Project Engineer

Gerardo Antonio Boadas Vargas

BSC Mechanical Engineer / Project Engineer

Mobil: +1-469-***-****

*******.******@*****.***

http://ve.linkedin.com/in/gerardoboadas

Mechanical Engineer specialist in planning, coordination, control and implementation of multidisciplinary industrial

l arge projects. Project coordinator of electromechanical construction, structural and piping assemblies. Member of

commissioning teams, and evaluation teams for fail detection and i mprovement.

UNIVERSITY / PROFESSIONAL STUDIES

Title: BSC Mechanical Engineer

Year 2001

Venezuela Universidad Nacional Experimental Politécnica “Antonio José de Sucre”

Degree project: "Determination, analysis and simulation of the efforts in the guide vanes of the Fink distributor of the

turbines of the generating units of powerhouse II". Performed by applying modeling, simulation and analysis by finite

element method. Rating 9/9 pts. Grade Project selected as "Best Grade Mechanical Egineering Project for year

2001". UNEXPO-CVG EDELCA Div. GURI Plant (Hydro Energy Central), Dept. Mechanical Maintenance

Engineering.

Title: Certificated Graduated in Project Management

Year 2011

Venezuela Universidad Nacional Experimental de Guayana

Based on the methodology of the Project Management Institute (PMI) according to PMBOK 4th edition.

OTHER RELEVANT STUDIES

Hydraulics Industrial: Parker-CCI. Design and maintenance of hydraulic circuits and components.

CNC / CAM: Basque-Venezuelan Institute. Operation and programming.

Industrial inspection: the inspectors of Venezuela VEPICA. Inspection for predictive maintenance of industrial

equipment: vibrations, noise, temperature, ultrasonic, wear, corrosion, welding by AWS standar.

Construction and Assembly inspection: tanks, pressure vessels, piping. ASME, API code.

Maintenance management: FUNDIUP - Orinoco Iron. Planning of Industrial maintenance, predictive and

corrective maintenance strategies.

Industrial lubrication: PDV - Orinoco Iron. Lubricants, lubrication types, fault poor lubrication, selection and

application of lubricants under regulation COVENIM, API

Safety and environment industry: Industrial safety management Orinoco Iron Finmet Plant.

AutoCAD: design and machining CEDYMEC UNEXPO Centre. Advanced mechanical design.

Cosmos/DesingStar: Structural Research, Corp. Analysis and engineering simulation of physical responses of

elements and assemblies subject to radiation, effort, stress, fatigue, using finite elements theory.

MS Project Professional: Training engineer centre Roldan Duarte. Project management.

Cost Control: FUNDAMETAL-SIVENSA. Analysis of commercial bids and tender wheels.

Supervision and control of work at height. Certificated by SENA Institute, Colombia.

SOFTWARE

MS Project Professional (management, planning and control of projects)

Primavera P6

AutoCAD

AutoCAD Mechanical

SAP2000 (Análisis y simulación de estructuras por teoría de Elementos Finitos)

SolidWorks (Diseño paramétrico 3D avanzado asistido por computadora)

Cosmos/DesingStar FEA (Análisis y simulación por teoría de Elementos Finitos)

MS Office Professional Suite

PROFESSIONAL TECHNICAL SKILLS

Multidisciplinary EPC Project Management.

Cost Control

Management and optimization of resources in the area of development, installation and inspection of industrial

equipment.

Management and development of conceptual, basic and engineering details.

Management, design and optimization routines for inspection, periodic inspection and monitoring of i ndustrial

projects.

Coordination of heavy mechanical Assembly of metal structures, industrial equipment and pipelines.

Design and review of specifications.

Reading and interpretation of civil, structural, mechanical drawings P & ID.

Industrial hydraulics.

Equipment and iron and steel casting, rolling and direct reduction processes.

Equipment and processes in hydroelectric power plants.

Lifting and transport systems.

Analysis and layout of heavy lifting procedures.

Environmental control, dust control system s, emissions control systems.

Industrial operations of extraction and processing of minerals.

Design and mechanical and structural, technological elements through CAD and FEM software.

Supervision of Non Destructive Testing - NDT: UT, PT, and MPT.

