ABOUT US
We are a collective of very experienced, (some early and newly retired) engineering, construction, management, strategic planning and support professionals offering our services on a freelance basis to existing and future clients in the energy, petrochemical and construction sectors.
Our work configuration makes our wide array of industrial skills available to all plant and asset owners in Trinidad, Tobago and any other country in the Caribbean, North America or other countries. All of our senior team members each have in excess of 2 to 3 decades of busy work experience in their respective fields.
Our engagements can be 1 day to several weeks or months depending on availability of staff and client need. Our personnel will be initially based in Trinidad & Tobago and Ontario, Canada, and may grow to other locales depending on demand. The scope of services we offer is not limited to just technical knowledge, but we share freely, our ideas and experience with HR, Finance, Budget, Government and other issues. We have no political or other activist group affiliations.
Our clients’ most common application
of our services
- Plant turnaround planning and execution of myriad jobs and one-off projects / repairs – where additional experienced personnel are needed for a limited time.
- Contract and work scope preparation, bid assessment, execution / quality oversight
- Design review for constructability, fit for purpose, Hazop, logistics, cost effectiveness, budget concerns
- Fill in for permanent employees on leave (vacation, maternity, sick, other planned or unplanned)
- Use on an as-needed basis on various projects
- Training
Our Mission
To be the top-of-mind provider of qualified, experienced talent to our clients without the long term employment commitments associated with these professionals.
WorkWise North America believes that engineering and technical knowledge should not just be about building and maintaining heavy industry, but where applicable, should be used to enhance our daily lives. To this end we will freely share our knowledge with our website visitors.
We will post articles that pertain to various topics in solving engineering and project management problems or issues. These articles will be based on real life projects, situations or research.
Our section on Consumer Tips is intended to apply engineering knowledge in cost effectively improving or benefitting the lives of those who read these tips or shared knowledge. Greater detailed knowledge of the things in our daily lives can help us achieve greater utility from our possessions, endeavours and activities.
WHY CHOOSE US
- We minimize the likelihood and occurrence of expensive mistakes in asset management, projects, or daily work execution by providing the scarce, more advanced skills of accomplished professionals with success spanning decades in their respective fields of expertise. All of our professionals have spent their careers innovating, creatively solving problems, applying resourcefulness and doing what it takes to meet tough deadlines. Where mistakes have been made, we formulate strategies for damage control and recovery.
- We are all well known in the business and are re-hired many times by our former employers as needed. Our repeat clients are the several world class petrochemical and heavy industrial plants in Trinidad Tobago and other countries owned and operated by North American and European multinationals and, or governments.
- Our brand is our results. We seamlessly go from big picture to fine details going beyond identifying problems or obstacles. We formulate strategies to solve them now, or permanently engineer them out of the system. We are the ones who have actually done work quality control, supervised field work, planning, troubleshooting, design reviews, implementation, budgeting, cost control, claims management, and supervised contractors and consultants.
- Our professionals are now all available for very short, or longer term assignments as required. No need to incur the heavy commitment of hiring full time senior professionals.
- Our clients get the benefit of our senior professionals being always available for consultation to the less experienced team members even if only the latter are directly hired by clients. We mentor the less experienced in our teams as a means to ultimately increase the skill levels of all team members.
- For all of the above reasons, we get up to full work speed in hours or a few days, not weeks or months.
- We have no organizational baggage or conflicts of interest.
FEES:
We provide an upfront written proposal on all fees for any assignment. There will be no surprises on cost of our services for the duration of any assignment. We strive to be competitive for the value that we offer.
WHY CHOOSE US
About Us
Our organization is a collective of accomplished professionals in engineering, management, business, technical and vocational trades working in unison or individually, depending on client need. Our work configuration is to make our wide array of industrial skills available to all plant and asset owners in Trinidad Tobago and any other country in the Caribbean or North America. All of our senior team members each have in excess of 2 to 3 decades of busy work experience in their respective fields.
