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Surname(s) / First name(s) Costa Pinto de Sá Vasco António
Address Edmonton (Canada
Bournemouth (UK)
Lisbon (Portugal)-my base
Mobile +96565780358
+351916269236
E-mail(s) vacpintosa@hotmail.com;vasco_sa@hotmail.com;vacpsa@yahoo.com;vacpintosa@gmail.com
Nationality Portuguese
Date of birth 16/05/1956
Gender Male
Desired employment /
Occupational field
Piping Supervisor/Piping Superintendent
Pre-Commissioning Supervisor/Mechanical Construction Manager
Work experience
Dates 12/07/2013 – still working
Occupation or position held Piping Supervisor
Main activities and responsibilities Erection of a New Acid Gas Recovery Plant. KNPC Kuwait. In Charge of all piping work on areas
220A & 221(SRU), 223 & 224 (TGU)
Name and address of employer Tecnimont
Milan Italy
Type of business or sector Professional, scientific and technical activities
Dates 2011 - 2012
Occupation or position held Piping Supervisor
Main activities and responsibilities Piping Supervisor on the erection of a new mega PTA ( purified terephtlhalic acid) plant for ArtLant
Jacobs in Sines-Portugal. I was on the pre-commissioning and commissioning department doing the
normal activities of punching lists, solving technical problems and preparing the systems for flushing,
acid cleaning and all that’s necessary to get them ready for the start-up!.
Name and address of employer SEMISUL
Rua António Aleixo Lt. 1 2º C, 7520-171 Sines (Portugal)
Type of business or sector Constrution
Dates 05/2010 - 01/2011
Occupation or position held Piping Supervisor
Main activities and responsibilities When I arrived over there was nothing to do because no material and the civil works was on the
beginning. So I start to make a work planning for the underground piping, in excel, according to the
client work scope. With starting and finishing dates for the erection of the equipment and piping and
the number of necessary workers. In the meantime arrived some layouts for the underground piping.
With that and some isos and pids that also arrived I could start to make some work packs that later on
could be transformed in test packs You just need to include the QC forms, punch lists forms, etc. Also
I did on Excel, a control erection plan containing all the areas, with all the lines and all the
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2. corresponding spools, fittings, number of welds, supports, type of insulation, x-ray, etc, with the
spaces necessary to include a number that correspond to the stage of fabrication or erection, so we
could control the job in a very easy way. Giving you the exactly percentage of what was erected. By
line, by area and by system. I started to make the plans for the erection of the pre-fabrication
workshop and also for the manpower we need. I helped as well the company that was in charge of the
thanks and was working for us, PARESA. I knew them from Kuwait. After six months I had to go out
from Algeria due to visa problems.
Name and address of employer ABB Italy
Milan (IT)
Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 2009 - 2009
Occupation or position held Piping Superintendent
Main activities and responsibilities Erection of a new sulphur plant. Here my job was mainly as a technical consultant
Name and address of employer TIPIEL
Type of business or sector Professional, scientific and technical activities
Dates 2008 - 2009
Occupation or position held Piping Superintendent
Main activities and responsibilities Power Plant in Dubai. I was in charge of all pipe works feed water tank, pipe racks, chemical injection,
sampling room
Name and address of employer Alstom France
Type of business or sector Professional, scientific and technical activities
Dates 2007 - 2008
Occupation or position held Piping Supervisor
Main activities and responsibilities OL2K – ETHYLENE PLANT in Kuwait – Responsible for the areas C01, D01 and for the systems
3400, 1300, 900, 4110, 4120, 4200, 4300, 4400, 5300, 5400, 6700-lube oil, high pressure steam,
super heated high pressure steam, propylene compressor, C3 turbine and auxiliaries, propylene
users, C3 splitter, Etylene compressor, Depropanizer system , Debutaniser system and CGC Turbine
and auxiliaries. This it was the best job I did as a supervisor. There I could show what I’m worth. Why?
Because they let me work and give all the conditions for do my job. After this job Technip Italy invited
me to work straight for them as a superintendent.
