Jorge Arnao

Specialist E&I, senior engineer

Venezuela

Experience

Nov 2024 - Present
9 months
CW
Remote

Engineering manager

Arnao technical Services

Developing engineering by own efforts for the Endress+Hausser representative, the development of a work package and detailed engineering for the metering system for the supply of HFO and LFO to the Isla Site power plant in Aqualectra, Willemstad, Curaçao.

El Palito, Venezuela

Instrumentation supervisor of Construction. Revamp of EL Palito Refinery. Mechanical completation of the field instrumentation.

CORPOVEN BTX PROJECT. KELLOG-CORPOVEN

  • Instrumentation supervisor of Construction for BTX PROJECT. Revamp of EL Palito Refinery. KELLOG-CORPOVEN.

  • Mechanical completation of the field instrumentation.

  • Field engineering, surveillance and mounting of two units hydrogen compressors, axial type model Nuovo Pignone, other reciprocant type Dresser Rand, loop test and start-up of package equipments, analyzers and control syatems.

Santa Bárbara del Zulia, Venezuela
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CORPOVEN. ACCRO Construction Project Jose Cryogenic and Santa Barbara Gas extraction Plant. NUOVO PIGNONE Compressors

  • ACCRO Construction Project Jose Cryogenic and Santa Barbara Gas extraction Plant.

  • Equipment:

  • NUOVO PIGNONE Compressors.

  • Consortium:

  • CORPOVEN-TECHNIP.

QA/QC Inspector

CORPOVEN. LNG natural gas to Vehicles

  • QA/QC Inspector for LNG natural gas to Vehicles.

  • Project scope:

  • Major project of distribution stations in eastern region.

Develop of detail engineering of the instrumentation

Consortium Grupo AVANZIA – INELECTRA

  • Develop of detail engineering of the instrumentation for Expansion Project of Chemical Storage in the ALTAMIRA terminal of VOPAK.

  • Project details:

  • Adding sixteen API tanks of capacity 2500 m3 each tank.

Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

Development of Telecommunications engineering

DOUWEI Chinese Contractor

  • Development of Telecommunications engineering for 72 Apartments in PDVSA Guaraguao residence field.

  • Tasks:

  • Structured cabling UTP CAT. 6A for LAN network.

  • Fiber optic specifications.

  • Core switch and Ethernet switches specifications.

  • Bases and criteria of design.

  • Raceway route, drafting cad drawing and details of mounting.

  • Services:

  • Voice & Data IP, analogical telephony, CATV and CCTV Telecommunications services.

Barrancabermeja, Colombia

Development of detail engineering for field instrumentation. Enforcement support to Inelectra Colombia center

ECOPETROL HDT-GCB proyect

  • Development of detail engineering for field instrumentation in area 44 and 45 in block 2 of HDT-GCB proyect, Barrancabermeja complex.

  • Enforcement support to Inelectra Colombia center.

Cartagena, Colombia

Review Detail Engineering for Metering skid of Flowmeter Ultrasonic type for transfer custody. Technical reviewing and support

ECOPETROL “Néstor Pineda” marine terminal boarding Cartagena

  • Review Detail Engineering for Metering skid of Flowmeter Ultrasonic type for transfer custody to “Néstor Pineda” marine terminal boarding Cartagena.

  • Tasks:

  • Installing details completion.

  • Material take off.

  • Scope of work.

  • Technical reviewing and support to Inelectra Colombia center.

Preventive Maintenance of Electrical equipment, lighting, panelboards, motors, MCC, electric starters

FERTINITRO Petrochemical complex

  • Preventive Maintenance of Electrical equipment, lighting, panelboards, motors, MCC, electric starters, during emergency maintenance planning of the fertilizer plant FERTINITRO.

  • Plant details:

  • Ammonia and urea plant.

Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

Design of smart and addressable panel with SLC and NAC devices, cabling circuits type A as per NFPA 72. Specifications and

HOTEL BOUTIQUE - CC PUENTE REAL II ETAPA

  • Design of smart and addressable panel with SLC and NAC devices, cabling circuits type A as per NFPA 72 for Fire Detection System for hotel and commercial mall center.

