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Seng Tuck Leong

Senior Project Manager
Petaling Jaya, Selangor,10

Summary

Resourceful Manager offering history of success coordinating and monitoring operations across various departments. Effective leader and problem-solver dedicated to streamlining operations to decrease costs and promote organizational efficiency. Highly committed with hardworking mentality to maintain quality of services and products.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Manager - Operation

Mahkota Group
2023.07 - 2024.04


  • Manage overall daily operations at site/mill.
    Plan and hire multi discipline worker for PT ISA plant operation (refinery/others operation manager, process engineers, supervisor, shift operation staff, engineering support team, Laboratory, IT.
  • Further set up project team to handle plant expansion programs, Fertilizer, Biogas, Solvent Extraction, New Boiler with 5MW Turbine, New 1800ton/day Refinery, Margarine & Shortening Plant, more storage tanks.
  • Lead the IR4.0 infrastructure for overall data integration of all process & utility plants for Mahkota Group.
  • Plan, design, budget, track project schedule for importing critical process data and execute stages of works with project team, in-house engineering team (Process Plant team, SCADA operators, E&I, Mechanical, Lab, Turbine & Boiler team, WWTP, Technical Store & FIFO Finished Goods Warehouse with vendors support to create common a dash board for daily operation performance analytic using IBM SPSS solutions.
  • Refinery & Tank Farm
    Review daily refinery performance, based on historical data vs daily output of critical process parameters, such as, ......Incoming CPO quality - FFA, DOBI, M&I, IV value.
    Storage tanks capacity – for CPO blending, oil preparation for shortening/margarine production, incoming external CPO feed stock, and outgoing weekly contracts.
    Incoming FFB from outside truck.
    Utility usage – Steam, Electric, Compressed Air, Water, PA, BE.
    RBD PO yield, PFAD yield & percentage losses.
    Overhead – cost of FFB, labor cost, overtime, maintenance cost, losses.
  • Kernel Crushing Plant
    Review daily Palm kernel Oil output performance, bench mark with best performance of the month in 2023. monitor of critical process parameters, such as ..... Incoming Palm Kernel feed stock quality from internal mill and external / group mills - FFA, moisture, impurity, IV value, lab results.
  • PKS/Mills
    Review daily Mill output performance, analysis or bench mark best performance and identified running plant M&E issue. Monitor of critical process parameters, such as ...... Incoming FFB fruit status from external / group mills - FFA, moisture, impurity, lab results.
    Check & review current/daily storage tanks capacity – for daily storage and reporting with close temperature monitoring.

Senior Manager - Project

Mewah Group
2021.10 - 2023.06

PT Agro Murni - Dumai

  • Manage overall project schedules, site construction activities (Civil, Mechanical, Piping Works, E&I, Bulking Port Jetty) until the 3500 ton/day Refinery, Fractionation & Utilities Plants (Sea Water Membrane Filtration System, Chiller, Cooling Tower, Boiler, WWTP, Storage Tanks, Power Substation, Overhead Gantry is up and operational.
  • Work with various government department for PT Agro Murni requirement for permits/Izin. Work hand in hand with local village head with community integration.
  • Plan and hired multi discipline worker for PT Agro Murni plant operation (refinery/others operation manager, process engineers, supervisor, shift operation staff, engineering support team, jetty operation, wastewater operation staff, shipping, legal, HR, Lab, R&D, Procurement, IT, Accounting/Finance department.


PT Able Commodities Indonesia – Medan

  • Plan for further human resource development for overall organization.
  • Further set up more project team to handle plant expansion programs.
  • Current projects on hand, commissioning of shortening line 1, prepare for shortening line 2, add new BiB Line, add additional conveyors and expand another pallet robotic arm, built another new warehouse 3, built a new WWTP, Installation of 2nd hand 10mt boiler, add a new dearator, construction of additional 8 storage tanks (1200mt), Installation of ATG for existing 9 storage tanks at tank farm, setting up another pillow pouch filling machines for domestic market, Indonesia.


  • Achievements.
    Project Cost Saving – re-look into ways of doing second production line on share common utilities (water, ammonia, steam, compressed air, condensate return)
  • Built relationship / PR with contractor to achieve shorter project timeline.
  • “Think out of the Box” on ways to minimize stoppage of running plant by looking at “windows of opportunity – interfacing running conveyors.
  • Abilities to view project from a “Helicopter View” to sync many aspects of project works – civil works, piping, mec, elec, controls, etc
  • Abilities to see “opportunity” rather than “problem” in crisis moment.
  • Develop Medan contractors to support our daily process plant requirement for planned shut down, repairs and maintenance.


