Ledesma Cesar

Advisor Shift Supervisor at Nghi Son Oil Refinery and Petrochemical LLC

Summary
I had more than thirty (30) years of experienced in various position in Power Plant Industry. My skills include
setting up shift goals, guide individual career, enhance people skills, work planning and implementation,
technical writing and documentations, and training and development. I had handled various operations of
plant machinery and equipment in Power Industry setting from Commissioning stage to Commercial stage,
particularly in Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant and Co-Generation Power Plant . Excellent work background
in the areas of Plant DCS Operations, Boilers, Steam Turbines, ESP, FGD / Steam Turbine BOP, Ash handling,
Limestone Slurry Preparation, Water Treatment, Fuel Oil handling, Coal Handling and Management, I had also
manage all aspect of Permit to Work, from normal preventive maintenance LOTO to plant wide LOTO during
plant outage. I am exposed to multi-cultural working environment having work with different nationalities.

Experience
Advisor Shift Supervisor at Nghi Son Oil Refinery and Petrochemical LLC
November 2014 - Present (1 year 1 month)
Advisory Shift Supervisor (Power Plant Section) Duties and
Responsibilities: A) Responsible for the operation of the Plant in a safe and efficient manner in accordance
with established operating procedures. Actively supervise Shift Supervisor, DCS Operators, Lead operator
and Fields operators and foster the safety culture and best practices and support the process Safety
Management (PSM) initiatives. B) Responsible for the operation of Utility Section including Gas Turbine
Generator, Boilers, Steam Turbine Generators, Water supply, Air/Nitrogen, Electrolytic Precipitator , -
Responsible for support of Shift Supervisor and supervision of the DCS Operators, Lead Operators, Field
Operators together with Shift Supervisor. Works very closely with the Shift Supervisor to convey their
instruction to all operators. -Ensure permit to work compliance, appropriate job safety analysis and ensure
that all equipments meets required safety specifications and standards. -Monitor the operating conditions
constantly to ensure the quick resolution of abnormal operational situations. -In the event of any incidents,
evaluates the root causes and determines remedial actions and involves the section Manager, Deputy
Manager and Shift Supervisor when necessary. -Take the Lead in emergency response situations, in close
cooperation with the shift supervisor and deputy section manager. -Administer the shift team, including
overtime, leave requests, shift swaps and the vacation schedule as well as monitoring operator training and
generating development plans and performance appraisals. -Participate in the development of training of
training programs as well as building up the operation team and ensuring their competence for the task in the
assigned area.

Lead Commissioning at SEREPT Company

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January 2014 - Present (1 year 11 months)
Duties and Responsibilities : In-charge for the work inspection of construction group for pipings in
accordance to the P&ID Drawings and involve in Pre-Commissioning / