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JOEL ESTRAVILA BICALAN Electrical & Instrument Technician

E-mail address : acrjvk@r.postjobfree.com

Mobile No : +639*********/+639*********

Passport No : EB7883297

Sex : Male

Citizenship : Filipino

Height : 165 cm

Weight : 67 kgs

Address : 708 Bunducan Bocaue Bulacan Philippines

EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT

Technology : Baguio Electronic and Technical Institute (1985-1988)

Course Electrical Technician – graduated

College : Saint Louis University (1983- 1985)

Course B.S.E.E- undergraduate

High school : Baguio Patriotic High School (1978-1983)

Secondary

Elementary : Dona Aurora Elementary School (1971-1977)

Primary

TRAININGS AND SEMINARS

1.BASIC ‘PLC’ PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLER. Actual simulation of logic system with device and console at MERALCO FOUNDATION INCORPORATION ORTIGAS AVENUE PASIG CITY PHILIPPINES. Dated January to February 2005

2.CALIBRATION OF PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION. Actual calibration of all process Instrumentation at MERALCO FOUNDATION INCORPORATION ORTIGAS AVENUE PASIG CITY PHILIPPINES. dated January to February 2005

3.INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN ‘CLASS B+’ TRADE TEST. time limit examination tools/equipment knowledge’s actual testing of being instrument technician at EXECUTIVE TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS STA.ANA MANILA PHILIPPINES dated 13th of July 2005

Candidate Over-All Profile

Over twenty years extensive experienced local and abroad as E/I technician Lead Instrument commissioning technician of major Industrial and Commercial project, Petro-Chemical plant, GTL gas to liquid, LNG liquefied natural gas, Underground Storage Plant, Heavy Industrial Power Plant, Desalination plant, Oil & Gas Platform and Mining Plant

Well experienced in commissioning, functional test, testing of interlocking system, cause & effect, loop checking, Dynamic Testing and Start-up prior to first Gas, Operational & Maintenance Dept after Handover and verification of work activities in quality issues by actual site inspection as per hook up. Wide knowledge in industrial applications of process plant instrumentation Installation, proper orientation, construction, mechanical completion, and task included QA/QC quality assurance/quality controller inspection and also documentation

Assist vendor to perform pre-commissioning by checking I/O input/output, AI/AO analog input/analog output, DI/DO digital input/digital output to confirm the address of each signals from field to PLC programmable logic controller and PLC to DCS distributed control system. Include in task vendor package to carry out initial start up by vendor approval.

Can read and interpret electrical/instrument drawing P&ID piping and instrument drawing ILD instrument loop diagram, single line diagram, schematic diagram, location drawing, termination schedule as well as Hook up drawing. familiar in Instrumentation and Control Systems HART Protocol / Field bus foundation protocol and by using Field Mate Communicator updating Parameters / Address / Tag name etc, extensive hands-on

Experienced in Function test of all field instrument systems (Flow, Pressure, Level and temperature) Valves Partial Stroke Testing, Performed General Loop checking on Profibus Protocol of Medium Voltage Motor Starter Control Signals PLC/DCS systems, Turbine Control Systems, Communication/Paging systems,UPS systems, Oil and Gas Metering skid system, Motor Control Center, Heaters and Furnaces, booster pump station system and Having good knowledge in industrial electrical control circuit Troubleshooting repairing valves and process instrumentation modification of control system, re-wiring and termination of marshalling/system cabinet modify an existing equipment as per advise. Familiar in Electronic and Pneumatic process instrumentation

Capable and manage to use test equipment such as Multi-meter (fluke 725) Megger (for insulation test) Hart Communication (275/375/475) Hand pump (50 bars) TRX (for T/C & RTD) Resistance box (for RTD), Beamex-MC5 (for field bus calibrator) Died weight, Druck (DP1615-20 bars) Crystal calibrator, Brain Terminal 200 (BT-200 for yokogawa TX) ALTEK (4-20ma simulator)

Conducts and organized final walk down of a sub-system after QA/QC inspection, re-check & re-inspect all the tags of a sub-system to be handed-over to Commissioning to make sure that all items in the sub-system is in satisfactory condition, Coordinate directly with Engineering Department for the issues to be solved in the field, client’s specifications, tag number related issues, proper installation procedures, etc. present an updated report, mark up As-Built drawings if necessary computer literate capable to operate console panel

Areas assigned Main Control Room, Electrical Room, Local Equipment Room, Battery Room Modules, Pump Oil Export Houses, Process Utility Area, Process Area, Pipe Rack Compressor House, Cooling Tower, Furnaces, Heater, Boiler, Pig Launcher Receiving Area, Analyzer House, Flare Area and Tank Farm Area, Recovery Area and Separator area.

