Pharma and Vaccine manufacturing is highly regulated and digital project development is highly scrutinised, all of which to the complexity of projects.

Responsibilities include developing prototypes as proof of concept, eliciting user and system requirements, preparing configuration specifications, delivering compliance requirements, overview architecture descriptions, test plans, test cases, test case execution and field trial deployments.

Developed business cases for three new digital oilfield application proposals, including value generating scenarios and financial models.

Led a multi-disciplinary team from concept (Jan 2013) to development and deployment of an Operating Envelopes monitoring and investigation workflow application, deployed for three assets/two regions (Feb 2015), which became the seed for the development of the POA.

Led research into convenience of using fully compositional or black oil multiphase model as basis for corrosion rate estimation model.

Profile

Over 15 years’ experience as a digital oilfield application specialist, having been involved in the conceptualisation, design, development, deployment and life-cycle management of such applications since 1999.

Comprehensive experience conceptualising and developing real-time capabilities to effectively manage oil & gas field operations through translating business objectives into system design concepts, architecture design, project delivery and value realisation.

Broad domain expertise covering instrumentation, process control, upstream oil & gas production operations, production system modelling and systems integration.

Track record in successful delivery as technical lead and programme management roles (commercial and in-house).

Experience

Programme Manager & Business Analyst at GlaxoSmithKline (Ware, UK)

10/2015 – Present

·         As a contract consultant embedded in the functional GMS IT organisation (MES systems), my remit has been to diagnose business process blockers, set up and deliver within a programme to increase user engagement and utilisation of a process data visualisation MES system supporting manufacturing in a highly regulated environment.

·         Responsibilities: Developing prototypes as proof of concept, eliciting user & system requirements, configuration specifications, compliance requirements checklists, overview architecture, test plan, test cases, test case execution and field trial deployments (in-production deployment in progress).

·         Have successfully launched, managed and produced deliverables for three Site-funded projects:

o   Ware Respiratory Filling Lineside Visualisation

o    Irvine Waste Water Treatment Plan Alerting System

o    Batch Verification Reporting (HTML 5 technology)

Business Analyst at Eigen Ltd (Leatherhead, UK)

07/2015 – 10/2015

·         Business Analyst for DWG subsea monitoring dashboards (BP Azerbaijan).

·         Business Analyst on new Integrated Operations (IO) project for Greenfield development of Norway-based operator.

Technology Programme Manager (Eigen Ltd) assigned to BP (Field of the Future)

02/2012 – 06/2015

Achievement highlights

·         Developed business cases for three new digital oilfield application proposals, including value generating scenarios and financial model (Q1 2015).

·         Led a multi-disciplinary team from concept (Jan 2013) to development and deployment of an Operating Envelopes monitoring and investigation workflow application, deployed for three assets/two regions (Feb 2015).

·         Led research into convenience of using fully compositional or black oil multiphase model as basis for corrosion rate estimation model.

·      Engineering Consultant managing early life digital oilfield R&D projects, involving commercial applications and bespoke software developments, destined for global roll out.

·      Managed five projects since Sep, 2012; from early conception through to the technology selection phase including technology option evaluations, workflow capture & validation, solution implementation lifecycle, support and sustainability, intellectual asset management and project execution plans.

·      Managed a multidisciplinary technical team including process engineers, system architects and software developers; as well as end customer expectations; while actively participating in technical discussions and decisions.

·      Particular focus on Process Safety and Efficiency applications and workflows.

Engineer Consultant (Eigen) assigned to KwIDF Project (Gaffney Cline Associates)

04/2013– 11/2013

·         As-Is assessment of existing production reporting and loss management processes and systems.

·         To-Be workflow development for proposed Production Planning and Loss Management System.

·         Commercial technology screening and evaluation.

·         Editing selected sections of the final report covering requirements, workflows, dependencies, technology considerations and implementation scope (70-page report).

