Len Korobkin

Qualifications:             More than 30 years in project management, design and construction management of process piping, plant utilities, HVAC systems, dust collection, plumbing and drainage, fire protection and building services for a variety of commercial, institutional, healthcare, food and industrial facilities. Responsible for developing engineering feasibility studies, design requirements, construction documents, cost estimates, maintaining schedules, cost controls, managing installation and construction and ensure compliance to good engineering principles, relevant building codes, clean design and cGMP. Developed CQV (IQ/OQ) documents for equipment, systems and startup/maintenance personnel.

 

Work Experience:

April ’07 - Present – Staff Engineer – Food Systems Global ( Hong Kong )

Lead engineer for coordination of engineering design and equipment commissioning for a baked stackable potato chip process line to be installed in the USA . (Project value – USD 3million)

January ’07 – April ‘07 – Building Technical Consultant – P&G Xiqing Plant, China

CH2MHill – Singapore, Pte, Ltd.

Review and coordinate the design and construction of upgrading the existing warehouse to house a new Fem Care installation. (Project value – USD 2million)  

Review the design of a new Fem Care facility building. (Project value – USD 20million)

May ’06 – January ‘07 – Site Integration Manager – P&G Xiqing Plant , China

CH2MHill – Singapore , Pte. Ltd.

Lead overall engineering coordinator for infrastructure, utility, material/people flow.

Lead site master plan renewal

Study and report the oral care HVAC/ventilation systems

Technical leader for the third boiler design and installation

Temporary Construction Safety Manager for Xiqing Plant

Provide ongoing technical support for the design, procurement, installation and startup of the utility systems for the Baddi Hair Care site in northern India . (Project value – USD 14million)

June ’04 – April ‘06 – Project/Construction Manager – P&G Bangkok Plant, Thailand

Lockwood Greene – Asia Pacific (Thai) Ltd.

Developed and implemented the site master plan to upgrade the existing plant utilities, including a new boiler building to house the new steam boilers (2 – 10 Ton), a new Utility Building Extension for the additional RO water making capacity and replacement of the existing air cooled reciprocating chillers with new centrifugal water cooled chillers (2 – 500TR) and cooling towers and air compressor upgrades/relocation. (Project value – 5.6million)

Prepared utility design basis for a new hair care site in northern India

April ’03 – March ’04 – Engineering Manager – Food Systems Design – Asia Ltd., Bangkok , Thailand

Lockwood Greene Tebodin Asia Pacific (Thai) Ltd.

Lead engineer for coordination of engineering design and equipment commissioning for a stackable potato chip process line installed in Xiamen , China . (Project value – USD 5million)

Aug. ’01 – Jan. ‘03 – Project/Construction Manager – P&G New Distribution Center, Bangkok, Thailand

Lockwood Greene – Asia Pacific (Thailand) Ltd.

P&G representative responsible for the building design, construction, quality, budget and schedule for P&G’s largest Distribution Center in Asia.  Preparation of the bid document, bid evaluation and construction of the storage racks for the Distribution Center. The DC opened 45 days ahead of schedule and under budget. (Project value – USD 15million)

May ‘01 – August ‘01 – Project Engineer – (P&G - Skin Care Packing), Bangkok

Lockwood Greene – Asia Pacific (Thailand) Ltd.

Prepared detailed design and Engineering Information (E.I.) packages to be used for construction of the Skin Care Global Olay project.  (Project value – USD 1million)

June ‘99 – December  ‘00 - Project Engineer - (Engineering/Construction Management)

Lockwood Greene – Asia Pacific (Thailand) Ltd.

Bangkok, Thailand

(June ‘99 - May ‘00) - Procter & Gamble - Bangkok , Thailand - P&G Supervisor - John Confessore (Project value – USD 15million)

(June ‘00 - Dec. ‘00) - Procter & Gamble - Huangpu , China - P&G Supervisor - Ravi Kumar

(Project value – USD 17million)

On-site support for the process, mechanical and civil/structural for the GSS (Global Standard System, hair care), interpret drawings for technical correctness, construction supervision, reapply learning from Bangkok plant pertaining to constructability, standardization and start up. Teach/coach P&G engineering/operational staff about the process, system operation, material handling and equipment maintenance.

1990 - 1999 - Senior Project Manager

JNE Consulting Ltd.

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

(Nov. ‘98 - May ‘99) - Procter & Gamble - Bangkok , Thailand - P&G Supervisor - John Confessore

Responsible for the preparation of the Asia GSS Design Basis (Global Standard System, hair care), engineering/construction support for the Bangkok GSS site specific design.  Design and implementation of the utility upgrades including steam, hot water, chilled water, R.O. (reverse osmosis) water system, waste water and raw material (chemicals) material handling. Designed and had built a material handling equipment automatic washer that is currently being used as the Asia standard pot washer. (Project value – USD 15million)

(July ‘97 - Oct. ‘98) - Procter & Gamble - Asia , Regional Engineering, Kobe , Japan - P&G Supervisor - Bernnie Leland

Responsible for master planning, front-end engineering and implementation of new initiatives for all (9) hair care sites in Asia. Responsible for developing engineering studies, design requirements, preparing cost estimates, obtaining plant alignment, point contact between P&G and the engineering company.

