This document is a 3 page CV for Mehrdad Ziyaei, an industrial engineer with nearly 10 years of experience in project planning, scheduling, and control. It outlines his professional experience managing planning teams for various construction and engineering projects in Iran and Syria. It also lists his education and qualifications, including a BSc in industrial engineering and certifications in project management software like Primavera and Microsoft Project. Contact information is provided for Australian and Iranian references.

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Mehrdad Ziyaei Maddah BSc (Industrial Eng)
6/28 Barrett Street, Robertson, QLD 4109
Cell Phone: 0468 600 822
Email: mehrdadzm@yahoo.com
GENERAL PROFILE
A professional Industrial Engineer with extensive planning, scheduling, and project control
expertise, holding nearly 10 years of experience in multidiscipline projects who enjoys being part of,
as well as leading, a productive and goal oriented team. Extremely active accompanies by an enormous
enthusiasm to learn more, cooperate and generate a contrast. Able to demonstrate the motivation and
commitment required to achieve objectives and meet tight deadlines. Possesses excellent interpersonal
skills and can communicate at all levels. A group player seeks a position in an engineering company.
CORE COMPETENCIES
 Competent user of Primavera (P6), Primavera Project Planner (P3), and Microsoft Project (MSP)
 Being prepared for PRINCE2 Foundation and Project Management Professionals (PMP) exams
 Capability of handling project beneficiaries such as stakeholders, clients, and owners
 Strong technical background enabling efficient management of technical staff
 Completely familiar with PRINCE2 Methodology and PMBOK Standard
 Proficiency in Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
 Verified as a “Professional Engineer” by Engineers Australia
 Proactive to identify and solve problems
 Stick to promises and deadlines
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Migration to Australia, Brisbane, QLD (Dec 2015 – Present)
 Being settled, I am eager to continue my successful career as a highly skillful Planner / Scheduler
Azhand Bana Touska Company, Tehran (Jul 2014 – Nov 2015)
Project: Ghamar Banihashem Cultural Complex Establishment (Tehran, Iran)
Planning & Scheduling Consultant
Azhand Bana is a private sector company working in the field of construction projects, mainly building
industries. Reporting to the Chairman of the Board, I managed a team of 3 engineers.
Main responsibilities:
 Preparing precise documents required for participating in tenders
 Creating project's work breakdown structure (WBS) and time schedule
 Preparing progress measurement system (PMS) and project's financial invoices
 Estimating the optimum quantity of machinery, equipment and human resource required
My main achievements:
 Obtained 2 new projects for the company
 Recruited and trained 3 engineers to join the planning team
 Obtained client’s approval on project extra works (8% of initial project cost amount)
 Shortened the project’s execution duration from 18 months (contractual) to 16 months (actual)
Reason for leaving: Departing Iran because of migration to Australia

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Company: Soroush Energy Parsian (Sepco), Tehran (Feb 2013 – Jul 2014)
Project: Area 1 of Phase 13 in South Pars Gas Field Development (Kangan, Iran)
Planning & Scheduling Manager
Sepco has been established to work in oil, gas, and petrochemical projects of Iran. Reporting to the
Project & Plan Department Manager of Sepco, I managed a team of 4 qualified engineers.
Main responsibilities:
 Preparing planned and actual progress S-Curves
 Continuous relation with site of project and travelling there periodically
 Preparing regular financial invoices for our Lump Sum EPC project (Progressive Base)
 Preparing forecast schedules on the basis of actual project status and anticipated evolutions
 Ensuring that changes are taken into consideration being proactive in early identification of deviations
 Supervising on preparation of actual progress reports in a regular fashion including statement of
critical paths and deviations against approved baseline
My main achievements:
 Optimized reporting formats in a continuous manner increasing their efficiency
 Increased the average approval percentage of financial invoices from 70% to 90%
 Corrected and expanded project WBS, PMS, and time schedule considering client requirements
 Prepared 2 re-plans due to 2 time extensions awarded by client in 2 different junctures of project
Reason for leaving: Incapability in payment of personnel wages by the company
Company: Caramadan Project Management (CPM), Tehran, Damascus (Jul 2011 – Jul 2012)
Project: Tishreen Combined Cycle Power Plant (Damascus, Syria)
Planning & Scheduling Manager
CPM is a subsidiary of Petro Tech Sun International Group, generally activates in oil, gas, petrochemical
and power plants industries. Reporting to the Project Manager, I managed 1 person (site storekeeper)
Main responsibilities:
 Preparing a plan to perform material balance at site
 Updating punch removing status in a daily fashion and submitting it to client
 Continuous informing of subcontractors about the latest punch removing plan to follow
 Preparing a plan due to remove punches announced by client and the owner of project
 Preparing related MOMs after finalizing each stage and obtaining client approval on them
 Working hand in hand with site storekeeper and site manager in order to prepare material balance
 Submitting provided material balance reports (in different disciplines) to the client and taking their
approval after many 2 sided reviews and negotiations
My main achievements:
 Trained site storekeeper to play an impressive role in performing after project paperwork
 Acquitted as a determinant player in finalizing phase of a mega project
 Represented my company in permanent handing over of site units to the client, after removing all
construction punches and finalizing material balance issues (2 gas units plus 1 steam unit)
Reason for leaving: Completion of the project

