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Nationality: Venezuelan - Italian
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
• Dates (from - to) SEPT. 1991-FEB. 2003
• Company name and address PDVSA-Intevep - Urb. Santa Rosa, sector El Tambor, Los Teques, Edo. Miranda, Venezuela
• Company type or sector Oil and Gas Exploitation
• Appointments Research Scientist at the Well Construction and Maintenance Department
• Main activities and responsibilities
1. Designed new formulations for optimized drilling fluids, their characterization and testing
2. Conceived new developments in Orimulsion(r) as a competitive fuel (low cost and environmentally friendly)
3. Provided technological transfer, specialized technical services directed to our affiliates and clients: Drilling PDVSA-Eastern and PDVSA-Western, drilling service companies, (drilling and workover fluids) and PDVSA-Bitor (Orimulsion(r))
4. Performed Knowledge Management activities in my area of expertise such as:
* Cooperation with leading academics from different parts of the world
* Supervision and training to university students in their thesis work
* Promotion and administration of the Interfacial Phenomena Community of Knowledge inside PDVSA
* Publication of papers, technical reports and manuals; presentations at scientific symposia
EDUCATION
• Dates (from - to) SEPT. 1991 - AUG. 1993
• Institution name and address University of California, San Diego Physics Department, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0021 U.S.A.
• Speciality Interfacial Phenomena
• Diploma obtained Master of Science in Physics
• Dates (from - to) SEPT. 1988 - AUG. 1990
• Institution name and address Instituto Venezolano de Investigaciones Científicas (I.V.I.C.)
Centro de Física, P.O. Box 21827, Caracas, Venezuela
• Speciality Semiconductors Physics
• Diploma obtained Master of Science (Honors)
• Dates (from - to) SEPT. 1983 - JAN. 1988
• Institution name and address Universidad "Simón Bolívar"
Departamento de Física, Sartenejas, Caracas, Venezuela
• Diploma obtained Bachelor in Physics
PERSONAL SKILLS
Strongly motivated for work
Oriented towards excellence
Problem solving approach based on analytical skills
Critical mind open to innovation
Adaptability to different work environment and conditions
MOTHER TONGUE Spanish
OTHER LANGUAGES English Italian
SOCIAL SKILLS
Natural bent for cooperation and team work reinforced by work experience in a big Corporation
Communication skills that allow to interact effectively with academic, scientific staff and technicians and field operators as well
Multicultural education that allows to function efficiently in different cultural environments (12 years in Italy, 2 years in U.S.A.)
ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS
Acquainted with R&D project management as responsible for the Interfacial Phenomena group in the Production Department, including: definition of project activities, tasks assignment, follow up and periodical evaluation, staff training, reporting to project leaders, department chief and clients
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Strong background in fundamental aspects on emulsions, disperse systems and colloids in relation with applications in the oil industry
In-depth knowledge of the state of the art in instrumentation and measurement of interfacial properties and rheology
Well acquainted with experimental techniques applied to the study of photo-electrical and magneto-optical properties of semiconductor materials
Well acquainted with computational methods using Fortran
Teaching experience at the Physics Department of "Simón Bolívar" University (1st year Physics Courses 1989-90)
AWARDS
Scholarship from "Fundación Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" (1989-1990)
Award for Excellence "Fundayacucho" (1991)
Scholarship from PDVSA-Intevep (1991-1993)
Outstanding Contributions Award, PDVSA-Intevep (1998, 2001)
PUBLICATIONS
1. "Optimized performance of completion and workover brine by using water-based surfactants in low-pressure reservoirs in Maracaibo Lake", SPE 81129 to be published in April 2003
2. "Interfacial and colloidal physical-chemistry applied to drilling fluids formulation" Visión Tecnólogica PDVSA-Intevep, Caracas, Venezuela (in Spanish to be published in 2003)
3. "Adsorption of Intan-100 at the bitumen/aqueous solution interface studied by spinning drop tensiometry", Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, vol 180, N. 1-2, pp.121-130 (2001)
4. "Adsorption isotherms of bitumen/aqueous solutions of Intan-100", J. Colloid Interface Science, vol. 191, pp. 517-519 (1997)
5. "Resistive-Capacitive Tomography", SPE 23679, (1992)
6. "Photoconductive studies in Cd1-xFexSe", J. Appl. Phys., vol. 69, pp.1479-1483 (1991)
7. "Photoelectrical properties of Zn1-xMnxTe crystals", Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on the Physics of Semiconductors, Warsaw, Poland (1988)
CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA
1. "Aerated emulsions as low density drilling fluids", IV Seminario de Fluidos de Perforación y Completación de Pozos (IV SEFLU), May 29-31, 2001, Porlamar (Venezuela)
2. "Apparent viscosity of concentrated bitumen in water emulsions: geometrical effects", 12th International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution (12th SIS), June 11-16, 2000, Gainesville, Florida (U.S.A.)
