Project Engineering
Resume:
ARMANDO DIAZ
Cypress, TX 77433
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Thirty years in domestic and international management control systems. Skilled in procurement, construction, start-up, turnaround and operation of process plants, pipelines and offshore platforms. Maintain a working knowledge and proficiency with many PC applications (i.e. Primavera, MS Project, Pert-Master, and SAP).
2015 – Present Semi-Retired
Self-employed in commissioned furniture making
Volunteer community service
2008 - 2015 Chevron (Project Resource Company)
Lead Planner Lianzi Project for South Africa Business Unit
Planning and Scheduling Consultant COE group
Senior Scheduler for TCO Major Capital Project (FGP)
Project Controls Advisor for South Africa Business Unit Project Planner for Chevron (South Africa Development) 2005- 2008 Link Project Services, Inc.
Project Planner for Chevron (South Africa Development) Managed the schedule activities for an international projects. Includes project schedule analysis and risk mitigation using sound project controls principals. Monitored contractor activities for engineering and procurement for installation of a deep water floating system with associated subsea interconnecting piping and controls.
Negage and Liazi Projects; Angola, South Africa. Pre-FEED and FEED utilizing CEDEP.
Project Planner for Chevron (Nigeria Mid Africa Development) Managed the schedule activities for an international project that will yield 100,000 bopd. Includes project schedule analysis and risk mitigation using sound project controls principals to manage over $4 B. in capital expenditures. Monitored contractor activities for engineering and procurement for installation of a deep water floating system with associated subsea interconnecting piping and controls.
Nsiko Project; Nigeria, West Africa. Pre-FEED and FEED utilizing CEDEP. Project Controls for Amerada Hess Corporation (West Africa Development) Managed the cost and schedule activities for an international project that will yield 60,000 bopd, with initial $1.1 B in capital expenditures. Monitored contractor activities for engineering and procurement for installation two TLPs and four fixed structure platforms with associated subsea interconnecting piping and controls.
Okume Complex Project; Equatorial Guinea, West Africa 1998- 2005 Cross Country Energy Company (Enron subsidiary) DIAZ–Page 2
Project Control Manager
Supervised the cost and schedule activities for domestic and international projects, including proposal development, project cost and schedule analysis and risk mitigation using sound project controls principals.
73 Miles of 36” Gas Transmission Pipeline with 3 Compressor Stations in Bloomfield, New Mexico.
168 Miles of 36” & 24” Gas Transmission Pipeline with 10 Compressor Stations in Southern Florida.
Accommodation and Drill Offshore Platforms (EPC) Project in the Canterall field of Mexico’s Bay of Campeche.
1,300 KM of 24” Crude Oil Pipeline & 12 Compressor Stations in Mexico. 1997- 1998 Wright & Associate Project Management Group, INC. Project Services for OxyChem Corporate Engineering Performed schedule analysis of contractor's detail engineering, procurement and construction schedules. Scrutinized expenditures related to various project activities and forecasted total installed cost.
Chlorine Membrane Expansion Project, Taft, Louisiana
PVC Compounding Project, Pasadena, Texas
1996-1997 ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL, INC.
Senior Scheduler
Developed and maintained construction schedules and two-week look ahead plan for the project. Forecasted pipe erection man-hours through quantity take-offs. Setup progress tracking database system to update field progress daily of construction activities.
1 Billion lbs/yr Ethylene Unit Project, Westlake Group, Lake Charles, LA 1991-1996 LITWIN ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION, INC.
Scheduler
Developed and maintained detail engineering, procurement and construction schedules for various Petro Chem projects. Forecasted home office engineering and design man-hours. Setup and updated home office progress tracking system as well as monitor construction activities.
Vacuum Unit Project, NCRA, McPhearson, Kansas
Refinery Upgrade Project, Texaco Inc., Panama
Utilities (250# Pkg. Boiler/Cooling Tower) and OSBL Interconnecting Pipe System, CITGO Refinery, Corpus Christi, Texas
1982-1991 DAKOTA GASIFICATION CO. (Beulah, North Dakota) Planning and Performance Supervisor
Maintenance and production planning function encompassed: Preventive maintenance, turnaround schedule, and production forecasting and budget preparation.
Implemented computer system upgrade (Fluor/Daniels-CMMS)
#1250 Steam Generation, Oxygen and Methanation Plant-start-up, commissioning and maintenance of various process plants. DIAZ–Page 3
1981-1982 QUAKER OATS COMPANY (CHEMICAL DIVISION, Houston, Texas) Senior Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
Planned and scheduled maintenance activities for daily operation of Furfural Alcohol Unit. Supervised in-house maintenance contractor and outside mechanical shops. 1974-1981 BROWN AND ROOT, INC. (Houston, Texas)
Maintenance Planner/Scheduler
Planned and scheduled maintenance, turnaround, start-up, commissioning and capital project work.
Pulp/Paper Mill, Kimberly Clark, Orizaba, Veracruz, Mexico
Olefins/Pyrolysi Unit II & III; Shell Oil; Deer Park, Texas
Polycarbonate and Hydrazine Plant, Mobay Chemical, Baytown, Texas EDUCATION: San Jacinto College, Pasadena, Texas, Mechanical Engineering LANGUAGES: Spanish
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