Engineer Project Manager
Resume:
MAURO DE OLIVEIRA NUNES DA COSTA
**** ****** **** **, ********, Texas, 77407 ? PHONE: 832-***-****
EMAIL: ************@*******.***
objective
Analytical, self-motivated Engineering Professional, currently
pursuing an MBA degree, and seeking challenging new
opportunities, preferably in project engineering and project
management, or in facilities engineering. Capable of taking
professional assignments involving travelling and relocation to
challenging environments.
summary of qualifications
Over 6.5 years of relevant detailed and engineering fabrication
yard experience as a Process Engineer in the Oil and Gas
Industry with extensive knowledge of topsides production
processes such as crude separation, gas treatment and
compression, produced water treatment and utility systems.
Relevant experience in fabrication yard activities, offshore and
onshore commissioning, testing, mechanical completions and
delivery to client as well as post-delivery experience.
Hands-on experience in the development of Heat and Mass Balance
(H&MBs), Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&Ids), Process
Flow Diagrams (PFDs), sizing/specifications of vessels, pumps,
compressors, PSVs, ROs, CVs, Hydraulic analysis, line sizing and
pipe selection.
Familiar with process design safety requirements, including
experience with HAZOP, Safety Flow Diagrams (SFDs), SAFE Charts,
C&E, based on API 14C.
Fluent in HYSYS process simulator software. Other software
knowledge includes FLARENET, FLOWMASTER and PIPENET.
Proficient with Microsoft Office software (i.e., Word, Excel,
PowerPoint, etc).
Excellent written, communication and interpersonal skills.
Fluent in Portuguese (first language), English, Spanish. Basic
knowledge of French.
professional experience
1) EMPLOYER: SBM Atlantia Inc, Houston, Texas, USA, November 2003 -
Present.
KUITO FPSO ABS Compliance Project, Malongo, Cabinda, Angola
Project Engineer/Deputy Project Manager (January 2010 - Present)
Project Engineer working in the capacity of Deputy Project
Manager stationed in Malongo, Chevron's oil base in Cabinda,
assisting the Project Manager for Kuito FPSO ABS Compliance
project, an effort to renew the 5 year ABS certificates.
Duties include: Oversee and update Project Management on
fabrication progress, according to schedule, at Petromar and FE
Engineering fabrication Yards; maintain and update fabrication
schedule; responsible for procurement of new materials and
tracking of logistics team, ensuring timely purchase and
delivery to yard; ensure shipment and installation of fabricated
material offshore; progress reporting to Chevron Management team
and ABS.
TUBULAR BELLS Proposal study, BP, Offshore Gulf Of Mexico, USA
Lead Process Engineer (November 2009 - December 2009)
Assigned to lead the process team during the proposal study
phase.
Duties included: Develop Hysys simulations to design the process
facility, develop PFDs and P&Ids, as well as Utility Load List
and list of clarifications needed from client.
THUNDER HAWK FPU Project, Murphy Oil Corp, Offshore Gulf Of
Mexico, USA
Lead Process Engineer (March 2009 - November 2009)
Process Lead, stationed at the Houston Engineering Office,
reporting to the Engineering Project Manager (EPM) and Project
Manager (PM) on the Thunder Hawk Project.
Duties included: Provide support and engineering guidance,
including development of process calculations, datasheets and
reports, while troubleshooting, re-engineering and optimizing
mechanical equipment, instrumentation and piping items during
Topsides commissioning and start-up effort offshore; Assist the
EPM and PM with technical expertise while addressing warranty
claims issued by the Client and Operator, Murphy Oil Corp;
Develop, review and approve "as-built" documentation such as
P&Ids, PFDs, SAFE Charts, SFDs, and Facility Operations Manuals
to include client comments and modifications during
construction, commissioning and start-up; Provide process
expertise for safety review [HAZOP] of vendor equipment and
skids as well as close-out of HAZOP Action items listed as
"un-resolved" in the Topsides HAZOP Register; Conduct project
close-out and "lessons learnt" effort for process department
archives.
Commissioning Engineer (November 2007 - March 2009)
Process Engineer, providing process support to the commissioning
team, as well as the various construction and engineering teams
while stationed at Kiewit Offshore Services (KOS) fabrication
yard, in Ingleside, Texas.
