SUMMARY:

Combines a degree in chemical engineering and a Master of Science in Engineering Management with over 35 years of experience in the engineering, design, operations, project management, construction and business development of chemical, petrochemical and petroleum refining plants, as well as high level management business planning.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing activities related to the execution of the expansion project for Esmeraldas Refinery in Ecuador.
• Oversaw the execution of the engineering activities performed by three engineering companies for the following projects / proposals:
• Esmeraldas Flare and Relief System Debottlenecking Study
• Debottlenecking Study of the Vacuum Units
• Configuration Study to improve the quality of fuel of Shushufindi and Esmeraldas refineries
• Coordinated the execution of the Schedule “A” engineering package for the process units:
• Assisted the field crew in the pre - commissioning and commissioning procedures preparation as well as in the plants turnaround involved in the project.

Confidential

Senior Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing all the activities related to the execution of the downstream projects (Refinery, Petrochemical and Chemical related projects.
• Acted as Project Engineer coordinating and overseeing a group of 25 engineers as well as managing the interface between engineering and procurement on the execution of a project to design the process facilities to be installed on an FPSO ship to be operated offshore in the Gulf of Mexico.

Confidential

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for managing a group of 50 engineers split in two groups.
• Maintain weekly and monthly meetings with the engineering group of the these engineering companies as well as with the equipment supplier located in Germany and report back to the CEO of the company.

Confidential, Port Arthur, Texas

Project Manager

Responsibilities:

• Hydrogen supply for the new units and interconnection with existing units.
• New Power Plant necessary to supply power for the new units.
• Crude Oil pipeline to supply the feedstock for the expansion project.
• Storage Tanks for new crude oil and finished products
• Coke Handling facilities for coke coming out of the Delay Coking unit
• Isobutane supply from external sources

Confidential

Project Engineering Manager

Responsibilities:

• Accelerating equipment purchasing by implementing expediting strategies.
• Savings in this project due to implementing actions from the group were around $10.0 MM
• Evaluating process and environmental alternatives to select the best options for the project
• Contribute during the catalyst evaluation, commissioning and start up planning phase
• Assisted the field crew in the pre-commissioning and commissioning procedures preparation as well as in the plants turnaround involved in the project.

Confidential, Houston, Texas

Program Director

Responsibilities:

• Lead a group to plan and supervise the evaluation process (pilot plant tests) of two liquid catalysts used in the liquid - liquid extraction process with the objective of selecting one of them.
• Lead the technical team through the selection of the best scheme for the Liquid -Liquid extraction process
• Lead the project team to develop the conceptual and basic engineering activities (schedule “A” type package)

Refinery Technical Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for preparing the technical organizational structure of the newly acquired Refinery
• Develop a work program to identify potential areas to invest.
• Responsible for putting in place a revenues improvement program in a lube oil reprocessing refinery in Germany.
• During this time was responsible to evaluate several refinery streams, develop concepts for potential capital projects and evaluate technical and economically these conceptual process schemes.
• Lead a group to prepare turnaround inspection procedures as well as the commissioning procedures for the refinery.

General Manager

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Responsibilities were in the area of leading a group of 58 employees, between engineers and operators, to start up the plant, developing the organization and run the company for a period of almost one year.
• Amongst several important aspects of this work are:
• Was responsible to lead the construction and the operations group to start up the plant to the plant turnarounds during the next two years of operations.
• Was responsible for all technical aspects of the production including the plant turnaround and plant pre-commissioning/commissioning activities as well as the started up of the plant.
• Activities included organization of the sales, finance, human resources, quality control, planning and logistic groups.
• Reported directly to the board of director, presenting operational results obtained in that period in a monthly basis during board of directors meeting.
• Reported directly to UNILUBE board of director.
• Was responsible to lead the construction and the operations group to start up the plant.

Vice President

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Acted as Business Manager with technical responsibilities during the execution of the awarded projects.
• Main responsibility was to assure the award of the project and serve as liaison between the Raytheon execution team and the Venezuelan Management at the different levels of Confidential affiliates.