Engineer Mechanical

JESUS MALDONADO

Home Address:

**** ********* **. ******* ***** 77057 Apt 456 .

Movil: +1-832-***-****

E-mail: ********@*****.***

Date of birth: 02/10/1979

PLANTS ENGINEER

(STATIC EQUIPMENT & PIPING ENGINEER) – 12+ Years of Refining Experience

Mechanical engineer with 12 years of experience in the refining field of the oil and gas industry, Currently I am working as piping and static equipment engineer in Cardon Refinery, PDVSA Venezuela. I have a wide professional experience working with piping systems, piping flexibility analysis, piping calculation as well as working in the design, alteration, maintenance, and repair of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, furnaces, among others. I have been involved in different stages of projects.

As generic skills, I have: Personnel management, under pressure working, teamwork player, change management, creativity and innovation, decision making, technical leadership.

KEY SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE AREAS

Piping design

Piping stress analysis

CAESAR II

ASME B-31.3 / API 570 / API 579

Static equipment design Maintenance, Repair

PVElite / CodeCal / AutoCAD / SAP

ASME Sec VIII Div 1. / API 510 / API 660 / API 661 / TEMA

Root Cause Analysis

Troubleshooting

What IF / Hazop

Turnarounds / Projects

SAP PM

QUALIFICATION

Preparing Design calculations for vertical Pressure vessels, Heat Exchangers, Horizontal Pressure vessels and Columns by using PV-Elite from Mechanical Data sheets, customer specifications and Codes and Standards for Oil and gas Refinery.

Familiar with International codes like ASME SEC VIII Div.1, API 650, API 620, API 530, API 661, Tema and standards like ASME B16.5, ASME B16.9, ASME B16.11, ASME B16.47, ASME B31.3 and ASME B36.10.

Familiar with calculation of shell and head thickness for internal pressure and external pressure, Nozzle thickness calculation, Nozzle reinforcement calculation, Stress in shell due to Saddle support.

Development and modifications of P&ID’s.

Development isometrics.

Experience of pipe stress analysis using Caesar II.

Experience in preparation of bill of material and material specification.

Calculation of wall thickness of pipe as per ASME B31.3.

Remaining life calculation of pressure vessels and piping.

Design leakage contention device for piping, valves, flanges fittings, nozzles and vessels.

Experience in mechanical design of pressure vessel using PVElite and CodeCal.

Reviewing piping and accessories, static equipment, parts, and material vendor’s offers and drawings.

Knowledge of ASME B31.3 and related codes and standards.

Loads calculations of nozzles API 610, API 617, API 618, API 661 NEMA SM-23 using Caesar II.

Experience in assisting fabrication team.

Experience in new projects and revamping projects.

Assessment of existing installations

Recommend several solutions for complex cases.

Optimization of scope for turnarounds.

Ensure plants mechanical integrity.

Failure analysis of equipment and piping systems.

Coordination and participation in root cause analysis and investigation of events.

Assistance during installation piping systems and equipment.

Inspection of piping systems and static equipment.

WORK EXPERIENCE

CARDON REFINERY PDVSA PARAGUANA (CRP) July 2005 – present

Static equipment and piping engineer.

August 2013 – present. Titular engineer of the deep conversion (delayed coker, coker handling, platforming with catalyst continuous regeneration, naphtha hydro treating plants).

July 2005 to 2012. Titular engineer of the distillation and lubricants plants.

Active participation in manufacturing unit (atmospheric distillation, high vacuum distillation, furfural extraction, mek dewaxing plants, among others), providing technical support in mechanical engineering, supplying integral solutions to problems, develop of improvement projects, design, alteration, repair and maintenance of installations, equipment, parts and piping in compliance of codes and standards, technical support to the routine maintenance of piping systems and static equipment, as well as during turnarounds. Preparation of documents to procure equipment, parts and materials, evaluation/approving offers and drawings, elaborating and reviewing of practices and procedures. Updating of technical documents, participation in events investigation and root cause analysis.

