ROEL ALVAREZ JR.
Edinburg,TX
Summary
Experienced I&C Commissioning Technician with experience in managing commissioning activities to ensure successful start-up of systems. Utilizing technical expertise and project management skills to oversee and execute commissioning plans. Looking for an opportunity where I can add value and promote company goals.
Overview
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1
Certification
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
I&C Technician
Shermco
Williamsport, PA
04.2026 - 05.2026
- Diagnosed and resolved instrumentation issues in electrical systems to ensure operational efficiency.
- Conducted routine maintenance and calibration of control systems to uphold performance standards.
- Collaborated with engineering teams on system upgrades to enhance functionality and reliability.
- Led troubleshooting efforts for complex instrumentation failures, minimizing downtime across operations.
- Provided technical training to junior technicians, enhancing their understanding of I&C principles and best practices.
I&C Commissioning Specialist
Bluewater Energy Solutions
Tatum, TX
06.2025 - 03.2026
- Commission and start-up on all instrumentation on a 815 MW coal-fired
turbine and supporting systems. - Perform revisions to existing scoped drawings, subcontract packages, site specific test plans, procedures, and detailed schedules.
- Support the balance of engineering design, through interface meetings,
engineering & supplier design and procurement documentation reviews. - Prepare detailed startup test plans, procedures, and work packages for
assigned system commissioning activities, integrating all discipline activities. - Prepare Instrument Calibrations.
- Instrument Installation Inspections, Calibrations, and Functional Tests.
- Perform subsystem walk-downs and manage closeout of punch list items.
- Provide start-up support throughout all units.
Instrumentation and Controls Technician
Turnkey
Enid Oklahoma
04.2025 - 05.2025
- Cause and Effect testing.
- Tested, calibrated, installed, repaired and inspected all equipment and monitoring devices.
- Revised/ redlined schematic drawings and reports to reflect changes made in instrument circuits and systems that were approved by engineering.
- Optimized plant operations by conducting maintenance checks on control systems and instrumentation equipment.
- Source RTD's and TC's to complete a five-point checks.
- Supported control room operators during plant energization and hot cutovers.
- Walk down work packages to locate and verify transmitters and valves using P&IDs.
- Work with PT, LT, DP, TT by using hart comm 475 fluke meter 789 & 725.
Instrumentation Technician
AIS
Alvin, TX
08.2024 - 04.2025
- Work includes troubleshooting, calibrating, and repairing various instruments and valves associated with vessels, drums, towers, kettles, exchangers, boilers, and furnaces in normal and turnaround environments.
- Perform quality checks to ensure that work is performed within site specifications.
- Confirm all work is being performed in a safe manner, amending as needed.
- Removed damaged instruments and repaired components.
- Coordinated closely with vendors/suppliers regarding procurement and delivery schedules ensuring timely availability parts required repair work or upgrades.
Instrumentation Technician
ICG
LaPorte, TX
02.2024 - 08.2024
- Work included calibrating, troubleshooting, and repairing a wide range of instruments, valves and analyzers associated with vessels, drums, towers, kettles, exchangers, boilers, and furnaces in normal and turnaround environments.
- As well as tubing repair and fabrication for sensing lines associated with transmitters.
- Perform quality checks that work is performed within site specifications.
- Confirm all work being performed is in a safe manner.
- Supported facility and process equipment engineering and design,
integration, and validation. - Upload VFD Scripts into Variable Frequency Drives.
- Troubleshooted programs and maintained programmable logic controllers.
- Perform loop checks, calibrations, troubleshooting, and programming as
needed to instruments, VFD, and PLCs (siemens) for Air handling units and multiple units throughout the facility. - Used Microsoft Teams, Word, and Excel spreadsheets, to communicate and plan with the client on work needed to be done.
- Identified issues by testing and troubleshooting instruments, components, and assemblies using voltmeters, circuit testers, and oscilloscopes.
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician
MEITEC
08.2023 - 02.2024
- Completed several electrical installations: Power distribution, electronic devices, and PLC programming.
- Maintain existing panel boxes including the replacement of circuit breakers; troubleshoot electrical circuits in order to eliminate potential hazards.
- Repair and install instrumentation and electrical equipment.
- Programming and troubleshooting of DCS, PLC and HMI interfaces.
Instrumentation Technician
Permian Basin I&E
05.2023 - 07.2023
- Installed and calibrated instrumentation systems, including pressure, flow, and temperature sensors, across various oil and gas facilities.
- Performed routine inspections and troubleshooting of control systems, minimizing downtime and ensuring reliable operation.
- Assisted with integrating instrumentation with PLCs and DCS systems, ensuring accurate data collection and control.
- Q/A, Q/C all instruments for proper installations and or missing tag or labels, serial number, model, manufacturer number to keep records for company data log entry.
