• Masters Degree in Engineering Project Management
• Postgraduate Certificate & Diploma attained. MSc award pending thesis completion
• B.A. Honours Degree In Economics
• 3 G.C.E 'A' Levels
• 8 G.C.E. '0' Levels
• Aberdeen University, Engineering Faculty.
• Finance I Accounting & Law options.

• Member of The Association of Cost Engineers
• Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
• Treasurer - The Association of Cost Engineers
• CIMA II study complete. Scotland North Region '97.

Familiar with all aspects of Operations and Project Management coupled with sound commercial awareness and management skills.

Experienced in: Accounting, Cost Control, Contract and Procurement Management, Estimating, Budgeting, Planning and

Scheduling in both the client and contractor oil and gas environment. Familiar and experienced with;

• Lifecycle contract management including pre & post contract award administration of major and minor services contracts including invitation to tender, commercial evaluation, negotiation and contract preparation, work release, variation administration, cash flow analysis and contract claims administration I settlement.
• Design, programming and implementation of project man-hour and cost tracking I reporting and forecasting systems.
• Set up of Project Work Breakdown Structures. Draughting of all relevant commercial control procedures and documentation.
• Requisitioning, procurement and materials control and reporting. Financial management of retentions, bonds & guarantees.
• Client, partner and internal management cost I budget reporting including cost I schedule presentations.
• Prospect investment evaluation, screening, and budget proposal I business plan formulation.
• Budget and schedule risk analysis studies. Development of Integrated cost and planning systems.
• Administration and allocation of Contingency and Inflation provisions and Authorisations For Expenditure.
• Offshore and onshore site surveys and management presentations.
• Staff supervision and work delegation for timesheet, invoicing, cash management and accounts functions.

Various levels of courses attended and extensive user experience of;

• Microsoft systems and software including spreadsheets, planning & database products and development tools.
• Project planning systems and databases including, Open Plan IV + Cobra, Artemis 7000, Oracle 7.2, Paradox and Superbase. Fully conversant and literate in report writing, software and systems development to be able to formulate complex spreadsheet models and relational database systems.

• Aberdeen University Masters Degree in Engineering Project Management - pending final thesis completion for award. The degree encompasses all project lifecycle and operational aspects of project planning, scheduling and control, change management, risk management, estimating and budgeting, financial control and investment appraisal, quality systems and procedures, project team development, motivation and management, sector economics and international issues, commercial negotiation and contractual control, legislation and claims settlement.
• Full clean driving licence, full current medical certificate and basic spoken French and German. Enjoy dinghy & yacht racing. Yacht skippers qualification. Keen golfer and skier.

Maersk I Amec I SBM Alliance Project Management Team - Aberdeen.
Senior Cost & Contracts Engineer
SHELL/ESSO
Maersk /Amec /SBM Alliance EPJC Contract
Curlew Field F.P.S.O. Vessel Project
Budget £264 Million

Seconded by AMEC to the Alliance Project Management Team, working with and deputising as required for the Commercial I Project Services Manager and responsible for the cost function encompassing all Project Management Team sub-contracts, personnel and infrastructure costs and co- ordination of alliance partners with regard to contractual commercial issues. Responsibilities covered;

• Set up and management of Aberdeen office and Newcastle shipyard site Commercial and Cost Control procedures and database I spreadsheet control systems encompassing procurement I contracts I timewriting I change management I milestone and general invoicing.
• Co-ordination of submitted client and partner contractual variations, scope change proposals and scope transfers. Assessment of partner cost and schedule estimates against contractual entitlements and estimating norms I standards. Liason with partner commercial functions with regard to resolution.
• Responsible for subcontracts administration of major I minor services works involving invitation to tender, commercial evaluation, contract implementation and variation administration. Monitoring and reporting of subcontract cost and schedule progress, interim valuations and Anticipated Final Costs. Contract close out work and claims management.
• Preparation of overall project cost status report for issue to joint management committee board. This involved liaison with all partner commercial managers to assess the expenditure, value of work done and forecast status of all partner milestones plus valuation of agreed contract changes and scope transfers.
• Central administration for approval of partners milestone claims. Assessment and validation of milestone submissions against agreed contract deliverables and authorisation of invoices for payment.
• Preparation of the Project Management Team cost report. This report encompasses all man-hour costs for management team personnel and all associated procurement, sub-contract and infrastructure costs budget approximately £1 OM. Full assessment of commitment, value of work done, invoiced expended and forecast costs to completion. Cash flow estimates and interim valuations as required.
• Invoice administration, validation and payment expediting - involving liason with factoring partner finance, procurement and sub contract functions.
• Co-ordination of partner financial audits. Carry out site audits of partner commercial procedures and invoice submissions as required. Follow up query resolution and reporting.
• Deputise for the Commercial I Project Services Manager when absent or as requested for attendance at meetings etc..

