Experience

Bauerberg Klein - Oil & Gas Training and Consulting

• Argentina
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International instructor

  • Sep 2012 - Present



PDVSA-Intevep

• Production Technology Specialist

  • Sep 2007 - Dec 2017

  Leader of integrated projects for production optimization. Lead specialist and consultant for water shut-off/conformance projects. Lead technical specialist supporting the development of Water Conformance softwareCorporate official instructor for Artificial Lift Courses (ESP, PCP)Corporate official instructor for Water Management/Conformance coursesDiagnose and design applications of chemical and mechanical technologies for downhole remediation jobs for all Venezuelan oil fields.Assessment and implementation of own and third parties technologies for production improvementMentoring and coaching of junior and senior professional, Elaboration of career plans and professional development, tutor of skills in integrated production management. As a technical advisor, he worked closely with human resources to detect gaps and develop training plans.

• Production Technologist

  • Jan 1998 - Sep 2007

  Diagnose and design applications of chemical and mechanical technologies for downhole remediation jobs for all Venezuelan oil fields.Enhance injection and production profiles to improve waterflood recovery through log interpretation, diagnose, and design selective isolation using gel, and/or mechanical techniques. Corporate official instructor for Water Management/Conformance courses and Artificial Lift Courses (ESP, PCP)Assessment and implementation of own and third parties technologies.



Innova - Thermal insulation manufacture and service - Venezuela

• Quality Manager

  • Aug 1995 - Dec 1997

  Implementing QA/QC controls and policies based on ISO-9001 standardisation requirements. Ensuring that production and technical service processes meet required standards. Implementing health and safety policies into the overall quality management process. Monitoring the ongoing performance and outputs of the quality process. Undertaking internal quality audits and monitoring corrective actionDirect staff and teams (production and service) to ensure quality frameworks are implemented. Provide updates to senior managers and directors around quality issues. Ensure that all suppliers meet the quality requirements of the company



Independent Professional Consultant

• Consultant on Oil Production and Quality System development for contractors

  • Aug 1990 - Dec 1994

  Development and implementation of quality systems/procedures under ISO-9000 and API Standards to assure that companies meet the required quality level expected from the Venezuelan oil industryPrepare Quality Plans for specific projects and productsTraining companies staffs in production methods and QA/QC proceduresSupporting contractors of the oil industry on technical audits for mandatory quality certification (PDVSA-ISO9001) Development and implementation of quality systems/procedures under ISO-9000 and API Standards to assure that companies meet the required quality level expected from the Venezuelan oil industryPrepare Quality Plans for specific projects and productsTraining companies staffs in production methods and QA/QC proceduresSupporting contractors of the oil industry on technical audits for mandatory quality certification (PDVSA-ISO9001)



INTEVEP

• Artificial Lift R&D Engineer

  • Jan 1984 - Oct 1989

  Design, diagnose and optimization of artificial lift installations (Gas Lift, ESP, SRP, and PCP)Failure diagnose and root cause analysis of Gas Lift Valves, ESP, PCP and SRPDevelopment and mechanical design of parts for sucker rod pumpsQA/QC audits to contractors and manufacturers of Artificial Lift equipment Conceptual and Basic design of the Artificial Lift Laboratory Facilities at PDVSA IntevepConceptual and Basic design of Field-Scale Laboratory at Tia Juana (CEPRO-PDVSA)Laboratory and Field evaluation of innovative pump parts, new materials and geometriesLiaison for PDVSA-TUALP (Tulsa University Artificial Lift Program) R&D agreement