MEP Project Engineer
Resume:
C.V. of Bernabe Paul N Torres
Curriculum Vitae of
Bernabe Paul N. Torres
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EDUCATION
College: B.S. Electronics and
Communications Engineering
University of Santo Tomas
(Oldest Catholic University)
Manila, Philippines
Secondary: Marist School
(Branch of Notre Dame U.S.A.)
Marikina, Philippines
Vocational: Refrigeration and
Airconditioning
Dualtech Training Center
(Hanns Seidel of Germany)
Mandaluyong, Philippines
PC Assembly and Networking
Phillipine Embassy
Dubai, UAE
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: BERNABE PAUL N. TORRES
Birth: 28th December, 1963, Philippines
Nationality : Filipino
Driver’s License : U.A.E. / Philippines
Started to tinker with electronics and
electromechanical at an early age as a hobby.
Non smoker and Non drinker.
HIGHLIGHTS
Project management of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing, i.e., Project planning & execution, Drawings/Load Schedules, Fire protection, Piping layouts, HVAC + BMS, Methodology and BOQ’s.
Conversant with NFPA codes, ADDC/DEWA codes, BS 7671, AD Building/Water supply code.
Refrigeration and Air condition Design verification (thumbs rule/HAP), installation and maintenance.
Verification of Electrical, HVAC, Fire protection systems via software, i.e., ETAP, Fire Acad.
Specialized in Electromechanical, Automation & Instrumentation (MEP Engineer cum Automation Engineer). Knowledge of fabrication/manufacturing procedures in machining/sheet metal/plastic.
Project management of Instrumentation, Control and Automation including Mechatronics and CNC.
Design of Electricals, Electronics, Electromechanical & Automation including industrial hydraulics and pneumatics. Design of modular automation including multi-axis positioning plus motion control.
Assemble, configure, troubleshoot computers + design/execute LANs used in SCADA/Automation.
Configure, install and program PLCs, DCS instrumentation, transducers and output end devices.
Material takeoffs, projects execution/supervision. Definition of steps, phases, materials/manpower.
Materiology for fabrication, i.e., CuSn, Al, Plastic, Rubber, SS, Steel alloy hardness/heat treatment.
Commission, service, modification/program and maintain CNC machines.
Redesign of machines for attaining reliability/better throughput. Relay control conversion to PLC.
Good understanding of P&ID, Electronic, Electromechanical, Plumbing, Firefighting, Civil, Control, Pneumatic, Hydraulic, Refrigeration and Automotive diagrams. Familiar with Material characteristics.
Burner, Boiler, Spray dryers, Generators, and Desalination erection and commissioning.
Autocad 2D & 3D. Trained in Microstation and Mastercam. Use of ETAP & HAP for verification.
Sized, Configured, Installed and started up inverters and servo-drives.
Structured/executed training programs. ILO Trained in DACUM & Trainor’s Training Program.
Project management of Batch type and Continuous process plant erection and commissioning.
HSE prerequisites, permit to work, clearance for operation, segregation, 2 hand switch, interlock, etc.
Actual commissioning of electromechanical/instrumentation including dynamic/static/loop check.
Facility management/supervision of craftsmen, premises repairs/cleaning/maintenance.
Ability to troubleshoot simple automotive and Diesel Generator problems. C.V. of Bernabe Paul N Torres
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PROJECTS PARTICIPATED
ADSSC STEP Pumping Station PS01
Baniyas Trial Court for Musanada, Abu Dhabi
Midfield Terminal Complex New Airport, Abu Dhabi
Residential Tower, 23 Floors + G + 3B, Plot C38, Sector E-40 Danet Abu Dhabi
107 Villas + Private Villa for Sh. Falah, Sector E-48, Plot 99
Palm Jumeirah District Cooling Project, Dubai
Union Insurance G + 8 Building, Dubai
408 Villa project, Motor Sports City Complex, Dubai
13 schools Dubai Municipality Project, Dubai
Erection, installation, commissioning and initial run of Modern Ceramics plant 5
Erection, installation & commissioning of RAK ceramics Power plant and Desalination.
Design, installation, commission & training for CNC Tool & Die and water jet Plant.
Erection, installation, commissioning & training for Touch up/decoration plant in Philippines.
Design, Erection, installation & commissioning of Plastic injection & sheet metal forming plants located in Caloocan and Cavite EPZA.
Project Management of Automation and Machine/Equipment Fabrication/Modification. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
April 2021 to MEP/EICA Engineer
Dec2021 Mott MacDonald Limited, Abu Dhabi
- Hired as temporary consultant for MEP (Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing) and EICA (Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation) for the ADSSC STEP sewerage pumping project PS01. Involvement is to help ADSSC in achieving the close out and handover of the project on MEP and EICA concerns. Jan 2018 to Sr. MEP Project Engineer
Aug 2020 Consolidated Consultants Group, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
- Project under Musanada, Acted as Resident Project Engineer for all MEP concerns in Trial Court project from Kick off to Handover, Review and approval of submissions/designs, as well as undertaking critical inspections for the project. Continued surveillance of KPI, quality, safety and progress to ensure efficient undertaking of the project by the contractor to minimize costs and time impact while achieving quality.
