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Raza Kazimi

Houston,TX

Summary

Strategic Project Manager with over 9 years of experience in safely leading, developing and executing projects. Dedicated to delivering project objectives within stipulated time, resource and budget constraints.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Project Manager

Air Liquide
Houston, TX
11.2021 - Current
  • Proposal, scope development, estimating, design, procurement, installation, commissioning and close-out of projects up to $30MM
  • Identified risks associated with each project and developed strategies for mitigating those risks.
  • Coordinated resources across multiple departments and teams as needed for successful completion of projects.
  • Mentored and developed project engineers and interns
  • Lead Mechanical Scope for NASA Artemis N2 Project ($10MM TIC)
  • Lead Various Program Projects across multiple Air Separation Units including Flat Bottom Tank Upgrades ($3MM TIC) and Oxygen Compressor Upgrades ($3MM TIC)

Project Engineer

Air Liquide
Houston, TX
10.2019 - 11.2021
  • Developed project scopes based upon input from Operations, Technical Experts, Zone and Plant Management, Maintenance, Business Development, and all other Project Stakeholders.
  • Coordinated construction planning, material resources and staff scheduling to achieve on-time, under-budget completion of projects.
  • Prepared cost analyses, tracked change orders and managed schedules to improve project performance.
  • Managed Oxygen Safety Audit Actions across multiple facilities

Zone Engineer

Air Liquide
Bayport, TX
03.2017 - 10.2019
  • Developed and implemented capital projects to improve the Safety, Efficiency and Reliability of production units within the Gulf Coast and Mississippi River pipelines up to $3MM
  • Lead zone-wide programs and initiatives to improve safety, reliability, efficiency, and quality.
  • Efficiency data analysis to optimize plant performance and to identify efficiency/cost saving
  • Creation, updates and reviews of PHAs, PSSRs, P&IDs, MOCs and SOPs.
  • Managed Cooling Tower Rebuild Program ($4MM TIC)
  • Lead Alarm Management Program to improve safety and reliability

ALLEX Rotational Engineer

Air Liquide
Houston , TX
01.2015 - 03.2017

Advanced Cryogenics Project Engineer

August 2016 – March 2017

  • Support technical manager with reviewing documents such as P&IDs, electrical diagrams, functional analysis, and instrumentation
  • Support team by building tools to standardize documents such as components design data sheets
  • Create a dedicated library for Advanced Cryogenic activities

Industrial Merchant Project Engineer

February 2016 – July 2016

  • Assisted in the planning, development, design, execution, and start up for FLOXAL product line including APSA and PSA nitrogen generators
  • Conducted risk analysis, tracked budget and maintained schedule while communicating project status to both customers and stakeholders

Plant Process Engineer

August 2015 – February 2016

  • Provided day-day engineering and operations support for Freeport ASU
  • Responsible for updating and developing group technical documents, EIS sheets and key operating documents • MOC submissions for ongoing projects throughout the facility
  • Worked with GE to implement and pilot a predictive analytics program

Capital Implementation Analyst

January 2015 – July 2015

  • Assisted Project Execution Managers with pre-project planning and project execution responsibilities
  • Prepared monthly steering committee reports which included cashflow/CAPEX forecasts, project highlights, operational readiness and KPI
  • Maintained cost tracking for projects in proposal and execution phase

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

University of Houston
Houston, TX
12-2014

Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Cost Control
  • Resource Allocation
  • Problem Identification and Resolution
  • Microsoft Office
  • TapRooT RCA
  • Microsoft Project
  • Oracle R12
  • Google Workplace

Languages

  • English
  • Urdu

Timeline

Project Manager

Air Liquide
11.2021 - Current

Project Engineer

Air Liquide
10.2019 - 11.2021

Zone Engineer

Air Liquide
03.2017 - 10.2019

ALLEX Rotational Engineer

Air Liquide
01.2015 - 03.2017

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

University of Houston
Raza Kazimi