ALEJANDRO A. GAETOS, JR.

Address: **** **** **** ****** ***. 206, Los Angeles, CA 90041, U.S.A.

E-mail: abvdu7@r.postjobfree.com

Telephone No. 323-***-**** Mobile Phone No. 323-***-****

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EDUCATION B. S. Mining Engineering, Adamson University, Manila,

Philippines

Registered Mining Engineer, No.0000846, Philippines

Safety Consultant in the Philippines, Accreditation No.

1030-027

Informal Study (website), SafetyLine Institute, Australia

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

. Safety practitioner with more than 30 years experience in all phases

of safety work; with broad experience in oil and gas pipeline

construction, dredging operations, marine & port operations,

geothermal operations, drilling exploration, surface and underground

mining and construction work as well as good background in office

administration, engineering & planning and dealing with sub-

contractors

. A very resourceful person adaptable to any work environment

. Good experience in dealing with multinational workforce in the Middle

East and Nigeria

. Self-motivated qualified engineer relishing new and dynamic

challenges with a leadership role if required in a team environment or

independently to achieve personal and company targets

. Experience in dealing with problems in a resourceful and analytical

manner, reviewing methods to achieve the desired objectives

. Possesses good organizational, team and interpersonal skills gained in

the work environment

. Computer literate - MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint

. Demonstrate a proven track record of having been able to adapt to

different cultures, developing and training of indigenous workforce

and have a high regard to and appreciation of a safe working

environment

. Ability to coordinate multiple projects; can shift to concentrate on

multitude of positions

. Detail-oriented person with exceptional follow through abilities; able

to oversee projects from concept to finished product

. Certificate in ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18000 & IMS internal audit

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sept. 2008 to MG MINING and ENERGY CORPORATION

Nov. 2009 #23 Eisenhower Street, Greenhills, San Juan City, Metro Manila,

Philippines

Employed as Vice-President for Safety, Health and Environment

and responsible for the safe operation of three coal projects of

the company; prepared safety policies, HSE programs and HSEMS

for the coal projects; Later assigned as resident manager of

Bislig Coal Project in Surigao del Sur, Philippines; Company

stopped its operations due to financial and operational

constraints

12/02/2004 to BILFINGER BERGER GAS AND OIL SERVICES NIGERIA LTD. /

02/29/2008 JULIUS BERGER NIGERIA PLC

Ijora Causeway, Ijora, Nigeria

Employed as HSE Superintendent and assigned to the company's

various marine and dredging operations in Lagos, Bayelsa and

Port Harcourt in Nigeria; instrumental in the formulation of the

department's safety rule and regulations and preparation of HSE

Plans and safety manuals; spearheaded the department's safety

training programs and objectives; assigned as officer-in-charge

of the of the Lagos HSE department when the HSE manager is on

leave - responsible for the various road and building

construction works, quarrying, concrete and asphalt batching

plants, ship building and repair, maritime works, and dredging.

04/26/2003 to AL DHAFRA PIPELINE AND CONTRACTING CO. (W.L.L.), Abu

Dhabi, U.A.E.

31/10/2004

Worked as Safety Officer and was responsible for the overall safety

requirements in the operations; Had been involved in the

construction of well head installations and flow lines; work

activities includes right-of-way preparation, thrust-boring,

stringing, excavation, pipe laying & welding, pipe tie-ins, cold

cutting, hydro-testing, air pigging, holiday testing, etc. at

Abu Dhabi Oil Company for Onshore Operations' (ADCO) in Habshan

and Bu Hasa oil fields; Worked on special projects that involved

preparation of documents for the company's application for ISO

Integrated Management System certification (ISO 9001, ISO

14001and OHSAS 18000); Instrumental in the preparation of

technical documents for various bid tenders made by the company;

04/04/1998 to TEKFEN CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION COMPANY, Al-Khobar,

KSA

10/03/2002

Worked as Safety Officer and was responsible for the overall

safety requirements in the operations; Had been involved in the

construction of an 85-km. water pipeline for Saline Water

Conversion Company 's (SWCC) Al-Khobar project and 42-km. ethane

gas pipeline (Juaymah to Berri project) and Technip-Coflexip 600

km. Haradh and Juaymah gas pipelines for Saudi Aramco; Had been

involved in the construction of well head installations and flow

lines; work activities includes right-of-way preparation, thrust-

boring, stringing, excavation, pipe laying & welding, pipe tie-

ins, cold cutting, hydrotesting, air pigging, holiday testing,

hot tapping, etc.

08/06/1995 to FILIPPO FOCHI PETROLCHIMICA, Doha, Qatar

10/15/1997

Worked as Safety Supervisor and handled the safety requirements

of the company's construction projects at Qatar Petrochemicals

Company's utilities expansion projects in Umm Saeed and in the

construction of a new cement plant for Qatar National Cement

Company in Umm Bab

07/01/1993 to MALANGAS COAL CORPORATION, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines

12/31/1994

Worked as Underground Mine Operations Manager; managed the

overall mining operations of the company including maintenance

and repair of all underground equipment

January 1986 PNOC COAL CORPORATION, Makati City Philippines

to April 1993

Assigned as Safety Coordinator responsible for the operation of

seven coal mines, four 5,000 ton capacity coal vessels, four

coal port terminals, a washing plant and outside contract

drilling works; Supervised 7 safety engineers and 24 safety

inspectors; Conducted safety training programs such as use of

self-contained air or oxygen breathing apparatus, rescue and

recovery operations, etc. to staff and key personnel in the

projects; Also coordinated the safety operations of three

geothermal plants of PNOC

1978 to 1985 BUREAU OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT, Makati City, Philippines

