Operations Superintendent

Coordinate and control operation and maintenance activities for the surface production facilities in the oil fields to guarantee the application of the Integrity Standard (IM), control of work (CoW) and safe practices.

Petroleum Engineer and Mechanical Engineer with 20 years of experience, 19 of these years in the oil field mostly working for BP Exploration in Colombia’s operations. I consider myself highly compromised and work oriented. I have communication abilities, excellent interpersonal relationships, ability to convene others and engage personnel to assume challenges and deliver results working always as a team.
I am currently Piedemonte’s Operation Superintendent in EQUION’s fields (ex -BPX Colombia) in Casanare, under the Operation Vice-presidency. I am responsible for management of onshore facilities (plants, wells and flow lines) to guarantee the oil production for exportation and gas for sales and reinjection of the gas in the reservoir. All of these in a safe and reliable way and responding to the strategy and requirements of the business according to the policy frame work and procedures of EQUION. Additionally, for the last 3 years I have been replacing on vacations the Operation Field Manager with over 2,500 employees in all disciplines. Currently as career development, I am in a succession plan for this position. The Field Manager is responsible for leading the emergency response plan for all Casanare fields, run the annual operations plan defining resources, people and equipment needed to achieve the production goals as well as costs. The Manager leads contractor’s performance by ensuring that the contractors competencies are aligned with EQUIONs policies approve the assessments and operation execution considered as high risk, etc.

Petroleum Engineer
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Medellín, Aug. 1984 – Nov. 1992
Professional Card No. 03946 0274

Mechanical Engineer
Universidad de Antioquia
Medellín, July 1982 – Oct. 1990
Professional Card No. AN230 07558

MBA – Business & Physical Asset Management
PMM Institute & Universidad de Valencia-Spain
Currently, ending by October 2014

Diploma in Maintenance and Asset Management
ACIEM Cundinamarca, May – Sept. 2011
Bogota,

Super Manager Collogue
Special Program of BP Exploration for the main Contract Managers, Bogotá 2008

Operation Authority (OA) roll to approve operation procedures in site (SOP) the risk analysis for special jobs and execution of plans and programs for major risk mitigation in the operation. Prepare and control the operation budget to guarantee and optimize savings and planning of the association resources that allow compliance of OPEX goals set for each facility. Organize and coordinate multidisciplinary equipment for the accomplishment of projects to optimize the production, cost reduction and integrity assurance that contribute to maintain and / or increment reliability of the equipment during operation.