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Summary
Experienced instrument professional with a strong background in maintenance, planning, reliability, engineering, and projects within the instrument field. Demonstrated expertise in staff management, budget oversight, and effective communication with other departments, vendors, and executive management. Skilled in maintenance planning and programming to ensure optimal efficiency and productivity.
Overview
33
33
years of professional experience
Work History
Lead Instrumental Engineer
WORLEY PARSONS
01.2019 - 01.2020
- Company Overview: QATAR SHELL GTL EPCM contract
- Strategically planning and coordinating the execution of all PACO (Process Automation and Control Optimization) discipline activities to ensure adherence to project timelines and deliverables
- Providing expert technical direction, oversight, and supervision for engineering and design processes within the PACO discipline, ensuring compliance with standards and project objectives
- Managing seamless interfaces within the PACO discipline, across other engineering disciplines, and with third-party contractors to ensure effective collaboration and integration
- Establishing efficient coordination with procurement and construction teams, ensuring smooth transitions between engineering, material acquisition, and on-site implementation
- Leading the change control and technical query processes within the PACO discipline, ensuring timely resolution of issues while maintaining project integrity and minimizing impact on schedules
- QATAR SHELL GTL EPCM contract
Technical Assurance Team (Analyzers)
SABIC
01.2015 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: Design Management Department E & PM – SAUDI ARABIA
- Served as the Analyzer expert, overseeing the review and approval of Conceptual Development Packages, Front-End Engineering Packages, Technical Bid Packages and Design Engineering Packages developed by instrument engineers within the project department
- Ensured alignment with technical standards, project objectives, and operational requirements across all fifteen SABIC affiliates, driving consistency and excellence in engineering practices
- Leader of the initiative to Improve the Knowledge about On-line Process Analyzers for Instrument Engineers at SABIC, responsible for developing, organizing, and delivering specialized training courses aimed at enhancing the technical expertise of instrument engineers in the field of online process analyzers
- Some of the courses prepared and conducted are: Online Process Analyzers, Guidelines for Analyzer Systems, Understanding Gas Chromatographs, Sample Conditioning Systems
- Design Management Department E & PM – SAUDI ARABIA
Staff Analyzer Engineer
SABIC
01.2008 - 01.2015
- Company Overview: Design Management Department E & PM – SAUDI ARABIA
- Personally responsible for developing and preparing; Front End Engineering Packages and Design Engineering Packages for the site project requirement of new analyzers and up gradation of existing analyzers in all fifteen SABIC affiliates
- Developing engineering designs and specifications for online process analyzers and sample conditioning systems, ensuring alignment with project requirements, process conditions, and industry standards
- Assessing existing analyzer systems to identify obsolescence risks and recommending cost-effective replacement or upgrade solutions to maintain operational efficiency and reliability
- Preparing detailed engineering packages, including P&IDs, instrument data sheets, analyzer layouts, and wiring diagrams, to support project execution
- Collaborating with vendors and suppliers to select state-of-the-art analyzer technologies that meet technical specifications and enhance process performance
- Managing the integration of new analyzer systems with existing Distributed Control Systems (DCS), ensuring seamless communication and operation
- Actively participated in Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT) for analyzer systems, ensuring performance verification against data sheets and specifications, and providing actionable recommendations to enhance analyzer performance
- Conducted comprehensive testing of analyzers, including the integration of sample conditioning systems and calibration samples, to ensure accuracy and reliability
- Supervising the commissioning and calibration of new and upgraded analyzer systems to guarantee accurate and reliable performance post-installation
- Providing technical support and guidance throughout the project lifecycle, including troubleshooting and resolving design or integration challenges
- Ensuring compliance with environmental, safety, and regulatory standards during the design and implementation of analyzer systems
- Documenting and updating engineering records, including as-built drawings, maintenance manuals, and calibration procedures, for long-term system sustainability
- Design Management Department E & PM – SAUDI ARABIA
Service Analyzer Engineer - Freelance
AMETEK, EMERSON, GALVANIC, APPLIED ANALYTICS, Others.