Name and address of employer Technip Italy
Rome
Type of business or sector Professional, scientific and technical activities
Dates 2007 - 2007
Occupation or position held Pipe Forman
Main activities and responsibilities Erection of the cockers for the CNRL Horizon project in oil sands in the province of Alberta,
responsible for the erection of the 10 and 20 inches heavy wall pipes on the cockers! I accepted to
work as a pipe fitter because I wanted to go to Canada!
Name and address of employer PCL
Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 2006 - 2006
Occupation or position held Piping Superintendent
Main activities and responsibilities Piping Superintendent on QGX II Plant gas project in Qatar. Train 4, a north area, sub areas 51/61,
52/65, 62/63/64 and 81/82. My main job it was to make sure that the work was done in time and
according to the norms. I help the section and site engineers on the planning, on technical problems,
coordination among them and on the safety as well. On this job I had a problem. My direct superior,
the project engineer was doing my job and not his job. So we had a conflict and I lost. That should not
happen
Name and address of employer CCCI
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3. Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 2006 - 2006
Occupation or position held Pipe Forman
Main activities and responsibilities Naval repair of Terra Nova ship in Keppel shipyard, Rotterdam. I was in charge of a team of pipe
fitters
Name and address of employer VOS
Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 2004 - 2005
Occupation or position held Piping Supervisor
Main activities and responsibilities Doing work of Quality Control Gas Terminal in Sines. I was in charge of the as beens.
Name and address of employer RINAVE
Lisboa
Type of business or sector Professional, scientific and technical activities
Dates 2002 - 2003
Occupation or position held Piping Supervisor
Main activities and responsibilities Revamping of aromatics unity in Leça da Palmeira refinery
Name and address of employer Technip Portugal
Lisboa
Type of business or sector Professional, scientific and technical activities
Dates 1998 - 2000
Occupation or position held Mechanical and Piping Supervisor
Main activities and responsibilities Erection of C.G.F. (Central Gathering Facilities) for Dunga oil wells in Kazakhstan. I was in charge of
all mechanical and piping activities
Name and address of employer PARTEX OIL AND GAS
Lisboa
Type of business or sector Professional, scientific and technical activities
Dates 1998 - 1998
Occupation or position held Piping Supervisor
Main activities and responsibilities Revamping of unity 2000 in Leça da Palmeira refinery.
Name and address of employer Forster Wheeler France
Type of business or sector Professional, scientific and technical activities
Dates 1996 - 1997
Occupation or position held Pipe Forman
Main activities and responsibilities Manufacturing and erection of piping for CELNORT new paper machine in Viana do Castelo. I was in
charge of a pipe fitters team
Name and address of employer SIMMI PORTUGAL
Lisbon
Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 1993 - 1996
Occupation or position held Pipe Forman
Main activities and responsibilities (Manufacturing of aluminum piping for SOLVAY in Antwerp
Name and address of employer MERCANTIL BELGIUN
Antwerp
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4. Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 1991 - 1992
Occupation or position held Pipe Forman
Main activities and responsibilities Erection of a Steam Cracker for BASF in Antwerp, Belgium. In charge of the pipe erection for the
boiler and steam drum!
Name and address of employer LAUER BELGIUM
Antwerp
Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 1990 - 1991
Occupation or position held Piping Supervisor
Main activities and responsibilities Erection of MOSSEL BAY refinery. In charge of all piping activities on the furnaces
Name and address of employer STEIN MÜLLER SOUTH AFRICAN
Mossel Bay
Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 1988 - 1989
Occupation or position held Pipe fitter
Main activities and responsibilities Erection of the turbine piping for Matimba power station
Name and address of employer ARMINCO SOUTH AFRICAN
Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 1986 - 1987
Occupation or position held Pipe Forman
Main activities and responsibilities Erection of the cooling towers and compressors for Pietersburg breweries. Erection of the cooling
towers for the refrigeration system of Klerksdorp gold mine in South Africa. In charge of the all piping
erection for the cooling tower and pumps!
