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Curriculum vitae
Rolando M. Garcia
Personal data
Last name Garcia
First name Rolando
Date of birth 29 September 1957
Nationality Filipino
Contact nos. +917 50 236 5046 (UAE)
+63 906 441 5484 (Philippines)
Education
1979 University of Santo Tomas
2003
B.S. Mechanical Engineering
Manila, Philippines
Pipe Stress Analysis (CAESAR-II) Training / Seminar
Saudi Arabia Eastern Province Chapter
Saudi Arabia
Key qualifications
Overall 36 years of working experience in Process / Oil and Gas sectors with specialization in Onshore
Pipeline Engineering and Piping. Experience of working on various stages of projects - Basic Design, FEED
& Detailed Engineering, Proposals and Pre-Bid Engineering. Have thorough knowledge of engineering
calculations in regard to Onshore Pipelines / Piping and Piping / Pipeline Standards and Codes, with
extensive hands on experience in using Caesar II program for Piping / Pipeline Stress Analysis.
Professional experience
2013 - present BILFINGER TEBODIN, Abu Dhabi U.A.E.
Sr. Discipline Specialist – Pipeline
Responsible for engineering and design on Pipeline Projects as Team Leader /
Project Manager, leading a team of engineers and designers. Involvement in
project consultancy management consultancy (PMC) projects
Project Involvement:
ADCO – NEB Phase-III Development Project Management Consultancy
Services Project
(Sept 2015 – present)
Senior Pipeline Engineer
Involve in the supervision, managing and controlling Works and Services of
Consultant engaged by ADCO for executing the FEED for the Jarn Yaphour Field
Development project. Project scope include engineering / design of
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Curriculum vitae
Rolando M. Garcia
2012 - 2013
approximately 92 Km long 16” Gas and Condensate pipeline and associated
pigging and slug catcher facilities.
ALSA / ADCO – ADCO Buhasa MPSM & MPFM Project
(August 2014 – present)
Lead Pipeline / Piping / Mechanical Engineer
Engineering services limited to detail design for installation of multi-port selector
manifolds (MPSM) and multi-phase flow meters at RDS-1, RDS-2, RDS-3 and
RMS-7. Scope includes re-routing of three (3) flowlines in RDS-2, 1-km long new
14-inch transfer line pipeline from RDS-3 to the new RMS-7 and flare system at
RMS-7. The scope of services includes site visit / data collection, FEED
verification, preparation of detailed design packages / deliverables and
procurement support assistance services for long lead items.
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Al Husam / DOLPHIN – EPC Emergency Gas Supply to EMAL Project
(February 2014 – present)
Project Manager / Lead Pipeline, Piping & Mechanical Engineer
Engineering services limited to detail design for installation of filters, pressure
reducing skid and meter in skid along with its associated piping, instruments,
electrical and civil works. The scope of services includes site visit / data
collection, FEED verification / endorsement, preparation of detailed design
packages / deliverables and procurement support assistance services for long
lead items. Responsible for managing the Project as Project Manager.
DOLPHIN – Permanent Pigging Facility Project
(November 2013 – April 2014)
Project Manager / Lead Pipeline, Piping & Mechanical Engineer
Detailed Engineering services to design, engineer and prepare all the required
specifications, drawings, data sheets, calculations, MTO and EPC ITT Technical
Package for fabrication, installation, construction, testing and commissioning the
new permanent pigging facility for FAFCO F2 Power Station.
Responsible for managing the Project as Project Manager.
ILF Consulting Engineers, Abu Dhabi U.A.E.
Senior Pipeline Engineer
Total responsibility for carrying out Pipeline Engineering and Design works for
projects. Detailed works include; Pipeline route studies, preparation of Pipeline
drawings (route map, alignment sheets, etc.), pipeline design basis, engineering
calculations (pipe wall thickness. Upheaval / buckling, road crossing, stress
analysis, etc.), specifications, data sheets.
Project Involvement:
Abu Dhabi Company for Onshore Oil Operations (ADCO) OGD-I Trunkline
Replacement and Rehabilitation of OGD-III Flowlines and Trunklines Movement
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Rolando M. Garcia
Consultancy works related to detailed engineering, material requisitions and final
construction package for the following:
a) Replacement of OGD-I Trunklines. The system to be replaced
comprised five (5) gas gathering lines and four (4) gas injection lines.
b) OGD-III rehabilitation of trunklines and flowlines movements. The works
involved system flexibility check (Stress analysis using CAESAR-II
program) to analyze the cause of the anomalies, and arriving at an
optimum solution to rehabilitate the systems.
