Rodolfo Virreira, Field Service Manager

Rodolfo Virreira

Field Service Manager

Turbo Field Servicies

Location
Bolivia
Education
Diploma, Gas and Oil
Experience
32 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :32 years, 9 Months

Field Service Manager at Turbo Field Servicies
  • Mexico - Monterrey
  • My current job since March 2022

Technical Field Advisor for Power Plants, O&M, commissioning, constructions, start-up, inspections with
gas/steam turbines, engines, CCGT, hydroelectric, renewables, Waste to Energy and BOP included LV &
HV swichgears. Borescope analysis, Start Up Troubleshooting, Package Inspections, Compressor Top
Case and rotor, Turbine and Compressor Blades & Vanes validation, Hot and Cold Section Maintenance
evaluation.
Managing Projects, consultancy, diagnostic, technical audits, root cause analysis, performance, TFA, FSE,
HSE and training

Technical Advisor & Plant Manager at AgPower Cogen Limited
  • Nigeria - Lagos
  • January 2021 to February 2022

Developing planning, revision documents, technical support, engineering, project feasibility, budgeting,
O&M management and relocation: CCGT - Gas Turbine GE Alstom P-656-B LEC Frame 6, Steam Turbine
Alstom Atlantique Type 7-190-CP65, HRSG Alstom and BOP equipment in progress, including technical
evaluation.

Operations Manager at Empresa Eléctrica Corani SA
  • Bolivia - Cochabamba
  • February 2020 to December 2020

Operations and Maintenance Manager of 6 Hydroelectric and Wind Power Plants: Cornai, Santa Isabel,
San Jose I, San Jose II, Misicuni y Collpana. Total capacity 418 MW, direction and management 60 people
including plant managers and maintenance civil operation areas. Hydroelectrical Turbines Siemens,
Voith generators and aero generators Goldwin & Enercon.
Supervision project, constructions and erections wind turbines for Warnes, San Julian and Dorado Plant
with 30 Turbines Vestas V136 - 3.6 MW.
Maximized productivity and management systems by establishing specific goals and managing
operations and maintenance with Operation Availability 98.51%. Implementation Maintenance CMMS
eMaint Fluke. Compliance the good performance in O&M, finance, commercial and legal areas. Increase
net revenues to 22.6 MM $Us. and total production 1, 575 GWh.

Operations Manager at Shanahan
  • Bolivia
  • October 2018 to December 2018

Operations for a Cogeneration Power Plant - 550 MW. Supervision, management for startup Gas Turbines and set up combined cycle process with two Gas Turbines GE 6F.01, two Heat Recovery Steam Generators, two pressure levels and Supplementary Firing System, one Steam Turbine GE SAC2-15, one Air Cooled Condenser and Auxiliary Equipment BOP

Project Construction & Commissioning Manager at GE Power - Argentina
  • Argentina
  • April 2018 to August 2018

Coordinate construction and commissioning projects, planning, budget, costs and logistic in GE Argentina projects. Ensuring proper support to the site activities, logistic support and resources for complete the projects inside milestones and projects schedules. Customers meetings and GE support coordination on site. Constructions & Commissioning reports and Primavera data base.

Power Production Advisor at NRECA
  • Haiti
  • July 2017 to December 2017

Operations & maintenance for a Power Plant - 10 MW with DO/HFO Hyundai Himsen Engines type H21/32, optimization dispatch of load, increase availability, adjust and put in service Auxiliary Boiler. Improve maintenance and operations procedures included production and upgrade control system for generation units.

Mechanical Supervisor at General Electric
  • Argentina
  • April 2017 to June 2017

Commissioning, start up and testing Balance for a Power Plant Combined Cycle - 150 MW, MSU General Rojo with Gas Turbines GE LM6000 PC, fast track EPC project. Testing and tune up Gas Compressors and liquid fuel system.

Operations Manager/Coordinator at ENDE Andina
  • Bolivia
  • August 2016 to March 2017

Operations & maintenance for a Power Plant - 130 MW with Gas Turbines GE LM6000 PC and support in O&M with GT SGT700 Siemens. Management Contract Services Agreement (CSA) for O&M with GE. Increase plant availability and production in 30% with technical solutions in Chillers and Demin Water for Nox - Spring Systems

Maintenance Engineer at Petro Rabigh
  • Saudi Arabia - Eastern Province
  • August 2015 to June 2016

• Development scope for major maintenance in Auxiliary Equipment.
• Review Job Cards and contractors scope for major maintenance.
• Maintenance management.
• Total complex shutdown and maintenance works in mechanical equipment.