Name and address of employer COOL ENG. SOUTH
Cape Town
Type of business or sector Refrigeration
Dates 1985 - 1986
Occupation or position held Pipe Forman
Main activities and responsibilities In charge of the erection of three plant rooms for the air conditioning system of Sun & and Towers
Hotel in Johannesburg South Africa
Name and address of employer ASTRA INTERNATIONAL
Johanesburg
Type of business or sector Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Dates 1984 - 1985
Occupation or position held Pipe Forman
Main activities and responsibilities Erection of a generator for SAPI paper mill in Nelspruit South Africa. In charge of the piping erection
Name and address of employer MITSUBISHI JAPAN
Type of business or sector Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
Dates 1983 - 1984
Occupation or position held Pipe Forman
Main activities and responsibilities Erection of the painels for boiler nº2 for SAPI paper mill in Nelspruit. In charge of a pipe fitters team
Name and address of employer FORSTER WHEELER SOUTH AFRICAN
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5. Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 1982 - 1983
Occupation or position held Boilermaker
Main activities and responsibilities Main Workshop in Wadesville. Manufacturing of steel structural, tanks and bridge cranes
Name and address of employer OLYMPIC ENG.SOUTH AFRICAN
Wadeville
Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 1981 - 1981
Occupation or position held Boilermaker
Main activities and responsibilities Erection of a cement mill in Benin. Erection of the structural steel
Name and address of employer BARON ET LEVÉQUE INTERNATIONAL
Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 1981 - 1981
Occupation or position held Pipe fitter
Main activities and responsibilities Revamping of Abidjan oil refinery in Ivory Coast.)
Name and address of employer PORTICELLI
Dates 1980 - 1980
Occupation or position held Boilermaker
Main activities and responsibilities Erection of oil tanks and piping in Porto Brandão
Name and address of employer MOMPOR
Barreiro
Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 1976 - 1980
Occupation or position held Pipe fitter
Main activities and responsibilities Sines refinery and petrochemical, Leça da Palmeira refinery,ISOPOR in Estarreja, main workshop in
Buçelas, CIMPOR cement mill in Alhandra
Name and address of employer GREMETAL
BUCELAS
Type of business or sector Construction
Dates 1975 - 1975
Occupation or position held Aprentice of boilermaker
Name and address of employer Centro de Formação Profissional da Venda Nova
Amadora
Type of business or sector Professional, scientific and technical activities
Education and training
Dates 1956 - 2011
Title of qualification awarded I’m a self-made professional. However I have some diplomas awarding my knowledge!
Name and type of organisation
providing education and training
Personal skills and
competences
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6. Mother tongue(s) Portuguese
Other language(s)
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking W r i t i n g
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user
French C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user
(*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
Social skills and competences I´m a very easy to deal person that inter-act, listen and learn from everybody.
Organisational skills and competences Extremely organised person
* Good abilities for synthetic and global views over concrete situations
* End-oriented work capacity
* Problem-solving attitude
* Responsibility, Self-respect and self-reliance
* Strong referential values of fairness, equity and dignity
* Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with people of different national and cultural
backgrounds
* Ability to live and/or serve in hardship location
• Give me work, trust me and let me work. I’ll make sure that the project will go smooth, according to the
schedule planning and specifications.
• I’m 59 years old but I still mentally and physically fit, not suffering from any illness. I still move very
well and I still can climb to the highest column. Or go to any confined space.
I love my work!
Technical skills and competences • Conducting Line Final Inspection for acceptance of the main client.
• Assist on Mechanical Works Inspection.
• Conducting Hydro test execution and assist piping inspection.
• Confirm availability of all piping materials, tools, equipment’s and personnel who carry out the works.
• Determining of construction bill of materials & expediting of pipe spools.
• Ensure compliance by all Piping Foreman, pipe fitters, welders & labors regarding execution of the
works in accordance with project requirements and specification.
• Supervise erection and pipe spools fit-up on field underground & above Ground Piping.
• Supervise fabrication of piping spools, structural flat forms, stairways, etc. And making sure of the
procedure based on Specification & Schedule.