Dec 2014 to MEP Project Engineer
Dec 2017 Hill International Inc., Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
- Project under Mubadala, Acted as Project Engineer for 3 project packages in the Abu Dhabi Midfields Terminal airport project for overall MEP concerns including infrastructure and building full MEP concerns. Submittal review and approval as well as accorded critical inspections. Interacted project management concerns involving KPIs, safety and quality. Resolving interface issues between different project phases.
Feb 2008 to MEP COORDINATOR
Nov 2014 S. Mokbel & Partners, Middle East, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
- Managed the concerns of the MEP department, along with the management of the subcontractors, quality of work, progress and execution concerns. Coordinate all services ensuring constructability on civil and electromechanical concerns. Involvement from kick off and execution to project close out including handover and demobilization of project. Prime projects worth 180 million and 380 million dirhams. Full coverage implementation of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing concerns as well as threshing out problems between subcontractors, design and lobbying with the consultant for approvals to avoid delays and problems during execution. All site C.V. of Bernabe Paul N Torres
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MEP support particulars such as temporary power, water and sewerage was undertaken.
May 2006 to ELECTRICAL ENGINEER
Jan 2008 Shinryo Corporation, Middle East, Llc., Dubai
- Design and project management of District cooling plant for Dubai Palm Jumeirah involving electrical and instrumentation, including BOQ assessment, detailing of circuitries/DB/SMDB/ SWGR/ SLDs/Layouts as well as Short circuit analysis and Discrimination studies using ETAP.
May 2003 to ELECTRICAL-MECHANICAL ENGINEER (MEP Engineer) April 2006 Bureau Veritas, Dubai
- Surveying of Electrical works versus standards and specifications.
- Survey inspection of lifting equipment, safety aspects of equipment, i.e., pressure testing, destructive testing, NDT and etc.
- Supervision and execution as a Construction Management Entity in Construction/Refurbishment of Dubai Municipal projects, i.e., Schools, Housing.
- Survey, certification and approval of Instrumentation packages of skids, Field Cabinets, Field housing, field deployed equipment for Oil and Gas concerns. May 2000 to ELECTROMECHANICAL & WATERJET SECTION CHIEF ENGINEER April 2003: RAK Ceramics Inc., Ras Al Khaimah, U.A.E.
- Installed, erected and commissioned factories within the group. Designed and executed the erection, setup and layout of the waterjet and profiling section. Managed the the preventive and corrective maintenance of the plant as well as the waterjet profiling factory.
- Oversaw and Supervised the maintenance of all CNC machinery of the company.
- Assisted other departments on electromechanical & instrumentation difficulties. Sept 1998 to SENIOR INSTRUMENTATION ENGINEER, E&I
April 2000: Fluor Daniel, Philippines
- Involved in the FEED, progressive and detailing design of instrumentation, electrical and controls for several projects. Occasional field assignment to help in figuring out problems encountered in the field.
Jan 1995 to MANAGER, EQUIPMENT FABRICATION & MAINTENANCE Aug 1998: Dai-Ichi Group of Companies, Pasig & Cavite, Philippines
- Managed and supervised the affairs and events of the department. Department conceives, prototypes, fabricates, commissions and maintains equipment and machinery (both automated and manual) for the factories of the group. Applied OPEX and CAPEX procedures and concerns. Trained subordinates and development/improvement of machines, equipment and processes. March 1990 to INSTRUMENTATION & CONTROL SUPERINTENDENT Dec 1994: Mariwasa Manufacturing Inc., Bo. Rosario, Pasig, Philippines
- Managed and supervised preventive and corrective maintenance of Instrumentations, controls as well as equipment with hydraulics and pneumatics, electronics, automation and PLCs. Improved the design of several machines to achieve reliability, safety and productivity. Successfully reinstated and improved several long been inoperative machinery.
- Erected, installed and commissioned machines for a daughter company as well as train the maintenance crew and the operators of the automated line. C.V. of Bernabe Paul N Torres
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- Trained subordinates as required. Successfully solved decades long problem of tower controls lingering from +/-40 degrees Celsius to +2/-1 accuracy of temperature control thereby improving product quality.
Aug 1986 to MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT HEAD
Feb 1990: S&J Industries/Carparts Manufacturing Group of Companies, Quezon City, Philippines
- Managed and supervised the preventive and corrective maintenance of machines and facilities of the company as well as its sister/daughter companies. The company has 3 major facilities with 10 service outlet for car servicing. Modification of several machines for reliability, safety and efficiency as well as creation of new machines for the plant process was some of the major achievements. Some expansion of the company’s assets was also done during this tenure. Worth highlighting is the spearheading of Human Resources bank of personnel to counter brain drain being experienced by most companies at the time due to lures of working overseas. June 1985 to BIOMEDICAL SERVICE ENGINEER
July 1986: Electromedics Inc., Mandaluyong, Philippines
- Was involved in the preventive and corrective maintenance of biomedical instruments of clients. One of the major achievements was to rehabilitate and recommission a 5 year old inoperative Hycel Super 17.
1978 to 1988 Handled own business.
- Working Student through supply of Bespoke Printed supplies and servicing appliances at home shop.
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