Duties included: Generate Piping, Mechanical and Instrumentation
ITR databases for Pathmaker (ITR management software); write-up
of commissioning Operational Testing Procedures (OTPs) for
Quarters Habitable Systems; Review and approve all process
engineering design changes; conduct change impact study to
ensure project design and safety are not compromised; Maintain
yard P&IDs up-to-date with all design changes; Ensure that the
Project Interface Manager, Engineering Project Manager and
relevant discipline leads at the Engineering Office in Houston
are up-to-date on all process engineering changes from the yard;
Support the construction, completions and commissioning teams as
well as the client teams (Murphy Oil) with process engineering
input affecting fabrication, inspection, hydro-testing,
re-instatement, etc.
Process Engineer (January 2007 - July 2008)
Process engineer, on the Thunder Hawk detailed engineering
(execution) stage of the Topsides Processing Facilities.
Duties included: Prepared Safety Flow Diagrams (SFDs) and SAFE
Charts, ensuring compliance with API-14C; Responsible for
project line sizing calculations and development of the line
list report; Developed Mechanical Flow Diagram drawings (MFDs),
operating guides, participated in HAZOP meetings, liaised with
vendors and other disciplines on relevant engineering issues,
supported FAT visits, and updated reports, datasheets, and
calculation spreadsheets for the Vapour Recovery Unit (VRU),
Glycol Regeneration, Gas Buy-Back metering, Seal Gas and Fuel
Gas systems.
NEPTUNE TLP, BHP Billiton, Neptune field, offshore Gulf of
Mexico, USA
Commissioning Support Engineer (August 2007 - October 2007)
Process engineer, on offshore assignment, providing assistance
to the piping and mechanical commissioning teams working
offshore on the Neptune Completion effort.
Duties included: Responsible for ensuring completion of SBMA's
Outstanding Working List (OWL), organizing A and B ITR databases
and providing updates to project management and project
scheduler, assisting in the completion of A and B ITR
outstanding items prior to executing OTPs and delivering
completed systems to BHP/Marathon Operation Teams.
FRADE FPSO Project, Chevron, Frade field offshore Brazil
Marine Engineer (March 2006 - January 2007)
Process Engineer, on-loan to the Marine Engineering Group,
during the FEED and detailed engineering (Execution) phases of
the FRADE FPSO.
Duties included: Write-up of Vessel Material Selection report
and Marine System Description; Write-up of Vessel Equipment
Specifications; Developed the Topsides Equipment List and Marine
Line List; Produced Bill of Quantity (BoQ) reports, Hydraulic
calculations, P&Ids, PFDs and technical datasheets for
equipment/systems such as the Crude Oil Washing (COW) System,
Stripping Pump, Oil Content Monitor, Bilge Eductor (Void
Spaces), Methanol System, Bilge Water Separator, Hydrocyclone
Charge Pumps, Hydrocyclone, Sewage System and Propulsion System;
Utilized previous experience with PIPENET and FLOWMASTER
software to assist the Marine lead engineer assess which
software to use with Marine engineering Hydraulic calculations.
NEPTUNE TLP, BHP Billiton, Neptune field offshore Gulf of
Mexico, USA
Process Engineer (September 2004 - February 2006)
Pre-FEED, FEED and execution phases of engineering design of the
NEPTUNE TLP for BHP Billiton.
Duties included: Responsible for developing HYSIS process base
case simulations and Process Simulation Report; Conducted a Heat
Availability Study to optimize the design of the Oil System Heat
Exchangers, Heating Medium System, Waste Heat Recovery Units as
well as the establishment of Electrostatic Coalescing and
Storage Tank (ECOST) Vessel's operating conditions; Involved in
the HAZOP and MOC HAZOP sessions for the Oil System and Utility
Systems and further implemented the HAZOP recommendations to
drawings, datasheets and reports; Produced a spreadsheet and a
report for the Buy-Back Fuel Gas study requested by the client,
confirming that the Electrical Buy-Back Gas Pre-Heater would be
able to provide enough gas for the start-up of one fully loaded
Taurus60 turbine, one fully loaded Taurus70 turbine and one Duct
Burner loaded at 15MMBtu/hr; Generated SAFE Charts and SFD
drawings, Heat and Mass Balance spreadsheets and Process
Equipment list; Responsible for sizing calculation sheets for
PSVs, BDVs, pumps; Involved in generation of PFD, P&ID, SFD
drawings, calculation sheets and process equipment datasheets
for Topsides Process Systems such as Oil System, Produced Water
System, Fuel Gas System and Flare System; Provided overall
process technical input and assistance during interface/meetings
with the client, other disciplines and project management, and
provided assistance to management during ABS/MMS submittals.
