Chiara Bernardo

• Defined the detailed scope and interfaces of the ALE workstream, ensuring alignment with company goals and integration with existing processes (e.g., integrated activity planning, management of change).
• Collaborated with engineering teams to assess the condition of critical assets, identify potential failure modes, and determine optimal life extension solutions.
• Proactively identified, assessed, and mitigated project and asset risks, ensuring the safety and reliability of asset production, including during simultaneous operations (SIMOPS).
• Developed and implemented project plans with clear milestones, timelines, and resource allocations, monitoring project progress, and reporting to senior management.
• Provided credible technical and cost input for company budget builds and economic simulations.
• Crafted compelling life-extension narratives for presentation by senior leadership to key stakeholders (e.g., executive board, investors, and national government officials), which enabled the achievement of critical approvals and investments for capital projects and license extension.
• Leveraged engineering expertise and strong communication skills to effectively address high-level stakeholder concerns regarding the remaining life of subsea pipelines and offshore structures.
• Successfully navigated project challenges, including budget constraints, a hiring freeze, and aggressive timelines, by leveraging established relationships with cross-functional teams (operations, maintenance, engineering, and supply chain) to secure buy-in and drive project progress.

Special Assignments:

• Appointed to lead a company-wide initiative to reduce unit operating costs, coaching initiative owners across departments on continuous improvement principles, and securing budget and work commitments for optimization efforts scheduled over the next three years.
• Led the Emergency Problem Solving Team (EPST) in response to a subsea production system power loss, developing response procedures that proved effective in subsequent incidents, and long-term mitigation strategies to minimize operational and process safety risks.
• Co-authored the scope of work for the detailed engineering and design of the deep-water subsea pipeline system of a major capital project, ensuring clear technical interfaces with contractors, and effective mitigation of key technical risks associated with extreme in-situ conditions.

• Managed the technical integrity and reliability of onshore and offshore structures across the Malampaya asset, including a gas processing plant and various offshore platforms (manned/unmanned, fixed/floating) in a high-risk, typhoon- and earthquake-prone environment.
• Originated the role, establishing in-house structural and lifting and hoisting (L&H) engineering capability for the asset after 20 years of reliance on regional resources, ensuring business continuity, and successful asset transfer from Shell.
• Led the development and implementation of a comprehensive integrity management system, ensuring regulatory compliance and seamless integration with existing company processes.
• Re-baselined legacy maintenance strategies, marrying insights from historical data and business objectives to drive prioritization of work scopes.
• Optimized inspection intervals and sponsored the adoption of new inspection technologies to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
• Clarified roles and interfaces of contractor and company teams, improving collaboration across disciplines and functions.
• Championed safety in lifting and hoisting operations, ensuring all critical lifts were completed without incident.
• Reduced overdue deferrals and MOCs on safety-critical equipment to zero within the first year in the role.
• Liquidated the priority corrective maintenance backlog, improving asset reliability, and reducing operational risk.
• Delivered the wedge resetting project, a major repair campaign on a critical offshore structure, without incident, and using 100% local crew.
• Provided technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers in various disciplines (pipelines, subsea, mechanical, maintenance, etc.), fostering a culture of continuous learning and development.

Core Responsibilities:

• Technical Expertise: Led technical aspects of pipeline integrity management, including developing and maintaining inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) strategies. Conducted annual integrity reviews, provided engineering support for operations and maintenance activities (MOCs, turnarounds, risk management), and ensured compliance with industry standards (DNV, ASME, API, ISO). Proficient in pipeline engineering software (PipeSIM, OLGA, ArcGIS, Nexus, Hydrocor, FFS).
• Project Management: Managed project budgets, coordinated with external stakeholders, and ensured compliance with regulatory requirements. Led and delivered multiple continuous improvement initiatives, generating significant cost savings.
• Stakeholder Management: Effectively communicated technical information to internal and external stakeholders, including government agencies, regulators, and senior management. Collaborated with cross-functional teams to drive project success and build strong relationships within the organization.
• Coaching and Mentorship: Led and mentored junior engineers, successfully transitioned knowledge and best practices during the company's divestment.

Key Achievements:

• Asset Integrity: Successfully managed the integrity of critical subsea pipelines, including mitigating high-level stakeholder concerns regarding remaining life and addressing complex challenges such as turbidity currents and mass gravity flows.
• Innovation & Improvement: Developed and implemented innovative solutions, including a new free-span management system that significantly improved pipeline reliability and reduced maintenance costs. Championed digitalization initiatives, creating job aids to improve efficiency.
• Project Delivery: Successfully delivered critical projects, including an emergency pipeline repair campaign during COVID-19, demonstrating strong leadership and project management skills.
• Safety & Compliance: Maintained a zero LTI record as Client Site Representative on multiple offshore campaigns, ensuring compliance with all safety regulations and procedures.