Senior Executive Specializing in Production and Operation Geology

Oil and Gas field exploitation and reservoir characterization,evaluation and development plan, increase production and recovery opportunities, reserves evaluation and volumetric calculation, well planning ,monitoring and integrated field studies.

JULY-2002: Eastern Division Asset General Manager-PDVSA
(Handled more than 300,000 barrels of oil daily).
Approval for: Development and Exploitation Plans; Facilities Construction and Execution.Participating in Governmental and Partner meeting as a Company’s Representative.

MARCH 2000-JULY 2002: Light Oil Exploitation Unit Manager-San Tome-PDVSA
Leader of Multidisciplinary Team, responsible for evaluation, development, exploitation and management of 30 company’s field. Estimated daily production: 60,000 barrels

FEB.1999-MARCH 2000: Contract Manager-PDVSA Exploration
Responsible for the biding and contracting of seismic data acquisition and processing project, exploratory well logging program.

JUNE.1998-FEB.1999: New Business Manager for Exploration-PDVSA
Responsible for evaluating any Joint Venture opportunities.

DEC.1997-JUNE1998: Exploratory Drilling Coordinator for PDVSA-Exploration
Responsible for the annual exploratory program including execution and budget.

FEB.1995-DEC. 1997: Exploration Operational Manager Eastern Division-LAGOVEN(PDVSA)

JUNE 1992-FEB. 1995: Integrated Studied Superintendent for Eastern and Western
Division-LAGOVEN(PDVSA)
Coordinate and perform development and geological studies to establish reservoir characterization, monitoring and evaluation of well results, petrophisycal interpretation, new well opportunities. Seismic acquisition programs.

JAN. 1990-MAY 1992: University of Texas at Austin. Master in Production Geology
Geological Modeling and Simulation for EOR , Waha Field-Delaware Basin, Chevron-USA and Bureau of Economic Geology, University of Texas at Austin

JUL.1985-JAN.1990: Well Site Geology Supervisor and Operational Geology Superintendent –LAGOVEN(PDVSA)
Exploratory and Development well planning and geological support during drilling and logging operations.

OCT.1981-JUL.1985: Reservoir Geologist-LAGOVEN(PDVSA) Venezuela
Reservoir Characterization for several oil an gas field,Exploitation plan, volumetric reserves evaluation, improved recovery opportunities,

JUL.1980-OCT.1981: Exxon Production Research Company (EPRCO) Houston.
Reservoir Geology Team (Lagoven-Exxon) Venezuela Division.
Multidisciplinary team responsible for reservoir characterization and simulation studies.

Geological Engineer: Universidad Central de Venezuela-1980
Master: University of Texas at Austin-1992

Management and business expertise

As a exploitation manager also i was resposible for: evaluation of existing producing field in order to increase production and maintains the existing base production, drilling new wells, repairing existing well, (work over), enhanced surface facilities, development of new areas, production optimization and enhanced oil recovery studies. Surface equipments maintenance. Construction of field development plan and execution. Drilling and seismic programs