Project Manager

Miguel E. Machado H.

***** *.*. **** **, Miami, Florida 33178

Phone: 305-***-****; Cell: 786-***-****

Email: ****************.*************@*****.***

Process/ Project Engineer ~ Operation Manager

Oil and Energy ~ Chemical~ Petrochemicals~ Manufacturing Industry

Profile Highlights

A significant experience in Process/Project engineering, operations and construction of chemical/petrochemical plants and mineral processing plants. Expertise in process design, optimization, equipment troubleshooting, equipment upgrading, planning, operation, and management of chemical plants, and complex/sophisticated projects. Experience in full scope of project definition and development (FEL), EPC execution, start-up and operation, particularly for chemical and petrochemical projects. Detail-Oriented engineering professional. Capable of providing, technical input and support, in diverse engineering design disciplines and project activities. Knowledgeable in quality control techniques and their application in the construction industries. Record of, consistent profit contributions in chemical plant operations ( sulfuric acid, N.P.K., Ammonia, Urea). Managed medium lump sum turn key projects (TIC $ 60 million), including 2 construction sites, engineering offices and major EPC contractors. Understand cost impact and precise objectives relating to engineering processes.

Personal Summary

• Extensive technical knowledge obtained through years working on chemical and petrochemical plants.

• Experience in application of Global Project Methodology and Global Maintenance Management Programs.

• Demonstrated ability to provide the highest standard of business excellence, Quality Assurance and Client satisfaction, while driving projects.

• Excellent experience in developing and implementing corporate programs, including those that must comply with Corporate, state and/or federal agency guidelines, and regulations.

• Team builder and leader, effective communicator at all levels with valuable depth of experience covering all facts of production and engineering operations, P&L, management and strategic business planning.

• Highly proficient in negotiating in all levels and establishing rapport with: manager peers and subordinates, to proactively deliver solutions.

• Assertive written communication skills, with experience writing technical manuals and operational procedure, recommendation and delivering presentations at executive levels.

• Demonstrated ability to gain trust of production staff and drive all level to maximum productivity.

• Knowledge of construction and general chemical plant safety requirements.

• Extensive International experience in Middle East, Africa and USA in the last three years.

Career Work Experience

09/2007 to Present

INNOVIDA GROUP OF COMPANIES, INC. (www.InnoVida.com)

Project Manager/Chief Industrial Officer

• Design, build and start up-four new factories in USA and Internationally (United Arab Emirates, Sultanate of Oman, Angola).

• Meet with government agencies pertaining to Safety, Health and Environmental issues, ensuring that production facilities are designed for safe operation and environmental guidelines.

• Specified/approved construction documents/drawing and utilities (electrical, compressed air, water) requirements. Review, coordinate and direct projects, making detailed plans to accomplish goals and direct the integration of technical activities.

• Discuss projects specifications and procedures with project key stakeholders.

• Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for technical work performed on projects.

• Prepare budgets, bid process and contract negotiations.

• Review and recommends the contracts approvals and cost estimates. Negotiate with vendors to obtain competitive quotes, determine most effective equipment and ensure timely delivery and installation.

• Provide required status reports to upper management and prepare and present oral and written technical reports.

• Interface with the design disciplines and engineering contractor to facilitate the completion of engineering of the new Continuous Production Lines

• Responsible of all new raw materials testing

• Serve as a manufacturing representative on InnoVida Microsoft NAV MRP system team.

• Standardization of product lines processes and worldwide operations, involving 200+ employees, with budgets exceeding 50+ millions.

05/2006 to 09/2007

PETROQUIMICA DE VENEZUELA S.A.-Complejo Morón-Venezuela. (www.pequiven.com)

Maintenance Manager

PEQUIVEN S.A. is the state owned petrochemical company in Venezuela. PEQUIVEN S.A is a subsidiary of PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA (PDVSA) one of the Fortune 500 Global Companies.

• Direct a $ 75 million Maintenance Department budget and cross-functional team of 275+ skilled workers, supporting the 24/7/365 operations, in 10 chemical plants.

