- Manage and support over 50 people at multiple project warehouse locations. - Implementing new materials management procedure that is tied to physical warehousing processes and allows quick and clear training for new hired personnel and green-hands. Procedure includes flowcharts, check lists, examples of filled out documents for actions that every employee on the org. chart supposed to do along with maintaining proper warehouse records. - Implementing data base forms and user-friendly interfaces to ensure DB generates proper warehouse records and clear reports. Moving major processes from excel to data base. - Preparation of appliances for next rain and snow season to lift up lay-down and site storage off the ground by 0.5-0.7 meters to ensure convenient access and handling. - Render all possible support to fabrication shops and construction to meet required schedules. - Keep close interface and set up proper communication channels with project, fabrication and construction management to ensure on-time materials delivery to the job sites and fab shops. - Hold periodical training sessions for relevant warehouse personnel in different materials management practices and techniques

- Management of procurement, logistics, warehousing, 3-d party inspections, sales activities and accounting of the company and for the company projects. Reporting results to the owners. - Implemented international practices of Supply Chain Management - Sourcing vendors and long-term partners, associated with travelling in China, Europe, visiting manufacturers, client’s fields, negotiating best possible terms and conditions. (Visited at least 200 different mills – China/EU/UK) - Implemented Risk assessment and management practices - Developed and implemented (ERP) Materials Management System (1C based SQL Server platform) - TTO Management Ky, Helsinky, Finland for Sakhalin Energy Investment Company, July 2004 (Project short-term job for ASYN Group, Russia) Consultant: procurement, logistics, warehousing for offshore gravity base platform project. Responsibilities: setup and implement warehouse procedures, correct current warehouse activity, prepare for audit. - Lukoil, Usinsk, Naryanmar (project for Asyn-Russia, short-term job), Implemented transit warehousing procedures, piece count, marking, proper packing where required, OS&D resolution prior to transportation to final destination. - Sales activities with clients in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russian Federation, mainly large-scale operations: oil and gas companies, pipeline operating companies, EPC contractors to large-scale projects. - Disputes resolution, e.g. repair of 9 km damaged PE coating of supplied 150 km 16” pipeline (2 locations, took me 3 weeks to fix it). Proved savings to KPO during supply of 150 km 20” gas pipeline, helped to resolve local certification issue, etc. - Constant interacting with clients on orders progress - Leading Manufacturers Representation functions - Company Business Development Issues - Head of 5 year experimental program for field test of pipe with special cement lining for highly aggressive oil emulsion and process waters, both low and high pressure. (Mannesmann Line Pipe – Lukoil – Western Siberia) - Sales: OCTG, line pipe, bulk piping, valves, fittings, flanges, forgings, wellhead equipment, pump jacks, PCP pumps, cables, misc. electrical, rotating, reciprocating equipment and parts, other product categories. Personal Skills: - Over 20 years of experience in business development, procurement, warehousing, logistics, certification, sales for oil & gas, processing, construction, engineering companies and projects - Able to offer cost efficient, sustainable, diversified, competitive local content development programs - Excellent knowledge of local market potential and development trends - Knowledge of international and GOST standards - Proven to be an efficient and innovative employee with a natural ability to seek out and discover cost effective solutions - Thrive in a high-pressure environment and meet deadlines without diminishing quality or performance - Excellent negotiation, risk assessment and management skills. - Perfect knowledge of international procurement procedures and practices - Flexible and creative thinking Competences in Supply Chain Management: focused on cost efficient operations - Procurement and Contracts: management of general activities, service contracts, implementation of efficient procedures and practices, project staffing, innovative approach, training of personnel, disputes (OS&D) resolution, inspections, optimizations, negotiations, setting up cost efficient operations, knowledge of local and international standards, sourcing and/or selecting the right vendors able to bid the requested materials/services, constantly thinking on improvements - Logistics, Expediting and Certification: project transport routs development, development of efficient and safe project and/or in-house logistics practices, expediting of materials and services, transit warehousing, in-house logistics, smart and cost efficient local certification and customs clearance practices - Warehousing: setting up procedures, training of personnel, in-house logistics, safety and cost saving practices, ensure proper receiving, issuing and preservation of materials, OS&D handling, free-issue practices and accountability - Interfaces: setting up proper interface with project and operations team leaders to ensure proper and on-time material purchasing, logistics, storage, preservation and issue to the job site. - Knowledge of materials, especially structural steel, plates, pipes, fittings, flanges, forgings, steel grades (conventional, alloys, clad combinations), coatings and linings, manufacturing techniques, differences and applications - Coaching and training of employees: developing personal growth opportunities. Provide effective meetings for staff to share ideas, views and concerns, use meetings as an opportunity to generate common view on problems solving. - Understanding of global procurement and BPA practices: advantages and disadvantages. - Always have innovative ideas to improve current operations Competences in Business Development: focused on market penetration and increasing market share. - Identify client’s requirements with procurement and engineering, market potential in general - Identify strong and weak aspects of competitors business on the territory - Outstanding knowledge of the market in Kazakhstan, client requirements and competitors in downstream and upstream especially in OCTG, line pipes and piping (valves, fittings, flanges, forgings), main equipment, structural steel, cables - Ensure market penetration and increase of market share via developing the winning strategy based on client requirements and competitor’s possibilities - Develop long-term partnership relationships with clients based on confidence, compliance, reliability and cost efficiency - Developing and creating cost efficient extra sales opportunities within existing possibilities - Developing and creating sales opportunities to ensure quick market penetration

- Implemented Local Procurement Procedure (Low value procurement procedure) - Managed procurement of goods and services for early office operations and early field activities - Screening and evaluation of local vendors to identify the potential of using them on the project - Training local personnel in international procurement and logistics practices

- Development of project warehousing procedures to ensure proper receiving, certification, storage, preservation and issue of project materials - Outdoor/indoor storage layout and storage appliances preparation - Arrangements for proper preservation of storage materials - Arrangements for cost efficient in-house logistics - Negotiating with service contractors for warehousing, logistics, customs clearance and certification contractors - Inventory control, constant internal inventory spot checks - Ensured information flow, developed material status monitoring from source to the job site - Ensured proper in-house handling and preservation of materials/equipment in-storage. - Interacting with project engineering, construction management and construction contractor representatives - Coordinating warehousing and logistics contractors - Implemented efficient file system - Proved documented time and money savings for the client - Successfully went through few client audits and prepared for final project warehouse audit - Implemented procurement procedures - Negotiated office renovation, vehicle rent service contracts - Purchases to support engineering office operations - Early works purchases for Kazakh part of the pipeline (piping bulks) - Main equipment and long lead items procurement packages preparation for approvals

- Technical translator, progressed to purchasing assistant/trainee in materials management department - Purchasing of Materials required to support oilfield operations, expediting, negotiations with vendors. Cost analysis. Warehousing.