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KEVIN ANTONY
Heavy Lift & Transport Specialist
Dubai
Summary
A Dynamic, Result-oriented management professional with broad experience in handling heavy transport and installation projects in the Middle East. Working experience in the fields of Oil & Gas, Renewables, Civil construction projects leading a multi-disciplinary team of personnel, handling multiple projects together with values upto USD 1.8 million per project, Hands- on site experience leading the technical and operations team, experienced in leading ARAMCO, SABIC and SEC projects, Specialized in Operations and Maintenance of various heavy transporters and Alternative Lifting Systems
Overview
8
years of professional experience
4
years of post-secondary education
3
Certifications
1
Language
Work History
FTE LogisticsAbu Dhabi
Branch Manager
05.2022 - Current
Job overview
- Overseeing and coordinating all activities of the branch
- Setting up the UAE office by completing the company registration with all concerned government authorities
- Completed filings and upheld strict compliance with regulatory agencies and supervisors
- Maintained confidentiality of bank records and client information to prevent mishandling of data and potential breaches
- Identified partnership opportunities and established favorable business connections
- Complied with regulatory guidelines and requirements
- Preparation of branch goals and sales targets
- Building the branch team including onboarding and staff training for sales, accounting and operations
- Building a new clientele while improving the existing client relations
- Maintained friendly and professional customer interactions
- Creating and building strategies to improve productivity and sales performance to meet branch targets
- Generated financial and operational reports to assist management with business strategy
- Resolved various issues impacting sales management and business operations
- Created strategies to develop and expand existing customer sales, resulting in increase in annual sales
FTE LogisticsDammam
Manager- Heavy Lift
11.2017 - Current
Job overview
- Preparation and presentation of technical and commercial proposals
- Formulating of costing sheets for mechanical projects, LSTK jobs for Heavy Lift and Transport works
- Consulting with the sales team and conducting Pre- bid/ Kick-off meetings with clients to bring out the optimal solution for them
- Collaborate with client at the early stages (Bidding, Development) and preparation of execution plans and optimize the schedules for the Heavy Lift and Transports involved in the project
- Development of and execution of custom-made solutions for the projects in coordination with the engineering team
- Lead multiple projects across all phases of development
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Prepare status reports, cost estimates and budgets and resource plans for the projects
- Planning and Scheduling of all activities as per plant priority basis
- Contract Management
- Lead an interdisciplinary workforce (around 45) to achieve project milestones
- Operational Management
- Monitor workflow and make timely decisions to cope up with the changing site patterns and ensuring delivery as per schedule
- Finalizing the engineering deliverables- MS, Transport &Lift plans, JSA and Safe Systems of work
- Delivered feedback to decision-makers regarding employee performance and training needs.
- Monitored expenditures to mitigate risk of overages.
- Reduced process bottlenecks by training and coaching employees on practices, procedures and performance strategies.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations.
- Supervised labor costs and departmental expenses to remain in line with budget.
- Applied customer feedback to develop process improvements and support long-term business needs.
FTE- LogisticsDammam
Project Engineer
11.2015 - 10.2017
Job overview
- Lead multiple projects across all phases of development
- Prepare status reports, cost estimates, budgets and resource plans for the projects
- Planning and Scheduling of all activities as per plant priority basis
- Lead an interdisciplinary workforce to achieve project milestones
- Operational Management
- Monitor workflow and make timely decisions to cope up with the changing site patterns and ensuring delivery as per schedule
- Finalizing the engineering deliverables- MS, Transport &Lift plans, JSA and Safe Systems of work
- Preparation of all government documents for the issue of permits and others
- Procurement and Inspection of accessories required
- Coordination between Sub-Contractors for optimizing the usage of equipment and personnel.
Saipan Infrastructures Pvt. LtdDelhi
Site Engineer
04.2015 - 11.2015
Job overview
- Contract Management aiding the Project Manager
- Preparation of all Engineering deliverables for various transports and Installations
- Procurement and Inspection of accessories required
- Coordination between Sub-Contractors for optimizing the usage of equipment and personnel
- Preparation of all government documents for the issue of permits and others
- Meeting with clients, prepare status reports.
