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A highly motivated and resourceful Engineer / Supervisor with experience in the Oil Industry in the upstream production, maintenance and construction sectors. Large field oil production supervision, light and heavy crude oil separation plants, well operation & monitoring and plant maintenance and maintenance planning. Experience with tank farm & pipeline construction along with the interpretation and application of industry Codes, API standards, company specifications, applicable design criteria and safety and environment standards. Experience in managing budgets, contracts and schedules, supervising engineering and supervision staff, communicating and working with project teams which include interfacing with clients, management, operations, engineering disciplines, sub-contractors, vendors and government agencies including plant precommissioning and commissioning and start-up, with experience in the implementation of ISO 9000 and 14001. Accepting and managing responsibilities, plus schedule pressures and problem solving on a daily basis, whilst promoting a team building pro-active attitude. Fully computer literate with the ability for producing / editing bidding documents, technical scopes of work, reports, charts, trend analysis and presentations.
AREAS OF STRENGTH
Light/Heavy Crude Oil Treatment Plants & Wells—Tank Farms—Marine Terminals—Pipelines
* Oil production supervision, plant and wells. Water injection.
* Oil plant maintenance and maintenance planning
* Experience working with multidisciplinary teams to implement corporate bjectives
* Oil related contracts administration and budget development
* Oil Production bid package preparation, evaluation and awarding
* Organizing and implementing HAZOP review and safety & environmental compliance programs.
* Interpretation and implementation of design drawings and specifications along with P&IDs.
* Construction management of multiple sub-contractors
* Pipeline and Oil Production Facilities construction
* Gas Turbines and Motors, Pumps, Tanks, Vessels and Piping.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Repsol Oil Company – El-Sharara, Libya
Production Supervisor (February 2005 – Present)
Based in the Sahara desert, directly supervising the production of circa 55,000 bopd API 42 and water injection of circa 60,000 bwpd from 75 wells (Electrical Submersible Pumps, Variable Speed Drivers) with one processing plant and another gathering plant.
Supporting two other supervisors in the production of another additional 200,000 bopd API 42 and water injection of 135,000 bpwd from 125 wells with 3 processing plants and water injection system.
Supervising expatriate and local personnel (circa 100), reporting to Assistant Field Coordinator. Monitoring well behavior through wireline activities, well fracturing, and submersible pumps monitoring.
Moody International – Quito, Ecuador
Contracts Engineer (August 2004 – January 2005)
Assigned to work for OCP Ecuador S.A. (Heavy Crude Oil Transport Company, 500 km long) preparing tender documents for all contracts of OCP for the Operations Phase, such as pipeline in-line inspection using magnetic flux leakage tools, oil movements software acquisition and implementation, instrumentation maintenance, fuel transportation, environmental audits, off-shore pipeline survey, buoys instrumentation maintenance, among others. Responsibilities include request for proposal preparation, bid analysis and awarding, interaction with all company's departments, i.e. whole contracting process. Duties included being the sole contact point of OCP with bidders during contracting process.
Urazul – Block 14 &17 Orient Basin, Ecuador
Mechanical Supervisor (November 2003 – May 2004)
Pipeline construction supervisor representing Encana of Ecuador for the construction of several API 5L pipeline segments ranging from 6" to 16" dia and from 2,5 km to 15 km long, under API standard 1104 and ASME B31.4. Duties include welding inspection, welder qualification, visual testing, radiographic interpretation, hidrostatic tests, ROW opening, lowering-in and filling operations.
Facilities construction supervisor directly supervising the construction of new oil production facilities (No subcontractor). Duties include assembly of facilities, welding inspection, writing of welding procedure specifications, procedure qualification record performance, welder qualification under ASME Section IX. QA/QC supervisor for all mechanical construction activities, including welding, coating and assembly.
Tecnie Engineering—Esmeraldas, Ecuador
Marine Terminal and Interconnection Pipeline Field Engineer (February 2002—August 2003)
Working for the Heavy Crude Oil Pipeline of Ecuador Company, (OCP Ecuador S.A., 500 km long, US$1.5 billion project), reporting to the Construction Manager of the Marine Terminal, in charge of monitoring the construction work of EPC Contractor Techint Int. Cons. Corp. as part of the construction management team, for the construction of a US$76.3 million API 650 tank farm and ancillary facilities comprising 5ﳮ,000 bbl tanks plus 7 km of 56" API 5L X70 interconnection pipeline from Terminal to shore for OCP Ecuador S.A. Responsibilities include site construction inspection in all areas, i.e. civil, welding, painting, electrical and instrumentation, code and engineering support to inspection team, e.g. API 650, ASME V, ASME IX, ACI, ANSI B31.4, API 1104, progress analysis and preparation of reports, analysis of process suggested field changes and review of submitted pay items, providing liaison with the main office engineering group on all pertinent design and construction issues. Duties include auditing the EPC Contractor as Quality Assurance representative on site.