Security, environment and industrial hygiene.

LANGUAGES

Español: Natal

Ingles: Advanced in reading, writing and dialog

WORK EXPERIENCE

06/2012 - Current (Bogotá, Colombia)

TECHINT ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION / TERNIUM

Position: Project Senior Engineer Coordinator / Coordinator construction area mechanics, stru ctural and

P iping - IMA Ternium.

Principal tasks:

Coordinate projects in the areas of mechanical, structural, Piping, and related. Control costs, planning

and safety, reporting directly to the general management of the projects. Coordinate the activities of

support of junior engineers in the areas of engineering, procures construction.

Detect i nvestment opportuniti es and processes, equipment and infrastructure improvements in

coordination with production and plant management for inclusion in the Plan of investments or

i mprovements.

Coordinate and form part of the multidisciplinary teams of commissioning and sta rtup of equipment and

systems testing, including tests on pipes.

Managing and coordinating projects related to environmental adjustments, according to the guidelines of

plant management.

Main assignments:

Part of the multidisciplinary team for the construction and Assembly of the Control of emissions from

f urnaces HF, LF project and other processes, through the installation of a smoke extraction system

designed under contract with the company TENOV A (Italy). Planning and Control of the project,

coordinate the adjustments of plant for the installation of the new equipment. Its conclusion will allow the

operational continuity, complying with environmental requirements, as well as, enabling energy and

operational improvements in production processes. Coordination and supervision of modification and

i nstallation of fluid supply lines.

Part of the multidisciplinary team for the review o f the design, construction and a ssembly of the

i mprovement projects of the different operational areas of the plant, planning and control of them, and

coordinate the adjustments of plant for the installation of new equipment.

09/2006 To 06 2012 (Puerto Ordaz - Bolívar, Venezuela)

SIDERURGICA DEL TURBIO SIDETUR / FILIAL SIVENSA (Steel casting)

Position: Lead Projec ts Coordinator / Projects Superintendent

Principal tasks:

Coordinate improvements in mechanical engineering projects, structural and related, as part of the

Investment Plan of the Indu strial direction projects.

Detect the investment opportunities and processes, equipment and infrastructure improvements in

coordination with production and plant management for inclusion in the Plan of investments or

i mprovements.

Managing and coordinating projects related to environmental adaptations according to the guidelines of

plant management.

Managing and coordinating the extraordinary maintenance of infrastructures.

Main assignments:

Participated as part of the multidisciplinary team for the development of the project: C ontrol of Emissions

f rom Furnaces HF, LF and other processes. Designed under contract with DANIELI I taly ENVIRONMENT.

Planning and c ontrol of the project, coordination of the plant adjustments f or the installation of the new

equipment. Its implementation allowed the operational continuity of the plant complying with Governm ent

dem ands. Its development allowed substantial improvements to the fusion process carried out in the

oven.

Analysis, selection and installation of system of injection of oxygen and Carbon in melting oven des igned

by LABEA Spain. Project that allowed to improve the energy efficiency of the oven using the chemical

energy of the present reactions, improvements i n the creation of foamy slag and increase in fixation of

carbon to the bathroom due to the type of process of injection, among other benefits.

Analysis, selection and installation of the new system of cooling towers (6 units) of the systems of c ooling

of HF and LF furnaces, continuous casting and smoke extraction system machine. Increased the

efficiency of the cooling system, the reliability of the equipment and better utilization of the res ource

w ater.

Coordination of adjustments and Assembly of the new system of flame -cutting for continuous casting

machine. The equipment was installed at the scheduled time and with this increased reliability of th e

system.

Coordination of projects of adaptations to equipment and infrastructure of plant sta ndards.

08/2004 - 09/2006 (Puerto Ordaz - Bolívar, Venezuela)

TERNIUM SIDOR / TECHINT Corp. (steel, mining, piping)

Position: Lead Projects Coordinator / Engineering and environmental management

Principal tasks:

Coordinator of the projects of the Investment Plan of TAVSA (TENARIS-ARGENTINA).

Coordinator of multidisciplinary projects f or the areas of steel billets, steel slabs, pickling, hot rolling, cold rolling,

lime, hydrogen plants plant.

