Reliability Engineer Rotating Equipment

GERMAN LEAL

***** ******* ***** **. ******** TX *7406

Mobil 832-***-**** or 832-***-****

*********@*****.***

EXPERIENCE:

Mechanical and Civil engineer with more than 28 years of industrial as Maintenance Reliability Engineer with experience in Off-Shore LNG Platforms for Australia-Woodside, Atlantic-Trinidad & Tobago, PDVSA-Off-Shore Guiria, FPSO and On-Shore facilities for Oil & Gas Process, Cabinda Gas Plant, Skikda-Algeria, Cameron LNG, Natural Gas metering, Pipeline across US, Chemical, Petrochemical, and Oil & Gas Plants. Batteries Lithium projects for Canada. Cryogenic Refinery Plants. Rotating Equipment and Static Equipment expertise for Utilities Refineries Services, reliability engineering; project Management and leading roles for EPC projects, LNG Plant and Refineries. Steel Making Plants in South America, SIDOR & HILSA Mexico, EAF Siemens-Martin process, Steel Coils Pickling, Sheet Chromate Plating, Supervisor Oversea experience with Predictive and Proactive reliability maintenance programs in Rotating Equipment for LNG, Oil & Gas Plants as (Algeria-Skikda-Sonatrach-West Africa, Cabinda Gas Plant-Angola Southeast Africa, Waha Oil Co. Tripoli-Libya North Africa. Strong expertise refineries with engineering design and modifications for Pressure Vessels. Heat Exchangers, Compressors, Turbines, and Well Multistage Pumps, Main Chillers Systems, Main Gas Compressors, Reciprocating Compressors, Steam Turbines, Main Conveyors Systems.

Expertise for Shop and lab Inspection for Rotating Equipment for Coal plant layout material Handling, and pumps selection. Experience in Structural Stress FEA. Load Forces in Nozzles analysis. Project Engineer Reliability Engineer implementing Programs as PDM/PM Maintenance Management, Corrosion Monitoring for the entire structure, vessels, reactor, and columns Rotating, and Fixed Equipment. Lead Mechanical Engineer Coordinator for several refineries in USA (Valero, Conoco Phillips, Williams, NCRA and Sinclair) and foreign countries (Russia, South America, Africa). Vibration and Oil Analysis for the Main Rotating Equipment. Expertise in FEA. Material Metallurgic selection. Engineering and Design for review Impellers and Mechanical Seals for Pumps and Gas Compressors. Some expertise in Electrical Engineering Design up to Dry Transformers type selection, Switch Disconnect, Electrical Motors, HMI and some PLC

Experience with ASME Sect. VIII Div 1 & 2, ASME Section 1, ANSI / ASME B31.1 and B31.3, B31.4; B31.8. ASME-STS Responsibilities in personal supervision and evaluations. Pig Launcher and Receiving Static Equipment Maintenance Reliability API-579 Fitness for Service as Tanks. Welding for Pressure Vessels according ASME BPVC.IX

Pressure Vessels, Cooling Towers, Piping, and Process Heat Exchangers for reformers, Air cooled exchangers, and Reactors FCC Projects Budget Control. Mechanical (Rotating and Fixed Equipment installation, Piping & Boilers Installation). Steel Structure Installation and General Construction, schedules review, Engineering and design for applications using Codes as API 510/579/617/570/580/650/653/672 ASCE, UBC, & IBC. Field construction and Shop Vessel fabrication, Power Turbines Main Gas Compressors, Expertise with HAZOP, PHA, HAZID Ammonia System for Heaters Process and Utilities Area, Inspection and repair, Heat Exchangers, Pressure Vessels, Great expertise as Piping Engineering for Oil & Gas Piping systems. Process Equipment field refinery service.

Develop engineering assistance for emergencies maintenance and repair, Strong Welding Engineering Inspection and Test. Great expertise in Material Handling Equipment and development

EDUCATION:

BS Mechanical Engineering, 3.9 GPA, Eastern University, Venezuela

BS Civil Engineering, 3.8 GPA, University Institute Polytechnic, Venezuela

MS Civil Engineering 4.0 La Salle University Illinois USA.

Lead Sr. Mechanical Reliability Engineer

OCI-Methanol plant Netherland Texas from 09/2024 to present

Engineering and design review CSR suction for fire heater evaluate the roof for suction 0.36 psig negative pressure review roof beams reinforced.

