Clara Chua

Director of Project Management, PMP

Singapore

About

A PMP certified professional with 14 years of diverse experience in the oilfield industry ranging from field to project management, with an insatiable desire to acquire new knowledge. A leader with the ability to work independently as well as in a team. Good management of internal and external stakeholders, wide exposure to geographically distributed and culturally diverse projects delivered on time and on budget.

Experience

  • Director of Project Management at De Nora
    Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    Oversee project and engineering operations across Asia, leading high-performing teams to deliver large-scale initiatives. Focus on strengthening governance, improving execution efficiency, and enabling innovation to support business expansion and customer success.

  • Project Manager at Schlumberger
    Mar 2016 - Oct 2025 · 9 yrs 8 mos

    • Canadian Registration Number (CRN) in Alberta. Canada. Business enabling project taken on to penetrate the Canadian market. A compelling business case was jointly developed with location representative to convince stakeholders in the product centre and the location, of the potential in this project. Upon attaining CRN; there could be potential sale of 20 units a year of high tiered product, with a projected revenue of USD 4 Million. Challenges encountered in the project includes cross functional communication within the organization and supplier management to meet tight project timeline. The certification was successfully attained on time and on budget. • Product Total Cost Reduction for Russian Market. USD 0.5 Million. Russia. Project was a result of a successful feasibility study conducted to reduce the total cost of ownership. This new product has a potential sale demand of close to 200 units a year resulting in a sale of USD 7 Million. This is the largest product development project done outside of the engineering team. Requirements management was challenging as stakeholders were constantly changing their requirements through the project lifecycle even though requirements were finalized. Nevertheless, I was able to ensure on time and on budget delivery with good change management implementation. • Saudi Aramco. Total USD 15 Million. Saudi Arabia. Delivered a total of 200 sets of Multiphase Flow Meters and accessories to Saudi Aramco. Stakeholder management skills were highly challenged as there were multiple stakeholders within and outside the organization which were eager to know the progress of the project, which also involved an external certifying body. • Achieved 100% on time quote delivery for product customization RFQs raised • Created the local project management streamline procedure for the Center

  • Project Engineer at National Oilwell Varco
    Apr 2012 - Mar 2016 · 4 yrs

    • Pertamina (3 Projects). USD 1.7 Million per project. May 2012 to Jan 2014. Indonesia. Successful delivery of three complete mud tank systems to a client in Indonesia. The greatest achievement in the project is to increase the margin by 2% without compromising quality and delivery. • Sembcorp Shipyard (13 Projects).USD 1.2 Million per project, Apr 2012 to Current. Singapore. Change management is well displayed in the concurrently running 5 local shipyard projects per year with staggered delivery. As with shipyards, timelines are always shifting hence it’s critical to manage the changes well for on time and on budget delivery. • Hong Hua Shipyard and Cosco Shipyard (10 Projects). Totally USD 9.8 Million. April 2012 to Dec 2014. China. Built a good working relationship with the client’s project team located in China, opening opportunities for future cooperation leading up to the multiple million dollar projects with 2 other China shipyards. • Spearheaded the start-up of an engineering data management system in the region, coupled with training and preparation of SOP, leading up to a successful roll out to the region • Provided engineering support such as tender review, systems application and technical design to regional counterparts

  • Schlumberger (3 yrs 5 mos)
    • Field Engineer
      May 2011 - Dec 2011 · 8 mos

      • Location’s Pipe Management Champion. Monitor the status of all the Coiled Tubing in the location to ensure smooth job delivery • Committee Member of Quality Steering Community ensuring quality services provided by the company • Participate in Offshore Coiled Tubing Operation Campaigns • Schedule manpower for offshore operations • Update of periodic equipment maintenance to minimize unplanned servicing to be done offshore • Track Chemical inventory to ensure job runs smoothly without delay due to logistics • Prepare daily job costing and statues update, and End of Well (EOW) reports to be presented to client • Prepare and submit Failure event reports to base and client’s office • Prepare Job risk analysis and risk identification reports to minimize job hazard to a lowest possible level. • Provide equipment feedback to the product center for further product improvement

    • Mechanical Engineer
      Aug 2008 - May 2011 · 2 yrs 10 mos

      • Lead and established a certification system for the offshore units designed and assembled by the company • Lead individual sustaining projects including activities such as controlling cost, scheduling, resourcing and reporting. • Action sustaining engineering change requests; implement modifications to existing products to meet operational and manufacturing requirements. • Produce and maintain outline designs and required engineering drawings for manufacture, supervision of Draftsperson project tasks where necessary. • Produce and prepare the relevant documentation and necessary analysis for new and existing designs for independent certification reviews. • Prepare and maintain operating manuals, test programs and other product supporting documentation.