Samad Saeed Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

The Woodlands, Texas, United States

• Proficient in planning, executing, and closing maritime engineering projects, with expertise in managing project budgets, schedules, and resources.• Skilled in risk assessment and mitigation strategies, ensuring adherence to international maritime regulations and safety standards.• Strong understanding of FSRU vessel design, construction, LNG storage, and regasification technologies, integrating marine systems with safety protocols.• Effective communicator with clients, contractors, and regulatory bodies, leading cross-functional teams to foster collaboration and manage vendor negotiations.• Managed end-to-end project execution for FSRU vessel design, construction, and commissioning, ensuring timelines, budgets, and quality standards were met.• Collaborated with shipyards, classification societies, and regulatory authorities to maintain project alignment and compliance.• Developed and controlled project budgets, conducted financial analysis, and implemented cost-saving measures without compromising safety or quality.• Identified project risks and developed proactive mitigation plans to minimize operational disruptions.• Provided technical guidance on FSRU systems, optimizing performance and reliability, including LNG storage and regasification processes.• Led multidisciplinary teams of engineers, technicians, and contractors, fostering a collaborative work environment to deliver projects successfully.• Ensured client satisfaction through effective communication, addressing concerns, and providing regular updates.• Prepared detailed project documentation, reports, and presentations for senior management and stakeholders, maintaining comprehensive project records.• Successfully managed complex projects such as the conversion of LNG carriers to FSRU vessels and the design and construction of new FSRU vessels, exceeding client expectations on timelines and deliverables.

Houston, Texas Area

• Supervise staff to carry out sample login in LIMS, laboratory testing and result recording according to established methods and ensuring Quality Control standards are met.• Part of R&D team, who is responsible for the technical management of R&D projects to successful completion and report all the observations and possible solution. • Provide satisfactory services to internal and external customers by solving their issues with technical solutions & ensure customer satisfaction standards are met.• Perform root cause investigation for identifying fuel contaminants, cargo mixing and other investigations of shore tank/barge/vessel. • Manage multiple live samples of different priorities along with R&D jobs, analyst Training, Proficiency testing(PTP round robin) and safe work environment with in time KPI’s.• Part of in house LIMS (Laboratory information management system) development team. Responsible to report issues, suggestions for improvement, validation of corrected issues and record keeping of LIMS progress for sprint 3.• Responsible for the quality of data released by analyst, procure laboratory supplies and equipment as required.• Strong communication with team about day to day challenges and their solution.• Work with the Departmental Manager to oversee hiring and training competent laboratory personnel. Assist with the training of new analysts to become productive members of the team.• Work closely with lab manager to develop new laboratory methods in response to client/market needs.• Train & motivate the team, set goals, review performance, and assess training needs.• Plan and initiate continuous improvement project to increase overall work efficiency.• Identifying HSE hazards and carried out risk assessments.• Responsible to ensure all safety protocols are being followed with good housekeeping practice and record keeping of safety log (Safety hazard, Near miss, LTI, RCA).

Pakistan

• Monitored end to end Quality for Lubricants Production, consist of A level testing for blends, Snap checks on filling lines, packaging checks, Tank lorries inspection, clearance of finished packed production stock, COQ and COA generation• Performed testing as per ASTM, re-certification and reporting of Aviation fuel, Motor Gasoline, diesel and furnace oil for type C analysis received from airport depot, up-country depot, off-spec samples from retailer & fuel bunkers • Assisted change in lubricant formulation with respect to Bill of Materials, prepared lab blends to verify the specification as per global product catalogue limits • Recorded results on SAP and R.I.M (Record and information management) to maintain smooth flow of data.• Delivered precise adjustments for lubricant blends that were off-spec by formulating lab blends and investigate the root cause for RFT failure• Supervised the calibration, monitoring & preventive maintenance of all the testing equipment’s, gas sensor & smoke sensor.• Conducted Work Hazard Management workshop for hazard realization, behavioral change, risk normalization, Shared Best Practices, Labor Engagement through toolbox sessions, learning from incidents across the business and shared this learning with the team and down the line, encouraged and promoted all efforts towards making a safer working environment.HSSE: Ensured Safe Production, Sharing Best Practices, Labor Engagement through toolbox sessions, learning from incidents across the business and sharing this learning with the team and down the line, encouraging and promoting all efforts towards making a safer working environment.

Acquire knowledge of re-refining of waste oil by thin film molecular distillation. Performed small-scale testing, Prepared laboratory blends of lubricants and transformer oil, examined equipment for temperature, pressure and other variables. Monitored the production of HY-GRIP (water proofing membranes), Asphalt & transformer oil that was adjusted to withstand temperature of tropical areas.

Pakistan

Learned to manage certification of ISO 9001: 2000 for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to consistently provide product that meets customer and applicable requirements. Works for the different lubricants formation, testing methods and packaging of finished product.