Objective
I would like the opportunity to work for a recognized company in the maritime industry or in any other industry were my qualifications satisfay their needs. I have large cargo control experience working on board oil tankers, LPG tanker, chemical tanker and general cargo ships, and also ashore with different oil terminals, tefineries, petrochemical plants, general cargo ports and industrial companies.
Experience
3D MARINE LATINOAMERICA 10 Mar 2012 up today (2 years 6 month) – Company Activity in Venezuela and Caribbean: Petroleum Loss Control Survey for CITGO Petroleum Corp., Vitol Petroleum, Petromar Petroleum, and others. Ships Damages Inspection/Class survey for P&I West England.
Company annual incomes (average): US$24,000,000
POSITION: Freelance Loss Control Surveyor (Ship Auditor), on behalf of CITGO Petroleum Corp., Vitol Petroleum Co., Petromar Petroleum Co.
ANNUAL SALARY: US$54,000 + car allowance + mobile phone expenses.
Responsibilities: International Petroleum Loss Control. General Ship’s auditing. Cargo inspection on shipments of: Crude oils, petroleum products, gas, petrochemical, minerals, grains and general cargo; Draft Survey and Bunker Survey; Damages inspection; General average and cargo recovery in maritime disasters; Ship Hull Survey; ship’s condition inspection; cargo lightering and transshipment inspection.
INTERTUG/REVENSA 05 Feb 2010 to 02 Mar 2012 (2 year and 1 month) - Company Activity in Venezuela: Ship’s owner, Cargo services, tugboat operation services, tugboats maintenance, Rescue and tow of ships; tugboat stand by services; Ship’s Class and Licenses control; projects.
Company annual incomes (average): US$36,000,000
POSITION: General Manager / Legal Affairs Representative -ANNUAL SALARY: US$54,000 +car +phone.
Reason for leaving: Political risk, Venezuelan socialist government nationalized all tugboats, launches, barges companies.
Responsibilities: General management. I was Responsible for legal affairs and external relationship. I supervised all the other managers’ activity.
AGGREKO INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS 01 August 2007 to 01 Feb 2010 (2 years and 6 months) - Company Activity in Venezuela: High power plants for distributed energy generation and power Supply. Company hold 4 power generation plants by 66MWatts in Venezuela. Power projects.
Company Annual incomes (average): US$19,200,000
Position: General Manager /Legal Affairs Representative -ANNUAL SALARY: US$48,000+6000 living allowances +Annual Bonus +car +phone.
Reason for leaving: Political risk, Venezuelan socialist government nationalized all electric power generation private plants.
Responsibilities: General management. I issued finances strategic plans and coordinate/supervise Business in energy industry, negotiating large contracts. I was in charge of Social Responsibility programs. I reviewed/recommend procedures for plant facilities. I was Responsible for legal affairs and external relationship with governments and international associations. I supervised all the other managers’ activity.
C&M SURVEYORS COMPANY 16 August 2001 to 30 July 2007 (6 years) - Company Activity in Venezuela and Caribbean: Ships inspection; Petroleum Loss Control; Q/Q Cargo inspection for: oil/gas, chemicals, cereals, general cargo and minerals; Project management and construction Survey of major projects as Oil Refineries, petrochemical plants, Electric power plants, cargo ports, Off Shore platforms; Hydrographic-Topography services; Hull Survey of ships/Drilling barges; Inventories during assembling and decommissioning of power plants and industrial plants; Control of preventive, predictive, proactive and corrective maintenance of power plants; Laboratory; Gas free test; On Hire-Off Hire inspection for charter parties.
Company Annual incomes (average): US$23,000,000. Venezuelan office locations: Caracas, Maracaibo, Puerto La Cruz, Porlamar.
POSITION: General Manager /Legal Affairs Representative – ANNUAL SALARY: US$48,000 + US$6000 living allowances + car +phone.
Reason for leaving: Decided to develop career in electric power industry.
Responsibilities: General management. I issued strategic plans for finances and implemented cost effective control systems over capital, assets, operating expenditures. I was responsible of Operations auditory and Supervision of strategic plans of operations. I was in charge of Contract/Bidding management and International purchases. As legal representative of company, I was Responsible for legal affairs, external relationship with governments and port authorities, and Conferences speaker. I supervised all the other managers’ activity.
OPERVENCA 10 March 1994 to 05 August 2001 (7 years, 5 month) - Company Activity in Venezuela: (1) OIL/GAS WELL SERVICES: Wells drilling and completion, Coiled tubing, down hole wireline services On Shore-Off shore placing tools and devices for oil/gas production; wellbore jobs.