Special assignment. Lubricants complex expansion project - mechanical engineer September 2011 – August 2013

Titular precommissioning and commissioning mechanical engineer.

Part of the acceptance team of the lubricants complex expansion project (high vacuum, furfural extraction and mek dewaxing units) as mechanical engineer in charge of the reviewing and acceptance of detail engineering, design calculations and drawings of static equipment (towers, drums, heat exchangers, filters and fin-fan coolers), reviewing and approving of P&ID’s, isometrics. Updating data base of technical objects in SAP PM. Technical support during the execution of the project. Lead a group of six mechanical engineers.

Static Equipment Inspector. COVEIN Cardon Refinery. August 2004 - December 2004.

In charge of performing activities related to visual inspections, penetrating liquids applying and magnetic particles, ultrasound for evaluation of towers, drums and furnaces belong to high vacuum and furfural units during their process of turnaround.

EDUCATION

University Studies

University Fermín Toro. Lara-Venezuela. 1998-2003. Bachelor Degree: Mechanical Maintenance Engineer.

Language.

Intermediate English.

TECHNICAL TRAINING

Ultrasound Level I September – PDVSA-CRP. February 13th to 17th, 2017. Last: 40 hours

Training Coking.com Rio de Janeiro 2014 29 September – 3 October.

SolidWorks Premium. PDVSA-CRP. November 18th to 22nd, 2013. Last: 40 hours.

Operation and Monitoring of Furnaces. PDVSA-CRP. October 22nd to 23rd, 2013. Last: 16 hours.

Design, Manufacturing and Control of Heat Exchangers according to ASME section VIII Division 1, TEMA class R and API 660. Cartagena-Colombia. July 23rd to 26th, 2013. Last: 32 hours.

Piping Flexibility Analysis with CAESAR II. PDVSA-CRP. November 13rd to 16th, 2012. Last: 32 hours.

Safety Process Design M123K, Shell Global Solutions. PDVSA-CRP. September 12th to 16TH, 2011. Last 40 Hours.

Fitness for Service M276 Shell Global Solutions. PDVSA-CRP. October 31st to November 4th, 2011. Last: 40 Hours.

Dimensioning and Selection of Safety Valves. PDVSA-CRP. March 3rd to 4th, 2011. Last: 16 Hours.

Inspection and Maintenance M287, Shell Global Solutions. PDVSA-CRP. October 4th to 8th, 2010. Last: 40 Hours.

Advanced Planning for Plants Turnarounds. PDVSA-CRP July 31st, 2009. Last 40 Hours.

Standards API 650, 651 & 653. Puerto la Cruz-Venezuela. May 12th to 16th, 2008. Last: 40 Hours.

Flexibility in Pipe Stress Analysis. Valencia-Venezuela. June 4th to 6th, 2008. Last: 24 Hours.

Fails Diagnostic M285, Shell Global Solutions. PDVSA-CRP. September 15th to 19th, 2008. Last: 40 Hours.

Operation, Maintenance and Repairing of Piping Systems. Caracas-Venezuela. May 28th al 31st, 2007. Last: 32 Hours.

Design and Inspection of Pressure Vessels. Caracas-Venezuela. August 20th to 24th, 2007. Last: 32 Hours.

Design and Operation of Heat Exchangers. Caracas-Venezuela. March 13th to 17th, 2006. Last: 40 Hours.

Boilers and Heat Exchangers Maintenance. Maracaibo-Venezuela. December 7th to 9th, 2005. Last: 24 Hours.

Penetrating Liquids Level 1. Punto Fijo-Venezuela. October 24th to 25th, 2004. Last: 16 Hours.

Magnetic Particles Level 1. Punto Fijo-Venezuela. October 17th to 24th, 2004. Last: 24 Hours.

Prevention and Control of Emergencies. PDVSA-CRP. October 3rd to 7th, 2005. Last: 40 Hours.

Safety and Relief Valves. PDVSA-CRP. December 2005. Last: 8 Hours.

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