Osvaldo (Rafael) Vergara alandette

Thermoelectric Project Manager

Argentina

Experience

Feb 2017 - Jul 2018
1 year 6 months
Villa María, Argentina

Thermoelectric Project Manager

MSU Energy

  • Delivered project on agreed commercial operation date, avoiding fines for energy delivery delays
  • Achieved 100% compliance with national and provincial authority requirements
  • Identified opportunities to scale up power generation
  • Developed contingency plans to address deviations and downtime in projects
Feb 2014 - Jun 2015
1 year 5 months
Argentina

Senior Mechanic / Construction and Project Manager

INFA S.A.

  • Coordinated multidisciplinary teams for project execution

  • Conducted site visits, document analysis, and offer preparation

  • Performed field surveys and material/task computations

  • Submitted tender documentation and negotiated supplier pricing

  • Provided operational and technical management assistance

  • Projects: Jujuy Salts lithium plant development; Fate S.A. plant engineering; Mina Don Nicolás gold and silver mining

  • Delivered projects on time and in accordance with contract

  • Supported expansion of client portfolio

  • Achieved 100% compliance with authority requirements

  • Provided technical support and cost estimation for commercial area

  • Monitored team commitment compliance and provided advisement

Jan 2002 - Present
23 years 7 months

Engineering Consultant

Freelance

  • Project planning and structuring team roles

  • Documentation reporting and monitoring of intermediate project stages

  • Developing plans for control of deviations, budget executed versus projected, detection of inconveniences and threats, and proposing alternative solutions

  • Procurement and purchasing management

  • Contract renegotiation

  • Assembly and commissioning of high-tech equipment

  • Development of industrial plant designs and combined cycle thermoelectric projects

  • Establishing technical-commercial relationships with integrators and subcontractors

  • Reporting on technical, economic, and financial project status

  • Some projects led: Utilities facilities manager, New Corn Plant – Kraft Heinz, Brazil (2022)

  • Basic engineer, Detergent Plant IRRF, Brazil (2019–2020)

  • Technical leader, Biomass Power Generation, Unilever Brasil (2018–2019)

  • Project management plants, São Paulo and Recife, Unilever Brasil

  • Technical leader HVAC thermal power plant, Siemens-Rommel (Project Vuelta de Obligado, Argentina) (2010–2012)

  • Process safety leader, Pilar Plant, Argentina (2008–2009)

  • HVAC technical leader, Inelectra-Rommel (General Belgrano Thermal Plant, General San Martín, Argentina)

Jun 1996 - Oct 2001
5 years 5 months
Argentina

Group Leader

Lockwood Greene

  • Managed and promoted goals of assigned projects

  • Established and maintained fluid commercial relationships with clients

  • Provided technical support and cost estimation for commercial area

  • Monitored commitments of project team members and provided advisement

  • Projects: Cencosud (Rosario, Santa Fe, Neuquén); Pan American Energy (Chubut); Pharmacia (Buenos Aires); Rhom & Hass (Zárate); Procter & Gamble (Pilar); Lucchetti; TAGSA-Campana; Betz Dearborn (Pilar)

  • Achieved 100% compliance in project delivery and quality

Summary

Extensive experience in Engineering and Construction companies. Consulting and Management of National and International Industrial Projects. Team leadership. Self-Management. Proactive. Conflict resolution.

Languages

Spanish
Native
English
Intermediate
Portuguese
Elementary

Certifications & licenses

PMI

Universidad de Buenos Aires

Certification Leader Process Safety

Procter & Gamble

Engineering Certification of Powder Control Systems Detergent Plants

Procter & Gamble

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