14 years of experience in piping and mechanical engineering, basic and detailed engineering production and engineering management. Very experienced in the design and selection of mechanical equipment such as rotating equipment, centrifugal pumps, reciprocating pumps, turbo-expanders, pressure vessels, tanks, fans, filters, heaters, separators, air--exchangers, valves, process piping.
14 years of experience in piping and mechanical engineering, basic and detailed engineering production and engineering management. Very experienced in the design and selection of mechanical equipment such as rotating equipment, centrifugal pumps, reciprocating pumps, turbo-expanders, pressure vessels, tanks, fans, filters, heaters, separators, air--exchangers, valves, process piping.
14 years of experience in piping and mechanical engineering, basic and detailed engineering production and engineering management. Very experienced in the design and selection of mechanical equipment such as rotating equipment, centrifugal pumps, reciprocating pumps, turbo-expanders, pressure vessels, tanks, fans, filters, heaters, separators, air--exchangers, valves, process piping.
Summary
14
years
of
experience
in
piping
and
mechanical
engineering,
basic
and
detailed
engineering
production
and
engineering
management.
Extensive
expertise
in
the
planning
of
design
packages,
resources
allocation,
engineering
calculations,
design
production
,
technical
specifications
production,
drawings
and
data
sheets
generation.
Expertise
in
the
procurement
activities
related
to
process
and
mechanical
equipment
including
the
issuing
of
MRs,
POs,
bids
evaluations
,
inspection
and
expediting,
and
vendors
drawings
reviews.
The
above
experience
has
been
obtained
while
working
on
international
assignments
during
the
design
and
construction
of
petrochemical
and
refineries
facilities.
Very
experienced
in
the
design
and
selection
of
mechanical
equipment
such
as
rotating
equipment,
centrifugal
pumps,
reciprocating
pumps,
reciprocating
and
centrifugal
compressors,
turbo-expanders,
pressure
vessels,
tanks,
,
fans,
filters,
heaters,
separators,
air
compressors,
HVAC,
bag
filters,
air-exchangers,
utilities
equipment,
valves,
process
piping
an
other
related
equipment.
Extensive
expertise
in
performing
stress
analysis
calculations
for
process
piping.
Other
Skills
:
Knowledge
and
handling
of
codes
and
standards
such
as
:
ASME
B&PV
code
sections
I,
II,
IV,
V,
VIII
AND
IX,
ANSI
B16.5/B16.47,
ASME
B31.1,
B31.3,
B31.4,
B31.5
and
B31.8,
API
STD
650,
API
STDs
520,
610,
611,
613,
614,
617,
618,
661,
API
Spec
5L,
NEMA
SM-21/22/23,
WRC
107/297,
AWS,
AWWA
Manual
M11,
MSS,
ISA,
TEMA,
NACE,
GPSA.
Expertise
in
the
use
of
Caesar
II
for
piping
stress
analysis
and
PDS
3D
model
review.
Education
Mechanical
Engineer
:
Universidad
Nacional
de
Colombia
.
1995
Specialist
in
Projects
Management
:
Universidad
Distrital.
Col
2004.
Mechanical
Designer
:
Instituto
Tcnico
Distrital
.
Bogota
1986
Experience
2002
-Actual
:
Wood
Group
Alliance
Engineering.
Wood
Group.
Houston
AGL
Resources.
Spindletop
,
Beamount
Texas.
Lead
mechanical
engineer
during
the
design
of
a
phase
I
of
a
as
Gas
Storage
facility.
Design
of
2
gas
storage
caverns
and
its
related
leaching
facilities,
pipelines,
and
gas
handling
facilities
capable
of
cycling
approximately
12
BSCF
on
a
high-turn
basis.
Design
of
the
interconnecting
gas
pipelines,
fresh
water
and
brine
injection
pipelines.
Specific
responsibility
associated
to
the
preparation
of
the
technical
specs,
preparation
and
issuing
of
the
MRs,
POs
awarding
for
all
the
compression
station
and
the
leaching
plant.
Preparation
of
project
class
V
estimate.
Port
Barre
Gas
Storage,
Phases
1
&
2.Port
Barre
Louisiana
Design
of
surrface
facilities
for
natural
gas
storage,
gas
compression
and
gas
dehydration
for
13.5
BSCF.
Interconnecting
gas
pipelines,
fresh
water
and
brine
injection
pipelines.
Responsibilities
associated
to
design
reviews,
tech
specs
preparation
and
estimates
for
the
compression
station.
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Niska
gas
storage
facility.
Design
of
several
mechanical
facilities,
data
sheets
preparation
and
technical
specs
reviews
and
preparation.
BHP
Billiton.
Cerro
Matoso
Nickel
Refinery
:
Design
of
mechanical
systems
for
the
slag
feed
system.
