Danilo Despabiladeras Obado has over 27 years of experience in instrumentation and process control systems. He has worked on various oil and gas, LNG, and power projects around the world. His experience includes commissioning, maintenance, retrofitting, and project management roles. He is proficient in many control systems, software, and technical/safety certifications.
1. Danilo Despabiladeras Obado
No. 41 Old Centro No. 1
San Mateo, Isabela ,3318 Philippines
E-mail Address; obado64@yahoo.com; Danilo.obado@bp.cpm
Tel nos.: Philippines : +639881966344; +639232000842
KEY PROFICIENCIES
Instrumentation and Process Control Systems
An Instrumentation and Process Control graduate with a combined 27 years Engineering, supervisory
and technical experience in the field of engineering, construction, maintenance, commissioning,
retrofitting/refurbishment work for petrochemical refineries, LNG, power and desalination plants, water
treatment plants, Oil and gas gathering, pumping/booster stations , FPSO, storage and loading
terminals.
Experience with Quality Management System ISO 9000,9002 Guidelines, User of PDS Smartplant, Intools,
AutoCAD, WinPCS , ISSOW, Maximo, CMMS , Microsoft office and Thule.
Training and seminars :
: Configuration, operation and Maintenance course for RTU and SCADA system
: Installation, commissioning and maintenance of F & G system.
: Allen Bradley PLC Control logix Programming, Maintenance and troubleshooting.
: Helicopter Underwater Escape Training Course
: Control System Engineering Technician
: Sea Survival Course; Basic Fire Fighting Course
: Advanced First Aid Training Course
: Coxswain Life raft Operation
: ISO 9000 Quality Awareness
: Plant Safety Training Course; Power Plant Instrumentation
: BOSIET training Certified
: CompEx competency certified
: Microsoft Word, Excel, and outlook
: Maximo for equipment history, material planning Maintenance and procurement
Communication/Interpersonal
Excellent verbal and written skills in English, Arabic and Tagalog, Proven team player and has ability to work
effectively with people from different race, backgrounds and skills.
PERSONAL DATA
Full Name Danilo Despabiladeras Obado
Citizenship Filipino
Passport Number EB3418271
Date of birth July 10, 1964
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
GRADUATE INSTRUMENTATION AND PROCESS CONTROL TECHNOLOGY
OCTOBER 1986 Meralco Foundation Institute
Pasig Metro Manila Philippines
UNDER GRADUATE B.S. ELECTRICAL Engineering
APRIL 1983 Sorsogon State University
Sorsogon City, Philippines
SECONDARY COURSE GRADUATE Partido National High School
APRIL 1981 Goa, Camarines Sur, Philippines
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2. EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY
Company Place / Country Position Period
Woodgroup PSN UK /
Chevron Angola LNG
Soyo, Angola Inst / Control Engineer
March 2016 to
present
Woodgroup PSN UK / BP
Angola
OFFSHORE Bp Block 31, FPSO
PSVM, Luanda, Angola
Fire and Gas Specialist Sep 2012 to feb 2016
ILF Consulting Engineers /
ADCOP, PMC
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Instrument and Control
Engineer
May 2010 to August
2012
ILF Consulting Engineers /
OMV Petrom, PMC
Komsomolskoe, Kazakhstan
Instrument, control and
SCADA Engineer
Mar 2008 to Mar 2010
CHIYODA Corporation
CTSD limited.
Prigorodnoye Sakhalin Island,
Russian Fed.
Instrument Engineer / Sr.
Field Supervisor
May 2006 to Jan
2008
Bechtel International Inc.
BETSBv.
Nogliki Sakhalin Island ,
Russian Federation
Sr. Construction Engineer
Instrument
Aug 2005 to March
2006
Ipedex Production / AMEC
spie
OFFSHORE Abu Dhabi , U.A.E. Instrument Technician
Dec 1994 to July
2005
Hopewell Mobile Power
System Corp.
Navotas , Metro Manila ,
Philippines
Technician III / Instrument
and control
May 1994 to Dec
1994
Eurabia Engineering and
Construction Co.
