Instrumentation Commissioning Professional

RAMON A. VILLA

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Randallstown, Maryland 21133

C +966-**-***-**** H +63-947-***-****

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CAREER SUMMARY

MORE THAN 20 YEARS OF EPCM PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION AND DCS COMMISSIONING

EXPERIENCE IN THE OIL AND GAS, POWER GENERATION, COMBINED CYCLE POWER

PLANTS, PETROCHEMICAL, PULP AND PAPER, TEXTILE AND CHEMICAL PLANT

INDUSTRIES, COVERING ALL ASPECTS OF INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROLS FROM

DETAILED ENGINEERING DESIGN, INSTRUMENT FIELD CONSTRUCTION, QA/QC, LOOP

CHECKING, PRE-COMMISSIONING, COMMISSIONING, PROJECT HANDOVER USING ICAPS

AND OPERCOM, METHODOLOGY, TURN-AROUNDS AND IN-HOUSE REFINERY MAINTENANCE,

HOLDING VARIOUS POSITIONS AS MANAGER, LEADER AND/OR TECHNICIAN LEVELS.

SKILLS

. HANDS-ON PRE-COMMISSIONING, COMMISSIONING, START-UP AND PROJECT HAND-

OVER EXPERIENCE FOR AN OIL AND GAS EPC PROJECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE

NEW, UPGRADED AND/OR MODERNIZED INSTRUMENTED SAFETY SYSTEMS INCLUDING

HONEYWELL, FOXBORO, YOKOGAWA AND EMERSON, TRICONEX, BN AND BAILEY

CONTROL SYSTEMS, USING ICAPS AND OPERCOM METHODOLOGY, MS PROJECT AND

PRIMAVERA

. Hands-on instrument field construction and DCS/SCADA/PLC commissioning &

start-up experiences on Emerson's Delta V Foundation Fieldbus, Invensys

Foxboro I/A Series and Triconex Tristation 1131, Honeywell TDC-3000,

Yokogawa MicroXL and Centum, GE Speedtronics, Fischer & Porter and

Bailey Infi90 DCS

. Hands-on field instrument construction experience, from civil work

trenching, testing, calibration, cable pulling, lay-out, instrument

installation and hook-ups and loop checking up to the functional

testing, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up of field mounted

instruments and marshalling panels instrumentation system.

. Led and supervised a team of instrument designers and engineers for the

detailed engineering design, generate various instrumentation design

drawings, specifications and calculations, including the bid package

preparation and submittals of instrument bid packages for Saudi Aramco's

FEED and or New, Upgrade and Modernization projects.

. Possess adequate hands-on industry experience in the construction, pre-

commissioning, commissioning, start-up and project hand-over of a

Combined Cycle Power Plants, GOSP, Oil refineries, Oil Wells Offshore

platforms, Power Utilities, Pulp and Paper and the Waste Water Treatment

plants.

. Possess sufficient detailed engineering design, construction,

commissioning and maintenance experience on Honeywell TDC 3000, Yokogawa

Micro-XL & Centum-XL, Bailey Infi 90, Foxboro I/A, Emerson Delta V

Fieldbus Foundation systems, SCADA (Siemens & Cybectec), Bentley Nevada

Vibration Monitoring, HVAC, CCPP using GE Frame 6 Gas Turbines and

Speedtronics Turbine Control System and Solar Steam Turbines,

interfacing with all aspects of modern plant instrumentation, including

Pneumatic Control System (3-15psi).

. Possess hands-on knowledge and experience on the functional testing,

commissioning, start-up and maintenance on Foxboro I/A, Honeywell TDC-

3000, Yokogawa Centu, GE Speedtronics and Bailey Infi90 DCS systems,

Triconex Triple Redundant ESD system, ABB August, GE Fanuc and Allen

Bradley ESD/PLC systems, the QA/QC inspection and acceptance of

instrumentation to set standards during walk throughs and the completion

of all the relevant project handover documentation.