  • Tasks:

  • Specifications and drawing layout.

Cuenca, Spain

Reviewing and completion of the detail engineering for construction and procurement instrumentation scope

INSTRELEC IBERIA / MARA CYP. Venezuelan consulting

  • Reviewing and completion of the detail engineering for construction and procurement instrumentation scope for Bio-fuel plant Melo, Cuenca, Spain.

  • Project:

  • Recovery of oil used.

  • Tasks:

  • ISA forms to data sheet of pressure gauges, thermometer, pressure transmitter, flowmeters, temperature transmitter, control valves.

Caripito Ship Loader Arms, Terminal Port & Pumping Station, Power & Grounding system installation in jetty platform

LAGOVEN

  • Caripito Ship Loader Arms, Terminal Port & Pumping Station, Power & Grounding system installation in jetty platform.

Technical assistance for General Engineering Department, Inspector to development Morichal Field, production facilities up

LAGOVEN

  • Technical assistance for General Engineering Department, Inspector to development Morichal Field, production facilities up streams.
Dominican Republic

Development of engineering to projet Manzanillo Power Land, thermoelectric generation plant

LINDSAY CA / ENERGÍA 2000

  • Development of engineering to projet Manzanillo Power Land, thermoelectric generation plant belonging to the consortium ENERGÍA 2000.

  • Project details:

  • Production capacity of 360 MW+15% (414 MW), operating with Natural Gas.

  • Made up of the combined cycle arrangement SCC6- 8000H Siemens-Energy.

  • Consisting of one (1) SGT6-8000H Gas Turbo Generator plus one (1) SST6- 3000 Steam Turbo Generator.

Punto Fijo, Venezuela

Construction manager team as Electrical & Instrumentation Supervisor. Responsible of scope work of Power, Grounding, Lighting

MARAVEN- KELLOG. PARC Project. Revamping of CARDON Refinery

  • Construction manager team as Electrical & Instrumentation Supervisor for MARAVEN/KELLOG.

  • Responsible of scope work of Power, Grounding, Lighting and Instrumentation contracts for PARC Project. Revamping of CARDON Refinery.

  • Facilities:

  • Mixing on Line of gasoline.

  • Pump stations.

  • Storage tank farm.

  • Shelter`s analyzers.

  • Junction box racks.

  • Substations.

  • Ipp power plant.

  • Liquid sulfur and steam.

  • Colling tower.

  • Loading arms on jetty.

  • Flare sytem.

Caracas, Venezuela

QA/QC Inspection of equipments of Control of Trains and Communications, Automatic Pilot system, Signaling and security between

METRO DE CARACAS

  • QA/QC Inspection of equipments of Control of Trains and Communications, Automatic Pilot system, Signaling and security between trains for Caracas Subway.

  • Technology:

  • French technology.

Detail engineering for LACT unit. Specification for procurement

OPERADORA CERRO NEGR0 OCN

  • Detail engineering for LACT unit.

  • Lease Automatic Custody transfer of diluents by OCN.

  • Specification for procurement.

Maturin, Venezuela

Projects completion on Orocual Field, flare system, scrubber trains, gas separator, and multiports valves to PDVSA flow stations

PDVSA

  • Projects completion on Orocual Field:
  • Flare system.
  • Scrubber trains.
  • Gas separator.
  • Multiports valves to PDVSA flow stations.

Project engineering for corrosion system, Amine injection pumps, relocations antifoam valves on coker drums, temporary shipping

PDVSA & CONOCO-PHILLIPS-CHEVRON. PETROLERA AMERIVEN. CAPEX Project

  • Project engineering for corrosion system, Amine injection pumps, relocations antifoam valves on coker drums, temporary shipping crude to COB.
Anaco, Venezuela

basic engineering for Access Control, CCTV system, Perimeter Security systems, Intrusion detection with video motion technology

PDVSA - Anaco. AGLA II project Conditioning of Liquid Sour Gas Plants

  • Basic engineering for Access Control, CCTV system, Perimeter Security systems, Intrusion detection with video motion technology and vibration cable signal installed on fences for AGLA II project Conditioning of Liquid Sour Gas Plants.

