JORGE TORRES
New Caney
Summary
Instrument Specialist recognized for driving operational excellence in high-demand industrial environments through expert calibration, complex troubleshooting, and precision maintenance of critical instrumentation systems. Proven success in commissioning, start-up, and turnaround scopes, executing loop checks, signal simulations, and system validations with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency. Advanced expertise in DCS/PLC platforms, safety instrumented systems (SIS), hazardous area compliance, and digital protocols including HART. Known for rapidly diagnosing and resolving complex field issues, minimizing downtime, and ensuring system integrity under tight deadlines. A trusted technical resource who consistently upholds the highest standards in safety, reliability, and continuous process improvement.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Instrument & Controls CSU TECHNICIAN
ISC Constructors LLC
La Porte
01.2026 - Current
- Commissioning and pre-startup activities for a large scale chlor-alkali (chlorine) facility, supporting both new construction and integration into an active operating plant.
- Executed comprehensive loop checks and system validation, including point-to-point verification, 4–20 mA simulation, and DCS/PLC I/O checkout for critical process and safety instrumentation.
- Enforced strict material compliance by verifying metallurgy of transmitters, control valves, and wetted components against specification sheets, ensuring correct alloy selection for highly corrosive chlorine service.
- Inspected and validated installation of tubing, fittings, manifolds, and valve bodies, preventing material mismatches and mitigating corrosion and process safety risks.
- Played a key role in brownfield cutover and tie-in activities, integrating new instrumentation into live process systems under controlled shutdown/startup windows while maintaining operational continuity.
- Coordinated with operations, engineering, and construction teams during critical cutover phases to ensure instrument readiness, signal integrity, and safe system transitions.
- Supported DCS/PLC commissioning by validating control logic, assisting with cause & effect verification, and ensuring alignment with process control narratives.
- Contributed to commissioning of Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS), verifying shutdown logic and ensuring compliance with process safety and design requirements.
- Diagnosed and resolved complex instrumentation and electrical issues during pre-commissioning and startup, reducing delays and improving system reliability.
- Maintained detailed commissioning documentation, including loop checks, calibration records, and test reports in compliance with project and regulatory standards.
Instrument & Controls CSU Technician
Contech Control Services
Laporte
10.2025 - 12.2025
- Performed loop checks, calibration, troubleshooting, and functional testing of field instruments and control systems
- Supported DCS, PLC, and SIS validation including cause and effect testing, interlock verification, and shutdown system checks to ensure safe plant operation
- Facilitated commissioning and start-up activities for transmitters, control valves, switches, analyzers, and safety devices, contributing to seamless integration into operations
- Delivered instrumentation and controls support during plant turnarounds, shutdowns, and maintenance events to ensure operational continuity
- Collaborated with operations, engineering, and construction teams to execute turnaround schedules safely, minimizing downtime and ensuring successful startup
- Conducted cold checks, punch list resolution, and ensured instruments met project specifications and operational readiness
Instrument & Controls CSU Technician
Kent
Starks
01.2025 - 09.2025
- Executed commissioning and start-up processes, configuring and optimizing control systems to meet operational requirements.
- Performed instrument loop checks, function tests, and troubleshooting of transmitters, control valves, and field devices.
- Conducted Cause & Effects (C&E) Testing, verifying interlock logic, emergency shutdown functions, and enhancing safety system reliability.
- Worked with Siemens and Emerson DCS/PLC systems to diagnose faults and ensure proper system integration.
- Ensured calibration accuracy using HART communicators and Fluke instruments for pressure, temperature, and flow devices.
- Maintained strict adherence to safety protocols and permit-to-work systems during commissioning and maintenance activities.
- Assisted Solar Turbines with loop shooting and performed cold/hot checks, ensuring system readiness and compliance with standards.
- Coordinated with multiple vendors, including Commtel Networks, ensuring effective device integration and system functionality.
Electrician/Instrument Technician
Rush Resources
Sabine Pass
07.2023 - 12.2024
- Independently manage electrical tasks, ensuring equipment efficiency and reliability.
- Monitor and document instrument performance metrics, conducting thorough failure analyses and developing preventive maintenance protocols.
- Coordinate calibration schedules, maintaining high standards and timely vendor completion.
- Identified and reported errors to assist in comprehensive failure investigations, enhancing overall reliability.
- Enhance operational knowledge of instruments, contributing to team expertise.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams to optimize equipment performance, delivering technical support and driving process improvements.
- Supported diverse clientele with tailored technical solutions and ensured timely documentation for streamlined operations.
Instrument/Electrical Technician
Contech Control Services
Baytown
01.2022 - 07.2023
- Performed installation, calibration, loop checking, and functional testing of pressure, temperature, flow, and level transmitters, control valves, analyzers, switches, motors, MCCs, and final control elements
- Supported new construction, turnaround, and commissioning activities by installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting electrical and instrumentation systems for safe and efficient plant startup
- Documented technical procedures and start-up records, supporting effective equipment management and operational continuity.
Instrumentation Technician - Maintenance
Advantage Instrumentation & Electrical
Baytown
02.2019 - 12.2021
- Recommissioning initiatives and energization procedures, ensuring seamless system integration and operational excellence in instrumentation systems.
- Performed comprehensive maintenance of fire and gas detection systems, including DG flame detector calibration and loop testing with methane gas for optimal safety compliance.
- Implemented advanced troubleshooting techniques for gas detection systems, enhancing performance through systematic testing and calibration.
- Managed maintenance of critical safety systems, focusing on flame detector calibration and valve control systems to ensure facility protection.
- Performed control valve stroking, positioner calibration, fail-safe testing, and functional verification to confirm proper valve response, shutdown actions, and process control reliability
- Manifold rebuilding, impulse line verification, pressure testing, and leak checks on transmitters and instrument assemblies to maintain measurement accuracy, system integrity, and safe startup operations
Electrician
S&B Engineers and Constructors
Mont Belvieu
05.2018 - 02.2019
- Executed precise installations of electrical components including relays, switches, and position-sensing devices while maintaining strict safety compliance standards.
- Ensured reliable operation of electrical systems by executing preventative maintenance on programmable controllers, transformers, voltage regulators, and machinery wiring.
- Maintained and repaired electrical and mechanical equipment by diagnosing malfunctions in apparatus, such as transformers and motor and lighting fixtures, and testing faulty wiring and malfunctioning machinery.
- Performed evaluations and troubleshooting of PLC programs, implementing necessary changes to enhance system performance.
Education
High School Diploma -
New Caney High School
Skills
- Control systems
- Process Instrumentation
- Calibration Standard Adherence
- Electrical Systems
- Troubleshooting
- System Commissioning & Start-Up Support
- Computer Networking
- Cause and effect testing
- Vendor coordination
- Safety protocols adherence
- Turnover Applications
Certification
- NCCER Instrumentation Technician V4 - 23072526
- NCCER Industrial Electrician V6 - 23072526
Timeline
Instrument & Controls CSU TECHNICIAN
ISC Constructors LLC
01.2026 - Current
Instrument & Controls CSU Technician
Contech Control Services
10.2025 - 12.2025
Instrument & Controls CSU Technician
Kent
01.2025 - 09.2025
Electrician/Instrument Technician
Rush Resources
07.2023 - 12.2024
Instrument/Electrical Technician
Contech Control Services
01.2022 - 07.2023
Instrumentation Technician - Maintenance
Advantage Instrumentation & Electrical
02.2019 - 12.2021
Electrician
S&B Engineers and Constructors
05.2018 - 02.2019
High School Diploma -
New Caney High School