• Review the SOP, Preventive/Predictive Maintenance Plans and the subsequent revisions, submitted by 7 superintendents. Monitor plant maintenance activities by reviewing Daily Operations Morning Reports and daily direct report from superintendent. Monitor TPM plans engaging all levels and function in the Maintenance and Production organizations in order to maximize plants OEE

• Proactively develop and review the organization for all Complex maintenance and interviews candidates to fill the proper positions. Review goal/target performance, quarterly, and provide and appraisal for each salaried of maintenance employee, yearly.

• Responsible for manage of two major plants Turnarounds, with adherence to PDVSA-TOTAL ASSET MANAGEMENT- TURNAROUND MANAGEMENT PROCESS, in order to achieve key performance expectations, such as: Completion of identified job on schedule, spending plan met and not recordable injuries or environmental spills.

• Lead $36.2 million 2007 Ammonia-Urea plants turnaround, monitoring 45+ contractors and 2000+ workers, in order to ensure the completion of identified job. Turnaround finished on budget and begins manufacture 5 days behind the original schedule of 60 days.

• Lead $11.2 million 2006 Phosphoric Acid- DAP and bagging plants turnaround.

• Boosted Ammonia-Urea OEE to more than 92%, after 2007 turnaround.

• Attend Incident and Accident Investigations Meetings to determine the root-cause of accidents and incidents.

12/2003 to 05/2006

Project Leader

• Perform all the Front End Loading FEL (Pre-Project Planning) efforts, all the strategic information for project Stakeholders to address risk and decide to commit resources of Complejo Petroquimico Moron (CPM) Expansion Project with adherence to PDVSA-GGPIC (Guia General de Proyectos de Inversion de Capital) and ENGINEERING DESIGN MANUALS,. Primary duties are to ensure that project is efficiently engineered, designed, procured against scope, standards, budget, and schedule. The project include four world scale plants (Ammonia, Urea, Sulphuric Acid, Phosphoric Acid and DAP). Project total cost $ 650 million.

• Coordinate the development of the CPM Expansion Project Chapter and obtaining the appropriate funding. This include the proposal write-up, justification, cost estimates, PEP, technology survey and evaluation, process selection, general specifications, basic engineering and overall project schedules of: Ammonia-Urea, DAP, Phosphoric Acid and Sulphuric Acid plants. Completion of FEL design package and obtain project authorization.

• Prepare Instruction to Bidders (I.T.B) for the new Ammonia-Urea and Sulphuric Acid projects. Coordinate Engineering and Operations Departments requirements. Coordinate and approve all the project documents deliverable, in order to ensure the final design conformed PEQUIVEN expectation and industry quality standards.

• Select Licensors and top Industrial process/petrochemical EPC firm, qualified to bid and coordinate with them, during the bidding process. Provided technical expertise in the design, contract development/bidding and construction phase of the project. Coordinate site visits, interpreted bid specifications, explain site specific security and safety regulation. Perform bid analysis for complex service contracts.

• Upgrade the Partially Acidulated Phosphate Rock (PAPR) plant into Di-ammonium (DAP) plant. Responsible for manage all phase of projects including: Scope definition, design, cost estimation, procurement, contractor supervision, new equipment installation and start up. Project Total investment cost $ 2 million.

06/2001 to 10/2003

DERIVADOS PLASTICOS S.A.-Valencia-Venezuela.

DP is the Biggest PVC pipe manufacturers in Venezuela, for over 40 years with 200 employees and 300,000 square feet of manufacturing space.

