**** ******** **, ****, ** ***** aczerw@r.postjobfree.com

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carlos-j-alvarez 832-***-****

US Citizen English & Spanish

PROFILE

Chemical Engineer with specialization in Refining, Petrochemical and Gas, with 3+ years of experience in process development for O&G projects and production engineering for Natural Gas Compression Plant. Experience supervising 12 plant operators. Solid knowledge of thermodynamics, natural gas treatment, utilities units, process simulation, process control and equipment design. Achieved process improvement, control optimization and succeeded in project development visualization, BED/FEED stages for process discipline.

Process Engineering Capital Projects Process Simulation Natural Gas Plants PFDs and P&IDs

Mass & Energy Balance Project Management Engineering Drawings Root-Cause Analysis

EDUCATION

Centro Superior de Formación Repsol Móstoles-Madrid. Spain 2012

Specialization in Refining, Petrochemical & Gas - Top 10 in graduation class.

Universidad de Oriente. Barcelona. Venezuela 2010

B.Eng. Chemical - Cum Laude distinction. 1st in graduation class.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Process-Production Engineer, REPSOL Sep 2012 – May 2015

Operations of Natural Gas Compression Plant Facilities at Quiriquire Gas and PMT review of Oil & Gas Petrocarabobo Upgrader Project basic engineering design. Venezuela

Increasing plant performance/throughput by operational troubleshooting.

Plant fiscal metering calculation by performing daily production closeout report.

Process review of engineering products deliverables by applying process engineering principles for proper facilities design.

Improved plant production (12% increase in margin) through successful process configuration change and plant shut down/start-up procedures coordination.

Accomplished Basic Engineering phase for Upgrader facilities by reviewing Process Design Package deliverables and management tools on quality-time-budget.

Achieved post-conceptual process optimization/crosschecking by process simulation and sensitivity analysis.

Process Engineer Co-Op, FUNDAUDO Nov 2008 – Jun 2009

Visualization projects for operational issues solutions at Jose NGL Process Fractionator Plant.

Solve operational plant problems by applying process engineering principle suggestions.

Project delivery and tracking by calculations, CAD drawings, presentations, progress reports and required documentation for the assigned project.

Process configuration change in a debutanizer distillation column, using plant process data analysis from Delta V DCS through Pi Historian to perform process and pipelines network simulation.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Solid knowledge in: thermodynamics, fluid/heat transfer, statistics analysis, numerical methods, unit operations, process control dynamics and equipment design.

Ability to perform process optimization studies, perform economic evaluations capital/operating cost, review technical proposals and comply with safety requirements.

Proficient in several packages such as Aspen Hysys process simulation, Pipephase hydraulic calculations, data management Pi Historian, linear programming Aspen PIMS, CAD drawings, SAP tool and MS Office.

Experienced in development of capital projects technical documentation using international standards such as API, ASME, ASTM, NACE, NFPA and industry best practices.

HAZOP/LOPA scope of study for risk analysis, familiar with Root-Cause Analysis for equipment failure and Management of Change.

Project control monitoring with EVA; focused on costs and schedule.

Capable of meeting project deadlines and managing priorities accordingly.

Strong analytical, adaptability and interpersonal skills, seeking continued learning.

OTHER RELEVANT CAREER/ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

Worked on research thesis for technology with potential for Natural Gas treatment.

Developed BED/FEED process design review for Oil & Gas capital projects (+$15 billion).

Winner of 2010 Chemical Engineering Olympics university contest.

TRAINING

Project management for engineering projects, TU Delft Holland, 2016.

Gas pipeline networks calculation, SERCONETT Venezuela, 2015.

High performance working teams, IESA Venezuela, 2013.

Flow metering & custody transfer IC-73, Petroskills, 2012.

Natural gas handling and chromatography, Universidad de Oriente Venezuela, 2010.

Process simulation with Aspen Hysys, SPORTS COMPUTER Venezuela, 2008.

Natural gas dehydration/sweetening, Universidad de Oriente Venezuela, 2007.

Contact this candidate