Raymundo Case
Tomball
Summary
Dynamic, technically skilled engineer with expertise in R&D, failure analysis, and fracture mechanics. Over 25 years of hands-on experience in US and international environments. Proven ability to apply best practices in corrosion analysis. Excels in developing internal knowledge base materials. Personable and engaging with the communication skills needed to build consensus on critical initiatives.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Corrosion R&D Consultant
Halliburton Energy Services, MultiChem
01.2024 - Current
- Generates proposals for new areas of research and potential company business.
- Leads projects by developing new experimental designs and risk mitigation strategies which contribute to long term technology and business vision.
- Assesses practicality and relevance of solution on specific projects or requests by designing and selecting products with minimum environmental impact.
- Significantly contributes to Halliburton's Intellectual Property portfolio by delivering innovative and commercially successful solutions.
- Development of digital tools for cost and performance optimization in corrosion inhibitor formulation.
- Identification of new organic chemical compounds for use as surfactants for corrosion mitigation in the upstream oil & gas production.
- Development of novel methods for assessing the impact of chemical corrosion inhibition treatment in field conditions.
Professor of Practice (Professional Track)
Texas A&M
09.2016 - 01.2024
- Orchestrate research projects and activities as Director of Operations of the National Corrosion and Materials Reliability Center (NCMRC).
- Design, develop, and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate courses for Corrosion Science and Corrosion Failure Mitigation and Control.
- Led research projects and activities as Director of Operations at NCMRC, developing and delivering undergraduate and postgraduate courses in Corrosion Science and Corrosion Failure Mitigation and Control, enhancing academic and industry knowledge.
- Provided R&D support to leading oil & gas companies, developing corrosion control solutions, including coating testing and selection for reduction in corrosion-related failures.
- Developed a state-of-the-art research facility, providing innovative corrosion solutions to the industry, and published papers in scientific journals, presenting findings at international conferences.
Staff Scientist, Production Assurance Technologies
Conoco Phillips Bartlesville Technology Center
12.2008 - 08.2016
- Provided reliable risk assessment criteria for oil & gas production facilities.
- Planned and executed scientific research into localized corrosion modelling to enhance recommendations.
- Evaluated material performance in oil & gas producing conditions.
- Delivered expert analysis and evaluation in support of technological development projects for diverse business units.
- Provided reliable risk assessment criteria for oil & gas production facilities such as pipelines and pressure vessels, enhancing safety and efficiency consistent with applicable standards, through scientific research.
- Developed and implemented electrochemical tests at high pressure and temperature, detecting pitting attacks in carbon steel pipelines and reducing corrosion-related failures.
- Created data analysis algorithms for environmentally assisted cracking, improving material performance evaluation and cutting operational costs.
Senior Team Leader in Corrosion and Chemical Treatment
Petrobras Argentina S.A.
01.2003 - 01.2008
Senior Specialist in Corrosion and Chemical Treatment
Petrobras Energia Venezuela S.A.
01.2003 - 01.2008
Education
Ph.D. - Corrosion Science
UMIST
M. Sc. - Physical Metallurgy
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Specialization - Materials Selection
Universidad Central de Venezuela
B.Sc. - Materials Science and Engineering
Universidad Simon Bolivar
Skills
- Corrosion Engineering
- Asset integrity
- R&D project management
- Technical Communication
- Innovative solutions
- Laboratory Testing
- Coaching & Mentoring
- Materials Science
- Problem Solving
Affiliations
- NACE / AMPP, 2009
- NACE TG 076 committee, Vice Chair
- International Society of Electrochemistry (ISE), 2010
- AMPP ST-08 Committee, 2022
- AMPP TM21557, Document Project Manager
Recent Publications
- D. Narayanan, A. Martinez, U. Martin, B. Mansoor, R. Case and H. Castaneda, NPJ Mater. Degrad., 2024, 8, 1
- A. Martinez, D. Narayanan, R. Case, H. Castaneda, A. B. Radwan, J. Bhadra, et al, Electrochimica Acta, 2024, 475
- R. Goldsberry, D. Narayanan, R. Case, B. Mansoor and H. Castaneda, Materials, 2024, 17, 3420
- R. Case, H. Castaneda, Y. Ding, D. Narayanan, A. Khan, M. Cedeño, et al., Corrosion, 2024, 80, 3, 300 - 315
- Xue, L.; Ding, Y.; Pradeep, K. G.; Case, R.; Castaneda, H.; Paredes, M., Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2022, 928167112
- Liu, L.; Chen, L.; Case, R., Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2022
- Liu, L.; Case, R., Journal of Natural Gas Science and Engineering, 2022, 99
Publications Link
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=esctIwMAAAAJ
Awards
- Conoco Phillips Archimedes award, 2011
- Conoco Phillips Technology award, 2013
- Conoco Phillips Archimedes Award, 2013
- Conoco Phillips Archimedes Award, 2015
- NACE international Technical Achievement Award, 2016
Previous Experience
- Senior Team Leader in Corrosion and Chemical Treatment, Petrobras Argentina S.A., 01/01/03, 12/31/08
- Senior Specialist in Corrosion and Chemical Treatment, Petrobras Energia Venezuela S.A., 01/01/03, 12/31/08
Timeline
Corrosion R&D Consultant
Halliburton Energy Services, MultiChem
01.2024 - Current
Professor of Practice (Professional Track)
Texas A&M
09.2016 - 01.2024
Staff Scientist, Production Assurance Technologies
Conoco Phillips Bartlesville Technology Center
12.2008 - 08.2016
Senior Team Leader in Corrosion and Chemical Treatment
Petrobras Argentina S.A.
01.2003 - 01.2008
Senior Specialist in Corrosion and Chemical Treatment
Petrobras Energia Venezuela S.A.
01.2003 - 01.2008
Ph.D. - Corrosion Science
UMIST
M. Sc. - Physical Metallurgy
Universidad Central de Venezuela
Specialization - Materials Selection
Universidad Central de Venezuela
B.Sc. - Materials Science and Engineering
Universidad Simon Bolivar
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