functional design specifications for package units controlled by plant DCS, F&G system functional design for final (pre-FAT) design revision. Provided final IPF / SIL classification for package units. Achieved transfer of full control and safety function for one of largest reverse osmosis packages ever installed offshore from package PLC to central ICS on client’s request.

Sarajevo / Vienna

Managed E&I of new production plant erection and start-up (EPC), as well as full EPCM of beverage plant with the full set of facilities. Full EPCM of beverage plant included a set of facilities; GTG power unit, reverse-osmosis / nano-filtration water treatment, bio-treatment wastewater plant, and 40 bar compressor train. Project valued at $25M. Managed electrical and instrumentation area and served as Deputy Project Manager / E&I Project Engineer. Maintained cost control and supervised contractors and vendors. Project completed and production started on-schedule with three months from roof erection to the first bottle, at the time the un-recorded speed of construction and start-up.• Hired and Trained Engineering and Maintenance team, which is still the core of the team in the plant now.• Increased the mechanical efficiency of the whole plant from 65% to 82% in the first year after the start-up. Leveraged project success to earn an opportunity to serve as Engineering / Maintenance Manager and Project Manager for the introduction of MAXIMO software and system, recruiting and training staff and preparing all engineering and maintenance procedures from scratch. Participated in the team to prepare 1st and 2nd AOPs.

Master'S Degree, Master Of Science In Project Management - Energy

Master’S Degree, M.Eng, Electronics Engineering, Major - Control Systems