Vineet Tailor, P.Eng., PMP®

Leading the execution of a $1B lithium refinery project, developing battery-grade lithium hydroxide for energy storage applications, ensuring alignment with budget, safety, schedule, and quality standards.

• Directed operations and marketing of 480 kbpd ($40M/day) of synthetic crude oil production across mining, extraction, upgrading (coked & hydrotreated), Energy & Utilities (power generation), pipelines, & In-situ processes. • Managed real-time operational risks in high-pressure environments, ensuring 100% production continuity and achieving profitability by making critical decisions independently under tight deadlines. • Evaluated crude yields and determined hydrotreater feed-slates, increasing production efficiency, maximizing netbacks by $5M/yr, while meeting customer, transportation, and industry standards. • Developed and executed a regional energy production plan in collaboration with supply and trading optimization teams, meeting shareholder commitments generating $3.6B/quarter in revenue. • Enhanced regional bitumen and synthetic crude production by 15% through coordinated efforts across Firebag & Fort Hills, upgraders at Suncor & Syncrude, tank farm inventories, & pipelines (Enbridge). • Planned and executed finished product blending, delivering 100% of ULSD, PK, PGO, PN, sour blends & bitumen/distillates, to key marketing terminals (Shell Scotford, Enbridge, P66, Flint Energy, Co-op). • Managed operation of distillation, vacuum towers and cokers, ensuring seamless asset integration and avoiding decoupling, maintaining regulatory compliance in hydrogen, butane, off-gas flaring & sulphur production.

• Led critical infrastructure sustaining projects, ensuring smooth operations and plant reliability throughout the project lifecycle. • Promoted to oversee engineering and design execution strategies for outage projects, optimizing project scope and saving $30M through early scoping studies, DBM/FEED, and effective collaboration with EPC partners. • Delivered multiple projects valued at $100k - $100M by adhering to the Asset Development & Execution Model (ADEM) and Management of Change (MOC) processes. • Prepared decision support packages, combining technical & non-technical (eg. economics, risk, criticality), resulting in successful funding approval of $100M of CAPEX by senior management and portfolio teams. • Monitored project progress, managed EPC deliverables, and ensured alignment with budgets, consistently delivering all projects under budget through proactive collaboration with construction partners. • Facilitated project risk management, including HAZOP, P&ID, and construction package reviews, while maintaining a comprehensive risk register. • Streamlined regulatory compliance & approval, submitting ABSA applications for vessel replacements/repairs and ensuring alignment with Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) environmental requirements.

• Led multidisciplinary project teams that developed my skills in architecture, civil & structural (foundation, building codes, etc.), electrical & instrumentation (BMS, high voltage, & 2-way radio communication), mechanical (HVAC). • Led multidisciplinary teams across Energy & Utilities, Transmission & Distribution, Mine & Upgrading to successfully deliver high-impact facility projects, improving operational efficiency by 5%. • Partnered with operations, maintenance, reliability, planning, engineering teams, and senior leadership to drive cross-functional alignment, achieving a $3M/yr reduction in OPEX spend. • Managed project budgets, forecasting, and funding processes, delivering projects within allocated budgets and timelines, achieving a $10M cost reduction through efficient planning. • Facilitated after-action reviews, lessons learned, identified corrective actions and implemented process improvements post-commissioning, reducing future project cycle times by 20%. • Performed health & safety, economic (NPV, IRR), environmental and production analyses for 65 projects/yr during early stage of project development, ensuring accurate risk ranking and alignment with organizational priorities.

• Gained expertise in key project management principles, including scope, schedule, quality, resources, risks, procurement, stakeholder, and communication management, contributing to the successful execution of projects valued at up to $50M. • Conducted risk assessments for outdated infrastructure, collaborating with cross-functional teams to develop engineering scopes of work and implement reliability improvements, reducing operational risks. • Supervised construction team, ensuring milestones and budgets were met, while authorizing invoices and daily reports, achieving 100% on-time project delivery. • Excelled compliance with engineering standards by conducting QA/QC reviews, inspection test plans, vendor documentation checks, and turnover documentation, improving project quality. • Prepared statement of work, reviewed engineering work packages, and evaluated construction bids, streamlining procurement processes and reducing vendor selection time by 25% through efficient technical bid evaluation.

Performed computer-controlled experiments of an Oil Rig to determine the optimal design choice for slotted liners used in the Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) process.