3. "Adsorption kinetics of non-ionic surfactants studied by the Maximum Drop Pressure method", IV Jornadas Científico-Técnicas, November 16-21, 1998, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de los Andes, Mérida (Venezuela)
4. "The Expanded Drop technique for dynamic tension measurements in the presence of surfactants", II Jornadas de Investigación Básica Orientada en Exploración y Producción, Octuber 1-2, 1998, Intevep S.A., Los Teques (Venezuela)
5. "Surfactant adsorption at liquid interfaces", I Jornadas de Investigación Básica Orientada en Exploración y Producción Novembre , 12-13, 1996, Intevep S.A., Los Teques (Venezuela)
6. "Static and dynamic light scattering in a percolating microemulsion system", 10th International Symposium on Surfactants in Solution (10th SIS), June 26-30, 1994, Caracas (Venezuela)
7. "Photoconductivity in the Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors Cd1-xFexSe", The 1990 March Meeting of the American Physical Society, March 12-16, 1990, Anaheim, California (U.S.A.)
TECHNICAL REPORTS (in Spanish)
1. Technical Report in publication: "Selection and application of surfactants for water-based workover fluids to be used in the Bachaquero-01 y Urdaneta-01 fields", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (2003)
2. Technical Report INT-8924,2001: "Block copolymers of the PEO-PPO-PEO type in new formulations for Orimulsion-400", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (2001)
3. Technical Report INT-8922,2001: "Formulation of aerated oil-based drilling and workover fluids", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (2001)
4. Technical Report INT-8920,2001: "Wettability and interfacial tension of Venezuelan crude oils against quartz, dolomite and calcite", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (2001)
5. Technical Report INT-7621,2000: "Stability of three-phases fluid systems as studied by the Spinning Drop technique", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (2000)
6. Technical Report INT-7805,2000: "Review of the state of the art in tensiometric methods to study surfactant adsorption in and out of equilibrium", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (2000)
7. Technical Report INT-7801,2000: "Experimental determination of the optical parameters needed to obtain the true drop size distribution of bimodal Orimulsion(r) samples by light scattering", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (2000)
8. Technical Report INT-7581,2000: "Stability treatment for the aged Orimulsion-400 stored in the squared tank", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (2000)
9. Technical Report INT-7230,2000: "Application of microorganisms to improve well productivity", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (2000)
10. Technical Report INT-6972,1999: "Formulation of aerated emulsions as workover fluids", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1999)
11. Technical Report INT-6468,1999: "Effect of the salt content on Orimulsion-400 aging", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1999)
12. Technical Report INT-6462,1999: "Effect of the drop size distribution on Orimulsion-400 viscosity", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1999)
13. Technical Report INT-5743,1998: "Determination of the dilational elasticity of adsorbed layers of non-ionic surfactants", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1998)
14. Technical Report INT-5395,1998: "pH effect on the compressibility modulus of asphaltene films studied by the Pendent Drop method", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1998)
15. Technical Report INT-5345,1998: "Physico-chemical effects involved in the process of crude oil washing using outflowing water", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1998)
16. Technical Report INT-4910,1998: "Effect of the Inteflow(tm) drilling fluids formulation on the crude-oil/rock/fluid interfacial properties", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1998)
17. Technical Report INT-4470,1998: "Isolation and characterization of the Carboxylic Acids extracted from the Cerro Negro bitumen ", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1998)
18. Technical Report INT-4361,1997: "Studies on the adsorption of ethoxylated alcohols at the bitumen/water interface", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1997)
19. Technical Report INT-4359,1997: "Effect of the presence of micelles on the behavior of thin films", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1997)
20. Technical Report INT-4348,1997: "Studies on the adsorption of Intan-300 e Intan-400 at the bitumen/water interface", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1997)
21. Technical Report INT-4296,1997: "A setup for measuring interfacial elasticity" , Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1997)
22. Technical Report INT-3700,1997: "Adsorption dynamics of non-ionic surfactants and their binary blends. Numerical calculation of the diffusion controlled kinetics", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1997)
23. Technical Report INT-03449,97: "Studies on the adsorption of Intan-100 at the bitumen/water interface", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1997)
24. Technical Report INT-03171,95: "Bitumen/water interfacial tension in the presence of Intan-100 as determined by the Pendent Drop technique", Intevep S.A., Los Teques (1995)
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