CURRICULUM VITAE
LEE S. ESSLEMONT, CMILT
1. Address: 1 Benton Road, Auchterarder, PH3 1FQ (40 Polmuir Road, Aberdeen, AB11 7SY)
2. Telephone: +44 (0)7960 875503 mobile
3. E-mail:
4. Date of Birth: 11 May 1980
5. Executive Summary:
· Chartered Member of The Institute of Logistics and Transport (CMILT).
· An ambitious, highly motivated and well-presented materials & logistical management professional with over 16 years of career experience in the Oil & Gas industry.
· Critical technical knowledge and practical experience in the management of Materials, Coordination & Planning for Operations, Planned Shutdowns, Major Construction, Maintenance and Hook-up Projects.
· International experience gained in Trinidad & Tobago, China & The Netherlands.
· Offshore experienced in Material Control, Stores Management and Admin functions.
· APM Introductory Certificate in Project Management – working towards APMP qualification.
· Computer literate in the use of Microsoft Office, SAP, Primavera P6, PaMMS, Matflow, Maximo PSCM and Work management functions.
· Knowledge and understanding of shipping / logistics documents, construction work packs, planning schedules, project and operations documentation.
6. Professional Experience Record:
Dates (from – to) / December 2016 – PresentCompany / Dana Petroleum, Aberdeen, China & Rotterdam
Position / Western Isles FPSO, Marine Installation & Hook Up (MIHU) – Project Materials Coordinator
Job Description / Reporting directly to Project General Manager & MIHU Manager.
Focal Point for material coordination and project support through 3 phases of the Western Isles Development Project (WIDP).
· Overseeing the loading, seafastening and locating of Operational Spares prior to FPSO sailaway from COSCO Ship Yard, China.
· Successfully Managing and overseeing in Partnership with Freight Forwarder the retun of Commissioning spares and inventory from China to the UK. Ensuring complete Customs Compliance. Completing Hand-over to operations.
· Arraning Procurement of Materials and Equipment for FPSO Preparation Campaign at Keppel Verolme, Rotterdam.
· Set-up of Warehouse and Management Process for Campaign materials & equipment, managing support from Keppel Verolme Operations Team.
· Provision of daily materials support to Offshore and Onshore Project & Enegineering Teams.
· Creation of shipping load-outs in line with execution plan, liasing with Dana Logisics, Supply Base Personnel & Offshore Teams.
· Sourcing quotations and Raising Purchase Requisitions in Maximo for required materials and equipment.
· Arranging and manifesting Airfreight and urgent requests.
· Maintaining a accurate live material status for all workscopes during each project phase. (Rotterdam / Offshore)
· Providing daily material status information and issuing reports to project stakeholders.
· General Coordindination & Communication with Project Management, Engineering, Procurement, Freight Forwarder, COSCO Ship Yard China & Keppel Verolme personnel.
· Providing Daily / Weekly material status to on & offshore teams.
· Ensuring maximum traceability on all aspects of Material Management.
· Successfully arranging the transfere of project materials Materials from the UK to Rotterdam
· Prior to departure of the FPSO from Rotterdam, ensuring that all required equipment was onboard.
· Successfully arranging & coordinating the tidy-up return of project materials from Rotterdam to the UK.
Dates (from – to) / July 2016 – November 2016
Company / Amec Foster Wheeler (Primat), Aberdeen
Position / BP Clair Ridge Hook-Up – Senior Material Controller (Area 1 Focal Point)
Job Description / Reporting to the Project Materials Manager, My key duties and responsibilities are as follows:
· Provision of daily materials support to Offshore and Onshore Construction Teams.
· Creation of shipping load-outs in line with execution plan.
· Raising Purchase Requisitions.
· Arranging and manifesting Airfreight and urgent requests.
· Maintaining up-to-date material status for items within 12 window.
· Attendance and input of material Status to weekly Planning meetings.
· Interfacing with Project Management, Engineering, Procurement and Client personnel.
· Proving weekly 6 week and 12 week material status vs planned activities.
· Standing-in for offshore material controller as required.
· Monitoring the return of Hook-up materials from Fabrication yard in Korea to UK.
· Ensuring maximum traceability on all aspects of Material Management.
Dates (from – to) / December 2015 – July 2016
Company / BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd. (ASCO OBM)
Position / BP ETAP Life Extension Project (ELXP) Materials Lead with offshore visits
Job Description / · Ensuring all project logistics and material control activities are carried-out with safety being the number 1 priority.
· Manage changes to the logistics schedule and the inclusion of emergent work
· Highlight risks to delivery of the schedule & implementing mitigation.
· Identify lessons learned to improve execution efficiency of future activities
· Monitor Planning KPI’s for performance.
