Urb. El Bosque, Calle La Ceiba, Resd. "Amazonia Park", P-2, Apto. 2, Mun.
San Jos . Valencia.
Phone: (024*-******* / 8231185
Cell: 0414 - 434-3424
Email: **********@*****.***
General Qualifications
Leopoldo Rojas O.
A highly skilled engineer searching for a corporation where his 24 plus
years of technical and managerial experience in the fields of Routine, Turn
Around Maintenance as well as Project Management and Reliability of Oil
Refinery and Utility plants, can be fully utilized. The integrated
knowledge and experience in the design, development and implementation of
policies, procedures, norms and strategic plans, related to the execution
of preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance programs in
conjunction with the experience in formulating, controlling and follow up
maintenance budgets, has been utilized as an input for the customization of
an integrated Computerized Maintenance Management System (SAP-PM) for
Petr leos de Venezuela (PDVSA), and others software, in order to optimize
the Maintenance Function. Additional he has been involved in the generation
of the management of change plan necessary to ensure a successful
deployment through out the biggest refinery complex of the world. Others
competencies such as management of high skill team, contracting strategies
and negotiations, quality assurance management, project planning and
control has been strengths in his professional development.
Experience
1978-Present Petr leos de Venezuela (PDVSA) Caracas, Venezuela
Paraguana Refinery Complex (PRC) Maintenance Manager
1. Develop, coordinate and integrate reliability and maintenance programs
of PDVSA's 845 MBD complex, annual budget of 180MM$, and a asset
replacement value of 6.000 MM$.
2. Define, design and implement policies and contract strategies for
routine and turnaround maintenance.
3. Define, design safety policies to be implemented through the maintenance
activities of the complex with the help of the Safety Organization.
4. Formulate and control maintenance budgets for both routine and
turnaround activities.
5. Identify, procure and implement new tools and technologies for
maintenance activities.
6. Assure technical assistance in the field of reliability to the PRC
7. Formulate, control and follow up career development programs for almost
900 people.
8. Participate with PDVSA's Corporate Office in generating corporate
programs including new technologies related to world class construction &
maintenance.
El Palito Refinery Maintenance Manager
9. Develop, coordinate and integrate reliability and maintenance programs
of PDVSA's 130 MBD refinery.
10. Define, design and implement policies and contract strategies for
routine and turnaround maintenance.
11. Formulate and control maintenance budgets for both routine and
turnaround activities.
12. Identify, procure and implement new tools and technologies for
maintenance activities.
13. Assure technical assistance in the field of reliability to the El
Palito Refinery.
14. Formulate, control and follow up career development programs for almost
350 people.
15. Participate with PDVSA's Corporate Office in generating corporate
programs including new technologies related to world class construction &
maintenance.
El Palito Refinery Maintenance Area Superintendent
16. Define and manage short - long-term planning, contracting and execution
strategies of routine, turn around and maintenance projects.
17. Negotiate terms and conditions of maintenance contracts.
18. Formulate, Control and follow up of Maintenance Annual Budget
19. Ensure application of Safety, Environment and Health regulations.
20. Establish ISO-9000 for certain maintenance processes as well as Quality
Assurance Management Policies.
21. Assure Organization Technological Capital (know-how)
22. Coordinate and apply reliability tools and technologies, such as root-
cause analysis, risk based inspection, reliability center maintenance,
risk / cost / benefit analysis.
Education
. Universidad de Carabobo / B.S. Electrical Engineering
Courses and Certifications
. Advanced Strategic Negotiation.
. Maintenance Management Solutions - Turnaround
. Engineering Management
. Corporate Finances
. Project Planning and Control
. Project Management
. National Plant Engineering and Maintenance Conferences-NPEM
. National Petroleum and Petrochemical Refining Association Conferences-
NPRA.
. Quality Assurance Management
. Corporate Strategic Plant Development
. Quality Control and Statistical Methods
Other Skills
. Bilingual: Spanish/English
. Computer Literate (Windows XP, Words, Microsoft Projects, Excel,
PowerPoint, Lotus Notes, Internet, etc.)
Skills & Competences
. Project Management
. Advanced Strategic Negotiation
. Corporate Strategic Planning and Control
. High Skill Team Work Development