1. FRANCISCO JAVIER ABREGO
3903 Lincolnshire St. Pascagoula, Ms 39581 • (956) 239-1773 / (956) 322-6508 • jabgore@gmail.com
ELECTRICAL & INSTRUMENTATION ADVISOR/CONSULTANT Q/A Q/C
~ Oil & Gas Industry ~
High-performance, safety-oriented, and goal-driven Electrical & Instrumentation Marine/Industrial
professional with 10+ years of strong experience specialized in Construction/Maintenance environment
including training and mentor leadership in the Oil and Gas Industry.
Overseeing E&I Q/A Q/C construction lifecycle process development phases within the oil and gas
industry; Responsible for coordinating and monitoring of site electrical and instrumentation activities
concerning quality controls, quality assurance related issues. Inspected contractors, supplier’s materials,
procedures, documentation, testing activities, and calibration activities for compliance. Outstanding
analytical, organizational, and communication skills with bilingual ability in English and Spanish. Strong
talent leading cohesive and productive teams within deadline-oriented environments.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Quality Control/ Quality Assurance.
Oil & Gas Electrical Installation Projects
Power Generation & Distribution.
Electrical Construction Coordinator.
Contractor/Subcontractor Relations.
Production Maintenance.
Electrical Reliability.
Power & Control Systems.
LV/HV Electrical Switchgear.
Pre-Commissioning, Commissioning
Documentation/Reporting.
MCC,VFD, Navigation Panels.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Applus Velosi 2014- Present
CABINDA GULF OIL COMPANY/Chevron Corporation - Cabinda, Angola
Electrical and Instrumentation Advisor/Consultant Q/A Q/C
Assigned to Major Capital Projects Mafumeira Sul EPCI-3 and EPCI-4 greenfield and brownfield
construction projects, Offshore and Onshore, to oversee the electrical and instrumentation
construction lifecycle process, Perform inspections and verifications during construction and/or
fabrication activities in accordance with requirements of the Inspection, Test Plans and Company
Specifications. Accountable for witnessing installation, calibration, loop checking and function
tests on MCC Buildings, Switchgears, Safety System Control Panels, Instrument Junction Boxes,
Generators, Fire and Gas Panels, Cable Raceways, Earthing/Grounding, Power and Control
Cables and Cable Glands. Monitor/Inspect Sub-Contractors procedures, materials,
documentation, testing activities, calibration activities for compliance. Conducted Final
Inspection on Electrical and Instrumentation systems prior to handover, punch listing. Carried out
Inspections in conjunction with discipline engineers. Reported daily and weekly to Quality
Manager and Construction Management Team. Ensure adherence to policies, procedures, and
principles of operational excellence as related to safety and technical specifications set forth by
Chevron.
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Professional Experience Continued . . .
MMR OFFSHORE SERVICES.
CHEVRON GULF OF MEXICO – Various Offshore Locations/(HESS) Okume Complex FPSO Bata,
Equatorial Guinea – Africa 2012 – 2014
Contracted by MMR Offshore Services firm to Lead facility electrical construction assignments.
Facilities Electrical Construction Lead
Assigned to various projects, including Petronius Compliant Platform, to oversee electrical construction
of Control Systems Upgrade and Dalmatian Projects. Ensure adherence to policies, procedures,
and principles of operational excellence as related to safety and technical specifications set forth
by Chevron. Serve as electrical lead sub-contractor committee, as well as the Training and
Mentoring of new employees on electrical safe work practices, policies and guidelines.
• Acquired expertise in electrical safe work practices/procedures including design, general, hot,
energized and confined spaces permits, lock-out/tag-out, job safety analysis, incident
investigation, root cause analysis, behavior-based values/safety, emergency drills, and safety
audits.
• Accountable for electrical installation of PLC-I/O’s HMI units, Distributed Control System
(DCS) Emergency Shutdown System(ESD), Fire and Gas detectors(F&G) System, Lighting and
(UPS) System.
• Efficiently completed loop checking, wiring, continuity, meggering tests, start up, and
troubleshooting. Coordinated high & low voltage terminations, cable pulling operations and cable
raceways installation.
G.I.S Electrical & Instrumentation 18838 LA-3235, Galliano, LA 70354, United States 2011 – 2012
Phone ( 985) 475-5238 McDermott Shipyard Amelia, La Client: (Noble Drilling) ANEL Project.
Gonzales Electrical Systems Company LLC 6930 College, Suite G1 Beaumont, TX 77707 2010 – 2011
Phone (409) 860-3802 Port Khalid, Sharjah (UAE) Facility. Client: Rowan Drilling Company.
Meitec Electrical & Instrumentation 2800 Veterans Memorial Blvd. Suite 260 Metairie, LA 70002
Phone (504) 455-2600 Signal International Shipyard Pascagoula, MS Facility Clients: Transocean and
Frontier Drilling. 2008 – 2010
** Prior Work History and Achievements Available Upon Request **
EDUCATION & TRAINING
P.S.J.A HIGH SCHOOL
SAN JUAN, TX
USA
ELECTRICAL SAFE WORK PRACTICES-43 LEVEL-2
Professional Development Coursework
Behavior-Based Values ~ Fire Prevention Practices ~ Behavior-Based Safety
Incident Investigation ~ RCA 5Y Course ~ Job Safety Analysis ~ Confined Spaces ~ Safe Gulf
3. Lock-out & Tag-out ~ Excavation ~ Smith Defensive Driving ~ Twic ~ Huet Water Survival~
AutoCAD, Word, Excel, Coreworx, Sharepoint, MS Project ~ Industrial Safety ~ Human Relations ~
Enterprise One ~ Spanish as a Second Language (ESL) ~ Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)