A total of 14 years experienced in Construction Industry and Oil & Gas Operations (including 7 years in Engineering/Procurement/Construction), A combination of 14 years in Algerian desert (South of Algeria) in Gas/Oil Refinery & Petrochemical Plant. Directly involved in the Project Planning and Controls using the latest version of Primavera Project Planner (P3 & P6) and MS Office.
Analyzed the feasibility and risk of international projects and capital investments, performed strategic planning, financial planning and analysis, financial-econometric modeling, budgeting, forecasting, project coordination, project finance and performance control, in the Planning Management (GEPLAN).
Projects: All projects under development in Braspetro’s subsidiaries. This included offshore/onshore exploration & production, petrochemical, industrial, manufacturing and commercial projects.
Challenged to support the Head Subsidiaries Controller (SESUB Area) in the Planning Services (SERPLAN) and improve subsidiaries control.
Projects: All range of Oil & Gas projects under development in the 8 subsidiaries and 100+ colligated companies. This included offshore / onshore, exploration & production, upstream, middle-stream, downstream), petrochemical, and industrial, manufacturing and commercial projects.
Acted as Director's key aide by detecting and solving management problems. Boosted operational efficiency and controlled risk.
Projects: Diverse E&P corporate oil & gas projects including offshore/onshore field surveys, floating platforms, rigs, production systems, pipelines, flexible drilling pipe plant, storage tanks, etc.
• Actively participated in the implementation of the Strategic Planning process to eliminate the dependency on capital injections by the holding company utilizing complex financial-econometric models and strategic analyses.
Braspetro was founded in 1972 as the international subsidiary of Petrobrás - Petróleo Brasileiro SA, the semi-public Brazilian oil, gas & energy corporation (51% state, world's 5th largest oil, gas & energy corp.). It was in charge of Petrobrás global affairs with offices and operations in all continents.
• Project controls mgt, Scheduling in Primavera (P5/P3), Cost Mgt., earned value mgt. (EVM), plans, budgets, forecasts, trend analysis, monthly reports, operational project review reports, margin analysis, change mgt., labor and non-labor corrections, strong interaction with engineering leads, etc.
• Project Controls Management for multiple large ($10-$45Mil) EPCM, EPC, CM projects (refinery, pipelines, etc.)
• Project Scheduling in Primavera (P6/P5) and MS Project 2007/2003.
• Project Cost Management and Earned Value Management (EVM).
• Project Budgeting, Forecasting, Project Change Management, Pro-Services Estimates.
• Elaborate project financial margin analysis and operational project report data.
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