Marcelo Gil
Lead Mechanical Engineering
Sao Paulo Brazil
Professional Status
Employed
Open to opportunities
About Me
LANGUAGES: Proficiency in English, Spanish and Portuguese (native).
Specialties: ABNT Standards Committee for Process Centrifugal Pumps – Brazil.
REGISTRATION CREA – 0600854808 – SP (affiliation with engineering council of Brazil since 1979).
PUBLICATION: Presenting NR-13 to foreign staff of BECHTEL (Frederick – USA).
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EXPERTISE/SPECIALIST COURSES:
Education for Quality System (Philip Crosby) – 40 hours;
SEQ-ISO 9000 / Quality Assurance for Selecting and Using Technical Standards – 40 hours;
Selecting Centrifugal Pumps (KSB) – 20 hours;
ABNT Standards Committee for Process Centrifugal Pumps – 6 months.
Specialties: ABNT Standards Committee for Process Centrifugal Pumps – Brazil.
REGISTRATION CREA – 0600854808 – SP (affiliation with engineering council of Brazil since 1979).
PUBLICATION: Presenting NR-13 to foreign staff of BECHTEL (Frederick – USA).
SPECIFIC TECHNICAL EXPERTISE/SPECIALIST COURSES:
Education for Quality System (Philip Crosby) – 40 hours;
SEQ-ISO 9000 / Quality Assurance for Selecting and Using Technical Standards – 40 hours;
Selecting Centrifugal Pumps (KSB) – 20 hours;
ABNT Standards Committee for Process Centrifugal Pumps – 6 months.
EPC and PMC Contracts
Diverse Companies in Brazil
Since 1999
Argentina - USA and others.
- Main professional detailing engineering budgets, as EPC and PMC contracts:
EPC - BECHTEL - 3 years length - Klabin Riocell - exceeding $150,000,000
EPC - TECHNIP - 1 year length - FPU P-51 - exceeding $650,000,000
EPC - TECHNIP - 1 year length - FPU P-52 - exceeding $775,000,000
PMC - TECHNIP - 1 year length - Mexilhão Gas Jacket - exceeding $400,000,000
EPC - HATCH - 1 year length - Alumar Plant (Alcoa) - exceeding $130,000,000
PMC - GENPRO - 1 year length - Replan Refinery - exceeding $420,000,000
EPC - WORLEYPARSONS - 3 years length - RPBC Refinery - exceeding $250,000,000
EPC - WORLEYPARSONS - 1 year length - BASF Chemical Plant - exceeding $80,000,000
PMC - TECHINT (TEAG) - 1 year length - COMPERJ Refinery - exceeding $850,000,000
EPC - WORLEYPARSONS - 2 years - Statoil-Peregrino II Jacket - exceeding $600,000,000
EPC -ODEBRECHT - 3 years (estimate) - Refineria del Pacifico - exceeding $950,000,000
Self-Employed Contractor
Contractor
Since December 2016
- CORTEM GROUP (from 2016 to 2018) and QHiGROUP/Exertherm (since 2019): Independent consulting engineer lined with the Cortem Group and nowadays with Exertherm providing a full range of environmental consultancy services and solutions for clients in the Infrastructure, Hydrocarbons, Minerals & Metals, Chemicals and Petrochemicals sectors. Actively collaborating with local senior LA Business Executive and peers across organizational representatives to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of “EX” company products and thermal monitoring to meet its strategic goals contributing to the overall business results that exceed the clients’ expectations and satisfactions.
Project Management Consultant
Odebrecht
January 2015
to November 2016
Consultant
Manta
Ecuador
- REFINERÍA DEL PACÍFICO-RDP (ECUADOR): Management consultant for engineering projects emphasizing the needs of managerial means for improving the performances and any technical changes concerning rotating equipment and packages considering the raw water project from La Esperanza dam aqueduct to the RDP construction site, including piping, packages and pumping systems.
Rotating Mechanical Equipment Specialist at various engineering roles, as contractor
IAM Engineering
July 2013
to January 2015
Consultant
Sao Paulo
Brazil
- CONTRACTOR: Working effective as a part of a team or individually in fields as engineering, project management, EPCs with concepts in projects operation involving senior level negotiations.
