11 AREAS OF EXPERIENCE
Geology, Geophysics, Petrophysics, Reservoir Engineering, Production Engineering, Facility Maintenance, Drilling Engineering and Work-Over, Project Economics, HSE, Reserves and Coaching-Mentoring
PART OF OUR TEAM OF COLLABORATORS
Jesús Sotomayor | Principal Advisor
As Principal Advisor leads with inspiration and responsibility our professors and consultancy team to succeed in reaching the objectives set by our clients.
Has gain his professional experience with Schlumberger and Repsol living in 10 different countries in America, Africa and Europe, working globally in many projects in all continents, generating an integral vison and a differential work learning.
Mónica Miguel García | Management and Communication
I am responsable for Management and Communication, I’m part of the consultancy team in the personal development accompanying our E&P specialized consultants, to reach the objectives designed for our clients.
Trained as a Coach, certified by ICF, ASESCO and ACSTH, certified PNL Practitioner by ITA and in LeadershipbyValues and CoachingxValues by Simon Dolan. With more than 30 years of professional experience in different management responsibilities for private and public spanish companies, as a market studies technician, tutor for students, and management in enterprises and education.
Lina Salinas Espinoza | Geological Engineer
Geological Engineer with 35 years of international experience in the upstream oil & gas industry. I have been working in multidisciplinary teams, integrating information from several geosciences disciplines and building 3D geological models. My last experience has been as a hydrocarbon reserves auditor in charge of controlling the reserves figures of several countries in North, South America, Spain and Africa for official reserves reporting.
Participation in the implantation of a Quality Management System based on the ISO 9001:2000 norm as a tool to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of the process of Integrated Studies.
Tesis: “Architecture of the Middle Frio Gas Reservoirs F21-F25, Southern Stratton Field, Texas”.
Jorge Rodríguez | Petroleum
Postgraduate research in Petroleum Systems and Basin Modelling, Institute of Petroleum and Organic Geochemistry, Germany. Geologist, National University of the Patagonia, Argentina.
Developed activities as Technical Advisor in Petroleum Systems and Basin Modelling and Organic Geochemistry in REPSOL Exploration S.A; Technical Advisor in Exploration and Petroleum Systems Analyst in PETROBRAS Argentina S.A; Exploration Geologist and Petroleum Systems Analyst in PECOM S.A. / Pérez Companc S.A.; Researcher in Petroleum Systems and Basin Modelling and Organic Geochemistry – Jülich, Germany Institute of Petroleum and Organic Geochemistry. KFA; Teaching Sedimentology and Historical Geology, National University of the Patagonia.
Spanish, English, German and Portuguese languages.
Felipe Rodríguez | Petroleum Systems
Technical advisor for Petroleum Exploration and Petroleum Systems Analysis (Petroleum Systems and Basin Modelling, and Organic Geochemistry). 21 years of professional experience. Experience in basins around the world including South America, Southeast Asia, Africa, Norway and Russia. Working for BP, CEPSA, REPSOL, REPSOL-YPF, Shell.
Spanish, English, French and Russian languages.
Nidal Hazboun| BCs in Electrical Eng.
My career started as a wireline logging engineer evolving to domain champion focused on the evolution of the state-of-the-art Logging While Drilling acquisition tools. Today providing advisory support in the drilling and data acquisition during planning and execution of either exploratory or development horizontal wells.
Spanish and English languages.
Rafael Bolivar| PhD in Chemistry
More than 20 years of experience in the Oil and Gas Industry with extensive experience in upstream and downstream processes. From basic to management positions. Worked for PDVSA holding positions such as Senior Leader in Well Cementing, evaluation and acquisition of British Petroleum ETHEROL Technology, for its subsequent installation in PDVSA refineries.
Participated in petrochemical projects for ECOFUEL (ENI) – PEQUIVEN (PDVSA), international team (USA, Italy, Venezuela); Cementing consultant activities for REPSOL and HOLCIM-Indonesia. University lecturer, teaching organic chemistry at the Simón Bolivar University, and instructor of specialized courses in cementing and chemistry for the oil and gas industry.
Spanish and English languages.
