1. HECTOR R. CHIRINOS QUINTERO
24333 CINCO TERRACE DR. KATY, TX 77494, USA
*CELL PHONE: 713-305-9403
EMAIL: hectorchirinos69@gmail.com, hrchirinosq@cantv.net
AVAILABILITY: IMMEDIATELY
LEAD INSTRUMENT AND CONTROL ENGINEER
Professional Engineer with over 25 years of experience specialized in Instrumentation and control systems
including design, construction, and commissioning of Oil / Gas Production (Onshore) and Storage
facilities, Pipeline, Steam and Petrochemical Plants. Positions included: Project Engineer, and Lead
Engineering and Construction project Engineer. I took responsibility of the development and execution of
Automation projects primarily in the oil and gas sector concerning Onshore and Offshore gas pipeline,
Compression and pumping installations and Storage Facilities, Most of them executed in Venezuela. The
objective is to offer my professional service to assist in any engineering position which matches my profile
and could be available in your company, so I can concentrate/utilize my career, become part of a global
company and contribute to its development and Growth.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. Ventech Engineers International, LLC – From Dec, 2012 to July 16, 2015.
I worked for the Ventech Company as a control and Instrument Engineer, here I was mainly assigned
for a project called TTOPCO (TAQ TAQ Central Processing Facilities Phase II Development) to be
built in Irak. On this project, I was responsible for the following activities:
• Review of and input to P&ID’s, preparation of Logic diagrams, functional block diagrams,
Instrument data sheets, as well responsible for preparation of specifications, material requisitions,
data sheets and selection of instruments based on system application requirements and the review
of vendor drawings to ensure proper interface and compliance with the technical requirements.
Interprets and applies codes & standards and customer design requirements, for the preparation of
Control Systems design documents, specifications, material requisitions and system descriptions
related to design tasks.
• Development of specifications for Instrumentation equipments such as Flow measurement
instrument sizing and selection, Safety/relief and control valve sizing and selection,
• Review and/or application of instrument and control Code/standards like ISA, ASME, ASTM,
AGA (3, 7, and 9), API (520,521), NEC, NFPA 70, IEC, and ATEX, etc.
2. HEPS. Houston Energy Power Solution, Inc – From Jun, 2010 to Nov 2012.
I worked for HEPS as a Lead Instrumentation and Control Engineer at half time taking care of all
instrumentation and control system activities regarding gas turbines and gas compression systems
projects.
Responsible for programming automation and controls systems involving PLCs (Allen Bradley,
Modicon, GE Fanuc), performing preventive maintenance on digital data equipment and control and
monitoring circuits, locating circuit failures and replacing parts, performing enhancements on existing
controls systems as well as commissioning & starting up new systems.
3. GTS. General Turbine Systems of Texas inc– From May, 2009 to Sep, 2009.
I worked for this company as a lead instrumentation and control engineer for a 50MW power plant
construction project, using gas turbines and gas compression system, located in Bangladesh.
Responsible for all instrumentation and control jobs involving PLCs (Allen Bradley & Opto 22),
executed in field regarding with the turbines, compressed gas plant; air instrument system,
Safety/Relief and control valve sizing and selection and others related tasks.

