Lazina Chowdhury

Background

About Lazina Chowdhury

A mechanical engineer with project and facilities engineering experience across the industries including manufacturing, air separation, nuclear and primarily oil an gas sector with strong background in field experiences. Has worked with a major international oil and gas operators Chevron and Shell, in a multifunctional role, supporting large scale operations, maintenance and shut down programme. Project management and engineering experience include work in all stages of project life cycles of concept, FEED, detailed design, construction and operational phases of projects.Successfully and independently delivered range of large scale projects including major capital projects and brown field projects, Management System and Process roll out from an operator perspectives and EPC perspectives.First hand experience in a the evolution of project execution method from traditional waterfall to use of agile project execution method. Application of scrum/kanban in a fit for purpose project execution tool to drive efficient team and deliver project optimum cost and schedule.• Responsible for implementing several Operational Excellence Process and Management System Process.• Strong field experience, design and operations experience• Project Manger and Technical Leading for topside multidiscipline engineering team for the Subsea Well Response Project including key process and technical safety engineering discipline• Project Engineer (interface) for a large detail design project for a Norwegian operator responsible for facilitating process, tech safety, instrumentation and procurement interface and progress• Engineering Change Management Owner and application in FEED and detail design and in operations• Package lead/engineering for key facilities equipment• Plant debottle necking and vessel internals project engineer• Lead facilities engineer for Bibiyana Gas Field expansion to build well pad and road development, well test facility and gathering line and tie in with existing gas processing facilities• Lead facilities engineer for 48hrs shutdown, maintenance and brownfield project• Contract owner for key engineering and constructing contractors• Lead Construction engineering for civil infrastructure for well pad and development and drilling operation.