Facilities Engineer III

• Apr 2023 - Present

Engineering Manager

• Sep 2021 - Apr 2023

Leading the Engineering and Validation teamManage Portfolio of Capital Projects, from Initiation (feasibility studies, ROI, Business Case, approvalDocumentation) to execution, implementation and close out. 18 Capital Projects active on 2023 budget from $10K to $6MM each.Actively involved on scale up projects (new formulation, equipment selection, initial production batches, continuous improvements).Leading Process flow review, Manufacturing, Packaging layout review, time studies, machine efficiencies, waste identification, statistical analysis production data.Supporting Maintenance department implementing predictive and preventing Maintenance, includingequipment calibration schedule on Manufacturing and Packaging equipment.Leading Manufacturing plant yearly shutdown.Implementing robotics assembly system for Medical Devices (User Requirements, Process Parameter,Design controls, Quality attributes, Project feasibility, procurement, fabrication, FAT, Installation, SAT,Qualification)Heat exchanger sizing for Octyl distillation and cooling system mass balance.Engineering Standards preparation, and technical documents review.Ownership of all component specification and tolerance for packaging equipment.P&IDs preparation and review for Manufacturing PlantPackaging improvement evaluation (ecofriendly, light weight, low cost, automation friendly)Introducing automatization projects for production and manufacturing areas, upgrading machines, historian collection data, development of SCADA system and control room.Draving Chemence's future Factory Philosophy by leveraging Industry 4.0 concepts.KPI’s specification and implementation for the Engineering Team.ISO 8 cleanrooms specifications.FAT/SAT, equipment qualification and process validation. Show less

Process Improvement Engineer

• Oct 2018 - Sep 2021

Acting as a technical lead, defining equipment capability, maintenance requirements, writing WI/SOP’s, Time studies, Design Study Protocol, cGMP practices. Coordinating continuous improvements activities, project execution and leveraging between R&D, maintenance, manufacturing, packaging, and Quality.

CNC Programmer / QC Lab. Analyst

• Jul 2017 - Sep 2018

Programming, teaching Welding Robots (Fanuc, Yaskawa). DPA (Destructive Physical Analysis), etching, and welding defects analysis on welding process. Programming, teaching Welding Robots (Fanuc, Yaskawa). DPA (Destructive Physical Analysis), etching, and welding defects analysis on welding process.

Project Supervisor

• Jun 2015 - Nov 2016

• Leading and Supervision of Junior Process Engineers (4 Engineers)• Assists and support across full project lifecycle (Developing feasibility studies, FEED and EPC phases).• Technical Bid Evaluations on procurement process.• Participating in HAZOPs and safety studies and QA/QC Engineering assistance.• Developing / updating PFDs and P&IDs.• Perform all supervisory duties common such as: monthly report, vacation planning, monitors the implementation of recommendations issued, review workload, document review, technical advice, update standards and procedures according to international codes, recommended practices and legal legislation.• Good KnowledgeI on design, evaluation, maintenance and operation of equitment and system such as: Scrubber for fuel gas systems, cooler oil lubricant in compression plant, centrifugal pump (water system), portable steam generator (off shore). Technical audit of existing Gas Plant Compression. Process simulation and piping specification for Gas Gathering and ditribution piping systems, NGL Extraction Plants. Show less

Project Engineer

• Aug 2013 - Jun 2015

Along that period I had been working on the production area and steam generation on PDVSA COL Division. Lagunillas, Bachaquero and Tia Juana fields (On Shore/Heavy Oil, typically 10000-30000 cp @110 °F). Be on charged on projects for adaptation, expansion and new facilities for water treatment and steam generation to the injections well, such as several for expansion and new infrastructure for oil production, providing engineering designs according to project scope at FEED and EPC phases (capital projects from $2MM up to $185MM).•Developing / updating process simulation and mechanical design engineering documents.•Doing and / or prepare administrative documents necessary on the project execution as a Leader Project Engineer.•Support management planning and control in regard to programming and monitoring activities project engineering and approved budget control.•Quality assurance and quality control (Basic and Detailed Engineering).•Participation in the development of HAZOP and safety studies•Manage the processes involving permit application for the approval of projects to government agencies in Venezuela Show less

Process Engineer

• Sep 2008 - Aug 2013

Process Engineer (strong knowledge), providing technical support on existing surface facilities (on shore and off shore) doing process analysis and simulations in pipes networks, sizing and evaluating Relief Systems, Separators and Filters (gas-oil-water), Heat Exchangers, Aircooled Exchangers, Piping systems, Dehydration, scrubber, steam generator, portable steam generator, Furnaces and boilers, Centrifugal pumps and positive displacement pumps, hydrates in natural gas systems, Gas and liquid Depressuring System. I have prepared over 50 technical reports and review over 25 technical reports, participating as a part of technical multidisciplinary teams. Often I had created models simulation by using softwares like PIPEPHASE, PIPESIM, PRO II and HYSYS.Technical assistance on Capital Project, during conceptual engineering, basic and detailed design, construction phase, through the development and doing or reviewing technical specifications for equipments, preparing engineering documents and commissioning phase. Show less

Facilities Engineer

• Jan 2004 - Sep 2008

• Participation in the development of risk analysis (HAZOP) for projects.• Development of technical and economic feasibility studies and conceptual engineering for projects in oil and gas facilities surface.• New Infrastructure Planning under PDVSA's Oil and Gas production business plan for Lagomedio field. • Pipelines Specification for oil-producing wells and water injectors, comprise sizing, design, including procurement process for gas and oil pipelines in the Maracaibo Lake. • Programming the laying of flowline for new oil-producing wells and water injectors into the Maracaibo Lake. • Leading several projects (Responsible Engineer on construction phase)• Preparation of supporting documents for demanding the budget for the execution of investment projects.• Preparation of needed documentation for the approval of projects by government agencies in Venezuela.• Infrastructure Optimization studies , such as hydraulic flow stations assessment , design venting systems in Flow Stations, hydraulic daily assessment of Distribution and Gas Gathering Systems, technical and operational evaluation of production separators, testing capacity on oil transfer pumps, etc. Show less

Facilities Engineer

• May 2003 - Jan 2004

Working for Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), in the area of production (Surface Facilities) LAGOMEDIO Unit of Explotation (Maracaibo Lake).

Intern

• Oct 2001 - Dec 2002