Joaquin Obregon

Experience

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  Lagoven

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1993

  Plant Supervisor
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  Production Operators Inc

  Jan 1995 - Dec 1999

  Area Superintendent

  Responsible for Gas Compression and Water treatment and injection projects in Venezuela.Management of operations and Maintenance teams. Responsible for operational performance and deliverables.

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  Exterran (formely Production Operators Inc)

  Jan 2000 - Aug 2001

  Operations Manager

  Management of Gas Compression and Treatment operations in Venezuela. Responsible for a 200 KHp compression fleet, 90 technicians and more than 20 locations in the different Venezuelan oil fields. Responsible for the coordination of maintenance activities, overhaul programs and contract execution for 6 clients. Responsible for defining operations strategies for existing and new projects. Part of Bid Team for business development. .

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  Exterran (formerly Hanover Compression)

  Aug 2001 - Oct 2002

  Operations Coordinator

  Responsible for Coordination of Operation and Maintenance activities for a 450 KHP compression fleet. Management of 250 operational personnel distributed in 40 locations. Part of the team to re-structure operations for Hanover Venezuela after the Acquisition of Production Operators Inc. Create and follow up overhaul programs for the fleet ( 200 reciprocating compression units) Participation in costumer relation activities, meetings to ensure the proper execution of contracts with eight different clients in the Venezuelan Operations. Show less

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  Wood

  Oct 2002 - Apr 2014

   Responsible for running Wood Operations, Maintenance and Minor modifications group in Brazil, overseeing 200 employees and yearly revenue of $32,000,000. Duties included the successful implementation of operations and maintenance services for offshore and onshore facilities, onshore support, management of company P&L, fabrication and installation assistance for minor modifications such as engineering services and serving as Legal Representative for organization.  Led communications with headquarters and worked with WGPSN functional matrix organization in supervision of HR, QHSE, Finance, Operations, Business Development, and Business Acquisition departments. Show less  Oversaw all operations of WG Production Facilities division within Brazil.  Led the development effort during the successful proposal and negotiation phase for the main O&M contract in Brazil. Directed team of 60 offshore and 8 onshore employees in effectively executing Statoil contract to perform operations and maintenance services for two wellhead platforms.  Managed fabrication and installation projects for multiple clients, including Chevron and SBM. Led production groups of up to 40 team members as determined by Wood Group Macaé facilities. Show less  Provided management support for WG Production Facilities throughout the Americas.  Key member of the team dedicated to identifying potential business opportunities for Wood Production Facilities, managing proposal preparation, contract negotiations, and operational readiness for new projects. This effort resulted in the fruitful acquisition of several multimillion dollar projects in the Americas.  Led transition teams in multiple undertakings, including BPTT maintenance project in Trinidad and Pluspetrol Camisea project in Peru. Show less  Led successful setup of first WG Production Facilities office in Mexico.  Oversaw all aspects of contract negotiation, transition organization, and first year of operation for AKAL GC sour gas compression facility (located offshore at Cantarell Field), a 270 MMSCFD gas compression and dehydration project. Project consisted of 60 employees.  Pursued prospective business opportunities in order to grow company customer base. Offered technical support for potential project evaluation. Show less

  • VP Specialty Services

    Oct 2013 - Apr 2014

  • Country Manager

    Feb 2011 - Sept 2013

  • Operations Manager

    Jul 2009 - Feb 2011

  • Operations Manager

    Jul 2006 - Jul 2009

  • Operations Manager

    Jul 2004 - Jul 2006

  • Business Performance Manager

    Oct 2002 - Jul 2004
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  VEPICA

  Nov 2014 - Jun 2018

  Senior Project Manager

   Performed Project Management responsibilities and leadership roles in Engineering and Renewable Energy projects, including Project Management for Viridis 2,000 MW Wind Farm, achieving significant progress during the pre-construction development phase. Key leadership support for the integration of an Alliance between three Engineering firms to perform Engineering services for CITGO’s Refineries in the United States. Member of the Alliance Steering Committee. Performed business development and support function for opportunities involving operations and maintenance activities. and company expansion in international projects. Show less

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  KBR/Energo Engineering

  Dec 2019 - Sept 2020

  Project Coordinator/ Project Engineer

  Project Coordination role for the development of detail engineering (FEL III) for Integration Package at Dos Bocas Refinery project to be installed at Tabasco, Mexico (340 MBPD Refining Capacity)Sub-contractor supervision and project management support including Project Change Orders, Communications and procedures

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  Rev1 Energy

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2021

  Senior O&M Consultant

  Development of proposals for services involving operations and commissioning/start up Services.

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  Kizer Energy Inc.

  Apr 2021 - now

  Project Director