Fernando Barral , Senior Project Manager EPC Projects7314 Coldstone Creek Ct – Richmond TX 77407Cell: +1 (832) 850-8259 – email: barralf@gmail.com LinkedIn

Accomplished senior project manager (manufacturing and construction) with special expertise in all phases of development and execution of EPC projects for the oil and gas industry from basic design to start-up. Always focus in cost and schedule of a multi- disciplined organizational environment delivering successful industrial projects from developing user requirements, scope definition leading to conceptual and detail design and fabrication, startup and turnover guaranteeing leadership of engineering and fabrication team and daily manufacturing and client support.Professional remarks:

On-Schedule, On-Budget Project Manager always guaranteeing safety. Entrepreneurial And Sales Skills: Launched a successful manufacture plant. Flexible, Can-do Management Style: Easily adapts to changing priorities and deadlines. Organizes

High performing teams and communicates clearly.

KEY SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS Leadership: Hands on experience building and leading project teams and stakeholder groups

from project initiation through project operations. Collaboration and Integration: Routinely collaborates with a diverse group of subject matter

experts during project initiation, scope development, and project execution. Multi-tasking: Managing multiple scopes, schedules, budgets, and client communications. Communications: Excellent communicator with verbal, writing and presentation skills attuned to

project goals and stakeholder needs (Bilingual English, Spanish) Negotiation and Problem Solving: Conversant across multiple engineering disciplines,

understands complex problems and capable of negotiating mutually acceptable solutions. Team Building: Hands on experience building and leading project teams from project initiation

through project operations.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES2013 – Present: Marx Steel, `, Houston, Texas

Project and Operations Manager responsible for the startup and management of ASME certified manufacture facility of pressure vessels, piping spools and structure skids for the natural gas Industry transforming Marx Steel from a steel processing company to a fabricator of final products handling more than $12,000,000 per year including managing scopes, estimates, budgets, schedules, procurement, suppliers and contractors.

2005–2013: Lindsayca USA, Project Manager/Project Engineer, Houston, Texas Project Engineering Manager responsible for managing US design and manufacturing of EPC

natural gas process skids of Reinosa Compressor Plant in Mexico including managing scope, schedule and budget.

Project and Operations Manager responsible for the startup and management of ASME certified manufacture facility of pressure vessels, piping spools and process skids for the natural gas Industry.

2003–2005: Lindsay C.A, Gas compressor plant design and Project Manager Venezuela Cost estimates preparation, functional studies, construction plans, specifications and schedules. Reviewing direct and indirect estimation of project resources requirements, bill of quantities and

pricing.

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Performing cost analysis and studies and keep abreast of changes in construction cost. Budget Management. Supervising and coordinating project construction activities. Design and Engineering Reviewing. Reviewing project documentation, material submittals, shop drawings submittals, schedules and

all other project documentation. Responsible for ensuring that established Verify design and construction reports prepared by Staff Engineer. Reviews and oversees work of engineering subcontractors.

1998–2003: Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Venezuela, Oil and Gas Production Operations Supervisor

Production Operations Field Engineer of 4 hydrocarbon fields associated to 310 MMSCFD, 10.5 MBD and more than 120 productions wells.

Oil and Gas production optimization by simulation of multiphase production from the reservoir to the flow stations and gas compressor plants.

Maintenance Works Supervision of flows and discharge oil and gas stations. Coordination, planning and supervision of salt-water injection project. This project included

revision of the engineering of a treatment and injection wastewater plant, construction supervision, reactivation of three injections wells, maintenance and operation.

Coordination, planning and supervision of well optimization by separation levels. Conceptual and basic engineering development of cyclical injection of foam oil to stops and control

of gas production in heavy oils wells. Production and injection wells maintenance (Well service).

1998: Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Venezuela, Mechanical Engineering Intern Developing concept and basic engineer for upstream gas and oil facilities including oil separation

and treatment, gas compression and downstream facilities. The design of the different systems included:

Evaluation of different equipment configurations. Materials and equipment specification Firefighting systems calculations and specification. Relief systems calculation. Line sizing calculations. Development of overall facility and piping system layouts.

EDUCATIONBachelor of Science: Mechanical Engineering (5 years) Full scholarship granted by PDVSA

Definitive qualification: 4.1282/5.000 (minimum approving 3.000) Promotion Position: 1 of 42; global: 9 of 220 Thesis Title: Basic Engineering of the Compressing Center Aguasay. Work that received Mention of

Honor on the part of the jury of the University.

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