Experience

CT3 Ingeniería

• Spain
• Engineering Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Instrumentation and Control Engineer

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  Engineering firm for Oil&Gas projects development in Europe. Participate in EPC contracts engineering activities. Develop engineering documents in the area of Control Automation. Revision of Vendor engineering documents, Cause&Effect diagrams, Control Narratives, P&ID, Interlock descriptions, Instrument List, Signal List (database). Participate in Alarm Rationalization Studies. Perform IFAT. Engineering firm for Oil&Gas projects development in Europe. Participate in EPC contracts engineering activities. Develop engineering documents in the area of Control Automation. Revision of Vendor engineering documents, Cause&Effect diagrams, Control Narratives, P&ID, Interlock descriptions, Instrument List, Signal List (database). Participate in Alarm Rationalization Studies. Perform IFAT.



Massy Energy Colombia S.A.S.

• Colombia
• Oil, Gas, and Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instrumentation and Control Engineer

  • Mar 2022 - Sep 2022

  Consulting Firm for PCS Activities at Refinery of Cartagena - Ecopetrol Colombia. Participate in commissioning and start up activities in oil refinery projects. Perform instrument calibration and loop tests, SAT tests, I/O test, power redundancy and communication tests. Revision of control narratives, functional descriptions, cause & effect matrixes, Interlocks and HMI graphics functionality. Follow up punch list items. Project: Interconexion between two Crude Distilation Units to increace Refining capacity. Show less



Ecopetrol

• Colombia
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Instrumentation and Control Engineer

  • Sep 2020 - Dec 2021

  Structure maintenance and reliability plans to improve availability and reliability of instrumentation and control automation systems. Issue technical recommendations on instrumentation and control automation systems. Give technical support on: control automation systems, safety instrumented systems, third party PLC’s, F&G systems, field instrumentation, alarms management, loop tuning, HMI interfaces. Participate in bill of material specifications and spare parts procurement process. Participate in functional safety lifecycle activities according to IEC 61511:2016, this includes: SIS engineering, PHA Studies (HAZOP, What IF, LOPA) and SIL Assessment, SIF Verification, SIS Functional Tests, Functional Safety Test Protocols, Functional Safety Reports. Show less



Experis

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting

• Instrumentation and Control Engineer

  • Oct 2019 - Apr 2020

  Personnel supply firm at Ecopetrol S.A. Structure maintenance and reliability plans to improve availability and reliability of instrumentation and control automation systems. Issue technical recommendations on instrumentation and control automation systems. Give technical support on: control automation systems, safety instrumented systems, third party PLC’s, F&G systems, field instrumentation, alarms management, loop tuning, HMI interfaces. Participate in bill of material specifications and spare parts procurement process. Participate in functional safety lifecycle activities according to IEC 61511:2016, this includes: SIS engineering, PHA Studies (HAZOP, What IF, LOPA) and SIL Assessment, SIF Verification, SIS Functional Tests, Functional Safety Test Protocols, Functional Safety Reports. Show less



West Engineering

• Colombia
• Technology, Information and Internet
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Funcional Safety Engineer

  • Apr 2019 - Oct 2019

  Consulting Firm for Funcional Safety Activities of Safety Instrumented Systems according to IEC 61511-1 2016. Participate in functional safety lifecycle activities of Safety Instrumented Systems according to IEC 61511:2016, this includes: SIS inspection and validation, SIS engineering, SIL Assessment, PHA Studies (HAZOP, What IF), LOPA, SIL Calculations, Safety Requirement Specifications, SIS Spurious Trips improvement plans, SIF Verification, SIS Functional Tests, Verification reports, Functional Safety Test Protocols. Show less



Applus Norcontrol

• Spain
• Oil and Gas
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Instrumentation and Control Engineer

  • Oct 2017 - Sep 2018

  Consulting Firm for Operation & Maintenance activities at Refinery of Cartagena - Ecopetrol Colombia. Participate in the development of technical initiatives to improve the reliability and availability of instrumentation and control automation systems. Give technical support on: control automation systems, safety instrumented systems, third party PLC’s, F&G systems, field instrumentation, alarms management, loop tuning, HMI interfaces, bill of material specifications. Consulting Firm for Operation & Maintenance activities at Refinery of Cartagena - Ecopetrol Colombia. Participate in the development of technical initiatives to improve the reliability and availability of instrumentation and control automation systems. Give technical support on: control automation systems, safety instrumented systems, third party PLC’s, F&G systems, field instrumentation, alarms management, loop tuning, HMI interfaces, bill of material specifications.