01.2003 - 01.2008
- Personally, managed the commissioning and start-up of advanced analyzer systems, ensuring seamless integration and operation for high-profile clients such as: Cerro Negro (Exxon-Mobil, Veba Oil, and PDVSA association), Sincor (Total, Statoil, and PDVSA association), Ypergas (Total, Repsol YPF association), Accroven, AGA Gas, BOC Gases, Atlantic LNG (Trinidad), Bechtel (Trinidad), and ECOPETROL (Colombia)
- Conducted preventive and corrective maintenance for a variety of analyzers, ensuring uninterrupted operations and compliance with international standards
- Diagnosed and resolved complex technical issues, minimizing downtime and enhancing equipment reliability for critical operations
- Delivered technical training and support to client personnel to ensure proper operation and maintenance of analyzer systems
Supervisor of Maintenance Planning and Programming
CARDON AND AMUAY REFINERY
01.2001 - 01.2003
- Company Overview: PDVSA
- In charge of the planning and programming of the maintenance for the instrument section in the Paraguana Refining Center
- To evaluate and to acquire the spare parts and supplies necessary for the preventive and/or corrective maintenance of the equipments associated with the instrumentation of the refineries
- (Amuay and Cardon)
- Lead of two industrial Engineers
- Led the successful implementation of the SAP-PM (Plant Maintenance) and SAP-MM (Materials Management) systems in the instrumentation section, streamlining workflows and procedures as per department requirements
- Managed the end-to-end process of creating, scheduling, and monitoring work orders to ensure the efficient execution of maintenance tasks
- This included prioritizing tasks based on operational criticality, resource availability, and deadlines
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to define the scope, required materials, and manpower for each work order
- Ensured accurate documentation and tracking of work orders in the SAP-PM system, enabling real-time updates and analysis of task progress
- Regularly reviewed and optimized work order processes to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and enhance overall maintenance performance, aligning with the organization's operational and strategic goals
- Managed budget control across all instrumentation areas and specialties, including conventional instrumentation, analyzer sections, and special equipment such as DCS
- Monitored and reported on critical maintenance indicators, such as Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), Mean Time to Fail (MTTF), and equipment availability percentages, driving data-driven maintenance strategies
- Collaborated as part of a corporate team in the BOM (Bill of Materials) project, tasked with defining and selecting spare parts for instrumentation systems installed across PDVSA refineries, standardizing inventory and reducing downtime
- PDVSA
Engineer of Instrumentation
CARDON AND AMUAY REFINERY
01.1999 - 01.2001
- Company Overview: PDVSA
- In charge of all aspects of instrumentation systems design from the conception through detailed engineering, evaluation of applications with problems and do the recommendation of any modification or substitution
- Actively contributed as a key member of Root Cause Analysis (RCA) teams, successfully diagnosing and resolving a wide range of complex instrumentation issues across multiple plants, ensuring operational continuity and improved system performance
- Led the execution of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) strategies for diverse instrumentation systems at the Paraguana Refinery Center, enhancing equipment reliability and optimizing maintenance practices
- Pioneered in the implementation of virtual analyzers by utilizing Artificial Intelligence and neural networks
- Developed and trained neural networks in MATLAB to analyze real-time data against virtual models, enabling advanced predictive maintenance
- This approach facilitated precise maintenance planning for process analyzers, reducing downtime and increasing overall system efficiency
- PDVSA
Analyzer Specialist
CARDON AND AMUAY REFINERY
01.1994 - 01.1999
- Company Overview: PDVSA
- Assigned to the accomplishment of Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) to established standardized maintenance for all the analyzers of the Cardón Refinery
- A risk-based assessment was performed to identify the analyzers maintenance items that should be performed
- Functional flow diagram for each type of analyzer or application
- Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for each type of analyzer or application
- Selection of the optimum type of maintenance; preventive, corrective or predictive for each analyzer
- Preparation of questions about analyzers principles to evaluate the knowledge of the analyzer technicians, doing emphasis in the different type of analyzers, to improve the training
- PDVSA
Analyzers Technician
CARDON AND AMUAY REFINERY
01.1987 - 01.1994
- Company Overview: PDVSA
- Accomplishment of maintenances to analyzers of different types associated to measure the quality of final products
- Technician of Analyzers in the Hydro treatment plant at the Cardón refinery, taking care of analyzers of oxygen (Servomex and Rosemount), chromatographs, humidity, Ph, conductivity, H2S detectors, etc
- Technician of Analyzers in the plants of Alkilation and MTBE-TAME, accomplishment of maintenance to 19 chromatographs (12 AAI and 7 ABB), humidity, oxygen, CO, Sulfur (Houston Atlas), etc
- PDVSA
Education
Systems Engineer -
OPEN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Punto Fijo, Falcon State01.2001
Industrial Instrumentation Technician -
CEPET (Petrochemical Training Center of PDVSA)
Punto Fijo, Falcon State01.1986
Skills
- Instrumentation and Analyzer Expertise
- Project Management
- Technical Leadership
- SAP Implementation
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Innovation and Technology Integration
- Data-Driven Maintenance
- Compliance and Safety
- Leadership and Collaboration
- Strategic Problem-Solving
- Technical Training and Knowledge Sharing
- Detail-Oriented Execution
- Adaptability
Timeline
Lead Instrumental Engineer
WORLEY PARSONS
01.2019 - 01.2020
Technical Assurance Team (Analyzers)
SABIC
01.2015 - 01.2019
Staff Analyzer Engineer
SABIC
01.2008 - 01.2015
Service Analyzer Engineer - Freelance
AMETEK, EMERSON, GALVANIC, APPLIED ANALYTICS, Others.
01.2003 - 01.2008
Supervisor of Maintenance Planning and Programming
CARDON AND AMUAY REFINERY
01.2001 - 01.2003
Engineer of Instrumentation
CARDON AND AMUAY REFINERY
01.1999 - 01.2001
Analyzer Specialist
CARDON AND AMUAY REFINERY
01.1994 - 01.1999
Analyzers Technician
CARDON AND AMUAY REFINERY
01.1987 - 01.1994
Industrial Instrumentation Technician -
CEPET (Petrochemical Training Center of PDVSA)
Systems Engineer -
OPEN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY
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