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Company: Iran International General Contractor (IGC), Sirri Island (Jan 2010 – Mar 2011)
Project: Sirri Gas Compression Facilities, PC-7 (Sirri Island, Iran)
Planning & Scheduling Manager
IGC is an old-line EPC contractor in oil, gas, and petrochemical projects of Iran. Reporting to the Project
Manager, I managed 2 engineers of scheduling team.
Main responsibilities:
 Preparing a plan and time schedule for removing site construction punches
 Preparation of a schedule for “Handing over” of 75 site systems to the client
 Preparing a plan and time schedule for site commissioning and start-up phase
 Preparing a plan and time schedule for regular preservation of site equipments
 Preparing monthly financial invoices on a manpower basis (man-hour per day & machinery per day)
 Close contact with administration unit in order to know the exact number of staff per day and their
positions, after that obtain client’s approval on our manpower and our list of machinery
 Updating related plans and time schedules with actual progress and consequently providing useful S-
Curves and graphs to report critical paths, bottlenecks and areas of concern to project manager
 Close contact with store unit and sending alarms to Tehran office in order to supply the site with
sufficient material in a timely manner (to avoid material shortage in commissioning & start-up phase)
 Coordination with Tehran office in order to dispatch required teams (specially equipment
representatives) to the island just in time according commissioning & start-up plan and time schedule
My main achievements:
 Worked as the deputy of site manager during his rest rotations parallel with my main job
 Disposed and finalized remained issues of construction phase with the client
 Recruited and trained 2 engineers to join the planning team
Reason for leaving: Completion of the project
Company: Iran Marine Industrial Company (Sadra), Bandar Abbas (Jun 2009 – Jan 2010)
Project: Sea Water Intake & Outfall System of Persian Gulf Star Oil Refinery (Bandar Abbas, Iran)
Deputy of Planning & Scheduling Manager
Sadra is a reputable multipurpose Iranian company activates in ship manufacturing, marine platform
fabricating, offshore industries, and oil & gas projects. Reporting to the Project Manager, I managed 4
qualified engineers of planning department.
Main responsibilities:
 Monthly updating of Construction PMS for preparation of EPC invoices by Tehran office
 Providing biweekly execution plans obliging subcontractors and executive teams to follow
 Preparing detailed weekly delay report including contribution to overall delay of each factor
 Identifying required resources and comparing them to actual spent resources during project
 Updating project time schedule regularly for use in different reports and monitor project progress
 Breaking down those items in WBS & PMS which remained untouched from the start date of project to
their components in order to control and trace them more effectively
 Attending weekly meetings discussing current status of work, areas of concern, bottlenecks,
deviations, with departments heads and site manager, to find solutions and appropriate approaches
My main achievements:
 Took the responsibility of managing a team for the first time in my career
 Improved the quality of site documents circulation by supervising the function of DCC unit
Reason for leaving: Suspension of the project due to lack of finance

