Senior Chemical Engineer

Salvador f. Arrieta

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SENIOR CHEMICAL ENGINEER

Top-performing Senior Chemical Engineer with 39 years of experience in the oil industry, skilled in creating and executing marketing crudes and products. Proficient evaluating new business opportunities in specified oil

sectors. Adept at achieving financial goals and objectives and increasing the operating performance of an organization, as well as preparing budgets, creating business plans, and solving internal issues as they arise.Excellent communicator with the innate ability to lead internal teams and manage multiple projects with competing deadlines. Fluent in English and Spanish and possesses US citizenship.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Chemical Engineering,Operational Management,New Business Development,Oil Refining,International Trade & Supply Crude Oil & Product,Process & Transmission of Natural Gas,Regional Planning,Petrochemical & Refining Planning,Infrastructure & Engineering Projects, Safety, Health, & Environment Issues,Consulting.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PACIFIC RUBIALES ENERGY (PRE), PACIFIC FUELS INTERNATIONAL, Cartagena, Colombia

Executive Vice President, 7/2011-8/2013

Managed all marketing activities of marine fuels (bunkers) for vessels arriving in the Colombian coast,

using equipment bunkers to supply the Pacific Sun tanker.

Analyzed financial reports.

Attracted, retained, and motivated staff.

Set goals, monitored work, and evaluated results to ensure that departmental and organizational objectives

and operating requirements and were in line with the needs and mission of the organization.

Identified and led new business opportunities.

Ensured highly productive relationships and partnerships for the benefit of the organization.

Key Accomplishments:

Captured 20% of the Colombian market marine fuel (bunkers).

PACIFIC RUBIALES ENERGY (PRE), PETRORUBIALES CORP, Bogota, Colombia

Business Development Manager, 1/2010-6/2011

Evaluated business opportunities for Pacific Rubiales Energy Downstream in the oil sector in Colombia.

Performed studies on the following marketing business opportunities: Service stations and the industrial

sector, aviation fuels for Colombian airports, and fuel for tankers (bunkers) arriving at Colombian ports.

Key Accomplishments:

Established a new company called Pacific Fuels International subsidiary of Pacific Rubiales Energy in order to fully use opportunities discovered from business studies.

AMERICAN ENERGY COMPANY INC., Baton Rouge, LA

Project Engineer, 4/2008-5/2009

Managed projects for Sand Basin, Water Transfer and Sour Water Treatment located in the Oil Dehydrating Facilities 2 of Aera Energy in Belridge for the company Processes Unlimited International Inc. in Bakersfield, California.

Key Accomplishments:

Led the expansion to 750,000 BPD of the water filtration plant located in Dehy 20 of Aera Energy in Belridge.

Prepared operating procedures (SOP) for three projects and the steam generators in San Ardo for Aera Energy.

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COMPEXIS, Caracas, Venezuela

External Petroleum Consultant, 2003-2008

Managed consultation services for several oil companies in the area of marketing of hydrocarbons in the

Venezuelan domestic market.

Petróleos de Venezuela, Sociedad Anónima (PDVSA), Caracas & Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela, 1977-2002

Managing Director of Deltaven, 2000-2002

Safety, Health, & Environment Corporate Manager, 1999-2000

General Manager for the Harmonious Development of Eastern Venezuela, 1998

New Business Development General Manager, 1996 -1997

District Manager, Puerto La Cruz 1995-1996

International Sales Manager, 1992-1994

International Commerce and Supply Planning Manager, 1991-1992

Supply Operations Manager, 1990-1991

Petrochemical and Refining Planning Manager, 1987-1989

Special Assignment, London, 1986-1986

Chief Process Engineer, El Palito Refinery, 1984-1985

External Process Consultant, 1983-1983

Chief of General Engineering and Operations Superintendent, Bajo Grande Refinery, 1977-1982

Corporación Venezolana del Petroleo (CVP), Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1974-1976

Process and Design Engineer, El Tablazo Cryogenic LPG Plant, 1974-1976

EDUCATION

Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela, Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Business Leaders, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA

Program for Chief Information Officers, Wharton Philadelphia, PA

Leadership Development Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Colorado Springs, CO

Project Management Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

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