2. 4. N&V Consultores. C.A. –From Jul, 2004 to Sep, 2008
Worked for this company as a Lead Instrument and Control Engineer in charge of automation projects
execution belonging to PDVSA Oil Company located in Maracaibo, Maturín, and Puerto La Cruz,
Venezuela.
Responsible for leading and supervising a project engineer team assigned to the instrument discipline
for engineering Projects in the Oil/Gas Production, Storage facilities, and Gas Pipeline areas with the
following duties:
• Ensuring all assigned projects were executed meeting the engineering requirements in term of
functionality, standards, quality, and supporting and implementation process at minimum cost by
allocation work assignments to project team.
• Providing support the implementation of projects in line with management objectives including
continuous improvement of margin, customer satisfaction, schedule, and safety performance.
• Contributing in the pre-engineering phase of the projects identifying the customer with
information required before project starts.
• Assisting project team in defining and estimating the engineering/technical scope of work
• Assisting project people with the engineering and technical design specifications and providing
technical leadership, support and expertise for the different disciplines.
• Monitoring and controlling assigned work scope against the project plan
• Acting as technical interface with customer establishing professional relationship to ensure that
the project requirement were fully defined and agreed.
• Supporting to the product design team in specification, selection, and application of
instrumentation and wiring systems for use on industrial pump and compressor located in
hazardous areas.
• Assisting to generate or update standard template drawings to help streamline the design process
and improve accuracy of electrical kit bill of material release to Procurement and Manufacturing
• Assisting project team in Safety/Relief valve sizing and selection of different brand like
Consolidate, Anderson Greenwood, Dresser valve and others.
• Assisting project team in Control valve sizing and selection of different brand like Fisher,
Masoneilan and others.
5. CONSULTING FIRMS. - From May, 1995 to Jul, 2004
I started working for these companies, at first as an instrumentation and control project Engineer and
then as a Lead Instrument and Control engineer in the construction and engineering area for
automation projects execution belonging to main Oil Company, PDVSA, in Venezuela.
Responsible for the execution, supervision and development of engineering projects in the Oil/Gas
Production area, Storage Facilities and Steam Generation Plants, with the following
duties/responsibilities:
• Project management in Oil / Gas Production area, Storage facilities, Pipeline, and Steam Plants.
• Coordination, supervision, and inspection of instrumentation and electrical jobs.
• Personnel management, material control, executes quality control and maintains a relationship
with material and equipment supplier and project developers.
• Performance of conceptual, basic and detailed engineering: Scopes, material and instrument
specifications, material and equipment requisitions, installation detail, P&ID, flow diagrams,
control loop diagrams and cost estimates.
• Participation in instrumentation commissioning, factory and acceptance tests and startups of new
projects
• Construction, Startup and commissioning of installed instrumentation and control system in
automation projects.

3. • Perform inspection of all instrument and control works to ensure the quality and conformance to
specification and standard required by the construction project.
• Ensure the quality of instrumentation jobs done by contractors.
• Review and/or development of instrument and control Code/standards like ISA, ASTM, API, NEC
NFPA 70, IEC, and ATEX, PDVSA, etc.
• Execution of instrumentation test (measurement and control loop diagrams)
• Performance of instrumentation studies and fault analysis.
• Selection of control system equipment.
• Design of instrumentation and control system
• Perform specification, selection, and application of instrumentation and wiring systems for use on
industrial pump and compressor located in hazardous areas.
• Generate or update standard template drawings to help streamline the design process and improve
accuracy of electrical kit bill of material release to Procurement and Manufacturing
• Development of relay logic and ladder diagrams for Programmable Logic Controller.
• Development of specifications for PLC, SCADA and Distributed Control Systems.
• Development of specifications for Instrumentation equipments.
• Assistance to Operating plant and maintenance problems.
• Participation in startup and shutdowns of oil/gas plants
• Troubleshoot and maintain emergency shutdown, safeguarding and anti-surge system
• Troubleshoot and maintain burner management and boiler control system
• Flow measurement instrument sizing and selection
• Safety/Relief valve sizing and selection of different brand like Consolidate, Anderson Greenwood,
Dresser valve and others.
• Control valve sizing and selection of different brand like Fisher, Masoneilan and others.
6. CIED (PDVSA International Training Center). From Apr, 1992 to Apr, 1995
Instrumentation and Control Instructor and Specialist in charge of the PDVSA personnel training
Programs, located in Tamare, Venezuela
I worked in this Training Center as an electrical and instrumentation Instructor and Specialist
participating in the programs of development route and training profile for maintenance and
engineering instrumentation personnel of the PDVSA Oil Company located in Tamare and Paraguana,
Venezuela.
Responsible for the execution of instrumentation and control courses, seminars, and some others event
required by the main Oil Industry of Venezuela, PDVSA.
7. PEQUIVEN, an affiliate of PDVSA- from Aug, 87 to Apr, 92
I worked in this Petrochemical Complex as an Instrument and control Engineer in charge of the
execution of Engineering and construction projects located in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Responsible for the development and execution of Engineering and Construction projects performing
the following activities:
• Development of conceptual, basic and detailed engineering: Scopes, material and instrument
specifications, material and equipment requisitions, installation detail, P&ID, flow diagrams,
control loop diagrams and cost estimates.
• Assistance to Operating plant and maintenance problems.
• Troubleshoot and maintain emergency shutdown and safeguarding
• Troubleshoot and maintain burner management and boiler control system
• Participation in instrumentation commissioning, factory and acceptance tests and startups of new
projects

