Jose Nestor Gonzalez Sardi
Calgary,AB
Summary
Knowledgeable, enthusiastic Civil/Structural Engineer, with extensive project execution experience in the production, processing and refining of crude oil and natural gas. Career development includes international project execution experience in Canada and Venezuela. Canadian experience includes the Horizon Oil Sands, the Kearl Oil Sands and lately Fort Hills Projects. Venezuelan experience participation in international Projects located in Venezuela, like the Hamaca Crude Upgrader Project and Cerro Negro Gas Facilities Modification Project. Relevant positions occupied went from Senior Planner Scheduler, Lead Planner Scheduler, Project Coordinator and Senior Project Controls Specialist. Domestic experience in the Venezuelan oil industry includes participation in Gas Compression and Power Generation Plants infrastructure and Gas Pipelines Projects. Positions occupied went from Field Project Engineer, Senior Project Controls Engineer to Project Manager of Infrastructure on Gas Compression and Power Generation Plants. Experience gained during the professional career, domestic and internationally, had provided strengths on Project Execution Strategies development, Tendering, Negotiating and Administration of Design, Construction and EPC contracts. Also, skills development on Design and Implementation of Execution Tracking Systems in cost and schedule, including cost-time risk analysis for early detection and mitigation and the design of contracting guidelines, strategies, and procedures to maximize cost/schedule performance of contractors. Additionally, I enhanced abilities to communicate and perform in a multicultural environment, at various levels of professional expertise, to define key objectives and create the right environment for their achievement, interpersonal relationships, and junior professional’s supervision, coaching and mentoring, being bilingual (English – Spanish) and very conversant with computer related software.
Overview
38
38
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Advisor, Project Controls – CBR Project
Suncor Energy
09.2020 - 07.2024
- Appointed as Senior Advisor, Project Controls at Coke Boiler Replacement (CBR) project September 2020, leading all Progress & Performance for the entire project.
- Enhanced the project management process by redesigning the Early Works Schedule structure, which resulted in a more efficient workflow, enabling the reporting tool to process 30% more data entries with improved accuracy.
- Led the EPC schedule review process with the adoption of a more accurate and efficient logic to reduce up to 35% the number of critical and subcritical paths, providing the plan with more reliable dates.
- Led and performed Schedule Risk Analysis on the improved schedule to enable determination of the most probable Mechanical Completion Date baseline set for the entire project, providing Leadership with the best knowledge on contingency in time and cost.
- Established a new framework for Progress & Performance monitoring among all project contractors, allowing for real-time updates within the Athena tool; this upgrade enhanced visibility across departments, resulting in a 30% faster decision-making process.
Project Controls Manager
Suncor Energy
02.2019 - 08.2020
- Promoted as Project Controls Manager for Fort Hills Mine & Tailings and Sustaining Projects in Feb 2019.
- Developed and implemented a complete Project Controls systems and processes to track progress status across project execution stages, performance, and cost control for the Fort Hills Mining & Tailings Capital Projects portfolio group.
- Advanced a comprehensive portfolio management system that integrated real-time data tracking and analysis for 12+ ongoing projects, enhancing decision-making capabilities and fostering accountability among team members.
- Drove strategic portfolio planning - Mine & Tailings Long Range Plan and project dedicated Schedule development and control.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to align project objectives with organizational goals, ensuring strategic coherence maintained a focus on long-term vision while achieving twelve successful project milestones within a year.
- Designed and Implemented Projects portfolio advanced planning and estimated cost reporting, to enable resource balance and preparedness for the upcoming three years in the future.
- Interface management schedule support, to a substantial number of stakeholders building infrastructure in the same Tailings Area, avoiding up to 90% unwanted interferences.
- Cost Estimating for capital projects and cost controls for Capital expenditure and Operations Projects.
- Project Controls requirements for Construction Contractors in the Mine & Tailings area, with focus on tracking tools to enhance proper and timely forecasting capabilities.
- The new Controlling Systems and processes have become Best Practices and are currently in use for the Regional Development Group that governs all Mining & Tailings projects.
Lead Planner Scheduler
Suncor Energy
02.2012 - 01.2019
- Employed as Lead Planner Scheduler – Early Works for the Fort Hills Project.
- Afterwards promoted to Team Planning Lead position within Fort Hills Utilities and Off-Sites Area.