TRANSCO - EPC Works for Water Supply System for Fujairah Distribution
Network
Preliminary design, detailed design and final design required for Construction,
Tender documents preparation, tendering, tender evaluation, award, managing
Contractor and review of Contractor’s submittals during construction, construction
and warranty period supervision for the Water Supply System in the Emirate of
Fujairah (Zone-1 Sudah Industrial Area. Zone-2 Fujairah City Local Distribution
Network, Zone-3 Al Hayle Industrial Free Zone and Zone-4 Dibba Local
Distribution Network
Qatar Petroleum (QP) - Replacement of 12inch NGL Pipeline, Qatar, FEED
90km pipeline and associated facilities including cathodic protection system and
sectional block valve stations and pig launchers and receivers.
2011 - 2012 Petrofac International Ltd., Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Principal Pipeline Engineer
Leading a team of engineers and designers, with full responsibility for carrying out
pipeline engineering and design works for projects. Detailed works include;
Pipeline route studies, preparation of Pipeline drawings (route map, alignment
sheets, etc.), pipeline design basis, engineering calculations (pipe wall thickness.
Upheaval / buckling, road crossing, stress analysis, etc.), specifications, data
sheets.
Project Involvement:
JI-199 TURKMENGAS South Yoloten Gas Field Development Project,
Turkmenistan
Approx. value of project USD 3.4 Billion (May 2012 – October 2012)
An EPC project consisting of installation of facilities to produce 20 BCMA of sales
gas from approximately 25 production wells. The gas is treated at a Central
Processing Facility (CPF).
JI-81913A - GARAF Conceptual and Optimization Study, Iraq
(December 2011 – April 2012)
Conceptual study to design optimum facilities for Garraf Final Field Development
to accommodate the production of 230 KBOPD and facilities to process associated
gas. Facilities include; Gathering system, Main and sub trunk lines from well pads
to the FCP and Raw water pipeline from different source options.
JI-2002E - Early Production Facilities Project Majnoon, Southern Iraq, Shell
Approx. USD 240 Million contract (Aug 2011 – December 2011)
An EPC project with scope consisting of installation of 2 x 50 KBOPD oil trains
(New facilities) and upgrade of existing facilities at Majnoon oil field in Southern
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Curriculum vitae
Rolando M. Garcia
2005 - 2011
Iraq. New facilities include three (3) well-pads, Central Processing Facilities
(CPF).
Tebodin Middle East Ltd., Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
Principal Pipeline Engineer
GASCO – Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd (w/ DODSAL EPC Contractor)
Asab Lean Gas Pipeline Project (Dec. 2009 –August 2011)
Detailed Engineering Design scope services for the installation of the pipeline
facilities, namely; 87.5 km 36” lean gas (Thammama C Manifold to Asab I and
II) and 7.7 km 20” lean gas pipeline (Asab Lean Gas Compressor Station).
DUSUP – Dubai Supply Authority (May 2010 – Jan. 2011)
Detailed Design for Installation of Filters to arrest Black Powder for 36” & 20”
pipeline and thus protecting the pipeline and downstream facilities in Margham
and GCS.
QP – Qatar Petroleum (w/ GALFAR EPC Contractor)
Oily Water Effluent Pipeline in Dukhan Field Qatar (Oct. 2009 – Jan. 2011)
Detailed Engineering services for demolition of the existing oily-water sump pit,
re-routing of buried pipes, relocation and construction of a new oily-water sump
pit along with lift pumps, transfer pumps and a 4.5 km long pipeline for onward
treatment of oily-water effluent in the Dukhan Field of QP
DUSUP – Dubai Supply Authority
Additional Pipeline Project (May 2008 – August 2011)
Detailed Engineering Design scope services for the installation of the pipeline
facilities; 37 km long 48” Gas pipeline from GCS to Hassyan Power Plant and
49 km long Diesel Fuel Oil pipeline from DFO Tank Farm to Lehbab Power Plant.
GASCO - Abu Dhabi Gas Industries Ltd. - Supply of Sales Gas to EMAL
PMC (ALSA Engineering EPC Contractor) - October 2008 – January 2009
Front End Engineering (FEED) - February – September 2008)
Pipeline facilities comprising of; 12.5 km pipeline to supply sales (natural) gas
to the Aluminium Smelter of Emirates Aluminium Company (EMAL) scraper
facilities, and consumer receipt station at EMAL.
BESIX – Belhasa Six Construct L.L.C.
(January 2008 – September 2008)
Detailed Engineering Design scope services for the installation of irrigation /
treated sewage effluent line (TSE) and sewer mains for the sewage treatment
plant (STP) and related collection & irrigation systems at Jumeirah Golf Estate
Project.