- Check point to point for instrument not working properly in relate with no
power, voltage drop, or mis-wiring configurations. - Shoot loop to DCS for verifications to affirm proper functions to devices out in field in relate with our job scope.
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician
RICHARD AUTOMATION
01.2023 - 05.2023
- Developing and managing Instrumentation numbering systems on P&ID's.
- Reviewing of drawing submittals for pumps, water reservoir and building electrical layouts.
- Verified and calibrated dozens instrument devices and electrical equipment.
- Perform routine checking and testing of all types of electrical systems, including the location and repair of faults.
- Performed thorough root cause analysis on recurring instrument failures to identify areas for improvement.
- Installed maintained, and repaired various types of instruments to ensure optimal functionality.
- Troubleshot complex instrumentation issues using specialized diagnostic tools, ensuring minimal disruption to operations.
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician
MMR
08.2022 - 01.2023
- Repair and install instrumentation and electrical equipment.
- Utilize technical skills to troubleshoot instrumentation, electronics & electrical components.
- Maintain files, logs & drawings for all instrumentation & electrical equipment.
- Install, maintain and calibrate instrumentation devices including pneumatic, electronic and hydraulic systems.
- Walk down work packages to locate and verify transmitters and valves using P&ID.
- Work with PT, LT, DP, TT by using hart comm 475 fluke meter 789,725
- Troubleshoot and conduct performance tests on various equipment to
ensure peak performance. - Assist in regulatory certification tests and prepare required data reports.
- Upgrade older versions of the instrumentation/controls to newer versions by replacing existing components with improved ones of higher
productivity. - Coordinate with plant operators and help them identify common technical issues.
Instrument Technician
PLC Construction
08.2021 - 07.2022
- Assisted in the installation, calibration, and maintenance of instrumentation systems within a high-demand paper mill environment.
- Supported troubleshooting of control loops and instrumentation issues to ensure optimal process performance.
- Calibrate FTs, TTs, PTs, LTs
- Troubleshoot various junction boxes and RIO panels
Work side by side with Engineers to ensure proper functionality of instrumentation. - Bench calibrate instruments and verify IP addressing on ethernet switches
- Walk down packages and instruct mechanical team to remove and clean
valve internals
Electrical & Instrument Journeyman
ATL
Borger, TX
10.2020 - 08.2021
- New construction project, working alongside electricians and technicians to help install transmitters and other industrial equipment.
- Helped with bending steam and air tubing, installed supports and tray.
- Diagnose equipment malfunctions and completed repairs to restore equipment and maintain uptime.
- Repaired electrical equipment using hand and power tools and testing and
diagnostic equipment. - Reviewed line drawings to locate and splice buried power cables.
- Troubleshoot diagnose and correct electrical problems in the power
distribution, electrical equipment and lighting systems and perform same
duties as prior jobs.
Electrical Helper
ATL instrument & Electrical
08.2018 - 07.2020
- Assisted in installing and maintaining electrical systems in industrial gas plant.
- Supported the installation of Unistrut, conduit, and junction boxes.
- Worked alongside journeymen in assisting them with tools and all installations, including cable tray.
- Mounted and installed boxes, conduit and strapping for new installations.
- Troubleshot problems with electrical system wiring, components and peripheral equipment such as air conditioning units to trace root causes of malfunctions.
Education
High School Diploma - General Studies
Johnny G. Economedes High School
01-2018
Skills
- Evaluate and prioritize decisions
- Interpersonal skills
- Teamwork
- Troubleshooting
- Planning and scheduling
- Use of measuring devices
- Level measurement instruments
- Analog and digital signals
- Temperature sensors
- Use of testing equipment
- Electrical wiring installation
- Instrumentation installation
- DCS configuration
Certification
- TWIC, 21692309
- NCCER PLUS, Instrumentation Technician, 27621166
- TLDR Apprentice Electrician
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
I&C Technician
Shermco
04.2026 - 05.2026
I&C Commissioning Specialist
Bluewater Energy Solutions
06.2025 - 03.2026
Instrumentation and Controls Technician
Turnkey
04.2025 - 05.2025
Instrumentation Technician
AIS
08.2024 - 04.2025
Instrumentation Technician
ICG
02.2024 - 08.2024
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician
MEITEC
08.2023 - 02.2024
Instrumentation Technician
Permian Basin I&E
05.2023 - 07.2023
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician
RICHARD AUTOMATION
01.2023 - 05.2023
Electrical & Instrumentation Technician
MMR
08.2022 - 01.2023
Instrument Technician
PLC Construction
08.2021 - 07.2022
Electrical & Instrument Journeyman
ATL
10.2020 - 08.2021
Electrical Helper
ATL instrument & Electrical
08.2018 - 07.2020
High School Diploma - General Studies
Johnny G. Economedes High School