Adolfo Rais

Experience

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  Petrolera Entre Lomas S.A.

  Oct 2009 - Aug 2011

  Junior Project Engineer

  • Collected, analysed, and interpreted oil field data to identify production losses.• Worked on the improvement of oil and gas metering systems. Performed a feasibility assessment of Coriolis flowmeters and infrared water-cut meters. Supervised the implementation of the new metering devices at the wellheads and manifold systems. • Conducted the sizing, selection and performance evaluation of an ultrasonic flowmeter for the oil storage plant, while ensuring adherence to plant specifications/standards. Built 3D engineering drawings using CAD software.• Performed the integrity assessment of a gas-fired pipeline heater to evaluate the equipment fitness-for-service. • Determined root causes of recurrent failures of gas compressors using root cause failure analysis (RCFA).• Participated as instructor in training courses for technicians and field operators. Show less

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  McMaster University

  Mar 2013 - Aug 2013

  Nuclear Reactor Thermal-Hydraulics Research Assistant

  • Conducted two-phase flow experiments in a test loop for the evaluation of critical heat flux (CHF) during transient conditions.• Performed thermal-hydraulic engineering analyses using the RELAP and TRACE computer codes.• Carried out an in-depth assessment of models and correlations to study the applicability of the TRACE code for low-operating pressure research reactors.

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  EPFL (École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne)

  Oct 2013 - Sept 2019

  • Work in a collaborative research environment that involves 11 countries and 20 institutions (cortex-h2020.eu)• Provide scientific and technical leadership in the execution of work plans and reporting to the consortium members.• Lead the execution of nuclear experiments and coordinated the acquisition and storage of the raw experimental data.• Build data pipelines in Python for exploratory analysis (EDA) of large experimental datasets using the Pandas and PySpark tools.• Implemented Machine Learning algorithms for anomaly detection employing different models: gradient boosted decision trees (XGBoost) and long-short term memory (LSTM) using Scikit-learn and TensorFlow frameworks. • Built an interactive anomaly detection dashboard (web-based application) using the Dash Python library. Show less Research reactor safety analysis specialist with large experience in computer simulations and nuclear reactor physics experiments• Designed and conducted benchmark experiments at the CROCUS nuclear reactor for the validation of computer codes.• Developed uncertainty quantification techniques for experimental data using probabilistic and statistical techniques. • Built file processing and data analysis pipelines in Python for interpretation of numerical results and experimental data.• Used statistical and deterministic approaches for the development of nuclear reactor physics analysis methods.• Proficiency in Monte Carlo radiation transport methods, high-performance computing, and code development (Fortran and C).• Large experience in radiation (neutron and gamma) detection and measurement. Show less

  • Research Scientist for the European CORTEX-H2020 project

    Dec 2017 - Sept 2019

  • Nuclear Engineering Researcher at the CROCUS nuclear facility

    Oct 2013 - Nov 2017
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  Novelis

  Feb 2020 - now

  • Lead R&D Engineer

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Senior R&D Engineer

    Feb 2020 - Jun 2023