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):
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: