RALPH HOFFMAN, Eng

Present address: Narva mnt.13a, 10151 Tallinn, Estonia,

mobile (+372) 522-03-85; office (+372) 680 7577; fax (+372) 680 7579
e-mail: ralph.hoffman@savant.ee
CANADIAN CITIZEN
Immediate Goals: Design, Engineering, Project Construction Management

Expert in: Project Engineering Management ~ Project /Construction Management ~ Facilities Management

Commended throughout career for ability to deliver highly visible projects on-time and on-budget
Tackled monumental challenges with near impossible deadlines and turned around previously unsuccessful projects

Remarkably talented, value-driven professional with exceptional interpersonal skills, a sense of urgency,
high standard, strong business acumen and the highest level of ethics and integrity; a “selective risk
taker”, projecting self-confidence, politically astute and ability to plan for, initiate and manage change.

Experience in Gas/Oil projects, Industrial and Commercial Construction, Real Estate; fast tracking, client
interface and liaison with multi-national project staff, consultants and senior management; procurement;
planning & scheduling; supervision; inspection; logistics; progress reporting; cost estimates; contracts.

Offering 35 years of professional experience in project management, construction management, project

engineering and design management. Verifiable track record in increasing performance through dynamic
leadership, strategic planning, process design, technology innovation and change management.
Excel in guiding team of professional engineers and technicians to deliver projects on time and within
budget; from design through to construction/installation and commissioning/hand-over.

Offer international experience; have routinely traveled to remote locations throughout the world to work
with construction and project management teams. International projects include Iraq, Germany, Libya,
Russia, Bermuda, Saudi Arabia, Canada, Uzbekistan, Romania and Estonia.
Fluent in German and English. Able to communicate in French, Spanish, and Russian.

Possess passion for complex business solutions and to work autonomously and deal effectively with
problems of virtually any type or degree of complexity in the architectural, civil, electrical/electronics,
mechanical engineering disciplines and trades.
Professional strengths:
Project Design & Development Team Building & Leadership Documentation Reviews/Rewrites
Process Improvement/Reengineering Quality Management Feasibility Studies
Business Process Reengineering Strategic & Long Range Planning Infrastructure Development
Organizational Change Client Relationship Due Dilligence Reports

Technology talents include working knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel, MS Projects, MS Power Point, AutoCAD, Outlook Express
Career Track:

2006 - 2010 Project and Business Development Muuga Sadam and Tallinn, Estonia.
2004 - 2006 Poject Construction Manager, Kaluga and Efremov, Russia and Ukraine
2003 - 2003 Freelance Capital Projects and Facilities Management Consultant, Europe
2001 – 2002 Lender’s Supervisor European Bank of Research and Development, Romania
1999 – 2002 Construction/Project Manager and Owner’s Representative, Solectron Romania
1998 – 1999 Capital Projects and Facilities Manager, Uzbekistan
1997 – 1998 Project Construction Manager, Russia
1996 – 1997 Project Construction Manager, Russia
1995 – 1996 Project Construction Consultant/ Construction Manager, Canada
1991 – 1995 Construction Consultant/ Construction Manager, Canada
1989 – 1990 Project Construction Manager, Canada
1986 – 1989 Project Construction Manager, Bermuda
1984 – 1985 Project Engineering Manager, Libya
1980 – 1984 Area Manager, Saudi Arabia

Projects: Distribution warehousing, International Airports, Mining & Gas/Oil Facilities, Marine Projects, Infrastructure,
High-rise office and Apartment buildings, Hotels, Boiler Plants, Sewage treatment Plants, Greenfield project Mega
Shopping Mall and Food Processing Plants. Rock Quarry for Harbor Project in UAE and Saudi Arabia.
Educational Background:
Registered as Construction Engineer in Tallinn, Estonia
Graduate Engineer registered as Engineer in Quebec, Canada
Affiliated with the International Project Management Institute – PMI
International Member of The Society of American Military Engineers
Ralph Hoffman, Eng 19.04.2010