ICG Industrial Consulting

• Instrumentation and Control Engineer

  • Aug 2015 - Mar 2017

  Consulting Firm for PCS Activities at Refinery of Cartagena - Ecopetrol Colombia. Participate in precommissioning, commissioning and start up activities in oil refinery plants. Mechanical completion of control cabinets, field instruments, operator workstations, UPS, HVAC, power panel boards. Perform instrument calibration and loop tests, FAT and SAT tests, I/O test, power redundancy and communication tests. Revision of control narratives, functional descriptions, cause & effect matrixes, Interlocks and HMI graphics functionality. Follow up punch list items. Participate in PCS activities in the Power and Steam Generation Unit at Ecopetrol´s new refinery plant in Cartagena, Colombia. This Unit includes: Foxboro I/A Series PCS, Triconex SIS, Invensys Power Management System, Siemens gas and steam turbines, Macchi Boilers, General Electric gas and air compressors. Provide technical support during stabilization phase on the instrumentation and control systems listed before. Show less



ACI Proyectos SAS

• Colombia
• Civil Engineering
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Instrumentation and Control Engineer

  • Jul 2014 - Jul 2015

  Consulting Firm for PCS Activities at Refinery of Cartagena - Ecopetrol Colombia. Participate in precommissioning, commissioning and start up activities in oil refinery plants. Review mechanical completion of control cabinets, field instruments, operator workstations, UPS, HVAC, power panel boards. Perform instrument calibration and loop tests, FAT and SAT tests, I/O test, power redundancy and communication tests. Revision of control narratives, functional descriptions, cause & effect matrixes, Interlocks and HMI graphics functionality. Follow up punch list items. Show less



Ingecontrol S.A.

• Colombia
• Oil and Gas
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Sep 2012 - Jun 2014

  Project Management Consulting Firm for B and C type projects at Refinery of Cartagena - Ecopetrol Colombia. Assist in executing oil refinery projects from planning to completion accordingto PMI standard. Manage budgets, resources and relationships to achieve organizational objectives. Plan, develop and execute schedules to ensure timely completion of projects. Communicate with staff and coordinate all team activities throughout the project's life cycle. Support the discipline of Instrumentation and Control. Technical review of conceptual, basic and detailed engineering, data sheets, control narratives, functional descriptions, cause & effect matrixes, loop folders, among other technical project documentation. Perform FAT and SAT tests. Audit construction phase of projects. Review mechanical project completion. Identify and manage project risks and develop solutions to problems. Analyze data and identify trends and inefficiencies, to prevent problems before they occur. Create and implement mitigation and contingency plans. Facilitate meetings, build positive relationships with clients, vendors and management, track documentation and data collection, create presentations, and conduct follow-up studies on projects. Show less



Hertous Electrical and Telecoms Solutions

• Project Engineer

  • Aug 2011 - Aug 2012

  Responsible for telecommunication solutions, which included structured cabling for data and voice services, wireless networks, electronic security, CCTV, access controls and home automation. Visit clients to offer products portfolio. Design and quote solutions according to client's necessity. Follow up technical installations and provide clients with updated information about projects. Plan and control every project budget. Responsible for telecommunication solutions, which included structured cabling for data and voice services, wireless networks, electronic security, CCTV, access controls and home automation. Visit clients to offer products portfolio. Design and quote solutions according to client's necessity. Follow up technical installations and provide clients with updated information about projects. Plan and control every project budget.



Skånemejerier

• Sweden
• Dairy Product Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Marketing Consultant

  • Mar 2011 - Jun 2011

  Consultancy Project during Master Studies: "Marketing recommendations designed to build greater awareness of the Hjordnära brand in Stockholm". It included a market research in Stockholm consisting of in-person questionnaires, online surveys, focus groups and blind tests. Collected and processed research data to learn of local consumer behavior towards organic dairy products. Proposed a marketing strategy on product, price, place and promotion to increase brand awareness in the new market. Consultancy Project during Master Studies: "Marketing recommendations designed to build greater awareness of the Hjordnära brand in Stockholm". It included a market research in Stockholm consisting of in-person questionnaires, online surveys, focus groups and blind tests. Collected and processed research data to learn of local consumer behavior towards organic dairy products. Proposed a marketing strategy on product, price, place and promotion to increase brand awareness in the new market.



Telefónica Movistar Colombia

• Colombia
• Telecommunications
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Network Engineer

  • Aug 2004 - Mar 2008

  Responsible for network resources management. Optimize network infrastructure and keep up-to-date network inventories. Conduct traffic engineering plans to design and adjust network capacity. Plan and execute improvement routines for network performance indicators. Write and present management reports. Manage technical feasibilities and service orders. Follow up Service Level Agreements. Assist corporate network projects. Provide technical support for interconnection contracts with other operators. Show less



Electricaribe

• 100 - 200 Employee

• Calibration Engineer

  • Mar 2004 - Jul 2004

  Assist calibration process of energy meters. Perform off-load and start-up tests. Write calibration certificates and shift reports. Assist calibration process of energy meters. Perform off-load and start-up tests. Write calibration certificates and shift reports.

• Research Project Intern

  • Feb 2002 - Feb 2003

  Bachelors thesis: “Parameters prediction of a catalytic cracking unit using plant data information though neural models”. Research project for the Colombian Institute of Petroleum. Collected and processed real data from plant units to train neural networks. Designed neural network architecture. Programmed graphics interface for prediction simulation. Software used: MATLAB. Bachelors thesis: “Parameters prediction of a catalytic cracking unit using plant data information though neural models”. Research project for the Colombian Institute of Petroleum. Collected and processed real data from plant units to train neural networks. Designed neural network architecture. Programmed graphics interface for prediction simulation. Software used: MATLAB.