ISILDA SCHWEBACH, PMP, MBA

(832) 876-7981 | isilda@live.com | https://www.linkedin.com/in/isildaschwebach

CAREER SUMMARY
Project Manager with 11 years of experience in Upstream Oil and Gas focusing on Deepwater Topsides Facilities.
Experienced in all phases of project lifecycle. Led projects of increasing scope and magnitude ranging from $135
Million to $8 Billion. Driven and achieved project efficiencies by planning, implementing, multi-task, control and
evaluate.
o Big Foot Project Achieved successful integration of modules lift and set onto Hull, ensuring
predicable performance with zero incidents.
o Analysis of NG Market Dynamics Achieved strategic portfolio recommendations based on Global
supply/demand data analysis.

CRITICAL SKILLS
FE/Offshore Courses/ Specifications
Project Management/ Planning/ Execution
Business Analytics
Construction Modules Integration

Project Controls

LANGUAGES
English Fluent
Portuguese Fluent
Spanish Intermediate

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Chevron Corporation
2007 Nov 2015

Houston, TX

Jan

Assurance Interface and Risk Coordinator - Rosebank Project ($8 Billion)

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Led assurance, interface, and risk processes for Project Leadership Team.
Managed and deployed Project Execution Plan (PEP) and PEER Review registers to Project and
Functional Leadership Teams.
Communicated in all directions including maintaining progress visibility to PM and PD. Developed
projections and reports that helped Leadership track progress.
Led Alignment of Interface Matrices within Engineering Team.
AIR Team Lead Delegation of Authority.

Integration Interface Coordinator - Big Foot Project ($4 Billion)

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Led development and closure of key Decision Records required for advancing construction activities.
Developed and implemented a Site MOC Process for Integration. Led design and roll-out for Site
MOC Database System, and ensured continuous process improvement.
Led reoccurring Site Interface and MOC meetings, and continuously pushed for strict adherence to
MOC process and Project Criteria in fulfillment of Corporate OE Leadership expectations.
Achieved on time and with no recordable incidents module integration. Led focused interface
meetings for successful resolution of clashes during modules set down.
Driven timely delivery of VDD. Led interface meetings with former contractor, internal project team,
and management to ensure alignment on objectives.

Project Engineer - Quiluma Development Project ($1.8 Billion)

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Achieved alignment of engineering deliverables and prevented cost overruns by leading project
assurance activities, oversight supervision of engineering contractor, and management of technical
and Concessionaire interfaces on major decisions.
Stewarded development of Decision Records and Decision Support Packages (DSP) for shareholders
review.
Presented Engineering Decisions progression at shareholders tri-annual Subject Matter Experts
(SME) meetings.
Led technical interfaces between disciplines to ensure alignment and gap closure.
Stewarded major engineering deliverables including Basis of Design (BOD) and Scope of Work
(SOW) documents.

Project Manager - Lucula Onshore Treating-III (LOT-III) Project ($135 Million)

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Responsible for Bid evaluation and award recommendations for pre-FEED Funding.
Responsible for preparation and facilitation of DRB meetings, Partner updates and meetings.
Led development of pre-FEED Project schedule and SOW for Engineering Contracting Company.
Coordinated with Ops and Engineering contractor to gain alignment on process configuration and
ensured Functional Management Review (FMR) items were addressed.

Project Engineer - Inner Malongo Sour Fields Flare Reduction (IMSFR) Project ($168 Million)
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Managed interfaces with Engineering Contractor, Technical experts, Operations, and Project
personnel to identify potential synergies to benefit the project.
Led overall the development of PEP and managed all respective updates.
Developed and steward a variety of studies related with new technology applications as well as other
options that could increase efficiency and save costs for the project.
Provided Facilities support/input for subsurface team led activities (SSTR/ VWBO).
Assisted Project Manager with project approval process, cost estimates, appropriation for funding,
and governmental approval requests.

ExxonMobil Corporation
Jun 2004 Jun 2006

International

Facilities Engineer Kizomba-B Project (265 Thounsand BOD)

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Achieved successful startup of Kiz-B by managing operational efficiency of facilities, leading

optimization studies, and managing ongoing surveillance of FPSO and TLP assets.
Led process system performance and start-up optimization studies, recommended optimal operating
ranges based on detailed engineering analysis, and steward results.
Interfaced with Ministry of Petroleum to ensure compliance and continuous improvement.
Achieved outlet crude specifications ratings by leading study of optimal operating settings for 140kbd
electrostatic desalter and testing parameters results also implemented on Kiz-A.

Facilities Engineer Sable Project (11 Million m3/d)

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Improved overall system reliability by developing system optimization studies for offshore/onshore
gas facilities (11MMm3/d).
Led several de-bottlenecking study modifications that consisted in analyzing root cause of system
failures and recommended improvements.
Developed a study of required parameters to integrate a new compression platform to existing
facilities and reported results.

ExxonMobil Corporation
Jun 2003 Aug 2003

Houston, TX

Facilities Engineering Intern Kizomba-B Project (265 Thousand BOD)

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Responsible for developing plant information (PI) system that collects relevant data for daily
monitoring of a 265 KBOD FPSO.
Designed PI screens and reported successful results on configuration and linking associations.

EDUCATION
Texas A&M University, Houston TX, May 2013
Masters in Business Administration
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Analysis of NG Market Dynamics Effects on Chevron Projects

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater OK, May 2004

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering
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Deans Honor Roll/ Exxon Mobil Technical Scholar

Chi Epsilon, The National Civil Engineering Honor Society (Historian)
American Society of Civil Engineers (Publisher/ Steel Bridge Team Player)

CERTIFICATIONS/ LICENSES
Project Management Institute, Houston TX, May 2013
Project Management Professional
George Washington University, Houston TX, Nov 2009
Masters Certificate in Project Management