O&M Leader Engineer at Corpoelec - Tacoa
  • Venezuela
  • May 2014 to April 2015

• Operations & Maintenance supervision.
• BOP Maintenance supervision.
• Full availability for dispatch load in units.
• Supervision and report progress in Major Outage Maintenance BOP & GT.
• Leader for maintenance team.
• Fallow maintenance tasks and management with GP Mate software.

Project Manager at ENDE Andina
  • Bolivia
  • June 2013 to May 2014

• Development engineering for expansion Power Plant with GE LM 6000 PC Sprint Gas Turbine and BOP equipment.
• EPC process for international beading and execution.
• Fast track supervision and management project.
• Strategic Consulting, including business plan & technical tactic development.
• Direction project and approval final engineering.
• Compliance schedule and project fast track goals.
• Management civil works, constructions, erection, commissioning, tests and start up GT & BOP.
• Expansion auxiliary systems in power plant with Chillers, Demineralized Water System, Power Sub Station, raw water supply, Gas Sub Station, Fire Protection and complementary equipment.
• Project for increase power in Gas Turbines GE LM 6000 PC with sprint system.

Mechanical Comissionning Engineer at Santos Engineering Services Ltd
  • Türkiye - Denizli
  • April 2012 to October 2012

The 800 MW Power Plant project consists of SIEMENS standardized 2+2+1 multi shaft configuration plant that comprises two (2) SIEMENS / Econopac-type Gas Turbine & Generator sets with an SGT5-4000F gas turbine for operation on natural gas, two (2) Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs), one (1) SIEMENS / Steam Econopac-type Steam Turbine & Generator set with an SST5-5000 steam turbine and one (1) Air Cooled Condenser and auxiliary systems and equipment, Siemens SPPAT3000 control system and three SGen5 1000A air cooled condensers (ACC). The plant is equipped with condensate polishing. Duties and responsibilities included:
• Assisting the Commissioning Manager / Mechanical Leader
• Support resolution of technical problems during commissioning, testing and initial operation.
• Test sub - programmed and sequence of the systems.
• To operate (locally or remotely) all the electromechanical equipment constitutes one CCPP (Gas & 
Steam Turbine, Generator, HRSG, BOP mechanical and Electrical systems - field electrical and 
mechanical equipment etc.).
• To be familiar with the Plant Control Systems (Turbine Control system, DCS, PLCs).
• Maintain the daily plant logbook of the plant operation in the control room (CCR)
• Supervision and Training of the Owner’s plant operators.
• Submitting reports including analytical description of any problems, relevant repairing actions, 
current status of the plant’s systems, etc.
• Participate and cooperate with the commissioning team.
• Advise Commissioning Manager of the plant system and equipment status
• Conduct Functional Tests and control parameters to achieve the performance criteria.
• BOP and DCS systems testing
• Advise Commissioning Manager of the results in the analysis unit trip, root cause. 

• Supervision operations Power Train equipment in Control Room with shift operators.

Maintenance Supervisor at IPSA
  • South Africa
  • April 2011 to October 2011

• After two years in stop conditions, commissioning and start up CCGT with two GT - Tornado, 6.2 MW; one ST Siemens NG5, 7.2 MW and two WHRB -­‐ Aalborg 45 Tons/hr.
• Verify all the mechanical settings in gas turbines, steam turbine and BOP equipment.
• Adjust alarms and shutdowns settings.
• Re calibration Fuel Control Valves.
• Commissioning and start up auxiliary systems
• Management program for increase power and efficiency in GT and ST.
• Gas turbine plant engineering and maintenance direction.
• Development of maintenance work scopes, operational reviews and root cause analysis, review and approve all gas turbine plant technical work and advise on all gas turbine equipment modification, upgrades or replacements.
• Supervision and direction in maintenances tasks.
• Training and support in maintenance and operations.

Control, Commissiong, Start-up Engineer at Santos Engineering Services Ltd
  • United Arab Emirates - Ras Al Khaimah
  • February 2011 to March 2011

• Supervision mechanical erection works.
• Pre commission mechanical equipment.
• P&ID review drawings.
• Correction circuits lube oil, gas fuel, liquid fuel and air systems

Plant Manager at IPOL
  • United Arab Emirates - Ras Al Khaimah
  • July 2008 to May 2010

• Supervision of assembly of two turbines aero derivatives GE LM2500 PE of 20 MW.
• Organization and training procedure of Operation and Maintenance.
• Production of lists of tools and supplies.
• Evaluation of personnel of supervision of O&M.
• Direction of Operation and Maintenance.
• Production of budget of O&M.
• Operative Support and solution of faults.
• Production of safety procedures and environment.
• Control of operations, maintenance and production.
• Training operators and maintenance staff for all the procedures in the plant.