Engineering and review for Piping stress analysis for the main three Hydrogen reformers.

Prepare action plan to repair a waste heat boiler, support, and welding repair for the Kettle Cone Erosion Zone.

Special material selection for primary reformer HK-40 and P-22.

Prepare several engineering packages for capital projects during 2025 turnaround.

Project design reliability programs, as corrosion under insulation (CUI) for the entire plant.

Engineering review nozzles loads verification and vessels structural integrity.

Air-cooled engineering PVELITE calculation.

Design and engineering for Structural modules for several oil and gas planta here in Texas and California

oManufactory structural for piping and heavy equipment

oPrepare structural design for pins and supports for several parts to verify OSHA complaints

oPrepare more than one hundred thirty modules structural engineering using STAAD-PRO to fabricate and assembly in field.

oCorrosion Monitoring for all the Static equipment (vessels, piping, reactors, and columns)

oCoordinate all the structural and mechanical part for pipeline projects.

oDefine piping loads and verify pipe support distance and deflection for big size elements.

oEngineering and design for lifting lugs.

oEngineering and design for welding and assembly modules.

Coordinate mechanical discipline for main structural piping support and pipe rack.

Prepare and review client Seismic (IBC) report and verify the conditions for the structural calculation.

Verify model 3D Navisworks details engineering for gussets and supports.

Engineering and design structural for building and verify load for trusses and mechanical supports.

Prepare tasks for the turnaround, expertise in reformer, heater, SCR reliability

Lead Sr. Mechanical Engineer

HATCH Houston Texas - from 04/2022 to 2024

Assigned to as Senior Lead Mechanical Engineer to Project Delivery Group

Preparing Mechanical Scope work for engineering hours, basic engineering,

deliverables list, schedule for the below Mechanical projects

1.Piping Lines and engineering review for Atlas Sand Dredge Mechanical Structural Mechanical refurbish

2.Arcelor-Mittal engineering and design and engineering for Briquettes fines collection

a.Engineering and deseing for CB-23 Briquetting Chute.

3.Quantum-Scape project batteries recovery system, Mechanical P&ID review.

4.Hydromet prepare equipment-engineering design for Heat Exchangers, Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers, Columns, Reactors and Pressure Vessels, putting together a bid tab analysis from several Vendors list and engineering man hours.

5.ALEON main project Electric Arc Furnace responsible for the mechanical engineering.

Estimate man-hours. Prepare Equipment List, Basic Engineering,

Prepare Piping Specifications, Heat exchangers, Engineering and Design using COMPRESS for Heat Exchangers, Pressure Vessels, write technical specifications, and welding procedures according the code. NDT Specifications for the equipment, Pressure Vessel Cladding engineering and design. Furnaces, Combustion Chambers, Reformers, and Air Cooled Heat Exchangers. Coordination EPCM contractors with client,

Sr. Coordinator Mechanical Engineer Piping Equipment

GCGV-EXXON-MOBIL-SABIC – Brand New Plant - Gregory Texas - from 05/2020 to 12/2022

Perform equipment engineering design evaluations for the MEG and PE Units, Piping and pipeline engineering for process and equipment. Develop a variety of engineering check and study for Heat Exchangers and Pressure Vessels, Start up

Recommend modifications to development and design to improve quality of products and/or procedures.

Provide inspection-engineering expertise in support of the design, construction, commissioning, start-up, and operations of the ExxonMobil-SABIC Chemical Manufacturing Complex. -Provide subject matter expertise for mechanical integrity of static (fixed) equipment.

Designing and analysis of pressurized equipment such as furnaces, boilers, heat exchangers, and piping, subject to high temperature.

Piping engineering supervision for the new modification in Startup plant.

Pipeline Natural Gas support and evaluation, Metering System Gas Trane

Lead Coordination and reviewing customer technical requirements and specifications and incorporating into project designs.

Preparing technical specifications and conduct bid tab reviews.

Modeling complex, high temperature piping systems for flexibility and Code compliance considerations using commercially available software.

Management and providing operating plant support for the Process Gas Pipelines business.

This support requires interacting with Operations personnel to solve plant problems with equipment, piping and refractory.