Offshore Lead Mechanical Engineer
WorleyParsons (UK / Brazil)
August 2012
to June 2013
London
United Kingdom
- STATOIL – PEREGRINO FIELD OFFSHORE: Detailing of mechanical engineering for the Peregrino II field located 85 kilometers offshore Brazil in the Campos basin at about 100 meters of water depth covering engineering services, procurement activities interfaces and management assistance for the Peregrino Phase II facilities project. Battery limits interface and overall system responsibilities goes from the Electrical Submerged Pumps down hole and into existing FPSO for integration with the existing production facilities, including the main activities, as follows: Concept Study, FEED study, identification, procurement and follow up of delivery of Long Lead Items (LLI), preparation of technical basis for the EPC bid packages and assistance in technical bid evaluation, hook up and commissioning support, preparing the commissioning system and the commissioning procedures, updating and evaluation of overall schedule for the project, support on process to obtain the required Brazilian Governmental Authority approvals and final documentation for hand over to Operations (Life Cycle Information - LCI).
Specialist Mechanical Engineer (Pumps/Compressors/Turbines & Packages)
TEAG - Techint & Andrade Gutierrez Consortium
April 2011
to February 2012
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
- COMPERJ Project - RJ: Activities in support of suitable engineering PETROBRAS codes and international standards relevant to mechanical engineering, covering all dynamic and mechanical equipment (Pumps / Compressors / Turbines & Packages) used for the undertaking of the following units: ON-SITE Process and OFF-SITE Facilities. Endorsing the content and quality of engineering specifications used for the procurement of equipment. Work with the supply chain department to ensure that mechanical equipment is purchased to the required quality level and with the required level of certification and testing.
Mechanical Projects Supervisor as Senior Rotating Mechanical Engineer
CNEC-WorleyParsons Engineering
May 2007
to February 2011
Sao Paulo
Brazil
- Mechanical Projects Supervisor as Senior Rotating Mechanical Engineer responsible for preparing, detailing and verifying of requisition for purchase orders, technical and commercial evaluations, qualifying of available suppliers / vendors, liaison between customers and operating divisions and improvement of documentation in order to receive mechanical equipment or utilities packages for paper / pulp, mining, chemical and petrochemical industries.
- Mechanical Projects Supervisor as Senior Rotating Mechanical Engineer responsible for preparing, detailing and verifying of requisition for purchase orders, technical and commercial evaluations, qualifying of available suppliers / vendors, liaison between customers and operating divisions and improvement of documentation in order to receive mechanical equipment or utilities packages for paper / pulp, mining, chemical and petrochemical industries.
- Experience as coordinator about very large scale projects for supporting and selecting technical equipment: Rotating (centrifugal / reciprocating pumps – API 610/674/675/676, compressors – API 617/618/619, screws conveyors – insulated and not insulated); Electrical accessories (motor control centers – NEMA / IEC, level transmitter, flow meter); LINES FITTINGS (filters, hydro cyclones, control valves, piping installation – steam/gas/water); TESTS (non-destructive: x-ray, penetrating liquid, hydrostatic tests) and OTHERS (weighing machines, bucket elevators and overhead bridge cranes).
- Experience as coordinator about very large scale projects for supporting and selecting technical equipment: Rotating (centrifugal / reciprocating pumps – API 610/674/675/676, compressors – API 617/618/619, screws conveyors – insulated and not insulated); Electrical accessories (motor control centers – NEMA / IEC, level transmitter, flow meter); LINES FITTINGS (filters, hydro cyclones, control valves, piping installation – steam/gas/water); TESTS (non-destructive: x-ray, penetrating liquid, hydrostatic tests) and OTHERS (weighing machines, bucket elevators and overhead bridge cranes).
- Responsibility for verifying and approving of customers drawings with technical assistance to prepare data-books, operating manuals according to the general specifications and engineering standards.
- Responsibility for verifying and approving of customers drawings with technical assistance to prepare data-books, operating manuals according to the general specifications and engineering standards.
- Carrying business affairs and coordinating enterprises activities with ability to carry out properly the Total Investment Cost and forecasting costs of manpower, planning and controlling of time schedules from job site beginning up to release the plant erecting in accordance with Capital Plan approved to meet an average reduction of operational costs.
- Carrying business affairs and coordinating enterprises activities with ability to carry out properly the Total Investment Cost and forecasting costs of manpower, planning and controlling of time schedules from job site beginning up to release the plant erecting in accordance with Capital Plan approved to meet an average reduction of operational costs.
