Industrial Engineer Concentration-Well Construction & Stimulation (Artic-Offshore) Expert

Expertise

Summary 

Mechanical and field engineer with focus to analytics, technologies and communications. Performing management positions on international assignments and challenging environments with a rich cultural diversity. Oversee dangerous and dual-use materials, (i.e., concentrated acids and bases, oxidizers, radioactive materials, solvents, liquid N2, and others).

Specialty Areas

• Oil and gas well integrity,
• Oilwell cementing,
• Reservoir stimulation,
• Fracturing: Unique acid fracturing services and fracturing fleets,
• Project management,
• Contracting, sales and client management,
• Hazardous materials procurement, logistics and management,
• Professional technical trainer,
• Data management and analytics,
• Statistics, probability and multivariate analysis; (MATLAB, STATA, eVIEWS),
• Communication in written, oral form and presentations to multi-cultural audiences,
• Theoretical and hands-on electro-mechanical aptitude.

Experience

Independent Consultant, Present

• Providing support to the transportation sourcing team for land and maritime services within Europe, North Africa and Turkey.
• Contract reviews, rates requests, negotiation, KPI (Key Performance Indicators) reviews, data gathering and transportation systems support for the production ramp-up of Madrid mill containerboard project.

Schlumberger LTD, Tyumen, Russia, Training Center Manager, 2012 - 2016

• Managed teams that run theory and practical technical training for field personnel, engineers and customers at the biggest training center of the company.
• Analytical project manager and sponsor on process improvements projects.
• Oversaw setup, installation and technical support of complex offshore operations simulators.
• Budget planning, HSE (Health Safety Executive), worked closely with contractors, sales department and directly with external clients.
• The training center includes real industry machinery set-up with more than 20 mechanical units, laboratory, hazardous chemicals and radioactive materials facilities, high pressure equipment and others.
• Contribute to accident investigations, root cause analysis training and HSE management system audits.
• Provided technical support and set up for new technology trials at training center in conjunction with research and development centers prior to field testing phase of new technologies.

Key Accomplishments

• Four years without accidents.
• Turned the most expensive corporate training center to the most cost-effective (More than $100 million invested over a five- year period on the training center).
• Increased training activity by 35% without significant additional capital expenses or headcount.
• Standard work instructions creation and implementation based on risk analysis.
• Development of new type of delivery content using simulations and virtual training content for enhanced distant learning and  effective use of specialized field equipment.
• Received internal company recognition as senior technical level due to extensive contribution to the well construction technical community.

Technical Instructor, 2010 - 2012

• In charge of all field engineer, entry level, 6-week training courses including delivery of theoretical, practical and hands-on training sessions.
• Training delivery on basic SQ and HSE management systems, incident reporting, service quality incidents field data gathering training and investigation reviews.
• Oil and gas well construction training for non-field population and external clients.
• Reservoir stimulation training for non-field population and external clients.
• Development of new training material for distant learning and on-the-job assessments.
• Permanent participation on the technical evaluation committee for experienced well construction and reservoir stimulation engineers.
• Coordination on conference visits to Tyumen State Oil and Gas University.
• Participation on fresh hire candidate selection and evaluation process.

Key Accomplishments

• Received internal company recognition for the highly effective training provided to field engineer world population.
• Participant role in SQ (Service and Quality) and HSE management system audits and accident investigations.
• Implemented LEAN processes in the training center.

Location Manager, 2008 - 2010

• Direct management of over 50 employees providing well construction and reservoir stimulation services.
• Project coordination and startup of unique acid fracturing services for Kharyaga phase 3 oilfield development on new wells and workover operations located 60km North of the polar circle.
• Project management for well construction services for offshore artic operations located around Timan-Pechora region.
• In charge of operations, laboratory, chemical warehouse, maintenance and support functions.
• HSE, corporate and regulatory complince.
• Procurement and contract negotiations, business administration, budgeting, bidding and tendering process, capital expense planning.

Key Accomplishments

• Increased location revenue from $3.5 million to $11 million (USD) meanwhile improving net income.
• Created and implemented a multi-skilling training plan effectively reducing headcount meanwhile providing more benefits and career opportunities.
• Field testing and implementation of multiple new technologies in cooperation with research and development centers.

Service Manager, 2007 - 2008

• Management of over 200 employees with fracturing fleets, maintenance department and support positions.
• Service quality and HSE control including off-site contractor management.
• Equipment planning for commissioning, decommissioning and maintenance.
• Observation of compliance with local regulations.
• Chemical usage forecasting, inventory management and long-term purchase order planning.
• Personnel training and development.

Key Accomplishments

• Reduced relevant service quality and HSE indicators, thanks to personnel training and restless strive for safety standards compliance.
• Meanwhile keeping similar revenue, increased location net income over 10% YoY by detecting different projects synergies and improving personnel utilization.

Stimulation Technical Sales Engineer (Maracaibo, Venezuela), 2005 - 2007

• Sales, design, execution and evaluation of stimulation operations performed on offshore wells.
• Propped and acid fracturing.
• Sand control.
• Water control.
• Matrix acidizing.
• Fracturing and pack techniques for offshore drilling and workover rigs.

Key Accomplishments

• Increase client’s oil production and location revenue by implementing well stimulation candidate selection processes and introduction of new technologies.

Cementing Field Engineer, 2001 - 2005

• Design, execution and evaluation of oil and gas well construction operations.
• High pressure and high temperature deep well operations.
• Retrievable service tools operations on drilling and workover rigs.
• Cement bond quality logs analysis for well repairs and wellbore isolation operations.
• Well abandonment and kick off plugs designs for multilaterals and reentry operations.

Key Accomplishments

• Introductions of new technologies on drilling and workover operations using win - win strategies
• Project management for ENI-AGIP operations located at client’s office for DACION project.

Honors & Publications

Credentials

 Course Work

• Energy Economics
• Telecommunication Economics
• Invizion - Well Integrity Engineer
• Project Management – PMI
• Train the Trainer School      
• Service Manager School
• Advanced X-training
• Performance Management
• Management Tools
• Transport Economics
• Well Integrity Design & Analysis
• Management Essentials II
• LEAN Methodology
• Management Essentials I
• QHSE for Managers
• Sales School
• Finance School for operations
• Oil & Gas E&P

Languages

• Spanish
•  English
• Russian

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• Society of Petroleum Engineer
• Colegio de Ingenieros de Venezuela

Education

• M.S. Industrial Economics and Markets, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain
• B.S. Mechanical Engineer, Universidad Simon Bolivar, Venezuela