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José M. Miguez Fernández

Parrish,USA

Summary

Industrial Maintenance Engineer with 24 years of experience in the oil and gas production and manufacturing industries. Expert in industrial mechanics, strategic planning, budgeting, operations management, commissioning, and construction project execution. Extensive knowledge in process optimization and industrial equipment maintenance, improving operational efficiency and reducing costs. Experienced in coordinating multidisciplinary teams and implementing innovative solutions to ensure the continuous and safe operation of critical equipment. Skilled in project management and control from the design phase to commissioning, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets. Committed to operational excellence, continuous improvement, and industrial safety.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Industrial Maintenance Technician

PGT Innovations / MITER Brands
08.2023 - Current
  • Company Overview: Venice, Florida-USA
  • Experience working in and around electro-mechanical equipment in a manufacturing environment and visual acuity to inspect equipment; Responsible for performing scheduled maintenance on plant equipment and machinery, besides responding to and correcting equipment stoppages and mechanical breakdowns.
  • Equipment troubleshooting, repairing or replacing parts, belts, motors, drives, gears, control devices with electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic components.
  • Operate basic shop machinery such as presses, grinders, lathes, mills; Ability to use all standard tools of the trade, including basic hand and machine tools, various test equipment, and able to read and interpret mechanical drawings and prints, demonstrate the ability to safely and effectively.
  • Working with Slicers (IMC, Emmegi), Fillers, Baggers, Conveyors, Press (Bystronics), Washers, Spacers, Laminers, Vinyl Welders (GED and Urban), Corner cleaners (GED and Urban), Single and Double head Upcut Saw, Bench saw (FOM Industries, Hafner, Urban, Makita, DeWalt), Silicone and sealant pumps (Graco, Erdman), Screwdriver assembly machine (Erdman), Transfer, Assembly, Roller and Flip table, Hole Die, Box Routers, Glass lift assist, Hot Air Ovens, Packaging strap banders (Mosca) for the manufacture of frames for vinyl and aluminum windows and sliding doors
  • Troubleshooting PLCs (Allen Bradley) and Strong electrical skills and ability to effectively use electrical test equipment such as multi-meters, meggers or other specialized test equipment
  • Management of work orders assigned in Maintenance Connection (CMMS), reflecting all the necessary resources and generate daily reports of completed maintenance activities to feed the maintenance history database in each of the production equipment.

Mechanic Maintenance Team Lead

TSM CHAMP
09.2020 - 08.2023
  • Company Overview: Sarasota, Florida-USA
  • Coordinate preventive maintenance activities with other departments, such as production, engineering and quality.
  • Coordinate corrective maintenance activities to promptly repair malfunctioning equipment.
  • Supervise mechanical maintenance staff, ensuring they are trained and working efficiently and support them in the execution of activities.
  • Lead maintenance or equipment improvement projects, including planning, execution, and follow-up to ensure project goals are met
  • Maintain and update technical documentation related to equipment and maintenance processes.

Materials Warehouse and Logistics Supervisor

ABOVE ELECTRIC, LLC
06.2016 - 06.2020
  • Company Overview: Tampa, Florida-USA
  • Oversee the receipt, storage, and distribution of parts to maintain optimal and accurate inventory levels.
  • Maintain an efficient storage system that maximizes space utilization and facilitates easy access to products.
  • Supervise warehouse staff, assign tasks, and ensure that the team works efficiently and safely.
  • Coordinate picking, packing, and shipping (Transportation and routing) of orders to ensure accurate and timely dispatch to each project site
  • Coordinate with suppliers and carriers to ensure products are received and delivered as scheduled.
  • Oversee the goods receipt process, including product inspection and management of any discrepancies.
  • Prepare reports on warehouse and logistics performance, including metrics such as processing time, inventory accuracy, and associated costs.

Production Management Maintenance Planner

PETROLERA AMERIVEN, S.A (PDVSA/Chevron-Texaco/Conoco-Phillips)
10.2012 - 09.2015
  • Company Overview: Orinoco Oil Belt, Anzoátegui-Venezuela
  • Organizing and coordinating preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance tasks, ensuring they are carried out at the right time to minimize equipment downtime.
  • Determining the necessary resources for each activity, including personnel, tools, and spare parts, and ensuring their availability.
  • Seeking ways to reduce downtime and optimize maintenance-related costs without compromising safety or work quality.
  • Conducting failure analysis on equipment to identify root causes and propose improvements in maintenance and operation processes to increase system reliability.
  • Using computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) to track detailed records of completed tasks, equipment status, and maintenance history.
  • Creating reports on equipment conditions, completed interventions, and key performance indicators (KPIs) related to maintenance for informed management decision-making. Generate indicators of maintenance, reliability and maintainability with points of attention, elimination of defects and proposals for improvement.

