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JAIME ALBERTO RODRIGUEZ
CHEMICAL ENGINEER
Bogotá,Colombia
Summary
I´m a Chemical Engineer with 30 years of professional experience as Process Safety Engineer, Engineering Team Leader and Projects Team Leader on Oil & Gas Production Facilities and Renewable Energy projects.
Process safety specialist prepared to drive operational excellence and safeguard industrial environments.
Expertise in hazard analysis, risk assessment, and regulatory compliance ensures robust safety protocols. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptable to evolving project needs, and consistently delivers reliable results. Recognized for analytical problem-solving, effective communication, and proactive approach to safety management.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Projects Team Leader
ECOPETROL S.A.
Bogotá
12.2022 - 01.2025
- Lead a multidisciplinary team to mature and execute five (5) main secondary recovery projects, within budget, schedule and quality to recover aprox. 40 MBOE reserves and 530 MUSD.
- Strength interdisciplinary work (subsurface, drilling, surface, HSE, social, JV´s) in order to develop business opportunities to the company.
- Business cases development.
- Project deliverables assurance for Projects Board Approval.
- Inspire and motivate the team to look for simplicity and efficiency as part of continuous improvement guidelines.
Unconventional Renewable Energy (ERNC) Projects Team Leader
ECOPETROL S.A.
Bogotá
04.2021 - 12.2022
- Leader for planning and execution of Photovoltaic, Battery Storage, Eolic, Biomass, Small Power Plants and Geothermic projects as part of 400 MW portfolio of Ecopetrol in Colombia
- Structure the projects team
- Lead and guide multidisciplinary teams to mature and execute fifteen (15) projects at Ecopetrol Operations
- Working with contractors to deliver projects value seeking company bussiness vision
Projects Engineering Team Leader
ECOPETROL S.A.
Bogotá
10.2019 - 03.2021
- Add Piedemonte assets value by optimizing actual processing facilities complying with capital efficiency, risks minimization and production optimization
- Define, guide and assure multidisciplinary teams to deliver project designs at Ecopetrol in Cusiana, Cupiagua, Floreña fields as well as Sales Gas Plants within budget, schedule and exceptional quality
- Strength interdisciplinary work (subsurface, drilling, surface, HSE, commercial, JV´s) in order to develop business opportunities to the company
- Technical support for approval of projects
- Manage engineering contracts approx US$5 MM
Projects Engineering Team Leader
EQUION ENERGIA LTD
Bogotá
01.2011 - 07.2019
- Conceptual design for heavy crude diluents, sales gas, Butane, Propane, Natural Gasoline, GNC and LNG production
- Optimal facilities capacity definition and costs estimation
- FEED for Propane, Butane and Natural Gasoline recovery from 120 MMSCFD injection gas at Floreña CPF
- Conceptual design for Integrated Midstream Project jointly with Ecopetrol
- Butanes, Propane and Natural Gasoline recovery from sales gas from four main field reservoirs
- Optimal facilities capacity definition, production volumes and costs estimates
- Successful delivery of safe and reliable design for a 50,000 bpd oil, 600 mmscfd gas and 12,000 bpd produced water expansion for Oil & Gas Processing Facility including wellpads, flowlines CPF and oil pipeline, located at the Colombian Piedemonte, Select, Define and Execute Stages
- Successful delivery of safe and reliable design for an 8,000 bpd LPG Plant including Trucks Loading Facility
- Implement projects engineering standardization to reduce 66% of technical specifications with savings of USD$300 M
- Reorganize efficiently the projects engineering team by specialty
- Define, guide and assure multidisciplinary teams to deliver project designs at Equion Energia in Cusiana, Cupiagua, Recetor, Floreña, Niscota fields as well as Sales Gas Plants inside budget, schedule and exceptional quality
- Define and guide the Projects Development Process EDP ver 2.0 at Equion Energía
- Inspire and motivate the team to simplicity, efficiency as part of continuous improvement guidelines