Rotating Mechanical Equipment Supervisor
CNEC-WorleyParsons Engineering, Brazil
May 2007
to February 2011
Sao Paulo
Brazil
- PETROBRAS – RPBC (DIESEL) PLANT. Detailing of mechanical engineering for Treatment Unit 2 (UT 2), consisting of Diesel Hydrotreating Unit 2 (HDT 2 - U-32313); Hydrogen Generation Unit 2 (UHG 2 - U-22311); Sulfur Recovery Unit 4 (URE 4 - U-42225); DEA Treatment Unit 3 (DEA 3 - U-32323); Water Treatment Unit Acid 2 (UTAA 2 - U-25126); Ammonia Converter 2 (U-25323); TR-25 124 - Cooling Tower at UT 2; Blow Down System; System Pump Out; Unit of cryogenic nitrogen storage; SE-32313 - Power Substation UT 2 and interconnections; CCL-23 - House Local Control UT 2 and interconnections; Demineralization System - DESMI; Expansion of the CAC (Central Air Compressed RPBC) and all interconnections, including pumps, mixers, tanks and vessels (NR-13).
- PETROBRAS – RPBC (DIESEL) PLANT. Detailing of mechanical engineering for Treatment Unit 2 (UT 2), consisting of Diesel Hydrotreating Unit 2 (HDT 2 - U-32313); Hydrogen Generation Unit 2 (UHG 2 - U-22311); Sulfur Recovery Unit 4 (URE 4 - U-42225); DEA Treatment Unit 3 (DEA 3 - U-32323); Water Treatment Unit Acid 2 (UTAA 2 - U-25126); Ammonia Converter 2 (U-25323); TR-25 124 - Cooling Tower at UT 2; Blow Down System; System Pump Out; Unit of cryogenic nitrogen storage; SE-32313 - Power Substation UT 2 and interconnections; CCL-23 - House Local Control UT 2 and interconnections; Demineralization System - DESMI; Expansion of the CAC (Central Air Compressed RPBC) and all interconnections, including pumps, mixers, tanks and vessels (NR-13).
- BASF – SODIUM METHYLATE PLANT. Detailing of mechanical engineering for Sodium Methylate Plant, with production of 15 kt/y, including consolidation of Equipment Lists, technical Data Sheets issues, vendors Calculations Reports, technical analysis for pumps / loading-unloading arms / ejectors / static mixers / Venturi Gas / HVAC specifications and elaboration of materials requisitions (MRs), Technical Analysis of equipment and packages, Vendors Drawings verification for all equipment of ISBL and OSBL areas.
- BASF – SODIUM METHYLATE PLANT. Detailing of mechanical engineering for Sodium Methylate Plant, with production of 15 kt/y, including consolidation of Equipment Lists, technical Data Sheets issues, vendors Calculations Reports, technical analysis for pumps / loading-unloading arms / ejectors / static mixers / Venturi Gas / HVAC specifications and elaboration of materials requisitions (MRs), Technical Analysis of equipment and packages, Vendors Drawings verification for all equipment of ISBL and OSBL areas.
- PETROBRAS – RPBC (GASOLINE) PLANT. Detailing of mechanical engineering for CRACKED NAPHTHA HYDRODESULFURIZATION UNIT (U-2316), DEA TREATMENT UNIT (U-22323), COKER NAPHTHA HYDROTREATING UNIT (U-2315), SUBSTATION (C-09) and LOCAL CONTROL HOUSE (CCL-18), including: 48 pumps (SULZER as API-610), 4 oil mist lubrication systems (LUBRITECH), 2 centrifugal compressors (SIEMENS and ELLIOTT as API-617 with turbine driven as API-612) and 2 reciprocating compressors (DRESSER-RAND and HOWDEN as API-618).
- PETROBRAS – RPBC (GASOLINE) PLANT. Detailing of mechanical engineering for CRACKED NAPHTHA HYDRODESULFURIZATION UNIT (U-2316), DEA TREATMENT UNIT (U-22323), COKER NAPHTHA HYDROTREATING UNIT (U-2315), SUBSTATION (C-09) and LOCAL CONTROL HOUSE (CCL-18), including: 48 pumps (SULZER as API-610), 4 oil mist lubrication systems (LUBRITECH), 2 centrifugal compressors (SIEMENS and ELLIOTT as API-617 with turbine driven as API-612) and 2 reciprocating compressors (DRESSER-RAND and HOWDEN as API-618).