08/01-02/02 Tecnie Engineering
US$76.3 mm Marine Terminal for OCP Ecuador S.A. Esmeraldas, Ecuador Quantity Surveyor
Monitoring quantity progress and preparing construction advance reports as part of the construction management team monitoring the construction work of EPC contractor Techint Int. Cons. Corp.
11/00-12/00
Dygoil Ltd
Marginal Fields Development, Eastern Region, Ecuador
Engineering Consultant
Reviewing technical information for putting together bid proposal including pumps, compressors, generators and SCADA & PLC
02/98-08/98
YPF Ecuador S.A.
Block 16, Eastern Ecuador 35,000 bopd Heavy Oil Production Facility and Well Pads
Production Supervisor
In charge of the production of the treatment plant and 6 well pads with 40 wells using Electrical Submersible Pumps (ESPs) and Variable Speed Drivers (VSDs) with the reinjection of 120,000 bwpd. Supervising 80 men including engineers, supervisors, technicians and labor
04/96-06/97
Maxus Ecuador S.A.
Block 16, Eastern Ecuador
35,000 bopd Heavy Oil Production Facility and Well Pads
Cost Control Engineer
In charge of the administration of the Production Department contracts for US$5 mm per year including personnel, catering and transportation. Duties included budgeting for US$18 mm per year, cost control and resources optimization projects.
08/95-04/96
Maxus Ecuador S.A.
Block 16, Eastern Ecuador
35,000 bopd Heavy Oil Production Facility and Well Pads
Automotive Maintenance Supervisor
In charge of the maintenance of 110 pick ups
12/93-08/95
Maxus Ecuador S.A.
Block 16, Eastern Ecuador
35,000 bopd Heavy Oil Production Facility and Well Pads
Maintenance Planning Engineer
In charge of the implementation and running of the computerized maintenance system (similar to Maximo) for all plant and well pads instrumentation and equipment, such us pumps, vessels and tanks. Work included software development phase, data gathering and uploading phase, full implementation phase and continuous improvement while generating maintenance orders and spare parts requirements, interfacing with the accounting system.
TECHNOLOGY AND LANGUAGES
Computer Skills; MS office-Outlook-Excel-Word-Powerpoint-Access-AutoCAD-Visio, Maximo Asset Management, JD Edwards
Fluent in Spanish and English, beginner in Arabic, French 40%
EDUCATION
National Polytechnics School, Quito, Ecuador
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, 1994
6 years engineering school program
University of Texas at Austin
YPF Int. Special Program Participant, fall 1997
Advanced Drilling and Well Completion, Drilling and Well Completions, Macroeconomics of Petroleum, Introduction to Reservoir Engineering, and Production Technology and Design
Resources Management School, Valencia, Venezuela
Profesional Auditor, 2000
2-year practical course on personnel management
COURSES AND SEMINARS
YPF Ecuador Professional Training and Development
Safety Training Observation Program, STOP
May 19-20, 1998, Quito, Ecuador
University of Texas at Austin
TOEFL Examination, Score 620
Aug 08, 1997, Austin, Texas
YPF Ecuador Professional Development Program
Change Agent Work Shop
Apr 07-11, 1997, Quito, Ecuador
YPF Ecuador Professional Development Program
The Challenge of Leadership
16 hours, Mar 1997, Quito, Ecuador
Oil and Gas Consultants International Inc.
Petroleum Finance and Accounting Principles
Nov 18-22, 1996, Houston Texas
Oil and Gas Consultants International Inc.
Economics of Worldwide Petroleum Production
Nov 04-08, 1996, Houston Texas
Maxus Ecuador Professional Training and Development
Time Management
Sep 19, 1996, Quito, Ecuador
Maxus Ecuador Professional Training and Development
ASME CODE Pressure Vessels, ASME VIII
46 hours, Sep 02 - 07, 1996, Quito, Ecuador
San Francisco University of Quito
Facilities for Handling Water and Petroleum
32 hours, Jun 8, 1995, Quito, Ecuador
Maxus Ecuador Professional Training and Development
Supervisory Skills
Aug 31 - Sep 02, 1994, Quito, Ecuador
Maxus Ecuador Professional Training and Development
Basic Production Safety Systems
Jun 27 - Jul 01, 1994, Quito, Ecuador Solar Technical Training
Operation and Routine Maintenance Solar Centaurus "H Gas Turbine Generator Sets"
Jan 28, 1994, Quito, Ecuador
National Polytechnics School
SAP 80 Stuctural Analysis
Aug 17-25, 1992, Quito, Ecuador
National Polytechnics School
Practical Seminar on Air Conditioning
30 hours, May 22, 1992, Quito, Ecuador
National Polytechnics School
Air Dryer Design
10 hours, Jan 24, 1992, Quito, Ecuador Cambridge University
First Certificate in English
Dec 1991, Quito, Ecuador
Automación Ecuatoriana S.A.
Basic Pneumatics
Dec 19, 1991, Quito, Ecuador National Polytechnics School
Engine Calibration
10 hours, Feb 22, 1989, Quito, Ecuador
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