Engineering and construction

PDVSA - CHEVRON BOSCAN Field Development Project EF/3 and Zulia 9 Flow Stations

  • Engineering and construction with CHEVRON Technology & BECHTEL for BOSCAN Field Development Project EF/3 and Zulia 9 Flow Stations.
Amuay, Venezuela

Construction Supervisor, mechanical completion and commissioning

PDVSA CRP Complex

  • Construction Supervisor, mechanical completion and commissioning.
Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

Field engineering of CONFEED consortium by JGC-INELECTRA-CHIYODA. PMT Construction management team

PDVSA DEEP CONVERTION PROJECT

  • Field engineering of CONFEED consortium by JGC-INELECTRA-CHIYODA for PDVSA on Deep Conversion Project of Puerto La Cruz Refinery.

  • PMT Construction management team.

  • Development of the early works:

  • LPG Plant, butane and propane mixing, distribution, storage, pumping and dispatch facilities for LPG to national marketing.

  • Mounting of Nitrogen Plant package by LINDE.

  • Site preparation for Fresh Water Plant, Building construction HVAC system and Fire and Gas System.

  • Attending to main EPC Contractors, WISON Chinese and Hyundai Korean, for site preparation of various process plants.

  • Response to letters and Technical field consultations and site instruction for Construction, requisitions field and questions related to scope work and technical bid evaluation for procurement.

Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

Field survey. Coordinator of expatriated nipons of JGC (Japan Gasoline Company)

PDVSA DEEP CONVERTION PROJECT

  • Field survey for Deep Convertion Proyect.

  • Coordinator of expatriated nipons of JGC (Japan Gasoline Company) in labors of up-grade of DA-1 and DA-2 Destillation plants of refinery; for revamping proyect.

  • Review of P&ID, process equipments, towers, heaters, buildings structures, facillities.

  • Report of existing instrumentation of process.

Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

Up-grade of Isometrics and drawings plant of the Fire Fighting System, pump house stations, water storage tank, piping

PDVSA DEEP CONVERTION PROJECT

  • Up-grade of Isometrics and drawings plant of the Fire Fighting System, pump house stations, water storage tank, piping distribution of fire water to process plant in refinery, hose and extinguishers quantities and location, evaluation of o-ring for expansion to new plant.

  • CIGMA project development of basic and detail engineering for Telecommunications System and data center of main office building:

  • Structured wiring for Voice & Data.

  • Design and specifications for Data Center.

  • Layout drawing and fiber optic patch panel.

Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

Senior engineer of early work facilities. Reviewer of engineering by others

PDVSA DEEP CONVERTION PROJECT. CONFEED consortium with JGC JAPAN & CHIYODA

  • Senior engineer of early work facilities.

  • CONFEED consortium with JGC JAPAN & CHIYODA.

  • Front End Engineering Design.

  • Varius projects:

  • Slop recovery facilities.

  • Site preparation to new Fresh Water plant; to Fire Water Pumps Station.

  • Revamping of crude storage tanks.

  • F&G system to temporary buildings.

  • Gasoil transfer pumps to Power Plant of 300 MW “Alberto Lovera”.

  • Reviewer of engineering by others for LPG plant, storage spheres, truck loading, LPG pumps, metering skid.

  • F&G system and CCTV for National Guard Bolivarian military quarter.

Inspector of electricity and instrumentation, construction management QA

PDVSA GAS PIPELINE BARBACOA-MARGARITA PROJECT

  • Inspector of electricity and instrumentation, construction management QA for PDVSA GAS PIPELINE BARBACOA-MARGARITA PROJECT.

  • Inspection tasks:

  • Piping cathodic protection.

  • Grounding station control and safety valves.

  • Pig launcher station.

  • Shutoff valves.

  • Metering skid.

  • Lighting.

  • Lightning protection.

Maturin, Venezuela

Instrumentation Superintendent

PDVSA-BRITISH PETROLEUM. BOQUERON Field Development Project. EPC INEPAR Inelectra-Parsons-Proyca

  • Instrumentation Superintendent for BOQUERON Field Development Project. EPC INEPAR Inelectra-Parsons-Proyca.

  • Project scope:

  • Compression Gas Plant of 150.000 SCFM.

  • Inyection wells at 10.000 PSI.

  • SOLAR turbine.

  • Automation of wells.

  • Facilities production.

Direct hire Construction HAMACA UPGRADER, Instrumentation mounting QA/QC Inspector

PDVSA-CONOCO-PHILLIPS-CHEVRON for FLUOR-ALVICA GROUP

  • Direct hire Construction HAMACA UPGRADER, Instrumentation mounting QA/QC Inspector for FLUOR-ALVICA GROUP.

  • Mounting tasks:

  • Instrumentation of Utility Plant, cooling tower, storage tanks and completion of Sulfur unit, delay coker, hot oil system, sintetic oil unit and other process plants and packages equipments.

El Tigre, Venezuela

Loop tests and commsissioning. (Supertanks of one million of barrels)

PDVSA-CONOCO-PHILLIPS-CHEVRON. HAMACA PTO (Patio de Tanques Oficina) up stream project Tank Farm, Shipping Pumps, LACT Units

  • Loop tests and commsissioning for HAMACA PTO (Patio de Tanques Oficina) up stream project Tank Farm, Shipping Pumps, LACT Units.

  • Project scope note:

  • Supertanks of one million of barrels.

development of oil production facilities Engineering and Construction

PDVSAS-ARCO-BP INEMAKA

  • Development of oil production facilities Engineering and Construction for INEMAKA.

  • Facilities:

  • Flows stations.

  • Pumping stations.

  • Gas injection plant COOPER compressors.

  • 13.8 KV electrical distributions on field wells.

Tampico, Mexico

Field engineering support at distance (Internet). Cleaning punch list of engineering to completion offshore platforms,

PEMEX – PETROLEOS MEXICANOS Project HA-ZAAP-C & HA-KU-H Tampico Gulf of México

  • Field engineering support at distance (Internet) for PEMEX Project HA-ZAAP-C & HA-KU-H Tampico Gulf of México.

  • Tasks:

  • Cleaning punch list of engineering to completion offshore platforms.

  • Procurement technical support.

  • Reviewer of squad check by vendor package sanitary and facilities offshore.

Field engineer E&I for the mounting of the package equipment

PEQUIVEN - MITSUBISHI EPC Auxiliary Boiler B620-C to METOR Plant “Metanol de Oriente, METOR S.A”

  • Field engineer E&I for the mounting of the package equipment by TERMOTECNICA INDUSTRIALE Italy.

  • Equipment details:

  • Steam Pressure (Operating/Design 28/35 Kg/cm2g, 370°C, rating 65 T/h.

Superintendent of direct construction for the instrumentation scope mounting

PEQUIVEN METOR EXPANSION PROJECT. MITSHUBISHI Heavy industries

  • Superintendent of direct construction for the instrumentation scope mounting of METOR Expansion project, Methanol Plant of 2500 TM with MITSHUBISHI Heavy industries.

  • Tasks:

  • Commissioning and test.

Automation and pre-commissioning of the new cooling tower for waste water plant. Integration of instrumentation signals between

PEQUIVEN- ENI SUPERMETANOL Plant

  • Automation and pre-commissioning of the new cooling tower for waste water plant.

  • Integration of instrumentation signals between DCS & FSC Honeywell and low voltage MCC.

  • Loop diagrams documentation, issued instrumentation data sheets.

Engineering to Warehouse. Power & Lighting

PEREZ COMPAN (Argentina operator) Oritupano Field

  • Engineering to Warehouse.

  • Power & Lighting.

Senior engineer, technical adviser and reviewer of P&ID control and safety definitions. Basic Engineering

PETROCARABOBO REPSOL-CHEVRON

  • Senior engineer, technical adviser and reviewer of P&ID control and safety definitions.

  • Basic Engineering, philosophies and specifications for facilities crude production cluster of well pad, flow station CPF (Center of process fluids), treatment plant of produced water, storage tanks.

Detailed engineering for Monitoring System of Stress of Coke Drums

PETROCEDEÑO. ICM & FOCUS TECHNOLOGY CONTRACTOR

  • Detailed engineering for Monitoring System of Stress of Coke Drums.

  • Tasks:

  • Own design of the cables routes and locations of devices sensors, thermocouples and strain gages for data acquisition to datalogger, supplied by STRESS ENGINEERING SERVICES, Inc.

  • Installation details for I/O and thermocouple cabinet and junction box.

  • Power feeder and instrument air supply for purge Z to cabinets.

  • Design of cable tray and conduit routes.

Development of engineering to increase the production of the CPF, Update and evaluation of production separators, pumping

PETROINDEPENDENCIA, PDVSA – CHEVRON Orinoco Belt

  • Development of engineering to increase the production of the CPF Carabobo Field, Orinoco Belt.

  • Update and evaluation of production separators, pumping stations, storage tanks and SOW for new LACT units, cluster of the wellpad.

  • Adequacy and reliability of the electrical systems.

Engineer project. Development Cerro Negro field to add new wells on cluster to increasing oil production of Clusters 5, 7 and 8

PETROMONAGAS. PDVSA

  • Engineer project.

  • Development Cerro Negro field to add new wells on cluster to increasing oil production of Clusters 5, 7 and 8.

Leader of Instrumentation discipline. Engineering details for facilities crude production. Cluster of various wells with

PETROMONAGAS. PDVSA

  • Leader of Instrumentation discipline.

  • Engineering details for facilities crude production.

  • Tasks:

  • Cluster of various wells with Progressive cavity pumps, injection control of diluents, test separator, control pressure and temperature to shipping crude to the upgrader plant Cerro Negro field.

Loop test, commissioning and startup. 600 loops tested

PETROZUATA. Waste Water Treatment Plant. Restoration Project

  • Loop test, commissioning and startup for Waste Water Treatment Plant. Restoration Project.

  • Achievement:

  • 600 loops tested.

Commissioning and start up of centrifugal Sulzer pumps

PHOENIX – PDVSA LOS JABILLOS injection plant water

  • Commissioning and start up of centrifugal Sulzer pumps for LOS JABILLOS injection plant water.

Installation and control of air unit fan and HVAC. QC Inspection and “As Built drawings”

SIDOR

  • Installation and control of air unit fan and HVAC for Pressuring of Electrical Control Cabins of Pellets Plant–SIDOR.

  • QC Inspection and “As Built drawings”.

Engineering to improve Lighting System

SIDOR MIDREX Plant

  • Engineering to improve Lighting System to MIDREX Plant.
Guayana City, Venezuela

Electrical Technician of maintenance, corrective and preventive of the cranes of jetty and conveyors

SIDOR SIDERURGICA DEL ORINOCO

  • Electrical Technician of maintenance, corrective and preventive of the cranes of jetty and conveyors for Orinoco river terminal port of SIDOR steel plant.

  • Equipment:

  • Crane Ansaldo.

  • Ceretti Tanfani.

  • Bridge-cranes P&H.

Guayana City, Venezuela

Technician Power & control. Maintenance of the rotative furnace, hoppers, sieves, crushers, conveyors, transfer station,

SIDOR Steel Plant

  • Technician Power & control for SIDOR Steel Plant.

  • Maintenance of the rotative furnace, hoppers, sieves, crushers, conveyors, transfer station, equipment and machinery for mining handling systems of iron & steel industries.

Project engineer. Designer of Fire and Gas System in process areas and buildings. Reviewer of engineering

SINOVENSA - HQCEC Consortium PDVSA-CNPC China National Petroleum Corporation

  • Project engineer.

