Application Engineer for Latin America & Spain at Kinemetrics Inc. (2024-11 – Present)
Sector: Geosciences and Industry
Commercial and Support Manager, Pilot Development (demos) at AMPERE Instrumentation and Telemetry (2018-04 – 2024-10)
Sector: Instrumentation and telemetry for geosciences and industry
- Latin America Sales Manager, responsible for business development, customer relations, and regional sales strategy.
- Prepared and delivered technical demonstrations (demos) of seismological, telemetry, and geotechnical equipment to clients and institutions across Latin America.
- Represented the company at international and regional conferences, exhibitions, and industry events.
- Conducted on-site visits to clients for project evaluation, equipment guidance, and solution design.
- Provided technical support during my final year at AMPERE, assisting customers with configuration, troubleshooting, and system optimization for seismic and instrumentation equipment.
Head of Instrumentation and Control Lab / Acting Head of Instrumentation and Control Department at CORPOELEC (2014 – 2018)
Sector: Hydroelectric energy (Simón Bolívar Hydroelectric Plant)
- Performed preventive and corrective maintenance of the instrumentation and control systems of Powerhouses I and II at the Simón Bolívar (Guri) Hydroelectric Plant.
- Monitored and controlled parameters such as temperature, pressure, flow, position, and vibration in generation units, auxiliary systems, and flow-regulation equipment (ABB, Fisher-Rosemount, Weschler, Siemens).
- Installed the fiber optic network for the video surveillance system at the Simón Bolívar (Guri) Hydroelectric Plant.
- Knowledge of IP networking and TCP/IP protocols.
Head of Lower Caroní Seismological Network at ELECTRIFICACIÓN DEL CARONÍ (EDELCA) / CORPOELEC (2002 – 2013)
Sector: Hydroelectric energy
- Conducted auscultation of the Caruachi Dam during reservoir filling (Nov 2002–Apr 2003), including visual inspections and instrument readings (weirs, inclinometers, vibrating-wire piezometers, plumb lines).
- Developed the automation project for geotechnical instrumentation (piezometers and extensometers) at the Tocoma Right Dam.
- Assessed geotechnical instrumentation in hydropower plants in Western Venezuela (DESURCA–CADAFE): La Honda Dam, Borde Seco, La Vueltosa.
- Assessed instrumentation status in the Right and Left Dams of the Guri Hydroelectric Plant and prepared a general maintenance program.
- Configured, installed, and maintained equipment from Soil Instruments, Slope Indicator, Rocktest/Telemac.
- Industrial Tutor: Designed and constructed a prototype for remote reading of vibrating-wire piezometers.
- Co-author of the Lower Caroní Dam and Reservoir Safety Program (EDELCA).
- Participated in the Seismic Hazard Study to evaluate the safety of the Guri Hydroelectric Plant.
- Conducted vibration analysis of structures resulting from turbine operation at Powerhouses I and II (Guri) and at the Caruachi Hydroelectric Plant.
- Determined maximum allowable blast load curves for construction blasting at the Tocoma Dam site.
- Prepared budgets and managed national and international procurement planning using SAP/R3.
Technician at CONSORCIO COINCA (2000 – 2001)
- Technological update of seismic data acquisition and analysis systems for the Lower Caroní Seismological Network
Lecturer at National Experimental University of Guayana (UNEG) (2000 – 2000)
- Mathematics II (Industrial Engineering)
Lecturer at School of Communications and Electronics of the Armed Forces (ESCOELFA) (1999 – 1999)
- Physics I and Mathematics I
