Fire Safety Engineer and Chemical Engineer with +4 years of work experience as a consultant in oil and gas industry.

1. ANDRES C. FORERO JIMENEZ
Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DETAILS
Andrés C. Forero Jiménez
Fire Safety Engineer – Chemical Engineer
Mobile Phone :( 46) 076 779 6980
E-mail: acforeroj@gmail.com
Skype: andres.forero.rwd.com.co
Current Location: Lund, Sweden
Nationality: Bogota, Colombia
Date of birth: 29th October of 1987
Marital Status: Single
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Bilingual Chemical Engineer currently doing an International M.Sc. in Fire Safety Engineering, an Erasmus+
program. Professional with 4+ years of work experience in Oil&Gas industry, mainly as professional trainer and
consultant in operations and maintenance fields in both upstream and downstream facilities. Professional with not
only technical but also management skills and expertise, e.g. risk assessment, project planning, resource
management and team leading. Experience gained in different projects in South America and Middle East.
Now seeking for opportunities to apply my skills, experience and the knowledge gained as a fire safety engineering
student in fire safety design, assessment and/consulting projects.
PROVEN SKILLS
 Bilingual; Spanish and English (TOEFL iBT: 98, Presented: May 2014)
 Project planning, resources management and team leading expertise.
 Knowledge in Fire Dynamics and Fire Behaviour.
 Knowledge in Fire in Compartments/CFD Modelling (FDS Specifically).
 Knowledge in risk assessment techniques (HAZOP, What If, LOPA, among others).
 Knowledge in both passive and active fire protection systems.
 Knowledge in reading and interpreting complex process control logics and safety system control logics.
 Knowledge in reading and interpreting basic and detailed engineering documentation.
 Knowledge in international engineering and design standards (API, ANSI, NFPA, among others).
 Knowledge in commercial process design simulators and Operation Training Simulators (OTS).
 Knowledge in developing and applying operational and maintenance procedures including: routinely,
start-up/shutdown and emergency response procedures, among others.
 Travel/Transfer availability

2. ANDRES C. FORERO JIMENEZ
Curriculum Vitae
EDUCATION
International M.Sc. in Fire Safety Engineering
GHENT UNIVERSITY – Ghent, Belgium.
LUND UNIVERSITY – Lund, Sweden.
UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH – Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering IMFSE (September 2015 - Present)
Thesis Project: To be Defined.
Bachelor in Science – CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA – Bogotá, D.C.
Chemical Engineering Department (2006-1, 2010-2)
Degree thesis elaborated in the University of New Mexico (NM, USA); leaded by Dr. Hien Pham and Dr. Hugo Zea
Thesis project: “Hydrothermal Stability in Silica Supports”
ACADEMIC EXCHANGE II-2010.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO.
Albuquerque, NM, USA.
Duration: 16 weeks
DYSIM: Dynamic Simulation. 2013
SIMSCI - INVENSYS. Houston, TX, United States.
Duration: 5 Weeks
WORK EXPERIENCE
KUWAIT OIL COMPANY (KOC) - GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION, Kuwait & Colombia
Maintenance Team Leader - Trainer Consultant
Started: January 2015 Finished: September 2015
Professional trainer and consultant engineer focused on leading the development of maintenance procedures
and training manuals for Kuwait Oil Company South-East crude gathering facilities.
Main tasks included:
 Plan activities and manage resources of the maintenance Colombian team (15 people).
 Develop Instrumentation and Control Maintenance Training Manuals
 Develop Instrumentation and Control Maintenance Procedures
 Support Development of Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Training Manuals
 Support Development of Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance Procedures
 Support Development of Operational Training Manual and Procedures
REFICAR – GP STRATEGIES CORPORATION, Bogotá- Cartagena, Colombia
Staff Engineer- Trainer Consultant
Started: September 2011 Finished: December 2014
Consultant and trainer engineer. Focused specifically in developing and delivering part of the training program for
the operators of the new units in the expansion of the Cartagena Refinery S.A, Reficar.

3. ANDRES C. FORERO JIMENEZ
Curriculum Vitae
The development of the training material included:
 Operator Training Manuals based on OTS (Operator Training Stations – Dynamic Simulation)
 Large Control Diagrams
 Process Description Manuals
 Sequential Flow Diagrams for Startup and Shutdown Procedures
 Emergency Response Matrix, Emergency Response Procedures and Gundrills
 Operator (Field and Board) Training Guides
 Operational Analysis Exercises: What If and Troubleshooting exercises
YOKOGAWA AMERICA DO SUL COLOMBIA, Bogotá D.C, Colombia
Sales Engineer
Started: May 2011 Finished: August 2011
Performed activities as part of the commercial team; used to do proposals of instrumentation and control systems
for industrial processes.
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO, Albuquerque, NM, USA (Zip Code. 87102)
Research Assistant
Started: August 2010 Finished: December 2010
Performed tasks related to research in heterogeneous catalysis as an "Undergrad Student" directed by Dr. Hien
Pham and Pr. Abhaya K. Datye.
PROFESSIONAL AWARDS
 2015 - Ghent University – Erasmus+ Scholar.
 2014 – Promotion to Maintenance Team Leader as part of the Kuwait Oil Company project.
 2013 – Successfully planed and leaded the development and delivering of the Simulation based Training
Plan for Reficar/Ecopetrol Refinery.
 2013 – Promotion from Staff Engineer due to my exceptional performance in the first two years.
 2013 – Performance appraisal qualification (2012): 3.81/4.00. Best PA score in the operations group.
 2011-2013 – Delivered on-site training courses in several refinery processes operation plants with the
outstanding feedback comments.
 2010 – Bachelor’s Grade Average: 4.1/5.0. Being within the top 10% engineering grades.
 2010 – Seventh place (7th) in the chemical engineering annual national (Colombia) exam ECAES/Saber Pro.
WORK REFERENCES
UPON REQUEST