Nathalia Kanezaki
Katy,TX
Summary
Knowledgeable and experienced Project Engineer. Successfully led cross-functional teams to complete complex engineering projects on time and within budget. Demonstrated proficiency in project management and problem-solving, contributing to continuous process improvements, led critical projects from conception to completion, ensuring alignment with client requirements. About 14 years of extensive work experience in offshore construction and Oil & Gas industry, including Project Management, Interface Management, Engineering Management, Offshore Fabrication & Integration and Offshore Operation, encompassing FPSO, PLSV and drilling rig topsides construction and integration, shipyard construction and repair operations, and subsea development operations (SURF) – Umbilicals, Flying Leads and Flexible pipelines installation. Experience in EPCI project as lead project engineer, supervising a team of max. 6 project engineers, onshore and offshore. Extensive experience with project management (planning, execution and close out), construction vessel mobilization and demobilization, vessel and onshore spool base readiness and in-field operations. Offshore experience of T&I and EPCI projects.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Project Engineer
McDermott International Inc
Houston, United States
06.2023 - Current
- PRIO Wahoo Flex – NO102 [Aug/2025 – currently working]
- - T&I – Flexible risers, flexible jumpers, umbilicals, SFL, FL and rigid jumper
- - Support the assigned Project Manager with the project setup (MDR / Roles and Responsibilities Matrix / Engineering organizational chart and resources planning / RACI matrix / Gap register / Risks and opportunities).
- - Provide VST support for technical aspects of the vessel operations during the project execution (Squeeze calcs/ packing plan).
- - Responsible for all project engineering interfaces (Installation Analysis, Construction Support Engineering), prioritizing deliverables, managing the engineering workload and planning MH on project deliverables.
- - Manage the execution of the engineering scope, providing guidance, input and clear expectations for the deliverables.
- - Provide correct and clear inputs and constant feedback / follow ups to the engineering department and constant follow up meetings with different support offices (Rio / KL / Houston) in a MOPEX project.
- - Coordinate and set transpooling layouts and liaise with client’s subcontracts to ensure interfaces and design inputs for Engineering deliverables are provided.
- - Support the procurement and mobilization of critical equipment/ materials.
- - Support on mentoring younger engineers and new additions to the operations team in Houston.
- - Provide inputs and coordinate and review various discipline deliverables, such as Engineering, support departments and sub-contractors.
- - Facilitate communications and cooperation between internal departments (SCM, QHSES, Operations, and Engineering).
- - Coordination between Operations, Engineering and all other departments to ensure design inputs and project documents are received and acknowledged in a timely manner.
- - Engagement with engineering to ensure designs are fit for purpose and completed with consideration of offshore installation, timely review of engineering reports and drawings.
- - Develop and monitor closeout of technical queries to obtain missing information and clarity on scope of work as required.
- MPL Agbami – NO102 [October/2024 – Aug/2025]
- - T&I – Flowline Recovery and damaged flowline replacement
- Tenders and Bids – Multiple vessels [August/2024 – October/2024]
- - T&I – Umbilicals scope with NO102
- Shell Whale – NO102 and Amazon [June/2023 – August/2024]
- - EPCI – Umbilicals scope with NO102 and support on onshore base preparation work and barge loadout for pipelay scope with Amazon
- - Detail project scope of work from client’s specifications and industry standards and codes related to the scope of work.
- - Preparation of Project Execution Plans and Installation procedures.
- - Provide inputs and coordinate and review various discipline deliverables, such as Engineering, support departments and sub-contractors.
- - Manage generation of deliverables, report and procedures as required to the scope of work.
- - Prepare method statement, installation procedures and other technical reports with detailed task plans, storyboards and associated documentation.
- - Coordinate and supervise all project deliverables and staff assigned to the project from other departments.
- - Facilitate Constructability Review, coordinating attendees, presenting the plan, and implementing action items.
- - Facilitate communications and cooperation between internal departments (SCM, QHSES, Operations, and Engineering) and client.
- - Coordination between Operations, Engineering and all other departments to ensure design inputs and project documents are received and acknowledged in a timely manner.
- - Engagement with engineering to ensure designs are fit for purpose and completed with consideration of offshore installation, timely review of engineering reports and drawings.
- - Develop and monitor closeout of technical queries to obtain missing information and clarity on scope of work as required.