. Familiar with the submittals of commissioning and start-up documentation

that included, signed-off pre-commissioning and commissioning instrument

loop package, punch-listed item list and ready for start-up checklist

packages, Permit to Work (PTW), Operation Test Procedure (OTP) and

Inspection Test Procedure, SAT and FAT, PSSRs, Ready for Commissioning

(RFC), Ready for Start-up (RFSu) and Ready for Hand-over (RFHO)

Certificates, using TOTAL's iCAPS commissioning program.

. Familiar with the operation of the Lock-Out/Tag-Out program (LOTO) when

working on a live, shut-down and/or ready to start-up equipment.

. Computer literate and able to use application software like, INTOOLS,

iCAPS, MS Project, MS Office & Primavera 6.

. Familiar with the Total, Qatar Petroleum, Saudi Aramco, KNPC and PDO-

Shell, Conoco Phillips, ISA, NEC, NEMA, IECC, API and ASME standards.

Safety oriented and a team player and can work with foreign nationals.

EXPERIENCE

INSTRUMENT COMMISSIONING SUPERVISOR, SPIE OIL AND GAS SERVICES SAUDI ARABIA

Sept2012-Present

. Seconded as Instrument Commissioning Supervisor-Project Management Team

(PMT) at Saudi Aramco Total Refining and Petrochemicals' (SATORP)

Package 9-Port Tank Farm and Loading Facilities Project, in Jubail, Saudi

Arabia.

. Prepare and write Pre-commissioning and Commissioning procedures

. Review, Check and Approves the contractor and the vendor's pre-

commissioning and commissioning procedures, for compliance to Saudi

Aramco- Total standards and to iCAPS database program.

. Review Issued for Construction (IFC) PCS instrument design drawings ilke

C & E, Control Narratives, ILDs and Instrument Index Sheet, to name a

few.

. Perform field actuation & simulation testing for all final control

elements, MOVs, SOVs and Switches

. Perform communication link test of the vendor's supplied packaged DCS

system

. Perform as DCS boardman for all loop testing, cause and effect validation

testing and OTP testing.

. Witness and sign-off all static testing activities for instruments, PCS

and DCS, using iCAPS forms for population in the iCAPS database.

. Liased with package skid vendor by reviewing and approving their pre-

commissioning and commissioning procedures, seeing to it, that it all

complies to Saudi Aramco-Total Standards.

. Review and perform audit on contractor's iCAPS Progress Report, including

Punchlisted items

. Participate in RFC, RFSU and PSSRs walkthroughs and OTP simulation and

validation testing.

INSTRUMENT ENGINEER, Emerson Process Management, Houston, Texas, USA

Oct2011-Sept2012

. Seconded to the I&C department of Koch Nitrogen Plant, in Enid, Oklahoma,

USA, which was tasked to lead a pre-commissioning and commissioning team

for the plant's on-going Safety Instrumented System project (Yokogawa

ProSafe system).

. Prepared and wrote pre-commissioning and commissioning procedures, Ready

for Commissioning (RFC), Ready for Start-up (RFSSU) and PSSR.

. Witnessed and signed-off all static testing for instruments and used

iCAPS test sheet checklists for compilation to Project Hand-over Dossier.

. Liaised with contractors and package skid vendor, making sure it's

commissioning and star-uo plan are complying to Koch's Standards.

. Reviewed and approved all vendor's and contractor's pre-commissioning and

commissioning procedures and IFC instrument and control design drawings.

SR. INSTRUMENT COMMISSIONING ENGINEER, SEG-Qatar, State of Qatar

July2010 - Sept2011

. Led a commissioning team, composed of a multi-national workforce of

lead discipline engineers, tasked to commission and to turn-over to

client, Qatar Petroleum, the Ras Laffan Emergency Safety College

project, comprising of 32 Fire Training Props, Campus Chilled Water

Plant, LPG, Gasoline and Diesel and Mogas System, LNG Unloading system,

TFW Collection system, Irrigation system LPG Vaporizer, Firewater

Treatment Plant, DAF Waste Water Treatment plant, Emergency Firewater

Treatment Plant, Foam System, Deluge System, Training Firewater Pumps,

Emergency Firewater System, Instrument Air, Gaseous extinguishing system

and HVAC.