Work experience (Recent to Previous)

Date: October, 2014 up to Present

Name of Company: Self Employed

Location: Philippines

Position: Electrical Technician

Business involve: Electronic and Electrical Repair Shop

Business summary: Contractor of Electrical Installation. Industrial/Residential/Building wiring Repairing of Electrical and Electronic devices and Equipment

KEY ROLES:

Residential/Building wiring,termination of panel board,trouble shooting, repair and Replacing defective electrical equipment

Installation of Electrical equipment testing and commissioning

Repairing of kitchen and laundry facilities

Servicing of all kinds of Electrical works

Date: August, 2011 to October, 2014 Name of Company: Kentz Engineers & Constructor

Location: Ambatovy project, toamasina Madagascar

Position: instrument technician commissioning/maintenance

Project involve: AMBATOVY project. Nickel and cobalt mining, government project

Company profile: Kentz Engineering a main constructor in all industry such as oil & gas Petrochemical desalination facilities, heavy industry and mining plant

KEY ROLES:

Assigned in Furnaces area to test plant instrument such as Thermocouple/RTD, temperature switch, temperature valves, Weight scale apparatus, Furnaces control panel and to energize the control system with by the vendor

Assist the vendor to power up low voltage switch gear, MCC motor control centre and electrical panel for initial start up of control system

Assisted ABB vendor to power up the system and perform initial pre-com on each signals

Rectify the problem of all process instrument in area Mixing tank to facilitate issues by construction prior to start pre-commissioning and power up the control system

Organize and participate in Energization of Equipment and control system

Work with ABB vendor in troubleshooting and re-wires change ABB system cabinet for modifications issues

Perform 5 points loop test simulation to confirm the range and data of the field Hart Protocol instrument 100% accurate. Trim upper/lower ranges value for corrective if necessary field calibration

Inject pressure to( level,flow,pressure transmitter) to confirm the items is in satisfactory condition during functional testing with client presentation

Carry out valve stroking (control valve, on/off, shut down valve, motorize operating valve) to check the scale point of each feedback,Valve positioner tuning, auto calibration and check travel time during stroking

Sequence test, cause and effect and general commissioning for preparation of start up and support operation and maintenance

Report to: lead instrument engineer

Responsible on: conduct final inspection as regard to instrumentation issues, start pre- commissioning and all testing that client procedures and participation

Knowledgeable on:

*experience to conduct RFI represent as a QA/QC inspector

*Having good knowledge of plant safety rules and regulation *Good knowledge in permit work system

Date: April, 2010 to January 2011 Name of Company: Orion Project services Pte Ltd.

Location: 360 Orchard road int’l bldg SINGAPORE

Position: instrument technician commissioning

Project involve: CHEVRON Platong Gas ll McDermott project Batam Indonesia

Company profile: Mc Dermott a main contractor expertise in all type of oil & gas Platform construction, installation, commissioning, and start up and hook up

KEY ROLES:

Prepare Mechanical Completions Work packs (Discipline Acceptance Certificate), attach necessary drawing i.e. layout drawings, cable schedules, P &ID, termination schedule, ILD instrument loop diagram,single line diagrams

Assist vendor to power up the system and initial testing of all signal DI/DO AI/AO to confirm each address I/O input/output. Bench and field calibration or re-range

Line check and megger (insulation test )of control cable before energization

Performed Auto calibration, valve positioned tuning, adjusting limit switch for MOV reinstate solenoid valve for on/off valve in such cause damaged or un-repairable

Assigned in Emergency Diesel Generator to establish start up activities with vendor representation

