Experience

HOCS Projects

• Canada
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Buyer / Expeditor

  • Sep 2012 - Present

  Prepare bid lists, bid packages and issue RFQ’s. Receive and evaluate bids commercially. Recommend and secure purchase order approvals. Prepare and issue purchase orders. Organize and participate in bid clarification and post award meetings. Monitor order progress with third party inspectors and suppliers to ensure delivery dates are met. Coordinate and expedite shipment of materials with freight forwarders and project site personnel. Prepare bid lists, bid packages and issue RFQ’s. Receive and evaluate bids commercially. Recommend and secure purchase order approvals. Prepare and issue purchase orders. Organize and participate in bid clarification and post award meetings. Monitor order progress with third party inspectors and suppliers to ensure delivery dates are met. Coordinate and expedite shipment of materials with freight forwarders and project site personnel.



Cameron Canada Corporation (NATCO Canada)

• Calgary, Canada Area

• Proposal Coordinator / Inside Sales

  • Jun 2001 - Aug 2012

  Support regional and international Outside Sales and Field Service groups in the sale of custom designed equipment, aftermarket parts & service and resolution of warranty related issues. Managed and assisted in the preparation and execution of firm quotations. Prepared and issued cost estimates and budget quotations for company standard, stock and surplus inventory equipment. Support regional and international Outside Sales and Field Service groups in the sale of custom designed equipment, aftermarket parts & service and resolution of warranty related issues. Managed and assisted in the preparation and execution of firm quotations. Prepared and issued cost estimates and budget quotations for company standard, stock and surplus inventory equipment.



Phillips Petroleum Resources (Apache Canada)

• Calgary, Canada Area

• Plant Commercial Representative / Production Analyst

  • 1997 - 2001

  Effectively negotiated agreements with partners and third parties for gas gathering and compression services provided by Phillips within the Zama Lake (Northwest AB) production area. Assisted in the negotiation and implementation of a new propane product distribution and marketing agreement for Zama Lake. Resolved audit queries and product measurement, allocation and composition concerns raised by partners and third parties as part of a multi-disciplined team. Successfully developed in conjunction with Production Accounting a procedure to allow for more accurate third party and partner production allocations at month end. Assisted in streamlining month end sales gas allocation and field production reconciliation procedures, reducing time required to generate monthly reports.



NOVA Chemicals

• Canada
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Gas Supply Coordinator

  • 1995 - 1996

  Managed daily gas supply requirements and scheduled nominations to match Joffre plant fuel and Straddle Plant (Cochrane, Empress) ethane make-up requirements. Scheduled supply nominations on TCPL and Union Gas to match deliveries from Dawn Storage to balance Nova Chemical requirements off the Sarnia, Ontario Industrial Pipeline system. Managed daily gas supply requirements and scheduled nominations to match Joffre plant fuel and Straddle Plant (Cochrane, Empress) ethane make-up requirements. Scheduled supply nominations on TCPL and Union Gas to match deliveries from Dawn Storage to balance Nova Chemical requirements off the Sarnia, Ontario Industrial Pipeline system.



Pan-Alberta Gas

• Calgary, Canada Area

• Supervisor, Operations

  • 1980 - 1995

  Successfully administered both nomination scheduling and account balancing for over 1.2 BCFD of natural gas sales on six major pipeline systems (NOVA/FTHLS, ANG, PGT, TCPL, NBPL, NNG). Chosen by management to be part of a select team to plan, problem-solve and re-organize all core customer services. Successfully administered both nomination scheduling and account balancing for over 1.2 BCFD of natural gas sales on six major pipeline systems (NOVA/FTHLS, ANG, PGT, TCPL, NBPL, NNG). Chosen by management to be part of a select team to plan, problem-solve and re-organize all core customer services.



Nova Gas Transmission

• Senior Measurement Technician

  • 1977 - 1980

  Conducted calibration inspections on various types of flow meters, transducers, analyzers and samplers used by NOVA to accurately measure natural gas production at receipt and delivery point locations.

• Engineering Clerk

  • 1976 - 1977

  Prepared third party purchase requisitions, determined availability and location of stock materials to expedite and ensure timely arrival at construction sites.

• Draftsman

  • 1974 - 1976

  Prepared working and “as-built” drawings for pipeline, meter and compressor station construction projects.