Pre-commissioning and Commissioning Mechanical Supervisor of Dehydration Module 2 of the Bare Operations Center

PETROLERA AMERIVEN, S.A (PDVSA/Chevron-Texaco/Conoco-Phillips)
09.2010 - 10.2012
  • Company Overview: Orinoco Oil Belt, Anzoátegui-Venezuela
  • Developing a detailed plan for the commissioning of equipment and systems, outlining the phases, activities, and resources needed for project execution for the incorporation and dehydration of new production barrels with nominal capacity of 150.0 KBPD.
  • Verifying that the installed equipment and systems meet the required technical specifications and design criteria, ensuring that manuals and technical documentation are complete.
  • Conducting functional, performance, and safety tests on systems, ensuring they operate according to design criteria and industry standards. This includes identifying faults or discrepancies and addressing them.
  • Ensuring that the installation of equipment is completed correctly according to industry regulations and standards, maintaining worker safety and system integrity.
  • Coordinating teams from various disciplines (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control, etc.) to ensure all commissioning activities and tests are conducted efficiently and safely.
  • Guaranteeing that all commissioning activities comply with industrial safety and environmental regulations specific to the oil industry and implementing best practices.
  • Preparing technical documentation related to the tests performed, the results obtained (As Built), and any modifications or adjustments made to the equipment. This includes delivering detailed reports to management
  • Overseeing the work of contractors and suppliers involved in the installation and commissioning process, ensuring they meet agreed-upon timelines and standards.

Mechanical Maintenance Technician, Production

PETROLERA AMERIVEN, S.A (PDVSA/Chevron-Texaco/Conoco-Phillips)
06.2000 - 09.2010
  • Company Overview: Orinoco Oil Belt, Anzoátegui-Venezuela
  • Execution of programmed, urgent and emergency activities of the types of predictive, preventive and corrective maintenance, based on reliability and maintainability indicators, with scope in all operational production areas (oil producing wells, water injection wells, multiphase pumping stations, valve stations and crude oil dehydration process plant) in rotating and static equipment, such as: Wellheads, Multiport valves, Well test separators, Primary gas separators, Screw pumps, Heat exchangers plate heat, mechanical oil-water-gas separators, electrostatic separators, drying ovens, coil coolers, centrifugal pumps, diesel engines, gas compressors, air compressors and valves (check or check, gate, ball, piston, pressure safety).
  • Disassembly and assembly of wellheads to replace pulleys, belts, stuffing boxes and gasket, as well as production and diluent injection spools.
  • Connection and disconnection of pipes in wellheads for Test Separators and AGAR units to perform well tests.
  • Management of work orders assigned in the MAXIMO application, reflecting all the necessary resources for the execution of each of the maintenance activities, to generate labor reports, execution time, tools and equipment, materials and invested spare parts, typical of the company and contracted services.
  • Generate daily reports of completed maintenance activities to feed the maintenance history database in each of the production equipment, frequency, direct costs and deferred production associated with each intervened equipment, to subsequently obtain maintenance management indicators.

Wireline Services, Mechanical Maintenance Technician

HALLIBURTON
09.1998 - 05.2000
  • Company Overview: Anzoátegui Venezuela
  • Perform corrective repairs and preventive maintenance of wireline equipment as needed.
  • Check the proper functioning and verify the mechanical equipment for the diagnosis of problems, Make adjustments of the functional parts of the devices as necessary or determine other viable steps to solve problems.
  • Clean, lubricate and adjust parts of equipment or machinery.
  • Carry out maintenance work in the workshop or in operational fields.
  • Work under compliance with all company policies, procedures and operating and safety standards.
  • Perform alternative tasks related to maintenance as required.

Solids Control Field Technician

M-I SWACO
08.1997 - 09.1998
  • Company Overview: Anzoátegui Venezuela
  • Maintain and operate solids control equipment such as Shale Shakers, Desanders, Desilter, centrifuges and pumps to company standards and policies in a safe and efficient manner
  • Perform routine maintenance on mechanical equipment as required and diagnose and repair failures.
  • Collect and validate all critical data required to complete daily reports.
  • Set up and tear down of equipment on rig site locations.

Education

Maintenance Engineer - Industrial

Universidad Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho
El Tigre, Anzoátegui

Senior University Technician (T.S.U) - Maintenance Systems Administration

Instituto Universitario Tecnológico de Administración
Anaco, Anzoátegui

Skills

  • Microsoft Office suite (Word, Excel, Power Point, MS Project)
  • GMAO: CMMS Maintenance Connection, MAXIMO

LNGG

Languages: Spanish: Native. English: Level B1

Timeline

Industrial Maintenance Technician

PGT Innovations / MITER Brands
08.2023 - Current

Mechanic Maintenance Team Lead

TSM CHAMP
09.2020 - 08.2023

Materials Warehouse and Logistics Supervisor

ABOVE ELECTRIC, LLC
06.2016 - 06.2020

Production Management Maintenance Planner

PETROLERA AMERIVEN, S.A (PDVSA/Chevron-Texaco/Conoco-Phillips)
10.2012 - 09.2015

Pre-commissioning and Commissioning Mechanical Supervisor of Dehydration Module 2 of the Bare Operations Center

PETROLERA AMERIVEN, S.A (PDVSA/Chevron-Texaco/Conoco-Phillips)
09.2010 - 10.2012

Mechanical Maintenance Technician, Production

PETROLERA AMERIVEN, S.A (PDVSA/Chevron-Texaco/Conoco-Phillips)
06.2000 - 09.2010

Wireline Services, Mechanical Maintenance Technician

HALLIBURTON
09.1998 - 05.2000

Solids Control Field Technician

M-I SWACO
08.1997 - 09.1998

Senior University Technician (T.S.U) - Maintenance Systems Administration

Instituto Universitario Tecnológico de Administración

Maintenance Engineer - Industrial

Universidad Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho
José M. Miguez Fernández