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CAREER SUMMARY

 

Project Manager working at Director Level with over 30 years of experience in supervisory and managerial positions in Projects, Maintenance, HSE for the oil, power generation and gas industry, expert in Managing EPC, PMC and Construction Projects, Maintenance Turnarounds, Risk Management, Planning and Control. Background includes: 

·   Downstream Construction over 600MMUSD ·   Large Capital projects in Refineries ·   PMC Management	·   Developed Turnaround Management courses ·   Earned Value Analysis (EVA) ·   Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) ·   Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM)
·   Expert Level Primavera P6 ·   Constructability / Risk Expert	·   Bilingual: English,  Spanish ·   USA Citizen

 

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

WorleyParsons                                                                                                    March 2013 – Present

·   Detail Engineering and Constructability Manager for improving the drainage system at a major refinery in Ecuador.

·   Construction Manager for a Refinery rehabilitation project with a capital investment of over 1 Billion USD aimed at modernizing and increasing the reliability of a Refinery in Ecuador, the rehabilitation of the refinery comprised modernizing two one hundred thousand barrels/day each   Distillation/Vacuum units and a 20 KB/day FCC unit where the Reactor and Regenerator were replaced by new and improved ones using a 1300Tn crane. As part of WorleyParsons PMC I managed and coordinate the construction by a Korean EPC contractor and its subcontractors with a peak of over 2000 people of different crafts and nationalities. During the construction there were not recordable lost time accidents.

 

RYROPllc, USA                                                                                                                        2006 - March 2013

Consulting in oil and gas, power generation and capital project planning, execution and control.

Owner and Senior Consultant

·       Consultant for a Long Term Turnaround contract for an Oil National Company in South America

·       Trainer: Turnaround for Oil, Gas and Petrochemical, Abu Dhabi, UAE, September 2012

·       Consulting on T/A bid preparation with AltairStrickland, Houston, Texas, July 2012 - March 2013

·       Trainer: Turnaround for Oil, Gas and Petrochemical, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, May 2012

·       Trainer: Risk Management for Oil and Gas Projects, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. March 2012

·       PM Solutions Planning and Scheduling consultant at Solazyme, South San Francisco. Dec.2011 to March 2012

·       AltairStrickland Scheduler Consultant for ECOPETROL, Barrancabermejas October, 2011 FCC Turnaround

·       Recognized in consulting by Gerson Lehrman Group.  Named GLC Scholar placing in the top 20% of members.

 

RMT Inc Madison, WI2007-2009

SmartBurn Business Unit

Director of Project Management

Responsible for project portfolio execution and control 

 

·       Implemented Primavera P6, EVA, WBS, Risk analysis and PMI guidelines for project execution

·       Increased projects profits with all projects executed under budget and on schedule.

·       Improved the organization of the business unit by leading a steering committee formed by upper management, to defined roles, responsibilities, and processes to implement a strong matrix, project focused organization.

 

Al-Suwaidi, Saudi Arabia2004-2005

Construction Company servicing ARAMCO, SABIC and International Companies in the gas and oil industry

Manager of the Project Management Office

Controlled portfolio of projects with a value ever 120M USD annually

·       Oversaw Primavera planning, WBS, project reporting and cost control, project performances based on EVA, and variance analysis, contracting out and claim resolution in a multicultural organization.

·       Handled planning , cost control, and contractual issues for company

·       Provided early warnings to Project Manager on areas of concern and delays

·       Oversaw preparation, presentation, and control of annual capital and operating budget

·       Reviewed contractual terms for projects

·       Negotiated settlement of claims with contractors

·       Controlled resources assignments to projects: labor, equipment and materials

 

Independent international consultant, Venezuela2003-2004

·       OTEPI, Bid Preparation Consultant, Mexico

·       Technical Consultant bid preparation to revamp Lazaro Cardenas Refinery for Petróleos de México (PEMEX)

·       Cudjoe Construction, Trinidad & Tobago, Consultant to the Turnaround Manager for the #4 VDU unit turnaround at Petrotrin Refinery

 

Petroleos de VENEZUELA (PDVSA), Venezuela                                                                   1986 - 2003

Sr. Project Manager Large Capital Projects

Project/Turnaround Manager                                                                           

Safety Hygiene and Environment Manager 

Engineering / Maintenance Superintendent

·               Achieved desired return on investment (ROI) by optimizing the engineering and scope of work for major EPC Projects

·       Project Manager for Revamping  FCC, Alky, Treatment units, Paraffinic complex and Utilities: Power and desalinization units with project budgets ranging between 20 to 120 MM USD

·       Expert in Turn around and Preventive, Predictive and Corrective maintenance in Refineries and Utilities

 

Nouel Ingenieros, Caracas, Venezuela                                                                          1983 – 1986 

Site Engineering Manager for a LNG plant in Easter Venezuela

 

Electricidad del Caroni (EDELCA), Venezuela                                                                    1978 – 1982 

Mechanical Engineering Supervisor

 

EDUCATION / Certificates

 

Project Manager Professional (PMP)                                                                                                                          2010 - 2013

 

MSc Applied Mechanics                                                                                                                                                1982

University of Manchester, England                                                                                                               

Mechanical Engineer                                                                                                                                                               1978

Universidad Central de Venezuela (UCV), Venezuela

 

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT