Jose antonio (H.) Salazar

Head of the National Transmission Planning Department

Caracas, Venezuela

Experience

May 2022 - Present
3 years 3 months
Caracas, Venezuela

Head of the National Transmission Planning Department

Corpoelec

  • Coordinate the recovery, stabilization, and expansion projects of the national electric transmission system of Venezuela using the DigSilent Power Factory software.
Aug 2011 - Dec 2019
7 years 5 months

Project Engineer / Project Leader

Otepi Consultores

  • Detailed Engineering.
  • 1615 kWp Photovoltaic Project at Banco General Operations Center, Panama for OTEPI Renovables Panama:
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • General equipment layout and Process diagrams.
  • Connection Diagram.
  • Cable routing to the tie-in point with the existing grid in parallel.
  • Grounding.
  • Feeder Sizing.
  • Lightning Protection.
  • Basic Engineering “230 kV Double-Circuit Connection Line GTPP-S/E Sabanitas” Panama for Martano:
  • Transmission Line modeling with PLS-CADD for mapping, line profile, route definition, and tower count for cost estimation.
  • Detail drawings for grounding, insulators, and fittings for the 230 kV line.
  • As Engineer/Project Leader: Completion of “Basic and Detailed Engineering of the Bonnefil Cité Residential and Social Complex” for Medium and Low Voltage Electrical Installations at the Urban Development in Port-au-Prince, Haiti for Société d'Investissement Petión-Bolívar SAM: PBSAM for Petrocaribe.
  • As Engineer/Project Leader: “Detailed Engineering for the IACFA Convention Center Service Building” for Zhejiang Southeast Space Frame Co, Ltd.:
  • Design Criteria.
  • Equipment Specifications.
  • Equipment Requisitions.
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Calculation Reports.
  • “Detailed Engineering for the Renovation and Refurbishment of Guaicamacuto and Gran Caribe Hotels and Construction of the Convention Center in Caraballeda, Vargas” for Landscape-Fundación Propatria 2000:
  • Load Flow and Short-Circuit Study for sizing the main 480 V switchboards supplying the hotels.
  • As Engineer/Project Leader for OTEPI: “Basic and Detailed Engineering of the Atlantic Industrial and Logistics Complex (CILA)” Barranquilla, Colombia, OTEPI/PFV Consortium for Dreams Properties:
  • Calculation reports, descriptive reports, design criteria, construction specs, and equipment specs for medium and low voltage distribution and street lighting.
  • Plan, detail, elevation, grounding drawings for the 13.2 kV power distribution center and connections feeding the industrial park.
  • Client meeting in Barranquilla, Colombia to include final project comments.
  • “Basic and Detailed Engineering of the Bonnefil Cité Residential and Social Complex” for Medium and Low Voltage Electrical Installations at the Urban Development in Port-au-Prince, Haiti for Société d'Investissement Petión-Bolívar SAM: PBSAM for Petrocaribe:
  • Plan and detail drawings, electrical and mechanical calculation reports, conductor tension tables, descriptive report, scope, measurement, payment terms, and quantity take-offs for the 12.47 kV overhead line feeding the development.
  • Plan, elevation, section, grounding drawings, equipment specs, descriptive report, scope, measurement, payment terms, and quantity take-offs for the 12.47 kV power distribution center feeding the development.
  • Site visit to Port-au-Prince, Haiti to survey the existing 12.47 kV distribution line and the Varreux substation from that point to the edges of the development site.
  • As Engineer/Project Leader: Detailed Engineering of Photovoltaic Systems from 128 kWp to 300 kWp for 16 Cochez Group commercial sites in Panama for OTEPI Renovables-Panama:
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • General equipment layout and Process diagrams.
  • Connection Diagram.
  • Cable routing to the tie-in point with the existing grid in parallel.
  • Grounding.
  • Feeder Sizing.
  • As-built Drawings for the 187.5 kWp Photovoltaic System at Novey Arraijan Mall (750 solar modules) for OTEPI Renovables-Panama:
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • General equipment layout and Process diagrams.
  • Connection Diagram.
  • Cable routing to the tie-in point with the existing grid in parallel.
  • Grounding.
  • Feeder Sizing.
  • As Electricity Coordinator: Construction Management for “Floating Generation Estrella del Mar 1” EDM1 Bahía Las Minas - Colón, Panama for AES-Panama with OTEPI Renovables-Panama:
  • Supervision of electrical construction works in Colón, Panama including:
  • 69 kV Transmission Line Barge-Substation Cativa 3.
  • Substation Cativa 3, 69/115 kV.
  • 115 kV Transmission Line Substation Cativa 3 - Substation Bahía Las Minas BLM.
  • Upgrades at BLM Substation 115 kV.
  • Detailed Engineering for “Macolla SD Surface Installations” for PDVSA Petrocendeño:
  • General Single-line Diagram.
  • Grounding System Plan.
  • Exterior Lighting Plan.
  • Electrical Conduit Plan.
  • Detailed Engineering for the 187.5 kWp Photovoltaic System at Novey Arraijan Mall (750 solar modules) for OTEPI Renovables-Panama:
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • General equipment layout and Process diagrams.
  • Connection Diagram.
  • Cable routing to the tie-in point with the existing grid in parallel.
  • Grounding.
  • Feeder Sizing.
  • Construction Specifications.
  • Quantity Take-offs.
  • Material List.
  • Detailed Engineering for the 63 kWp Photovoltaic System at Plaza Versalles Mall (252 solar modules) for OTEPI Renovables-Panama:
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • General equipment layout and Process diagrams.
  • Connection Diagram.
  • Cable routing to the tie-in point with the existing grid in parallel.
  • Grounding.
  • Feeder Sizing.
  • Construction Specifications.
  • Quantity Take-offs.
  • Material List.
  • Basic Engineering for “100 m3 Wastewater Treatment Plant Installation and Sewer Network Interconnection” for PDVSA Petrocendeño:
  • Power and Exterior Lighting Conduits.
  • Grounding.
  • Hazardous Area Classification.
  • Installation Details.
  • Quantity Take-offs.
  • Material List.
  • Cable List.
  • Feeder Sizing.
  • Detailed Engineering for “Yucal Placer Phase 300” (Altagracia de Orituco, Guárico) with Inelectra for Ypergas – Total:
  • Underground conduit plans on cable trays for new gas plant loads: CPF2 and NPA, with quantity take-offs.
  • Conduit Details.
  • Thermal sizing of feeders in underground trays using ETAP module for capacity check.
  • As Engineer/Project Leader: Detailed Engineering for “Gas Anaco. Santa Rosa Field” (Anzoátegui). Completion of the Operational Center construction for Odebrecht-PDVSA:
  • Review of Detailed Engineering for the 13.8 kV double-circuit overhead line and 13.8 kV underground feeder feeding the Santa Rosa Operations Center.
  • Review of hazardous area classification of the Operations Center.
  • As Engineer/Project Leader: Detailed Engineering “Master Plan”: Factory Security, New Boiler, Auxiliary Building, Logistic Area, Edf Polar Plant El Tocuyo for Nestlé Venezuela:
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Load Study.
  • Grounding.
  • Cable List.
  • Lightning Protection.
  • Perimeter Electric Fence.
  • Feeder Sizing.
  • Grounding Sizing.
  • Short-Circuit Study.
  • Material List.
  • Quantity Take-offs.
  • Panel Specifications.
  • Construction Specifications.
  • As Engineer/Project Leader: Conceptual and Basic Engineering for “Electrical Self-Generation at Casa de La Moneda” for Banco Central de Venezuela:
  • Design Criteria.
  • Equipment Specifications.
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Equipment Layout.
  • Distribution Systems.
  • Load Study.
  • Load Flow.
  • Short-Circuit Study.
  • Equipment List.
  • Detailed Engineering for “Marine Terminals at Puerto Armuelles and Chiriquí Grande” in Panama for CBI:
  • Incorporation of client comments in electrical tank farm installation drawings.
Mar 2011 - Aug 2011
6 months

Inspection Engineer

Ferrolasa

  • Review of the Electrical Installations Project for the Tinaco-Anaco Electric Railway Line by CREC (China Railway Engineering Corporation) for IFE (State Railways Institute) as part of the “Tinaco-Anaco Railway Line” project.
Jun 2010 - Feb 2011
9 months

Project Engineer

Y&V Ingeniería y Construcción

  • Commissioning “Installation and Start-Up of Turbogenerators and Associated Equipment at Jose Generation Center” for PDVSA:
  • Equipment Specifications and Requisitions.
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Grounding.
  • Substation Equipment Layout.
  • Cable List.
  • Basic Engineering for “El Palito Refinery Expansion” (Carabobo) for PDVSA:
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Load Study.
  • Grounding.
  • Perimeter Lighting.
  • Equipment Layout.
  • Cable Tray and Tray Supports Routing.
  • Lighting Calculation.
  • Auxiliary Services Calculation for 13.8/4.16/0.48 kV Substations SS-03 and SS-08.
Jan 2009 - Jun 2010
6 months

Project Engineer

Ingeniería Bucros

  • Basic Engineering for “Guara Oeste Substation 115/13.8 kV” (Anzoátegui) for PDVSA:
  • Preparation of auxiliary AC and DC service drawings and documents for the substation including:
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Cable trenching layouts.
  • Interior and exterior lighting calculation report.
  • Equipment Specifications.
  • Battery calculation with ETAP.
  • Rectifier calculation.
  • Equipment Layout.
  • Control panel front design.
Oct 2009 - Dec 2009
3 months

Engineer / Project Leader

Sodinsa

  • Conceptual Engineering for “New El Palito Refinery–Barquisimeto Pipeline” for PDVSA:
  • Preliminary Load Analysis.
  • Basis and Design Criteria definition.
  • Field Survey Report.
  • Evaluation of existing electrical system report at start and end stations.
  • Substation Equipment Layout.
Mar 2001 - Jun 2009
8 years 4 months

Project Engineer / Project Leader

Otepi Consultores

  • Detailed Engineering for “Expansion of Cafeteria, Admin Building, Hotel, Multipurpose Court – San Diego de Cabrutica Surface Facilities” for PDVSA Petrocendeño:
  • Lighting System.
  • Receptacles.
  • Power.
  • Grounding.
  • Lightning Protection.
  • As Engineer/Project Leader: Detailed Engineering for “Smoke Extraction Conduits in Oxycutting Machines at Scrap Plant” for Sidor:
  • Underground and surface conduits.
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Grounding System.
  • Lighting System.
  • Cable and Conduit List.
  • Equipment Layout.
  • Detailed Engineering for “Electrical Recovery at Antonio Patricio Alcalá Hospital” (Cumaná, Sucre) for Fundeeh:
  • Lighting System.
  • Receptacles.
  • Power.
  • Conduits.
  • Cable trays and bus ducts.
  • Grounding.
  • Technical Support for Petrocedeño Jose Plant Shutdown (Anzoátegui) for PDVSA Petrocendeño:
  • Review of boiler project including:
  • Power Transformer Specifications.
  • Underground power and control conduits.
  • Hazardous Area Classification.
  • Lighting System.
  • Feeder Calculation Report.
  • As Engineer/Project Leader: Detailed Engineering for “TFT Phase 2 Boosting Project at Tin Fouye Tabankort, Algeria” for InitEC Spain (Project Engineer in Madrid, Spain):
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Control and Connection Diagrams.
  • Equipment Layout.
  • Materials and Equipment Requisitions.
  • Technical Evaluation of Bids.
  • Cable List.
  • Detailed Engineering for “RKF” for InitEC Spain:
  • Technical Evaluation of Bids.
  • Low Voltage Power Distribution Center.
  • Review of UPS, DC system, and Power Transformer vendor drawings.
  • Luminaire requisitions.
  • Detailed Engineering for “Los Teques Metro”: Low Voltage Power Feeders, Normal and Emergency Tunnel Lighting.
  • Basic Engineering for “Main S/E VI 115/13.8 kV Feeding Cell Hall” for Venalum Phase VI:
  • Equipment Layout.
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Equipment, panel, conduit specifications.
  • Underground and surface low voltage conduits.
  • Low voltage feeder calculation report.
  • Lighting, receptacles, power, and grounding for low voltage.
  • Detailed Engineering for “RVP Oil Upgrade” Rucio Viejo Plant (Monagas) for Total:
  • Underground low voltage conduits.
  • Low voltage feeder calculation report.
  • Cable List.
  • Material Requisitions.
  • Technical Evaluation of Bids.
  • Power and grounding installation details.
  • Detailed Engineering for “Line 3 - Stage 2” for Caracas Metro:
  • Low voltage power feeder report.
  • Cable tray calculation.
  • Station load list and demand estimate.
  • Design criteria for station power and feeder sizing.
  • General station system design criteria.
  • Feeder report for El Valle 69/30 kV S/E.
  • Grounding System.
  • Ground grid at El Valle 69/30 kV S/E.
  • Equipment layout at El Valle 69/30 kV S/E.
  • Normal and emergency lighting, fare collection, user signage, advertising panels.
  • General installation details.
  • Power single-line diagram.
  • Power and grounding conduit details.
  • Metal channel sections and details.
  • Control schematics for La Rinconada, Coche, Los Jardines, and Mercado stations.
  • Detailed Engineering for “Caruachi Hydroelectric Plant” for Edelca:
  • Cable and conduit list.
  • Connection diagrams.
  • Control schematics.
  • Conduits and grounding.
  • Equipment layout.
  • Single-line Diagrams.
Jul 2000 - Mar 2001
9 months

Project Engineer

Instalaciones Cramel

  • Detailed Engineering for “Line IV” for Caracas Metro:
  • Electrical Lighting and Receptacle Design for Teatros, Nuevo Circo, Parque Central, and Zona Rental stations.
  • General installation details.
  • Power single-line diagram design.
  • Power and grounding conduit design for Teatros, Nuevo Circo, Parque Central, and Zona Rental stations.
  • Power conduit design for Los Caobos substation.
Mar 2000 - Sep 2000
7 months

Project Engineer

Hidrocom Control

  • Detailed Engineering for “SCADA Caracas” for Hidrocapital:
  • Control schematics.
  • Connection diagrams.
  • Power and control conduit design for Hidrocapital pumping stations.
Jun 1999 - Mar 2000
10 months
Venezuela

Lead Project Engineer at Manufacturing Plant

Alstom Venezuela

  • Manufacturing of Low and Medium Voltage switchgear for PDVSA, Chevron, Contrina, Sincor, and Edelca.
  • Preparation of manufacturing drawings.
  • Issuing national and international purchase orders after bid evaluation.
  • Arranging transportation for manufactured equipment.
Sep 1998 - Mar 1999
7 months

Project Engineer

Instalaciones Cramel

  • Basic Engineering for “Yards and Workshops” for Grid APM–Maracaibo Metro:
  • Lighting design.
  • Control schematics.
  • Connection diagrams.
  • Control conduit design.
May 1998 - Sep 1998
5 months

Engineer / Project Leader

Reproing

  • Detailed Engineering for “Pequiven Petrochemical Dock” (Anzoátegui):
  • Hazardous Area Classification.
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Lighting design.
  • Equipment Specifications.
Jun 1996 - May 1998
2 years

Project Engineer / Project Leader, Inspection Engineer

Otepi Consultores

  • As Engineer/Project Leader: Sincor Downstream Project Jose Upgrader "Temporary Facilities" for Maraven - Total-Statoil:
  • Design and implementation of temporary installations for the Sincor plant construction including:
  • Power cable trenches and channels.
  • Pad-mounted transformers and panels layout.
  • Medium voltage feeds to transformers.
  • Overhead medium and low voltage network for plant perimeter lighting.
  • As Inspection Engineer: “Natural Gas for Vehicles (NGV)” project by Inelectra for Corpoven:
  • Review of station detailed engineering drawings adapted for NGV.
  • Nationwide site inspections during station construction.
Aug 1994 - Mar 1996
1 year 8 months

Project Engineer

Nouel Ingenieros

  • Detailed Engineering for “New El Palito Refinery Dock (NUMREP)” for Corpoven:
  • Substation No. 27: Single-line Diagrams.
  • Lighting, Receptacles, and Telephones.
  • High and Low Voltage power conduits.
  • Control and Alarm conduits.
  • Installation sections and details.
  • Equipment interconnection schematics.
  • Low voltage panel load tables.
  • Cable and conduit list.
  • Pump station HV and LV conduits.
  • HV conductor calculation report.
  • Material List.
  • Quantity Take-offs.
  • Construction Specifications.
  • Conceptual Engineering for “Deepwater Terminal (TAP)” for Lagoven:
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Material and equipment list.
  • Cost estimate.
  • Conceptual and Basic Engineering for “VEHOP Marine Facilities Solid Handling Pier” for Maraven-Conoco:
  • Single-line Diagrams (Conceptual and Basic).
  • Hazardous Area Classification (Conceptual and Basic).
  • Design Criteria (Basic).
  • Equipment layout and conduit/tray routes (Basic).
  • Load Study (Basic).
  • Installations and Equipment Specifications (Basic).
  • Cable and Conduit List (Basic).
  • Material and Equipment List (Basic).
  • Descriptive Report (Basic).
  • Detailed Engineering for “Dock No. 7 Guaraguao” at Puerto La Cruz Refinery for Corpoven:
  • Low Voltage conduits.
  • LV conduit details.
  • Hazardous Area Classification.
  • Pump and exterior lighting control diagrams.
  • Quantity Take-offs.
  • Detailed Engineering for “El Palito Service Dock” for Corpoven:
  • Electrical Symbols.
  • Lighting and Receptacles.
  • Hazardous Area Classification.
  • Grounding details.
  • LV panel load tables.
Jul 1993 - Jun 1994
1 year

Project Engineer

Consorcio Consultores Caroni (GPI)

  • Detailed Engineering for “Macagua II Hydroelectric Plant” for Edelca:
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Lighting and Receptacles.
  • Conduits and Grounding.
  • Cable Trays.
  • Equipment Connection Diagrams.
  • Load Study.
  • Equipment Control Schematics.
  • Short-Circuit Study.
Jul 1989 - Jun 1993
4 years

Project Engineer / Project Leader

Ingeniería Integral de Industrias (3I). Marshall y Asociados

  • Detailed Engineering for “MTBE-TAME” at Cardón Refinery for Maraven:
  • Power and control conduits.
  • Equipment layout.
  • Grounding system.
  • Control and interconnection diagrams.
  • Single-line Diagrams.
  • Equipment Specifications.
  • Technical Evaluation of Bids.
  • As Engineer/Project Leader: Detailed Engineering for “Segregation and Treatment of Process Water (SYTAP)” at Cardón Refinery for Maraven:
  • Power and control cable trenches.
  • Equipment layout.
  • Control and interconnection diagrams.
  • Equipment Specifications.
  • Hazardous Area Classification.
  • Detailed Engineering for “Los Pijiguaos Base Camp” for Bauxiven:
  • Development of 13.8 kV overhead distribution networks.
  • “Corporate Building” Project in Puerto Ordaz for Venalum:
  • Preparation of as-built lighting and receptacle drawings.
  • Detailed Engineering for “La Victoria Urban Development”:
  • Detailed engineering of overhead AT and LV distribution networks for 550 social housing units.
Mar 1988 - Jun 1989
1 year 4 months

Project Engineer

Eripe

  • Detailed Engineering for “Electrical System Upgrade (ASER)” at Puerto La Cruz Refinery for Corpoven:
  • Route options for the 13.8 kV double-circuit line between El Chaure and Puerto La Cruz Refinery.
  • Load assessment of existing circuits and capacity check of substations and future transformers per basic engineering.
  • Conductor and structure sizing criteria.
  • Mechanical calculation of conductors.
  • Mechanical calculation of structures.
  • Description of assembly types (bill of materials) for the distribution network.
  • Material and equipment take-offs.
  • Material requisitions (aerial network fittings).
  • Technical evaluation of aerial fittings bids.
  • Descriptive Report.
  • Detailed Engineering for “Phase IV Substation” for Alcasa:
  • Conductor sizing, protection, and cable list for substation auxiliary lighting and power circuits.
Jul 1986 - Mar 1988
1 year 9 months

Inspection Engineer

Control y Coordinación de Obras Joltri

  • Detailed Engineering for “Line II” for Caracas Metro:
  • Review of electrical installation drawings and supervision of electrical works at Maternidad and Artigas stations, ventilation structures VL-1 and VL-2, and tunnels for section PS-01 on San Martín Avenue.
  • Electrical design and quantity take-offs for minor building renovations on San Martín Avenue.
  • “La Cotara Urban Development” (Miranda):
  • Review of electrification project and cost estimate for the La Cotara subdivision on Caucagua–Araguita road.
Feb 1985 - Jul 1986
1 year 6 months

Inspection Engineer

Ingeniería 3RA

  • Inspection of electrical installations during construction of La Flecha silo complex, Acarigua, Portuguesa, as part of the “La Flecha Corn, Sorghum, and Rice Silo Complex” project.
Jun 1984 - Nov 1984
6 months

Electricity Instructor

INAPET-CEPET

  • Teaching cable installation courses for specialized personnel for the construction of the Eastern Cryogenic Project plant, Anaco, Anzoátegui.
Jan 1981 - Nov 1982
11 months

Project Engineer

Luegar de Ingeniería

  • Detailed Engineering, Specifications, and Take-offs for 13.8/34.5 kV Transmission Lines for CADAFE, including:
  • Clarines–Quereguan Substation crossing, Anzoátegui.
  • Unare Bridge–Hato Ayacucho, Anzoátegui.
  • Las Trincheras–Quebrada Verde, Monagas.
  • Quereguan Substation–Maracual Substation double-circuit line 13.8/34.5 kV.
  • Electrification, specifications, and take-offs for rural communities:
  • Las Marías de Guanapito, Anzoátegui.
  • Carrizalito and Pineo, Anzoátegui.
  • Hato Ayacucho, Anzoátegui.
  • Quebrada Verde, Anzoátegui.
  • Orocual de la Esperanza, Monagas.
  • Other tasks:
  • Coordination of diagnostic review and verification of delivery points (service entrance and meter) in Puerto La Cruz and El Tigre, Anzoátegui.
Jun 1981 - Jan 1982
8 months
Caracas, Venezuela

Inspection Engineer

Gerencia de Mantenimiento Centro Simón Bolívar

  • Inspection of maintenance contracts and development of maintenance routines for elevators in the South Tower of the Centro Simón Bolívar.
  • Load study of elevators and pumps for sizing emergency generators for the towers and buildings at Centro Simón Bolívar.

Languages

Spanish
Native
English
Advanced

Education

Oct 1975 - Jun 1981

Universidad Simón Bolívar

Undergraduate · Power Electrician · Caracas, Venezuela