- Designated as Primavera Subject Matter Expert by Suncor P6 Admin. Governance – Project. Services.
- Nominated as Senior Planner Scheduler for Automation/HV Power Distribution/Telecommunications.
- Matured and applied a methodology to integrate multiple-independent Silo based schedules thru buffer milestones approach to enable integrated view from construction up to Commissioning and startup of complex facilities.
- This Integration methodology enabled the planners in the group to provide detailed Construction Completion, Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Start Up and first Oil date in real time, highlighting critical areas for Management focus attention.
- Last assignment as Senior PC Specialist Planner Scheduler for Fort Hills Operations Projects.
Lead Project Services
Turner & Townsend cm2r
06.2011 - 02.2012
- Company Overview: Turner & Townsend cm2r is a Project Management consultancy firm established worldwide.
- Employed at Turner & Townsend cm2r, a Project Management consultancy firm established worldwide, and then assigned to one of the most significant LNG projects underway in America.
- Provided planning, scheduling, risk assessment, cost control, budgetary proposals within the Shell Canada and Royal Dutch Shell environment.
- Completed the first Stage Schedule Development, incorporating all commercial, EPC services and Commissioning for Shell Leadership decision to proceed.
- Strong stakeholder engagement, active listening and proactive conversation enabled me to successfully lead a multidisciplinary and multicultural group, to gather the key information related to scope, activities definition, sequencing, and set in place the schedule draft model to fine tune up to approved baseline.
- Turner & Townsend cm2r is a Project Management consultancy firm established worldwide.
Senior Project Controls Specialist
Fluor Canada
11.2008 - 06.2011
- The Kearl Oil Sands Project is owned between Imperial Oil (operator) and ExxonMobil Canada. It will be one of Canada’s largest open-pit mining operations with the first phase estimated to cost approximately $8 billion.
- Responsible for the development of integrated area level III schedules and basis of schedule narratives, resource loading and 3 week look-ahead schedule for weekly area task force meeting.
- Also for the maintenance, update and consistency with engineering, procurement and contracting progress tracking systems, reports preparation (Schedule variance, what if analysis), Change Management and Risk Assessment and Analysis with Oracle Primavera Risk Analysis, as well as to develop and maintain process to proactively manage the critical path of the assigned area schedule, on four project areas (River Water Intake, Site Wide Services, Canterra Roads and Utilities Pipelines).
- Last occupied position: Project Lead Planner Scheduler.
Tranche 2 Upgrading Project Coordinator
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
08.2006 - 11.2008
- The Horizon Oil Sands Project is being developed by Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. The CA$10.8 billion project will provide the phased development of one of the most significant energy resources in North.
- Responsible for coordinating activities to complete Purchasing, fabrication and transport to Site for Long Lead Equipment Fabrication for the Gas Recovery Unit.
- Also responsible for EPC bidding process and risk analysis for Butane Treating Unit, Gas Recovery Unit and Sulphur Third Train project execution.
Lead Planner Scheduler
Exxon Mobil Development Company
08.2004 - 05.2006
- The Cerro Negro Project GFM was a MM$ 300 oil production infrastructure enhancement Capital Investment.
- Scope included Flare Capacity Enhancement, Debottleneck at Upgrader and New Gas Compression Plant at Central Production Facilities.
- Responsible for the development and maintenance of integrated schedule for the three major execution areas which included data collection, progress assessment, trend analysis, remediation and reporting for senior project management and Vice Presidency.
- Also included stewardship on procurement of free issued materials and equipment and lent assessment on construction execution as well as support to management in cost control and reporting.
Senior Planner Scheduler
Grupo ALVICA
06.2003 - 07.2004
- The Hamaca Crude Upgrader Project, located in Jose Industrial Condominium, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela was built to produce 180,000 BPDO oil improved 25 º API, and approximately 25% of funds to be exported vacuum and sold on the international market.
- As a Member of Job Site Organization, I was responsible to ensure adequate contractor schedule development, maintenance and critical path of construction management in process area 1 (Crude/Coker/Sulfur).
- Also responsible for hydrotest and turnover planning for insulation.
Project Manager
PDVSA Petróleo y Gas
12.1998 - 02.2003
- Company Overview: PDVSA is the major subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, responsible for oil/gas production, refining and national marketing of over 3 million barrels a day.
- Responsible to lead and manage main activities as budgeting, scheduling, planning and cost control of assigned projects within the Engineering & Projects Organization.
