Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
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AKUDU, WILLIAMS N.

AKUDU, WILLIAMS N.

Port Harcourt,Rivers State

Summary

A self-motivated team-player having

flare for new challenges bearing in mind an open, positive outlook on life, people and work; with over 23 years of working experience spent basically on Construction & Maintenance Engineering, Project Management and Health Safety & Environment of Oil & Gas Facilities in Shell Petroleum Development Company - Pipelines Systems, East Division.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pipeline Operations & Maintenance Engineer

Concave Energy Ltd
07.2021 - Current
  • Carried various project coordination & management activities

which includes scoping of work, project costing, pre-mobilisation activities & other front-end works till the project is completed.

  • Commissioned projects using relevant/ valid company-approved contracts.
  • Carried out various corrective & preventive maintenance/ repair works valued at Circa $4.5 Million.
  • Ensured the use of SPDC-approved procedures (AFC drawings, WPS, lift plans, NDT, clamping, In-service weldings, excavation, work inside confined spaces etc)
  • Ensured contractor's compliance with the SPDC-approved quality management plan.
  • Carried out HSE, technical/ quality audits provided recommendations and follow-ups.
  • Ensured and monitored the validity of contractors' premobilization of status on equipment, and competent personnel.
  • Track contractor project performances from start to finish of all projects.
  • Overall Quality, Health, Safety, Environment and Security (QHSES) were complied with at all project sites.
  • Strict adherence to approved procedures for each maintenance engineering best practices.

Pipeline Operations & Maintenance Engineer

Chify Nigeria Ltd
11.2016 - 07.2021
  • 1. Carried various site inspections/scoping and costing of projects using relevant approved contracts.
  • 2. Carried out various corrective & preventive maintenance/ repair works valued at over $2.3 million .
  • 3. Effective close liaison with my superiors as well as contractor management, Host communities, and other Stakeholders on technical, security and HSES matters.
  • 4. Implemented after-action review procedures (AAR) on completed projects
  • 5. Carried out routine pipeline inspection of pipeline/gas lines by routine pigging (RP), intelligent pigging (IP), and EGP.
  • 6. Carried out cathodic protection (CP) inspection on various land & swamp pipelines,
  • 7. Carried out ultrasonic inspection (UT) & coating inspection (CI) on SPDC
  • Pipelines.nes.
  • 8. Saved cost by prompt response to emergency leaks due to crude theft and sabotage leaks on SPDC eastern pipeline networks.
  • 9. Developed sound communication between Client, Contractor and Host communities.
  • 10. Continuous improvement on Project Management Skills.
  • 11. Team player in operations integrity (OI) for SPDC Pipeline System.
  • 12. Recorded ZERO LTI or Fatality in all my work sites to date.
  • 13. Ensured proper documentation/close-outs and submitted to relevant authorities for audit trail.

Pipeline Operations & Maintenance Coordinator

Inspection & Test L Ltd
07.2012 - 11.2016

1. Ensured the use of SPDC-approved procedures.

2. Ensured contractor's compliance with all approved procedures.

3. Ensured compliance with a permit-to-work system

4. Ensured regular site project meetings are carried out by the contractor

5. Enforced compliance of pipeline

contractors on SHELL global 9-life saving rules & Golden rules.

6. Ensured

compliance to DRA/PAUSE for all changes in site conditions.

Below are some of the high-profile projects executed within the time:

  • Leak Testing on 18''/20'' GPHSL (2010)
  • Upgrade works at Bonny Terminal in-coming manifolds (2011)
  • Leak testing on 24'' Alakiri – Bonny TL (2012).
  • Completed rehabilitation of defective sections on 24” & 28” NCTL in San Barth, Santa Barbara, New Calabar River etc. (2000 – 2002 as a QA/QC Inspector)
  • Site Lead for emergency leak repairs in swamp/land locations, especially the Ogoni re-entry. (2003 as a QA/QC Inspector)
  • Completed identification and rehabilitation of five (15) defective points as per IP report on 28”x17km Krakama M/F – Cawthone Channel Junction M/F. (2004)
  • Completed Dent removal by sectional replacement on 10'' X 650m Diebu Creek DL in Nun River field. (2006)

Education

HND - Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Federal Polytechnic
Idah, Kogi State
03.1997

WAEC - WAEC

DENNIS MEOMORIAL GRAMMER SCHOOL
ONITSHA, ANAMBRA STATE
11.1989

Skills

    • Root Cause Analysis
    • Cost Estimation
    • Pipeline Equipment Installation & Repairs
    • Pipeline Pigging
    • Corrosion Control Methods
      • Project Coordination/ Management
      • Pipelines design & concepts
      • Multi-tasking
      • Multiple project site management

Accomplishments

  • Supervised project team of over 100 personnel.
  • Achieved cost savings by completing various projects with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Completed all my projects LTI/ LTF

Certification

  • Designated First Aider (DFA) - Nov 2023
  • Incident management system training (ICS 100 & 200) - Jan 2022
  • Permit to work certification (Refresher) - Jul 2020
  • ePTW competent course - Jun 2018
  • Risk Assessment Training (RAT) - Sep 2016
  • HSE Leadership Workshop - Nov 2016
  • Fire Fighting Course - Feb 2015
  • NEBOSH – IGC - Apr 2011
  • Breathing Apparatus, Confined Space Entry & Gas Testing Course - Jul 2010
  • PipeSim - Jun 2007

Timeline

Pipeline Operations & Maintenance Engineer

Concave Energy Ltd
07.2021 - Current

Pipeline Operations & Maintenance Engineer

Chify Nigeria Ltd
11.2016 - 07.2021

Pipeline Operations & Maintenance Coordinator

Inspection & Test L Ltd
07.2012 - 11.2016

HND - Metallurgical & Materials Engineering

Federal Polytechnic

WAEC - WAEC

DENNIS MEOMORIAL GRAMMER SCHOOL
AKUDU, WILLIAMS N.