Alan Reid
Montgomery,TX
Summary
Dynamic Project Manager with expertise in client relations and managing multiple projects simultaneously through their life cycles, consistently meeting timelines and budgets. Successfully implemented risk management strategies, which reduced project delays by 20% and enhanced delivery efficiency, while optimizing projects to achieve $60,000 in savings without compromising quality. Experienced in coordinating cross-functional teams and fostering effective communication, which improved collaboration and operational workflows. I offer a results-oriented approach, with a strong background in balancing contracts, engineering, safety, quality, costs, and up-sales for potential employers.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Project Manager
DXP Enterprises Inc.
Houston, Texas
08.2022 - 10.2025
- Planned and developed project scope, managing the entire project lifecycle from initiation to closing.
- Served as the primary point of contact between customers, sales, engineering, and production teams.
- Managed project budgets to maximize profitability, set deadlines, and monitored progress,
- Ensured technical requirements were met by collaborating with engineering teams, reviewing fabrication drawings, and developing project-specific quality plans.
- Managed changes in project scope, schedules, and costs, including handling change orders and RFI's.
- Acted as the liaison between sales, engineering, and customers to clarify requirements, streamline communication, and establish clear expectations.
- Coordinated internal resources including engineering, drafting, and production teams as well as external vendors.
- Applied technical understanding of design engineering principles by reviewing specifications, GA drawings, and PIDs; approved fabrication drawings
Project Manager
OCEANEERING INTL.
Houston, Texas
08.2014 - 03.2015
- Led and managed divisional teams which supported offshore servicing of subsea facilities and equipment per client contracts via vessels and ROVs.
- Developed and maintained client relationships as the single point-of-contact for projects.
- Implemented strategy for project engineering, equipment procurement, and tooling.
- Established regular comprehensive communications covering project execution, status, and control with internal teams, external teams, and the client representatives.
- Led the project team in the inspection and maintenance of offshore platforms, pipe, risers, umbilical installation, and equipment. Contract value from $500K to $5M.
- Provided strategic project planning, technical procedures, schedules, personnel logistics, and lead divisional teams consisting of Operations, Marine, ROV, and Tooling.
- Developed and maintained client relationships as the single point-of-contact of projects.
- Provided supervision and management responsibility for all operational and technical aspects of projects.
- Developed project operational procedures composed of engineering layouts, quality procedures, and HSE standards.
- Established regular comprehensive communications covering project execution, status, and control with internal teams, external teams, and the client representatives.
- Continuous review for up sales opportunities within the project that deliver an improved package for clients for greater client satisfaction as well as an increase margins and profitability for Oceaneering.
- Clients: Shell SEPCO, Chevron, Williams
- Equipment Supported: ROV's, risers, piping inspections, marine growth cleaning, trees, jumpers, umbilicals, and installations.
- Accomplishments: Managed and delivered multiple projects of various sizes and scopes successfully with a client satisfaction that met or exceeded their expectations.
- Effectively engaged Oceaneering resources into projects to insure operational risks were mitigated, and projects were properly prepared to cover any contingencies that might arise offshore.
Senior Project Manager
GE Oil & GAS
Houston, Texas
09.2012 - 10.2013
- Led and managed cross functional teams which executed client contracts, coordinated and mitigated risk in manufacturing, and delivered equipment order for rig upgrades and refurbishments.
- Led the project team in the upgrade and refurbishment of rigs, contracts valued from $2M to $12M.
- Provided strategic project planning, forecast, comprehensive project schedules, deliverables and initiatives for on time delivery / on budget / quality products per client requirements.
- Provided supervision and management responsibility for all operational and technical aspects of projects.
- Communicated project reports with status on critical path items, schedule, ongoing activities, and project risks.
- Developed and maintained client relationships as the single point-of-contact of projects.
- Collaborated with various engineering and procurement teams to establish, monitor and report project status.
- Managed strategy for project engineering, project documentation, procurement, and manufacturing.
- Clients: Transocean and Maersk
- Equipment Supported: Drill String, Stack Frame, Subsea & Surface Control Systems, Customized Software.
- Accomplishments: Collaborated with the client in the development of a rig inspection and recertification program of the drilling systems.
- Consistently achieved results while navigating through difficult contractual issues.
Project Manager -Drilling Systems
CAMERON INTL
Houston, Texas
05.2006 - 09.2012
- Led and managed international project teams in the execution of client contracts while mitigating risks in the delivery of Subsea Drilling Systems and equipment.
- Met with clients in-house and at client site for project meetings, contract negotiations, project reviews, and onsite manager during the installation and commissioning of Cameron systems and equipment.
- Implemented strategy project execution plans, forecast, and comprehensive project schedules.
- Interfaced with project teams throughout the project cycle to define and manage the project scope of deliverables, client requirements, and third party certification.
- Identified project risks, initiated mitigation action to ensure on time and on budget delivery, monitored and updated the project schedule as necessary.
- Created and maintained the project Master Equipment List and Master Document Control Records per client requirements.
- Provided continual guidance of project team and offsite locations (factories, jobsites, rigs, and shipyards) in support of assigned projects.
- Managed teams for the testing and commissioning of equipment at shipyards and other facilities. These included facilitating pre-commissioning/installation/daily site meetings, schedules, required resources, and specific equipment required to complete installation and testing, and close out reports that include costs/summary/picklist items to be resolved.
- Maintained project dashboard recording performance against the day 1 P&L, financials, and performance.
- Identified up sales opportunities within the project improving clients product and increased project margins.
- Managed master documents inclusive of engineering, meeting registers, client communications, variance orders, contract, technical specifications, status reports, and lessons learned.
- Managed all project change orders, negotiated variation orders for client requested modifications, identified additional client needs leading to additional scope and deliverables, and increased project margins.
- Managed and directed project financial activities for invoicing and achieved milestones billing.
- Clients: Aker, Marinor, Saipem, Schahin, Seadrill, Sevan, Scarabeo, Shell, Transocean, Wild Well Controls
- Equipment Supported: Drill String, Stack frame, Subsea & Surface Control Systems, Customized Software, Riser String (Joints), Umbilicals, Riser Tools, Manifolds, Capping Stacks, Trees, Jumpers, Mud Mats, etc.
- Accomplishments: Managed multiple projects of various sizes and scopes successfully. The value of these contracts ranged from $12M to $72M and cumulatively over $400M.
- Managed $400M in contracts and specifications while looking for commercial and technical cost saving while maintaining or increasing margins of 40%.
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ05-2022
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ06-2011
Skills
- Leadership and team management
- Effective communication
- Problem-solving skills
- Organizational planning
- Risk assessment
- Financial expertise
- Adaptability and flexibility
- Technical proficiency
- Business insight
- Quality assurance
Certification
- Certified for Offshore and with current TWIC Card
- Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training (BOSIET)
- Helicopter Underwater Egress Training (HUET)
- IADC's Rig Pass
- API RP 2D Rigger Safety
Timeline
Project Manager
DXP Enterprises Inc.
08.2022 - 10.2025
Project Manager
OCEANEERING INTL.
08.2014 - 03.2015
Senior Project Manager
GE Oil & GAS
09.2012 - 10.2013
Project Manager -Drilling Systems
CAMERON INTL
05.2006 - 09.2012
MBA - Business Administration And Management
University of Phoenix
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
University of Phoenix
References
References available upon request.
Military Service
US Air Force
References
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