Worked in Lower deck, Mezzanine deck, Upper deck, Weather deck to performed loop test through witness checking data Confirmation and Verification of field Process Control Instrument to DCS. Assuring the correct Alarm and Trip Setting, Calibration Ranges and Instrument ID Tags. testing of different hydraulic valves, pneumatic valves (control & shutdown valves) monitor the open / close travel from 0 to 100% that respond to feedback output

Hand on inject pressure to primary process instrument ( level,flow,pressure transmitter ) for functional testing with client witness

Carry out commissioning,start up and support operation and maintenance

Report to: senior instrument technician

Responsible on: to insure all the process plant instrument test and functional

Knowledgeable on:

*experienced as E/I inspector a QA/QC

*Having good knowledge of plant safety rules and regulation

*Capacity to do jobs alone by following safety rules and Regulation

*Will experience and familiar in plant works

* Literate in computer operation and able to operate console/ opening database

Date: October, 2009 to March, 2010 Name of Company: SPIE oil & gas services

Location: Fujairah Qidffa. UAE

Position: instrument technician commissioning/operation & maintenance

Project involve: F2 Fujairah project. Multi effect desalination plant With 12 units’ evaporator with an output of 8.5 million gallons per day

Company profile: SIDEM Company. A main contractor expertise in all type of

Desalination plant from construction commissioning start up and operation

KEY ROLES:

Line check and insulation test of field cable. control & power cables

Resolve all the plant issues regarding instrumentation and control to establish power up the system and start pre- commissioning

Support the vendor for addition re-wiring of Siemens control cabinet and modification

Field calibration/trim the transmitter to correct error and discrepancy if necessary

Auto calibration of control valve and adjustment of MOV limit switch/cum must checking the travel time of the valve during partial stroke this must be done during the pre-com

Assist to work vendor package in GE. Boiler area for initial testing. Simulation of process instrument using communicator Hart 375. Druck for inject pressure to establish partial start up. carry out testing in Recovery area, Evaporator system area and Control Room to participate cause & effect testing

Inject pressure to primary instrument ( level,flow,pressure transmitter ) for functional testing to assure accuracy of the device

Commissioning,start up, hand over and assist operation and maintenance

Report to: instrument engineer

Responsible on: testing and commissioning the entire plant instrument and to check the accuracy of all device

Knowledgeable on

*aware regarding work permit system

*wide knowledge to perform RFI.EX- inspector roles QA/QC

*Having good knowledge of plant safety rules and regulation

*Capacity to do jobs alone by following safety rules and Regulate

*knowledge to use test equipment such as calibrator, communicator in all course

* Literate in computer operation and able to operate console/ opening database

Date: May, 2008 to December, 2008 Name of Company: kentz engineers & constructor

Location: Sakhalin Russia

Position: instrument technician commissioning/maintenance

Project involve: Sakhalin energy phase 2 development project, lunskoe OPF Sakhalin

Island of Russia

Company profile: international constructors and engineering expertise in testing

Commissioning and startup

KEY ROLES:

Prepare detailed scopes of work, list and attach all relevant specifications related drawings and other information of plant and instrumentation systems as required in the Projects and perform necessary corrective action if found discrepancies or mismatch in all aspects of these drawing

Rectification of the problem issued by the construction to proceed the testing prior on the daily scope

Routine Assignment in Pig Launcher and Receiving area,Separator area Process Utility area and Power Generation area to perform testing of all plant instrument that are involve daily work activities attached in the package

Loop testing, field calibration function test, cause and effect and initial startup sub-system

Carry out trouble shooting and repairing of such defective and damaged various instrument devices and rectify problem. Replacement if necessary

Participate in the preparation of Helium testing in categorize to bypass valves to open that involve in the process line for Nitrogen Purging Leak Test Procedure. Control Valves, Blow down Valves, Shutdown Valves and Manual Valves.

