Experienced Rotating Equipment Engineer looking for overseas assignmen
Resume:
Antonio Gomez
**** ***** **** *******, ** ***** USA
*******.*****@****.*** ; ********@*******.***
Masters of Business Administration (Executive MBA), May 2009
Rice University - Houston, Texas, USA
Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, May 2003
The University of Texas - Austin, Texas, USA
Associate of Science, Aircraft Systems Maintenance Technology, December 1997
Community College of the Air Force
Experience
2007 – Pres Celanese, Senior Reliability Engineer (Rotating Equipment)
Technical Skills
• Provides engineering support at the Clear Lake Chemical Plant (Houston, Texas, USA), including the following: Steam generation (boiler feedwater and chemical injection pumps, forced draft fans), instrument air/service air/recycle gas centrifugal compressors, flash gas reciprocating compressor, firewater, effluent treatment plant, etc.
• Conducts re-rates, performs RCFAs (Root Cause Failure Analysis), determines equipment PM and lubrication requirements, provides technical recommendations, and implements solutions involving: pumps (centrifugal, canned-motor, low flow-high head, diaphragm, plunger, positive displacement, multi-stage, vertical-turbine), reciprocating and centrifugal compressors, general purpose steam turbines, sealing and lube systems, and mixers.
• Experienced in gathering and interpreting vibration monitoring data to predict and prevent equipment failures.
• Monitors the performance and mechanical condition of reciprocating compressors through PV diagrams, valve temperature, and rod load curve analysis.
• Knowledgeable in the application, as well as the hands-on operation and maintenance, of different types of rotating equipment.
• Abides by ANSI/API and company design practices to comply with mandated SHE standards.
• Identified cost-savings opportunities related to the operation of the plant instrument air Joy TA-40 HZ centrifugal compressors and Sullair TS-32 wet-screw compressor, representing savings of approx. $100K/year as a result of eliminating unnecessary blow-off, upgrading the dryer system, and improving the responsiveness of the existing controls scheme.
• Promptly recognized resonance and vibration issues on two steam boiler draft fans, preventing unnecessary shutdowns. The proposed short- and long-term recommendations will increase equipment reliability and ensure continuous steam supply to the Clear Lake site (>$250K in savings).
• Significantly improved the reliability and efficiency of a Pennsylvania Class “HOF” reciprocating compressor by upgrading the valves from a ported-plate to a concentric radius ring design.
Project Management Skills
• Manages and oversees the plant-wide, single-vendor, mechanical seal and vibration monitoring contract agreements.
• Provides input to and works with the purchasing, planning, scheduling, stores, and turnaround groups to effectively implement maintenance and reliability strategies.
• Manages projects (design, vendor selection, installation, and start-up phases) involving different types of rotating equipment.
2004 – 2007 ExxonMobil, Plant Engineer (Rotating Equipment)
• Provided day-to-day and long-term engineering support to operating units at the Baton Rouge (Louisiana, USA) Chemical Plant.
• Directly assisted in the overhaul and inspection of a major Ethylene compressor. The tasks performed included: Hot-on/cold-off coupling work, removing and replacing the dual mechanical seals, and performing a visual and dimensional check of the sleeve bearings.
• Successfully led the plant-wide “bad actor resolution” initiative by identifying and eliminating the most unreliable pumps across the entire site, resulting in high-impact monetary savings (>$2M) to the process and maintenance organizations over the next ten years.
• Provided turnaround support in the reconstruction of reciprocating and centrifugal machines, participated in HAZOPs, conducted RCFAs, and led incident investigations.
• Directly participated in the equipment specification and inspection via ITP plans of equipment for the Isopropyl Alcohol Expansion project at the Baton Rouge Chemical Plant.
• Experienced with severe service pump applications, such as: sulfuric acid, high temperature, high vapor pressure, and high D*N numbers.
2003 – 2004 Lockheed Martin, Electrical Subsystems Designer
• Designed and laid out electrical subsystems in the wing and wing-to-body fairing areas of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at the Fort Worth (Texas, USA) Plant.
• Proficient in the use of CATIA V4 software.
• Abided by rigorous design guidelines to accomplish safe and lightweight development of mechanical components.
1999 – 2003 Texas Air National Guard, Aircraft Electro-Environmental Systems Specialist
• Maintained F-16 electrical and mechanical systems, such as: pressurization, lighting, oxygen, fire suppression, brakes, and anti-skid systems.
1995 – 1999 United States Air Force, Aircraft Electro-Environmental Systems Specialist
• While serving on active duty controlled and directed in-shop maintenance of F-117 aircraft antennas and control panels, cryogenic containers, and fire suppression systems.
• Provided maintenance support while deployed to Kuwait in 1998 (Operation Southern Watch).
• Trained and supervised personnel.
• Veteran.
Training/Skills
• Centrifugal Compressor Operation & Maintenance (Dresser-Rand - CSS-105).
• Steam Turbine Operation & Maintenance (Dresser-Rand - STC-225).
• Pump and Mechanical Seal Specialist (Flowserve).
• Sealing Systems (John Crane).
• Introduction to Machinery Vibrations (Vibration Institute).
• Reciprocating Compressor School (Dresser-Rand - RCS-105).
• Machinery Vibration and Rotordynamics Short Course (BPI).
• Zirconium Welding Seminar (ATI Wah Chang).
• Proficient with the use of PI, SAP, CATIA V4, SolidWorks, COSMOS, fluid systems modeling software, Word, Excel, Project, Visio, and PowerPoint.
• Held Department of Defense (DoD) SECRET clearance for a period of eight years.
• Skilled in the use of Six Sigma for improving product quality and customer satisfaction.
• Fluent in Spanish.
Employability U.S. citizen.
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