Jubail Industrial, Jubail KSA Instrument Technician
Jan. 1993 to Jan
1994
M.S. Al suwaidi Co. Jubail Industrial , Jubail KSA Instrument Foreman
Dec 1991 to Dec
1992
National Power CORP. Ramon, Isabela Philippines
Technician A /
Instrument and control
Nov 1996 to Nov
1997
Instrument Installation and
Maintenance co.
Ahmadi , Kuwait
Senior Instrument
Technician
Nov 1989 to Aug
1990
Instrument Installation and
Maintenance co.
Ahmadi , Kuwait Instrument Technician Feb 1986 to Nov 1989
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY DETAILS
April 2016 – Present Woodgroup PSN
Angola LNG
Soyo, Angola
Rotation 28/28
Instrument and Control Engineer
Key Responsibilities for Commissioning and Start Up of Angola LNG
Participate in the mechanical completion efforts to provided
assurance that the control systems/instruments are installed and working
as designed. Assist Commissioning & Start-up Team(s) with Mechanical
Tests, Capacity Tests, Acceptance Tests completion & successful facility
Performance Tests.
Responsible for developing/maintaining DCS profiles and programs.
Monitor technology changes and updates of equipment in
instrumentation field. Work closely with operations and maintenance
personnel to ensure plant instrumentation systems are modernized as such
programs can be justified on a cost effective basis. Develop/utilize
monitoring program for plant instrumentation to ensure equipment is
performing as designed.
Nov 2012 – Feb 2016_ Woodgroup PSN
Block 31 FPSO PSVM
Angola Deepwater Production
Offshore Western Angola
Rotation 28/28
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3. Fire and Gas Specialist
The FPSO PSVM is equipped with one of the biggest external turrets ever
constructed in the oil industry and topside modules of over 20,000 tonnes, the
FPSO PSVM is destined for the Plutão, Saturno, Vênus and Marte (PSVM)
Development in Block 31 offshore Angola, the first ultra-deepwater development
in West Africa. FPSO PSVM installed in water depth of 2,000m and is capable of
processing 175,000 barrels of oil per day and 245 million cubic feet per day of
production gas with a storage capacity of 1.8 million barrels of oil.
My work involved in operation and maintenance work for Fire and Gas
instrumentation and control for BP FPSO PSVM, under strict HSSE guidance for
preventive routine maintenance work, troubleshooting and repair, function
testing fire and gas system.
Uses MAXIMO for work management and reporting, inventory tracking and
control, purchasing and spares requirement. A certified Performing Authority /
Isolating Authority for ISSOW permit to work system.
May 2010 – Aug 2012 ILF Consulting Engineers
ADCOP-PMC
ILF Consulting Engineers ADCOP Site Office
Fujairah, UAE
Instrument and control Engineer
PMC for Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline ( ADCOP ) Project.
Worked as client representative as Instrument and Control Engineer for the
construction to commissioning of crude pipeline project with 403 Kms. 48” of 1.5
MMBPD capacity, with 10 Valve stations, 2 pump stations, one main pump
station with 36 MW installed power including two floating roof tanks each
180,000 M3 ,
an intermediate pump station with 32 MW installed Power, Marine
Oil Terminal with 24 MW ship loading Pumps and 8 floating roof tanks with
180,000 M3
, and 3 offshore loading with single point mooring buoys.
Conducted FAT on major equipments E & I panel, LV Switchgears, F&G
Control Panels. Review of project documents, review and approve Field
Engineering Queries, site inspection in construction activities to ensure quality
compliance. RFI review, MRB review, RFCC document review, inspection and
approval for Instrument and Electrical construction activities Pre-commissioning
and Commissioning activities.
May 2008 – Mar 2010 ILF Consulting Engineers
Komsomolskoe Oil Field Development Project
OMV Petrom S. A., Mangistau Region, Kazakhstan
Rotation 8 weeks / 16 Days
Instrumentation, control and SCADA Engineer
Client representative as a consultant for Instrumentation and SCADA
control system for an EPCC Oil and Gas Gathering, production and export.
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4. Ensure compliance of quality, specification and conforms to Republic of
Kazakhastan requirement for all instrumentation work, field testing, including
witnessing of bench and field calibration work , FAT testing of Wonderware
Intouch SCADA control system, Allenbradley PLC controlLogix , process
equipment and packages. Review and approve field engineering query,
installation inspection for all E&I equipment, to ensure that it follows approved
drawings and standards.
Monitoring of pre-commissioning activities prior to system handover to
Client for Commissioning Activities. Liaise and interface with Contractor for
QA/QC Documentation requirement.
May 2006 – Jan 2008 CHIYODA CORPORATION
LNG-OET PROJECT/ Sakhalin Energy II
Prigorodnoye, Sakhalin Island, Russian Federation
Rotation 180 / 21 days
Instrument Engineer / Field Senior Supervisor
Field Instrument construction supervision on LNG train 1 and 2, monitoring
daily activities and coordination on all discipline, coordination with field
Supervisors and decision making for any technical problems and make sure
Sub contractor complies with aspects of work in accordance with Quality,
construction drawings and HSE requirements.
Prepare draft sketches if some modification work has to be done at site,
Monitor of Equipment / materials availability at the warehouse and make as
built drawings.
Aug 7 2005 – Mar 2006 BECHTEL INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
Client: Bechtel-Enka- Technostroyexport (BETS B.V.)
OPF II, Nogliki Region, Sakhalin Island, Russian Federation
Rotation 100 / 21 days
Instrument Engineer
Coordination on sub contractor Instrument field installation and ensure
compliance with specification and with approved work method and scope
of work.
Direct supervision to pre-calibrate, install and test the instruments; like
transmitters, gauges, thermocouples, control valves, MOV’s , Fire and gas
systems, Gas turbine control. Also responsible for loop checking by performing
cold test, create a method statement and execute the job with team.
Prepare the necessary documentation for handing over the system to client.
Documents are ITP s, test records, MC associated documents.
Dec 1994 – July 15 2005 IPEDEX PRODUCTION CO., ABU DHABI, UAE
Client: Zakum Development Company (ZADCO)
Umm Al Dalakh Field, (OFFSHORE) Abu Dhabi, UAE
Rotation 42 / 21 on / off
Instrument Technician
Performs maintenance job on YOKOGAWA DCS System, fire and Gas system,
SCADA telemetry and ESD system. Includes quarterly, monthly, weekly preventive
maintenance of instruments for Oil and Gas gathering ,Water Injection System ,
DCS ,PLC , ESD , SOLAR power turbines and other plant utilities such as MECO
desalination unit, R.O. unit, chiller / air handling unit, and other packages.
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5. Maintenance jobs done on wellhead platforms on Baker control system, flow
testing, remote telemetry, RIG drilling and oil well servicing assistance.
May 1994 – Dec 1994 HOPEWELL MOBILE POWER SYSTEM CORP.
NAVOTAS Metro Manila, Philippines
Technician III / Instrument and Controls
Maintenance of Control and Instrumentation on Gas turbines frame 6, GE
Speedtronics Mark IV, used for power generation with total capacity of 300MW.
Perform / assist in Hot Gas path inspection, compressor washing, vibration
analysis and other minor maintenance job done on compressor and turbine.
Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 EURABIA ENGINEERING AND CONST. CO. DHARAN, KSA
Client : Suadi Petrochemical Co. ( SADAF ) , Jubail Ind. City
Instrument Technician
Routine P.M. on TDC 2000 Honeywell Control System, UPS, Fire Alarms Systems,
and OFF line function test on shutdown logic control system on compressors,
pumps and other process equipment.
Maintenance , repair and overhaul of various electronic / pneumatic
instruments, control valve ,controller alignment and other instruments used in
petrochemical plant. Maintained ENRAF tank gauging system, simulation and
calibration of vibration monitoring system with Bentley Nevada/DYMAC system
for all types of rotating equipment.
Dec 1991 – Dec 1992 M.S. AL SUWAIDI CO. – RAHIMA , KSA
Client : Saudi European Petrochemical Co./ Jubail Ind. City
Instrument Foreman
Commissioning and Maintenance of process control equipment and
instruments with Valmet Damatic DCS system,PLC, multi stage compressor
control, Gas turbine with GE Speedtronic control MK II and boiler management
system.
As Instrument Foreman, I was responsible for progress report on pre
commissioning and commissioning jobs as well on a polypropelyne expansion
plant.