Worked as Supervising Mining Engineer and conducted safety

audits of all coal mining operations with service contracts with

the Philippine government; Prepared the Bureau's Coal Mine

Safety Rules and Regulations and Coal Mine Rating System used by

the government for implementation by coal service contractors;

Overall in-charge of various safety seminars conducted by the

Bureau; Involved in other work related activities such as: in-

charge of the preparation committee during the ASEAN Conference

on Coal Energy held in Manila, and was part-time instructor for

Coal Mining Aide Course in a university in the Philippines

1977 Energy Development Board, Office of the President, Philippines

Worked as Senior Mining Engineer and provide technical

assistance to all coal service contractors of the government

11/10/1975 to WESTERN MINOLCO CORPORATION, Benguet, Philippines

12/31/1976

Employed as Senior Mining Engineer in-charge of mine

engineering, planning and

tunneling operations

11/08/1974 to MARINDUQUE MINING & INDUSTRIAL CORP., Surigao City,

Philippines

11/08/1975

Worked as Mining Engineer in-charge of all mine engineering

studies and planning

11/13/1971 to MARCOPPER MINING CORPORATION, Marinduque, Philippines

10/31/1974

Worked as Mining Engineer and conducted mine engineering studies

and planning;

07/10/1970 to PALAWAN QUICKSILVER MINES, Palawan, Philippines

11/04/1971

Worked as Mining Engineer and responsible for the surface and

underground operations

03/16/1970 to CARMEN MINDANAO MINING CONSOLIDATED, INC. Makati City,

Philippines

07/02/1970

Employed as Mining Engineer and supervised the gold and asbestos

exploration projects

01/190/1970 to PHILEX MINING CORPORATION, Benguet, Philippines

03/10/1970

Worked as Extraction Engineer and was responsible for one

production shift

09/16/1969 to BENGUET CORPORATION, Benguet, Philippines

01/15/1970

Worked as Mine Engineer Trainee and was assigned to various

underground activities

05/01/1968 to ZAMBALES BASE METALS, INC., Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines

06/30/1968

Worked as Student Trainee and was assigned to various iron

mining activities

07/16/1964 to PHILIPPINE REFINING COMPANY, Manila, Philippines

09/15/1969

Worked as a R & D helper, warehouseman and soap making equipment

operator

OTHER SKILLS

Can speak English, Filipino and German

Computer literate - MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint

PERSONAL PARTICULARS

Date and Place of Birth May 8, 1945/ San Juan, La Union,

Philippines

Nationality Filipino

Civil Status Married

FOREIGN TRAINING

. Taiwan - One month training on safety inspection, 1978

. Germany - 14 months training on coal mining safety and operations,

August 1979 to September 1980

. Brussels, Belgium - International Symposium on Underground Works, May

1980

SEMINARS ATTENDED:

FOREIGN

. Certification for HSE Officer for SPDC projects

. HSE Managers Forum conducted by the National Industrial Safety Council

of Nigeria in Lagos, Nigeria, March 2006

. SPDC Contractor Employee HSE Course (Level 3), conducted by Nigerian

Institute of Safety Professionals, January 17-20, 2005, Port Harcourt,

Nigeria

. ISO 9001:2000, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E, May 2004 conducted by RWTUV, Abu

Dhabi, U.A.E.

. ISO 14000:1996, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., May 2004

. OHSAS 18001:1999, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., May 2004

. Internal Auditor Training, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., May 2004

. ADCO - Gas Testing conducted by the National Training Centre, Abu

Dhabi, U.A.E., July 2003

. Permit to Work (Job Performer) conducted by the Emirates Technical &

Safety Development Centre, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E., June 2003

. Lifting Appliances Safety Seminar, Qatar

LOCAL (PHILIPPINES)

Energy Risk Management and Insurance Workshop Occupational

Safety and Health Course

Fire Brigade Training Course Performance Appraisal

Workshop

First Aid Training Course Project Management

Workshop

Interaction Management Seminar Quality Circle Coordinators Training

Program

Loss Control Management Seminar Seminar on Fire Code of

the Philippines

Management by Objectives Seminar on General Energy Audit Procedures

Meeting Leadership Program Training Seminar on

Safety Auditing

AFFILIATIONS On active list

Philippine Mine Safety & Environmental Association

Philippine Society of Mining Engineers

Past

Philippine Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and

Geology

Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

World Safety Organization

Society of Mining Engineers (U.S.A.)

American Society of Safety Engineers

Safety Organization of the Philippines Inc.

SPECIALIZATION : Coal mine safety and operations

Construction safety

Pipeline safety

Dredging safety

AWARDS / RECOGNITIONS RECEIVED:

. Salutatorian, Villamor High School, Class 1961, Manila, Philippines

. First Place, Philippine Board of Examination for Mining Engineers,

January 1969

. Victor Elicano Award, Philippine Society of Mining, Metallurgical and

Geological Engineers, 1970

. Topnotcher Award, Adamson University, 1970, Manila, Philippines

. Topnotcher Award, Villamor High School Alumni Association, 1974,

Manila, Philippines

. Government Scholar, Philippine-German Bi-Lateral Program, 1979-1980

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