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Baghdad, Iraq

Leading major EU funded TVET reform project for Iraq, targeting vulnerable youth employability through the development of 9 Centres of Vocational Excellence across the country.

Leading EU funded project to develop Competency Based Training model for the Iraqi Oil Industry

Vietnam

Training Manager assigned within Binh Son Refinery, Vietnam to assist existing Training Section with the training and development of ~2000 PetroVietnam staff working within the refinery in Quang Ngai Province

Zfod

• Kick started training section from scratch in Desert camp with very basic infrastructure through delivery of early HSE and English Language training.• Developed the 2012-16 Training Master Plan as part of EIBV commitments under the Technical Service Agreement Seconded. Presented plan to management and JMC and gained approval for its implementation. Plan covers the training of ~500 Iraqi nationals to operate and run the new build and existing facilities with a budget of 96 Million $ over the 5 year period.• Designed and project managed construction and commissioning of three phases of a Training centre in the LSC Camp . This comprises 21 classrooms and offices, canteens etc for a capacity of 350 trainees.• Managed the delivery of over 380,000 Manhours of training, less than 15% of which was overseas. This in the extremely challenging environment of Southern Iraq. • Developed an Employment and Development plan to Identify manpower gaps between current and future ZFOD organisation and then define the Iraqization strategy to close these manpower gaps through the Recruitment and training of new SOC assignees to ZFOD for entry level positions and the Development of existing staff for more senior positions and Expats replacement. Presented plan to management and JMC and obtained approval.

Atyrau, Kazakhstan

• Seconded by ENI International to manage operations of Training Special Projects with particular focus on SP 3 and 4. Staff of 45 Expatriates and Nationals running training in purpose built training centre in Atyrau • Recruiting more than 180 new Kazakh national trainees for 12 different training paths.• Liaising with Line managers on placement of graduating trainees and their On the Job training.• Working closely with ecu to implement CENSUS competence system for training design and assessment methodology.• Acting as focal point for Handover of training centre and trainees to NCOC(Shell) • Appointed TC manager for last 6 months of assignment

Aksai, Kazakhstan

• Seconded by ENI International to manage Training and Development department of KPO with National Back to Back. Staff of 90 Expatriates and Nationals running training in three locations and with an Operating budget of 17 Million US$ per annum. KPO has almost 4000 employees of whom ~ 80% are Nationals.• Delivering over 18,000 Mandays of training in Aksai and overseas to National staff in order to achieve Authority Nationalisation targets as defined in Final Production Sharing Agreement.• Negotiating second 10 year Nationalisation plan and Target with KMG (National Oil Authority) through regular formal meetings.• Introducing OPITO based Petroleum Open learning course using local contractor resulting in first OPITO certificates for Petroleum Processing Training Course in Central Asia• Leading Competence assurance development team with HR/Operations membership in order to develop and implement CMS for Operations Directorate including Well Operations.• Introducing ENI Competency assessment tool ‘CENSUS’ into KPO for first time.

Tehran

• Managed the design, delivery and evaluation of technical training Programmes for the Iranian Oil Ministry on as part of the contractual responsibilities under 2 ‘Buy Back’ contracts at South Pars (Phases 4&5) and Darquain (Phases 1 & 2).• Recruiting and Managing 35 local trainers and administrators and a budget of 5.5 Million US$. Training activities were at two remote sites based in the respective Oil and Gas fields.• Liaising weekly with Ministry Project Director and Training Manager and negotiating the direction of training programs in line with modern international practice and local expectations. • Setting up a small HSE training function delivering a full range of competence based and tailor made HSE training courses for ENI Iran B.V. and client’s staff of all levels of seniority.• Working with Geosciences Manager to develop a training program for 20 Iranian Petroleum engineers and tendering contracts for training facilities and sub surface training.• Developing Management and Supervisory training structure for Client.

Baghdad, Iraq

• Working with Ministry of Education to develop and then implement ambitious Model Schools project to assist in the raising of standards throughout the Primary and Secondary educational sectors across Iraq.• Designing and running series of Model Schools workshops in order to give schools principals and senior teachers the competence and skills to manage the transition of their schools to a Model School.• Providing advice and expertise to Model Schools as required in order to assist their transition to Model Schools.• Supervising Grants department in surveying 84 Iraqi Model schools and developing new build or existing facilities upgrade Bills of Quantity; tendering these with local contractors and awarding contracts to carry out the work across the whole of Iraq; supervising construction through regional Grants engineers to handover to MOE officials.• Identifying and resourcing classroom, science, library and computer lab equipments for all 84 Model Schools• Offering in house capacity building training for Creative’s own Iraqi employees in areas identified by the COP