• From June '95 took over the responsibilities of the lead cost engineer and responsible for the support of the project timewriting system and associated cost control, reporting, and Client invoice preparation systems. Implemented the re-structuring and migration of the systems to a more efficient Oracle based system able to integrate fully with the project planning systems.
• Co-ordination of contractual Work Instruction authorisations for expenditure. Follow on work release and cost/planning interface administration for all sub-projects, both brownfield and greenfield. This initially involved the early set-up and implementation of a workpack I CTR expenditure reporting I forecasting system linked to relevant cost/planning databases for roll up against various Shell delegated Country Business Plan budgets.
• Preparation and analysis of all projects direct and indirect engineering and project support expended man-hours and costs for inclusion in overall project report. Analysis of earned I used man-hour forecasts. Variance and trend analysis of data and narrative preparation as required. Maintenance of high level summary materials procurement and sub-contract cost reports.
• Preparation of various 'Performance Indicator' schedules for submission in relation to various fee incentive payment schemes based on budget, productivity and engineering deliverable targets.
• Monthly preparation and presentation to client cost and finance departments of all expended man-hours and costs by Shell Work Breakdown Structure account code. Reconciliation to client finance ledger and budget reports. Budget estimate preparations for input to Shell corporate yearly and half yearly business plans formulation cycle. Participation in external financial audits.
• Analysis and preparation of annual lump sum estimates for indirect project support departments. Compilation of overall project manning forecasts (peak 700) involving liaison with lead engineers, project managers and client sponsors. Indirect/direct man-hour rate analysis, and trend analysis.
• Design, programming, and administration of a PC based modular cost reporting system encompassing financial and commercial datatables and trend analysis charts.

• Provide various detailed cost/man-hour estimates, reports and forecasts for issue including job progressing and ad-hoc job cost trend analysis including value of work done estimates. Job close out work and final account reconciliation's
• Cost control of all project pre-commitments, commitments, invoicing, expenditure and materials control. Communication and administration of all such financial data through finance systems to meet corporate accounting I reporting deadlines. Input to preparation of project monthly finance billings and forecast cash calls to partners
• Full contract administration and monitoring of all external design consultants and construction contractors progress involving; initial bid analysis, CTR evaluation, issue and administration of all call off authorisations, invoicing and payment control, liaison with corporate legal function and contractor cost/planning departments, management reporting, contract close out and contract claims liaison in conjunction with corporate legal department.
• Estimate and schedule analysis of all Project Change Notices and incorporation into overall plan and forecasts. Budget and schedule risk analysis exercises. Administer allocation of contingency and inflation funds as and when necessary.
• Co-ordination and presentation of quarterly project budget reviews including evaluation of capital cost and man-hour construction estimates & schedule considerations.
• Senior corporate management cost, budget and schedule presentations - both internally and externally to partner technical committees and budget steering groups. Preparation and submission of Authorisation For Expenditure requests to partners.

• Offshore site visits for OIM presentations and workscope familiarisation.

• Cost and budget control of company activities including consolidation of corporate cost reports and budget formulations for all UK operations and projects. Input to overall corporate business plan with regard to annual and five year budget plans.
• Co-ordinator for the support and maintenance of the corporate mainframe Cost Control System and procedures relating to all corporate financial commitments, expenditure and forecasting. Resolution of financial month end system closure problems.
• Cost Control of Aberdeen District Finance Division activities, associated accounts and responsible for finance systems development projects appraisal and contracts administration.