Why Choose Us
1. We minimize the likelihood and occurrence of expensive mistakes in asset management, projects, or daily work execution by providing the scarce, more advanced skills of accomplished professionals with success spanning decades in their respective fields of expertise. All of our professionals have spent their careers innovating, creatively solving problems, applying resourcefulness and doing what it takes to meet tough deadlines.
2. We are all well known in the business and are re-hired many times by our former employers as needed. Our repeat clients are the several world class petrochemical and heavy industrial plants in Trinidad Tobago and other countries owned and operated by North American and European multinationals and, or governments.
3. Our brand is our results. We seamlessly go from big picture to fine details going beyond identifying problems or obstacles. We formulate strategies to solve them now, or permanently engineer them out of the system. We are the ones who have actually done work quality control, supervised field work, planning, troubleshooting, design reviews, implementation, budgeting, cost control, claims management, and supervised contractors and consultants.
4. Our professionals are now all available for very short, or longer term assignments as required. No need to incur the heavy commitment of hiring full time senior professionals.
5. Our clients get the benefit of our senior professionals being always available for consultation to the less experienced team members even if only the latter are directly hired by clients. We mentor the less experienced in our teams as a means to ultimately increase the skill levels of all team members.
6. For all of the above reasons, we get up to full work speed in hours or a few days, not weeks or months.
7. We have no organizational baggage or conflicts of interest.
FEES:
We provide an upfront written proposal on all fees for any assignment. There will be no surprises on cost of our services for the duration of any assignment. We strive to be competitive for the value that we offer.
SERVICES
1. Project management in petrochemical process plant retrofits, new mechanical or civil construction, and maintenance projects.
2. Provide strategies to rescue projects that have got into trouble and need assessment and recovery plans and implementation.
3. Oil and natural gas facility project and maintenance management
4. Construction/site management of mechanical, electrical Instrumentation, and civil works including rotating equipment installation and maintenance; pressure piping of metal, non-metal, above and underground pipes; industrial facility construction (warehouses, infrastructure facilities)
5. Qualitative design review and critique – fit for purpose, operational functionality, constructability, operations, maintenance, and safety concerns.
6. Site inspection and daily work oversight
7. Scope of work and contract specification preparation for tendering. Bid assessment.
8. Training (including on-the-job training) of less experienced project managers, and technicians.
9. Short-term labor supply (secondment) of very experienced management, engineering, technical, and other professionals.
We do not supply tradespeople at this time. Our work will typically be done on clients’ site facilities working with or without client personnel or virtually (from home bases) as required.
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CASE STORIES
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CASE STORIES / LESSONS
Rescuing Troubled / Delayed/ Cost Over run Construction Projects
Troubled projects are not just projects that have been delayed in delivery although this is a key indicator of trouble. In this item we define a troubled project as one that has encountered any one or more difficulties such that the project does not meet its key requirements of fitness of purpose, delivery on time and within budgeted cost.
What separates a good PM from a great PM
Drive – The persistence or stamina to get things done. This is the fuel that makes us ask "what else needs to be done? What can cause me a delay? Approvals? Budget allocation? Design? etc. Drive keeps us focused on doing the things that will see us to the finish line, even if some of the lesser tasks get missed or relegated to "later" Without drive, everything becomes a chore instead of an action in the day's lineup. And when everything is a chore, only the absolute minimum gets done. Not a good scenario.
What are claims in projects?
When an entity or person experiences a loss that they believe was caused by another party, they may exercise their right to claim (i.e. demand) compensation from the party believed to have caused the loss. How do claims arise in projects?
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CONSUMER TIPS
Reducing your car service bills
Car dealerships’ main source of profits, other than markup on the sale of vehicles, is the service department. Very often manufacturers prescribe unnecessary items, that while harmless to the vehicles, are often the creation of marketing and sales efforts and have nothing to do with mechanical needs of the vehicle, are completely unnecessary, generate excess waste in the environment and cost you money.
Speed Limit Fact Sheet
Speed limits should be based on sound traffic-engineering principles that consider responsible motorists’ actual travel speeds. Typically, this should result in speed limits set at the 85th percentile speed of free-flowing traffic (the speed under which 85 percent of traffic is traveling). These limits should be periodically adjusted to reflect changes in actual traffic speeds