Roger Baudino| BSc in Earth Science
Consulting for BEICIP-FRANLAB. In REPSOL operations in Argentina projects), Offshore Brazil, South America projects and Madrid (involved in training/technology, New Ventures regional studies, and Exploration Quality and Resources Team reviewing, assessing and risking worldwide projects and opportunities for REPSOL.
Spanish and English languages.
Roberto Quintero | Expert Drilling & Completion Engineer
Leader in Repsol for the quality assurance in worldwide drilling campaigns. Responsible to expand the reservoir gas storage in an offshore Cantabria gas field. Advisor in drilling and testing for exploration wells in Atlantic, Caribbean and Venezuelan Gulf opportunities. Team coordinator for the well construction and intervention execution for oil and gas to maintain about 1.5 million BOED production.
Spanish and English languages
Vittorio Zucconi Galli | Geophysicist
Multilingual and resourceful professional with more than 20 years of broad experience credited in leading and directing cross functional and multicultural teams of geoscientists, management of exploration and geophysical activities, and preparing budget across offshore and onshore Oil and Gas projects.
Adept at managing 2D and 3D seismic acquisition, processing and interpretation projects in different environments, from passive continental margins to thrust fold belts. Proven working expertise across largest onshore European light and heavy oil fields (Monte Alpi, Cerro Falcone, Tempa Rossa)
Author or co-author of nine scientific publications.
Héctor Partidas | Production Engineer
Production engineer with large experience in the oil and gas industry. In charge of production operations for Shell and Suelopetrol in Venezuela. Performing production and well completions in Service Co. Halliburton, DESCA and CePeVen in Venezuela and Ecuador. Consultancy and Mentorship in GeoService, Nova Scotia Group, Trinity Industries, Halliburton and Frontier Engineering in Canada, Mexico. FEL and Multidiscilonary Teams for Cold and Steam in Heavy Oil Fields in Argentina, Venezuela, Guatemala, Peru, USA, Mexico, France, Italy, Ecuador, Colombia and Surinam.
With strong practical and conceptual knowledge of Artificial Lift and Lift packages, design, installation and optimization, EOR heavy oil production methods assessment and feasibility projects and Well Completion and Work Over planning and execution. A Technical Committee for the Latin America Artificial Lift Conferences and member of the Mentoring Group in the SPE.
Spanish and English languages
Iván Yémez Guerrrero | Reservoir Engineering
Reservoir manager Involved in the reservoir data management, acquisition. Planned, executed, and monitoring production tests, well test, and related interpretation and analysis. Led the preparation of different guidelines / processes and workflows, such as: Reservoir fluid sampling, reservoir integrated modelling including 3D fracture models.
More than 18 publications in Peer reviewed Journals.
Jean Gerard | Geological & Geophysicist
He started working as a seismic surveyor in 1981 and his professional career in different geographical areas of the world map, makes him an predictive stratigraphy specialit: clastic sedimentology, interpretation and seismic stratigraphy, sequence stratigraphy . Internationally recognised expertise on bioturbated sediments (Ichnofabric technique), 3D mapping of EODs – Geobodies based upon multi-attribute interpretation, Applications to O&G, CO2 storage.
Geothermal projects supervisor and all other types of projects in which “good geology” is mandatory. Training in Deepwater courses, Technical organization and logistics of geosciences events and SHE strategy for field activity among others. Mentoring of YP.
Languages: English, French and Spanish
Valerio Memmo | Geologist
A versatile E&P Geoscientist with a vast experience in the oil industry, A proven oil finder with a broad working background, covering most technical, commercial and managerial aspects of E&P and development. Good organisational, team and interpersonal skills. Project leader for technical and economic evaluations of exploration.
Responsible for operations focused in remote areas with particular HSE, ethical and political / cultural interaction with Local Communities. Activities in Operated and Non-Operated Blocks include contacts with Partners and Authorities, seismic acquisition/processing, aero/mag survey, geological, fieldwork, seabed piston coring, prospect generation and maturation.
Italian, english & spanish languages.
Jairo B. García| Production Engineer
MSc Petroleum Business Engineering with large experience in the Oil and Gas Industry. Have exercised all the technical functions of the Completion, Well Interventions and Production disciplines, from Field Engineer to Senior Advisor. In CORELAB, in ConocoPhillips (JV, COP-PDVSA) Venezuela and Houston; Kuwait Oil Company, Gulf Keystone (Kurdistan), Tulip Oil (Netherlands), QAM Petroleum (Oman) and Consultant Energy (Spain).
