CURRICULUM VITAE
CHRIS JAFFER GURU | Mob: +91-98406 98495 & +91-70105 46519|
Sr. Executive / Manager (Project Management & Operations, etc)| B. Tech (Mech.) | INDIAN | Male | Age: 37 years | Passport: M5650186 |Chennai-India-600125 |
Summary of Experience
Mechanical Engineering Professional with Over 19 years of experience in Project Engineering & Management, Operations, Business Development, Execution, Recruitment and Coaching, Optimization, Organizational Design, Productivity, Feasibility studies, etc (Oil & Gas-Onshore & Offshore projects such as Upstream facilities, Refineries, Offshore Platforms, Oil Rigs & Power Plants, etc). Worked with EPCM firms and consultants with site Exposure of Green field & Brown field Projects located around the globe
Involved from FEED to EPC Project phase, Providing on-site Operations, Project Management, Business Development & Engg’ support during entire phase of projects with specific interest in Coordination between Client’s, Suppliers, Global Engineering Center’s, Third party contractor’s, SCM team for sourcing, Sales & Business Unit with Significant on field experience gathered from India, UAE, Qatar & Singapore, etc.
Project Management and Operations, etc
Involvement in bidding Process (ITB/ITT), Study for better understanding of Project such as Scope of work, Project schedule, basic design data, Client requirements, cost feasibility, client specification, etc.
Ensure availability of resources with all stake holders to successfully complete the project without delay by coordinating with multi discipline Engineering teams, Planning, Technology, Sourcing and Construction, etc
Responsible for all the Projects deliverables with the contractual arrangements. Ensures the execution of Projects in timely manner with 100% HSE, Quality, Delivery and Cost Targets of the company as scheduled
Review and endorsement of all Project Summary Reports (PSR) and monitor all actions in respect of the Risk Register and project contingencies. Review & Approve all deliverables, Internal Project Reviews
Coordination & effective communication with Vendors, Client’s, Discipline Managers, Contractors & Directors, etc to identify and resolve issues and safeguard the interests of the Business Unit
Overview of Project status, Project & Construction documentation by liaising with engineering, operations & Implement the organizational strategy to achieve maximum Operating Unit Profit
Review all deliverables for clarity of intent and liaise with discipline engineers for approval. Maintain an overview of the campaign work pack status in systems (POL) and provide progress updates to teams
Ensure all works are carried out in accordance with the National & International standards aligning with Company and Client standards and in line with industry standards with good engineering practices
Provide Project Engineering support to Construction, Operations. Investigate & resolve at Site, Technical
queries & Construction Requests. Analyze & resolve engineering interface problems within teams
#Designing and implementing business operations, business strategies, plans and procedures #Establishing policies that promote company culture and vision, #Overseeing daily operations of the company and the work of executives (Execution, Marketing, Sales, Finance etc.), #Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth, #Encourage employees to maximum performance and dedication, #Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics, #Participate in expansion activities (Dealership, Business alliances etc.), #Manage relationships with Partners/Customer’s/vendors, etc.,
Establish a relationship with operations focal points to ensure execution methodology is understood and aligned with operating codes. Engaging with Clients, Sales & Business Development for repeated business
Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction. Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs & Arrange business meetings with prospective clients
Keep records of sales, revenue, invoices etc. Provide trustworthy feedback and after-sales support & Build long-term relationships with new and existing customers. Develop entry level staff into valuable salespeople
Following up new business opportunities and setting up meetings & Communicating on new product developments to prospective clients as well as to the existing customer’s.
