Jean-Xavier GARTNER

NEW ZEALAND - www.beca.com

Project Manager (part of a team of 3) for the design and construction of an airport terminal expansion, worth 40,000,000 Euros. Internal Quality Auditor.

The new building (10,000 m2) is the first stage of the brand new arrivals processing area (with 25% increased capacity) , as part of the Masterplan developped for the airport in the next 10 years. This included the building of the largest Duty Free Shop in New Zealand. This facility was also built to connect a new Pier to the airport that is a suitable facility for the new Airbus A380. The Building is opening on 1 April 2008.

My Role :
1. Project manager for areas for mandatory stakeholders (Joint Border Agencies - Customs, Biosecurity and Department of Immigration):
- defining scope
- managing design (with Architects, Structural and Building Services Engineers)
- keeping an overlook on procurement and managing contract
- staging of the works
- keeping track of scope changes and ensuring the integration of their specific equipments within the project

2. Assist the main project manager of the overall project
- keeping track and managing fees, invoicing
- Reporting on financial, design, construction and programme status for the Airport Board and the Project Control Group

Read more about this specific project:
http://www.buildingnewzealandsgateway.com/projects_international.php
and latest official news on progress :
http://www.auckland-airport.co.nz/NewsHistory/press_releases.php?rid=197&pid=1

I am as well an internal quality auditor for Beca.

(Maitrise d'oeuvre)

Sector: Building Trade: large projects

NEW ZEALAND - www.becaamec.com

Engineering consulting services to Mining & Metals Company.

My work as a project Engineer has been focused on Enviromental projects for our clients, nickel processing companies in New Caledonia and Indonesia.

That included feasibility studies and procurement/construction management to retrofit the existing plants with Offgas Cleaning devices, Water Treatment processes, or reduce energy consumption to comply with new environmental policies.

That involved the following tasks (as par of EPCM Contracts - Engineering, Procurement and Construction Management):
- prepare fee proposals
- design coordination with mechanical, electrical and structural engineers, liaising with potential suppliers,
- define programme
- define CAPEX budget.
- work on site to manage procurement of material and assist with Construction management.

During that time, I was as well an internal quality auditor for Beca.

Sector: Engineering - Projects

FRANCE - GERMANY - www.aafintl.com

Sales and marketing of Air Filtration (for Gas Turbines and power plants) and Industrial Air Pollution Control Devices.

My role was to:
- find new clients (Austria, Germany, Switzerland, East of France) which were operating companies for gas turbines power plants (Elyo, Dalkia, Eon, etc.) who wanted to retrofit their Ailfiltration for more energy efficient systems with less maintenance.
- find new clients for Air Pollution Control Devices (mainly Off Gaz Cleaning) for the industry and biomass power plants.

Sector: Industry

CANADA - www.giref.ulaval.ca

Trainee Mechanical Engineer - The aim of that work was to define with Finite elements and reverse engineering technics the deformational behaviour of an enchorage sytem from Spie-Batignolles/VSL(used in prestressed concrete bridges).

Sector: Real Estate, Civil Engineering