Experience

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  The Integration Group of Americas Inc. (TIGA)

  • Lafayette, Louisiana Metropolitan Area

  • Senior Automation Engineer

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • Lafayette, Louisiana Metropolitan Area

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  EPEPC

  • Matanzas, Cuba

  • Control System Engineer

    • Nov 2008 - Dec 2022
    • Matanzas, Cuba

    Maintenance, support, and development of automation systems in an E&P oil industry of Cuba, doing diagnosis and carry-on corrective and proactive maintenance actions to Automation Systems in order to minimize downtime in plants or facilities. - PLC Programming (OMRON, SIEMENS, DFI63). - WinCC SCADA developing and supporting task.- Maintenance and support to instrumentation (FF or HART protocols) in DCS.- Planning, oversaw and support maintenance activities to instrumentation and automation systems.- Training activities for operators and entry level technicians. - In 2021, I participated in the automation project of the pumping station of the "Varadero-Matanzas" oil pipeline, where the migration of the existing WinCC SCADA to PCS7 was executed. The old MCC was superseded, with a new one to achieve the integration of its intelligent drives and VFDs to the new SCADA. I was in charge of the field instrumentation & electrical wiring assembly team.- In 2015, I implemented a SCADA using WinCC of SIEMENS, involving Fieldbus Foundation Instrumentation and VFD, for a hydrocarbon two-phase separation installation of EPEPC. Where I also Led the activities related to the installation of the field instrumentation and control panel. - In 2013, I led the installation of HART instrumentation for an automation project in a hydrocarbon two-phase separation installation of EPEPC.- In the period of 2008-2011, Maintenance and installation of equipment for Mud Logging System of Onshore Drilling Rigs.

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  TORULA Factory MINAZ

  • Martí, Matanzas, Cuba

  • Automation Technician

    • Oct 1994 - Mar 2008
    • Martí, Matanzas, Cuba

    - In 2004 as Lead technician of the Instrumentation department, I supervised and executed modifications to the Steam Boilers Control System and Panels installed, in order to improve the flame monitoring system and the security, with the introduction of new technologies.- In 2000 as Lead technician of the Instrumentation department, I supervised the migration from pneumatic to 4 to 20ma instrumentation and control system of the entire plant.- Period 1995-1997, doing my Control System Engineer internship. As an instrumentation and control technician, I learned to read pipes and P&ID to troubleshoot instrumentation and control system's issues. I received training as maintenance technician executing calibration of instruments, configuring programmable controllers and troubleshooting Steam Boilers Control System's issues.