Baghdad, Iraq

• Supervision of labour market survey to identify key vocational areas for the rebuilding of Iraqi economy.• Working with Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA) to renovate and equip 7 and build 2 new Vocational Training centres in Baghdad to train technicians in the identified key vocations. This ranged from procurement of equipment for new courses to completely renovating looted and gutted centres.• Leading team of 6 Expatriate and 50 Iraqi staff to design new vocational curriculum for MOLSA Training centres across Iraq. Developing implementation and sustainability strategy based on training core team of Iraq trainers in each vocational area to carry out workshops for all vocational trainers. • Designing and running series of training modules for all MOLSA centre managers upgrading their personal, supervisory, management and training skills. • Liaised directly with senior MOLSA directors to gain their buy in to the project and to assist them with their internal strategic planning.• Using Job Core models implementing a program of On the Job training and employment services throughout Baghdad. Training up and supervising Iraqi staff to run the employment centres and to liaise with employers over employment and training opportunities

Abu Dhabi

• Key member of academic management team during start up phase and development of PI Vision and Mission and 10 year academic plan. Responsible for building links with senior manager of 11 major operating companies and setting up and facilitating consultative committees to establish dimensions of the PI research and continuing education strategies. • Recruited, built and led a team of thirty-nine faculty and staff. Delivered an innovative, outcomes-based curriculum over three semesters to up to 300 students. • Managed the Foundation building, facilities and teaching services contracts and an OPEX of 3 Million US$.• Ensured Foundation Program fully conforms to Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requirements; acting as internal consultant for undergraduate degree programs on ABET Program Accreditation.• Introduced ADNOC competence assurance and management system (CAMS) into ‘academic’ environment, briefing new faculty and successfully championed use of CAMS competence profiles as major input into academic curriculum design across 5 technical disciplines.• Working from CAMS models for ‘soft’, business and HSE skills allocated specific focus to semesters throughout the four-year degree program ensuring coherence and cumulative challenge to student’s teamworking skills. Developed ‘Success Seminar’ for Foundation Students including residential team building weekend using ‘outdoor management’ techniques. Member of ADNOC ‘On-Boarding’ course design team responsible for developing new employee technical skills. • Developed balanced score card assessment for teaching teams and management based on appropriate KPI for educational institution.• Represented the PI at professional and industrial association meetings in the UAE and USA. Developed a standard PI presentation delivered to advisory and management boards and as road show for Operating Companies.

Muscat, Oman

• Founded a private sector company to deliver training and consultancy services to Industry internationally.• Managed the growth of the company over six years from one to seventy international staff of twelve different nationalities running a range of accredited programmes in six languages out of three permanent training facilities. Responsible for all tendering, contract and training quality management.• Introduced UK based qualification system into Oman (NVQs), developed staff to deliver, assess and internally verify awards, gained accreditation from UK awarding bodies and marketed qualifications to senior mangers across the private sector. As local agent of OPITO project managed full-time competence consultant into Operations Department to rewrite UK Offshore standards for Onshore operators and set up competence assessment and tracking system. Similar projects carried out downstream with PINTO standards for Oman Refinery Company and Occidental Oman (Gas Plant).• Secured contracts to deliver variety of training in Syria (Shell Syria Petroleum Development), Egypt (Shell Egypt), Azerbaijan (AIOC). Kazakhstan (OKIOC) and Georgia (Georgia Pipeline Company).• Designed and set up Training Centre in Syria, to deliver HSE and technical programs for all employees and contractors of AFPC/SSPD. Courses ran in Arabic and English and were approved by the British Safety Council. • Designed and set up Offshore Survival and HSE training facility in Azerbaijan and led it to become the first OPITO approved centre for BOSIET training in the Caspian. Developed a full range of HSE and Management training courses for the Caspian littoral states. Won exclusive 2-year training contract with AIOC for all their HSE training.• Secured contract with PDO Oman to run their new graduate technical induction program. Designed Outdoor management module to develop graduate personal and team skills.

Muscat, Oman

Responsible for all employee training and development in Oman’s leading EP operator. • led 6 specialist teams of trainers/consultants through an expansion from 12,500 man days of training in 1990 to over 21,000 in 1994 without commensurate OPEX growth.• in liaison with Functional Discipline Heads adapted Shell standard competence models for Operations, Petroleum Engineering, Field Engineering, Exploration and Information Technology. Designed or contracted out courses to develop identified competencies. Produced short course training template for each discipline giving recommended ‘training paths’.• Contract holder for ‘ProScan’ technician skill profiling and gap analysis project which led to full introduction of competence based training initiative throughout Operations department in the field. Reorganised interior training centres away from ‘trade school’ model to competency based short course providers integrated with OJT structure and Operations nationalisation plans. • Recruited senior field technical experts for Rotating Equipment, Pumps, SCADA, Instrumentation (DCS), and Wireline. Ran ‘train the trainer’ programs for them and in consultation with field managers developed series of practical competency based courses using field equipment.• developed 'marketing strategy' for Training services and delivered annual Training Road show presentations throughout the interior camps, • led a Quality Improvement Project to identify and implement procedures to link the annual training needs analysis to existing staff appraisal systems, national Personal Development Plans. Coordinated and published annual corporate training plan for whole company.• developed commercially focused performance indicators for Training Department to enable Management to monitor training as well as to push business awareness 'down the line'.• Designed ‘Working in the field’ induction models for technicians and scheduled series of field familiarisation visits.