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Bruno Hotz Rickenbacher

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Summary

Innovative, results-oriented Electrical Project Manager with over 17 20 years of experience. Trilingual in English, Spanish and German.

Work History

AEI Site Manager

ANDRITZ CHILE MAPA Project Arauco / Chile
  • Leading AEI Onsite coordination in Pulp and Paper Project (Engineering and Construction)
  • Be directly technical responsible for quoting, purchasing AEI installation material and equipment over 15 Million USD Budget on Local Chilean marked
  • Supervise the execution of installation works, performed either by contractors, ARAUCO sub-contractors’ personnel, ensuring full compliance with safety, quality standards and procedures and verify works are correctly carried out in accordance with project documentation
  • Directs implementation of plans, including technical development
  • Lead/direct/engage planning, control, information management and reporting for the site
  • Identifies and analyzes Engineering changing
  • Ensures an environment and culture of continuous improvement and leads improvement process
  • Developing, maintaining, reporting and trending accurate project baselines
  • Physical Activity: Walking, sitting, standing, kneeling, crouching, lifting, PC work, repetitive motions, feeling, grasping, pulling, pushing, and hearing (on Site Inspection)
  • Be directly responsible for site operations on projects including site management, technical advisory services, (quality, schedule, Environmental Health & Safety)
  • Be directly responsible from the proposal phase through installation, commissioning until final acceptance, on assigned extended scope projects.

Electrical and I&C Project Engineer

AES Gener Chile VP Engineering & Construction-Santiago / Chile
  • Fulfilled critical role developing and ensuring accuracy within engineering plans, specifications, and project schedules and designing power generation projects as well as retrofit and control systems (DCS)
  • Leading the first Chilean Electrical Power Grid Control (EPGC) system on 220 KV power Grid
  • Implementation of Distributed control mechanisms for solving AC and 'DC-approximated' optimal power flow for 2540 MW (892 MW Solar, 898 MW Wind & 750 MW Coal Fired power plant)
  • Effectively managed full cycle projects, with associated duties including, budgeting, scheduling and contingency plan creation
  • Successfully developed and implemented design tests and reviews, critical to ensuring on time, within budget of projects
  • Leveraged subject matter knowledge to provide integral technical support for engineering, system operation and maintenance operations
  • Ensured safety compliance throughout all project phases
  • Resourcefully provided strategic personnel management, while overseeing and inspecting projects
  • Served as electrical middle-voltage Equipment’s Commissioning Leader
  • Provided critical support to the I&C group throughout power station retrofitting emission controls projects
  • Spearheaded quality assurance initiatives, key to maintaining proper inventory management and accurately documenting project status.

Electrical Engineer

AES Gener Chile Nueva Ventanas 275 MW & Campiche 275 MW Coal Fired Power Plant
  • Assumed lead role overseeing electrical engineering and supervising all power generation and electrical projects
  • Ensured quality control throughout projects by effectively managing strategic plan creation, scheduling, design and circuit diagrams/estimates
  • Implemented effective safety policies and procedures
  • Conducted project critical field inspections
  • Chief responsibilities included balancing, commissioning as well as monitoring and verification.

Electrical Supervisor

Salfa - Sidgo Koppers Methanex Chile 4
  • Assumed lead role overseeing electrical provision and instrumentation throughout full cycle project management
  • Maintained personnel and equipment management.

Electrical Supervisor in charge of Electrical Installation

Andritz OY Botnia Fray-Bentos Uruguay
01.2007
  • Leveraged subject matter knowledge to efficiently commission ABB MCC, FQ Drivers, Profibus DB network Simacode, as well as Start Up White Liquor Plant and EVAP Area
  • Effectively oversaw electric heat tracing and ensured quality control throughout electrical field work.

Electrical Supervisor in charge of Electrical Provision and Instrumentation

Sidgo Koppers CMPC Line2 Project Chile
01.2006
  • Commissioned Siemens MCC, FQ Drivers, Simacode and White Liqueur Plant
  • Strategically developed and executed business plans for electrical field work.

Electrical Supervisor

Sidgo Koppers Cellulosa Arauco- Valdivia, Chile
01.2003

Education

QMS Auditor / Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2008 -

Electrical Engineering and Electrical Maintenance -

Elektrophon A.G. (Switzerland) Oberageri Zug
01.1985

Skills

  • Successful management of multiple projects in chemical, material handling, power generation, power distribution and pulp and paper industry
  • Management of subcontractors – bid evaluation, purchase coordination and cost & performance control
  • Expert knowledge in software and hardware automation solutions in Distributed Control Systems (DCS) and Electrical Control Systems (ECS)
  • Design, programming & commissioning of Electrical Power Grid Control (EPGC)
  • Design, programming, construction & commissioning of complete Ppower systems distribution including all aspects offor high, medium and low voltage
  • Conversant with IEC and NEC, NFPA, IEEE, and ANSI standards

Permanent Residence

Chilean

Personal Information

Nationality: Swiss

Languages

German
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Spanish
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Electrical Supervisor in charge of Electrical Installation

Andritz OY Botnia Fray-Bentos Uruguay
01.2007

Electrical Supervisor in charge of Electrical Provision and Instrumentation

Sidgo Koppers CMPC Line2 Project Chile
01.2006

Electrical Supervisor

Sidgo Koppers Cellulosa Arauco- Valdivia, Chile
01.2003

AEI Site Manager

ANDRITZ CHILE MAPA Project Arauco / Chile

Electrical and I&C Project Engineer

AES Gener Chile VP Engineering & Construction-Santiago / Chile

Electrical Engineer

AES Gener Chile Nueva Ventanas 275 MW & Campiche 275 MW Coal Fired Power Plant

Electrical Supervisor

Salfa - Sidgo Koppers Methanex Chile 4

QMS Auditor / Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2008 -

Electrical Engineering and Electrical Maintenance -

Elektrophon A.G. (Switzerland) Oberageri Zug
Bruno Hotz Rickenbacher