Jose H.Mendez

ab901v@r.postjobfree.com

A skilled Reliability / Maintenance Engineer, competent in rotating and

fixed equipment. Experienced in Oil and gas production processes,

artificial lifting, engineering and building infrastructure, for oil and

gas production systems. Expert in lubrication, vibration, bearing and

seals. Familiar with instrumentation and controls.

Experience

Industrial Automation System - Miami -Fl

05/2011- Present

. Manufactured, installed and overhauled automatic control equipment for

customers in industries including pharmaceutical, textile, plastic,

woodworking and food processing companies.

Scot Industries

07/08-04/11

. Provided operational and maintenance support for Hone machines.

. Developed Quality Control and maintenance programs.

ADL Systems-Houston, TX

10/07-6/08

. Provided technical support.

. Maintained and repaired all types of rotating and reciprocating

equipment.

. Researched equipment information.

Duct Design -Miami, Fl

02/06-10/07

. Monitored air conditioning project progress to assure proper results.

. Maintained critical dates such as permit dates, corporate inspection

dates, and closing dates for the construction and installation.

. Established strong communication relationships with customers.

. Worked closely with the sales staff to maintain open lines of

communication, following company policies and procedures as issued.

Nutrition Formulator-Miami, Fl

01/05- 02/06

. Analyzed information and modified mechanical equipment operations and

maintenance procedures.

. Provided technical resources and training to assist the root cause of

premature failures.

. Trained and qualified the mechanics to properly perform the tasks

expected of them.

Venezuelan Petroleum Company (PDVSA)

1980 -2004

. Guided, directed and led technical support for reliability and

Maintenance Issues involving fixed equipment (Pressure vessels, heat

exchanger, piping, tanks, boilers etc.).

. Provided technical support in maintenance of all production equipments

and control systems and Gas liquefied plant (GLP)

. Performed troubleshooting, equipment condition, failure analysis, Risk

inspection and turnaround support..

. Carried out technical review of equipment installations for projects and

turnarounds

. Oversaw major overhauls and repairs of fixed and rotating equipments

. Coordinated activities for the installation, commissioning and facilities

at steam generation plant. 16 stationary boilers and 20 portable

(Morichal Field) Easter divisions.

. Managed activities for operation and maintenance of eight (8) steam

generation plants .67 boilers with an average steam production of 24

Kton/day.

. Supported field re-development project teams in steam and water injection

technologies and water treatment for boilers.

. Analyzed existing facilities and proposed heat process improvements

during all project phases from pre-feasibility to commissioning and start-

up.

. Experienced in thermal processes and thermal equipment maintenance.

. Experienced in project and construction management.

. Worked with Chicago Bridge and Iron (CB&I) coordinating the construction

of one vacuum tower, three storage tanks and installed the auxiliary

equipments in the remodel of the Palito refinery. .

. Managed Construction of gas Compression Stations, installation all

facilities: Gas turbines, gas compressor, depurators, head exchanges,

pipe lines, and commissioning

. Carried out program, strategic planning, business development, and

quality assurance.

. Created detailed requisitions for material purchase, services and

subcontracts.

. Prepared a issued of specifications, data sheets and other construction

documents.

. Provided field support and maintenance in production facilities such as

-Gas turbines, gas compressor, pumps, gear boxes, boiler, mechanical seal

and motors.

Field Operation and Maintenance

. Coordinated activities for Operation and maintenance of 32 water

injection plants that processed one million barrel of water day. Four

Ruston gas turbines, three Orenda gas turbines, 25 electrical motors and

32 centrifugal pumps.

. Guaranteed levels of 98 % Reliability and availability of 19 of shore gas

compression plants to handle 1000 MMCFPD.

. Provided maintenance, minor and major repair (overhaul) to 40

Westinghouse gas turbine W -101.

. Guaranteed the programs implementation of hot gas inspection and overhaul

of 10 General Electric gas turbine, 4 LM 2500, 2 frames 3002, 4 frame

5002.

. Responsible for the operation and maintenance of 12 gas compression

station with a process capacity of 660 million cubic feet per day. Minor

and major repair (overhaul) of 12 Rolls Royce gas turbine Avon 101 and 24

gas compressors.

. Planned and supervised turnaround and execution of gas compressor plants,

power plants, steam generation plants and gas liquefied plants (GLP).

. Stationary Equipment: Responsible for providing technical support of gas

compression plant, gas liquefait plant (GLP) Flow station, terminal, pipe

lines, heat exchangers, storage tanks, sea water filter systems.

Venezuelan State Oil Company (PDVSA). El Palito Refinery

1980 - 1985

. Provided technical support of operations, safety and environmental impact

prevention, man power performance, work procedures, operation failure

evaluation and recommend improvements to eliminate future failures.

. Supported reliability of rotating and reciprocating equipments by

promoting training.

. Used oil analysis, vibration analysis, and process data to troubleshoot

to predict impending failures to prevent secondary damage.

. Developed and installed new Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Predictive

Maintenance (PDM) systems, at Increased Mean Time between Failures

(MTBF).

. Reduced operating costs by implementing vibration/oil analysis, alignment

procedures and analysis of all the equipment failures by Root Cause

Failure Analysis (RCFA).

. Increased the availability and reliability of field units. .

. Monitored and evaluated progress of capital projects.

. Defined corrective actions and strategies to keep budgets and projects on

schedule.

. Assured projects met standards, codes and procedures

Education

. B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Federal University of South Rio Grande-Porto

Alegre- Brazil (1979)

. B.S Mechanical Engineering, University of Zulia - Venezuela (1993)

. B.S Mechanical Engineering, Florida International University (FIU)

Evaluation of Educational Credentials (2004)

Skills

. Familiarity with API, ANSI, and ASME standards associated with pumps,

compressors, pipes, pressure vessels.

. Experience on Microsoft office PC software (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), SAP

Maintenance Module.

Excellent skills in problem definition, troubleshooting and problem

solving using RCA.

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