- - Identification of all materials, tools, equipment, consumables required for project execution and requisitioning the same; Manage the delivery of the materials to the needed location.
- - Lead Readiness Reviews and Hazid.
- - Coordinate with Project Procurement Manager to ensure specifications, TBEs, vendor data and approvals, and budget allocation are delivered as required and in a timely manner for delivery of materials and equipment.
Lead Project Engineer
McDermott International Inc
London, United Kingdom
11.2019 - 06.2023
- BP Tortue – NO102 [Aug/2019 – currently working]
- - EPCI – Umbilicals & Flexible risers scope with NO102
- - Manage the delivery & installation of flexible risers and umbilicals package of EPCI project.
- - Support the engineering package manager, providing inputs for engineering design and fabrication.
- - Manage the project scope of work and the package deliverables until package closes out.
- - Review and approve installation procedures with detailed task plans, storyboards, and associated documentation prepared by the team.
- - Manage the team of project engineers (onshore and offshore) assigned to the scope.
- - Assign and monitor project deliverables within the team and coordinate priorities.
- - Develop execution plan, coordinate Constructability Reviews and Hazid and provide inputs.
- - Responsible for daily calls prior to mobilization with the team and client to assign priorities and check progress.
- - Lead project readiness reviews, including the complete EPCI team (McDermott, McDermott’s contractors, client, client subcontractors).
- - Support construction manager and project director in delivering the complete EPCI scope.
- - Assist project planner on development and management of the offshore execution schedule in line with needs of the project and key milestones.
- - Identify resource requirements and communicate with the Construction Support Engineering Team and other supporting departments.
- - Provide correct and clear inputs and constant feedback / follow ups to the engineering department and constant follow up meetings with different support offices (Dubai/ Chennai/ KL/ London/ Rio de Janeiro) in a MOPEX project.
- - Interface with clients, subcontractors and other third parties on their allocated scope of work.
- - Interpret and understand the main contract, communicate effectively to the client, and manage technical queries and interface requests. Identify where changes are variations to the main contract.
- - Define the strategy and details the scope of work, develop plans, budgets, and monitor progress.
- - Manage changes and QHSES considerations, including risk management.
- - Prepare SOW, assist supply chain in the preparation of RFQs, provide inputs to procurement plans, technical evaluation of bids, manage supplier’s deliveries providing technical support from project award to project close out.
- - Manage activities associated with project mobilizations and demobilizations.
- - Manage the deliverables and priorities of supporting departments.
- - Coordinate subcontractors to ensure activities are completed within defined schedules.
- - Work offshore to ensure work is executed is in accordance with project procedures.
- - Lead the project engineering team on the installation vessel, review and approve project documentation (e.g., task plans, TRA, MOC), prepare lessons learned and offshore close out reports.
- - Work as primary Client interface onshore and offshore.
Project Engineer
McDermott International Inc
Houston, Tx, United States
06.2018 - 11.2019
- Shell Colibri – Installation Vessel DVL 2000 and NO102 [Aug/2019 – currently working]
- - EPCI of Pipeline and Flexible flowlines
- - T&I of Pipeline with DLV 2000 & T&I of In-field Flexible Flowlines, Main and In-field Umbilicals with NO102
- LLOG Stonefly (Umbilicals Offshore Installation) – Installation vessel NO102 [Aug/2019]
- - T&I of Main Umbilical and In-field Umbilicals with NO102
- Shell Great White Frio – Installation vessel [Feb/2019 – Jul/2019]
- - T&I of In-field Flexible Flowline, in-field SFL and Flying Leads
- - Design and fabrication of Goosenecks for Flexible Flowline
- Shell Perdido Silvertip – Installation vessel NO102 [Jun/ 2018 – Feb/ 2019]
- - T&I of In-field Flexible Flowline, in-field ESFL and Flying Leads
- - Design and fabrication of Goosenecks for Flexible Flowline
- - Participation in all Kick-Off Meetings, presentation of the project scope of work, and supporting the Project Manager as required.
- - Identification of change, assisting the Project Manager with change orders preparation, understanding the contract and its key principals.
- - Identification of required change, completing the MOC form, facilitating review of the change, acquiring necessary approvals, implementing change.
- - Plan of work looking ahead at potential risks to reduce the probability of negative financial impacts, supporting the PM in implementation of mitigation strategies, identification of CONQ events, and development of quality plans.
