Extensive experience executing large complex Capital Projects (grass-root or expansion/upgrading the existing facilities), related with different sectors of Energy and Oil/Gas Industry such as Upstream Oil & Gas Handling Facilities/Oil field Processing; Midstream (Gas Processing Plants; Pipelines, Marine Terminal/ Tank Farm, marine installations, and related infrastructure, etc), Downstream (Oil Refinery-Supply, Atm. & Vacuum Crude Oil Distillation systems, Distribution, Utilities & Auxiliaries); Fuel Aviation system and Power Plant Combined Heat & Power Steam Turbine unit (CTG & HRSG). Ability to supporting & sustaining ongoing Operations of Production, performed by Continuous Process Optimization (monitoring the unit operations are running efficiently, increase production capacity, improve operating reliability, reduce manufacturing costs, reduce energy usage, conserve raw materials, improve product yields and improve product quality); oversight & compliance all aspect of Safety & Environmental ( controlling emissions to Air/Water, fire, etc.), identify new capital projects to enhance the process and reduce the cost of production, extend life of equipment, etc.

1. Odoardo Alfredo Mérida
Mechanical Engineer
Bakersfield, CA 93309 Cell 1-(786) 226-2014 oamc2707@gmail.com
QUALIFICATIONS SUMMARY
I have worked different roles such as Project Engineer, Process & Mechanical Engineer, Thermal
Process Engineer, Rotating Equipment Engineer, Designer Instrumentation, etc.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Extensive experience executing large complex Capital Projects (grass-root or expansion/upgrading
the existing facilities), related with different sectors of Energy and Oil/Gas Industry such as
Upstream Oil & Gas Handling Facilities/Oil field Processing; Midstream (Gas Processing Plants;
Pipelines, Marine Terminal/ Tank Farm, marine installations, and related infrastructure, etc),
Downstream (Oil Refinery-Supply, Atm. & Vacuum Crude Oil Distillation systems, Distribution,
Utilities & Auxiliaries); Fuel Aviation system and Power Plant Combined Heat & Power Steam
Turbine unit (CTG & HRSG).
Ability to supporting & sustaining ongoing Operations of Production, performed by Continuous
Process Optimization (monitoring the unit operations are running efficiently, increase production
capacity, improve operating reliability, reduce manufacturing costs, reduce energy usage,
conserve raw materials, improve product yields and improve product quality); oversight &
compliance all aspect of Safety & Environmental ( controlling emissions to Air/Water, fire, etc.),
identify new capital projects to enhance the process and reduce the cost of production, extend life
of equipment, etc.
PROVEN EXPERTISE
 Feasibility, Conceptual, Basic & Detail
Design Package.
 Incentive Metrics-Process Optimization
 Compliance with Industry Codes &
International Standards and Engineering
Design Guidelines, etc.
 Enforce safety regulations and
conformance of company policies.
 Compliance with federal regulations as
Air/Water Act to limit the emissions; PHA.
 Conceptual and Basic Design Package
on Utilities and auxiliaries systems.
 Process & Mechanical Design
Equipments (Sizing, calculations,
selection, datasheet, Specifications,
Process & Mechanical drawings, RFQ,
 Manage large complex projects (eng,
procurement, construction, and start-up)
and perform engineering analyses, studies,
etc.
 Properly prepare SOW-Scope of Work;
Plan, monitoring project progresses on
schedule, Budget & Cost Controls.
 Update schedules or plan, as needed.
 Motivating project team members to
expedite the achievement of the objectives
of the project.
 Identifies and obtains team capabilities
needed to accomplish project objectives.
 Design Basis, Conceptual Design, selection
of technology, Block Flow diagram, PFD,
P&ID’s, Oil/Gas Process Plant Modeling
with Hysys, Fluid properties, Heat &
Material Balance, etc.

2. RFP, Bidding Analysis)
 Capacity Study of the main system.
Identify & mitigate the bottlenecks.
 Extensive experience purchasing process
equipment, materials, tools, etc.
 Appurtenance schedule drawings of
ASME Pressure Vessel, API Tanks, etc.
 Heavy Oil Upgrading
 Chemical Plants
EXPERIENCE
 Checking Piping Design 2D/3D, isometric,
tie-in list, line & valve list, equipment list,
etc.
 Equipment Arrangements, separation
between equipments/buildings and layout
to obtain the best work flow.
• Competent performing and conducting FEL & FEED Engineering Design/Construction
Package, Upstream & Midstream O&G industry, related with Oilfield Processing,
Gathering Production system, Well Pad system/ Production/ Steam Manifolds, Gas lift
system, Casing Vapor system, diluents system, Flow Stations, Central Processing
Facilities (CPF), Vapor/Liquid General Production Separation train, Oil Emulsion
treatment system, Slop/Reject Oil Recovery system, Liquid Storage, Oil/Gas
Measurement, Oil/Gas transport system; Produced Gas handling systems and Oily
wastewater treatment facilities.
• Skilled doing calculations, sizing, selection, specifications, datasheet, RFQ, RFP, etc. of
major process equipment such as Pressure Vessels (scrubbers, filters, V/L separator, KO
Drum Vessel, Slug Catcher, etc)- ASME-Sect VIII; Pumps (API 610, 674, 685, & ANSI
Pumps); Emulsion and Oil treatment equipment; Steam generators, TEMA/ASME-Heat
Exchanger (Air cooled, S&T, Plate, Furnace, water cooling tower, chiller, etc.)-; API
650/653 Tank design (FWKO Tank, Wash Tank, Skim Oil Tank, Surge Tank, LACT Tank,
Water Tank, etc.); Gas Dehy. system, Sour Gas treatment, Compressor- API 617, 618,
619, etc, as well as establishing Drivers as Gas/Steam turbine (API 616, API 671, API
613, API 614, API 550, API 670, etc.), Mechanical Induced Gas/Air flotation,
Filtered/Softener Water system; VFD’s electric motor, internal combustion motor, etc.);
etc.
• Capable of executing and integrating the work of various onsite unit designs. Extensive
experience on designing of Utilities and Offsites services such as Ethanol, Diesel, Oil,
Gasoline Loading & Unloading systems (Rail, barge, truck, wharf, ship); Tankage &
Storage: Atmospheric, Pressure, and Refrigerated; Water cooling system; Air Systems:
Instrument and Utility Air; Fuel system- natural or fuel gas, chemical injection package;
Inert gas system H2/N2; Pipe-rack, Fire water system, HVAC, refrigeration system,
Emergency Relief System as pressure safety valves-PSV’s & PVRV’s, Flare system;
Lube Oil systems; Water Systems: BFW, Utility Water, Potable Water, Demineralized
Water, and Condensate; Interconnecting Piping, Waste Water treatment facilities, Power
generation, Steam Plant, etc.
• Skilled developed hydraulic calculations piping and Pipeline and Process Piping facilities
(Multi-phase Gathering Production system, water hammer, slugging, gravity line, casing
vapor line system, hydraulic gradient for Oil Pipeline, Trunk-line, Pump station location,
pressure reducing station location, Gas Pipeline, Gas Compressor station location, etc.).
• Proficient on developing Conceptual & Basic (FEL) and detail (FEED) stages of
engineering design of Interstate Liquid/Gas Pipeline which transports Heavy Oil/
Bitumen/Light Oil/Fuel Petroleum and as well as infrastructure/equipment associated.
• I have also experience Tank inspection/ design/ repair/ alteration report analysis, etc., in
accordance with codes API-650 & API-653, etc. I have working knowledge of Gas/Oil

3. Pipeline and utilities codes/regulations including 49 CFR Part 192/195 (USA), ASME
B31.8S; B31.4; B31.3, B31.1, API 570.
• Troubleshoot and resolve operational issues as Process & Mechanical Engineer.
• Root Cause analysis & Monitoring filed Performance of existing Fixed/Rotating
Equipment & auxiliaries evaluating parameters such as Vibration, flow rate and properties
the fluid handled, operations conditions, quality of lube oil system, mechanical condition
of Bearing/Seal Mechanical, etc
• Performing and supporting mechanical design activities for turbo machinery equipment
and assemblies from concept through final detailed design.
• Proficient on evaluating, optimizing, designing Water Handling Facilities but not limited to
Oilfield, Refinery, where the target are remove/control pH, BOD5, oil, scum/froth, solids,
metals, NH3-N, Sulfurs; VOC’s, etc.
• Executing projects in a manner that meets the premises for cost, delivery and
function/production/quality. Liaison with Maintenance, Operations and other
stakeholders, both internal and external to.
• Reviews engineering packages and gives technical guidance to assigned engineers.
• Experience Boiler-Tube Failure report Analysis based on API 579/ 570/ 510, etc.
SKILLS AND SPECIFICATIONS:
• Bilingual English-Spanish; I am American by naturalization (originally from Venezuela) so
I will not require any sponsor for Visa.
• I am self-motivated individual who might require a minimal supervision. I am professional
Detail oriented, plan, creative, rapid decision making & organized. Effectively prioritizing
tasks, with good abilities to interacting with others departments across the company.
• Significant application knowledge & experience computer applications using MS office
(Word, Excel, Power Point, outlook, etc.), Windows, Internet, etc.
EDUCATION
1. UNEFM, Specialization Chemical/Process Engineering, Universidad Francisco de
Miranda & Cied Pdvsa, Coro, Venezuela 1996.
2. LUZ, B.D., Mechanical Engineering, Universidad del Zulia - Maracaibo, Venezuela, 1986
3. Management for Engineers, IESA- Cied/Pdvsa Caracas, Venezuela, 2001
4. More 50 Technical courses taken in Venezuela (CIED-PDVSA). Project Management,
Technical Process & Mechanical courses dictated by Total, PDVSA, Chevron, BP, Fluor,
ProII and Pipephase, Hysys, Exxon Process Courses Level I and II, such as Mechanistic
modeling flow of fluid in Pipelines systems, Process & Mechanical Piping design, Pumps
course, Thermodynamics, Heat Transfers I/II, Mechanical seal pumps, Bearing selection,
Gas Compressor systems, Vibration monitoring systems, VFD’s Electric Motors,
EXPERIENCE

4. 2013 to 2015 Sr. Mechanical/ Process and Project Engineer at Brinderson Engineers, Bakersfield
CA-US
2012 to 2013 Sr. Mechanical/ Process and Project Engineer at Mustang Engineers, Bakersfield CA-
US
2012 to 2012 Sr. Mechanical / Process and Project Engineer at TJCross Engineers, Bakersfield CA-
US
2009 – 2011 Sr. Mechanical & Process Engineer at ACOTEPRO XXI in Miami, FL-US
2007- 2009 Project Engineer at Corporacion Refineria del Atlantico in Miami Fl-US
2006 – 2007 Designer Instrumentation at WorleyParsons in Houston, Tx US
2003 - 2006 Mechanical Engineer at Acotepro XXI Eng. Firm in Miami, Fl US
1997 - 2003 Mechanical Engineer and Project Manager at PDVSA in Maturin Venezuela
1990 – 1997 Process Lead Discipline at PDVSA in Morichal Venezuela
1987 - 1990 RAM Engineer Upstream/Midstream Production Facilities PDVSA in Morichal
Venezuela