Experience

Fortex Realty

• United States
• Real Estate
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Licensed Real Estate Agent

  • Sep 2020 - Present



ARAR LLC

• Miami Beach, FL USA

• Investor, Self Employed

  • Nov 2018 - Aug 2020

  Investor in several industries Administered 4 small companies with interests in different businesses: real estate, aquaculture, management Legal, taxes, accounting, banking, investors relations Investor in several industries Administered 4 small companies with interests in different businesses: real estate, aquaculture, management Legal, taxes, accounting, banking, investors relations



USAENE

• Colombia
• Operations Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Consultant

  • Nov 2015 - Oct 2018

  • Prepared new product/service in Carbon Capture and Storage • Provided input for the preparation of projects in energy saving and efficiency and energy generation based on removable fuels • Prepared new product/service in Carbon Capture and Storage • Provided input for the preparation of projects in energy saving and efficiency and energy generation based on removable fuels



Upside Engineering Ltd.

• Canada
• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Mechanical Engineer

  • Sep 2004 - Jun 2015

  • Mechanical engineering representative in multidisciplinary teams • Provided input expertise for project scoping, cost estimating and scheduling of new projects • Participated in bidding processes for equipment, materials, and mechanical/HVAC • Developed FEED studies, including mechanical/piping design for midstream pipelines and facilities, basic design for upstream facilities • Developed specifications, data sheets and material take-offs for mechanical equipment/materials • Evaluated, modified or accepted technical documentation provided by vendors and fabricators • Identified technical deviations from standards/specifications and provided solutions • Reviewed and approved mechanical and piping drafting drawings and engineering deliverables • Applied, as applicable, ASME B31.3/B.31.4, CSA Z662/Z245, and client specific standards • Lead mechanical engineer for the following projects: Gibson Hardisty tank terminal, TransCanada Fort Hills facilities, TransCanada Hardisty tank terminal, TransCanada Hardisty pump station, Devon Jackfish tank terminal, Plains Hardisty tank terminal, Husky Moose Mountain Pad



CC Technologies Canada Ltd, Calgary, Canada

• Pipeline Integrity Analyst

  • Feb 2003 - Sep 2004

  • Developed near and long-term pipeline integrity plans; • Developed engineering specifications, processes and procedures for pipeline In-Line Inspections (ILI) and ILI field quality assurance and control; • Assessed metal loss/corrosion and geometry features reported by ILI tools; • Worked with US DOT 49 CFR, CSA Z662, ASME B31.8, NACE RP 0102 and 35100; • Projects include: TransCanada pipelines (Canada), BP pipelines (Canada and United States), Kinder Morgan pipelines (United States), Kuwait Oil and Gas Company (Kuwait), OCENSA pipelines (Colombia)



South American Pipeline Services S.A. - SAPSA

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technical Coordinator

  • Jan 2000 - Jun 2002

  • Technical direction for engineering and construction of NG distribution networks • Technical inspection for construction • Coordinated and evaluated technical field inspection and technical external audit teams • Natural gas distribution networks in 50 cities and towns in 5 departments (provinces), including residential, industrial and commercial customers • Technical direction for engineering and construction of NG distribution networks • Technical inspection for construction • Coordinated and evaluated technical field inspection and technical external audit teams • Natural gas distribution networks in 50 cities and towns in 5 departments (provinces), including residential, industrial and commercial customers



Ecopetrol

• Colombia
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Engineer, Lead, Coordinator

  • Jul 1979 - Dec 1999

  Project Manager / Coordinator 1994–1999 • BOMT contract (Build-Own-Operate-Maintenance-Transfer) for the western natural gas system project: 760 Km 2”-20” diameter gas pipeline, 220 MCFD capacity, 50 receiving and delivering stations, piping, SCADA system, 47 cities/towns and 2 thermoelectric plants • All contracts for engineering services and land negotiations including claims and disputes • Relationships with authorities, communities, minorities, and land owners • Specifications: ANSI/ASME B31.8, API 1104 & 1102 • Technology transfer program • Transfer documentation of the project Maintenance Department Engineer / Lead / Manager 1982–1989 • Maintenance of pumping stations of the Colombian pipeline network • Programs and software for scheduling, executing and monitoring predictive and preventive maintenance for valves, mechanical, electrical, electronics equipment • Contracts for assemblies and maintenance support • Multidisciplinary team of 70 professional, supervisory, technical and unionized Design and Contracts Department Engineer / Lead / Manager 1979–1981 and 1990–1993 • Supervised 25 engineers • Over 100 contracts for engineering, construction and inspection services • Equipment and materials selection and purchases • Training for new technologies involved • X-Ray inspection (API 1104) • Construction Inspection • Projects include: 10 stations revamping; Apiay-Araguaney pipeline: 227 Km-10"/14", 63 bridges and 15 Km underwater river crossings; Sebastopol-San Jose del Nus pipeline: 60 Km-12” pipe; Covenas-Ayacucho pipeline: 120 Km-12" and 275 Km-16"