  • Development of basic engineering for Increasing Production Capacity and Management of Extra Heavy Oil 165 MBD to 330 MBD for Petroleum Sinovensa.

  • Designer of Fire and Gas System in process areas for production facilities in Morichal Field and Jose petrochemical complex.

  • Definition and design of the control loops on P&ID.

  • Reviewer of engineering.

  • Designer of the Fire & Gas System in process areas and buildings.

  • Tasks:

  • Risk Analysis, location of FGS devices, bases and criteria of design, specifications, data sheets, requisitions, drawings for locations an routes raceway for expansion 330 of Jose Plant and Morichal Plant.

Electrical and instrument QA&QC Inspector of the construction. Installation of industrial network with Fieldbus Foundation

SINOVENSA-CHINA PETROLEUM. JOSE ORIMULSION PLANT

  • Electrical and instrument QA&QC Inspector of the construction of JOSE ORIMULSION PLANT.

  • Installation tasks:

  • Industrial network with Fieldbus Foundation protocole.

  • All instrumentation and control systems FOXBORO I/A BPCS.

  • TMR TRICONEX for SIS and F&G system.

Trinidad and Tobago

Basic engineering, P&ID definition to flow metering for custody transfer LACT unit of diesel. Support

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO REFINERY. PETROTRIN-SUMMIT

  • Basic engineering, P&ID definition to flow metering for custody transfer LACT unit of diesel.

  • Support to PETROTRIN-SUMMIT.

Trinidad and Tobago

Evaluation of relief and safety pressure valves of the blacketing system on pressure vessels, for comply to Hazop. Support

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO REFINERY. PHOENIX-PHA

  • Evaluation of relief and safety pressure valves of the blacketing system on pressure vessels, for comply to Hazop.

  • Support to PHOENIX-PHA.

Summary

Instrumentation and Control Specialist, developing multidisciplinary engineering projects and the construction of industrial plants. I have been from E&I quality inspector, construction supervisor, superintendent, member of the construction management team, design engineer, field engineer, discipline leader to specialist and advisor currently, also with solid knowledge in the disciplines of Electricity and Telecommunications. Carrying out engineering in conceptual, basic, detail and feeding phases, technical evaluations of offers, technical advice and third-party engineering reviewer; such as upstream production facilities, petrochemical plants, crude oil upgrader, onshore/offshore, LPG plant, modernization of refinery expansions, power plant, solids handling and transportation for the steel plant.

Preparation of documentation and drawings design, specifications, basis and design criteria, data sheets of ISA forms, instrument index, database, wiring diagrams, loops diagrams, raceway routes and cabling, details of mounting, hook-ups, bill materials, requisitions for procurement and the scope of work management, value of the quantities of works. Designer of Fire & Gas system, design of P&ID process control loops; architecture of control and block diagrams.

E&I Supervisor, Superintendent of the mounting, E&I Inspector for the QA/QC team, factory testing and equipments packages, role in direct construction, commissioning and start-up of plants.

Also I can technical support for Process discipline, electricity, telecommunications networks, fiber optic, cabling structured, piping fitter.

Languages

Spanish
Native
German
Advanced
English
Intermediate

Education

Oct 2005 - Jun 2006

University of the Eastern (UDO)

Diploma in Industrial Instrumentation · Industrial Instrumentation · Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela

University Central of Venezuela

Bachelor Degree in Education · Caracas, Venezuela

Navy School of Venezuela

Bachelor Degree in Naval Science and Military Art, Electronic mention · Naval Science and Military Art, Electronic mention · La Guaira, Venezuela

Certifications & licenses

Design of Safety Instrumented System for Fire & Gas

CFS/TUV Rheinland

Flow Measurement and Custody Transfer for Liquid and Gaseous Hydrocarbons

VALINPECA/ KROHNE

Seminar on Security Instrumented Systems

SIEMENS

Management Supervision, Administration, Technical and Safety Training

INELECTRA