4. Construction, Startup and commissioning of installed instrumentation and control system in
automation projects.
• Flow measurement instrument sizing and selection
• Safety/relief and control valve sizing and selection.
• Perform inspection of all instrument and control works to ensure the quality and conformance to
specification and standard required by the construction project.
• Actively participating in HAZOP technical meeting regarding assigned projects.
8. SEGEMA AND TECNOCONSULT Consultant Companies. – from Oct, 85, to Oct-Aug,87.
I worked for these Consultant companies as an Instrument and control Project Engineer developing
Engineering projects for the main Oil Company, PDVSA located in Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Responsible for the development and execution of Engineering projects performing the following
activities:
• Development of conceptual, basic and detailed engineering: Scopes, material and instrument
specifications, material and equipment requisitions, installation detail, P&ID, flow diagrams,
control loop diagrams and cost estimates.
• Material control, executes quality control and maintains a relationship with material and
equipment supplier
• Development of relay logic and ladder diagrams for Programmable Logic Controller.
• Development of specifications for PLC
• Development of specifications for Instrumentation equipments.
• Flow measurement instrument sizing and selection
• Safety/relief and control valve sizing and selection
EDUCATION
University of Tennessee (1985)
Knoxville, TN - USA
Degree Obtained: BS Degree in Electrical Engineering / Electronic and Instrumentation Option.
COURSES & TRAINING
• Instrument I. Foxboro
• Instrument II. Foxboro
• 501- KC Maintenance Operations. Allison
• Instrumentation for supervisor. INAPET
• Introduction to the oil companies. INAPET
• Basic of Integral Protection. Pequiven
• Introduction to Petrochemical Process. Pequiven
• Hazardous Operability (HAZOP). Pequiven
• Process Measurement Technology. Foxboro
• Process Control Technology. Foxboro
• I/A Foxboro System configuration. Foxboro
• Process Control. Foxboro
• I/A Foxboro System Seminar. Foxboro
• Automatic Process Control. INDESCA
• TDC 3000 Preliminary Implementation. HONEYWELL
• TDC 3000System Project Engineering. HONEYWELL

5. • Introduction to the computing ( Lotus 123 )
• General Electric / Series VI PLC. SISTECA
• Basic Control Valve Sizing and Selection. Masoneilan
• Advanced Control Valve Sizing and Selection. Masoneilan
• Vibration Instrument for Rotating Machinery. Bentley Nevada
• Pressure Relief Valve. Dresser Valve
• Pressure Relief Valve. Anderson Greenwood50
• Pressure Relief Valve. Consolidate
• PDVSA Engineering and design Manual. CEPET
• Compressor Control. Foxboro
• Autoplant2D (Similar to InTool)
PROFESSION AFFILIATIONS:Engineering
Member of the International Society of Automation (ISA)
Member No. 33636950
REFERENCES & CERTIFICATES
1. Ventech Engineer International
• Harry Seally (Lead Engineer)
Work phone:713-477-0201, Cell:713-806-0648
• George W. Griggs (Manager)
Work phone: 713-477-0201

6. • Introduction to the computing ( Lotus 123 )
• General Electric / Series VI PLC. SISTECA
• Basic Control Valve Sizing and Selection. Masoneilan
• Advanced Control Valve Sizing and Selection. Masoneilan
• Vibration Instrument for Rotating Machinery. Bentley Nevada
• Pressure Relief Valve. Dresser Valve
• Pressure Relief Valve. Anderson Greenwood50
• Pressure Relief Valve. Consolidate
• PDVSA Engineering and design Manual. CEPET
• Compressor Control. Foxboro
• Autoplant2D (Similar to InTool)
PROFESSION AFFILIATIONS:Engineering
Member of the International Society of Automation (ISA)
Member No. 33636950
REFERENCES & CERTIFICATES
1. Ventech Engineer International
• Harry Seally (Lead Engineer)
Work phone:713-477-0201, Cell:713-806-0648
• George W. Griggs (Manager)
Work phone: 713-477-0201