Qatar Petroleum (QP)
Doha Urban Pipeline Relocation Project (DUPRP)
Detailed Engineering Design (w/ Punj Lloyd EPC Contractor) - November 2006
– 2008
FEED - July 2005 – February 2006
Installation of new pipelines; 25 km 36-inch gas pipeline, 26 km 2 x 36-inch gas
pipelines, re-routing of 12 km long 12-inch multi-product pipeline, construction
of stations and demolition of pipeline and modification of stations around DOHA
City, Qatar.
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Curriculum vitae
Rolando M. Garcia
2001 - 2005
International Petroleum Investment Company (IPIC)
ADCOP (Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline) Main Oil Line Habshan – Fujairah (June
–September 2006)
Conceptual engineering / design - to establish the overall design of pipeline, and
associated facilities for the transfer of crude oil from Main Pump Station (MPS)
at Habshan to the Main Oil Terminal at Fujairah. The project includes installation
of approximately 360 Km long 48” diameter pipeline, sectionalizing block valves,
pigging facility at pipeline terminals, shipping pumps and metering.
Arabian Consulting Engineering Centre (ACEC) – LUMMUS Co.,
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Affiliate of ABB Lummus Global B.V. Hague,
Netherlands)
Principal Pipeline / Piping Engineer
Lead Engineer responsible for the engineering and design of pipeline, and
process and utility piping system for various pipeline projects, and oil/gas
facilities, petrochemical and oil refinery plant modification projects. Detailed
works include the following:
Preparation of pipeline specifications, engineering and construction scope of
work.
Design drawings: pipeline alignment sheets or plan/profile sheets, facility plot
plans, piping plans, hydrostatic diagrams, tie-in schedules, misc. pipeline
construction details, etc.
Pipeline design calculations: pipeline-road crossing calculation, pipeline cover
and sagbend /overbend calculations.
Perform hot tap calculation and pipe stress analysis.
Preparation of pipeline safety instruction sheets (SIS).
Preparation of material (piping /pipeline) requisitions, data sheet for valves and
special piping /pipeline materials.
Technical review and evaluation of vendor’s bid
Scheduling / monitoring, and coordination with other design department.
Preparation pipeline feed or conceptual engineering/design packages.
Project Involvement:
BI-8287, 8288 Khuff Gas Pipeline Projects
Detailed design of Khuff Gas pipeline (flowline), from various oil well sites in
Haradh, Hawiyah and Uthmaniyah, which ranges from 2 to 8 km length of
pipeline.
ABV-Rock, SSSP Pipeline Project
Detailed design for the installation of approximately 70 Km long each of the
12” supply and distribution SSSP pipelines from Qassim Bulk Plant to the
underground product storage facilities in Qassim.
BI-3095, Pipeline Laterals and Crossover Daylighting, Phase II Project, Saudi
ARAMCO
Conceptual and Detailed design for the upgrading and replacement of the
following pipelines:
15-Km section of Abqaiq-Yanbu Arab Light Crude pipeline
5-Km section of Juaymah-Ratanura Sour/Sweet NGL pipeline.
15-Km section of Berri-Rastanura Sweet Gas pipeline
10-Km section of Tanajib Transmission Sweet Arab Crude pipeline.
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Curriculum vitae
Rolando M. Garcia
1991 - 2001
7-Km section of Safaniyah-Khursaniyah Sour Condensate pipeline.
4-Km section of Uthmaniyah-Juaymah Dry Sweet Gas pipeline.
12-Km section of Shedgum-Juaymah NGL+ pipeline
Refurbishing and replacement of antiquated scraper traps.
BI-3155, 16” RTRJRP-1 Propane Pipeline Project, Saudi ARAMCO
Conceptual design (FEED) - Installation of 15km long 16” Propane pipeline, from
Rastanura plant to Juaymah Gas plant. The project involved installation of new
scraper traps for pipeline and metering skid.
Neat Khuff Condensate Project- Saudi ARAMCO
Detailed engineering design – Modification of North Tank Farm piping system,
piping-up of new export diesel / blender facilities, and refurbishing of existing
Royalty Metering in Rastanura Refinery Plant.
Arabian Consulting Engineering Centre (ACEC)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Affiliate of Stone & Webster, USA)
Principal Pipeline / Piping Engineer
ABV Rock Pipeline project. Detailed engineering and design project to install
approximately 65Km long each of the 12ӯ Oil Supply and Distribution pipelines
from Yanbu Refinery Plant to Madinah Receiving Station.