Responsible
for
the
coordination
and
preparation
of
the
detailed
engineering.
BP
EXPLORATION
CO.
Design
of
a
120MMSCFD
injection
and
handling
system
at
Recetor
fields
in
Colombia.
Responsible
for
the
design
and
specifications
of
the
boosting
and
injection
compressor
packages,
technical
bid
evaluation
and
vendor
drawings
review.
HUPECOL.
Crude
Pipeline
and
Pumping
Stations.
Lead
engineer
during
the
design
of
the
crude
pumping
stations
,
equipment
selection
and
fire
protection
systems.
Techint
.
Mexico
;
PEMEX
Exploration
and
Production.
Nitrogen
elimination
plant
for
the
natural
gas
processing
at
Ciudad
Pemex
and
Tabasco
facilities.
Stress
analysis
engineer
spring
and
expansion
joints
calculations
BP
Colombia
:
Sales
Gas
Plant
Long
Term
Option
Stage
Detail
Engineering.
Sales
Gas
Plant
Long
Term
Option
Stage
I
FEED
and
Technical
Evaluation
of
LLI
(Long
Lead
Items),
Cusiana.
180
MMSCFD
production
facility
.
Preparation
of
specifications
and
datasheets
for
dewpoint
control
package
for
turboexpander/compressors,
reciprocating
compressors,
gas
sweetening
and
other
mechanical
equipment.
Technical
bid
evaluations
and
vendor
drawings
review.
BP
Colombia.
Cusiana
Oil
Field
:
Reliability
study
for
piping
gathering
system
and
pipeline
integrity
evaluation
and
impacts
under
batching
operation
scheme.
Working
together
with
a
corrosion
specialist
and
a
process
engineer.
2000-2002
:
Techint
.
Techint.
Mexico
:
El
Paso-Gasaductos
Tamaulipas.
Design
of
the
San
Fernando
Gas
Pipeline,
Front
End
Design
Phase.
114
km,
1,000
MMSCFD,
and
two
compression
stations.
Pemex
-
Petroqumica
Morelos
S.A.
de
C.V.
Mexico
:
Expansion
of
two
Ethylene
plants.
500
to
600
MTA.
Coatzacoalcos,
Estado
de
Veracruz.
Responsible
for
the
preparation
of
mechanical
layouts,
data
sheets
generation,
piping
drawings,
isometrics,
equipment
selection,
and
MRs
issuing.
s:
Engineer
for
specification
on
mechanical
equipment,
review
of
technical
information,
technical
bid
evaluations
and
vendor
drawings
review.
Empresa
de
Acueducto
Bogoa
:
Water
injection
tunnel
and
Construction
of
a
12.5
mws
small
hydro
generation
station.
Design,
calculation,
construction
and
start
up
of
the
ventilation
system
for
the
tunnel.
Design,
calculation,
and
start
up
of
the
supply
water
system
for
the
tunnel.
Design,
calculation,
erection,
commissioning,
construction
and
start
up
of
the
bag-filter
to
precipitate
the
dust
produced
by
the
tunnel
drilling.
Design
and
calculation
of
large
pipe
ASME/AWWA
for
the
tunnel.
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1995-2000
Other
Relevant
Assignments
:
PERENCO
LTda.
Mechanical
engineer
during
the
design
of
well
pads
and
flow
lines
for
a
10,000
BPD
field
development.
Colombia.
Brown
&
Root.
Techniavance.
Colombia.
Mechanical
Engineer
Design
of
Piedemonte
15,000
BPD
facilities
for
BP
in
Casanare
Colombia.
Inelectra.
Colombia
:
Orthoflow
Project.
Upgrade
to
improve
gasoline
production
at
the
Ecopetrol
refinery
in
Barrancabermeja.
Colombia.
TECHINT
INTERNATIONAL
CORP.
Tenco
:
Design
of
the
Central
processing
facility
.
220.000BPD
for
BP
in
Cusiana
Cupiaga
oil
fields.
Technip.
Tipiel.
Colombia.
Design
of
acid
water
and
waste
soda
treatment
facilities
for
the
Ecopetrol
Cartagena
refinery.
Technip.
TiPieL.
Termodorada
.
Design
of
51
mws
power
generation
plant
using
gas
and
a
GE
frame
V
turbine.
Technip.Tipiel
.
BP
Exploration
:
Well
pads
and
flow
lines
at
Cusiana
and
Cupiagua
oil
fields.
Technip.Tipiel.
Ecopetrol
new
toping
unit
at
the
Barrancabermeja
refinery.
Technip-Tipiel.
Transmetano.
Design
of
Sebastopol-Medellin
gas
pipeline
and
compression
stations.