Mark Beshay

Experience

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  Kodak Helioplis

  Jun 2006 - Jun 2010

  Graphic Designer
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  Samcrete Egypt

  Jan 2011 - Jun 2012

  Quantity Survey Engineer

  • Coordination between the construction activities and relevant• technical issues.• Preparing Project take-off quantities.• Monitoring materials wastage such as (Rebar, Concrete, etc.)• Monitoring additional works to be invoiced.• Preparing notices for variation orders.• Monthly invoicing/payment preparation for client and subcontractors.• Preparing construction progress reports supported withphotographs.• Revising engineering shop drawings.• Monthly invoicing preparation for client and subcontractors.• Prepare and maintain sketches, maps, reports, and legal• descriptions of surveys to describe, certify, and assumeliability for work performed.• Verify the accuracy of survey data, including measurements andcalculations conducted at survey sites.• Prepare or supervise preparation of all data, charts, plots, maps,records, and documents related to surveys. Show less

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  Orascom Construction Industries (OCI)

  Jun 2012 - Jan 2015

  Quantity Survey Engineer

  ♦ Expanded expertise with software like AutoCAD and MS Excel to prepare notices for variation orders, handle invoicing/payment preparation, revise cost reports, and organize other administrative duties.♦ Received praise for assistance delivered to the tender department in the bidding stage in preparing projects take-off quantities, generating insights that allowed for a downturn in expenditures.♦ Aided in preparing contractual letters and claims, ensuring on-time delivery within standards.♦ Led RFI issuance and tracking and authored a handbook to share best practices.♦ Prepared various shop drawings using in-depth knowledge of construction.♦ Implemented custom procedure for monitoring, tracking, and pricing change orders in line with the construction and contracts team, claiming a $4M change order with a 15% ROI.♦ Applied value engineering tools and techniques as a trusted resource to save the Rebar reinforcement potential wastage, saving $80k (Giza North Project).♦ Recommended using Cutline software for the best utilization of Rebar reinforcement stock, effectively controlling and minimizing the wastage to 3% instead of 5% as per Tender studies; championed utilization of software to the mechanical team and effectively controlled pipes wastage.♦ Received praise for creating/approval of a mutual commitment flowchart for a client Interim payment application, including strict milestone dates involving payment that saved the project; supported the project's cash flow using excellent relevant technical acumen. Show less

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  RC Almana

  Feb 2015 - now

  Promoted to Senior Cost Engineer, oversee a team of 4 for efficient resources planning, Cost estimating, Cost Budgeting, Monitoring and controlling the cost and closeout throughout project life cycle, ensuring quality results and strict compliance with related standards.♦ Generate cost risk analysis, study Project Contracts, develop planning data, and use technical knowledge to apply Earned Value tools and techniques to identify project’s Performance and Estimate at completion. Supported leadership in creating a new knowledge hub to convey common issues and lessons learned.♦ Handle monthly comprehensive cost analysis to avoid and address cost over-runs without compromising results.♦ Improved all aspects of expenditure control and monitoring to achieve average savings of $3M+.♦ Revamped approaches to monitor and track projects’ workforce and equipment to ensure optimal company resource utilization, capitalizing on opportunities to decrease operational costs by 1%.♦ Support tender team with historical data, actual productivity rates, and estimating and pricing the preliminaries bill of quantity, facilitating an upturn to the value of the company portfolio (awarded projects value) of $1.6B in just one year, resulting in a return on investment (ROI) increases of 3% on average.♦ Recommended new procedure for more swiftly verifying and checking invoices and claims from relevant parties and stakeholders, maintaining proper records in a fast-paced environment.♦ Used superb communication skills for negotiating the payment basis of the bill of preliminaries with the clients in various projects, elevating payments during the mobilization phase by 5% on average, which secured around $4M as an upfront payment to the company. ♦ Review Monthly Payment Certificate and uphold high standards of accuracy and efficiency. Assist with contractual claims of prolongation costs with detailed calculations, resulting in certification of a value of $20M from various projects. Show less ♦ Provide top-tier cost control and quantity survey support as a trusted resource with related concepts.♦ Prepare cost reports for each project, using monitoring and control practices that have been adopted as a gold standard .♦ Application of EVM tools and techniques to generate Earned Value, Actual Cost, Cost Variance and Estimate at Completion.♦ Handle comprehensive cost analysis to avoid and address cost over-runs without compromising results.♦ Prepare indirect cost estimates and class 1&2 budget estimates, ensuring quality results and strict compliance with related standards.♦ Verifying and checking of payments and claims from suppliers, vendors and subcontractors to ensure that all project expenditures are captured and properly recorded.♦ Review Monthly Interim Payment Certificate and uphold high standards of accuracy and efficiency.♦ Monitor and track projects’ workforce and equipment to ensure optimal company resource utilization and to avoid any potential cost overrun.♦ Prepare detailed, actionable closeout reports, and reworked a related filing system.♦ Support tender team with historical data, actual productivity rates, and advice on estimating indirect costs. Show less

  • Senior Cost Engineer

    Feb 2018 - now

  • Cost Control Engineer

    Feb 2015 - Feb 2018