M.S. AL SUWAIDI CO. RAHIMA , KSA
Client : Saudi Formaldehyde Chemical Co, Ltd./ Jubail , KSA
Instrument Technician
Performs calibration of various type of electronic / pneumatic and PLC
controlled loops. Layout and installation of piping and tubing instrument support,
Performs loop checking , commissioning job , includes troubleshooting and repair
of loops and instrument with DCS by ABB Master.
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6. Nov 1990 – Nov 1991 NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION
MAGAT HYDRO-ELECTRIC PLANT, ISABELA , PHILIPPINES
Technician A / Instrument ( SR. Inst Tech. )
Carry out annual preventive maintenance on turbine control, includes
inspection and testing of relays , electronic cards , power supply unit , regulators
and some electrical equipment associated the control loop. Troubleshooting of
electronic device used for operation and shutdown logic control of a Hydro –
turbine generator.
Nov 1989 – Aug 1990 INSTRUMENT INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE CO.
Client : Kuwait Oil Company ( KOC ) Ahmadi , Kuwait
Senior Instrument Technician
Worked with Computer Maintenance and Management System, this includes
identifying of all instrument loops , services , loop description, and spare parts
needed .
Collection of all instrument data in all KOC field areas such as Crude oil and
Gas gathering centers, Booster stations, Water treatment plant, Power stations,
Crude pumping station, Crude storage and loading terminals.
Feb 1986 – Nov 1989 INSTRUMENT INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE CO.
Client : Kuwait Oil Company ( KOC )
Kuwait National Petroleum Corp. (KNPC )
Instrument Technician
Experience in rotating machineries control instrumentation such as vibration
monitors, speed and velocity meters, temperature monitors, and other
instruments associated with gas turbine ( SOLAR , ROLCE ROYCE ) steam turbine
and multi stage compressors.
Knowledge in analytical instrumentation gas chromatograph, pH meters , and
various gas detectors. Performs modification jobs, upgrading of control system
and instrument loops. Maintenance of instruments and controls used in oil and
gas gathering centers, desalination and desalter units, refinery, booster station,
and loading terminal with remote telemetry system.
References:
Tjitte Schutter
Lead Commissioning Engineer
ILF Consulting Engineers - Abu Dhabi
Tel: +971 9 2054 524
Fax: + 971 9 2283 841
Mobile: +971 50 44 33 607
webpage: www.ilf.com
Email: tjitte.schutter@ilf.com
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7. Florentin LUPU
ADCOP-PMC Lead Inst./Control/SCADA Engineer
ILF Consulting Engineers ADCOP Project Office
Business Center, 13th floor,
Intersection of Hamdan Street & Salam Street
Behind International Rotana Inn
PO Box: 73250
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Phone: +971 2 419 2113
Mobile: +971 50 9099 653
Fax: +971 2 677 7325
web page: www.ilf.com
mailto:florentin.lupu@ilf.com
Burkhard Pletzer
Project Manager
Komsomolskoe Field Development Project
REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN
Office: 8 7292 5410 05
Mobile: +7 701 165 3714
Burkhard.Pletzer@Petrom.com
Kamal Hayder
Control SCADA Engineer
CHINA PETROLEUM ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION
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ADCOP - Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline Project
Tel : +971-2-6789991 - Ext. 1148 Fax : +971-2-6787799
Mobile : +971-50-3954211
E-mail : kamal.hayder@cpecc.ae
Website : www.cpecc.ae
Address: Business Centre, 10th floor Khalil Foulathi Building
Intersection of Hamdan & Salam Street, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.
P.O. Box 127345
Tariq Mahmood
Projects Engineer, IPIC Site Representative-Fujairah
ADCOP – Abu Dhabi Crude Oil Pipeline
14th Floor Business Center Building
Hamdan and Salaam Street Intersection
P. O. Box 7528, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Phone +971 9 2054 508
Fax +971 9 2283841
Mobile +971 50 3283965
tariq.mahmood@adcop.ae
www.ipic.ae
Turgay ZORLU
Construction Superintendent(MOT)
ILF Consulting Engineers ADCOP Project Site Office
Al-Fujairah,U.A.E
Tel.No:+971 (0)9 2054582
Fax No:+971 (0)9 22 83841
Mobile No:+971 (0)50 4464852