. Provided direction and guidance on technical issues to multi-discipline

lead engineers, in the preparation and submittal of detailed pre-

commissioning & commissioning procedures, specific, to system and subs-

system, including, the development of commissioning and operations &

maintenance manuals and in the population of systems completion iCAPS

database, which was used to execute and monitor the progress of the

project.

. Developed detailed commissioning procedures for systems and subs-

systems, including sequence testing procedures, cause and effect testing

procedures and performance test procedures, specific for instrumentation

and electrical control systems, HIMA SIS, Rosemount Smart Transmitters,

SCADA, Access Control System, CCTV, PAGA system, LAN system, Building

Management System and the Burner Management System, 11kV, 33kV and 415V

and other mechanical and process piping systems.

. Developed spare part list for I&C equipment, reviewed supplier document,

liased with engineering and construction function during EPC and

attended FAT testing of control system.

LEAD INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN, Timec-Conoco Phillips, Rodeo, California, USA

Aug2005 - Jul2010

. Troubleshot electrical and instrumentation maintenance issue, i.e. test

insulation resistance of motor wires and windings using mega ohm meter

and circuit breaker trip, locate fault in field circuit by disconnecting

wires at module and field device, check device for ground, short circuit

for proper mechanical and electrical operation).

. Fixed, repaired and calibrated the plant malfunctioning refinery unit's

process control instrumentation and controls system which includes, but

not limited to, flow, level, pressure and temperature transmitters,

variable flow drive controllers, digital controllers, recorders,

indicators, control valves, positioners, I/Ps, P/Is and analytical

measuring instruments (pH, ORP, H2,O2, Chlorine, DO and H2S), Honeywell

TDC-3000 DCS, Process & Metering Pump's PLC Sequence/Logic Control

System and Varec's Tank Gauging System.

. Performed daily QA/QC audits in ensuring the contractor carried out

their duties with due diligence whilst adhering to company

specifications and with the required standard of quality in the startup

of Honeywell's TDC 3000 DCS Instrumented Protective System, vendor

packaged equipment such as Crude export pumps skids, separators, fuel

gas skids, "Solar" gas turbine compressor modules, gas turbine

generators, Chemical Injection skids, Waste Water Sewage and Treatment

Plant, Vents and Drains systems and Flare lines.

JOURNEYMAN INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN, Georgia Pacific Gypsum, San Leandro, Ca.

Dec 2001 - Aug 2005

. Troubleshot, fixed, repaired and calibrated the paper mill plant's

malfunctioning process control instruments and controls, which included

Foxboro M43AP, M40C, 19C pneumatic controllers, Honeywell and Yokogawa

and Rosemount, Fisher electronic digital Controllers, Yokogawa magflow

and pH, Rosemount Calorimeters and Bailey infi90 DCS.

. Installed, laid-out cables and conduits, powered-up and commissioned new

upgraded instrument loops. Updated all documentation to reflect changes

or modifications made on instruments and/or electrical devices.

. Consulted with the plant engineers and process operators on instrument

reliability and improvement issues. Interpreted and used construction

instrumentation drawings and standards of ISA, NEMA, ANSI, API, ASME.

INSTRUMENT PROJECT ENGINEER, WorleyPetrocon Arabia, Alkhobar, Saudi Arabia

Oct 1998 - Oct 2001

. Provided technical direction and execution of Saudi Aramco GES projects

by assigning work to Instrument Engineers, Designers and CADD

Operators, who assisted with their project specific roles, in order to

produce the project's design documents. Reviewed and approved the

submittals of instrument bid packages to client.

. Developed control system philosophies for DCS, ESD and F&G system,

including architecture for process control system, I/O and set point

schedules using SPI.

. Ensured that all designs meet with the current regulations,

particularly, relating to safety instrumented system

. Prepared material take-off requisitions, technical bid evaluations and

reviewed the vendor documentation for the process control system scope

of supply.

. Selected electrical instrumentation for use in the hazardous areas.