Investigate causes of equipment failure. Review with COMPRESS and develop repair methods and design changes to improve equipment reliability.

Travel to supplier shops and operating plant sites both domestically and internationally is required.

Coordinate daily meetings for the MEG and PE Units

Sr. Mechanical Static (TA-3) Pressure Equipment Integrity Shell Deer Park from 10-2017 to 2020

Utility engineering support with Preventive Maintenance Programs for all the rotating equipment and reliability and technical support in pressure equipment, engineering support for three major projects in Geismar Plant (EO4 / AO4 / and Motiva Flare Vapor Recovery plant for in Baton Rouge LA. The role works closely in a team environment with Project Managers, Contract Engineering. Engineers/Inspectors/Corrosion & Materials Engineers and other refinery support staff in Capital Projects, Coordinate Mechanical Engineering for Static Equipment from Jacobs Engineering, review and evaluate FEED, EPC and Inspection. Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)

Providing CMRP for the equipment integrity technical assurance for refinery rotating and static equipment including Pumps, Compressors, Steam Turbines, Pressure vessels, heat exchangers, tanks, relief devices, and piping systems.

Assuring that pressure equipment, rotating, and piping flow calculation designed and fabricated in a manner that provides pressure integrity and reliability update in SAP. Review and requesting quality control to Sub-Contractors Shop Fabricators.

Understanding current operating conditions and long-term equipment, material, CUI, insulation, integrity concerns in order to meet Reliability, and HSE company goals.

Management and Leadership Coordination Pipelines Engineering and Design using AFT Fathom is fluid dynamic simulation software for engineers, used to calculate pressure drop and flow distribution in liquid and low velocity gas piping and ducting systems

Assuring Life Data Analysis and Spare Parts Central Control, equipment regulatory requirements and applicable industry and company codes, standards, and recommended practices, for Ammonia System HSE Deluge System

Advising/directing pressure equipment design.

Reviewing equipment rating calculations, design drawings, pipe stress analysis and equipment data sheets to evaluate Nozzles Load for the Rotating Equipment

Providing field/fab shop support during construction of pressure equipment, piping etc...

Developing capital project work scope for Gas Pipeline new and old replacement also pressure equipment replacement or metallurgy upgrade.

Working with Capital Project inspectors to develop Lean Manufacturing Tools for improve field installation inspection requirements.

Participating in the planning of the Projects departmental activities, development and execution of department goals, and the development, review, and updating of department procedures and instructions.

This role supports a variety of mechanical systems including Pumps Compressors, reactor internal design, project support, and support to mechanical designs associated with a variety of process equipment storage tanks, etc.

Complete Material Selection Worksheet MSW’s to assure it meets technical requirements and DEPS; EGGS & Local STDS coordinate a review and approval meeting with assigned Unit CME for approvals.

Complete DEPS Selection checklist and SHALL [PS] statement selection for assigned projects.

Attend all MOC meetings and provide TA-3 approval or have a TA-3 sign for approval

Review BOD/BDEP with PEI Unit support Engineer.

FCC reliability project engineering and design review, 2021

C3+PENCHEM-OP2 AND OP3 large project cover sphere, pressure vessel and heat exchangers 2021.

Coker Constraint improvement a complete success as a project we manage from the start until finish last year 2019 main turnaround, did cover major AHX Coolers, major process piping development and shop inspection.

Engineering and review special projects for Refinery and Chemical Plants.

oSulfur Tank

oAlky Tank

oMain piping and Hot Tap engineering calculation

Conduct a review line list, tie-in, and P&ID redline and have PEI Unit Support Engineer conduct review and approval. Welding procedure API code

Review IFA / IFI general packages from engineering firm (Worley, Jacobs, Remosa)

Have Sign off Touchpoints with PEI Unit Support: 1) BOD/BDEP, 2.) MOC, and 3.) IFA

Address all PEI Project Process Deliverables as listed.

Project Control and engineering management using COMPRESS software for engineering in Static Equipment pressure vessels, Radial Heat Exchangers, columns, tanks, Heater, Cryogenic and Cold Box Engineering heat Exchanger, Furnaces and Piping Systems.

Sr. Lead Mechanical Engineering Reliability Flint Hills & Westlake-Petrochemical TECHNIP-PT 03/2012 to 10/2016.

