Edgar S. Rivera
Rockwall
Summary
A position in the fields of engineering, education, manufacturing.
Overview
40
40
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Engineering Consultant
Freelance
Caracas
09.2003 - 06.2017
- Lead activity hierarchy and resource allocation for annual execution budgets.
- Facilitate decision-making process/sessions.
- Motivational speaker.
- Planning and execution of different activities and projects for social and religious organizations.
- Production of basic video projects.
- Review and make recommendations regarding how to optimize quality and output production for grave/sand manufacturing plants.
- Non engineering related commercial activities.
Project Manager/Design Manager, Mechanical Engineer
PDVSA - Petroleos de Venezuela
Caracas
09.1980 - 06.2003
- (After the Venezuelan general strike of 12/2002-02/2003, also known as the "oil strike", the government fired about 20,000 PDVSA employees. After that, working conditions made it impossible to stay in the company under an acceptable environment of respect, legality, professional behavior, etc. Leaving the company was my decision).
- PDVSA Engineering and Projects (2001-2003).
- Project Leader, Project Manager. “Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" Industrial Complex" (CIGMA).
- Conceptual Engineering Stage.
- Select Complex location.
- Establish 5, 10, 20 year development plan, including safety/security zone.
- Prepare government required documentation.
- Negotiate land acquisition and industrial lot assignment.
- Define relocation of existing commercial airport.
- Define marine facilities and industrial services requirements.
- Initiate legal, financial, technical regulations for incorporation of operating companies.
- PDVSA Exploration & Production (1997 - 2001).
- Lead SHE Engineer, Infrastructure Manager, Interim Project Manager. Jose Industrial Condominium (JIC) Project.
- Define and execute the Area Arrangement Plan and Use Regulation for the safety/security zone of the Jose Industrial Complex.
- Define and develop environmental requirements for existing and potential future operating plants/facilities.
- Define and develop common use areas and synergies in areas of common interest.
- Discuss-prepare-execute the contractual operation agreement among thirteen users of the JIC (technical-financial-legal clauses).
- Define condominium CAPEX and OPEX budget distribution among users.
- Define and implant the industrial condominium organization.
- PDVSA Intevep, R&D (1980-1996).
- Lead Licensor Engineer. 15 MBPD HDH Unit FEL Project (at Fluor Daniel, Sugar Land, TX).
- HDH is an oil upgrading technology developed by PDVSA Intevep.
- Optimize HDH technology incorporating commercially available equipment.
- Optimize catalyst composition and production scheme.
- Project Manager. Basic Process Design of the 15 MBPD HDH Unit Project.
- Prepare the Basic Engineering Design Package. Managing a pick of 15 interdisciplinary engineers.
- Project Manager. ISO 9000 for Basic Engineering.
- Prepare the quality system and all the required documentation.
- Interim Project Manager, Lead Project Engineer, Engineering Leader. Basic Engineering Design of the 45 MBPD HDHTM Commercial Unit.
- Prepare the Basic Engineering Package.
- Engineering Leader. Basic Engineering Design of a 110 MBPD ORIMULSION Commercial Unit.
- ORIMULSION is a registered trademark name for a bitumen-based fuel that was developed for industrial use by PDVSA Intevep.
- Coordinate, supervise and approve mechanical, instruments, civil, electrical designs in the Basic Engineering Design Package.
- Solid Handling and Processing Area Leader. 45 MBPD HDH Engineering Study (at Fluor Daniel, Irvine, CA).
- Prepare the complete basic engineering design for the 280 TPD Catalyst Production Plant; supervise and witness specified main equipment testing and an actual catalyst batch production (crushers mills, screens, dryers, air filters, pulverizers, belt conveyors, air conveyors, silos).
- Lead Mechanical Engineer, Interim Project Manager. New INTEVEP Pilot Plant Complex.
- Plan and coordinate the execution of the mechanical engineering scope of work of the FEL and EPC of thirteen heavy oil hydroconversion, hydrotreatment, desalting, crude upgrading and feed-product storage pilot plants.
- Bring the project to successful mechanical completion and start-up.
- Intevep Resident Engineer. EPC of the 250 BPD Delayed Coking Pilot Plant (The Heyward Robinson Co., a subsidiary of Alusuisse, New York, NY and Houston, TX).
- Follow-up design and approve key mechanical specs and drawings.
- Follow-up approval and modular construction of the plant and shipment to Venezuela.
- Piping, Material, Vessel Engineer. High Pressure Heavy Oil Upgrading Pilot Plants (bench scale).
- Design and implementation of plant modifications.
Full Time Instructor
Simon Bolivar University
Caracas
09.1977 - 07.1978
- Instructor of Material Strength (theory and laboratory), Machine Elements Drawing, Control Systems.
- Teaching assistant for mathematics. Four years for engineering student during my undergraduate studies.
Education
MSE - Mechanical Engineering, Industrial & Operations Engineering
University of Michigan
Michigan, USAMechanical Engineering -
Simon Bolivar University
Caracas, VenezuelaSkills
- Successful engineering Front End Loading design project manager
- Proven experience in leadership, team building, schedule planning, cost/time control
- Ability to effectively inspire project personnel in obtaining project goals
- Adequate use of critical thinking and risk management
- Structured decision-making
- Project management
- Regulatory compliance
- Engineering design
- Decision facilitation
- Team leadership
- Motivational speaking
- Feasibility studies
- Mechanical engineering
- Team management
- Technical leadership
Accomplishments
- Ranked #1 in Simon Bolivar University, Mechanical Engineering, Class 1977
- Ranked in the top 5% of all employees for 12 years and in the top 20% for 9 years in PDVSA
- PDVSA Intevep award received for 'Valuable contribution in the development of the HDH Technology'
Additional Information
FEL index and PDRI proficient, More than 12 major training courses received, related to: Project Management, Personnel Supervision, Project Evaluation / assessment of economic (social, environmental) and financial impact of proposed capital projects, Bench Marking, Project Environmental Impact Study, Decision Making, Expert Choice user, USA legal permanent resident status, Granted the Spanish citizenship
References
Available on Request
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 12/15/55
Timeline
Senior Engineering Consultant
Freelance
09.2003 - 06.2017
Project Manager/Design Manager, Mechanical Engineer
PDVSA - Petroleos de Venezuela
09.1980 - 06.2003
Full Time Instructor
Simon Bolivar University
09.1977 - 07.1978
MSE - Mechanical Engineering, Industrial & Operations Engineering
University of Michigan
Mechanical Engineering -
Simon Bolivar University