(2) CARGO SHIPPING AND CARRIER: Operators and owners of: Cargo ships, crew boats, Tugboats, service barges, and service ships.
(3) INDUSTRIAL PLANT AND SHIPYARD: Manufacture of specialized oil/gas tools/equipment, construction of steel/aluminum crew boats.
Company Annual incomes (average): US$56,000,000. Location: C. Ojeda, Venezuela. Head Quarter in Oklahoma, U.S.A.
POSITION: General Manager and Production Manager. - Reason for leaving: Company was ceased by Venezuelan socialist government.
ANNUAL SALARY: US$48,000 + car allowance + mobile phone expenses.
Responsibilities: General and Production management (ensuring manufacture objectives in a timely and cost effective manner); I was responsible of Operations auditory and monitoring of plant performance for production and quality standards); I reviewed/recommended the use of proper equipment and operation procedures). Petroleum equipment/ship’s spare parts purchase (U.S.A.-Europe); Negotiation and administration of contracts; Specialty Machines USA representative in Venezuela. I issued the BOP (best operating practices). I supervised all the other managers’ activity.
PDVSA EUROPE (PETROLEOS DE VZLA) / INSPECCIONES 21 February 1988 to 28 February 1994 (6 years) - European office for petroleum business with Office in Germany, to attend: Germany, Holland, Belgium, Sweden, France, and Italy.
Company annual incomes (average): US$923,400,000,000.
POSITION: Commercial Director/Loss Control. – ANNUAL SALARY: US$60,000 + living accommodation + vehicle +Tel.
Reason for leaving: PDVSA Holding decided to close PDVSA Europe due to budget reduction.
Responsibilities: Direction; Marketing; Loss Control of import/export of oil/gas to and from Europe; quantity/Quality cargo inspection of oil shipments.
CALEB BRETT VENEZUELA 02 February 1978 to 10 February 1988 (10 years) - Company Activity in Venezuela and Caribbean: Cargo inspection for chemical products, gas, petroleum, cereal, general cargo, mineral & trans-shipment.
Company annual incomes (average): US$15,000,000 - Venezuela main office located in Caracas. Head Quarter in London.
FINAL POSITION: National Marketing and Sales Manager – ANNUAL SALARY: US$42,000 + car. - Initial Position: Q/Q cargo inspector 1978.
Reason for leaving: I accepted a better position in PDVSA Europe.
Responsibilities as National Marketing and Sales Manager: Marketing and sales and continuous improvement in the force of sale; local purchases.
Responsibilities as Quantity and Quality cargo inspector: Cargo inspection (oil/gas, petrochemicals, minerals, cereals, food and general cargo); Gas free test; Ship Hull Survey; On Hire-Off Hire ships for charter parties; Draft Survey; Bunker Survey; Tanks calibration; cargo sampling, laboratory.
Education
EDUCATION / UNIVERSITY: 1) University of Zulia -Title: Chemical Engineer, 1985
2) University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK -Title: BEng Petroleum and Gas Engineer, 1976
3) University of Salford, Greater Manchester, UK -Title: MSc Master in Gas Engineering and Management, 1978
4) EVEX (Escuela Venezolana de Exportación), Venezuela -Title: Associate (1200Hrs) Foreign Trade Program, 1988
5) Humboldt University (Instituto Universit. Politecnico Humboldt), Venezuela -Title: Associate (1200Hrs) - Topography, 1980
6) IMO (International Maritime Organization) / Universidad Maritima del Caribe, Venezuela -Title: Certificate of Approval ISPS CODE, 2004
Certification
Skils
SKILLS: Operations auditory, Loss Control and Cargo inspection; Analysis of Process, Ability to transform threats into opportunities and opportunities into sales; ability to excite people in operations, production, sales; ability to travel to attend meetings and jobs at various countries; ability to communicate effectively within a multinational environment; ability to respond to deadlines through allocation of priorities; visionary who can see the big picture and make things happen, moving the organization forward in challenging times; work under safety thinking; good for technical reports of projects; adaptable to unusual working conditions; assertive team leader.
STRENGTHS: Senior general manager; manager of contracts administration and projects; marketing and sales; issuing of strategic operative and finance plans; procurement and logistic; large experience of cargo port operations and petroleum terminals; broad understanding and experience of vessel operations (oil/gas/chemical tanker ships, grain ships, container´s ships, general cargo ships, Roll On Roll Off ships), Conferences Speaker.
PERSONAL ATTITUDES: Proactive; charismatic; integral; honest; motivator; creative; compromised; responsible; service oriented; enterprising; organizer; agent for the change; versatile; excellent communicator; conflict resolution agent; enthusiast worker; maintenance of confidentiality of sensitive information; oriented to results.