Experience using and integrating predictive and preventive maintenance tools, technologies, and practices with Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Rotating Equipment as Compressors, Pumps)

Provide and coordinate Change Orders, Review data sheets for Towers and Drums and general equipment Prepared maintenance KPIs

To reduce unexpected downtime by 25% over the next ten months.

Improve labor time for scheduled maintenance tasks by 15% in four months.

Reduce energy consumption by 12% by the end of year.

Achieve 98% inventory accuracy levels in fourth months.

Coordinate and review Package Equipment, to avoid Bottle Neck create data for reliability maintenance programs

Study economic way to keep the cost for the client low and coordinate the main schedule for the main shut down for the plant and meets the starting main modifications during operation and shutdown.

Technical Bid Evaluation (TBE) Schedule FEED s.

Coordinate package review for the client (WL) to review and get resolve issues from the meetings.

Provide weekly schedule about alignment with Purchasing for the Pipeline FEED packages for final review from client.

Prepare HSE document for new equipment or packages for critical parts in the plant.

Coordinate the Technical Bid Evaluation with Procurement Area to respond and provide clarifications for major Long Lead Items equipment exceptions / modifications.

Prepare Maintenance Programs for Static Equipment and Reliability Engineering for Tanks, Pressure Vessels, and Heat Exchangers, preparing document for technical packages.

Provide RTS cost codes and schedule time. Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)

Pre-treated FCC Feed, Ethylene Cracker Feed

DHT (Distillate Hydrotreater) – Provide support for refinery processing unit that has the purpose of removing sulfur from distillate. Distillate includes diesel fuel, jet fuel and gas oil (Koch-At Corpus Christi)

Software packages: Microsoft Project, Compress, Caesar II, Heat Exchanger. MS Word, Excel

Responsible for the general coordination for PDVSA Venezuela Offshore platform located in the sea outside of Sucre State in Cumana Venezuela. Responsible for the engineering team PDVSA and Technip offices, evaluation of Mechanical Packages, Jackets, Structural packages, Gas Separators, Electrical Generators, and Power Turbines for the Topside Offshore Platform.

In addition, Pressure Vessels, Pedestal Cranes, Heat Exchangers, Rotating Equipment, Piping Lines, Pig Launchers, Model review, P&ID review, Review mechanical PDVSA Standards vs. USA

Evaluation and coordination for the mechanical equipment suppliers. The mechanical engineering component comprises static mechanical (vessels and tanks), layout and piping, and materials. HSE Coordination for the common parts for the Dragon Patao wells.

Schedule control and deliverables coordination, Offshore Platform Model Review.

HAZOP coordination and PDVSA Offshore Platform Risk Register (Action Items) and the resolution.

Topside and Jackets Detail Engineering Structural Engineering Design reviewing the details and final design for the platform. Developed new ways to solve bottle neck and operations alternatives in the final design of the Flare System.

Lead Sr. Mechanical Reliability Utility Engineer for Atlantic LNG Houston Texas (Contract) (From 09/2011 to 03/2012) Atlantic LNG.

Prepared evaluations using Data Vibration Analysis (HK-40 Bently Nevada) Probes for Mills & Inch/Sec Lead and Mechanical Engineer responsible for all the Rotating Equipment mechanical management of four LNG/ Trains in Trinidad & Tobago working.

Job scope cover maintenance reliability engineering for Flash Liquid Expander (FLE) Vessels, Vapor Recovery System for the Jetties, Supply Subsea Gas Lines, Pig System, Slug Catcher and Heat Exchangers, Rotating Equipment, Piping Lines, Pig Launchers, Model review, PI&D review, and Material Selection Diagram.

Assurance of the commercial and administrative mechanical engineering component for pumps, reciprocating compressor, industrial boiler fan Incinerators units. The mechanical engineering component comprises static mechanical (vessels, piping, pumps, and tanks), layout and piping, and materials.

Responsibilities.

Engineering design for Equipment Packages as Acid Gas Incinerator, Dehydrator and review all the mechanical scope of work released from BECHTEL

Responsible for ensuring Engineering resource and competency requirements are met

Provide Engineering Discipline Technical support to the FEED projects (Mole Sieve Separator, Dehydrators, Acid Gas Incinerator, Piping and Slug Catcher.

Heat Exchangers and Pressure Vessels engineering design using COMPRESS.

