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Giovanni Orlando

Project Director at Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR)
32.3 yrs experienceOil & Energy
Jan 2022

The move

MoveWood → KBR Abu Dhabi
TitleProject Director
LocationAl Khobar → Abu Dhabi
Career arcRecent arrival
Cross-border moveYes · Saudi Arabia → United Arab Emirates
Native languageEnglish, Italian
Years in UAE10.0
Total experience32.3 years

Career arc

  1. Project DirectorJan 2022 — Apr 2025
    KBR Abu Dhabi· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates· Full-time
  2. Project DirectorNov 2019 — Dec 2021
    Wood· Al Khobar, Eastern, Saudi Arabia· Full-time
  3. Project DirectorDec 2018 — Oct 2019
    Wood· Al-Khobar Governatorate, Saudi Arabia
  4. Project Director Oil & GasMar 2017 — Sep 2018
    SNC-Lavalin International Inc.· Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
  5. Project Director E&PAug 2015 — Sep 2016
    SNC-Lavalin Engineers & Constructors· Abu Dhabi
  6. Project Director - Proposal - Al Dabb’iya ASR Gas DevelopmentOct 2014 — Mar 2015
    Technip· Abu Dhabi
  7. Project DirectorJan 2014 — Sep 2014
    Technip· Abu Dhabi (UAE)
  8. Senior Project ManagerOct 2010 — Nov 2013
    Technip· Abu Dhabi (UAE)
  9. Project DirectorApr 2009 — Sep 2010
    Technip
  10. Proposal / Project ManagerJan 2007 — Mar 2009
    Technip
  11. Senior Project ManagerMar 2005 — Dec 2006
    Technip
  12. Project ManagerFeb 2002 — Feb 2005
    Total Group (RdR first, then TGI)
  13. Projects Department ManagerNov 2001 — Feb 2005
    Total Group (RdR first, then TGI)
  14. Project Manager / Manager of OperationsJan 1991 — Oct 2001
    Snamprogetti

Education

Languages

  • French · Professional working
  • Spanish · Full professional
  • English · Native or bilingual
  • Italian · Native or bilingual

Top skills

Oil and GasFEEDEngineeringPetrochemicalComunicazioneProject Planning

About

44+ years experience with global EPC Contractors, starting as Process Engineer, then Engineering Manager and Project Manager / Director. Other experiences include Proposal Manager and Company Operations Management. Main fields of experience: - Oil & Gas Upstream Plants (Onshore and Offshore) - Refinery & Petrochemical Plants - Revamping / Debottlenecking / Shutdown as well as Greenfield Facilities - Conceptual, FEED, EPC - from Tender, through design / engineering, procurement, construction, pre-com and commissioning - Contractual frames, from Reimbursable to TKLS EPC An all round, solid experience which supports capability for the management of large projects. Dynamic and pro-active approach, initiative and interest in taking new challenges complete the picture. Specialties: Managemen

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