AL JOAIB – Detailed design for the replacement of approximately 15Km long
12” Ø Supplemental product pipeline project from Riyadh Refinery Plant.
ARAMCO –Detailed design for the installation of shipping pumps, transfer
pumps for the Rastanura-Dharran Product Pipeline, and modification of facility
fire water system piping.
IBN SINA - Isopentane project. Detailed engineering, design and procurement
package to install new recovery columns and pumps, re-boiler condensate pot
and pumps, bottom cooler, feed heaters, reflux drum, side draw accumulator
drum and pumps, overhead condenser, side draw condenser and pumps,
product/transfer pumps and metering station.
IBN SINA - MTBE road tanker loading station project - Detailed engineering and
procurement package scope services for the installation of loading modules, and
shipping pumps.
Royal Commission - Sea water cooling expansion project. Detailed design of
piping networks for SW intake pump station, chlorination pump house, and fire
water / protection system.
Royal Commission - Re-route of existing 550mm. diameter FRP pipe, feed water
line from RC channel to SWC-1 chlorination system.
Royal Commission - Reverse Osmosis support facilities detailed engineering
and design project.
BAPCO, Bahrain – Conceptual and detailed design for the Unifiner / Platformer
relief system upgrade. This involved replacement of PSV’s, installation of knock-
out drum, vent stack, slop pumps, relief lines/ header, steam and fuel gas
(purge) piping.
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Curriculum vitae
Rolando M. Garcia
1979 - 1991
SADAF – Detailed design of de-ethenizer bottoms to Petrokemya project, which
involved piping -up revamp existing metering skid to install micromotion coriolis
meters.
SADAF Salt Plant- Water treatment facility upgrade which involved detailed
design of FRP piping network for new wells, piping hook-up to existing headers,
water tanks and new reverse osmosis plant.
SADAF - Combined Flare System for ethylene, ethylbenzene/styrene and crude
industrial ethanol project. Detailed engineering, design and procurement
package to install new flare stack/structure, knock-out drum, flare line/ headers,
steam lines and pressure control stations, flame front generator piping (pilot and
ignition lines), and other utilities piping.
ARAMCO - Rastanura Refinery Upgrade, Package 2 project. Detailed piping
design for the modification/upgrade of utilities and steam generating plant
comprising of high pressure boilers, boiler feed water pumps, derators, process
/ cooling water system, steam blowdown drums, steam condensate tanks and
fuel gas knock-out drums.
Arabian Consulting Engineering Centre (ACEC),
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Affiliate of Stone & Webster, USA)
Pipeline/Piping Engineer I (Sept. 1992 - Sept. 1994)
Pipeline Designer (Sept. 1991 - Sept. 1992)
ARAMCO Pipelines, Flowlines, Trunklines and Testlines Projects
5Km long 20ӯ Product Transfer Pipeline to Ain Dar GOSPs 1, 2 and 6
UTMN. 1036, 1038, 1211, 1218 and 1213 to GOSP 13
UTMN. 1096 and 1097 oil wells to UTM GOSP-1.
ANDR. 117, 334 and 341
16” Hawiyah trunkline and HWYH GOSP-1 Trunkline
FILSYN Corporation, Philippines
(Affiliate of Teijin Ltd., Japan)
Technical Services Engineer
(Jan 1990 - Sept. 1991)
Providing all forms of technical assistance to customers, proposing remedial
solutions /actions for machine / equipment / operational problems.
Process Equipment Development Engineer
(Nov 1989 - Jan 1990)
Performing studies for improvement/modifications to process
machines/equipment.
Mechanical Design & Installation Engineer
(June 1985 - Nov 1989)
Handling the design and installation of utilities and process piping for the
expansion of polymerization plant, comprising of; steam cooling water, nitrogen,
de-mineralized water, dowtherm, ethylene glycol and slurry pipelines.
Performing detailed piping design/specifications for the Ethylene Glycol
Recovery Plant; which include Re-boiler, Condenser, Distillation column and
Storage Tank.
Mechanical Design Engineer
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Curriculum vitae
Rolando M. Garcia
(Nov 1981 - June 1985)
Handling detailed piping design for the expansion of cooling water, nitrogen and
compressed air plants; capacity up.
Production Maintenance Supervisor
(May, 1979 - Nov 1981)
Supervising, planning, coordinating, and controlling the conduct of plant work
activities, which involved handling, maintenance of machine/equipment in
various plant processes: polymerization, drying, melting, air conditioning,
humidification, and distillation.
Membership of professional bodies
Passed the Licensure Board Examination for Bachelor of Mechanical Engineer
(Lic. No. 20484), Manila Philippines