Part-time professor at Fundación Universidad de América (Bogotá-Colombia), Instructor with Corelab for Latin America (Core flow tests and formation damage), Completion, Well Interventions and Production Instructor with KOC (training coordinator of under-graduates program), Gulf Keystone, and QAMP, as well as instructor with Mobility Oil and Gas (courses in North Africa and Middle East) and with Tarek Ahmed and Associates (courses in South East Asia).
Spanish and English languages.
Javier Prieto | Geologist Geomodelling Development
He has worked throughout his career as an Exploration Geologist in global projects and later in development at Repsol, in Libya, Egypt, Venezuela, Argentina, Trinidad and Tobago, USA, Algeria.
He has been a professor of Reservoir Characterization and Geological Modeling in the Repsol E & P Master, and a reference in modeling. He has been coordinator of the subsoil team, and part of the advisory team in quality control and operations at the Repsol headquarters.
Languages: Spanish, English.
Carlos Giraldo | Structural Geologist
Worked in research in Neotectonics and Geodynamics (FUNVISIS). Moved as Seismic Interpreter and Team Leader at PDVSA, and part-time as Professor at the Central University of Venezuela. Acquired fundamental expertise on Field operations and production plans for BP Venezuela.He assessed exploration areas around European and North African basins with REPSOL and around Southeast Asia, Red Sea, West Africa, South America, and Gulf of México with PETRONAS. He has been part of Training and mentoring of less experienced staff members was part of daily activities for the last 5 years.
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Spanish,French and English languages.
Horacio Stigliano | Reservoir Engineer
He has also re-evaluated mature oil and gas fields in Italy and Egypt. Mentor of young professionals at Repsol and ENI. Consolidated experience in teaching.
Languages: Spanish, Italian, English.
José Refugio López Lamas | Expert in Team Management
He has worked as in organizational development and total quality for Vitro Corporativo, giving workshops and seminars to implement total quality for Tennessee Associates International, Grupo Barba Apparel International in North and North America, and as a consultant, instructor, facilitator and lecturer in Vision Team SC Consultants.
Languages: Spanish, English.
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Carmen García Carreño | Production Chemist
Her teaching experience includes the delivery of courses at universities and specialized training (15 courses at Repsol) in the area of Flow Assurance for Production, Reservoir and Surface Facilities engineers, in several Spanish and English-speaking countries. She is a member of the Technical Committee of SPE Oilfield Chemistry Congress since 2009. She has
been responsible for Knowledge Management for the Exploration and Production area at Repsol
Languages: Spanish, English.
Gerardo José González | Reservoir Engineer
Consultant in Reservoir Engineering, with multidisciplinar experience and interested in process optimization. I have taken part in audits, CPRs, redeterminations, expert witness, field development and redevelopment plans and technical studies in fields and reservoirs in the five continents.
PhD, Newcastle University. “A hydromechanically-based Risk Framework for CO2 Storage Coupled to Underground Coal Gasfication”(Director, Proff. Paul Younger) (UK). Expert Reservoir Characterization and Flow, geomechanical and coupled hydro-mechanical modelling. More than 10 publications and conferences
Languages: Spanish, English and French
Ángel Meso | Petrophysicist Engineer
Consultant in petroleum geosciences, specialized in petrophysics, enthusiastic professional, oriented to the achievement of projects, managing teams with motivation and optimism, with 30 years of experience directing regional and global operations and carrying out training and technical support courses to diverse clients worldwide.
Principal instructor for sales courses focused on Electrical Registers, petrophysical instructor, design of training material, has taught courses in SPE Section Lima, AAPG, Young Professionals, has 10 published publications referring to Electrical and Petrophysical Registries.
Languages: Spanish, English and reading in Portuguese
Marcelo Raúl Ghiglione| Health, Safety & Environment
Master in Environmental Management – Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA), Master in Sustainable Development and Environment. International University of Andalusia (UNIARA). Author and co-author of several publications such as “Añelo – The development of a new oil metropolis on a traditional city” Buenos Aires. October 2015 and has participated in seminars and is a professor at the University.
Languages: Spanish, English