. Attended HAZOP, SIL evaluations and development of P&IDs

INSTRUMENT SPECIALIST, Stone &Webster, Saih Rawl, Sultanate of Oman

Jun1996- Jun1998

. Responsible for all field instrument construction, testing, calibration,

pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up of the Foxboro I/A DCS, GE

Speedtronic Turbine Control System, Emerson's Delta V Fieldbus DCS (1st

Fire), Siemens SCADA, Dresser-Rand Air Compressor and Cerberrus Fire &

Gas Protection System for the PDO CCPP project

. Supervised and directed all installation, wiring, testing and loop

checks of vendor supplied instruments, associated with the erection of

the GE Frame VI Gas Turbine Generator 35X2MW gas turbine generators and

Foster Wheeler's Waste Heat Recovery Units, Battery House, Central

Control Room and Cooling Water Fin Fan Cooling System.

. Developed Loop, Commissioning, Hot Start-up and Project Hand-Over

packages to client.

. Supervised and directed 100 instrument craftsmen and helpers for the

execution of this project.

SUPERVISING INSTRUMENT ENGINEER, ACEC-Stone & Webster, Alkhobar, Saudi

Jul 1992-Jun1996

. Led a team of instrument engineers, designers and CADD operators for the

complete detail engineering and design of Instrumentation package for

all Saudi Aramco GES contracts for its Upgrade, New and Expansion Oil

and Gas instrumentation and control projects.

. Involved and In-charged in Instrumentation Group to perform detail

engineering and design for two (2) MTBE Truck Loading skids, Vapor

Recovery Unit (VRU), loading pumps, product storage Isolation and

shutdown valves.

. Upgraded and modified the existing CCTV and Security System to cover the

additional facility. Prepared Purchase requisitions for all field

Instruments and control System

. Responsible for preparation, detail engineering, design and issuance of

complete Instrumentation Bid Package for the WTP 1, 2 & 3 Support

Facilities, Tankage, Transmission & Distribution Pump Stations, WTP 1,

2 & 3 Pretreatment Facilities WTP 1, 2 & 3 Reverse Osmosis Facilities

including Utilities.

. Instrumentation works carried out includes but not limited to the design

and engineering of Control Room, Programmable Logic Control (PLC)

System, Process Measuring Instruments and other field requirements

related to Plant Controls and Water Quality Monitoring.

. In-charged in the preparation of instrumentation LSTK Bid Package

development. Project coordination/ review meetings and supervision of

instrumentation project task force.

. Involved in preparation of instrumentation progress reports and

generation of instrument technical specifications and data sheets.

. Reviewed all instrument drawings, material take-off and ER estimates.

Provide input to project documents, i.e., scope of work and responses to

client comments.

INSTRUMENT FOREMAN, Engineering Equipment, Inc (EEI), Manila, Philippines

Apr1988-July1992

. Led instrument craftsmen for all field construction, testing,

calibration, pre-commissioning, commissioning and the start-up of

Yokogawa Centum DCS, Rosemount field smart transmitters, Fisher and

Masoneillan Control Valves and O2, SO2 analytical instrument and

monitoring system for the Petron Bataan Refinery Utility Upgrade

Project,

Pilipinas Shell Petroleum, San Miguel Corporation and the National Power

Corporation projects.

FIELD INSTRUMENT, EEI-Overseas Division, Fahaheel, State of Kuwait

Mar1986-Apr1988

. Led 200 instrument craftsmen for the KNPC Mina Abdullah Modernization

projects, for all field construction, installation, testing,

calibration, loop checking, pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-

up of Honeywell TDC-3000 DCS, GE gas turbine generators Frame IV,

Bentley Nevada Vibration and Monitoring system, Fire and Gas Protection

system, Varec's tank gauging system and Foster Wheeler Air Heater and

Furnaces of Units 111(Crude Unit), 118 (Sulphor Unit) and 119(Air

Compressor House) for the Kuwait National Petroleum Mina Abdullah

Modernization project

. Performed QA/QC inspection and audits to ensure that all installations,

testing and calibrations were in accordance to KNPC standards.

