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Keyvan Ehsanifard

Maastricht

Summary

An accomplished consultant via 25 years continuous learning journey. Throughout the career, have had the opportunity to sit in the position of client, manufacturer and consultant so has witnessed "the truth" from multiple angles.

Team lead and project manager, seasoned technical proposal developer and have experienced in various aspects of asset management, asset maintenance and asset reliability. With Asset reliability as the focus areas in which gained skills both in quantitative and qualitative reliability methodologies including Life Cycle Cost analysis, RAM analysis and Spare Part Optimization, Asset Breakdown Structure, Asset Criticality, FMEA, RCM and Root Cause Analysis.

Cannot stand routine jobs for a long time!

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Principal Consultant

Stork AMT
04.2022 - Current
  • Project manager | SDM Azerbaijan APM project (2024-25) | Project scale: > 5 MEUR.
  • QA.QC. Officer | Hellenic petroleum APM project (2023-24) | Project scale: 4.5 MEUR.
  • QA.QC. officer | SOCAR Turkey APM rollout (2023).
  • Negotiated dozens of contracts with clients, securing optimal terms and conditions while reducing costs and calculating bases of estimations.
  • Built strong relationships with clients, fostering long-term partnerships and repeat business (SOCAR Turkey, SOCAR Azerbaijan, Hellenic, Teijin).
  • Evaluated business processes, identifying inefficiencies and recommending targeted improvements.
  • Increased client satisfaction by providing tailored consulting solutions for their specific business needs.
  • Mentored junior consultants, providing guidance and support for professional development.
  • Directed onsite training for business users to maximize productivity.
  • Collaborated with subject matter experts to develop best practices and industry-leading methodologies.
  • Led cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality results on complex assignments.
  • Served as a trusted advisor for clients navigating complex industry landscapes.

Sr. Consultant

Stork AMT
04.2019 - 04.2022
  • Engineering Manager | Long Term Asset Replacement Plan project in PETKIM petrochemical plants - Turkey | Scale: 26 main & auxiliary units.
  • Asset Reliability Pillar lead | SOCAR project - Structure, Navigation & Facilitation of Asset Criticality Analysis, RCM/FMEA, RAM analytics, Asset Strategy Management & Spare Part Optimization | Scale: +65,000 Equipment | Team of 15 staff
  • Sr. Consultant | Teijin project - Asset Criticality & RAM Analytics to evaluate asset optimization project.

Principal Reliability Engineer

Lyondellbasell
07.2018 - 03.201
  • Responsible for reliability / integrity improvement of European Olefins & Polymer assets.
  • Project lead for Turbo Machinery trip integrity improvement (11 Olefin Plants in EU & US) and Corrosion Under Insulation procedure update.

Sr. Reliability Engineer

SABIC
01.2012 - 06.2018
  • Design & Implementation of Asset Life Planning, Asset Obsolescence Plan and Mechanical Seal Improvement Plan
  • Reliability improvement responsible for Olefins 4 & Logistics
  • Conducted multiple Root Cause Analysis for Olefins & Polymer plants.

Machinery Technical Manager

MAPNA Turbine Manufacturing (SIEMENS Licensed)
01.2004 - 01.2011

For two projects, each sized of some 100 MEUR investments:

  • Conducted several dozen technical evaluations on turbine manufacturing machine vendors in Europe and far east.
  • Managed and conducted several dozen Factory Acceptance Tests (FAC) and Final Acceptance Tests (FAT) on turbine manufacturing machines, complied with ISO 3070.
  • Maintenance sub-contractor supervisor: Spare part and maintenance.

Education

Master of Science - Industrial Asset Lifecycle Management

Linne Universiteit
Sweden
06.2012

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Shiraz University
Iran-Shiraz
06.1998

Skills

  • Project Management
  • Strategic & Analytical thinking
  • Technology Implementation (APM system integrator)
  • Business Analysis
  • Proposal Development
  • Team Leadership & Development
  • Problem-Solving

Training Courses

  • Leadership foundations
  • Winning at influencing and negotiations
  • Presentation skills
  • RCA - ProAct
  • FMEA - IVARA
  • GE APM platform: Foundations, Reliability modules, Policy Design

Professional Development

GE Digital APM Platform; MS Office, MS Project, CMMS, Multiple International conference papers, Several LinkedIn publications.

Certification

GE Compliance management (2024)

PRINCE2 (2023)

VCA-VOL (2022)

IAM Foundations (2022)

Machinery Lubrication Technician I (2016)

Mechanical Seals (2017)

Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt (2015)

CMRP (2015)

Additional Information

  • Won the Excellence Award in 2014 for the best Master Thesis in Maintenance - EFNMS (European Federation of National Maintenance Societies)
  • Won the scholarship in 2012 for the most outstanding paper - Sparbanksstiftelsen Kronan - Sweden
  • Multiple times recognized as the Excellent employee at Stork and SABIC

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Persian
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Dutch
Upper intermediate (B2)

Hobbies

  • Motorbiking, Yoga, gym
  • Nature preservation, gardening, books, movies, playing music
  • Geography, history, traveling

Timeline

Principal Consultant

Stork AMT
04.2022 - Current

Sr. Consultant

Stork AMT
04.2019 - 04.2022

Principal Reliability Engineer

Lyondellbasell
07.2018 - 03.201

Sr. Reliability Engineer

SABIC
01.2012 - 06.2018

Machinery Technical Manager

MAPNA Turbine Manufacturing (SIEMENS Licensed)
01.2004 - 01.2011

Master of Science - Industrial Asset Lifecycle Management

Linne Universiteit

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Shiraz University
Keyvan Ehsanifard