- Strength interdisciplinary work (subsurface, drilling, surface, HSE, commercial, JV´s) in order to develop business opportunities to the company
- Technical support for approval of projects from our partners Ecopetrol and Repsol
- Manage engineering contracts approx US$4 MM
- Working with contractors to deliver projects value seeking company bussiness vision
- Development of inherently safer design philosophies including Statement of Requirements and Basis of Design
- Knowledge of all relevant codes, standards, and regulations that pertain to process engineering
- Assurance of process safety critical documentation delivery to operations
- Wide experience as leader or key contributor during MAR, HAZID, Consequence analysis, HAZOP, LOPA and QRA studies
- Projects HSE review
- Pre startup safety reviews PSSR
- Process safety system implementation training to operators
- Management of change in projects
- Emergency response technical support to managementIncident investigations
- Provide mentoring and coaching assistance to develop junior engineers
- Continuous improvement strategies implementation
Process Safety Technical Authority - Field Operations
British Petroleum
Casanare, Colombia
01.2005 - 01.2011
- Responsible for Protective Systems, Management of Change and Practices and Procedures implementation as part of the Integrity Management Standard in operations under the 3 Year Rolling plan
- Update of the Safety Critical Equipment SCE´s management strategy and plan under IM standard
- Development of plan and Site Technical Practice for SIL evaluation for existing facilities
- Wellpads LOPA and SIL assessments
- Part of the Pan American Energy -Golfo San Jorge Facilities (Argentina) Major Accident Risks - MAR assessment team
- Fire and gas dispersion modeling
- Practitioner during MAR assessment for Cusiana Field (Colombia)
- Practitioner during PHSER stages 4 and 5 for Cusiana Sales Gas Plant and Floreña Operations stage
- Expertise on PHA´s for several projects and plant modifications
- EMoC field implementation leader
- Management of change coordinator in operations
- Field Documentation Center optimization plan coordinator
- Responsible for Process Engineering support to operations: Cusiana, Cupiagua Recetor and Floreña Facilities Troubleshooting, Debottlenecking and Optimization
- Cusiana Sales Gas plant start up troubleshooting and optimization
Process Engineer
ENERGETICOS Procesos y Diseños Energeticos S.A - A Wood Group Company
Trinidad & Tobago
05.2001 - 01.2005
- FEED review and Detailed Engineering Design for a 200 MMSCFD sales gas facility at British Gas facilities in Trinidad and Tobago
- Detailed Engineering Design for a 180 MMSCFD sales gas plant inside existing oil production facilities for BP Exploration
- Front End Engineering Design for a 180 MMSCFD sales gas plant inside existing oil production facilities for 'GIG group'
- Job carried out jointly with Alliance Engineering (Houston TX)
- Detailed Engineering for a 40 MMSCFD sales gas plant inside existing oil production facilities for 'bp Colombia'
- Hydrocarbon dew point unit basic and detailed design using Joule-Thomson technology
- Concept Selection for a 180 MMSCFD sales gas plant inside existing oil production facilities for 'bp Colombia'
- Job carried out jointly with Alliance Engineering at Houston, TX
- Detailed Engineering for 'BP - British Petroleum Colombia'
- Detailed engineering for revamping of existing facilities to pump produced water by batches through existing interfields pipeline
- Process simulations for equipment selection, separators conditions optimization, pumping cycle model, pipeline hydraulic evaluation and operating procedures
- Field assistance
- Treatment process selection and existing Compressors Train evaluation for Turbines Flue Gas reinjection at Cupiagua and Cusiana Fields
- Production process selection and existing Compressors Train evaluation for Nitrogen reinjection at Cusiana Field
Process Engineer
TECNIBRES Tecniavance Brown and Root Energy Services Joint Venture S. A
Santa fe de Bogota
02.2000 - 04.2001
- Screening processes study for NGL recovery for Cupiagua and Cusiana CPF´s
