Michael van Swol

About Michael van Swol

I have over 30 years of experience in the leadership of programs and projects in diverse industries and geographies. Skilled at developing and leading multi location execution on complex programs. Successful at project pursuits and client relationship management. Experience includes several multi-billion-dollar TIC programs both domestically and internationally. These programs include the Ballistic Missile Defense Program in Alaska, the Iraq Reconstruction Water Sector Program, the Clean Fuels 2020 Project for Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Fernald Department of Energy Nuclear Clean Up Project, and several others.

Experience

1. Board Member

   Family Roots For Life

   Nov 2025 — Present · Fort Bend County, TX, US

   Board Member supporting the mission and values of Family Roots for Life. A non-profit organization that serves children, youth, individuals, and families and seeks to achieve child and family well-being by reuniting families, reconnecting individuals to their family of origin and/or fictive kin, increasing connections, and educating individuals on the significance of family and cultural heritage.

Education

• University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  BS, Civil Engineering

  1985 — 1989

Skills

• Earned Value Management
• Epc
• Proposal Writing
• Supervisory Skills
• Oil & Gas
• Pipelines
• Project Management
• Construction Management
• Energy
• Refinery Operations
• Cost Management
• Ms Project
• Subcontracting
• Feasibility Studies
• Cost Control
• Gas
• Microsoft Project
• Facilities Management
• Construction
• Petroleum
• Contract Management
• Strategy
• Project Estimation
• Power Plants
• Value Engineering
• Commissioning
• Cpm Scheduling
• Civil Engineering
• Primavera P6
• Management
• Water
• Project Planning
• Cost Engineering
• Petrochemical
• Wbs
• Leadership
• Engineering
• Refinery
• Contract Negotiation
• Project Engineering