- - Prepare installation procedures with detailed task plans, storyboards and associated documentation.
- - Develop execution plan, facilitating a Constructability review, presenting the plan, and implementing action items.
- - Facilitated communications and cooperation between client, safety, construction, and engineering personnel.
- - Report deliverables progress through document control, reporting of cost commitments to the cost controller, executing work in accordance with the plan/schedule and reporting progress through the project planner.
- - Provide clear scope of work for analytical engineers; providing basis of design inputs; Facilitating SME review of engineering reports and drawings; Engagement with engineering to ensure designs are fit for purpose and completed with consideration of offshore installation, timely review of engineering reports and drawings.
- - Provide input to the Project Procurement Plan and develop detailed RFQ packages that define all requirements needed for subcontracts and materials; Requisitioning materials and services required to project execution; Reviewing quotes and development of Technical Bid Evaluations and Supporting SCM for Commercial Bid Evaluations.
- - Identification of all materials, tools, equipment, consumables required for project execution and requisitioning the same, managing the delivery of the materials to the needed location.
- - Oversight of fabrication and subcontractors, follow up on management of the supplier’s QA/QC, construction progress, document deliverables.
- - Seek support from the SME team and oversight deliverables, crew and equipment mobilization.
- - Plan Readiness Review Process, coordinating and facilitating formal readiness review meetings. Responsibility for assignment, tracking, and closing out of all actions.
- - Coordination with QHSES department to ensure all subcontractors and suppliers are compliant with McDermott Quality and Safety Procedures.
- - Actively participation in Readiness Reviews and HazID.
- - Interface with Quality regarding Inspection and Test Plan Development.
- - Supporting offshore construction crew with vessel operations during installation campaign. Providing clear instructions and task plans for the project to be accomplished safely, within budget and schedule.
- - Ensured on-site team reviewed and complied with the Project Inspection and Test Plan and “as-built” data was collected as required.
Field Engineer
McDermott Servicos Offshore do Brasil LTDA
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
09.2014 - 06.2018
- Queiroz Galvão T&I Atlanta Project – Installation vessel [Jan/2016 – Jun/2018]
- - Lump Sum contract for SURF Installation
- Petrobras Charter – Installation vessel NO102 and LV105 [Jan/2015 – Dec/2015]
- - Charter contract for SURF Installation
- Petrobras Charter – Installation vessel Agile [Sep/2014 – Jan/2015]
- - Charter contract for SURF Installation
- - Coordinated preparation operations of Asset readiness and Logistics (personnel / equipment).
- - Coordinated operational support between projects and other departments and internal resources.
- - Facilitated communications between Operations, Projects teams and client.
- - Support PLSV offshore team on umbilical installation and flexible riser pull-ins; attending client meetings; issuing DPRs; filling ITPs for project final data book; preparing offshore task plans for the construction crew and preparing project material according to operations requirements.
- - Prepare and execute mobilization and demobilization plan for PLSV (planning project requirements: manning, materials supply, third party service requirement, vessel modifications, vessel readiness for importation and inspections of Brazilian authorities: Port State Control, Polícia Federal, ANVISA, IBAMA).
- - Support on planning and coordination of PLSV operations - Charter and Lump Sum projects.
- - Monitor and inspect construction and installation operations to ensure compliance with design documents and installation procedures. Prepare Daily Reports.
- - Identify any training needs for the project team and ensure plan is provided.
- - Inspect equipment, subcontractor facilities and follow up on subcontractor weekly/ monthly progress.
- - Review specifications, drawings and vendor equipment documentation within the disciplines for compliance with project requirements, acting as focal point for Company/ Contractor and Vendor.
- - Monitor expenditures after budget adoption and raise requisitions for purchase of material, supplies and spares parts.
- - Active participation in sourcing and evaluating vendors for various activities and reviewing CBEs and preparing TBEs as required. Monitor third party contracts and make sure POs are raised in a timely manner.
- - Review and comment upon engineering project work plans prepared by third party companies for conformance to MCD and Client standards and specifications. Coordinate, review and approve vendor document issuance through all disciplines.
- - Undertaking regular reviews of supply chain/ sub-contractor’s work instructions to ensure they remain suitable for the task. Monitor subcontractor’s performance to ensure conformance to project quality, safety and specification requirements. Ensuring that all required inspections are carried out.
