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Vancouver, Canada Area

• Prepare detailed engineering scopes of work and drawing packages for piping modifications and decommissioning projects on natural gas compressor stations, booster stations, gas processing plants and pipelines.• Advise and identify mechanical technical issues, provide guidance on material standards and specifications, and review work of support staff to ensure technical accuracy and adequacy.• Liaise between the project manager and the technical disciplines to meet project deliverables… Show more • Prepare detailed engineering scopes of work and drawing packages for piping modifications and decommissioning projects on natural gas compressor stations, booster stations, gas processing plants and pipelines.• Advise and identify mechanical technical issues, provide guidance on material standards and specifications, and review work of support staff to ensure technical accuracy and adequacy.• Liaise between the project manager and the technical disciplines to meet project deliverables and ensure budget and schedule are met.• Perform site visits to define engineering scopes and cost estimates for piping and equipment modifications and upgrades in main gas compressor stations.• Set clear project objectives and deliverables to the design team, ensuring scope is followed and specifications are adhered to.• Manage and provide technical input to P&IDs, Plot Plans, Line Lists, Equipment Lists and Piping isometrics.• Perform pipe and mechanical equipment sizing and selection.• Manage vendors and subcontractors to provide guidance and interpret project specifications and contract criteria.• Review and approve vendor drawings per industry standards and client’s specifications. • Review vendor’s proposals for technical accuracy and provide recommendations to the client based on the project requirements.• Provide technical response to Request for Information (RFI) to construction contractors during the construction phase of projects. • Apply and perform calculations with the support of ASME B31.3, ASME B16.5, ASME Sec IX, CSA Z662, CSA Z245 and NACE standards among others. Show less

Vancouver, Canada Area

• Developed technical proposals and reviewed engineering requirements for Biogas Upgrading Plants.• Sized and selected equipment such as boosters, compressors, vessels and pumps, required for Biogas Upgrading Plants to suit customer requirements.

Fort Mcmurray, Ab

• Developed engineering scopes of work during plant regular maintenance and turnarounds for piping modifications, equipment repairs and improvements of pressure vessels, furnaces and heat exchangers ensuring code requirements and regulations were met. • Redesigned suction piping strainers to increase strength due to increasingly abusive operation and to prevent the passage of dirt and debris into pumps. • Designed and modified piping systems for process sample coolers for plant wide… Show more • Developed engineering scopes of work during plant regular maintenance and turnarounds for piping modifications, equipment repairs and improvements of pressure vessels, furnaces and heat exchangers ensuring code requirements and regulations were met. • Redesigned suction piping strainers to increase strength due to increasingly abusive operation and to prevent the passage of dirt and debris into pumps. • Designed and modified piping systems for process sample coolers for plant wide standardization to meet all process needs, therefore reducing downtime and ensuring a safer operation. • Designed new piping systems for a safer shutdown procedure for pigging furnaces, which reduced the equipment downtime by 12 hours with a production cost benefit of approximately $15 million per year.• Performed equipment failure analysis and design upgrades which improved plant operation and led to effective corrective actions including: furnaces isolation gate valves failure analysis and upgrade, furnace outlet piping material upgrade, among others.• Created and updated AutoCAD 2D piping isometric drawings for engineering scopes of work and to meet maintenance support requirements and industry standards.• Worked with suppliers and metallurgical engineering department to determine upgrades of piping components and improve equipment performance. • Performed engineering calculations and application of ASME B31.3, B16.5, B16.9, B16.10, B16.11, B16.20, ASME PCC1, PCC2, Section IX, Section VIII Div. I and API 579/FFS.• Provided assistance to maintenance supervisors in troubleshooting equipment and piping components related problems.• Participated in equipment HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) reviews as mechanical engineering subject expert.• Used SAP for incident learning process investigations, management of change, parts inventory, action management and work orders completion. Show less

Fort Mcmurray, Ab

• Reviewed the engineering scopes of work and interacted with the engineering departments to develop better maintenance plans and schedules for the area.• Planned and scheduled manpower and equipment used for maintenance outages of the plant using SAP.• Planned, scheduled and monitored actual work against planned for the maintenance of the plants using Primavera.• Produced schedules for outages of the plant consistent with operating needs, manpower availability and parts delivery.… Show more • Reviewed the engineering scopes of work and interacted with the engineering departments to develop better maintenance plans and schedules for the area.• Planned and scheduled manpower and equipment used for maintenance outages of the plant using SAP.• Planned, scheduled and monitored actual work against planned for the maintenance of the plants using Primavera.• Produced schedules for outages of the plant consistent with operating needs, manpower availability and parts delivery. • Ensured availability of required parts and services by generating purchase requisitions.• Monitored maintenance activities by communicating with maintenance supervisors, providing updated schedules and looking for improvements to produce realistic schedules.• Reported planned finish dates against actual dates and cost variances of maintenance outages to all stakeholders. Show less

Caracas, Venezuela

• Managed the design and fabrication of maintenance equipment for renovation of railway tracks for the Caracas Subway.• Planned and managed the activities, resources and costs of Railway Major Maintenance projects for the Caracas Subway, which were all executed within budget and schedule. • Supervised field operations of Railway Major Maintenance projects of the Caracas Subway.• Coordinated the equipment and material supplies for Railway Major Maintenance projects.

Ciudad Ojeda, Venezuela

• Developed and monitored the schedules of the onshore and offshore activities for the Rehabilitation of Water Injection Plants project using Microsoft Project.• Prepared and controlled the invoicing process for the Rehabilitation of Water Injection Plants project.• Developed and prepared progress reports for the projects.

Maracaibo, Venezuela

• Performed technical calculations of existing piping designs and performed analysis and flow simulation of water injection plants, equipment and oil pipelines using Piping Systems FluidFlow2 software.• Supported the planning, scheduling, follow up and control during the execution, report and closure of activities.• Assured that all maintenance activities followed the processes and procedures approved by the company and met the goals of the area.

Maracaibo, Venezuela

• Performed technical calculations of existing piping designs and performed analysis and flow simulation of water injection plants, equipment and oil pipelines using Piping Systems FluidFlow2 software.• Completed analysis of flow simulation and calculations of design changes to pipes and equipment.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Mechanical Engineering

Project Management Certificate, Project Management

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Mba