Operations Superintendent at CORANI
  • Bolivia
  • June 2007 to June 2008

• Technical and operative Direction of two hydro electrical power plant with a total capacity of 140 MW.
• Supervision of water system of contributions with a reservoir of year-on-year regulation of a capacity of storage of 141 million cubic meters of water to 3, 245 meters with an annual contribution of 8.17 cubic meters per second.• Supervision of production of energy.
• Supervision of maintenance and conservation of civil areas of contributions to dam.
• Production of operative budgets and of maintenance.
• Successful Implementation of system of management of Maintenance with PMxPro program.
• Implementation of safety management of transport.
• System rehabilitation of Local Service

Supervisor at CNDC
  • Bolivia
  • February 2008 to May 2008

• Engineer in charge of supervision of real time of the national interconnected grid of Bolivia.
• Supervision of economic dispatch.
• Scada System managing.
• Supervision and direction of reinstatement of failures of the interconnected national system.
• Safety analysis of interconnected system

Operations Superintendent at CECBB
  • Bolivia
  • March 2000 to January 2008

• Commissioning, tests and start up for commercial operation of two Turbines GE - LM 6000 PC, with a total capacity of 80 MW, including de-mineralized water plant, chillers, system of separation of waste of oil and the 230 kV Electrical Substation.
• Direction of operation, maintenance, coordination with the load dispatch center.
• Support and troubleshooting.
• Participation with GE's personnel in major maintenances of hot and cold section in the units.
• Supervision of routine maintenances of all plant equipment.
• Production of annual budgets of O&M.
• Implementation of maintenance efforts CWorks program.
• Qualification and certification approval achievement ISO 9000 / 14000 standards.
• Approval of quality procedure and safety of the British Petroleum company.
• Increase levels of availability, reliability and performance at the plant

Operations Superintendent at CECBB
  • Bolivia
  • April 2000 to March 2007

Erections, commissioning, test and startup of two Turbines GE - LM 6000 PC - 80 MW, including BOP. Management O&M, performance and improve energy production. Annual budgets for O&M. Qualification and certification approval achievement ISO 9000 / 14000 standards

Plant Manager at ENDE
  • Bolivia
  • March 1994 to February 2000

• Supervision of assembly, commissioning, tests and putting in commercial service of two Turbines Allison KB5 and KB7, with a total capacity of 7 MW, including Auxiliary Services, Sub Station of Gas and Electrical Sub Station with power transformers of 11.5 KV.
• Direction of operation, maintenance, office of load and production of the Head office.
• Assistance and solution of faults.
• Participation with personnel of Stewart and Stevenson in major maintenances of the units.
• Participation of users' conferences of Allison Turbines in Houston, USA.
• Supervision of routine maintenances of all the equipments of the Head office.
• Production of annual budgets of O&M.
• Implementation of the black start system.
• Managing office of load of system isolated with two head offices hydro electrical and two thermal ones

Mechanical Engineer of Department Specific Projects at ENDE
  • Bolivia
  • February 1987 to February 1993

• Design, production of technical specifications and supervision of project assembly of Plants of electrical Generation. Supervision of assembly and tests of the following units:

- 27200 kW Turbogenerador, AEG-Kanis PG-5361-P.
- 28100 kW Turbogenerador, EGT PG-5371-PA.
- 3000 kW Motor Dual Fuel, Worthington, SWBGO-12.
- 1000 kW Motor Diesel, Deutz, BABM528.
- 1500 kW Diesel Engine, Caterpillar 3516 DITA.
- 3225 kW Diesel Engine, Ulstein Bergen KVGS-12.
- 1000 kW Motor a Gas, Waukesha VHP95000GL.
- 2778 kW Gas Turbine, Stewart & Stevenson 501 KB-5.
- 3613 kW Gas Turbine, Stewart & Stevenson 501 KB-7.

Education

Diploma, Gas and Oil
  • at General Electric
  • October 2000

Operations and Maintenance for Gas Turbines LM-6000

Diploma,
  • at Rolls – Royce
  • October 1998

Gas Turbines repair, operations and overhaul.

Bachelor's degree, Mechanical and Electrical Engineer
  • at UAG - University
  • December 1985

Tesis: Study and design for a cooling chamber and refrigeration system. Teacher physics and statics

Bachelor's degree, Human and Natural Sciences
  • at Don Bosco
  • December 1979

General study school sciences

Specialties & Skills

Renewable Energy
Project Management
Gas Turbines
Power Plant Operations
MS Word
Netcom 5000
Project
EPC Project Management

Languages

English
Expert
Spanish
Expert
Portuguese
Beginner

Memberships

SIB
  • Mechanical and Electrical Engineer
  • April 1992
IEEE
  • Electrical Engineer
  • July 1998

Training and Certifications

Oil analysis (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2000
Valid Until:
April 2000

Hobbies

  • Golf, Music and travel