Refinery Operations Engineer

To obtain a challenging position within the oil and gas industry in the areas of DESIGN, operations, commissioning, maintenance and startup of process plants,utilities and ofsites.

FREELANCE ENGINEER May 2008-To date
Venezuela

•UTILITIES AND OFFSITES SENIOR OPERATIONS ENGINEER January 2003-December 2007
SINCOR S.A. HEAVY CRUDE UPGRADER Jose, Venezuela




SOLIDS HANDLING PROJECT SUPPORT ENGINEER August 2000-December 2002
SINCOR S.A. HEAVY CRUDE UPGRADER Jose, Venezuela

• UTILITIES AND OFFSITES PROJECT SUPPORT ENGINEER July 1999-July 2000
SINCOR S.A. HEAVY CRUDE UPGRADER Caracas, Venezuela


CRUDE OIL DISTILLATION ENGINEER January 1998-June 1999
PDVSA PUERTO LA CRUZ REFINERY Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela


PROCESS ENGINEERING TEAM LEADER January 1994-December 1997
PDVSA SAN ROQUE REFINERY San Roque, Venezuela


AREA MAINTENANCE ENGINEER January 1992-December 1993
PDVSA PUERTO LA CRUZ REFINERY Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela


UTILITIES OPERATIONS SECTION HEAD January 1986-December 1990
PDVSA PUERTO LA CRUZ REFINERY Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela



UTILITIES OPERATIONS ENGINEER December 1981-December 1985
PDVSA PUERTO LA CRUZ REFINERY Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

MASTERS DEGREE IN OIL REF., GAS AND PETROCHEMICAL PROCESSES December 1991
UNIVERSIDAD METROPOLITANA / IFP Caracas, Venezuela

BACHELORS DEGREE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING June 1981
UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

• Incident Investigation and Root Cause Analysis, 24 Hrs. - ABS Consulting, Nov. 2006.
• Water Treatment Seminar, 24 hrs. - G.E. Water and Process Technologies, Oct. 2006.
• Negotiation Seminar, 16 hrs. - Cambridge International Consulting, June 2006.
• Loss Prevention and Control, 24 hrs. - Det Norske Veritas, Sept. 2000.
• Process Design, 80 Hrs. - Corpoven S.A., March 1990.
• ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessels Seminar/Section VIII, 32 hrs. - ASME, USA, Aug. 1989.
• Hydrocarbon Process Troubleshooting, 40 hrs. - Corpoven S.A., Dec. 1989.
• Gas Turbine Operations and Maintenance Seminar, 40 hrs. - General Electric, USA, Sept. 1986.

• Mechanical Engineer with a Masters Degree in Oil refining, Gas and Petrochemical processes.
• Over 25 years of experience in the oil and gas industry.
• Solid experience in design, operation, maintenance, commissioning and startup activities of refinery process plants.
• Experience on working with project teams with multinational workforces.
• Good ability for problem solving with strong supervisory, interpersonal and negotiation skills.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Strong commitment to safety and the environment.
• Self-motivated and able to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong experience in the following areas: Atmospheric and vacuum distillation, solid coke and sulfur transport and export systems, sulfur forming, crude oil and intermediate products tank farm, pipeline handling, paraffin production, steam generation, air compressors, cooling towers, potable water treatment, boiler water treatment, waste water treatment, fuel gas systems, hydrocarbon and sour gas flare systems, power generation (steam and gas turbines), electrical distribution systems, etc.