General Manager - Project & Operation

Hyperaccess Sdn.Bhd.
2021.05 - 2021.12

Manage, direct and monitor the overall performance of the condense milk manufacturing organization.
Effective liaison, support and provide assistance within the whole of the organization.
Maintain and improve mechanisms for manufacturing and all organization activities, including surveying and measuring the manufacturing operations, process, outcomes and profitability and disseminate feedback to the appropriate internal entities.


  • Utilize agreed systems to manage the organization to achieve targets.
  • Support to all other department of plans for the organization’s functions, analysis and documentation.
  • Developing plans for team activities to include strategy to achieve target.
  • Delegate authority and responsibility to team with supervision, accountability and review.


  • Set an example for team members of commitment, manufacturing process expertise, work ethics and habits and personal character.
  • Responsibly use resources and control expenses to meet budgetary controls.
  • Interact and co-operate with all members of the organization, its suppliers and customers.

Procurement Specialist

Nestle Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn.Bhd.
2020.03 - 2021.06

Monitor/Work with contractor to monitor agreed milestone chart, to complete project on time and budget.
Formulating resolutions to technically challenging and/or high-profile issues with support from consultants and different discipline Engineers and effectively communicating with Senior Management.

Monitoring the engineering progress, addresses shortfalls, develops recovery plans where required and ensures plans are implemented. Provides feedback to Project Team and engineering discipline supervisors as and when required on the progress.

Attending project review meetings (local/oversea) and expectation/needs.
Look into project team fast track requirement during pre-Covid19 issues.
Negotiate with local /oversea vendor for better rate for on-going project.
Provides support to procurement including long lead items enquiry
approves Technical Requisitions, vendor documentation reviews and Technical Bid Evaluation to ensure design conformance.

Ensures compatibility and conformance with Nestle Specifications and recommends cost effective improvements to equipment selection/specifications within the scope of process design requirements.
Identified existing and new vendors’ registration into Nestle SAP System for new project requirement and competitive bidding.

Constantly maintain communication with oversea vendor for oversea process equipment fabrication status and deliver time frame to align with current project timeline.
Coordinate all international vendors’ equipment delivery for shipping BL, invoices for custom clearance, packing list, COO, etc.

Manage 3rd party warehouse for temporary in-bound of new process equipment due to space constrains and safe keeping.
Engage with Nestle legal team in local Nestle HQ to formalize new renting space for fabrication yard and insurance coverage.

Manage vendor payment (initial project down payment based on agreed commercial terms)
Manage vendor milestone claims as the project progress along the way.

Head of Project & Business Development

Nectar Group
2006.05 - 2020.02

Responsible for effective sales efforts in developing new customer accounts, exploring new sales opportunities through existing customers. Responsible for company budget and business plan.

Understand and develop customer business needs and solving their problems. with the best technical solution and manufacturing expertise, anywhere in the world. (Malaysia, Africa, Indonesia, PNG, Australia, Thailand, India)

Responsible for providing technical, commercial and engineering leadership. during project initial stage and up to the final testing and commissioning.
Undertake projects from concept to planning, financing, designing,
construction and operations as well as maintenance.
Manage a team of project engineers for new and existing project.

Continue improved company capabilities through partnerships with a network of reliable subcontractors for existing and future projects. (System Integrators, Panel Builder, OEM, etc.)

Attend site meeting with main contractor & consultant.
Planned and delicate work to complete within project schedules.
Responsible for the administration of contracts with sub-contractors.

Setup and collaborated with local private University (UCSI, Segi, APU) to promote Siemens Solution Technology on Control Systems (flow, pressure, level, temperature, dynamic/static weighing) to final engineering students from oversea (Africa & Middle East).

Factory visits for international students cum project work, especially PLC / SCADA development.
Developed a practical hand-on approach for students to gain experience.
Developed in-house teaching modules for control panel design using EPlan and fabrication (installation of electrical components)

Actual field works, calibration of dynamic weighing system for coal power station/ fertilizer/ cement / iron ore conveyors.


Jet fuel ultra sonic clamp on servicing of transducer for Shell / Petronas depot at Klang Valley District Terminal.
Petron harbor port with similar ultra sonic clamp flow meter application

Project Manager

Beta Jaya Sdn.Bhd.
2004.06 - 2006.06
  • Responsible for planning, organizing, coordinating and driving works to meet deadline.
  • Responsible for project execution on M&E section for Japanese client (Takenaka Asia, Nakano Construction, etc)
  • Coordinate with consultants in all mechanical and electrical services for optimum design.
  • Prepare schedule of price and design M&E services.
  • Prepare tender documents.
  • To check and evaluate tenderer quotations.
  • Coordinate/liaison with local authorities related to all necessary requirement for the ongoing project.
  • Participate in testing & commissioning of all building and factory M&E services.