- Also includes oversight of contract administration activities (bidding/contracting) and manpower administration.
- Total amount managed in past four years was 65 MMUS$. /Year in gas compression projects in Lake Maracaibo, including retrofit & supervising control upgrades, fire water systems, new control room units’ erection, transport, hook up, commissioning and startup support.
- Last completed projects under this organization were Ethane Rich Gas Compression and Transport (35 MM$), Process Gas Recovery on Compression Plants (26 MM$), and a series of retrofit, control upgrade, and firewater systems mid-sized projects on gas compression and power generation plants.
- PDVSA is the major subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela, responsible for oil/gas production, refining and national marketing of over 3 million barrels a day.
Senior Project Control Engineer
PDVSA Petróleo y Gas
01.1995 - 12.1998
- Responsible for budgeting, scheduling, planning and cost control of several projects assigned to the Design and Construction Organization.
- Also includes contract administration responsibilities (bidding/contracting) and management activities (manpower administration).
- Managed thirteen different projects, under a multi project scenario.
- Project Execution have involved foreign contractors as Solar Turbine, as a prime contractor for the Ethane Gas Compression Plant (35MM$), along with numerous vendors (local and international) and local construction contractors.
- Project expenditures for these projects went from 3 to 35 MM$ in the Western Division.
- To maintain control over budgeted costs, delivery dates of materials and construction and start-up milestones, we have developed project control system that includes physical progress measurement, countable charges in all accounts and predicted final project total cost, to manage the above-described scenario.
Senior Resident (field) Engineer – Special Assignment
PDVSA Petróleo y Gas
01.1994 - 12.1994
- Responsible for material procurement, bidding/contracting fabrication and offshore assembly, commissioning and start-up of Fast Track” projects to increase production of Lagoven’s light-oil fields.
- One of them, project REUCL, was handled under emergency criteria, and due to overall performance of the project team (schedule, budget, revenues) company gained five months of oil revenues due early completion for the project, so it was distinguished as Lagoven’s showcase project of year 1994.
Field Engineer – Gas Compression Plants Inco Project
PDVSA Petróleo y Gas
01.1993 - 12.1993
- Active participation in transport and lifting operations offshore of four gas compression modules and auxiliary systems.
- Responsible for material procurement bidding/contracting of offshore assembly, commissioning and start-up of LL-2 gas compression plant (MMUS$ 25).
Project Engineer – Ulé Amuay Gas Pipeline
PDVSA Petróleo y Gas
08.1989 - 12.1992
- Responsible of detail engineering, material procurement, bidding/contracting, contract administration, and start-up of one of the largest’s Venezuelan gas pipelines (20 inches diameter, 241 km long, thirteen gas stations, offshore facilities).
- Positions were occupied starting as a detailed design coordinator, procurement support coordinator, contract administrator, field engineer and senior field engineer.
- Total cost of capital investment was 39MMUS$.
Structural Design Engineer
Inelectra
01.1988 - 07.1989
- Company Overview: Inelectra is one of the largest engineering consulting firms in Venezuela.
- Became a member of structural design team at principal office site at Santa Paula Caracas.
- Responsible for structural foundation design on plant and refinery projects as BTX (Benzene Toluene, Xilene Refinery project at El Palito Refinery to Corpoven, S.A. an affiliate of Petróleos de Venezuela.
- Member of structural design team of Sidor Structural projects.
- Sidor is an integrated steel fabrication complex that uses Direct Reduction Technologies and Electric Arc Furnaces.
- Deputy structural engineer on special assignment at Lagoven’s Design Department.
- Attended various design projects of offshore facilities.
- Inelectra is one of the largest engineering consulting firms in Venezuela.
Field Engineer
Veneagua-Degremont
05.1986 - 12.1987
- Company Overview: Veneagua – Degremont was a French-Venezuelan consortium hired by PDVSA for the design and construction of a Sewer treatment Plant at Cardón Refinery.
- Responsible of construction of 16 km of sewer pipes inside and outside refinery battery limits, concrete structures for all tanks and water reservoirs and three pumping stations, road making and complete facilities and mechanical assembly and start-up.
- Veneagua – Degremont was a French-Venezuelan consortium hired by PDVSA for the design and construction of a Sewer treatment Plant at Cardón Refinery.