Project coordinator of infrastructure for all areas of TERNIUM SIDOR (Steel).

Partner responsibilities: Coordination of the TENARIS TAVSA Investment Plan Engineering Projects

(manufactures of Casing pipes). Development and coordination for TERNIUM SIDOR projects consisting of

i mprovement equipment and processes in steelworks of billets, slabs and rolling, also in gases and fluids plants.

Determine the requirements clearly and coordinate the improvements requested by the different operative

management’s needs. Manage f inancial, logistics and engineering requirements, bring them to approval and manage

the entire process of enforceable.

Main assignments and projects implemented:

Coordinator of the project of installation of new automatic threading system engineering for fittings pipe casing,

threading Colinet / TENARIS TAVSA. The equipment was installed according to what was planned, its

installation allowed an increase of 12% in the production to reduce the processing time of threaded, without

changing the times of lamination.

Assistance in the coordination of the study of modification of the Gas of the sieves molecular of the plant's

oxygen 4 supplies lines. At the end of the project the risk of leakage and the stability of the process were

reduced the hours an unscheduled stop.

Member of the study team of lamination stations improvements for the development of new technologies and

increase production.

Coordinator of engineering modification of accesses to the trucks of bridge cranes /25Ton cold rolling of ships.

The project was executed to 100%, with which cranes intervention times and the start of operation of them

dropped.

Coordinator of the study of root cause, executed by the company PROYNCA to determine the causes of the

progressive Corrosion on structures and equipment for pickling plants and plant regeneration of HCL. Were

determined the causes and actions taken to control the formation of new corrosion products avoiding the

temporary closure of the plant for the regeneration of HCL.

Coordination of engineering project design and Assembly of flat of chain of cooling 017 tubes for casing 6 "to

16" for TENARIS-ARGENTINIAN tubes factory. As result of this project improved the process of cooling and

structural design of the tubes out of the laminator, improving its quality and reducing operational risks of the

previous transfer and cooling process.

Coordinator of engineering for the development, design and implementation of a control system of emissions

produced during the cutting process of ingots intended for the production of tubes for casing of TENARIS-

TAVSA.

Coordination of engineering development, design and implementation of casing pipes bezels inspection stations

at the exit of the pipe Beveling Cridan 1 and 2 of TENARIS - ARGENTINIAN. Reduced the time of the

inspection process impacting directly on times of production by approx. 10%.

Coordinator of engineering development, design and implementation of the system of inspection perimeter and

longitudinal ultrasonic casing tubes. Project as a requirement for acceptance of the company CONOCO

PHILIPS TENARIS - TAVSA, order the order was accepted with a value of 1% rejection.

Coordinator of engineering for the development of the concept and design of railway and charging stations and

unloading for transportation of pellets to feed the reactors of direct reduction of the TERNIUM-MATESI plant

and the alternate system of reception of briquettes as a finished product.

02/2004 - 08/2004 (Puerto Ordaz – Bolívar, Venezuela)

SERSISA-TECHINT Corp. (engineering, steel casting, piping)

Position: Engineering Project Coordinator

Principal tasks:

Coordinate all related to development, procurement, planning, construction and monitoring of projects of mechanical

engineering, piping, civil engineering and related, from conceptual and basic engineering to engineering details,

construction and inspection. Inspection of mechanical assemblies and manufacturing process. Control of budgets,

contractor deals, specifications and others required engineering studies.

Main assignments:

Supervision for SERSISA (subsidiary TECHINT) of the progress of engineering, building and adjustment of the

project modifications "Extraction of Dust and Air Treatment Plant. TERNIUM SIDOR Lime Plant"

Supervision f or Engineering and Environment Direction of TERNIUM SIDOR the project "Construction and

Installation of Brand New High Capacity Compressor in the Hydrogen Production Plant".

Coordination of basic and detail engineering of civil structure and mechanical equipment for the adequacy of the

system of benches chains to furnace i nput HDF-015 of the factory tubes TENARIS TAVSA.

Coordination of basic and details engineering. Monitoring of implementation of the project "Structure

Refrigerated by Support of Transformer's HF" for the company SIDETUR-CASIMA, subsidiary SIVENSA.

