# maria de castillo

maria de castillo is a remote worker on Himalayas, Process Engineer Supervisor at PDVSA Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., based in United States.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@mariadecastillo

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Chemical Engineer at PDVSA who developed engineering for oil and gas facilities, pipelines, and gas compression plants.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Open to opportunities |
| Location | United States |
| Authorized to work in | United States |
| Job categories | Chemical Engineer |
| Skills | Chemical Engineering, Oil And Gas Engineering, Conceptual Engineering, Engineering, Engineering design, Process Engineering, Project Management, Gas Compression, Pipeline Transportation, PFD (Process Flow Diagram), Process And Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs), Specifications, Data Sheets, Mass Balance, Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/maria-balzan-9b641024 |

## What I'm looking for

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I desire to work for an established firm in the role of Chemical Engineer.
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## About

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At PDVSA Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., I executed basic and detailed engineering for oil and gas facilities and transport pipelines, and developed utility systems engineering for oil facilities. I also monitored project execution and coordinated multidisciplinary teams.

Earlier at PDVSA, I developed conceptual engineering for gas facilities and applied Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis to option selection. At VENEAGUA C.A, I started up and operated an oily wastewater treatment plant and checked effluent quality through water laboratory analysis.
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## Experience

### Process Engineer Supervisor

PDVSA Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.. Jul 2016 - Sep 2022

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Executed basic and detailed engineering of oil and gas facilities and transport pipelines for gas fields. Coordinated multidisciplinary work teams and monitored project executions.
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Skills: Engineering, Engineering-design, Oil-and-Gas, Project-Management, Multidisciplinary-Teams

### Conceptual Engineering Supervisor

PDVSA Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.. Feb 2012 - Jun 2016

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Developed conceptual engineering in gas facilities including collection systems, separation, compression, and cogeneration. Applied Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for option selection and led multidisciplinary teams.
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Skills: Conceptual-Engineering, Gas-Facilities, MCDA, Multidisciplinary-Teams, Process-Engineering

### Engineering Leader

PDVSA Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.. Jan 2005 - Jan 2012

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Developed basic and detailed engineering in gas compression plants. Evaluated multiphase flow collection systems using hydraulic simulator and participated in HAZOP studies.
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Skills: Engineering, Engineering-design, Gas-Compression, PipePhase, Hazop, Project-Review

### Field Engineer

VENEAGUA C.A. Mar 2004 - Jan 2005

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Started-up and operated an oily wastewater treatment plant. Controlled effluent quality through water laboratory analysis.
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Skills: wastewater-treatment, Water-analysis, Plant-Operations

### Food Supply Manager

Sodexho. Jun 2001 - Jun 2003

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Managed an industrial canteen, creating healthy menus and leading work teams across three shifts. Oversaw planning, logistics, cost control, and inventories.
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Skills: Team-Leadership, Menu-Planning, Logistics, Cost-Control, Inventory-Management

### Junior Field Engineer

Tecnoconsult. May 2000 - Feb 2001

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Interacted with site engineering team and field staff to coordinate work complying with design and construction documents. Prepared packages for hydrostatic tests and pipe cleaning.
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Skills: Field-Engineering, Hydrotesting, Pipe-Cleaning, Piping, Instrumentation

### Organic Chemistry Instructor

Universidad Central de Venezuela. Oct 1999 - May 2000

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Served as a temporary instructor in the Chemistry department.
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Skills: Teaching, Organic-Chemistry

## Education

### Universidad de Oriente (VE)

Master in Administrative Sciences, Administrative Sciences

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Completed a Master in Administrative Sciences with a focus on General Management in 2015.
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### Universidad Central de Venezuela

Chemical Engineer, Chemical Engineering. 1994 - 1999

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Earned a degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Central de Venezuela from 1994 to 1999.
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## Tech stack

- Google Sheets
- Microsoft Excel
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft PowerPoint

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