Senior Electrical Engineer

Mewah Oil Sdn.Bhd.
2002.02 - 2004.05

• Responsible for overall planning and managing project work execution in the electrical and instrumentation section.
• Responsible for the administration of contracts with sub-contractors.
• Sit in with appointed consultant as client representative to evaluate project time line.

Review 2500 ton/day Refinery P&ID drawing and do material pick up for tender preparation.
• Expediting and track tax exemption issue for critical oversea orders.
• Responsible for developing technical specification for preparing tenders document for bidding processes.
Review vendors return bids and making the commercial & technical comparison for owner approval later part, example tank gauging system for tank farm area (outside battery limit) of the main project.
• Duties include service and coordinating other relevant authorities such as TNB, Bomba, Town Municipal and Consultants.

Procurement Buyer

Dialog Group Berhad
2001.01 - 2002.12

BUYER (ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATON), AT DIALOG E&C SDN.BHD.
(OIL & GAS TENDER & PROCUREMENT),
Location: HQ PHILEO DAMANSARA


• Evaluate and select potential supplier for E&I related items for Dialog ongoing projects.
• Carry out yearly audit at supplier premises. To determine suppliers manufacturing processes and management of parts quality.
• Manage the commercial relationship with the current Dialog E&I commodity suppliers.
• Prepared tender for Dialog’s ongoing project (Petronas and others)
• Monitor the Technical and Commercial bid schedule.
• Liaise with suppliers and Dialog’s engineering department on Technical evaluation during tendering stage.
• Part of purchasing team and responsible for the management of all Dialog spending.

Project Engineer

Dialog E&C Sdn.Bhd.
2000.01 - 2001.01

PROJECT E&I ENGINEER AT DIALOG E&C SDN.BHD. (OIL & GAS CONSTRUCTION)
Location: KERTIH TERENGGANU


• Work with a team of subcontractors to meet dateline for Petronas Gas Project.
• Maintain project schedule, including purchasing and keeping proper levels of project consumables.
• Manpower planning to assist short project date line.
• Coordinate a team of supervisors and senior technicians to support boiler vendors for commissioning task.
• Coordinate a team of loop check technicians to shot control and static loops for GE Turbine - HRSG (Heat Recovery Steam Generator) for their generator. (11,33 & 132KV Power)
• Monitor the cable trenching progress for CCTV, fiber optic, plant intercom, fire pumps, break glasses and instrumentation cables to a centralized Siemens PCS 7.
• Update daily and weekly report of the project status to EPCM (Engineering, Procurement, Construction & Management) main contractor (Foster Wheeler) and liaise closely with the respective project manager.
• Apply safety permit. Example hot work, night work and permit to work on hazarded or explosive area.

Assistant Manager

KL Kepung Palm-Oleo Sdn.Bhd.
1998.01 - 1999.01

KL KEPONG PALM-OLE SDN.BHD. (OLEO CHEMICAL PROCESSING, KUNDANG RAWANG)

• Improved process on-line equipment, facility system and carry out company’s preventive maintenance schedule including purchasing and keeping proper levels of spare parts.
• Analyzing current potential down time for future improvement.
• Audit and develop supplier ability
• Create, lead and motivate a team of departmental needs and their subordinates.
• Bench marking existing work methods.
• Responsible for the administration of human resources activity from recruitment to performance management.
• Implement procedure, manpower planning and development.
• Identified poor area for better GMP implementation.
• Looking into energy saving and monitoring solution.
• Ensure that daily operation of plant is smooth, to liaise closely with the respective production manager.
• To audit and ensure, continuous safety of personnel, property, machinery and equipment are always in good condition and operational condition.

Engineering Executive

Nestle Foods Sdn.Bhd.
1993.01 - 1997.01

FOOD & BEVERAGE INDUSTRIES

• Set-up the first instrumentation laboratory (Quality Control) department for the factory.
• Set-up quality monitoring system according to Nestle Standards.
• Maintain factory instrumentation by having constant calibration of field instrumentation.
• Troubleshoot factory or production line mechanical, electrical & instruments issue.
• Consolidate all PLC ladder program / software and communication cable from different production machine, such as Silo Fluidization, Formulation for Mixing and Weighing System, Process Equipment, Packing Machine, etc.
• Involve in production improvement and upgrading for automation solution at factory floor.
• Maintain Factory PABX network, manage & improve warehouse forklift vehicles in good and reliable working condition.
• Form task force to improve downtime and look into de-bottleneck solutions.
• Sit in daily production meeting for issue at hand.
• Lead and manage project delivery for new production line, after coming back from Nestle R&D Switzerland. New & first bowl noodle line for Nestle Malaysia.
• Request for quotation for on-going in-house project via tender specification.
• Work with contractor to monitor agreed milestone chart, to complete project on time and budget.