Production Manager

Manage the Production Dept., 24/5, with a production capacity of 1500 MTPM of PVC products, reporting to the General Manager – Serve as a manufacturing representative on capital projects. Execute the installation, commissioning and start-up on $ 1.2 MM new 40” PVC pipe production line project. Project includes equipments such as: CINCINNATI TITAN 92 extruder, moulds, auxiliary equipment, cooling tower and sedimentation basin – Review existing designs manuals and SOP, recommending modifications to improve yield, capacity, product quality or environmental performance – Develop a technical manual or procedure in order to design and install underground P.V.C solid wall sewer pipe (15” to 40” diameter). Design elastomeric seals (gaskets) for joining 32” and 40” diameter P.V.C pipe – As part of Lean Manufacturing initiatives, conduct time and labor studies, post work standard and train new employees to increase product throughput. – Negotiate with vendors to obtain competitive quotes, determine cost effective equipment and ensure timely delivery of raw materials and/or equipment – Lead the company Quality Control information system ISO 9000-2000 – Propose capital improvement projects for upcoming years.

09/1987 to 05/2001

MINERAINCA C.A. - Puerto Cabello-Venezuela.

Mineral processing plant. Manufactures non-metallic filler to the: Paint, Plastic and Rubber industry in Venezuela.

Production Manager - Co-founder

Manage all project phases including: Defining Scope, design, cost estimation, procurement, installation and start up of a mineral processing plant in Puerto Cabello-Venezuela – Provide technical assistance to Operation Dept and troubleshoot process equipment. Develop product specifications and standardized production, according to A.S.T.M, to 250 industrial clients – Provide technical service and development to the Sales Dep., in order to provide the technological ammunition to sell the line of products – Develop new applications of industrial minerals, as anti caking agent for fertilizer and drilling fluid fillers, to Pequiven and PDVSA.

9/1982 to 9/1987

PETROQUIMICA DE VENEZUELA S.A.-Complejo Morón-Venezuela. (www.pequiven.com)

Process Engineer

PEQUIVEN S.A. is the state owned petrochemical company in Venezuela. PEQUIVEN S.A is a subsidiary of PETROLEOS DE VENEZUELA (PDVSA) one of the Fortune 500 Global Companies.

Responsible for troubleshooting of chemical equipment and interface with Operations Dept., to provide technical support and recommend methods and improvements, to eliminate product quality and processes problems –- Perform feasibility and conceptual studies, basic and detail process design, equipment performance evaluation and improvement, on different chemical plants such as Sulphuric Acid, Phosphoric Acid, Ammonium Sulphate, NPK fertilizer and Ammonia, to improve performance and reliability. -- Dedicate to operate, control and optimize a 240,000 MTPY Monsanto Sulphuric Acid (SA) plant. Start as process engineer and promote to Plant Manager one year after - Upgrade the sulphur burner, drying and absorption towers at SA plant. Introduce 16 procedures and design modifications, ensuring that modifications are documented’ as part of the PSM “Management of Changes”, keeping the safety level of the plant. – Update the SA operational manual -- Involve in all phase of the new 321,000 MTPY Sulphuric Acid project, from feasibility studies (business planning), alternative analysis, Front End Engineering, Project Execution and Start Up – Member of the Ammonia Plant Automation and TPM continuous improvement teams – 80,000 MTPY Phosphoric acid plant revamp Project Team member

Education

Universidad Simon Bolivar, Caracas, Venezuela.

Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, April, 1981 Memberships

• Project Management Institute (PMI).

• American Institute o Chemical Engineers (AICHE)

• Federation of Societies for Coatings Technology.

Professional Training

Certified Project Management Professional, PDVSA Contract Management,

GGIPC Best Practices, Contract Administration Workshop, CIED Front End

Loading Workshop, Turnaround Management Seminar, VIP Practices, RCA,

Project Management, Total Productive Maintenance, Microsoft NAV systems,

EPC Lump Sum Projects, Professional Certifications

• Registered Professional Engineer N- 30259, Colegio de Ingenieros de Venezuela.

Skills and Abilities

• Bilingual - Excellent written and oral communication skills in English and Spanish, including presentation and report writing.

• Strong time management and organizational skills.

• Strong attention to detail.

• Team player. Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.

• Proficient with MS Office Word, Excel, Project, PowerPoint, Outlook, with strong computer organizational skills.

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Additional Data

• U.S.A permanent resident.

• United Arabs Emirates working visa.

• Willing to relocate (domestically or internationally).

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