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Omar Estrada

Houston,TX

Summary

With over 8 years of experience in instrumentation and controls, I am eager to collaborate with team members and contribute individually to ensure company satisfaction. Dedication, self-driven, and a strong focus on safety. My goal is to secure a position in the I/E industry to enhance knowledge and skills, perform efficiently, and bring value to potential employers.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Instrument and Controls Technician

Sis Tech
04.2024 - Current
  • Improved system efficiency by implementing and maintaining control systems in various industrial settings.
  • Skilled in troubleshooting control system malfunctions and creating plans for repair.
  • Collaborated with engineers to develop, install, and troubleshoot custom control systems for specific applications.
  • Maintained accurate spreadsheets and records of system operations.
  • Assisted in new equipment commissioning by ensuring seamless integration with existing control infrastructure.
  • Function Test instrument and valves before installation.
  • Preventive maintenance on instrument that tie into SIS.

Instrument and Control Technician

ETEC INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
04.2023 - 03.2024
  • Build Loop folders for the project
  • Walked down P&ID to verify all instruments and valves where installed inline with the right fail direction
  • Calibrated and tested field instrument
  • Calibrated and stoked valves
  • Changed the fail direction on multiple fisher valves
  • Installed and replaced multiple instruments
  • Rewired a Burner management system panel
  • Tested and calibrated Guided Wave and Pulse Radar Level Transmitter
  • Loop checked instruments and valves
  • Worked right along field engineers to solve any issues with the process
  • Worked with field operations for a smooth start up.
  • Did Cause and Effect testing with engineers and field operations in a safe way.
  • Managed approximately 30 incoming calls, emails

Instrument and Controls Technician

ETEC INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
09.2022 - 02.2023
  • Walk down instruments to verify completion and get ready to get commissioned and loop checked
  • Installed tubing and terminated wires when necessary to complete assignment..
  • Calibrated and troubleshooted flow, pressure, temperature, control valves using a communicator and function tested ON/OFF solenoid operated valves.
  • Install PH/OPR probes and calibrate Analyzers using buffer solution.
  • Worked alongside Bio Lab Technicians and Operations during start up and assisted them with any issue they had with valves and instruments.
  • Safely tested the safety instrumented system with other technicians and DCS engineer for a proper and safe shut down of the unit.

Instrument and Controls Technician

TURNKEY I&E LTD.
02.2022 - 08.2022
  • Testing of pressure, flow, level, temperature switches with DCS & PLC programmers for alarm indications
  • Verified installations of orifice plates
  • Calibrate and troubleshoot Coriolis mass flow meters
  • Install Bentley Nevada and Allen Bradley vibration sensors, speed sensors and thrust probes on compressors.
  • Troubleshot complex electrical circuits used in industrial automation environments, restoring functionality promptly.
  • Improved system efficiency by installing, maintaining, and calibrating instrumentation and control equipment.

Instrument and Controls Technician

ETEC INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
08.2021 - 02.2022
  • Set up and trouble shoot limit switches on TopWorx valve positioners
  • Terminate instrument and ensure wires can provide power with no distribution by doing a continuity test.
  • Bend and install tubing for valves and transmitters per code for proper application
  • Worked alongside Venture Global technicians and Operations for a safe start up
  • Performed function Testing on all critical instrumentation(Mov's, shutdown valves, ESD's, etc).
  • Trouble shoot MCC buckets for Motor controls.

Instrument and Controls Technician

ETEC INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
04.2021 - 08.2021
  • Install, troubleshoot and calibrate transmitters with Beamex MC6, 475 communicator, and Trex
  • Install, troubleshoot and calibrate Methane, CL2, NCL3, O2, H2S detectors
  • Install, troubleshoot and calibrate valves with Beamex MC6, 475 communicator, and Trex
  • Assist with unit startups/shutdowns on compressors, pumps, turbines, stripper/absorber towers, coolers, furnaces, boilers and thermal oxidizers
  • Bench calibrate transmitters and valves before installing
  • Install, troubleshoot and calibrate PH/ORP analyzers
  • Install and troubleshoot RTD's and Thermocouples
  • Install and troubleshoot Annu bars and Pitot tube.

Instrument and Controls Technician

TURN2 SPECIALTY Companies
10.2020 - 03.2021
  • Performed Function Testing and final assembly test
  • Troubleshooting and repairing online/offline equipment during outages or live systems
  • Instrument installations & calibrations pressure, level, flow, temperature
  • Utilized Valvelink and Flowscanner programs to test, evaluate and write reports on air operated valves
  • Loop Checking on Transmitters and SIS/BMS Transmitters that are Critical Instruments with the support of DCS or PLC programs
  • Performed Preventive Maintenance and Repaired Analyzers that detect H2s.

Instrument and Controls Technician

TURNKEY I&E LTD
04.2020 - 10.2020
  • Performed regular preventive maintenance on instruments, valves, and gas calibration systems
  • Instrument installations, calibrations, and commissioning of pressure, level, flow, temperature loops
  • Prepare check sheets which involve inspection of instrumentation installation create punch list of instruments not conforming installation based on the P&ID and specifications
  • Monitor and assist in vendor activities as required
  • Assist capital projects with instrument calibration and tagging, spec sheets, and pre loop checks before commissioning the project.

Instrument and Controls Technician

STEELE & ASSOCIATES LLC.
09.2019 - 04.2020
  • Reading of P&ID's Loop Drawing, Location Drawings, and Isometric Drawings
  • Rebuilding, servicing, and testing of control valves and ON/OFF solenoid operated valves
  • Able to bypass or change alarms settings, force analog input indication also digital input/output indications and instruments to satisfy the permissive
  • Responsible for emergency and high priority plant trouble which is needed to attend and fix on a short-given time to prevent delay and loss/shutdown of plant production.

Skills

  • Reading and understanding technical drawings such as P&ID, location drawings, and loop drawings
  • Allen Bradley, Siemens PLC's
  • Delta V, Emerson Ovation, Honeywell DCS, various control loops
  • Instrument Calibration
  • Electrical Troubleshooting
  • Safety Instrumented systems (SIS)
  • Thermal couple, RTD temperature
  • Guided wave level, Radar level, Wetleg & Drylegs DP Level, Bubbler Level, Displacer Level
  • Pneumatic and Digital Controllers
  • Ph & Orp Transmitters
  • Coriolis, DP flow, Vortex flow transmitters
  • Motor controls
  • AC/DC circuits
  • Proficient in using Emerson/Honeywell Hart Communicators, PACT ware, Vega Connect, Endress Hauser Tablet

Certification

Instrumentation Technician V4/Certified #18126247

Timeline

Instrument and Controls Technician

Sis Tech
04.2024 - Current

Instrument and Control Technician

ETEC INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
04.2023 - 03.2024

Instrument and Controls Technician

ETEC INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
09.2022 - 02.2023

Instrument and Controls Technician

TURNKEY I&E LTD.
02.2022 - 08.2022

Instrument and Controls Technician

ETEC INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
08.2021 - 02.2022

Instrument and Controls Technician

ETEC INDUSTRIAL SERVICES
04.2021 - 08.2021

Instrument and Controls Technician

TURN2 SPECIALTY Companies
10.2020 - 03.2021

Instrument and Controls Technician

TURNKEY I&E LTD
04.2020 - 10.2020

Instrument and Controls Technician

STEELE & ASSOCIATES LLC.
09.2019 - 04.2020

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