Engr. Odiki Bliss (MNSE, MSC, PMP®)

Experience

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  Nigeria LNG Limited

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2010

  Industrial Trainee

  Studied the various phases of a project which include the Assess, Select, Develop, Construction and Close-out phases. Assisted in ensuring compliance to outlined standards during the construction phase such that projects are delivered on schedule and on the budget. Interfaced seamlessly with various departments linked to a project including the designing, financing and construction departments. Understood the importance of proper documentation of Asbuilt drawings as key to more timely and cost effective upgrade of plant. Show less

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  Windfall Engineering Projects

  Oct 2015 - Dec 2016

  Project Engineer 2

   Responsible for designing of pipelines for topside and subsea endeavour using BS and DNV standards which were hitherto contracted thereby resulting in 40% cost savings. Responsible for procurement management, inventory and quality control that reduced material waste and optimized funding availability. Responsible for process improvement of shop activities and compliance to standards and regulations for enhanced performance of activities. Worked with the Quality Assurance/Quality Control Engineer to properly designate welded joints and ensured that all undercuts and other weld defects identified by NDTs were tracked, followed-up and corrected. Reduced time required to generate report of daily work activities, highlighting challenges and tasks to be done which served as a good pool of lessons learned. Involved in the weekly planning of activities on site that optimized project performance that increased rate of achieving daily targets. Show less

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  Orbit Integrated Limited

  Dec 2016 - Nov 2017

  Design Engineer

  Responsible for producing Pipeline Isometric/Shop drawings for Export Pumps Manifold Projects for ExproTech, Nigeria.• Develop inspection and test plans for design, fabrication, blasting and painting for approval by clients such as GE Oil and Gas, ExproTech Nig, Cameron Onesubsea etc.• Responsible for designing, drawing and conducting Stress Analysis using ANSYS, of Offshore Transport baskets/skids for client to BS EN 12079 and DNV 2.7.1 standard and overseeing the completion of such projects.• Responsible for managing project shop piping fabrications including manpower planning, material requisition/receipt, NDE monitoring and mobilisation for installation of Otakikpo permanent EPF piping project.• Responsible for determining materials required for the fabrication of various sizes of petrol/diesel storage tanks.• Responsible for ensuring dimensions of fabrications by welders/fitters are to the right specifications. Show less

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  Orbit Integrated Services Limited

  Nov 2017 - Oct 2018

  Project Engineer

  • Made use of Primavera Project Planner/MS Projects to schedule and keep track of assigned project portfolios with increased delivery rate of 8% on schedule. • Comparatively scaled down the impact of risks through using a strategy that identified, assessed and prioritized risks and further developed and implemented plans to manage high impact risks on project deliverables.• Reduced project schedule deviation by primarily monitoring and keeping track of orders on the critical path and interfaced with vendor/suppliers to ensure they deliver before promised date.• Achieved 12% average cost savings on all corrosion control endeavour through effective personnel and inventory control of resources of these projects.• Reduced the rate of rework by ensuring compliance to quality standards through site visits which identified critical process issues whose solutions were developed and systematically implemented.• Eliminated the need for outsourcing Pipeline Isometric/Shop drawings for Export Pumps Manifold Projects for Expro Tech, Nigeria by effectively executing same.• Facilitated and developed inspection and test plans for design, fabrication, blasting and painting for approval by clients such as GE Oil and Gas, Expro Tech Nig, Cameron One subsea that enhanced project delivery.• Created templates that reduced the required time to develop designs, drawings, conducting Stress Analyses using ANSYS, and delivered Offshore Transport baskets/skids projects for client in compliance to BS EN 12079 and DNV 2.7.1 standard.• Received a glowing feedback from client for effectively Managing project shop piping fabrications including manpower planning, material requisition/receipt, NDE monitoring and mobilization for installation of Otakikpo permanent EPF piping project.• Successfully guided the determination of materials required for the fabrication of various sizes of petrol/diesel storage tanks. Show less

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  TSL Logistics Limited

  Oct 2018 - now

  Project Coordinator

  • Coordinated multiple projects that resulted in positive cost variance and essentially meeting company’s strategic business target. • Coordinated project activities using work authorization system that streamlined these activities to ensure schedule performance index is greater than 1.• Interfaced with top management and key stakeholders thereby engaging them and maintaining their support for projects with 83% satisfaction.• Interfaced effectively with stakeholders by keeping them informed on project status using effective presentation skills that captures project Earned Value Estimates and project performance forecast data such as EAC, TCPI and VAC.• Interfaced with pipeline maintenance coordinators and security advisors to negotiate needed resources for operational activities with steadily increasing success rate. • Initiated, developed and delivered easy-to-use vendor prequalification model for the assessment of tenders and proposals of vendors. • Developed statement of work for clarity and proper scope definition that consistently enhanced submission of informed vendor bidding and ultimately, greater project performance.• Effectively reduced the rate of project scope change by 10% through strategic gathering of project requirements from key stakeholders during planning phase. • Achieved improved management of change by applying developed expertise to manage, monitor and control the effects of any change on other project constraints.• Created and updated workflows, monitored project progress, addressed potential issues and conducted risk analyses that effectively managed project issues, hazards and risks• Coordinated periodic quality assurance campaigns that resulted in improved processes which guaranteed that deliverables met project and product requirements and further prevented reworks, safety issues and reduced cost of quality• Developed proper project documentation system that gathers and archives lessons learned data that is easily retrievable Show less