(April ‘96 - June ‘97) - Procter & Gamble - Bangkok , Thailand - New Site - P&G Supervisor - Dan Nordhill

Responsible for the design, contractor awards, construction supervision, cost control, implementation and startup of the Skin Care (SGP) system. Provided the Skin Care making and packing utility engineering design of the chilled water, hot water, hot RO water, compressed air, HVAC and drainage systems. Provided engineering and construction training for local plant engineers. (Project value – USD 1.5million)

(Sept. ‘95 - April ‘96) - Procter & Gamble - Asia , Regional Engineering, Kobe , Japan - P&G Supervisor - Dave Grosse

Responsible for the design, procurement, installation and startup of the new global Skin Care (SGP) system for the Berkeley Vale plant, Australia. (Project value – USD 1million)

(Oct. ‘94 - Sept. ‘95) - Procter & Gamble - Huangpu plant, China , Skin Care (SGP) System – Oral Care (YG-1)

Project Manager responsible for the detailed engineering design, cost control, equipment procurement, schedule and startup for P&G’s first toothpaste making and packing facility in Asia.

Procter & Gamble - Chonan Plant, South Korea – developed the engineering studies and design requirements to comply with the cGMP and clean design principles for a $1.5 million hair care upgrade to the newly constructed plant.

(June ‘94 - Oct. ‘94) - Procter & Gamble - Bangkok Plant - Old Site - Hair Care Capacity Increase and cGMP Upgrades - P&G Supervisor - Dan Nordhill

Responsible for the design and installation of the hair care conditioner making system, new steam boiler system, hot water heating system, new chilled water system, new hot R.O. water system. Process piping, product transfer systems including the first pigging system with emphasis on clean design and cGMP.

(May ‘94 - June ‘94) - Procter & Gamble - PAX - Australia - contractor manufacturer of Styling Aids (aerosols)

Responsible for the engineering design, cost control; maintain schedule and construction supervision.

Canamera Foods – Oakville Ontario, Canada – design and relocation of an edible oils facility and packing lines from P&G Hamilton to Oakville .

Procter & Gamble - Hamilton Plant, Canada - Project Manager for the $15 million hair care expansion project including a hair care making facility renovations, storage tank replacement and packing line installation.

China Projects - Project Manager - contract preparation, negotiations, design and equipment supply for:

·Kunming Coal Gasification (Project value – USD 5million)

·Luohe Coal Gasification (Project value – USD 5million)

·Santana Coal Gasification (Project value – USD 1.5million)

·Bejing Natural Gas (Project value – USD 5million)

Asia Development Bank - Represented ADB as the coal gas expert in reviewing proposals and feasibility studies for various coal gasification projects in China.

Engineering design, specification preparation, tendering, and construction supervision of piping, plumbing, HVAC, fire protection of various industrial, commercial and institution projects including Dofasco Steel Co. General Tire, St. Joseph’s Hospital.

1984 - 1990 - Project Coordinator

Acres International Ltd.

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities included the engineering design, equipment selection, specification preparation, construction supervision of various industrial (steel) and commercial projects including Lester B. Pearson International Airport Terminal Two Expansion, Toronto and Labatt’s Brewery, Toronto and New Westminister, British Columbia .

1982 - 1984 - Engineering/Office Manager

Al Kawther, Water Treatment Co.

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Responsibilities included the supervision of approximately 15 expatriate engineering/drafting staff. Duties included the design, procurement and construction of standard packaged reverse osmosis desalination units, also a 10MM gal/day seawater RO plant for Air Defense Command in Jeddah S.A.

1979 - 1982 - Mechanical Designer/Project Coordinator

Acres Consulting Services Ltd.

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities included the design of various industrial ventilation (dust collection) systems and energy studies for the Ontario Ministry of Government Services (MGS) Provincial Government buildings and Canadian Government Federal buildings.

1966 - 1979 - Mechanical Project Engineering Designer

Group Eight Engineering Ltd. (Walter, Eull & Elliott Consulting Engineering Ltd.)

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Responsibilities included the client liaison, design, specification preparation and construction supervision of HVAC systems, building services, plumbing/drainage, fire protection, of various commercial, institutional, hospitals, high-rise buildings, food and industrial facilities.

Education:               Seneca College

Building Environmental Design - 1969

                                    Toronto, Ontario, Canada

                                    Training Courses

·         19 Key Elements Training – Procter & Gamble – 1995

·         Project Management Training – Procter & Gamble – 1996

Computer Skills:    MS Word, Microsoft Project, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Power Point