· Identify activities that risk delivery of project and documenting constraints
· Identify cross-team conflicts (Project & Ops) and manage the inclusion of emergent work into the project schedule.
· Managing a local store / Warehouse in Aberdeen
· Interface and Coordinate with project contractors material controllers (Cape, WGPSN & Amec FW)
· Chair Daily Materials and Logistics Video / Tele Conference.
· Ordering of Materials as required using BP SAP system.
Dates (from – to) / October 2013 – September 2015
Company / WGPSN / Dana Petroleum
Position / Senior Materials Coordinator / Shutdown Planner – Triton Shutdown 2014 & 2015 (Contractor) with offshore visits
Job Description / My key duties and responsibilities are as follows:
· Leadership of the logistical management of materials, tools and equipment in relation to the vessels longest planned shutdown 2014 & 2015
· Creation and ownership of Shutdown Material Status Tracker.
· Creation and Implementation of Shutdown Materials Management Strategy.
· Creation of shipping and load out schedules in accordance with SD plan.
· Management of Supply Vessel Movements during Pre and Shutdown periods.
· Proactively expediting of all required Shutdown Materials and Equipment.
· Managing 3rd party logistics and storage provider.
· Management of 3rd party storage & service provider, Bagging and Tagging of all Shutdown materials.
· Liaising with 3rd party vendor’s material and equipment mobilisation.
· Creation and Management of offshore laydown and storage deck plan.
· Ensure surplus and unused materials and equipment returned onshore in a timely manner and inventoried or returned and off hired.
· Daily Involvement and assistance to Shutdown Management and Coordinator functions.
· Provision of Daily materials support to the Operations Team out with shutdown periods.
· Creation of the Shutdown execution plan and daily progress tracking.
Dates (from – to) / 2010 – 2013
Company / BP Exploration Operating Company Ltd. (FIRCROFT)
Position / TAR Materials Coordinator & Miller Platform Onshore Support (Contractor) with offshore visits
Job Description / Assigned to the company’s Core TAR Team Function. I was part of teams, planning, preparation and execution of TARs for Schiehallion FPSO 2011, Bruce Platform 2012 and Magnus Platform 2013.
My key responsibilities and specific tasks were as follows:
· Leadership of the logistical management function in respect of materials, tools and equipment.
· Proactively assess work scopes for material requirements.
· Design and implementation of an effective control strategy.
· Ownership of Shutdown Material Status Tracker within BPs TAR Software package.
· Creation of shipping and load out schedules in accordance with SD plan.
· Chair meetings and present KPI information on materials & procurement.
· Ensuring optimal use of asset inventories.
· Creation of materials quality assurance matrix.
· Management of storage, bagging, tagging and packing of goods for shipping.
· Ensure surplus and unused materials and equipment are returned onshore in a timely basis and inventoried or returned to hire companies.
· Raise Maximo material requisitions for required materials for in-house work packs.
· Creation of offshore laydown and storage deck plan.
7. Previous Positions
· Wood Group Engineering North Sea Ltd – Onshore Material Controller
BP, HESS, Ithica and Chevron Contracts
· Neal Massy / BG Trinidad & Tobago
BGTT Dolphin Platform Shutdown, Procurement & Materials Coordinator (Expat)
· Wood Group Engineering North Sea Ltd – Offshore Material Controller / Administrator
BP Lomond Platform – Midlife Compression Project
BP Magnus Platform – Magnus Extension Project
8. Educational Qualifications:
· Higher National Diploma (HND) in Business Administration.
9. Vocational Qualifications:
· Primavera P6 – Project management in Primavera P6 Rel 7 Ed 1
· APM Introductory Certificate in Project Management.
· UKCS Offshore Medical
· OPITO Approved Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training with HUET and CA-EBS Certificate inc MIST
· UKCAA Offshore Aeronautical Radio Station Operator’s Certificate of Competence
· Maritime VHF Radio Operator’s Certificate of Competence.
· Manual Handling Assessor
· Risk Assessment Techniques
10. Computer Literacy:
· Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office, Primavera P6, Maximo PSCM, SAP and Work management functions.
11. Key Strengths and Personal Attributes:
· Ambitious and Proactive.
· Positive and proactive attitude towards safety.
· Highly Motivated and Well Presented.
· Excellent Interpersonal Communication Skills.
· Team Player & Leader with the capability to work alone.
· Highly Organised.
· Excellent at working to compressed schedules and deadlines.
· Quick, Able and Willing Learner.
· Adaptable to Cultural Challenges
· Ability to Operate in Challenging Environmental Conditions.
11. Development Plan for 2018 – Complete APMP Qualification & Further my Knowledge of Customs Procedures
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