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Senior Electrical Engineer - Power Plant & Project Manager

Location:
Oceanside, CA
Posted:
May 24, 2026

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Name: José Daniel Zepeda

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Address: **** *** **. *********, ** Tel.: +(740) 9000 5887Mobile

E-mail: ********@*****.*** or ********@*****.***

Summary

Electrical Engineer graduated at University of El Salvador, over 45 year of experience in Mechanical, Electrical and Civil for Electric Generation Power Plants and substations. 30 years working for the electric utility in O&M, Gas turbines erection as a Supervisor and Constructor, O&M of Geothermal, Gas and Hydroelectric Power Plants, Managing Construction, O & M of Diesel Engines facilities, Cement Plant erection and production. University Professor at Engineering School and advisor for several graduations research projects. Advisor for different brands Diesel Engines Mechanic and Electric Installation. Award Hipólito Murillo 1989 "The Engineer of the Year".

Experience

From To Company Position Customer Project Description Land of Project

04/21 12/24 The Home

Depot

Electrical

Associa

Different Electrical Associated California,

USA

07/19 05/21 Industrial

Services

Legal

Representative

Different Different

Constructions

Different

09/10 06/19 LAGEO Project

Manager

Assistant

Geothermal

LaGeo

Geothermal projects

development, control

& follow up

El Salvador

08/09 09/10 MONELCA Different

Positions

Fuel Oil

Tanking

Pipes and Tanks

farm construction at

Fuel Oil Terminal

El Salvador,

Guatemala,

Panama

11/08 05/09 Lafarge

Ecuador

Project

Supervisor

Cementos

Selva Alegre

Generation power

plant expansion, 3

Pielstick

7 MW e.a.

Ecuador

10/04 Present LAFARGE.

Cementos

del sur

Maintenance

Manager

CESUR Responsible

for electrical

and

mechanical

San Lorenzo,

Honduras

01/04 10/04 CEMAR

S.A.

Technical

Department

Manager

CEMENTO

UNO

Responsible for

Engineering

department for

improvement

San Lorenzo,

Honduras

08/02 12/03 CEMAR

S.A.

Site Plant

Manager

CEMAR Cement plant

Supervision for

erection. Managing

the supervision team

for

Civil, Structural,

Mechanic and

San Lorenzo

Honduras

01/02 08/02 Eléctrica y

Mecánica

Project

Manager

Mitsubishi

Heavy

Industries

Rehabilitation and

Updated of 3X30

MW Ahuachapán

Geothermal Power

Plant. Electrical,

El Salvador

Mechanical and

Instrumentation

Works. DCS

installation for units 1

& 3. DEH for

06/00 12/01 Harza

Engineering

Co.

Supervisor

Manager

CEL

MONELCA

Rehabilitation and

expansion of the

115

KV

El Salvador

12/99 06/00 Ferro -

Mecánica

Electric

Superint.

SIEMENS -

TELECOM

Sub-contract for

installation of

Fiber Optic cable.

El Salvador

02/99 11/99 Prinel Project

Construction

Manager

Constellatio

n

Power

Mechanical, Electrical

and Civil Installation

of

5 Mw Wartsila

Diesel Engine,

4x18V46. 5th Engine

Escuintla,

Guatemala

08/98 02/99 Coastal

Power

O&M

Manager

Tipitapa

Power Plant

O&M Manager.

5X18V32 Wartsila

Engines.

Tipitapa,

Nicaragua

09/97 11/97 Coastal

Power

Operations

Manager

CEPP Operations Manager.

12X18V32

Wartsila Diesel Engines

Dominican

Republic

02/95 08/98 Coastal

Power

Maintenance

Manager

Nejapa

Power Plant

Maintenance

responsible

for

27x18V32 Wartsila

El Salvador

01/95 02/95 PRINEL Site

Construction

Manager

Coastal

Power

Mechanic installation

for 17X18V32

Wartsila Diesel

El Salvador

01/94 12/94 GETSCO

MONELCA

General

Electric

Site Engineer CEL Working for General

Electric,

Rehabilitation project

of 3 Gas

Turbines G.E.

Upgrading 2X18.5

El Salvador

07/93 12/93 Schrader

Camargo.

Colombia

Field

Construction

Engineer

CEL Project 110 MW

Combined Cycle.

Project consisting

in

2X37.5 F6 and 1X82.5

F7 G.E. Gas turbines,

3X115Kv + 1X46Kv

El Salvador

08/89 06/93 CEL Generation

General

Manager

(CCO)

CEL Oversee O&M of

CEL`s Hydroelectric,

thermoelectric and

Geothermal Generation

System. (Over 1,000

MW)

El Salvador

05/89 08/89 CEL Plant

Manager

Responsible for

O&M of

Ahuachapán

Geothermal Power

El Salvador

07/85 04/89 CEL Plant

Manager

CEL Responsible for

Managing, O&M of

Cerrón Grande

Hydroelectric Power

Plant. 2X73 MW

El Salvador

01/84 06/85 CEL Site Engineer CEL,

Soyapango.

Supervision for erection

of 1X22Mw Frame 7

Gas Turbine, and O&M

for Hitachi Gas

Turbines

El Salvador

01/83 12/83 AUTO

CONSA

Technical

Manager

ANDA Project North Zone.

Water supply.

Responsible for

erection of 7X23 kV

Substations and control

systems.

El Salvador

09/69 12/82 CEL Operator CEL,

Acajutla

Operation and

Maintenance of

different Steam and

Gas Turbines.

El Salvador

Languages

Native Fluent Proficient Basic

Spanish X

English X

Training and Academic Programmed

CEAC-NORDEL course for Gas and Steam Turbines Upgrades

Hydroelectric power plant O&M management

Human Resources administration courses

Business Administration courses

Computer applications courses

O&M training for Wartsila Diesel Engines V32, V38 and V46.

Courses and seminars for Gas Turbines Speed Tronic controls and Fuel Regulators.

Electric Substations commissioning

Cement managing.

ISO 9000

Qualifications achieved

Electrical Engineer, University of El Salvador, 1982

Business Administration post grade. UAMI, México D.F. 1989

Master in Business administration attended. 1996-97 Licenses and Membership of professional bodies

IEEE 1992 section chairman, El Salvador

IEEE member

ISO 9001-2000 Certified auditor

Geothermal association member

Metropolitan autonomous University Istapalapa



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