Janak (Jay) Kulkarni, PMP, IROP

Experience

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  HENSEL PHELPS

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  Mechanical and Electrical Field Engineer - Intern

  Texas State University - Satellite campus - 125,000-square-foot Avery Building includes 40 classrooms, eight computer labs, a library, faculty offices, a counseling clinic, a learning and testing center, a student lounge and several conference rooms. Acquired extensive contractor management skills while managing over 17 subcontractor workscopes and over 30 construction crews.

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  McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

  Project Field Engineer - Intern

  Bayport Terminal Complex - Infrastructure project, mixed used marine with 376 acres of container yard and a 123-acre intermodal facility. Acquired extensive field experience on a heavy civil works project.

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  Fluor

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

  Construction / Cost Engineer I

  BP Whiting Refinery Modernization Project - construction of a new coker, crude distillation unit, gas oil hydro treater, and sulfur recovery facilities. Additionally performed construction simulation / optimization for various refineries and petrochemical plants around the lower 48 states.

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  Boardwalk Pipeline Partners, LP

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2009

  Capital Project Analyst (as Independent KPMG Consultant)

  Multi-billion dollar capital expansion projects (natural gas pipelines, compressor stations, and interconnects). Effectively led stakeholder reporting to the Board of Directors (Loews Corporation).

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  KPMG Advisory

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2011

  Senior Consultant, Major Projects Advisory

  Project and Program Management consulting for various industries including upstream, midstream, and downstream oil and gas, power generation, nuclear, coal mining operations, civil / infrastructure, higher education, and large retail. Evaluated over $40 billion USD CAPEX for assurance, development, and at-risk services.

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  Noble Energy

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2020

  Major Development Projects Audited: Leviathan + LNG Options (offshore – Israel), Alen (offshore – Equatorial Guinea), Gunflint (offshore – Gulf of Mexico), Tamar (offshore – Israel), Galapagos (offshore – Gulf of Mexico), Horizontal Niobrara (onshore – DJ Basin), Marcellus Shale (onshore – Pennsylvania / West Virginia), Malabo Dos (office facility – Equatorial Guinea)Operational / Corporate Functions Audited: International Drilling (Eastern Mediterranean, West Africa, China, and Non-Operated Drilling Campaigns), Global Environmental, Health, Safety, and Regulatory (including Project Financing / Equator Principles), International New Ventures (Falkland Islands, Senegal, and Sierra Leone), Corporate Supply Chain Management – Requisition to Pay Process Show less

  • Project Engineering Leader, Eastern Mediterranean Major Projects

    Jan 2016 - Jan 2020

  • Interface Manager / Project Engineer II, Gulf of Mexico Major Projects

    Jan 2014 - Jan 2016

  • Project Engineer II, West Africa Major Projects

    Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  • Lead Project Auditor, Audit and Enterprise Risk Management

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2013
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  Catalyst Investments Group

  Jan 2020 - now

  Founder + Managing Partner

  Spearheads all facets of an emerging private equity real estate investment company.