Serpentina FPSO study, Mobil Equatorial Guinea Inc. (MEGI),
Equatorial Guinea
Process Engineer (June 2004 - August 2004)
Process Engineer, assigned to work on the Serpentina Engineering
study, related to the ability of the Serpentina FPSO to accept
crude from the Zaffiro FPSO and the Jade production facilities,
located nearby.
Duties included: Conducted a surge analysis to determine the
potential for a hydraulic surge initiated by closure of the oil
pipeline SDV, which could exceed pipeline design pressure for
both normal and upset flow rates, based on a published closure
time of 45 seconds; Built a Flowmaster model and performed a
steady state and transient analysis of the closure time for the
SDV during normal and emergency shutdowns. Reported results and
recommendations to Process Lead Engineer and Engineering Project
Manager.
Falcon FPSO Retrofit, Exxon Mobil-Kizomba C, MONDO Field,
offshore Angola.
Process Engineer (January 2004 - May 2004 )
Process Engineer involved in the design and other critical path
activities for the Falcon FPSO retrofit, to be deployed to the
Mondo Field, part of the Kizomba C development offshore Angola.
Duties included: Built the FLARENET model for the HP and LP
flare systems and assisted the lead engineer with the process
calculations; Responsible for preparing calculation sheets, PSV
sizing, P&Ids, Line list, datasheets and Functional
specifications for systems such as Sea water lift pumps, Coarse
filters, SRP Package, Deaeration Tower, Water injection booster
pumps, Water injection pumps, MC/WS exchangers, Crude Oil Pumps,
crude-crude Exchanger, Crude Oil Heater and Crude Oil Cooler;
Line sizing for sea water and water injection systems.
2) EMPLOYER: SBM Offshore, Principality of Monaco, March 2003 -
September 2003.
Junior Mechanical Engineer
Performed several mechanical integrity analysis of FPSO
(Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading) Turret and swivel
units using FEMAP-NASTRAN software, principles of Finite Element
Analysis and Mechanics of Solids to model and simulate these
units. Preparation of calculations sheets and final reports.
3) EMPLOYER: SONAMET Industrial Yard, Lobito, Angola
Engineering trainee (January 2002 to February 2002)
Brief intoduction to the planning & operation of the mechanical
& electrical engineering department.
The organizational methods used in the design office.
Execution of a design project: Design of a track and support
system for a rolling bridge.
Provide calculations sheets and write a final report.
Engineering trainee (January 2001 to February 2001)
Maintenance and adjustment of heavy duty machinery such as
cranes and trucks.
Installation & testing of a number of machinery at a technical
school.
Manufacture & repair of machine components using the lathe and
milling machine.
Fault-finding and repair of a variety of different machinery
around the yard.
4) Technikon College, Cape Town, South Africa, November 2000 to
December 2000
Engineering trainee
Hands-on introduction to gas, arc and MIG welding.
CNC - Hands-on introduction to programmimg and operation of CNC
machines.
Microstation - Introduction to 3D modelling using "Microstation"
design software.
Metrology - Introduction to high precision measuring tools and
devices.
Lathe - Hands-on introduction to working with the lathe machine.
education
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 1998 to Decembeer
2002.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering degree.
Current Field of Study:
Part-time Masters in Business Administration (MBA), University
Of Houston, Texas.
professional License
Engineer in training.
Successfully completed the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)
Exam.
personal
Status: Married
Nationality: Angolan
Driving License: Texas Driver License
REFERENCES:
Thunder Hawk Operations Manager: Michael Hudson (Former SBM
Angola Director)
Email: *******.******@***********.***; (w) 281-***-****; (c)
Thunder Hawk Engineering Project Manager: Christopher Jones
(Facilities Manager)
Email: ***********.*****@***********.***; (w) 281-***-****; (c)
Neptune Lead Process Engineer: Maarten Van Strien, PE (Package
Manager)
Email: *******.*********@***********.***; (w) 281-***-****; (c)
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