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OBJECTIVES:
- To contribute relevant refinery operating experience and expertise to a
challenging position that allows for growth.
- To seek career opportunity in a company that will utilize my education and
experience in refinery operations.
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WORK EXPERIENCES:
1. Emirates National Oil Company
Nature of Business : Petroleum Condensate Processing
Address : Jebel Ali, Dubai, UAE
Inclusive Dates : Dec. 28, 1998 to present
Units Handled :
UOP Merox Units (Kerosene, Diesel, LPG Extraction,
Naphtha Extraction/Sweetening)
Amine Treating Unit Sulfur Recovery Unit
Sour Water Stripper Unit
Condensate Distillation Unit 02
Position : Process Control Operator (DCS)
Duties/Job Description :
- Control the Condensate Distillation Unit and downstream units via the
Yokogawa Centum CS DCS.
- Carries out production plans and objective efficiently and safely within
quality standards.
- Ensures optimum product yields and maximum federate are achieved by
monitoring, troubleshooting, and optimizing the process.
- Develops or updates process operating guidelines used as general reference
on the plants assigned.
- Checks results of product sample tests and makes adjustment in unit
conditions as necessary to obtain desired specifications.
- Accepts training assignments that may be required to improve knowledge on
existing or new equipment and safety and work standards.
- Defines and sets necessary operating condition changes to optimize the
plants operation.
- Shutdown or start-up units/equipments during shift and gives appropriate
orders to field operators after coordinating with other DCS Operator and with
the Refinery Shift Supervisor.
- Coordinates testing of major instrumentation equipment, such as DCS, Fire
and Gas Alarm System, etc.
- Provides training Support services to other plant operators, and other
technical staffs.
- Ensures controllers, alarm summary, and process parameters in the DCS
panel, as well as control room mounted instruments and process variables, are
in good order.
- Ensures the efficiency of the field operators under my technical
supervision.
- Discuss with the Refinery Shift Supervisor regarding plant problems on
ways to improve plant operation.
- Proficient in optimizing plant operations.
- Has knowledge in using Microsoft Office programs.
- Proficient in writing guidelines and procedures.
2. Caltex (Philippines) Inc.
Nature of Business : Petroleum Refining
Address : Sarmiento Rd., San Pascual, Batangas, Philippines
Inclusive Dates : Feb. 16, 1992 to Dec. 20, 1998
Units Handled : UOP NHTU / Platformer Process Cooling Tower; Diesel
Drying Facilities Crude Distillation and Vacuum Unit
Position : Field Operator/Upgraded Control Operator
Duties/Job Description : As a Field Operator (16 Feb 1992-May 1996)
- Monitors outside process equipment
- Adjusts equipment, valves, pumps and controls and process equipment
- Authorizes or co-signs maintenance work requests. Checks and follows-up
maintenance work of equipments in the unit.
- Shutdowns, isolate and prepare process units or production equipment for
maintenance
- Samples products, performs tests, records data, and writes production
logs.
- Prepares chemical solutions properly and ensures that correct dosages are
maintained.
- Inspects and tests firefighting and personal protective equipments in
accordance with the checklist provided.
- Participates in safety audits and programs and provide emergency response
when required
Duties/Job Description : As a Control Operator (May 1996-Dec 1998)
- Operates computerized control panel from a central control room to monitor
and optimize processes for several processing units.
- Controls process start-up, shutdown and troubleshooting.
- Corrects and adjusts operating parameters to meet operating requirements.
- Responsible for safe, efficient, continuous and correct operation of CDU,
VDU, Process Cooling Tower, Diesel Drying Facilities, and Gas recovery System.
Works in coordination with Field Operators and Shift Supervisors.
- Develops operator procedures for normal operation, start-up or shut-down
of unit.
- Works also in a team with shared supervisory responsibilities and
participate in training other workers.
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EDUCATION:
BS Mechanical Engineering, April 1991
Pablo Borbon Memorial
Institute of Technology
Batangas City, Philippines
Registered
Mechanical Engineer
License No. 0044880, Philippines
Member: Philippine
Society of Mechanical Engineers, Batangas Chapter
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PERSONAL DATA:
Date of Birth : 05 October 1969
Nationality : Filipino
Civil Status : married
E-mail Address : saintpatrick2000@hotmail.com, saalva@emirates.net.ae
Contact Numbers
Home Phone : 971-4-3527524
Work Phone : 971-4-8084609
Mobile Phone : 971-50-5357992
Mailing Address : PO Box 31288 Dubai, UAE
Organization : Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers,
Batangas Chapter
Special Skills : Non Linear Video Editing, PC assembling,
troubleshooting and networking
TRAINING AND SEMINARS ATTENDED:
- Fire Fighting Course – Gulf Technical and Safety Training Center LLC- Abu
Dhabi, 08 April 2002 and 28 October 2002.
- Basic First Aid Training Course- Occupational Health Department-MOH
Sharjah – 28-29 January 2002
- Training on Site Emergency Response- Maritime Industrial FireFighting
Academy, Dubai, UAE; May 3-4, 2000.
- Training on Centum CS Fundamentals – Yokogawa Middle East T.C.- Jan. 30 –
Feb. 3, 1999.
- Basic Refinery Training Courses – Caltex (Philippines) Inc- July 1997 to
Oct. 1998.
- Distributive Control System Training – Yokogawa Centum XL –Caltex
(Philippines) INC. - 1994
- Total Quality Management Training Program – Caltex (Philippines) Inc.
–1993
- Permit System/Personal Protective Equipments/Fire Fighting Training by
Caltex EHS Dept.-yearly
- Symposium on Pneumatic Control Technology – FESTO; Feb. 29, 1992
- Seminar in “Basic Pneumatics and Instrumentations” by SMC Pneumatics
(Phil.) Inc. Mar 16, 1991.
- Batangas Refinery Operators Development (BROD) Program conducted by Caltex
(Philippines) Inc. on July 1, to Nov. 19, 1991.
REFERENCES:
Engr. Amador B. Alcasid
Operations Specialist –Crude Complex
Caltex (Philippines) Inc.
Tel no. 00 63 43 727 1270
Engr. Arthur C. Mendoza
Process Improvement Engineer
Caltex (Philippines) Inc.
Tel no. 00 63 43 727 1270
Engr. Jesus T. Chua
Operations Supervisor
EPCL, Dubai, UAE
Tel no.00 971 50 4560274
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