Project Manager

Bukky AdegoroyeTel: View contact details | E-mail: View contact detailsCAREER SUMMARYA self-starter and performance-driven professional with over 22 years of experience in engineeringthat includes: project management, reliability, process engineering, research & development,engineering design, continuous improvement, value proposition, risk management, quality control& assurance, and change management.WORK EXPERIENCEProcess EngineerMay 2024 – PresentCroda Europe, UKOverview: Providing process engineering and project management expertise whilst working on aCOMAH site with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver projects to improve the safety, operability,and profitability of the chemical industrial or processing site.• Performed process management of change from initiation to completion. This includesproblem identification, root cause analysis, and proposing a resolution.• Provided leadership in executing associated changes from identified resolution to actualplant physical installation or control systems change, where applicable.• Prepared cost estimates for projects and dealt with their capital expenditure requests forinternal approval for execution.• Actively engaged in safety review meetings as well as hazard study reviews for new projectsand existing operational plants while ensuring that all operational risks are managed As LowAs Reasonably Practicable (ALARP).Project ManagerFebruary 2022 – February 2024Westmoreland, CanadaOverview: Primary focus on leading organizational teams through Strategic and ContinuousImprovement Projects. Planned, monitored, and led internal projects from initiation throughcompletion. Activities include measuring, improving, and monitoring organization/plant processeswith the aim of making them as efficient as possible.• Promoted Agile best practices, encouraged team member participation, scheduled meetings,developed project execution plans, facilitated discussions, summarized decisions and nextsteps, ensured team communication and deliverable development leading to thedevelopment of project implementation plans.• Acted as a servant leader and internal consultant by implementing short- and long-termstrategies for the organization through Agile, Lean Six Sigma, and other practices.• Established measurable standards at the start of an improvement project to evaluate actualresults. Regularly generate timely and detailed reports for management.• Collaborated with teams and directly with subject matter experts to re-engineer processes.• Provided mentoring, coaching, and direction for teams that demonstrated the properapplication and interpretation of Agile principles.• Monitored progress of project experiments to verify desirable results.Lead Process EngineerMarch 2017 – October 2020Weir Minerals CanadaOverview: Provided technical support to mine-based (oil sands and base metal processing) clientsby providing commissioning support and process optimization of process equipment such as slurrypumps, hydro-cyclones, centrifuges, thickeners, screens, engineered packaging of associatedproducts, accessories, and services.• Performed engineering design and modeling of process operations that led to a 20% increasein product quality.• Prevented a multi-million-dollar plant shutdown as a result of process equipment upsetthrough process troubleshooting and optimization.1 of 4•••••Provided options to improve client’s ore preparation process by reducing 15% of mine orerejects, while increasing annual revenue by up to $15 MM USD.Determined the equipment requirement and sizing for both greenfield and brownfieldprocess operations/applications.Prepared material balance, Process Flow Diagrams (PFD), and cost estimates for processingunits.Provided technical support for the analysis and optimization of existing unit processoperations with respect to ore preparation (crushing, conveying, pumping systems, slurryhydraulics), bitumen extraction (flotation, gravity separation), and tailings management(treatment processes and handling, colloidal chemistry, clay mineralogy).Analyzed mineral process individual equipment performance (pumps, cyclones, etc).Senior Process ConsultantJuly 2016 – March 2017Canitan Engineering Group, View contact details• Provided technical input to long-term planning and development of processing strategies foreffective oil and gas processing that meet future regulatory requirements.Senior Process EngineerSeptember 2013 – February 2015ConocoPhillips Canada, View contact detailsOverview: Provided front-end engineering design (FEED) development support to the Surmont 3SAGD project with a key focus on driving the advancement, piloting, and incorporating new andincremental technologies into the basis of design.• Determined the Front-End Engineering Design Equipment capacity and ratings requirementsfor the Central Processing Facility (CPF), including wastewater treatment equipmentthrough process modeling.• Executed a Zero-Based well pads project: on budget (~ 9% under budget) and achieved a30% cost reduction on the current corporate well pad design and construction.o Drew corporate awareness on reducing well pad cost (a major cost driver for SAGDprojects) and changed the corporate view on pad design and construction.• Collaborated with an integrated team to gain ConocoPhillips approval for the Surmont 3(S3)project’s “Authorization for Selection (AFS)” stage gate.o Received Corporate SPIRIT Award for this accomplishment.• Developed scope of work and design basis memorandum using process data/inputs from across-functional team, including Reservoir, Drilling & Completions, and Facility Engineers.• Planned, organized, and participated in risk reviews, HAZOP, and HAZID studies.• Facilitated and participated in the design review of engineering deliverables such as PlotPlans, Heat and Material Balance, P&IDs, PFDs, Material and Mechanical EquipmentSelection, Design Basis Memorandum (DBM), Cost Estimates, etc.