MATIAS MACHUM - PROJECT ENGINEER

To obtain full time employment in the field of Oil & Gas were I can utilize my experience as a mechanical engineer, working at any location worldwide by taking advantage of being a fluent trilingual and in support with my dual citizenship.

Project Engineer
Ingeniería de consulta Incostas, Caracas, Venezuela. 2007–Present
Office activities:
• MetOcean data processing (oceanographic and meteorological) from, buoys, submerged stations and meteorological stations for Offshore projects: Corocoro, Plataforma Deltana and Mariscal Sucre.
• Active search for new clients for warehousing equipments. Equipment installation and writing of quotations.
Field activities:
• Multiple Offshore activities, related to the recovery and installation of underwater MetOcean stations, buoys and weather stations for gas projects: Mariscal Sucre and Corocoro.
• October/07: Bathymetry in Puerto Sucre. Cumana- Venezuela
• November/07 and March/08: Topography-Bathymetry for oil waste lagoon. PDVSA Cryogenic Complex of Jose. Píritu- Venezuela
• April/08: Rescue campaign for the recovery of lost submerged MetOcean Station at 33m depth. PDVSA Mariscal Sucre Project.
• May and June/08: Installation of meteorological station and submerged MetOcean Station (Requiring ocean diving) and further recovery of data. Alimentos POLAR. Marigüitar- Venezuela.
• May/08: Extraction, maintenance cleaning and reinserting into the ocean of Offshore MetOcean Buoy. PDVSA Corocoro Project.
• Aquatic equipment test such as: Acustic Liberator, Pingers, Localizers, Transducers and other equipment requiring diving at 10m depth.

Intern in the area of Production Systems
John Deere Werke Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany 2006
• Thesis development. “Analysis for an improvement in John Deere Production System”
• Participant and supporting staff for the “Deere Employee Environment Workshop”
• Reconstruction of the Deere Production Intranet page.

Intern in the area of Well Completion
Vinccler Oil & Gas, Caracas-Coro, Venezuela Summer 2005
Office activities:
• Support in the writing of Completion Reports.
• Wrote a paper on “Well optimizations”.
Field activities:
• Activities related to well completions.
• Lying of ground piping from well to oil tank.

Intern in the area of corporate information
Panamericano Venezolana, Caracas, Venezuela Summers 2002-2003
• Construction of weekly news reports.
• Assistant in marine claims.

Intern at Auto Repair shop
Automotriz DiMotors, Caracas, Venezuela Summer 2001
• Assisted in activities related to car maintenance and repairs.

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering 2007
University Simón Bolívar, Caracas-Venezuela
• One year exchange student: University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe- Germany.
• Thesis: “Analysis for an improvement in John Deere Production System”. Honors Degree.
• Participant at: Second Annual congress for “New Challenges in the Engineering”
• Participant at: Second Annual congress for “Management and Automotive Technology”

-Ontario Academic Credit. High School 2001
Trinity College School. Ontario- Canada

-Bachiller en Ciencias. High School 2000
U.E. Colegio Champagnat. Caracas- Venezuela.

PADI RESCUE DIVER 2007
Orca’s dive shope, Caracas- Venezuela
IMO International Maritime Organization. Courses 1.13;1.19;1.20;1.21 2007
Bellatrix Marine Training Services C.A., Puerto La Cruz- Venezuela
First Aid, Pers. Safety & Social Responsibility, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, Personal Survival Techniques.
Medic First Aid 2007
DAN Divers Alert Network, Caracas-Venezuela
Adobe Photoshop 2007
Instituto Posa, Caracas-Venezuela
ProEngineer 2006
University of Karlruhe, Karlruhe- Germany
Autodesk Inventor 2004
Instituto Arts, Caracas- Venezuela

Sports:
• Former State record holder for 100m and 200m breaststroke in the age 14-15 category.
• Multiple participation for the “Orinoco Caroni” swim crossing.
• Mountain Climbing and biking.
Photography:
• Winner of the 2006 annual photography contest for El Universal news paper.
Community Service
Sociedad Civil “El Albor”. Slums of Caracas 2002-2005
• Worked in areas related to Administration, library and fund raising.