1. Gary Knurbein, PMP...
8070 Lottie Avenue • Las Vegas, NV 89149 • 780.370.5861 • gknurbein@yahoo.com
Award-winning Construction Operations Executive with proven leadership over large multinational
and multifunctional workforces in highly complex industrial construction projects. Proficient in
developing and leading collaborative teams in difficult environments with as many as 100
managers, 1,000 personnel, and budgets as large as $350M in sectors including oil and gas,
environmental, nuclear, power, process, mining and government facilities. Highly experienced in
safety management, government contract management, earned value management and
leadership development. Technically skilled in civil engineering (underground, buildings and roads);
mechanical engineering (industrial process, utilities, piping and equipment) as well as in electrical
and instrumentation (transmission, power and control). Select accomplishments:
§ Strategic and Business Planning: Developed one- and three- year business operations strategies that
fueled a successful expansion of mechanical operations and delivered more than $30M in incremental
revenue.
§ Operations and Project Aptitudes: Brought a Mechanical PMO from a negative to a positive margin
position in first year. Revitalized a $50M project that was only 20% complete and lacking course;
aligned internal departments, enhanced customer relationships, clearing milestones ahead of
schedule while underrunning cost to sustain business from a major client.
§ Operations Lifecycle: Engineered, procured and constructed (EPC) a $350M fossil power facility at a
Russian Federation “brownfield” site that replaced the power and heating output of existing plutonium
production reactors and was recognized by senior management as the Corporate Project of the Year.
§ Environmental Health and Safety: Achieved more than 8,000,000 safe man hours in two key projects
spanning a period of more than eight years against an industry average of 200,000 safe man hours.
§ Stakeholder Relations Management: Spearheaded facilities expansion for the Russian Federation
Security Assessment and Training Center that effectively satisfied all stakeholders including US and RF
defense departments and diplomatic corps.
International PMO Leadership in
Multimillion-Dollar Industrial Construction Projects
§ International Team Development and Leadership
§ Best Management Practices
§ Complex Operations Streamlining and Improvement
§ Management Systems Development
§ Earned Value Management Systems (EVMS)
§ Risk Mitigation and Management
§ Program and Policy Development
§ Cross-Functional Business Operations Management
§ Budget Management and Cost Control
§ Process Optimization
§ Scalable Business Platform Development
§ Training, Development and Performance
Management
§ Business Partnering and Client Relations
Exemplary Leadership in Managerial Practices that Raises the Bar for Achievement
AECOM Corporation, A leading provider of engineering, construction, and technical services. 1982 – Present
SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER | OPERATIONS MANAGER, Las Vegas NV
Served as Construction Manager, Area Manager, Mechanical Operations Manager, Project Manager and Senior
Project Manager in internal company initiatives and client engagements in the US, Canada, Russia and the Ukraine.
Consistently improved performance and over delivered on objectives by integrating technical expertise with best
management practices, rallying teams, strengthening relationships, maximizing margins, controlling costs and
optimizing processes in projects and engagements with durations as long as seven years.
Effectively directed operations and projects related to Nuclear Power Generation and Processing, Fossil Power
Generation, Chemical Processing, Mining and Infrastructure, Chemical Weapons Destruction, Infrastructure
Development, Facility Expansion, Processing Plant Construction and Polythene Reactor Construction.
Representative projects:
ELEVATING PERFORMANCE IN GLOBAL OPERATIONS AND PROJECTS

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SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER, Nova Chemicals R3 Revamp Project, Joffre, Alberta, Canada, 2015 – Present
Currently direct a $48M construction addition of a new a polyethylene reactor, associated equipment and
infrastructure which will increase overall site polyethylene capacity by 40%. Achieved mechanical completion for
Catalyst Reactor as scheduled.
§ Improved Client Relations: Assumed Project at 20% complete. Successfully implemented Project Management
Programs which reinforced the client’s confidence in the company’s ability to support continued work
authorizations.
PMO – MECHANICAL OPERATIONS MANAGER, Northeast Region, Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Canada, 2013 – 2015
Facilitated a $30M expansion of Mechanical Operations while taking Mechanical PMO from a negative to a
positive margin position in first year.