• Provided leadership in project optimization and value improvement efforts.Process Engineer/Project ManagerJuly 2010 – September 2013Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL), View contact detailsOverview: Resolution of complex technical issues using sound scientific and engineeringprinciples. Utilizing creativity and forward-thinking in evaluating, recommending, developing,managing, and implementing novel process technology, engineering designs, and solutions tosupport present and future objectives of unconventional oil (bitumen/oil sands) production andtailings management.• Applied fundamental science and engineering principles in the development and delivery ofcost-effective and eco-friendly technologies to bitumen production and tailingsmanagement.• Managed and coordinated the project scope initiation, development, and planning, includingproject costs, scope, and schedule development for projects ($5,000,000 - $View contact details.-Developed Authorization for Expenditure (AFE) that gained Company approval and fundingTracked and forecasted OPEX & CAPEX budgets.2 of 4••••••••Planned, organized and provided leadership on feasibility studies, laboratory and field pilotprograms to support present and future objectives of bitumen production & tailingsmanagement.Coordinated cross-disciplinary input into engineering deliverables and MOC requirements,including scope definition, evaluation and project approval, engineering packages,construction work packages and project close-out.Prepared cost estimates for consultant assignments, testing, inspection, construction, etc.Participated in budget preparation and provided input into capital programs and ten-yearcapital forecasts such as project identification, selection, coordination, and scheduling.Reviewed and provided direction on engineering designs (PFDs) and proposals includingRequest for Proposals (RFP).Performed oral presentations within Canadian Natural and externally to provincial andfederal organizations to gain stakeholder support on projects.Ensured compliance on all safety and environmental policies as a priority while executingprojects.Mentored technical support personnel and summer students.Research EngineerJanuary 2005 – April 2010University of Alberta, Edmonton, and CANMET Energy Technology Centre, View contact detailsOverview: Research projects to enhance the recovery of oil from oil sands.• Conducted extensive research into Oil Sands Engineering for bitumen extraction and tailingsmanagement.• Proposed, planned, and executed oil sands projects with chemical engineering operations,including solvent extraction, flotation, distillation, etc.• Utilised infrared spectrometer, x-View contact details diffractometer, particle size analysers, and otheranalytical equipment in laboratory research work.• Performed detailed material balance, analysis, and data interpretation.• Designed and proposed PFDs for oil sands separation process.• Oral presentations at conferences and publications in international journals.Research EngineerSeptember 2002 – November 2003Combustion, Fuel & Safety Group, Imperial College London, United KingdomOverview: Research to improve sewage sludge gasification as an energy source and ensure thatemission of hazardous substances into the environment is checked. Involved the use of analyticalequipment in analysing the tar effluent emitted from the gasification of sewage sludge in a spoutedbed reactor. The study included detailed separation processes, data analysis, and interpretation.• Performed detailed separation processes, data analysis, and interpretation.• Performed technical and economic process evaluations to determine a direct carbon fuel cellplant’s viability and profitability for Shell Oil, Netherlands.• Separation of effluent tars from char and detailed analysis of the extracted tars usingultraviolet fluorescence spectrometer, gas chromatography and size exclusionchromatography.• Presented results as a publication in an international journal.EDUCATIONPh.D. in Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada2010MSc. in Advanced Chemical EngineeringImperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, UK2003BSc. (Hons) in Chemical EngineeringUniversity of Lagos, Nigeria2001CERTIFICATION• National Examination Board in Occupational Safety & Health (NEBOSH)• Project Management Professional (PMP)3 of 4••••••Master Certificate in Project Management (Schulich School of Business, Canada)Organizational Transformation Foundation - Project Management InstituteLean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification (Six Sigma Global Institute)Certified Agile Professional ((Six Sigma Global Institute)Data Analytics Certification ((Six Sigma Global Institute)Business Analysis Fundamentals Certification (Udemy College)COMPUTATIONAL, PROCESS SIMULATION & PROJECT MANAGEMENT SKILLS• Proficient in Microsoft Applications, PI Data/ProcessBook/Historian, MiniTab, JMP,Statgraphics, SAP, HYSYS, MATLAB, COMSOL, Origin, AFENavigator, Siteview,Python, etc• Critical Path Method (CPM): PERT, Fishbone (Cause & Effect) diagrams, Gantt Charts, etcPROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP• Institution of Chemical Engineers [ICHEME], UK• Association of Professional Engineers and Geologists Alberta (APEGA), Canada• Project Management Institute (PMI)PUBLICATIONS• A. Adegoroye et al. “The characterization of tars produced during the gasification of sewagesludge in a spouted bed reactor” Fuel 83 (2004) 1949 – 1960.• A. Adegoroye et al. “A comprehensive analysis of organic matter removal from clay-sizedminerals extracted from oil sands using low-temperature ashing and hydrogen peroxide”Energy and Fuels 23 (2009) 3716 – 3720.• A. Adegoroye et al. “Characterization of organic coated solids isolated from different oilsands ores”, The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering Vol 88 (2010).• A. Adegoroye et al. "Enhancing treatment and geotechnical stability of oil sands fine tailingsusing thermo-sensitive poly(n-isopropyl acrylamide)” The Canadian Journal of ChemicalEngineering: “Volume 93, Issue 10, pages 1780–1786, October 2015.4 of 4

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