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Hermes Ocando

First Name: 
Hermes
Last Name: 
Ocando

27+ years of experience in Oil and Gas industry, working mainly in Oil Extraction and Refining industrial facilities and Petrochemical, mainly in programming and planning positions since 1988, and Cost Estimation and Control since 1991.

During that time I held several positions ranging from Planning Assistant to Project Manager, Operations Manager and Estimates / Planning Manager, with extensive experience in Project Execution in its different phases / stages, execution of Turnarounds and maintenance; meeting focused on the goals and objectives through implementation of best practices to ensure the execution of the work in the optimal and most secure manner.

Professional training to work in multidisciplinary teams with ability to lead and supervise staff, effective management of stress, and knowledge / skills to perform work under pressure. Management, knowledge and experience in key support functions such as labor relations, Recruitment, Contract Administration and Change Management and Claims. Pro-efficient to develop techno-economic analysis and assembly of teams to define and implement changes to improve the process of "Decision Making."

International work experience with multinational companies and contractors operating in Venezuela (PDVSA, SINCOR, CERRO NEGRO, SIDOR), Aruba (Coastal, El Paso and Valero), Trinidad & Tobago (Yara, PCS, Methanex, CNC, PLNL, Petrotrin and Proman-IPSL).

Highly Skilled in the use of computers and especially in applications such as Primavera Project Planner, Microsoft Project, Windows, Microsoft Office and many more. Bilingual (English / Spanish) with excellent skills / ability to communicate effectively both in written and verbal.

Additional skills: ability to perform personal training, processing and interpretation of technical documents; organization, management and document control, control of office equipment, and logistical support for the initiation, execution and closure for the work.

Professional Since: 
Apr-1991 (33.4 yrs experience)
Oldest experience: 
Mar 1991 (33.5 yrs experience, WARNING: 0.1 years variance with Professional Since)
Years Experience: 
45

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