STEPHEN YUSUF

Experienced Engineer with 13+ years in Project Management, Asset & Facility Management, Maintenance, Operations, Pipelines, etc.

13+ years of Oil & Gas experience in technical and business roles with exposure to field and office work environments.
• 12+ years of Engineering, project and asset management experience in Oil & Gas asset development comprising field development plans, operations follow-up, contract management, preparation of RFI/RFP/RFQ, Management of LLIs, contractor follow-up, stakeholder management, project concept selection, project progress review and internal governance management, authorities & regulatory agencies liaising, Ethics & Compliance monitoring, process optimization and return on experience coordination. General adherence to PMBOK methodologies and industry best practices including Scrum and Agile Methodology and software development life cycle (SDLC). Defining new business strategies to optimize use of existing assets, continuous improvement of business processes, leading digitalization of business processes, project financing strategy proposals, financial modeling & investment analysis, business development, contract negotiation, Acquisition & divestment support, long term planning reviews for investor relations and financial communications, generating financial statements with key focus on optimizing investment KPIs (IRR, NPV, EBITA, ROI)
• 6+years of Petroleum Engineering experience, incorporating best reservoir engineering practices, production engineering, providing leadership and management to multiple contractors to achieve project objectives safely, timely and within budget.
• Demonstrated aptitude for strategic analysis, risk mitigation, leadership and decisive decision making resulting from extensive experience with various oil and gas project execution oversight.
• Dedicated team player with a history of fostering close working relationships with various functional departments including Engineering, Operations, Finance, Health & Safety, Maintenance and senior leadership.
• Computer/Software Proficiency: Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Power BI, Project), Jira, ProjectLibre, Confluence, workday.

Executive MBA (EMBA) 
Petroleum Engineering (M.Sc.) 
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical (B. Eng.)