Mechanical/Process Eng. Upstream / Midstream Facilities Production Oil & Gas

Odoardo Alfredo Merida
8549 Sw 159 Ave.
Miami Fl 33193 US
786-226-2014 Cell
oamc2707@gmail.com

Education
Equivalence of the U.S. degree of Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and completion of 20 semester credit hours of graduate study in Processing Engineering earned at a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States. (Evaluation of credentials by Josef Silny & Associates, Inc. at 11/2007)
Specialization Process Engineer (Mention Oil& Gas & Petrochemical), Francisco de Miranda¡¦s University & Cied, Coro, Venezuela 1996.
B.S., Mechanical Engineer, Zulia¡¦s University- Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1986
Management for Engineers, IESA- Caracas, Venezuela, 2001
More 50 Technical courses taken in Venezuela (CIED-PDVSA).
Experience
10/2007-02/2010 Project Engineer (Corporation Refineria del Atlantico, Miami Fl).

I development the: feasibility study technical, economic and financial of the project for construction of a new refinery of 375 KOBD in the Dominican Republic. Besides, I development the feasibility study technical, economic and financial of the project for a Ethanol plant for Haiti.

2006 - July 2007 Designer Instrumentation (WorleyParsons-Houston,Tx)
Prepare: Data Sheets for all instruments (Analyzers, Level Switch, Transmitters: Temp., Flow, Pressure, etc., Flow Elements (Flow Orifices, Rotameters, Turbine, etc.), Pressure Gauges, RTD &Temperature Indicators, Pressure Regulators, Control Valves, Relief Valves, etc.), Cross-reference, Handle Database (OxyChemycals), Intools (Marathon), Emcompass (Document Control) and Marian (Material Management and Control Production Release), Prepare and review: Squad check internal review, P&ID, PFD, Process Conditions, Location instruments, Installation details, Construction Package, Requisition, Analysis Proposal the Vendors, Loop drawing Reviewing, Folder each loop, etc. Experience in the Projects USA: Support for development in the Construction Package Project: Vapor Destruction System in Dock #18 for Marathon-Ashland, Texas City, Tx. I worked in two Projects for Oxy Chemicals: Replace Dryer # 2, PVC Plant Pasadena Tx and Support Construction Package Project Flaker Upgrade, Pasadena, Tx.
2003 - 2006 Process/Mechanical Engineer ( Freelance)
Assistant Project manager for coordinate of phase conceptual and basic engineering for adequate capacity of 5 flow stations, separation (vapor-liquid), dehydration and transportation for light oil in the Maracaibo¡¦s Lake in 15 KOBD/22 Mscfd each. Optimized gathering gas in low pressure for compressor plants and the conceptualization increases transfer the wet oil from offshore to onshore fields: Tia Juana and Bachaquero at Venezuela.
1997 - 2003 Project Manager (PDVSA)
Project Manager in El Furrial Field, the water alternate gas injection reservoir high pressure (stages the visualization and conceptual engineering) for facilities surfaces oil & gas where one foretells increases of production of gas and water and therefore to adapt the facilities surfaces.
1990 - 1997 Lead Process Discipline (PDVSA)
Worked about 50 projects in Production and Refining Oil: Water treatment, Gathering Low Pressure Gas, System Transportation Multiphase Hydrocarbon from wells-Flow Station-Process Plant, Dehydration Heavy Oil, Optimization Process Energy Furnaces and Heat Exchanger, System Pump and Transportation Oil, Expand capacity Flow Station Onshore and Offshore Maracaibo¡¦s Lake, System Pump Oil to Ship in Caripito ¡¥s Dock, Expand the capacity separation Oil&Gas multistage, Expand the system stabilization Oil, Design System Fire Water for Process Plant, Design Manifold for injection Gas Lift to wells, Design Manifold for injection Diluents to wells, Design Flow Pipe for wells with method production: Natural Flow, Mechanical Pump, Screw Pump, Gas Lift, etc. Also Project involved Utilities (Boilers, Firewater systems, Air instrument systems, gas combustible, Steam distribution system, etc.
1987 - 1990 Production Engineer (PDVSA)
Evaluated well oil production with mechanical pumping, steam, diluents and gas lift. Reviewed submerged well pump (type screw) design offered by contractor and monitored performance. Designed manifolds diluents and gas lift systems. Designed select portable boiler for inject steam to reservoir.
Registrations/Affiliations

Board Certified Venezuela Engineers.