- - Evaluate change order requests and interface with subcontractors and supply chain team for the development of contract modifications.
- - Prepare task plans for major work scopes and vessel modifications as required.
- - Provide interface between EPCI projects of different locations and all aspects from due diligence through post-operations follow up.
- - Raise Management of Change (MOC) of offshore installation procedures, including preparation of JSAs/ TRAs.
- - Support QHSES team to define training requirements for construction crew and prepare training plans for Marine and Construction crew.
- - Estimate staffing and equipment requirements based on planned activities.
- - Organize, control and provide relevant discipline direction to the vessel and to the shore base team.
- - Coordinate technical assistance to the vessel as directed by the Operations Manager.
Marine Operations Assistant
McDermott Servicos Offshore do Brasil LTDA
Macaé, RJ, Brazil
04.2014 - 09.2014
- Project: Petrobras Charter – PLSV Agile
- - Act as onshore focal point for all Marine operations such as crew changes and materials logistics.
- - Supervise subcontractor’s performance.
- - Support Engineering and Project team to implement vessel modifications/ upgrades.
- - Support on investigations of incidents (including incidents with DP loss) and accidents.
- - Attend requirements of Class Authorities.
- - Ensure Class Authorities’ recommendations are timely executed.
- - Provide technical support to SCM – Supply Chain Management.
- - Prepare KPI analysis report of KPI for Marine Operations and prepare technical reports related to Marine Operations.
- - Support on development of PSLV maintenance plan (preventive and predictive).
Trainee Engineer
Keppel FELS Brasil S.A.
Angra dos Reis, RJ, Brazil
05.2012 - 03.2014
- - Support Project and Construction Manager with project management (prepare project and tender with preparation of schedule, budgeting, cost control, cost tracking, man-power tracking, KPIs).
- - Assist production/ operation activities: construction and integration of FPSOs modules.
- - Support hull construction and integration of TLWP platform (P-61) and ship modification (Noble Roger).
- - Develop WBS and discipline task plans for advanced outfitting.
- - Supervise construction and integration of semi-submersible drilling rig (DSS38E).
- - Plan, supervise and monitor SCM activities and construction operations in Repair Department.
- - Issue Technical Reports, Schedules, Histograms, “S” Curve of physical progress, Run Down Curve, estimate of Manpower and Task Plans.
Chemical Engineer Intern
ADM do Brasil Ltda.
Campo Grande, MS, Brazil
08.2011 - 12.2011
- - Internship in soybean oil refinery, focused on chemical engineering process. Job rotation through all departments within factory, preparing operational reports, identifying critical points for possible improvements of process and equipment maintenance.
Education
Naval Ship Building Business Management -
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
01-2015
MBA - Business Management
Universidade Católica Dom Bosco
01-2013
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's degree - undefined
Maringá State University
01-2011
Skills
- Project Management Interface Management Teamwork Leadership Problem solving Attention to detail
- Strong report writing skills (method statements / installation procedures / progress reports)
- Strong organizational skills and able to meet strict deadlines and handle projects using multiple offices in different time zones (MOPEX)
- Strong skill setting priorities to ensure project goals are accomplished within the timeline and budget, detailing project work scope, distributing tasks to internal departments and monitoring progress
- Teamwork mindset with good interpersonal skills
- Verbal and written communications skill, internal and external communication skills, including fluent written and spoken English and Portuguese
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of max. of 06 project engineers.
- Collaborated with team of 04 different offices in the development and completion of Tortue EPCI Project in West Africa for BP.
Certification
Licensed Professional Engineer (Brazil). CREA #171039978-3.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Portuguese
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Project Engineer
McDermott International Inc
06.2023 - Current
Lead Project Engineer
McDermott International Inc
11.2019 - 06.2023
Project Engineer
McDermott International Inc
06.2018 - 11.2019
Field Engineer
McDermott Servicos Offshore do Brasil LTDA
09.2014 - 06.2018
Marine Operations Assistant
McDermott Servicos Offshore do Brasil LTDA
04.2014 - 09.2014
Trainee Engineer
Keppel FELS Brasil S.A.
05.2012 - 03.2014
Chemical Engineer Intern
ADM do Brasil Ltda.
08.2011 - 12.2011
MBA - Business Management
Universidade Católica Dom Bosco
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's degree - undefined
Maringá State University
Naval Ship Building Business Management -
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro