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ABOUT

Edward Abramowich

Founder & Principal Consultant, Straits Consulting

Helping energy majors, national oil companies and large asset owners shorten the path from capital investment to first value.

30+ years across energy, aerospace, manufacturing and technology · Experience spanning 12 countries

Edward Abramowich, founder of Straits Consulting

Timelines Must Compress

The business needs earlier production or capacity without introducing uncontrolled delivery risk.

When delivery needs to change—not simply work harder

Leaders bring Edward in when established delivery systems are no longer producing the speed, adaptability or visibility their portfolios require.

Interfaces Are Slowing Delivery

Late decisions, broken handoffs and unclear ownership are creating waiting, rework and schedule pressure across owners, contractors and disciplines.

CLIENT CHALLENGES

AI Must Become Operational

Leadership sees the opportunity but needs practical applications inside real project workflows—not another disconnected technology pilot.

EXPERIENCE

Experience built in real delivery environments

Edward’s work began in Japanese manufacturing and progressed through aerospace, enterprise transformation, energy operations and major capital projects. His experience spans owner organizations, EPC and EPCM partners, engineering teams, fabrication yards, commissioning and operations.

Across Shell’s upstream, downstream and megaproject environments, Edward has worked with executive leadership and frontline delivery teams to shorten decision cycles, remove constraints, strengthen interfaces and build practical operating rhythms that hold under pressure.

Today, he helps capital-project leaders identify focused, low-risk entry points for outcome-driven and AI-enabled delivery—working inside the governance and delivery systems they already operate.

SELECTED EXPERIENCE

Evidence from complex delivery environments

Selected examples from Edward’s operational and advisory roles. Results are specific to their project contexts.

~40% Shorter Duration

Integrated delivery teams and tighter work packaging reduced the construction duration of a major living-quarters scope on Shell’s Vitto and Whale developments by approximately 40%.

Complex Multi-Party Delivery

Schedule and productivity work across a Crux delivery environment involving approximately 450 engineers and a peak fabrication-yard workforce of approximately 1,950.

14 Operating Assets

Lean management systems and leadership routines deployed across Petroleum Development Oman’s operating portfolio.

30+ Years

Experience across energy, aerospace, automotive, manufacturing and technology, with work spanning 12 countries.

THE JOURNEY

From the factory floor to AI-native capital delivery

01

Japanese Manufacturing Foundations

Learning flow, quality and continuous improvement on factory floors across Japan and Asia.

02

Aerospace and Industrial Operations

Improving turnaround time, quality, inventory and execution across complex, safety-critical operations.

03

Enterprise Transformation

Leading global improvement programs and connecting Lean, Six Sigma and Agile to measurable growth and performance.

04

Global Energy Performance

Working across Shell’s upstream and downstream environments and supporting performance improvement across major operating portfolios.

05

Megaproject Delivery

Accelerating detailed engineering, fabrication, construction and commissioning across owners, EPC partners and complex project interfaces.

06

AI-Native Capital Delivery

Applying agents, portfolio data and faster decision loops to reduce waiting, rework and late surprises.

SELECTED ORGANIZATIONS

Experience across energy, industry and technology

Selected experience includes work with or within organizations such as:

Shell

Petroleum Development Oman

Seatrium

Siemens Gamesa

Honeywell Aerospace

IBM

Hexion

SKF

Johnson Controls

Sun Microsystems

Kuwait Oil Company

PwC Consulting

Brunei Shell Petroluem

DSS+

KBR

Organizations listed reflect employment, consulting, advisory or project experience across Edward’s career.

HOW EDWARD WORKS

A practical partner to leadership and delivery teams

Start with the Business Outcome

Define the value and timing the investment must produce before redesigning the delivery system.

Work Inside the Existing Environment

Strengthen the governance and delivery system the client already operates rather than imposing a generic transformation model.

Test on Real Project Work

Use live decisions, constraints, interfaces and schedules—not theoretical exercises.

Build Capability While Delivering

Leave leadership and delivery teams with repeatable ways of working, not ongoing dependence on consultants.

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Ideas grounded in practice

Edward is the author of Rethinking Capital Project Delivery, a 433-page examination of adaptive operating models, modular execution and agentic AI in complex capital projects. The book translates lessons from energy, aerospace, manufacturing and technology into a practical model for faster, more adaptive delivery.

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WORK WITH EDWARD

Start with one priority project

A focused 30-minute executive conversation about where delivery friction is constraining value in your portfolio—and where a practical first step could produce measurable progress. No presentation and no sensitive project details required.

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