Piping & Affiliated Engineering Disciplines support, Project Coordination
Involvement from studies to IFC stage for Pre-Feed, FEED, EPC and PMC projects. Responsible for checking & Issuance of all Engineering deliverables on Schedule. Carry out man hour estimation, review schedules and track progress
Supervise, assign, train & schedule work for team of Engineers & Designers. Assure that design continuity is maintained throughout the entire project. And 3D Review with clients & internal team, HAZOP & HAZID review meeting participation
Checking of Scope of work, Design Basis, Valve Data Sheets, Material Requisition (MR), Schedule, Vendor documents, Project Engineering specification & Piping calculations. & Material Requisitions, Technical Bid Evaluation & PO
Knowledge of Materials & Standard’s such as API, ANSI, ASME & ASTM (31.1, 31.3, 31.4 & 31.8, etc). Client Standard’s such as QP, ADMA-OPCO, SHELL DEP, EXXON MOBIL, SAUDI ARAMCO. Familiar with 2D & 3D Applications
Pipe Stress Analysis for Static & Rotating Equipment’s as per ASME B31.1, B31.3, B31.4, B31.8 codes using CAESAR II
Details of Experience
Oct 2018 to Present Friction Tech Engineering, India 1 Year 5 Months
Feb 2018 to Sep 2018 TAP Engineering, Chennai-India 0 Years 8 months
Apr 2016 to Present Independent Consultant / SME 1 Year 10 Months
Dec 2011 to Mar 2016 Fluor Corporation, Abu Dhabi-UAE 4 Years 4 months
Oct 2009 to Nov 2011 Technip India Ltd, Chennai-India 2 Years 2 Months
Jan 2008 to Sep 2009 Worley Parsons, Singapore 1 Year 9 Months
May 2007 to Dec 2007 SBM Offshore, TX-USA & Delhi-India 0 Year 8 Months
Oct 2005 to Apr 2007 Keppel FELS, Singapore & Mumbai-India 1 Year 7 Months
June 2003 to Sep 2005 L&T Valdel, Bangalore-India 2 Years 4 Months
May 2001 to May 2003 Enmax Engineers, Chennai-India 2 Year 1 Months
Educational Qualification
B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering (JRN University), Udaipur-India
PG Diploma in Advanced Piping Design & Engineering (MIT), Pune-India
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Directorate of Technical Education), TN-India
Project Engineering & Management Skills
MS Project, Primavera P6 EPPM; 2D & 3D; Analysis application & MS Office, EIS, etc
Strategic Planning & organizational skills; Budgeting & Forecasting; Operational Excellence; Management Consulting; EPCM and Turnkey Projects SCM, Contract Management & Construction Management; Customer relationship Management (CRM) & Agile Project Management; Projects Delivery
Comfortable with multi-racial environment; Takes responsibility for own & team’s actions; Good Oral & written communication skills; Time Management; Interpersonal Communication & Client Service; Workforce Development; Team Building & Leadership; Customer Engagement;
Marketing Strategy; Negotiation; Bids; Relationship development; Performance Metrics & Facilitation
With integrity and ethics, willing to do what it takes to meet company objectives & Committed to HSE
Major Client & Projects Handled
Shell & QG: Al-Karana Project, Qatar (Fluor Corp), PMP Project (FEED) Qatar & FLNG for Shell (Technip)
ADMA-OPCO: NASR (Process Platform, Crude Separation Unit & Power Plant-Package 9), UAE (65k bpd) (Fluor)
GASCO: FUP, EFG, HRPS, NGL, NGIC (Up-gradation of Gas Plant Projects), UAE (Flour Corp)
SAUDI ARAMCO: Al-Jubail (Green field Refinery-EPC- SATORP), Saudi Arabia (400k bpd)_(Technip)
PETROBRAS: Diesel distillation Plant & Oil Rig Project (FEED & EPC), Brazil (Technip)
Exxon Mobil: SPT Project (Brown field Refinery -EPC), Singapore (WorleyParsons)
ONGC & EIL, CLOUGH & BGERL : Process Platform (British Gas BGERL-EPC), India (L&T Valdel)
Queiroz galvao: Semi-submersible Oil Rigs-EPC, America (SBM Offshore)
GLOBALSANTAFE, ENSCO, Atwood Oceanic, SEA DRILL & DEEP DRILLER INVEST: Oil Rigs (Keppel FELS)
Employment History
M/s. Friction Tech Engineering, Chennai-India
Designation: Operations In-Charge (Operations, Project Management, BD, etc)
#Designing and implementing business operations & business strategies, plans and procedures #Establishing policies to promote company culture and vision, #Set comprehensive goals for performance and growth #Contractual Agreements/Arrangements with Vendors’ & Customer’s etc
#Overseeing operations of the company and that of executives (Execution, Marketing, Sales, Finance etc.), #Lead employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication,
#Evaluate performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics, #Participate in expansion activities (Dealership, Business alliances etc.), #Manage relationships with partners/vendors
Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction. Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs & Arrange business meetings with prospective clients