• Familiarization of the project’s Piping Plan, ISO drawings and P & ID issued for construction and stays
updated as per revision.
• Gathering data’s of construction bill of materials and its heat number based on updated revision of ISO
drawings.
• Preparation of materials, tools & safety gadgets on performing TIE- IN works on field
• Pipe Infrastructure Layout, Piping Specification
• Piping Engineering, Pipe Supports
• Topsides & Onshore Plant Equipment Layouts, Heat Transfer
• BOP Piping Systems, Nitrogen Pumps High Pressure Piping Systems, Steam Piping Systems
• Lined Pipes, Coating, Mainline Valves, Insulating Joints, Barred Tees, Pig Launcher and Receiver
• Isos and P&IDs, QC Forms, Punch Lists Forms, Drawing Mark-ups
• Project Management, Requirement Analysis, Project Budget
• Quality Compliance, Health and Safety Compliance, Statutory Regulations
• Performance Evaluation, Training and Development, Productivity Enhancement
Computer skills and competences I'm a expert with computers. Very good knowledge of MS Office and all Windows. Also knowledge of
Autodesk software
Driving licence(s) B
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7. Mother tongue(s) Portuguese
Other language(s)
Self-assessment Understanding Speaking W r i t i n g
European level (*) Listening Reading Spoken interaction Spoken production
English C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user C2 Proficient user
French C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user C1 Proficient user
(*) Common European Framework of Reference (CEF) level
Social skills and competences I´m a very easy to deal person that inter-act, listen and learn from everybody.
Organisational skills and competences Extremely organised person
* Good abilities for synthetic and global views over concrete situations
* End-oriented work capacity
* Problem-solving attitude
* Responsibility, Self-respect and self-reliance
* Strong referential values of fairness, equity and dignity
* Ability to establish and maintain good working relations with people of different national and cultural
backgrounds
* Ability to live and/or serve in hardship location
• Give me work, trust me and let me work. I’ll make sure that the project will go smooth, according to the
schedule planning and specifications.
• I’m 59 years old but I still mentally and physically fit, not suffering from any illness. I still move very
well and I still can climb to the highest column. Or go to any confined space.
I love my work!
Technical skills and competences • Conducting Line Final Inspection for acceptance of the main client.
• Assist on Mechanical Works Inspection.
• Conducting Hydro test execution and assist piping inspection.
• Confirm availability of all piping materials, tools, equipment’s and personnel who carry out the works.
• Determining of construction bill of materials & expediting of pipe spools.
• Ensure compliance by all Piping Foreman, pipe fitters, welders & labors regarding execution of the
works in accordance with project requirements and specification.
• Supervise erection and pipe spools fit-up on field underground & above Ground Piping.
• Supervise fabrication of piping spools, structural flat forms, stairways, etc. And making sure of the
procedure based on Specification & Schedule.
• Familiarization of the project’s Piping Plan, ISO drawings and P & ID issued for construction and stays
updated as per revision.
• Gathering data’s of construction bill of materials and its heat number based on updated revision of ISO
drawings.
• Preparation of materials, tools & safety gadgets on performing TIE- IN works on field
• Pipe Infrastructure Layout, Piping Specification
• Piping Engineering, Pipe Supports
• Topsides & Onshore Plant Equipment Layouts, Heat Transfer
• BOP Piping Systems, Nitrogen Pumps High Pressure Piping Systems, Steam Piping Systems
• Lined Pipes, Coating, Mainline Valves, Insulating Joints, Barred Tees, Pig Launcher and Receiver
• Isos and P&IDs, QC Forms, Punch Lists Forms, Drawing Mark-ups
• Project Management, Requirement Analysis, Project Budget
• Quality Compliance, Health and Safety Compliance, Statutory Regulations
• Performance Evaluation, Training and Development, Productivity Enhancement
Computer skills and competences I'm a expert with computers. Very good knowledge of MS Office and all Windows. Also knowledge of
Autodesk software
Driving licence(s) B
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