LIDIA E PINZON RINCON
MSc Petroleum Engineer M. B. A. D. B.A.
****.******@*****.*** www.linkedin.com/in/drlidiaepinzonrincon
Summary
Seeking to be more competitive and comprehensive, I constantly acquire knowledge and experiences to understand and analyze different topics with an integrative perspective. Working in the international oil industry evaluating reserves and field development projects, one year as a business advisor and eight months as a programmer. My experience also includes 2D reservoir simulation, 3D reservoir simulation results evaluation, simulation for Field development plan portfolio of opportunities including economic evaluation and risk analysis. In addition to that, I conducted project presentations reporting results to company directors, prepared and delivered final reports. Researching has been included in all my professional life to improve results and add value to my employers with new methodologies and procedures. I have played the role as a project leader and project manager.
Core Competencies
Continuous improvement.
Propose new points of view to achieve goals
Prioritize tasks, time, and resources effectively
Analyze systematically
Manage teams positively and proactively
Identify strategies to solve technical problems
Apply technical knowledge solving problems effectively
Reservoir/production optimization engineer
Software programmer
Researcher
Simultaneous translation
Bilingual Spanish-English.
Professional Experience
Programmer- 11/2021 – Current
Freelancer
In progress. Web application for evaluation of recovery factors of a Hydrocarbon deposit. Evaluation of data and projections for the development of oil fields over 20 years with financial, statistical, and stochastic analysis.
Wrote coded, with data persistence: Backend controls medical appointment allocation and payments for a local medical office and calculates oil reserves with geological and historical data.
For relational databases - Backend for management of a zoo, administration of a veterinary, and for control of repositories of a compensation fund.
Mobile application for the inventory of a supermarket and a school. Web application for inventory management
Apply/Use: C ++, Python, Java, JavaScript, HTML, CSS. Database Management: SQL (MySQL, PhpMyAdmin), NoSql (MongoDB, Firebase). Framework: Visual Studio Code (Vue, java, JS), Django, Android Studio. Backend testing (Postman and Swagger).
Business Advisor 07/2020 – 11/2021
Identified business improvement opportunities and implementation strategies
oBuilt and published the company’s web page, Energy Management – photovoltaic power
Evaluate energy efficiency improvement opportunities for a small milk processing plant
Advise a restaurant to improve the business bottom line.
I am writing a book about energy efficiency strategies while improving business performance.
Completing my DBA degree – Energy management 01/2014 -11-2020
Consultant Experience: Central América 01/2014 – 12/2014
Led teams, applied Front End Loading and OFM pass methodologies, performed economic evaluation including risk & uncertainty analysis, mentor.
Consultant Experience: África, South América and México 7/2011 – 12/2013
Led teams, applied Front End Loading and OFM pass methodologies, performed economic evaluation including risk & uncertainty analysis, mentor
Managed international training project in Africa Region
Led multicultural and multidisciplinary teams to evaluate a portfolio of opportunities to develop oil fields
Provided project owners with solutions for complex and highly fractured reservoir structures
Proposed the best options to increase oil recovery factors, including risk and uncertainty analysis
Evaluated RR and EUR for oil fields using stochastic analysis and analyzing reservoir, petrophysics’ data.
Mentor of colleagues with less experience, and help team members to accomplish personal goals
Contracts, 2009 – 2014
LITHOIL Ltda, Guatemala – Peten-South Fields (12/2014)
CAYROSOLUTIONS/ Pemex- Complejo Ayatsil -Tekel, Field PIT, Mexico (7/2013-9/2013),
FRONTENDER/ Enrema, LLC - Mont-Eagle reservoir, USA (1/2013-3/2013)
SFG/Schlumberger Lagopetrol (PDVSA), Venezuela (9/2012-11/2012)
AIP SAS/ Ecopetrol, Colombia (7/2011-8/2012)
AMPETING SAS - entrepreneur, Colombia (3/201 – 4/2011)
HALLIBURTON, África, Argentina and México (08/2007 – 09/2009)
Prior experience (1988 -2007) includes working in Venezuela (Chevron, PDVSA, Petieramso, Proserca) as a reservoir/production engineer. Working on Colombia – Serpen and Geoservices as a petroleum engineer.