Upstream Consultant (Honeywell Advanced Solutions)

01/2011 – 08/2012

Achievement highlights

·         Led development of a Coal Bed Methane well performance monitoring solution.

·         Led the business consultancy sales process, resulting in the sale of a CBM well monitoring solution for a large coal bed methane field operator in Eastern Australia.

·         Achieved sale of a Well Monitoring solution to a small operator in the North Sea.

·      Business consultant for the development of upstream digital oilfield solutions for customers.

·      Project Architect for real time system integration.

·      Internal consulting globally for digital oilfield initiatives in Shale Gas, CBM and Conventional.

Solution Program Manager (Matrikon Europe Ltd.)

08/2007 – 12/2010

Achievement highlight

·         Developed the Matrikon Well Performance Monitoring solution from scratch which achieved global average annual sales in the order of 1 m$. Recipient of the “Nizar J. Somji” Entrepreneur Award in 2008 for this achievement.

·      Subject Matter Expert and Program lead for the development of oil and gas real-time production monitoring solutions from concept to field operation.

·      Lead Engineer for digital oil field implementations for customer IOCs & NOCs, including Dubai Petroleum, Chevron, Ithaca & EnQuest.

Project Manager & Lead Engineer (Matrikon Europe Ltd.)

12/2005 – 08/2007

·      Project Manager & Lead Engineer for project execution delivering automation systems and applications based on Matrikon’s ProcessNet, Process Monitor; OSISoft PI and Aspentech’s IP.21.

·      Matrikon’s Control Performance Monitoring (CPM) implementations.

·      Design and Implementation of Well Production Test data capturing/analysis applications.

IFM Team Lead (Petroleum Experts)

09/2003 – 08/2005

Achievement highlight

·         Led the development of the concept of what today is Petex’s IFM solution.

·      Responsible for the design and leadership of the first IFM software development team.

·      Responsibilities included conceptualization, design, planning and coordination, functionality definition, user assistance and troubleshooting, design and test of prototypes, software testing and marketing.

Early Career

1988 – 1998  Automation Projects Definition (FEL) Engineer (LAGOVEN)

Qualifications

              Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE). Linear Systems, Optimization Theory, Multivariable Control Theory, Robust Control, Queuing Theory, Networks. Tutor: Prof. Michael Safonov.

1988       Universidad Rafael Urdaneta (Maracaibo, Venezuela), Ingeniero Electricista (Electrical Engineer)

Academia

1989 – 1990  Professor, Computer Engineering School at the Universidad Rafael Urdaneta. Maracaibo, Venezuela.

Papers

·         SPE 67187-MS. “Economic Benefits From Automated Optimization of High Pressure Gas Usage in an Oil Production System”.  C.J.N. McKie, Edinburgh Petroleum Services Ltd.; E.A. Rojas, N.M. Quintero, J.R. Chacon Fonseca, N.J. Perozo, Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA). 2001.

·         SPE 126678-MS. “Virtual Flowrate Metering in Subsea Producers and Injectors Enables Integrated Field and Reservoir Management: Don Development Case Study“. Michele Loseto and Joel Chacon-Fonseca, SPE, Matrikon; A. Suat Bagci, SPE, Eclipse Petroleum Technology; and Russ Gilbert, SPE, Petrofac Energy Developments. 2010.

·         SPE 126682-MS. “Enhanced Field Surveillance Through Real-Time Data Visualization in Dubai Offshore Field”.  Fathi Shnaib, SPE, Dubai Petroleum; Manickam S. Nadar, SPE, Smart Zone Solutions; and Joel Chacon-Fonseca, SPE, Matrikon. 2010.

·         SPE 144265-MS. “Fast Track Well Surveillance and Application Integration Ready for First Oil: The Frade Story”. David Honeycutt, Chevron Corp, Joel Chacon-Fonseca, Sujatha Kumar, and Andrew Nelson, Matrikon, Inc. 2011.

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