Chemical /Process Engineer Black Belt Six sigma and Lead Auditor of ISO 9001:2000, ISO-14001 and OHSAS 18001

Develop process improvements to reduce costs and cycles. Manage multiple projects by providing scheduling, resource management, budget control and EHS compliance. Promote new manufacturing system initiatives.

Senior Consultant Engineer (2003 – Present). Responsibilities: Lead R&D projects (new coating products) for Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador countries. Technical support to Resins, paint factory and thinner plants in order to solve manufacturing problems and increase productivity. Develop recipes, raw materials, processes for improving products, increasing efficiency and productivity, cost reducing, recover products plans, and implement rework reducing plans according to Corporate Objectives. Technical support to Quality Lab and R&D Lab in order to develop/adapt new technologies and products to local requirements. Lead R&D group, to maintain growth, training and excellence performance, promoting operational discipline, teamwork, quality and performance. Manage with Operations continuous improvement projects, such as Kaizen, Lean and Six Sigma projects. Lead Auditor for ISO-9000 ISO-14001 and OHSAS 18001.

Process and manufacturing Engineer (1998 – 2003). Responsibilities: Process support on resins, thinners production and manufacturing of metal treatment products (MTP). Lead and support projects (Process develop, Reactors Automation projects, resin screening, new resins production, etc). Participate with Operations in continuous improvement activities, such as Kaizen and Lean Manufacturing. Lead manufacturing operators group, to maintain growth, training and excellence performance.

1988 – 1998 PDVSA Intevep - Los Teques, Venezuela
Process Engineer. Responsibilities: Participate in benchmarking projects and various engineering phases - basic, conceptual for Petrochemical manufacturing (Ammonia, Urea, NPK, Phosphate rock and Phosphoric acid). Pilot plant design and operation. Lead process develop projects for Ammonia, Urea, NPK facilities, Sulfuric acid production, solids handling and storage areas. Adapting new technologies to local requirements for cost reducing, improving product quality and process capabilities. Lead projects for using byproduct streams of production for cost reducing. Lead lab support of petrochemical sites in order to implement new test method for improving quality control. Lead develop of alternate raw materials. Monitoring Process Capability (Cpk), yield, waste reduction plans, first pass first quality yield, SPC implementation and analysis.

Specialist in Quality Management 2006 - 2009 UNITEC. Valencia, Venezuela.
GPA: 17/20
Chemical Engineer 1993 - 1997 Simón Bolívar University. Caracas, Venezuela. GPA : 3.85/5
Chemical Lab. Technician 1985 - 1988 Isaac Newton Institute of Technology. Maracay, Venezuela. GPA 7.96/9

Lean Manufacturing DuPont Performance Coatings Venezuela C.A. September 2007
Black Belt Six Sigma E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co. (USA). June 2007
Lead Auditor ISO-9001:2000 and ISO/TS 16949 RABQSA México December 2005
Green Belt Certified Six Sigma. DuPont do Brazil December 2002
Lead Auditor ISO-14001 certified Nº P17/UB/KMU/0201-016 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Qualität e. V. June 2002 – July 2002
Cost of Poor Quality Bureau Veritas de Venezuela, S.A. August 1999
Theory of Constrain Abraham Y. Goldratt Institute- Venezuela July 1999
Mixer and Agitators design FIRP, Los Andes University April 1997
Thermodynamics of VLE Simón Bolívar University December 1995
Phosphoric Acid Training Course IFDC – Panamerican Services – CEPET May 1991
Fertilizer Training Course IFDC – CEPET (USA) November 1990

Assignment to the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), Alabama, United States, from February to March 1991 in order to carry out evaluation of the INTEPAS process in Pilot plant for making Phosphoric Acid by DH process. Training in Fertilizer process/manufacturing and uses including Ammonia, Urea, NPKs, Sulfuric acid and ammonium Sulfate.

Sponsoring of Venezuela Plant in the worldwide Network "Reactor Safety Process Control and Technology" of E.I. DuPont of Nemours in process and resins technical support.

Computer skills: MS Windows and Office, MS Project, SAP, Lotus Notes, MS Outlook, Minitab, HYSIM, MATLAB and Rslogix500.

Experience on sampling of solids and liquids. Gas chromatography. UV-visible and atomic absorption Spectrometry. FTIR. Handling and storage of solids. Others quantitative and qualitative labs methods.

Experience on process flow diagrams (PFDs), energy and material balances, equipment sizing, hydraulic calculations, and technical reports preparation.