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Company: Caramadan Project Management (CPM), Tehran, (Dec 2007 – Jul 2009)
Project: Sarvestan & Saadat Abad Oil Fields Development (Fars Province, Iran)
Planning & Scheduling Expert
CPM is a subsidiary of Petro Tech Sun International Group, generally activates in oil, gas, petrochemical
and power plants industries. I was reporting to the Planning & Scheduling Manager.
Main responsibilities:
 Establishing project reporting systems in view of time, cost, resource and material.
 Preparing project physical and financial progress and critical path analysis for project manager
 Updating procurement section of integrated EPC time schedule of the project on a regular basis
 Preparing suitable formats for tracing, monitoring, and reporting the latest status of procurement
section of a huge EPC project
 Update procurement section (about 70% of project) of EPC monthly invoices in order to prepare
progressive invoice for our lump sum project
 Close contact with vendors, engineering and procurement sections, store of material located at site in
order to gather related supporting documents to attach to our invoices
 Announcing permitted budget of each package (MR) to procurement department in order to purchase
each item according to overall allowed cost of project, not to exceed that limit
 Participating in different meetings with suppliers and vendors, including pre-contract sessions and
after contract or progress evaluation meetings as planning & project control representative
My main achievements:
 Worked as planning direct person on the most important part (procurement) of an EPC mega project
 Increased the frequency of procurement reports from monthly to weekly reports
Reason for leaving: Eagerness to work at construction sites in order to gain related experience
Company: Sazeh Pardazi Iran Consulting Engineers (SPI), Tehran, (May 2007 – Dec 2007)
Project: New LPG and Condensate Loading Facilities on Existing Sirri Island Jetty (Sirri Island, Iran)
Planning & Scheduling Expert
SPI is a private sector company active in various engineering and construction fields. Working in oil and
gas section, I was reporting to the Planning & Scheduling Manager.
Main responsibilities:
 Designing a Progress Measurement System (PMS) for the project
 Preparing a Time Schedule for our new EPC project from start to the end
 Preparing Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) based on project information and contracts
 Designing many formats for different kinds of reports, presentations, S-Curves, invoices, etc
 Preparing Monthly EPC invoices (progressive base) and submitting them to client for approval
 Weekly updating of time schedule, in order to have the latest EPC percent progress of the project
 Preparing weekly, monthly, and management integrated EPC reports and submitting them to client
 Cooperate with company’s auditors in order to apply quality management system ISO 9001 in oil &
gas department of the company
 Preparing a Master Document Register (MDR) {including agreed job phases with client} in order to
register, control, and calculate the progress of engineering phase being performed in my company
My main achievements:
 Prevented major claims of our partner at consortium by gathering adductive documents
 Worked as planning person at the head company of consortium (Sazeh Pardazi & Fars Scot)
Reason for leaving: Tend to work in a bigger & more progressive company

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Company: Oil Design and Construction Company & Iran International General Contractor
Company (ODCC & IGC Joint Venture Group), Tehran, (Jan 2006 – May 2007)
Project: Bandar Abbas Refinery Debottlenecking Project (Bandar Abbas, Iran)
Planning & Scheduling Expert
ODCC is the first Iranian EPC contractor in oil, gas, and petrochemical projects, and IGC is also an old-
line EPC contractor activates in the same field. I was reporting to the Planning & Scheduling Manager.
Main responsibilities:
 Preparing Re-plans and Catch-up plans in different time sections of project performance
 Preparing a procurement status format to trace and follow the latest status of each package (MR)
 Receiving engineering & construction reports from related experts to make integrated EPC reports
 Preparing weekly, monthly, management reports including S-curves, diagrams, and statistical tables
 Preparation of linked bar charts, precedence networks, critical path analysis & manpower estimation
 Performing daily follow up from procurement expeditors & experts to update procurement status report
 Updating and scheduling EPC project time schedule to recognize newest critical paths, calculate
project percent progress and review the coming month activities
My main achievements:
 Reduced the interval of updating project time schedule from monthly to biweekly
 Started my professional career at an extremely challenging atmosphere of a complicated EPC project
Reason for leaving: Completion of the project
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
BSc – Industrial Engineering (Systems Planning & Analysis):
Azad University (North Tehran Branch) “Sep 2001-Feb 2006”
TECHNICAL QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Recognized as a “Professional Engineer, Skill Level 1” with the occupational classification of
“Industrial Engineer ANZSCO 233511” Ref: Contact ID 4671987 by Engineers Australia (7 Jan 2015)
Certificate of 56 hours “PMP Preparation Course”, Aryana Project Management Institute (Oct 2015)
Certificate of 48 hours “Primavera 6.0 (Course 102 & 106)”, Aryana Project Management (Aug 2015)
Certificate of 24 hours “Prince2 Foundation Workshop”, Aryana Project Management (July 2015)
Certificate of Primavera Project Planner, P3 (3.1) - Jahad Daneshgahi, Sharif University (Fall 2005)
Certificate of Microsoft Project (MSP)- Jahad Daneshgahi, Tehran University (Fall,2005)
AUSTRALIAN REFEREES
1. Morteza Hatami, Cultural Support Worker at MDA
Cell phone: 0416 303 396- Email: mortezahatami@ymail.com
Workplace: 28, Dibley Street, Woolloongabba 4102
2. Reza Hossin Zadeh (Australian Country Choice), Cell phone: 0431 116 788
3. Alireza Charmsaz (Australian Country Choice), Cell phone: 0431 850 876
IRANIAN REFERENCES
Available upon request