Project delivery
Business case, FEL, FID, execution, commissioning, start-up, turnover and handover.
Project · Operations · Asset Management
From investment decision to operating performance.
Mechanical Engineer, PMP® certified project manager and facilitator based in Calgary, with extensive leadership experience across projects, operations and asset management.
- 20%reserves growth
- 40%contingent resource increase
- 35M+work hours without LTI
Project deliveryOperations leadershipProcess safetyOperational readinessTechnical assurance
Introduction
Field credibility backed by disciplined governance.
I lead work from business case and investment decision through construction, commissioning, start-up, handover and operating performance.
My experience spans facilities, pipelines, rotating equipment, reliability, maintenance, contractor governance and process safety, supported by disciplined cost, schedule and risk control.
Recent Canadian roles include leadership of the Chauvin mature heavy-oil asset, Canadian technical and HSE services, and development support for the Edson unconventional gas project.
Spanish NativeEnglish AdvancedFrench Proficient
Skills & capabilities
Integrated leadership across the asset lifecycle.
Technical, operational and commercial capabilities developed across Canadian and international assignments.
Operations & asset performance
Production optimization, water handling, maintenance prioritization, shutdowns and mature-field performance.
Process safety & integrity
PHA, MOC, PSSR, risk management, asset integrity and contractor control.
Facilities & pipelines
Pumping, compression, rotating equipment, brownfield upgrades, testing and operational readiness.
Commercial discipline
OPEX and CAPEX control, budgeting, estimating, change control, claims and capital allocation.
Technology & applied innovation
Power BI, SAP PM, Maximo, MS Project, Primavera P6, GE APM, AssetWise, SharePoint, Synergi Life and practical 3D printing.
Experience
Leadership across projects, operations and assets.
Assignments across Canada, the United States, Colombia, Algeria, Libya and Ecuador.
Jan 2026 — Present
Orion Energy Consulting · Calgary
Independent Operations and Asset Management Consultant
Project-based advisory to upstream clients on asset performance, project execution, production recovery and operating-model improvement, with process safety and asset integrity embedded in execution routines.
Feb — May 2026
EP Petroecuador · Ecuador
Senior Advisor, E&P Strategy, Operations and Transformation
Advised E&P leadership on operational transformation, production recovery, development planning and capital prioritization, supported by data visualization and performance analytics.
Jun 2005 — Jan 2025
Repsol Oil and Gas · Selected global assignments
Progressive technical, project and operations leadership
Roles across Canada, the United States, Colombia, Algeria, Libya and Ecuador.
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2023–2025 · Canada & USASenior Global Advisor and MentorDetails
Provided governance, assurance and technical advice for major assets and projects, including Pikka Alaska and Gulf of Mexico well-integrity work. Supported Canadian asset-divestment readiness.
2022–2023 · CanadaTechnical and HSE Services Manager, EngineeringDetails
Led safety, environment, maintenance, reservoir, facilities, construction and information-management teams. Achieved 20% reserves growth and 40% contingent-resource growth while supporting the Edson gas development.
2021–2022 · AlbertaSenior Asset Manager, Chauvin Mature Heavy Oil AssetDetails
Led more than 200 personnel across operations, maintenance, engineering, HSE and commercial interfaces. Improved production efficiency through waterflooding, optimization and disciplined integrity management.
2020–2021 · TexasZero Based Budget Senior Manager, Eagle FordDetails
Directed post-acquisition budgeting and transformation workstreams. Reduced OPEX by 40% through maintenance optimization, vendor rationalization and activity prioritization.
2019–2020 · ColombiaSenior Project Manager, Akacias Extra Heavy Oil DevelopmentDetails
Led subsurface, drilling, facilities, production and commercial teams from business case and concept selection through the field-development plan, securing FID with Ecopetrol.
2016–2019 · AlgeriaSenior Manager, Commissioning and Start Up, Reggane NorthDetails
Directed mechanical completion, commissioning, PSSR, start-up and handover. Achieved first gas on schedule and budget with a peak workforce above 5,000 and more than 35 million work hours without LTI.
2011–2016 · AlgeriaProduction Manager, GTFT Wet Gas OperationsDetails
Managed production, maintenance, shutdowns and upgrades for a high-capacity wet-gas complex, improving plant efficiency from 82% to 99.5%.
2008–2011 · LibyaProduction Foreman, Akakus Oil OperationsDetails
Managed daily field operations and interfaces across approximately 700 km of pipeline infrastructure. Compression-reliability improvements recovered 5,000 barrels per day of condensate.
2005–2008 · EcuadorProduction Coordinator, Block 16 Heavy Oil OperationsDetails
Delivered record field production of 63,000 barrels per day through process optimization, operating discipline and rigorous execution.
1998 — 2004
Early career · Ecuador
Engineering leadership, fabrication and entrepreneurship
Built a practical foundation in engineering design, industrial fabrication, team leadership and business management before joining Repsol.
Led mechanical engineering work in an engineering and project-delivery environment.
Worked on pressure vessels and storage tanks while supervising teams of approximately 10 to 30 people.
Combined business ownership and general management with the early development of practical leadership skills.
Selected projects & outcomes
Measured results in complex operating environments.
Representative results across project delivery, asset value, production, reliability and operational transformation.
Algeria · 2016–2019
Reggane North commissioning and start-up
Directed construction completion, commissioning, PSSR, start-up and handover for a US$3.1 billion acid-gas development, managing contractors and a workforce exceeding 5,000 at peak.
35M+ work hours without LTIOn schedule and budget
Canada · 2022–2025
Resource growth and Canadian asset value
Led integrated technical and HSE teams that delivered reserves and contingent-resource growth, supported the CAD 350 million Edson gas development, and later contributed to disciplined readiness for an approximately CAD 305 million Canadian asset divestment.
+20% reserves+40% contingent resources
Colombia · 2019–2020
Akacias extra-heavy-oil development
Led multidisciplinary subsurface, drilling, facilities, production and commercial teams from business case and concept selection through field development planning.
Alberta · 2021–2022
Chauvin mature heavy-oil asset
Led operations, maintenance, engineering, facilities, HSE and commercial interfaces, including terminal and pipeline connections to Hardisty.
200+ personnelTop-quartile HSE performance
Algeria · 2011–2016
GTFT wet-gas operations
Managed production, maintenance, shutdowns and facility upgrades for a wet-gas complex producing approximately 210 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day.
82→99.5% plant efficiency210 KBOE/d operating scale
Texas · 2020–2021
Eagle Ford OPEX transformation
Reduced OPEX by 40% through maintenance optimization, vendor rationalization, activity prioritization and operating-model efficiencies.
Libya · 2008–2011
Compression reliability and pipeline performance
Managed field operations across approximately 700 km of pipeline infrastructure. Continuous compressor operation recovered 5,000 barrels per day of condensate and reduced fuel-oil demand by approximately 7,000 barrels per day; drag-reducer work helped increase Sharara throughput from 200,000 to 440,000 barrels per day.
Ecuador · 2005–2008
Block 16 heavy-oil operations
Delivered record field production of 63,000 barrels per day through process optimization, operating discipline and rigorous execution.
Education & development
Engineering, project leadership and data capability.
Mechanical Engineering
Escuela Politecnica del Ejercito · Ecuador
MSc Petroleum Refining, Gas and Marketing
Instituto Superior de la Energia · Spain
Data for Business, Data Analysis
ISDI · Spain
PPDM Unlocking Data Careers
GeoLOGIC · Canada
English as a Second Language
Niagara College · Canada
Project Management Professional (PMP)®
Project Management Institute
APEGA application in progress
Safety PHA Team Leaders · First Aid · H2S · ICS 200
Facilitation Group process facilitation · facilitation with metaphors
Community & interests
Professional involvement and life beyond work.
Professional affiliations
PMI — Project Management Institute; SPE — Society of Petroleum Engineers; and IAF — International Association of Facilitators.
Community affiliations
World Scout Movement and Interamerican Scout Foundation.
Outdoors
Conservation, trekking and cycling.
Innovation & making
Field-operations innovation, artificial intelligence, and designing and making practical objects with 3D printing.
Contact
Let’s discuss the next challenge.
Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Available for conversations about project delivery, operations leadership, asset management and operational readiness.