A seasoned professional in capital projects and business development with 11 years of cross-functional and cross-cultural experience in strategy, business planning, cost optimization, risk, contract management and digital transformation across the end-to-end supply chain of mega international projects
Functional Areas
Education
Thapar University, Patiala, India
Bachelor’s in Engineering (Mechanical),
Accomplishment
Re-engineered development of progress measurement systems for engineering on mega projects. Reduced set-up time from 3 to 1.5 months.
2021
Led cost and planning on $130M project, Identified operational efficiencies worth $10M, and received recognition for going above and beyond.
2019
Accurately forecasted $16M cost overruns on an in-house program, leading to course correction.
2016
Mitigated $3M penalty via time extension claim
2014
Saved $1M on previously forecasted overrun, on a $25M project.
2013
Youngest in the Middle East region to lead cost control on project > $100MN.
2011
Certification
PMP (2171895), since March 2018
Contract Management, IIM Ahmedabad
Oil and Gas Operations and Markets, Duke University, via coursera
Innovation Management, Rotterdam University, via coursera
Experience
Digital Transformation / Mega Energy Infrastructure Projects, Bechtel, India
2 years 6 months
Senior Project Controls
Oct’19 – Mar’22
Developed and implemented progress monitoring systems for engineering on $5-10BN LNG infrastructure projects in the US and Australia. Reduced cycle time for progress reports from 3 days to 1 day.
Developed supply chain plan for +$10BN LNG project, located in Canada.
Led cost and reporting for the enterprise-level digital transformation
Led project controls (cost, time, risk, and contracts) on a capital project worth +$130M.
Successfully managed diverse stakeholders – Project Manager and team, Client, Consortium Partner, and two functional managers.
Trained and developed two cost and planning analysts.
Business Development, McDermott (formerly CB&I), UAE
Sep’16 – Apr’18
Planning Lead
1 year 8 months
Responsible for contributing towards win strategy, for developing the project schedule, proposal deliverables and projections for revenue, profit, and cash flows.
Worked on 15 bids, worth $1.2BN; won 6 bids, worth $0.3BN.
Took charge of regional subject matter expert for schedule risk analysis.