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Profile
Electrical Engineer with 15 years experience
in generation, pump and lift stations, O&M
services, erection, commissioning, control
designs, and sales, proudly willing to apply
for the Maintenance Technician position,
confident to be able to contribute and
improve the services and quality while
becoming an asset in the organization.
Skills
? Electrical Engineer, 1995 ? Excellent communication, written and
verbal
? MSc. Energy Efficiency, 2005 Skills
? Supervising and commissioning ? Demonstrated organizational/planning
experience skills
? Multidisciplinary exposure ? Problem-solving and analysis skills
? Project management and crew ? Flexible, team player, multitasker, hard
leading experience working,
? MS Office Suite, AutoCAD, MS can get along with others
Project
? R?w m?t?ri?l procuring ? English (1993), Spanish (MT) and French
(1995)
? Sales languages speaker.
? PLC setting and commissionning ? OSHA Regulations knowledge.
experience
? 3 phase motors troubleshooting and
repair
Accomplishments
. Switchgear s manufacturer workshop
manager for US and Latin American
markets: Low and medium voltage
switchgears, ATS, frequency drives,
MCC, VFD, soft starters, PLC and all
kind of electric arrangements.
. Leading the dismantling of 2 x 520 kW,
2400 V, 30 meters depth pumps for re-
installation, 1995
. Supervision during erection and
commissioning La Bruja (18 kW, 3 , 220
V) and La Victoria (30 kW, 3 , 220 V)
hydropower stations, 1996
. Design, implementation and control of a
preventive maintenance system for 32
hydropower stations in a 6000 km2
territory, 1997
. Commissioning Carlos Manuel de Cespedes
(3000 kW, 3 , 6300 V) hydropower
station, 1998
. Designing, supervising and
commissioning Uvero (320 kW, 3 , 480 V)
hydropower station, 1998
. Program and deliverance of a hydropower
station's operator instruction course,
1999 - 2009
. Design, implementation and supervision
of an energy commercialization
mechanism for more than 3000 customers
in a 6000 km2 territory, 2001
. Supervision during erection, upgrade
and commissioning of Loma de la Cruz
(320 kW, 3 , 240 V) hydropower station,
2001
. Designing, supervising and
commissioning Rio Grande (7 kW, 3 , 240
V) hydropower station, 2004
. Supervision during commissioning of
Corojo (2000 kW, 3 , 6300 V) hydropower
station, 2007
. Design of the hydropower development
project Guama with 15 MW of installed
capacity and a 82 km grid, 2008
. Design of Los Arroyos (18 kW, 3 , 240
V) hydropower station, 2009
. Design of El Codillo (60 kW, 3 , 240 V)
hydropower station, 2009.
. Sales of complete hydropower stations
2010 - currently
Professional Experience
Workshop Manager
February 2013, currently
Miami Switchgear, Co. - Miami, Florida, USA
by RHI assignment Job Order No. 01020-
117338, Employee ID. 101*******/ Decided to
remain in that place after the assignment
expired.
. Leading a team of technicians for MV
and LV switchgear, ATS and pumps
control centers manufacturing.
President
October 2012, currently
Renewable Energy Consultancy Agency, Corp. -
Miami, Florida, USA
. Providing equipment and engineering
services on hydropower and other
renewable energies.
Sales Agent
JLA & Co sprl
. Hydropower Manufacturer, Belgium
(currently): for equipment up to 100 kW
- since December/2010.
VKW-AG
. Turbine factory and engineering bureau,
Germany: for equipment from 100 kW up
to 20 MW - from June/2010 to July/2012.
Head Specialist, MANAGER OF A HYDROPOWER
MULTIDISCIPLINE GROUP OF ENGINEERS AND TECHS
ON HYDRO
January 2001 to August 2009
Empresa de Hidroenergia - Santiago, Cuba
Responsibilities on 32 hydropower
plants as described below:
Installation, maintenance, upgrading
and refurbishment of hydropower plants
from low power to 3 MW - Hydropower
site resources assessment, Hydropower
development management, Electric
drawings design and deployment,
Feasibility studies and environmental
impact assessment, Supervision during
erection and commissioning hydropower
stations, Administration of human and
material resources during construction,
Programming, provisioning and control
for maintenance of hydropower stations,
Hiring, supervising and directing
contractors to fulfill the O&M plan,
Planning, supplying and managing
maintenance resources from the O&M
plan, Program and supervising the
annual energy production of 32
hydropower stations, Designing large
scale generating projects with
distribution and transmission lines up
to 110 kV, Project management with
international cooperation agencies,
Hydraulics researches, Import
hydropower equipment and international
fabrication contracts and orders with
bidding process, Course programmer,
lecturer and trainer of hydropower
stations operators.
Attached Investigator
May 1996 to July 2009
Solar Energy Research Center CIES - Santiago
. Electric scheme arrangements and
applications of photovoltaic and wind
energy. (Volunteer)
Hands on Electrician and maintenance quality
supervisor
September 1997 to August 2000
Empresa de Hidroenerg a - Santiago, Cuba
. To provide maintenance on electric
devices for 24 small hydropower
stations all around Santiago de Cuba
Province as member of a maintenance
brigade.
. Also, works quality check during and
after the labour.
Trainee electrician
September 1995 to August 1997
Provincial Office of Hydraulic Resources -
Santiago, Cuba
. Engineer in charge for dismantling and
erection of pumping stations of several
MW.
. Getting involved with hydropower
related jobs and management.
Country Experience
China, 1999
Per , 2006
Colombia, 2008
Cuba, Homeland
References
1 Gerhard Uhland, Wiegert & B hr, Germany, Sales Director, +49 (0-784*-******,
acdo5f@r.postjobfree.com
2 PhD. Rigoberto Lamyser, Empresa de Hidroenergia, Cuba, Head Specialist,
+53-7-8622293, acdo5f@r.postjobfree.com
3 Manfred Volk, WKV-AG, Germany, Board of Directors Chairman, +49 7685-9106-0,
acdo5f@r.postjobfree.com This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need
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4 Simon Cuvelier, JLA&Co., Belgium, CEO, +32 (0) 85 217555, acdo5f@r.postjobfree.com
5 Siegfried Jank, Jank, Austria, Head Engineer, +43 (7744) 6243, acdo5f@r.postjobfree.com
6 Jorge Mendez, Sales Engineer, Miami Switchgear, Co.; +1-786-***-****,
acdo5f@r.postjobfree.com
7 Marc-Arthur Berouet, Account Manager, Robert Half Technology, +1 (305)
774-7860, acdo5f@r.postjobfree.com
8 Alejandro Kalaf, Co-Owner, Miami Switchgear, +1-786-***-****,
acdo5f@r.postjobfree.com
Education and Training
Oriente University 1995
Santiago, Santiago, Cuba
Electricity
Master of Science, GPA 4.40/5.0
Oriente University 2005
Santiago, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Energy Efficiency (Renewable Energy Edition)
Master of Science
Oriente University 2001
Santiago, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Environmental Economics, Two semesters course.
Diploma
HIC-INSHP 2000
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Hydropower
Diploma, On the Job Training Course
Oriente University 1996
Santiago, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Fluid Mechanics, One Semester Course
Diploma
Affiliations
- National League for Architects and
Construction Engineers of Cuba, UNAICC,
1995 - 2011
- Ecology Group of the Services and
Capacitating Christian Center "B. G.
Labastida, 2nd Baptist Church, 1998 -
2011
- Cuban Society for the Environmental
Education and Respect, and the Efficient
Use of Power, CubaSolar NGO 1996 - 2009
- HIDRORED - Practical Action, ITDG Peru -
1996