Promote the company’s products/services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives & Prepare sales contracts ensuring adherence to law-established rules and guidelines
Keep records of sales, revenue, invoices etc. Provide trustworthy feedback and after-sales support
Build long-term relationships with new and ext’g customers. Turn entry level staff’s into valuable assets
Following up new business opportunities and setting up meetings & Communicating new product developments to prospective clients for HVAC/Ventilation/DE&DS/Fire Fighting/Pumps Packages
As a focal point, ensure resources are available for all stake holders to successfully complete the project without any delay by coordinating with the entire teams such as multi discipline Engineering, Planning, Technology, Sourcing and Construction, etc with HSE, Quality, Cost and schedule in mind
Projects & Customers:
NTPC, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Saint-Gobain, HNGIL, APGENCO, TSGENCO, Sterling & Wilson, etc
TAP Engineering, Chennai-India
Designation: Senior Manager (Project Management & Business Development)
Worked as a Senior Manager (Projects & Business Development) in PAN India market for the Complete Utility Packages (HVAC/Ventilation/DE&DS/Fire Fighting/Pumps) and reported directly to MD & CEO
Develop a growth strategy focused both on financial gain and customer satisfaction. Conduct research to identify new markets and customer needs & Arrange business meetings with prospective clients
Promote the company’s products/services addressing or predicting clients’ objectives & Prepare sales contracts ensuring adherence to law-established rules and guidelines
Keep records of sales, revenue, invoices etc. Provide trustworthy feedback and after-sales support & Build long-term relationships with new and ext’g customers. Turn entry level staff’s into valuable assets
Following up new business opportunities and setting up meetings & Communicating new product developments to prospective clients for the Ventilation Package, Flue Gas Desulphurization & Pumps
Responsible for checking of project schedule with the tools such as MS Project Professional and strictly monitor the progress to adhere. Follow up of project progress report highlighting milestones achieved and informing the areas of concerns to involved discipline
Organizing project kick-off meeting with client for finalizing the Project SOW & Schemes. Task the team to obtain engineering inputs from client for preparing necessary bid and engineering documents
Organizing technical discussion for freezing technical particulars of each package between client & respective vendors of individual packages and to conduct techno-commercial meeting for finalizing the suppliers of respective packages & Major equipment’s
Ensuring the engineering activities propels as per schedule and meeting technical requirements & arranging project progress review meetings for assessing the status of project execution.
Review and endorsement of all Project Summary Reports (PSR) and monitor all actions in respect of the Risk Register and project contingencies. Arrange Internal Project Reviews. And Review design engineers' output for clarity of intent and liaise with discipline engineers while reviewing before approving the deliverables. Maintain an overview work pack status in the associated systems (POL)
As a focal point, ensure resources are available for all stake holders to successfully complete the project without any delay by coordinating with the entire teams such as multi discipline Engineering, Planning, Technology, Sourcing and Construction, etc with HSE, Quality, Cost and schedule in mind
Projects & Customers:
EPC Consultants such as Tata Projects Ltd, L&T, FL Smidth Ltd, Thyssenkkrup India Ltd, BHEL, etc..
End Users such as NTPC, Vizag Steel Plant, Tangedco, NLC, etc..
Independent Consultant / Subject Matter Expert (SME), Chennai-India
As a Independent Consultant / Subject Matter Expert (SME) I provide expertise on Project Management, General Engineering, Operations, Business Development, etc for Energy Sector such as Oil & Gas, Offshore & Marine, Chemical, Petrochemical, Refineries, Environmental and Engineering Industries, etc.
Customers: Nathan Research Group, PwC, Independent Consultants and Engineering Industries, etc.
Fluor Corporation, Abu Dhabi-UAE
Designation: Senior Engineer / PM (Project Engineering & Management)
Acted as a Project Manager for few medium sized Project in the Gulf region and for the rest as Project Engineer and reported directly to Project Manager/Director and supported Piping Discipline as well.
