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Riyadh, Sa

Contract assignment at SABIC's Ottawa ABS facility handling capital projects using a multi-stage gate approach.

Lake Forest, Lake, Us

Managing a major two year facility expansion for a medical devices supplier under ISO 13485, 9001 and 14001. Project consisted of - 10 tank automated blending and piping system - 4 filling/packaging lines - Water purification system - Wastewater system - 38,000 sf building addition - New state of the art QC Lab - Complete office renovation - Over 100 pieces of equipment, over 1,000 valves and instruments, over 60 validations and 40,000 internal resource hours to complete

Houston, Texas, Us

Managing engineering projects for various clients in energy related industries

Lombard, Il, Us

Senior Project Manager in charge of the Chemical Sector projects. Responsible for working with the client and internal Valdes Team to determine scope and budget for all projects in the Chemical Sector. Responsible for supervising and coordinating the efforts of Project Teams to achieve client’s established project objectives and ensuring project completion within budget, schedule and conformance with specifications. Interfaced with business development, client engineering representatives and other discipline engineers within the Valdes organization. Primary point of contact and accountability for ensuring projects meet client’s expectations. Responsible for sign-off for the completed project and a final project report to close out the contract.

Cleveland, Oh, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Responsible for the commercial and technical performance of contracts to ensure that the project is executed in conformance to the client's specifications. Specific responsibilities include: providing single point of contact for client and internal activities; defining/disseminating the scope of work to the client and all disciplines; establish and maintain the project budget and schedule; coordinating the EPC activities of the project; issue project status reports; provide direct supervision to all assigned project personnel. Selected projects include:Corn Oil Extraction - 20,000 labor hour effort for US Ethanol Producer's $40M process expansion.Molecular Sieve ReplacementSouth American Oil Refinery FCC reactor/regenerator revamp planningVarious studies for US Phenol producerEmergency Shutdown plan for US NGL producer

Start to finish management of capital projects at multiple facilities for FDA regulated contract sterilization company. Provide technical support to facilities. Selected projects include:Installation of multi-pallet Ethylene Oxide sterilization chambers at US facilitiesDoor Interlock System installation at 12 North American facilities including development of test protocolsChiller, scrubber and other upgrades at US facilityDeveloping corporate Project Management system.

executing capital projects on a consulting basis for multiple site food products company. Responsibilities were start to finish including all required activities under Initiation, Planning, Execution, Controlling and Closing. Completed over $3M in capital projects including a side dish line, wastewater equalization system, metal detection for prepared salads lines.

Wayzata, Minnesota, Us

Manage capital projects from $40K to $35M in corn wet milling facility converting corn to starches and co-products in a food grade facility maintaining GMP and FDA guidelines.Project Manager for Phase I ($35 million) of a $52M expansion to increase corn grinding capacity by one-third to 120,000 bushel/day and to improve reliability of existing processesOver 20 sub-projects, each with project, engineering and construction scope of workEight shutdowns planned, utilizing multiple contractors, and involving replacement of over 1,000 instruments

Romeoville, Il, Us

Perform all plant, process, and project engineering activities for small specialty powder manufacturer. Project responsibilities included detailed scope, project estimation, preparation of equipment and instrument listings, equipment selection, vendor selection, issue purchase orders, oversee construction and startups; monitor costs and schedules. Perform IQ/OQ/PQ for cGMP validation. Prepare preventive maintenance procedures, maintain project records.Completed $1 million in capital projectsIQ/OQ GMP Validation for five powder manufacturing reactor systemsISO 9000 Audit teamDeveloped and implemented preventive maintenance program

Manage capital projects from $600 thousand to $2.5 million in local and international printing ink manufacturing facilities. Complete economic and financial justification for proposed projects. Project responsibilities from initiation through project startup, inclusive.Designed and installed first automated publication gravure ink manufacturing line in the UK. Retrofit in existing building by removing portions of second floor and outdated equipment and tying in new raw ingredient piping into existing services. Cost: $700 thousandExpanded existing pigment grinding capability at Kankakee, IL facility. Installed in building extension requiring existing electrical service and process chilling service relocation. Cost: $2.5 millionInk resin pneumatic conveying system: Installed in existing building, run piping through existing walls, onto roof and running approximately 400'. Rework existing piping feed system at discharge end. Cost $650 thousand

Manage capital projects from $25 thousand to $5.6 million at multiple solvent recycling centers located throughout the U.S. Prepare and administer capital budgets, complete financial justification for proposed projects.Initiate, plan, execute, control and close projects covering all aspects of project managementCompleted over $20 million in projects, from lab renovation to 30,000 s.f. hazardous waste drum process warehouse with over 90% completed within approved levels. Selected projects includeImmersion cleaner process upgrade - piping and mechanical process changes: $300,000Evaporator: retrofit installation of Luwa wiped film evaporation in existing building: $900,000Lab upgrade - new ventilation system, additional lab facilities: $205,000Cooker ventilation retrofit upgrades to meet EPA standards: $160,000Resin bed dryer to remove water from paint waste stream. $300,000Hazardous waste drum process facility: 30,000 s.f. processing warehouse, drum process equipment, process emissions flare, conveyors system, tank farm addition -8 tanks, 500' pipe rack addition, new boiler installation, vacuum system for flare, lunch and locker room building (5,600 s.f.) plant wide fire suppression system, paving (75,000 s.f.), 1,100 ft storm water line to city. $11MMTank farm upgrades and retrofits: various facilitiesShut down conversions of existing piping layouts, various facilities

Process and product development, troubleshooting, process optimization for FRP panel manufacturer. Developed process improvements that saved the company over $300 thousand in raw material and reject costs.

Managed capital projects from $50 thousand to $2 million in soap processing facility

Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, Us

Bsche, Chemical Engineering

Master, Project Management

Master, Business Administration, Finance

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