NDT and material technical specifications for shop construction.

Structural design and review, prepare schedule

Engineering scope definitions for Major maintenance, Shutdown Maintenance and Management of Change definitions.

Defining the scope of strategic work for the development of the budget.

Development and alignment of Engineering Standards and maintenance strategies for all the rotating equipment, main LNG compressors, gas turbines, and pumps

Responsible for Maintenance and Reliability Engineering business improvement opportunities as:

Flash Liquid Expander, Evaluation with several suppliers.

Provide Maintenance to the Ammonia refrigeration systems with 10,000 pounds (approximately 2000 gallons) or more of ammonia are a covered process subject to the requirements of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management (PSM) Standard (29 CFR 1940.119)

Prepared Cold Box review action plan to make sure the unit will work and get the power required for the Train. Heat Exchangers review for the process

Improved the NGL system for Slug Catcher Areas and the entire process and recovery system.

The entire above actions plan is major Capital Investment Projects for Atlantic with my skill for the support and responsibilities.

Prepare P&ID and design sketch for the units that require maintenance

Review BECHTEL Bid Tabs and provide comments. Review project man hours estimate

Gas Pipeline Main Project Atlantic LNG plant and mechanical inspection. Refurbish of the Acid Gas Units, Dehydrators and Heaters.

Prepare layout and structural sketch for Flash Liquid Expander study, review vendor technical proposal and presentation.

Software applications: FEA, Microsoft Project, Compress, Caesar II, Heat Exchanger. MS Word, Excel

SKILLS:

Award for Dirt Control Air Quality achievement from the Mitsubishi Management Director

Six Sigma Green Belt, RED X certification equivalent to Six Sigma Black Belt Process Gas Plant Management training HANOVER Operations. Expertise in Main LNG and H2 Mechanical Packages with Compressors Stations Skid Mounted.

Certificate American Management Association (AMA), & PMP

Excellent expertise in Tooling for Engine and Process Parts Assembly. Pipeline Engineering and Management Expertise in NDT for Compressors, Pumps and Special Heater Fans (NDT Spot Check, Ink/Test, Ultrasonic, Metallurgy Material Control. Test Welding Process, Root Cause Analysis). Gas Power and Steam Turbines, HRSG Detail Inspections

Expert in Tooling Engineering and Design for Compressors, Impellers, Pumps and Shafts

Packages Computer Software for: COMPRESS, RISA, HTRI, ANSYS, CREO, AUTO-CAD STAAD Structural Engineering Packages, MAT3D, ALLPILE, Great expertise as Piping Engineer in Pipelines and Process Piping for the Oil & Gas Industry, CAESAR II, Piping Support and Special Foundation for heavy duty reactors, CATIA, Auto Pipe, FEMI, PipeNet software FE PIPE & ULTRA PIPE, FEA & Great Designer Skills

Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP) & CMM & Reliability Engineering Programs for Static Equipment, API-579 Fitness for Services, RCM; PDM & PM Predictive & Preventive Maintenance. Maintenance KPIs

Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), PMO, Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA). Expertise in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Motor Selection, Switch Disconnect, some PLC and HMI systems, Vessel/Offshore Unit to check certification of equipment is the technical review. This involves the review of drawings and documents to ABS Rules

Codes as API 510/579/617/570/580/650/653/672 General Coordinator to prepare Templates, Equipment History and Follow-up. PHA / MOC / HAZOP / HAZIP, CMM & Maintenance through Oil Analysis certification.

Rotating Equipment Vibration Control, Bearing, Oil Life and Temperature analysis

Level four Maintenance Manager Supervisor (Eng. College). Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA) Chemical Process background for Oil Industry, Heavy Oil / H2 / Water Process. (ORIMULSION). Crane Calculations (410) Book very well expertise using and apply to the process and industry.

Confine Space Special Training for Refineries (Valero, Sinclair & Conoc0-Phillips)

Finite Element FEA applications, SPC / GD&T Pro-Engineer Solidworks & Auto CAD 2007.

Professional Registration:

Currently requesting Texas PE Registration (PE-A1009787)

ASME member # 4848297

ASHRAE member # 5117853, BOCA, IBC

ASCE, NACE. DNV STANDARD FOR CERTIFICATION No. 2.7-2

FEMA Badge DHS

NFPA member # A-316********

USA Citizen

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