SPE, e-mentor (2012 -2014)
Graduate Lecturer: (2006) UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA: Maracaibo – Venezuela: Reservoir engineering
Undergrad professor:
(2005-2006) Instituto Politécnico Santiago Marino: Maracaibo – Venezuela: Teaching petroleum engineering- project planning, research coordinator, technical tutor for research projects, and advisor for thesis of the degree
(2005-2006) IUT MARACAIBO: Maracaibo – Venezuela: Teaching and principal jury for degree thesis.
(2005-2006) Consejo Académico Bolivariano Estatal: Maracaibo – Venezuela: Social-technological project advisor for Hydrocarbons classes, teaching project-planning classes
Instructor (2006) INCE: Maracaibo – Venezuela: HSE instructor for companies’ training program
Education
Specialization, Programmer (Web Apps), UNAB, Colombia, 12/2021
Doctorate, Business Administration (Energy Management), Walden University, USA, 11/2020
Master, Business Administration (Finance), Keller Graduate School of Management, USA, 10/2016
Master, Sc. Petroleum Engineer (Reservoir and Production management), LUZ Maracaibo, Venezuela, 7/1995
Bachelor, Petroleum Engineer, Universidad de América, Bogotá, Colombia, 5/1988
ATTAINED CERTIFICATIONS
Aries – software: Economic Analysis for the oil industry – Schlumberger, USA
Management Skills Development (PDD in Spanish), Universidad de la Sabana - INALDE B.S, Colombia
FEL methodology specialist, Universidad Olmeca – Halliburton, Mexico
ISO 9001 – Internal Auditor, Exemplar Global
Six Sigma Black Belt
VOLUNTEERISM:
Saint Vincent of Paul, Houston, Texas, (2020) Helped people to apply for help and submit taxes.
Sr. Anthony of Padua, The Woodlands, Texas (June 2017 - 2019). Helped on Faith Formation -adaptive needs ministry, serving as a Padua Ambassador, supporting pantry food for people impacted after Harvey Hurricane
St. Catherine of Siena Church, Kissimmee Florida (November 2016 – May 2017). Established and Coordinated the Colombian Culture Committee and helped the pantry for food donated reception, organization, and distribution
Sr. Anthony of Padua, The Woodlands, Texas (January – March 2016). Helped on Faith Formation -adaptive needs ministry.
Mentor for Society of Petroleum Engineers, e-mentor (2012 -2014)
Infant Missioner - Colegio La Presentación, Maracaibo – Venezuela (2002)
Skills
Systematic analysis: Applied technical knowledge successfully to analyze the economic aspects of producing and managing oil & gas fields. Identified opportunities to improve budget consumption, shortlisted hundreds of field development plans to end with a list of 3 Field Development Plan that successfully satisfies the technical and economical customer requirements. Databases, specialized software, forecast, economics
Strategic thinking. I have evaluated the associated costs of new opportunities, including related risks and uncertainty. Wrote a manual of procedures to improve processes on further opportunities identification — improved analytical techniques by including risk and uncertainty analysis.
Leadership: Formed and led multicultural and multidisciplinary teams to evaluate technical and economic opportunities on time, quality, and under budget. Managed team members’ requirements.
Scheduling, monitoring, and executing projects: Scheduled activities and resources to perform and deliver projects on time and under company requirements. Completed international projects in Africa, South America, and Mexico.
Economic Evaluation/analysis, Budget control, and forecast: Budget evaluation, schedule, execution, opportunities economic evaluation, post mortem financial analysis. Vendors analysis.
Write Reports and make presentations: Wrote final project reports (English/Spanish) and made final results presentation.
Easy to learn: I learned how to use several general and specialized software and code using phyton.