Field and Senior Mechanical Engineer
Diverse companies in Brazil, Argentina and USA
December 1979
to April 2007
- GENPRO ENGINEERING (BRAZIL)–PPSA PLANT/PETROBRAS-REPLAN PLANT. Consulting engineering.
- GENPRO ENGINEERING (BRAZIL)–PPSA PLANT/PETROBRAS-REPLAN PLANT. Consulting engineering.
- HATCH ENGINEERING (BRAZIL)–ALUMAR PLANT. Detailing of mechanical engineering for expansion alumina unit.
- HATCH ENGINEERING (BRAZIL)–ALUMAR PLANT. Detailing of mechanical engineering for expansion alumina unit.
- TECHNIP ENGINEERING (BRAZIL)–OFFSHORE projects (PETROBRAS and their suppliers) for the following platforms:
- TECHNIP ENGINEERING (BRAZIL)–OFFSHORE projects (PETROBRAS and their suppliers) for the following platforms:
- A) P-52 (FPU/Roncador Field–Campos Basin/RJ)–Approval vendors drawings for TOP SIDE area;
- B) P-51 (FPU/Marlim Sul Field–Campos Basin/RJ)–FEED ENDORSEMENT; TOP SIDE area and checks on LOWER HULL equipment and other packages units (skids and sub-skids) as OIL SEPARATION AND TREATMENT SYSTEM, OIL TRANSFER SYSTEM, GAS RECOVERY FROM THE ATMOSPHERIC SEPARATORS, GAS DEHYDRATION SYSTEM, GAS COMPRESSION SYSTEM, FUEL GAS SYSTEM, WATER INJECTION SYSTEM and other rotating equipment (SEAWATER LIFT SYSTEM, COOLING WATER SYSTEM, COMPRESSED AIR SYSTEM);
- C) MEXILHÃO (GAS JACKET PMXL-1/Mexilhão Field–Santos Basin/SP)–Developing into FEED of process equipment of GAS-WATER-CONDENSATE separation and packages units: TEG DEHYDRATION / REGENERATION UNITS, TEST / PRODUCTION SEPARATORS, MEG TREATMENT UNIT, CONDENSATE DRYING SYSTEM, PRODUCTION SEPARATOR HYDROCYCLONE, DIESEL HYDRAULIC FIRE WATER PUMPING UNIT.
- BECHTEL ENGINEERING (BRAZIL/USA)–KLABIN RIOCELL PLANT. Lump-Sum contract to increase Mill-operating rate to 1,103 ADt/d of bleached pulp to high-density storage at 100% efficiency in Birmingham (Alabama-USA).
- BECHTEL ENGINEERING (BRAZIL/USA)–KLABIN RIOCELL PLANT. Lump-Sum contract to increase Mill-operating rate to 1,103 ADt/d of bleached pulp to high-density storage at 100% efficiency in Birmingham (Alabama-USA).
- SETAL LUMMUS (BRAZIL/USA/ARGENTINA)–RIO POLIMEROS ETHYLENE PLANT/PETROBRAS-REDUC PLANT/POLITENO-POLYETHYLENE PLANT/SERRA DA FORTALEZA MINING/MONSANTO-GLYPHOSATE-ROUND UP PLANT. Supporting the activities of operations of mechanical engineering department including preparation and implementation of technical standards for rotating equipment procedures such as commissioning plans in Zárate (Argentina) at Monsanto site.
- SETAL LUMMUS (BRAZIL/USA/ARGENTINA)–RIO POLIMEROS ETHYLENE PLANT/PETROBRAS-REDUC PLANT/POLITENO-POLYETHYLENE PLANT/SERRA DA FORTALEZA MINING/MONSANTO-GLYPHOSATE-ROUND UP PLANT. Supporting the activities of operations of mechanical engineering department including preparation and implementation of technical standards for rotating equipment procedures such as commissioning plans in Zárate (Argentina) at Monsanto site.
- MANUFACTURERS (BRAZIL)–ALFA-LAVAL/ENVIROTECH EQUIPMENT/GOULDS PUMPS.
- MANUFACTURERS (BRAZIL)–ALFA-LAVAL/ENVIROTECH EQUIPMENT/GOULDS PUMPS.
- Technical field engineer and engineering activities.
Mechanical Engineering
Setal Construções, Monsanto and other joint enterprises
January 1988
to January 1999
Mechanical Engineer