Responsible for preparing & checking of project schedule with the tools such as MS Project Professional and strictly monitor the progress to adhere. Preparation of project progress report highlighting milestones achieved and informing the areas of concerns to concentrate
Organizing project kick-off meeting with client for finalizing the Project SOW & Schemes. Task the team to obtain engineering inputs from client for preparing necessary bid and engineering documents
Organizing technical discussion for freezing technical particulars of each package between client & respective vendors of individual packages and to conduct techno-commercial meeting for finalizing the suppliers of respective packages & Major equipment’s
Ensuring the engineering activities propels as per schedule and meeting technical requirements & arranging project progress review meetings for assessing the status of project execution.
Review and endorsement of all Project Summary Reports (PSR) and monitor all actions in respect of the Risk Register and project contingencies. Arrange Internal Project Reviews.
And Review design engineers' output for clarity of intent and liaise with discipline engineers while reviewing before approving the deliverables and Maintain an overview work pack status in POL
As a focal point, ensure resources are available for all stake holders to successfully complete the project without any delay by coordinating with the entire teams such as multi discipline Engineering, Planning, Technology, Sourcing and Construction, etc with HSE, Quality, Cost and schedule in mind
Assisted Piping Teams for timely deliverables to the projects and to deal with customers, Vendors, and bidding process, etc. Also assisted them in all three important aspects of Piping such as Piping Layout, Material & Stress Analysis which includes Reports & Calculations
Investigate & resolve Site Queries, Technical Queries & Construction Requests. On field assignment, coordinate & carry out site surveys, measurements & address site engineering activities.
Checking all Project deliverables on behalf of client for SGD PMC for Al hosn Gas & handled packages such as Process Platform, Crude Separation Unit & Power Plant-Package 9 (Gas Fired Power Plant).
Technip India Ltd, Chennai-India
Designation: Senior Consultant (Piping, Project Engineering & Management)
Acted as Site & Project Coordinator between Engineering & Site office. Supported construction activities such as clarifying Technical Queries & Change order from the Site as a focal point and track progress
Participation in Project periodic Review (30, 60, 90% Review)
Reports to Project & Piping Manager, Provide technical assurance to the company& client that project design, construction & plant changes are implemented according to appropriate technical standard
Responsible for checking & Issues of Piping Design deliverables (Plot plan, GA, ISO, Bulk MTO & Data sheets, etc). Equipment, Piping Modeling Review PDS, PDMS & SPR.
Involvement from studies to IFC stage for Pre-Feed, FEED, EPC projects. Responsible for checking & Issuance of all Engineering deliverables on Schedule. Carry out man hour estimation, review schedules
As a focal point, ensure resources are available for all stake holders to successfully complete the project without any delay by coordinating with the entire teams such as multi discipline Engineering, Planning, Technology, Sourcing and Construction, etc with HSE, Quality, Cost and schedule in mind
Worley Parsons Pte Ltd, Singapore
Designation: Piping Design Engineer (Piping & Project Engineering)
SBM Offshore (Gusto Msc), TX-USA & India (Priserve)
Designation: Piping Design (Piping & Project Engineering)
Keppel FELS, Singapore & India
Designation: Piping Design (Piping & Project Engineering)
L&T Valdel Engineering Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore-India
Designation: Piping Design (Piping & Project Engineering)
Enmax Engineers, Chennai-India
Designation: Design Assistant (Engineering Design & Project Engineering)
Language Proficiency
Good proficiency in English, Tamil languages and basic Hindi
Passport Number : M5650186
Issued Date : 23/04/2015 & Expiry Date: 22/04/2025
Place of Issue : Abu Dhabi, UAE
Driving License : 2279238 (UAE) & F/TN/010/009238/2007 (India)
Permanent address : #47A1-Plot E, Kamaraj Street,
Manapakkam, Chennai-India (600125)
+91-9840698495 & +91-7010546519
E-mail : chrisjafferguru@yahoo.co.in & chrisjafferguru@gmail.com
Declaration
I hereby declare that the above information’s are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Yours Truly,
CHRIS JAFFER GURU A