Education
Civil Structural Engineer -
Rafael Urdaneta University
Maracaibo, Zulia01.1984
Skills
- Project oversight
- Defining project scope and interfaces
- Feed quality assurance
- Comprehensive design
- Strategic procurement
- Effective time management
- Construction project management
- Project commissioning expertise
- Contract management expertise
- Claims processing expertise
- Resource allocation
- Risk management expertise
- Comprehensive reporting
- Effective communication
- Project management controls
- Project scheduling
- Project status tracking
- Primavera assessment and verification
- Assessment scheduling
- Risk analysis with Oracle tools
- Expertise in Acumen Fuse for forensic analysis
- Performance evaluation
- Cost reporting management
- Cost reporting period
- Accrual management
- Data forecasting
- KPI analysis expertise
- Assessment of cost deviations
- Budget variance assessment
- Structured project decomposition
- Effective leadership
- Strong interpersonal communication
- Effective communication
- Effective task prioritization
- Quantitative assessment
- Effective time management
- Adaptability in dynamic environments
- Mindfulness practice
- Analytical problem-solving
- Effective conflict management
- Employee training
Certification
APEGGA Professional Engineer, 02/01/11
Core Competencies
Scope/Interfaces Definition, FEED, Detailed Design, Procurement, Expediting, Construction, Commissioning and Start Up, Contract Administration, Claims Resolution, Resources Management, Risk and Change Management, Reporting – Presentations, Schedule Development, Statusing, Review & Validation using Primavera, Schedule Assessment and Quantitative Risk Analysis using Oracle Risk, Forensic Analysis using Acumen Fuse, Progress & Performance – Reporting, Incurred Cost period/year, Accruals, Forecasting, Key Performance Indicators, Cost Variance Analysis, Variance Analysis, Work Breakdown Structure (WBS), Leadership, Effective Interpersonal Communication, Active Listening, Task Prioritization, Data Analysis, Time Management, Adaptability and Flexibility, Mindfulness, Problem-solving aptitude, Conflict Resolution, Training and Mentoring
Training
- Project Control and Planning I, PDVSA-CIED, Puerto La Cruz - Anzoátegui
- Statistical process control, PDVSA-CIED, Tamare – Zulia
- Project Control and Planning II, PDVSA-CIED, Tamare – Zulia
- Front End Loading & Value Engineering, PATHFINDER-PDVSA-CIED, Maracaibo - Zulia
- Seven Habits of highly effective persons, PDVSA-CIED, Tamare – Zulia
- Primavera Project Planner, PDVSA-CIED, Maracaibo
- Contracting Strategies and Contract Management, PDVSA-CIED, Paraguaná - Falcón
- Project Management Seminar, PMI-PDVSA-CIED, Caracas
- Essential skills for Managing Projects, Project Management Institute (PMI), South Carolina - USA
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
italian
Elementary
Timeline
Senior Advisor, Project Controls – CBR Project
Suncor Energy
09.2020 - 07.2024
Project Controls Manager
Suncor Energy
02.2019 - 08.2020
Lead Planner Scheduler
Suncor Energy
02.2012 - 01.2019
Lead Project Services
Turner & Townsend cm2r
06.2011 - 02.2012
Senior Project Controls Specialist
Fluor Canada
11.2008 - 06.2011
Tranche 2 Upgrading Project Coordinator
Canadian Natural Resources Limited
08.2006 - 11.2008
Lead Planner Scheduler
Exxon Mobil Development Company
08.2004 - 05.2006
Senior Planner Scheduler
Grupo ALVICA
06.2003 - 07.2004
Project Manager
PDVSA Petróleo y Gas
12.1998 - 02.2003
Senior Project Control Engineer
PDVSA Petróleo y Gas
01.1995 - 12.1998
Senior Resident (field) Engineer – Special Assignment
PDVSA Petróleo y Gas
01.1994 - 12.1994
Field Engineer – Gas Compression Plants Inco Project
PDVSA Petróleo y Gas
01.1993 - 12.1993
Project Engineer – Ulé Amuay Gas Pipeline
PDVSA Petróleo y Gas
08.1989 - 12.1992
Structural Design Engineer
Inelectra
01.1988 - 07.1989
Field Engineer
Veneagua-Degremont
05.1986 - 12.1987
Civil Structural Engineer -
Rafael Urdaneta University
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Microsoft Office
Primavera P6
Power BI
Primavera Risk Analysis
SAP
Acumen Fuse
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