Set in Committee
• Active as Safety and Environmental committee member in the factory
• NEMS (Nestle Environmental Management System)
• Participate in HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point)
• Participate in Net Weight Control in the factory production floor
• NGMP (Nestle Good Manufacturing Practices)

Technician

Chemical Company Of Malaysia Berhad
1989.01 - 1993.12

Carry out daily routine at three factory – Fertilizer Plant, Chlorine Plant, Paraquat Plant.
• System upgrade or migration from pneumatic instrumentation to electro-pneumatic control system for all the process plant and instrumentation.
• Involve in process plant or process troubleshooting.
• Support our ammonia liquid/gas unloading terminal at South Port, in term of weighing system for rail way, sea port flow meter as custodian transfer system.
• Maintain ammonia storage tanks level system with automated filling station at ammonia bottling plant.
• Make sure, the gas leak detection system (Chlorine, Ammonia) around both plant/facilities are always in good working condition for DOE requirement.
• Constantly monitor outgoing waste water instrumentation is in tip top condition for DOE requirement.
• Support annual plant shutdown for Chlo-Alkali process every end of the year.
• Service, maintain and calibrate all kind of instrumentation (pressure, flow, level, temperature, Static/Dynamic weighing, etc.) from each of the three process plants.
• Occasionally assist Instrument vendors (Honeywell, Yokogawa, Foxboro, Rosemount, ABB, Siemens) to set up demo units / products to be verified and test performance of new field instrumentation for plant modernization upgrade of our old instrumentation.
• Play a role in process plant shutdown, where field control valves, mechanical actuators, critical shutdown system, solenoid valves, field local indicators, all process instrumentation (pressure, flow, temperature & level) are remove from site to overhaul, repair, service, painting and calibrated to the acceptable accuracy.
• Tune PID controllers (pneumatic or electronics) with loop check.
• Re-calibrate I to P or P to I converter for pneumatic to electronic controller migration task.
• Upgrade or improve single loop PID controller into PC base controls and monitoring system.

Education

Master of Science - Neuroscience

University Putra Malaysia
Serdang, Selangor
2001.04 -

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Control Systems Engineering

Liverpool John Moores University
United Kingdom
2001.04 -

Higher Diploma - Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Institute Megatech
Old Klang Road, Selangor
2001.04 -

Professional Certificate - Telecommunication & Computer Engineering

City & Guilds
United Kingdom
2001.04 -

Diploma - Telecommunication & Computer Engineering

Sedaya College
Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
2001.04 -

Diploma - Industrial Instrumentation Technology

International Correspondence School
USA
2001.04 -

Professional Certificate - Digital Electronics

Nanyang Institute of Electronics
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2001.04 -

Professional Certificate - Electronics

Nanyang Institute of Electronics
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2001.04 -

Professional Certificate - Basic Pneumatic & Electronics Instrumentation

Chemical Company of Malaysia
Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia
2001.04 -

Skills

Positive Attitude

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Timeline

Senior Manager - Operation

Mahkota Group
2023.07 - 2024.04

Senior Manager - Project

Mewah Group
2021.10 - 2023.06

General Manager - Project & Operation

Hyperaccess Sdn.Bhd.
2021.05 - 2021.12

Procurement Specialist

Nestle Manufacturing Malaysia Sdn.Bhd.
2020.03 - 2021.06

Head of Project & Business Development

Nectar Group
2006.05 - 2020.02

Project Manager

Beta Jaya Sdn.Bhd.
2004.06 - 2006.06

Senior Electrical Engineer

Mewah Oil Sdn.Bhd.
2002.02 - 2004.05

Master of Science - Neuroscience

University Putra Malaysia
2001.04 -

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics & Control Systems Engineering

Liverpool John Moores University
2001.04 -

Higher Diploma - Electrical & Electronic Engineering

Institute Megatech
2001.04 -

Professional Certificate - Telecommunication & Computer Engineering

City & Guilds
2001.04 -

Diploma - Telecommunication & Computer Engineering

Sedaya College
2001.04 -

Diploma - Industrial Instrumentation Technology

International Correspondence School
2001.04 -

Professional Certificate - Digital Electronics

Nanyang Institute of Electronics
2001.04 -

Professional Certificate - Electronics

Nanyang Institute of Electronics
2001.04 -

Professional Certificate - Basic Pneumatic & Electronics Instrumentation

Chemical Company of Malaysia
2001.04 -

Procurement Buyer

Dialog Group Berhad
2001.01 - 2002.12

Project Engineer

Dialog E&C Sdn.Bhd.
2000.01 - 2001.01

Assistant Manager

KL Kepung Palm-Oleo Sdn.Bhd.
1998.01 - 1999.01

Engineering Executive

Nestle Foods Sdn.Bhd.
1993.01 - 1997.01

Technician

Chemical Company Of Malaysia Berhad
1989.01 - 1993.12
Seng Tuck LeongSenior Project Manager