- Plant process definition and cost estimating for Natural Gas Sweetening at Cusiana Phase I CPF
- Current performance assessment and optimization
- Basic engineering update and detailed engineering for revamping of existing facilities to pump produced water by batches through existing interfield pipeline
- Modifications in Cusiana Ocensa Tanks for transport of Cupiagua Produced Water to CPF- Water Treatment Facilities
- P&ID´s update comprising, wellheads, wellpads, flowlines, separation, storage, pumping, pipeline and receiving facilities for a 10 mbpd Early Processing System
Projects engineer
TECHINT International Construction Corporation
Yanbu City
02.1996 - 12.1999
- Basic engineering, P&ID´s elaboration, mechanical and piping material requisitions for a 1320 l/s potable water distribution system
- Instruments take-off and hook-ups for a natural gas processing facility
- Conceptual and basic hydraulic design for a 690 kms natural gas pipeline with gas a compressor station
- Detailed Engineering, mechanical and valve material requisitions for 12MW Hydro Power Plant
- Mechanical Completion and Start-up Activities for Pump Units, Surge Vessels, Air Compressors, Steel Tanks, Control Valves, Isolating Valves, Scrapper traps, Cooling Water Systems, Water Treatment plants, Pressure Relief Stations, etc
Process Engineer III
FOSTER WHEELER ANDINA
Santa fe de Bogota
10.1994 - 01.1996
- Technical Review of Basic Design
- Crude Characterization, Specification of Equipment related
- Lines of Steam, Utility Water, Fuel Supply for Rica Rondo S.A
- Colombia
- Basic Engineering for oily water treatment
- Instruments Specification
- Complete Basic and Detail Engineering Phases
- PFD´s and P&ID´s development
Education
Post Graduate studies - Engineering Management
Manchester University
Engineering Degree - Chemical Engineering
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Skills
Oil and gas secondary recovery systems
Renewable energy sources
Gas treatment
CO2 removal
Dew Point adjustment
LPG plants
NGL plants
High pressure gas injection
Process safety
Field Operations
Onshore Central Processing Facilities
Process and hydraulics
Commissioning
Start up
Water Transmission Systems
Fields of expertise
- Oil and gas secondary recovery systems
- Renewable energy sources
- Gas treatment comprising CO2 removal, Dew Point adjustment, LPG and NGL plants and high pressure gas injection
- Process safety for field Operations at onshore Central Processing Facilities (CPF)
- Process and hydraulics, commissioning and start up of Water Transmission Systems
Honors and awards
- Robert Child award to Continuous Improvement, Equion Energía
- The Helios Awards, BP, 07/01/08
Publications
- Management of Change (MoC) - A new opportunity at Equión Energía, 8th CCPS Latin American Conference on Process Safety, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- The balance between 'Fit for Purpose' (FFP) and 'Inherently Safer Design' (ISD), 5th CCPS Latin American Conference on Process Safety, Cartagena, Colombia
Personal Information
Age: 55
Accomplishments
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
- Achieved [Result] through effectively helping with [Task].
- Documented and resolved [Issue] which led to [Results].
Software
MS office suite
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Timeline
Projects Team Leader
ECOPETROL S.A.
12.2022 - 01.2025
Unconventional Renewable Energy (ERNC) Projects Team Leader
ECOPETROL S.A.
04.2021 - 12.2022
Projects Engineering Team Leader
ECOPETROL S.A.
10.2019 - 03.2021
Projects Engineering Team Leader
EQUION ENERGIA LTD
01.2011 - 07.2019
Process Safety Technical Authority - Field Operations
British Petroleum
01.2005 - 01.2011
Process Engineer
ENERGETICOS Procesos y Diseños Energeticos S.A - A Wood Group Company
05.2001 - 01.2005
Process Engineer
TECNIBRES Tecniavance Brown and Root Energy Services Joint Venture S. A
02.2000 - 04.2001
Projects engineer
TECHINT International Construction Corporation
02.1996 - 12.1999
Process Engineer III
FOSTER WHEELER ANDINA
10.1994 - 01.1996
Engineering Degree - Chemical Engineering
Universidad Nacional de Colombia
Post Graduate studies - Engineering Management
Manchester University