Stroking valves to check and corrective the feedback on each output

Execute final commissioning with client witness startup, handover assist maintenance group

Report to: direct to asst. supervisor

Responsible on: execute testing and commissioning of all plant instrumentation

Knowledgeable on:

*participate in RFI Ex-inspector

*Having good knowledge of plant safety rules and regulation

*Capacity to do jobs alone by following safety rules and Regulation

Date: June 2007 to January 2008

Name of Company: Tozzi Qatar W.L.L

Location: Ras laffan state of Qatar

Position: instrument technician commissioning

Project involve: Rasgas, RL (3) common off plot project (oil and gas refinery)

Company profile: international constructor’s company expertise in switch board, Console

System, Air handling unit to local / main control building, sub-station and electrical room

KEY ROLES:

Conduct final inspection to re-check the proper orientation and specify installation as per hook up Motorized fire damper, electrical duct heater, humidity transmitter pressure diff. transmitter, pressure diff. switch

Participates in over-all walk down of the entire unit of AHU Air Handling Unit together with the commissioning team and the operations team, discussing issues of red lining or as-built changes against AFC (Approved for Construction) drawings. And To confirm all the instrument devices are installed.gas detector, temperature switch, flow switch, on/off valve,MOV

Line check the cable to insure the proper location point and perform insulation test megger for power /control cable

Assist the vendor for Energization of control system prior initial testing and additional modification

Performed testing commissioning and startup handover

Report to: senior instrument technician

Responsible on: work as a team leader responsible in installation, of all instrument devices testing commissioning and modification

Knowledgeable on:

*standard procedure in installation of equipment and instrument device as per

Hook up

*understand the proper orientation to install instrument devices in safe way and

Accessible to the Maintenance

*knowledge to test all the device in safety way

*literate to operate console as a part of commissioning group

*perform general inspection (E/I inspector)

Date: July 2006 to April 2007 Name of Company: Bechtel international Inc.

Location: republic of Kazakhstan

Position: E/I technician Mechanical completion/Commissioning

Project involve: Tengiz oil field second generation project (SGP) republic of Kazakhstan

Company profile: multinational company expertise in construction of major industrial facilities, oil & gas refinery, including testing and commissioning and startup

KEY ROLES:

Visual inspection of entire process plant instrumentation for preparation of RFI request for inspection task of Mechanical Completion

Rectify client site issue, update progress by daily basis to superior

Re-checking and corrective all core tags cable tags that mismatch in updated drawing use in commissioning

Check mechanical protection in adverse location, cable protection on the floor. Check routing and accessibility. Check load bearing, tray and supports touch each other and the bolts uses plastic/teflon to avoid galvanic corrosion

perform cool loop test by continuity testing insulation test for primary and secondary cables

execute power up the control system by vendor to start Loop test & simulation of the process plant instrument,inject pressure field calibration (Level, Pressure, Flow transmitter) for functional test including partial stroking of control valve, on/off valve, shutdown valve MOV

assigned area Process area, metering skid, compressor room to carry out testing, commissioning and handover and support operation and maintenance

Report to: lead instrument engineer

Responsible on: final inspection of entire field instrument to proceed testing commissioning in the plant

Knowledgeable on:

* Inspection of entire plant instrumentation to meet the requirement of Installation

*as build and redline the drawing as exact installation

* Preparation of drawing to start commissioning

*literate to operate console

Date: September 2005 to April 2006 Name of Company: Bechtel international Inc.

Location: Equatorial Guinea, West Africa

Position: instrument technician commissioning

Project involve: Equatorial Guinea LNG train 1 project (liquefied natural gas refinery)

Company profile: multinational company expertise in construction of major industrial facilities oil & gas refinery, including testing and commissioning and startup

KEY ROLES:

Checks and performs acceptable cable glanding and cable routing, termination, MCT schedule, including final preparation of cables by hot and cold shrink.

Conducted internal and final inspection with client

Perform Bench calibration of process instrument pressure, level flow and temperature transmitter including electronic/pneumatic transmitter

Work with the vendor in control room to additional modification patch wiring in marshalling and system cabinet and configured additional signal to the system

Termination of primary and secondary control cables to marshalling cabinet, control system which in UPS,DP,RTU

Carry out hot loop test commissioning and final acceptance by the client

Participate in handover of documents and general handover of the project

Report to: lead instrument technician

Responsible on: installation of all field instruments in the proper aspect. And calibrate the entire field instrument as per data sheet (range & configuration)

Knowledgeable on:

*using high pressure hand pump with a max. Range of 500 to 700 bars (pressure

Portable calibrator) in a safety way

*understand in using of calibrator such as electronic calibrator, pneumatic

Calibrator, crystal calibrator

*familiar to communicator like HART 275, HART 375 /w field bus system

TRX, druck pressure calibrator

*conduct final inspection before testing and commissioning

* Final acceptance

Date: June 2004 to September 2004 Name of Company: Hyundai engineering & construction LTD