Education
University of KeralaIndia
Bachelor’s Degree from Mechanical Engineering
08.2010 - 07.2014
Skills
Sales Management
Accomplishments
- Lead the FEED of the project along with the project owner, studied and ensured the transport was feasible with the dimensions of the bullets
- Secured the business based on the technical and commercial offer submitted and negotiated the contract terms and conditions
- Lead a project team of 20 including engineers, operational staff and technicians
- Negotiated contracts with sub-contractors
- Successfully secured the phase 2 of the project during the execution of phase 1 of the project
- Lead the 1st ever wind farm project in the kingdom
- Secured the business based on the technical and commercial offer submitted and negotiated the contract terms and conditions
- Lead a project team of 37 including engineers, operational staff and technicians
- Completed the project successfully and with zero incidents
- Secured the business based on the technical and commercial offer submitted and negotiated the contract terms and conditions
- Lead a project team of 36 including engineers, operational staff and technicians during the outbreak of the COVID-19 and was able to complete the project safely and on schedule
- Secured the business based on the technical and commercial offer submitted and negotiated the contract terms and conditions
- Lead a project team of 21 including engineers, operational staff and technicians
- Completed the project successfully and with zero incidents
- Secured the business based on the technical and commercial offer submitted and negotiated the contract terms and conditions
- Lead the engineering team to design a bespoke solution for the transport of the panel sections to save time and cost for the client
- Setup the branch in the kingdom
- Oversee the financial and operational management of the branch during the project tenure
- Negotiated contracts with sub-contractors
- Lead a project team of 12 including engineers, operational staff and technicians
- Completed the project successfully and with zero incidents
- Successfully negotiated additional scope of work of USD 0.3 million
- Solved contractual disputes of USD 0.1 million
- Secured the business based on the technical and commercial offer submitted and negotiated the contract terms and conditions
- Lead a project team of 24 including engineers, operational staff and technicians
- Saudi Aramco Abu Ali Gas Plant Substation Expansion Project – Transport & Installation of Power Transformers
- Ma’aden Phosphate Company, Ras Al Khair- Transport of 56 Heavy Lift Equipment from Various locations in Saudi Arabia to the site
- Saudi Aramco Shaybah GOSP-4 Power Plant Expansion Project- Transport & Installation of all Heavy Lift equipment’s (Generators, Turbines and Transformers) at site
- Saudi Electricity Company Qassim BSP 380kV Substation- Transport & Installation 10 units of Power Transformers
- Saudi Electricity Company Al Kharj BSP 380kV Substation- Transport & Installation of Power Transformers
- Riyadh Metro Project- Transport of several Heavy Lift equipment (TBM’s, Bridge Sections, Precast Sections, Precast Forms, Metro Rail Cars) from various locations across Kingdom
- Saudi Electricity Company CCG&SP Project- Transport & Installation of Power Transformers
- Saudi Electricity Company- Qassim Power Plant Expansion Project – Transport of HRSG modules to the project site
- LUBEREF Refinery Expansion Project- Transport of Heavy Lift equipment from various fabricator’s yard to site
- Jizan Refinery and Terminal Project (Power Block)- Transport of various Equipment to final foundations of erection
- Jizan Integrated Gasification Project- Transport of 72 Heavy Lift Equipment from Various fabricators yard and Ports in Saudi Arabia to Site
- Jizan Air Separation Unit- Direct Receiving & Transportation of Heavy Lift Equipment from Jizan Jetty to Site
- Saudi Electricity Company Mah’d Al Dhab BSP 380kV Substation- Transport & Installation of Power Transformers
- Saudi Aramco Fadhili Gas Program- Transport of Heavy Lift Equipment from Fabricators Yard to Project Site
- Saudi Aramco Fadhili Gas Program- Transport & Offloading of Air Coolers at Site
- Saudi Aramco Khurais Facilities Expansion Project- Transport of Heavy Lift Equipment for the Power Block Section from Port to Project Site
- SWCC Yanbu Phase 3 Expansion Power Plant Substation – Transport & Installation of Power Transformers at site
- Saudi Electricity Company Riyadh Airport BSP 380kV Substation- Transportation & Installation of Power Transformers
- Saudi Aramco Rastanura Refinery- Additional Hydrotreating Unit- Logistics and Equipment Lifting Feasibility Study
- South Ghawar Debottlenecking- Logistics and Equipment Lifting Feasibility Study
- North Ghawar Facilities Expansion Project- Logistics and Equipment Lifting Feasibility Study
GASCO LPG Expansion Project, Riyadh, Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia
Scope of Work: Transport and Installation of 9 unit of Bullets tanks (L63m*W9.5*H11.7m- 856 MT) from Vendor Facility to Project site around 490 kms
Achievements:
VESTAS Dumah Al Jandal 400MW Windfarm Project, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Scope of Work: Transport of 20 sets of V150 WTG components from POD to the project site around 850kms
Achievements:
Petro Rabigh Turnaround 2020, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Scope of Work: Replacement of 10 units of condensers by elevated jacking and skidding during the turnaround and transport of all heavy lift equipment for the turnaround from laydown area to foundations
Achievements:
Clean Fuels Project, Saudi Aramco Rastanura Refinery, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Scope of Work: Transport of 34 units of Heavy Lift Equipment
Achievements:
Aluminum Bahrain Potline 6 Project, Kingdom of Bahrain
Scope of Work: Transport and Installation of Various Heavy Lift Equipment- Stack Sections, Panels Sections, Overhead Cranes, Filter Sections
Achievements:
Saudi Aramco Ethane Deep Recovery Facility Project, Uthmaniyah Gas Plant, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Scope of Work: Transportation of 92 Heavy Lift equipment including the De-Methaniser Column (L76M*W8m*H9M-1156MT) from Various port and fabricators yard to the project site
Achievements:
Other Projects Executed
Software
Microsoft Office
Additional Information
Training Attended
· Heavy Lift & Transport seminar for the Wind Sector
· Internal Quality Auditor Training
· PMP Training
Certification
IOSH
Timeline
Branch Manager
FTE Logistics
05.2022 - Current
Manager- Heavy Lift
FTE Logistics
11.2017 - Current
Project Engineer
FTE- Logistics
11.2015 - 10.2017
Site Engineer
Saipan Infrastructures Pvt. Ltd
04.2015 - 11.2015
University of Kerala
Bachelor’s Degree from Mechanical Engineering
08.2010 - 07.2014
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