§ Strategic Planning: Secured new work, implemented control programs, trained personnel and streamlined
fabrication and construction processes while developing one- and three-year business operations strategies
that ultimately enabled a successful business expansion.
§ Cost Containment and Budget Control: Drove implementation of a new integrated cost control program which
properly scopes, monitors and measures the work for the Project Management Office for Mechanical
Operations.
PROJECT MANAGER, MEG Energy, Christina Lake Project, Alberta, Canada, 2012 – 2013
Choreographed construction completion of a $400M Steam Assisted Gravity Drain (SAGD) Central Processing Plant
Expansion (35,000 bpd); installation, turnover and pre-commissioning to the point of Mechanical Completion.
§ Environmental Health and Safety: Achieved 1,000,000 safe work hours without a lost time incident.
§ Award-Winning, Timely Project Management: Surpassed all production targets to bring the facility on line
ahead of schedule. Received Corporate President’s Award for Project Management. The facility now produces
>50,000 bpd as a direct result of initial efforts.
CONSTRUCTION MANAGER, US Defense Threat Reduction Agency Project, Pavlograd, Ukraine, 2011 – 2012
Designed and constructed a $25M Rotary Kiln, support buildings and infrastructure to incinerate 189 metric tons of
solid rocket propellant from SS-24 Ballistic Missile Motors in Pavlograd, Ukraine.
§ Vendor Management: Effectively managed suppliers and directed construction completion in 13 months to
support US Government treaty commitment.
§ Operations and Process Streamlining: Successfully merged complexities of US, European Union and Ukrainian
design and regulatory requirements.
PROJECT MANAGER, US Defense Threat Reduction Agency Project, Sergeiv Posad, Russia, 2009 – 2011
Directed new building construction and equipping of a $35M expansion of the Sergiev Posad, Russian Federation,
Security Assessment and Training Center comprised of four buildings totaling over 75,000 square feet.
§ Operations Standardization: Authored and implemented 120 new corporate Project Execution Procedures to
standardize international operations in Former Soviet Union States.
PROJECT MANAGER, US DOE, Plutonium Productions Elimination Project, Seversk, Russia, 2003 – 2009
Guided the efforts of more than 100 managers with down line authority for more than 1,000 personnel to facilitate
design, construction and replacement of six (230 ton/hour) power boilers, two (110 Mw.) steam turbine generators,
a (500 ton/day) water treatment facility, central heating plant and, overland (10km) water heating pipelines with a
project value of $350M.
§ Award-Winning Project and Safety Leadership: Received Corporate Project of the Year Award. Earned six
additional DOE monetary contract schedule incentives for milestone completions totaling $5M. Achieved
7,000,000 safe work hours.

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Career Notes
Early experience and success as Piping Superintendent, Welding Engineer, Welding Supervisor, Construction
Manager, Area Manager and Project Manager in initiatives related to Nuclear Power Generation and Processing,
Chemical Processing, Mining and Chemical Weapons Destruction with values as high as $510M.
Education, Professional Development and Industry Recognition
Associates Degree, Education, University of Georgia, Augusta, GA
Project Management Training • Changes and Claims in Government Contracts • Cost / Schedule Control Systems
Criteria (Earned Value Management) • Leadership Development The Amerman Experience / Public Speaking •
Excellence in the Real World / Team Building • Structural Welding / Design of Weldments • Non-Destructive
Examination• Metallurgy of Welding
2013 Pyramid Awards Winner (two Awards) – Performance Excellence and President’s Project of the Year
2008 Pyramid Award Winner (three awards) – Project of the Year, Construction, and Public/Community Relations
US Navy: Good Conduct Medal
Certifications and Licensure
Project Management Institute – Project Management Professional, #520890
American Welding Society – Certified Welding Inspector #84120053
Board of Certified Safety Professionals (CCHEST) – Safety Trained Supervisor #IEX03382
National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors – Boiler Inspector, Non-Active #9620
Software Proficiency
Microsoft Office Suite, Primavera, Visio, Adobe Acrobat