PRODUCT ENGINEER, EEI-Yokogawa Department, Manila, Philippines

Mar1977-Mar1986

. Responsible for the profitability and growth of the Yokogawa Process

Control Instrumentation department, for which EEI acted as Yokogawa's

exclusive representative in the Philippines

. Responsible for the formulation, adoption and execution of the over-all

inter departmental marketing objectives, using the Management By

Objective (MBO) Technique and saw to it that the same were accomplished

at year's end.

. Provided technical expertise on issues relating to product knowledge on

certain Yokogawa product or products

. Managed the assigned territory, the accounts therein, and the resources

which go with it.

. Planned, organised, promoted and achieved budgeted volumes of business

for inspections, servicing, maintenance, repairs, retrofits and spare

parts for various Yokogawa products and systems.

SR. FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER, Lietz-Zulueta Capital, Makati City, Philippines

Jun1975- Mar1977

. Worked as field service engineer responsible for the calibration, repair

and maintenance of Foxboro Process Control Instrumentation product line,

for which Lietz-Zulueta acted as Foxboro's exclusive representative in

the Philippines

. Provided technical expertise to clients on issues concerning product

knowledge and servicing and maintenance of the Foxboro products

. Conducted plant and site visits to provide on site repair,

troubleshooting and offer maintenance servicing contract to clients.

. Developed service proposal and contract forms

INSTRUMENTMAN, Paper Resources Corporation, Bislig, Surigao del Sur,

Philippines

March1974-Jun1975

. Worked as Shift Instrumentman responsible for the troubleshooting,

fixing and the repair of the malfunctioning paper mill instrumentation

and control system

. Logged all findings of faulty instruments and offered recommendation

for the repair of the same

EDUCATION / Certifications

B.S. MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, FAR EASTERN UNIVERSITY (1971 - 1979)

Certified Instrument Technician, NCCER, Gainesville, Florida, USA

(2005)

Certified Instrument Technician, Bay Area Training Corp-CRSST,

Martinez, California, USA (2003)

codes and standards

SAUDI ARAMCO, KNPC, QATAR PETROLEUM, PDO-SHELL, CONOCO PHILLIPS, ISA,

ANSI, API, ASME, PRIMAVERA, ALLEN BRADLEY RS LOGIC, ALLEN BRADLEY

MICROLOGIX, SLC 500, PLC 5, EMERSON DELTA V, FOXBORO I/A, HONEYWELL

TDC-3000 AND YOKOGAWA YEWPACK, MICROXL AND CENTUM DCS SYSTEM, SIEMENS

AND CYBECTEC SCADA SYSTEMS

LANGUAGES

ENGLISH (FLUENT), TAGALOG (FLUENT)

TRAINING

SAFETY :

Process Safety at the Bay Area Training Center-CRSST, Martinez, Ca.

USA

Lock-Out/Tag-Out (LOTO) at the Bay Area Training Center-CRSST,

Martinez, Ca. USA

Management :

1. Analytic Troubleshooting Course, EEI Training Dept. Manila

2. Management by Objectives (MBO), EEI Training Dept. Manila

3. PERT-CPM, EEI Training Dept. Manila

4. Supervisory Development Program, EEI Training Dept. Manila

Instrumentation & Electrical :

1. Programmable Logic Controller (@ Los Medanos College, Ca. USA)

2. Yokogawa MicroXL DCS (@ Yokogawa Training Center, Tokyo, Japan)

3. YEWSERIES80 (@ Yokogawa Training Center, Tokyo, Japan)

4. Centum XL DCS (@ Yokogawa Training Center, Tokyo, Japan)

5. Process Control Instrumentation (@ Yokogawa Training Center, Tokyo,

Japan)

6. Electrical Safe Work Practices and GP Accident Prevention Manual-APM40

for

Qualified Workers @ Georgia Pacific Gypsum Corp (San Leandro, Ca. USA)

7. Electrical Motors Controls (@ Los Medanos College, Ca. USA)

Security Access Pass :

A TWIC card holder, issued by the by the US Transportation Security

Administration under the Department of Homeland Security issued to Oil &

Gas refinery and Rail and Airline Transport workers.

Note : All work and training certificates will be made available upon

receipt of request.

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