Engineering coordination of modification of conveying system of rampant beam in lamination winding coils hot,

TERNIUM-SIDOR.

Engineering coordination for design and installation of automatic cleaning system of tensioning rollers of the

pinch roll of hot rolling winding train, TERNIUM-SIDOR

04/2003 - 02/2004 (Puerto Ordaz - Bolívar, Venezuela)

HITACHI DE VENEZUELA / VHPC (HITACHI PLANT Ltd. Tokio, Japan) (Energy)

Position: Assistant Project Engineer

Principal tasks:

GURI-II Project, “Rehabilitation of Generating Units 13, 16, 18, 19 Machines House II of the Hydroelectric Plant

Simón Bolívar - Guri . Project implemented under the hiring of NORCAN (GE Norway - GE Canada) consortium to

Hitachi Pl ant & Construction of Venezuela in combination with Hitachi Plant Ltd. Japan.

Main assignments:

Coordinate and supervise the progress of the project in conjunction with the Principal Engineer and Japanese

staff in the work of disassembly, assembly and logistics.

Be part of the multidisciplinary project commissioning team. VHPC-EDELCA.

Coordination of everything related with supplying, inspection, transportation, storage, deliver works. Supervision

of the building of all rehabilitated coming from import and removed permanent materials for rehabilitation (all the

elements that constitute each restored generator power system).

Coordination of Venezuelans and Australians working teams.

Supervision of non-destructive testing (NDT), hydraulic and hydrostatic test, and deformation tests.

09/2000 - 03/2003 (Puerto Ordaz – Bolívar, Venezuela)

PIEDORMAC, C.A. (mining, row materials)

Position: Production and Maintenance Operations Engineer

Principal tasks:

Supervision of operations and maintenance:

Supervising and coordination of all activities related to obtaining a final product located within the standards set

forth in the purchase order.

Streamline and raise the efficiency of production processes through the implementation of programs for the

improvement of the technical level of staff, continuous improvement of techniques of operation and equipment.

Optimize the human resource and material inputs in order to produce within the minimum established cost band

levels.

Planning and Supervision of maintenance: design, monitor, implement and monitor standards of maintenance of

all systems and subsystems that make up the industrial plant area (hoppers, mechanical and pneumatic

vibrating feeders, trains of conveyor, vibrating screens, gearboxes, motors, vertical and horizontal rotary pumps,

air compressors, turbines, mills, roller, balls and wheels, centrifugal dryersboiler horizontal four-way,

compactors, mobile equipment and metal structures).

Develop strategies with a view to reduce the hours of delays by unplanned shutdowns and the rate of incidence

of failures.

Assistant project engineer:

Responsible for the development of redesign of milling, sorting screeners, extraction system and dust collection

and ore washing equipment. Calculation, selection and supervision of electromechanical Assembly of the

system for storage and handling of materials (hoppers, feeders and conveyors). Calculation, selection and

installation supervision of the drive systems of the vibrating screens, trommels, and mills. Design of the wash

system of ore by high-pressure water injection. Project control.

ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Coordinator for the development of multidisciplinary infrastructure projects and small business process

improvements.

Advice for the planning and development of industrial processes for SMEs.

Inspection and assessment of industrial assets.

Coordination of detailed engineering and installation supervision of structural constructions and mechanical

equipment.

Design of systems management and processing of materials, hydraulics, refrigeration and ventilation.

Instructor of courses of AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop, finite elements, for j unior engineers and engineering

students.

EMPLOYMENT REFERENCES

Rubén Palermo

Techint Engineering & Construction (Argentina)

Project Manager

********@*******.***

Rafael Antonio Barrios

Sidetur - Sivensa (Venezuela)

Gerente de Proyectos

+58 - 416-***-**** / +58 - 286-***-**** **************@*****.***

Cesar Uribe

Ternium Caldas (Colombia)

Constrution Manager

+57 - 320-***-**** sirucx@hotmail .com

Tomio Igarachi

Hitachi Plant & Construction Venezuela (Venezuela - Japan)

Project Manager

+58 - 9941174, 9940726, 9941334 ****@****.***.**

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