Location: Assaluyeh Islamic republic of Iran

Position: instrument technician commissioning

Project involve: phase 4&5 onshore & offshore. Oil and gas, gas to liquid refinery south

Pars field development project of Iran

Company profile: engineering & Construction Company, more on sub-contractor onshore

And offshore refinery construction

KEY ROLES:

Establish the testing of signal (digital output/digital input, analog output/analog input) from console to PLC to confirm the address of both signals

Carry out testing in process area, tank farm and recovery area. Valve stroking to check the 0 to 100% close/opening feedback and pointing scale exactly correct in the output

Adjustment of level arms to corrective the in proper pointing scale of control valve

Loop testing of field instrument and corrective the discrepancy or re-range if such error during the testing

Perform final Commissioning with witness and final acceptance

Report to: senior instrument technician

Responsible on: establish the entire instrumentation and control system for testing and commissioning

Knowledgeable on:

*procedures and preparation of testing and commissioning

*proper procedure of using test equipment special high pressure hand pump

*handling different kinds of communicator and calibrator

*procedure as permit receiver

Date: February 2001 to February 2004 Name of Company: ABV rock group K.B (worked third)

Location: Medina kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Position: E/I technician commissioning/operation & maintenance

Project involve: Saudi ARAMCO Government project

Company profile: main contractor in Saudi Aramco project expertise in underground Facilities and oil & gas storage plant

KEY ROLES:

Preparation of related drawing used in daily task P&ID,ILD, Location drawing and Hook up drawing,review the details to check exact information and corrective if necessary

Assist vendor for site inspection compressor area and conduct prior testing signal of FISHER Anti-surge protection system, stroking of the valves related into the sub- system

Perform cool loop and hot loop testing in the Pump room, Lube oil area and Flare area. Testing various field instrumentation Hart protocol such Level, Flow Pressure and Temperature transmitter. Function testing of switches Flow Switch Pressure Switch,Temperature Switch, limit Switch and proximity switch and others included in the task

Participate in startup, cause & effect final commissioning and support operation group

Report to: asst. supervisor

Responsible on: installation. Testing and commissioning

Knowledgeable on:

*secure the permit to work

*prepare the complete document and drawing during commissioning period such

As termination schedule, loop drawing, P&ID, location drawing, hook up drawing, Cause and effect and protocol

*quick response to rectify trouble during testing and commissioning

*jobs involves cleaning and servicing of field instrument in safety way

Date: May 1999 to July 2000 Name of Company: McConnel Dowell Saudi Arabia LTD

Location: Riyadh kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Position: E/I technician commissioning/maintenance

Project involve: project mainly upgrading of refinery control system from pneumatic to newly electronic YOKOGAWA distributed control system DSC

Company profile: one of the main contractors in Saudi Aramco most projects are

Vertical & horizontal upgrading system construction of oil & gas refinery Pre-com and commissioning

KEY ROLES:

Replacing the entire old and existing pneumatic instrument/equipment to new electronic transmitter to upgrade the system, bench and field calibration

Installed new YOKOGAWA system and upgraded to DCS, marshalling cabinet system cabinet, touch screen Monitors /Console and with ABB digital/analog cabinet

Other activities such as termination of primary and secondary control cables from cabinet to junction box end to field instrument. also power cables termination from MCC, Distribution panel and Panel board

Execute power up electrical system with witness presentation

Hand on calibration and configuration of parameters updating tag name/range/units etc. of process instrument as per data sheet/calibration sheet

Perform functional test of status lamp, set point alarm and stroking of various

valve shutdown valve, on/off valve control valve in compressor area, process area, loop test of process instrument level/flow/pressure/temperature to confirm the devices is accurately

Participated hot cut over online activities, commissioning startup and support operation department

Report to: asst. supervisor

Responsible on: replace all old pneumatic instrument into new electronic transmitter to upgrade the control DCS (distributed control system) to newly YOKOGAWA system

Knowledgeable on:

*work permit system as a permit receiver in the group

*handling hot cut over activity in the safety procedure

*online system and to asst. maintenance group

*operate YOKOGAWA touch screen console

Date: December 1995 to December 1998 Name of Company: ABV rock group K.B (worked seconded)

Location: Riyadh kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Position: E/I technician commissioning/maintenance

Project involve: SAUDI ARAMCO Government project

Company profile: main contractor in Saudi Aramco project expertise in underground Facilities building and oil & gas storage plant

KEY ROLES:

Review logic control, single diagram, termination and instrument drawings, perform necessary corrective action if found discrepancies or mismatch in all aspects of these drawings conduct final inspection of all instrument device for RFI (request for inspection )

Perform functional test in Pump room area, Inlet & Outlet pipeline area power generation area and electrical room. Security system such as Patrol point, Boom barrier, Road blocker, metal detector,and Bomb Trap including Fire& Gas system such as flame detector Heat detector, Gas detector, Optical smoke beam detector to test monitor the alarm and latching

As worker assist the high voltage Technician for termination and testing activities using 3m/Raychem kits standard with allowable of 13.8 KVA and HIPOT (High voltages) testing to 20k voltages .facilitate fill out and sign Inspection Test Result (ITR) to be hand over documents to the client

Work with the MERLIN GERIN vendor to assist power up Low voltage switch gear and hands on settings of components such as over load Relay, Contactor, Timer, Metering etc. Under vendor supervision

Preparation for startup testing and general commissioning assist maintenance group

Report to: foreman

Responsible on: installation and testing of electrical or electronic device. Energize and power up electrical equipments prior as per client approval

Knowledgeable on:

*understand and interpret plan detail and scaling drawing during Installation

*used power tools, hand tools, test equipment to carry out daily activities

**handling electrical test equipment (current injector, megger, multi meter, phase

Sequence, ammeter)

*trouble shooting and quick rectification to a problem by technical skills

*execute testing and commissioning as per procedure

Date: August 1992 to November 1993 Name of Company: ABV rock group K.B (first worked)

Location: Medina kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Position: Electrical technician maintenance

Project involve: SAUDI ARAMCO Government project

Company profile: main contractor in Saudi aramco project expertise in underground

Facilities, buildings and oil & gas storage plant

KEY ROLES:

Installation of electrical instrument security telecommunication equipments, etc. as per drawing

Cable pulling. Wirings of electrical equipment including electronic devices as per schedule

Review the updated drawing use before termination of control and power cables

Termination of power cables in low voltage switch gear, motor control center and compact transformer. Termination of control cables marshalling/system cabinet

Facilitate and observe cable insulation testing to Fill out and sign Inspection Test Result (ITR) to be hand over to Commissioning Department.

Participates in over-all walk down and RFI of an specific sub system together with the commissioning and the operations team, discussing issues of red lining or as-built changes against AFC (Approved for Construction) drawings, join operation and maintenance department

Report to: lead man or foreman

Responsible on: installed all electrical/electronic equipment and to maintain safe without damage on and after installation

Knowledgeable on:

*ex-inspector

*installation of electrical equipment such switch gear, compact transformer, UPS

RTU, marshalling cabinet, telecommunication cabinet and system cabinet

*interpret electrical and instrumentation drawing used in construction to avoid wrong installation and wasting/damage the materials

Date: April 1983 to January 1990 Name of Company: Brent school international

Location: Baguio city Philippines

Position: Electrical technician maintenance

Project involve: international school with dormitory and completed student facilities

Company profile: international school associated in international university

KEY ROLES:

To insure electricity effectively work in school facilities, buildings, dormitories, kitchen function room cinema building, post perimeter etc.

Preventive maintenance of all electrical equipment such as motors, laundry and kitchen facilities, lightings and small power, special load are functional

Building Wiring, house wiring,panel board termination,trouble shooting, repairing including replacing of defective/damaged electrical device as per advise

Quick response to rectify problem on electrical issued

Routine monitoring in electrical room, standby generator, MCC motor control center and low voltage switch gear to maintain all apparatus and electrical equipment is in working condition

Over all maintenance of Electrical Equipment

Report to: foreman and supervisor

Responsible on: to maintain all electrical equipment is working and in good condition

Knowledgeable on:

*carry out and maintain all the various electrical equipment

*using various test equipment to quick

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