Ben Humphries

Experience

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  Fluor Corporation

  Apr 1988 - Dec 2013

  PMC Director of Project Controls – Ma’aden Aluminum Complex (2010-2013)Ma’aden Aluminum Complex Director of Project Controls for the Program Management Consultant (PMC). This is a $10.7 billion dollar aluminum complex in Saudi Arabia. Scope includes a Smelter, Rolling Mill, Integrated Infrastructure, Mine, and Refinery. The project executed over 170 million craft hours. There are multiple interfaces with Montreal, Brisbane, Greenville, New Delhi, Beijing, Khobar, Seoul, and Raz al Khair. Weekly, Monthly, and Quarterly reporting on this project is very robust as there are multiple funding sources/banks involved. The Project Controls team achieved perfect 10 scores from client on Key Performance Indicator score card for Project Controls and Risk Management for 18 consecutive months (2012-2013).Specific Role Description is as follows:Direct Reports – PMC project controls resourcesFunctional Project Controls Responsibility – All project controls resources throughout the program ~65.Establishes and provides all cost management, estimating, planning and scheduling, risk management procedures processes and methodologies as well as relevant reporting for the program.Roles and responsibilities include but are not limited to:• Overall program executive reporting (sub project roll-up).• Program-wide cost diagnostics and weekly KPI reporting• Deliver the overall weekly/monthly/quarterly reports to the client Executive Director for onward distribution to the JV Partners and Investors.• Development and management of risk programs in accordance with Owner requirements across the overall program.• Conducts sub project health checks as required.• Defines sub projects reporting requirements, procedures, and standards across the program• Monitors all sub project costs and schedule status Show less Functional Leader of Project Controls for the Power SBU and Cost Center Manager. Department consisted of ~100 salaried employees. Responsible for ensuring that the Project Controls organization within the SBU has sufficient resources, training, tools, and management support to execute projects consistent with established practices and the Operating System Requirements. Responsible for Project Controls staffing and recruiting, personnel development, performance evaluations, proposals reviews, development of Power specific practices and standards, project compliance auditing, Controls related initiatives, and setting the direction for the Controls organization. Serve as the Project Controls Subject Matter Expert of the Fluor Power Knowledge Community and Project Control Community and a member of the Fluor Project Controls Development Forum.Projects included Coal Fired Super critical, Gas combined cycle, and renovation to existing plants to improve emissions and efficiency. Show less Directly responsible for all business functions including Procurement, Contracts, Project Controls, and PBS for a 1.9 billion dollar Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning lump sum coal fired super critical two unit power project in Franklin, Texas. This included all aspects of prime contract management including sales tax, pollution control bonds, asset allocation, incentive plan administration, people development, and significant client interface. Supervised over 30 people during the four years of the Oak Grove Project. Show less

  • Senior Executive Director

    Aug 2010 - Dec 2013

  • Project Controls Functional Leader – Power Group

    Sept 2009 - Aug 2010

  • Business Manager for Oak Grove Project (Texas Utilities)

    Jan 2008 - Sept 2009

  • Project Controls Manager for Oak Grove Project (Texas Utilities)

    Feb 2006 - Dec 2007

  • Various Positions in Project Controls

    Apr 1988 - Jan 2006
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  Samsung Engineering

  Jan 2014 - Sept 2015

  Vice President - Power Division

  Responsible for Project Management/Oversight and Project Controls assigned tasks for the Power Division. This includes Project Management Business line support that includes division reporting, Planning and Scheduling, Cost, and reporting functions on all Power projects. The role also includes resource management as well as training of employees. In addition to the functional role I was responsible for developing and submitting major scope changes over 500MM USD on a 5 unit 2,700 MW super critical project in Saudi Arabia. As part of the leadership team my role also included being contractually named as a Samsung steering committee member on a 3 billion USD power project in Saudi Arabia. During my tenure at Samsung, there were 10 power projects ranging from simple cycle, combined cycle, and coal (sub and super critical) totaling over 6 billion in revenue. Projects are located in Chile (1), Mexico (3), Saudi Arabia (5), and Kazakhstan (1). The role also included proposal support for multiple project locations including new markets in Vietnam, Indonesia, additional Mexico, Iraq, and others. Show less

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  Saulsbury Industries, Inc.

  Oct 2015 - Dec 2018

  Vice President

  • Functional management of Cost, Schedule, Progress and Performance, Reporting, Estimating, Risk, Fabrication Shop, Tools and Assets, Insulation and Scaffolding, and PMO organizations (Project Management) for Saulsbury Industries. Supervised ~60 employees. Facilitated development of the Project Management University which is a weeklong training session for all project management and support personnel (6 sessions completed ~120 people trained to date). Developed and published procedures for all disciplines. • Provided support to Board Level reporting on corporate financials and a range of metrics and analytics as requested.• Developed Cost Management, Change Management, Progress and Performance, and safety programs with Nexus PMG for a Cloud Based software call Cloud EPC. This software is fully integrated to the accounting book of record and pulls expended and committed every 24 hours.• Saulsbury provides engineering, general mechanical construction, electrical & instrumentation, and fabrication to heavy industrial markets. Markets served are Power (including Fossil, Nuclear, and Renewables), Gas Processing, CO2, Petrochemical, Mining, Manufacturing, and Maintenance.in the EPC industry. Saulsbury is currently ranked 128 in ENR’s top 400 companies Show less

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  Humphries & Company LLC

  Jan 2019 - now

  President

  Senior Executive providing project management consulting services in a wide range of industries and services.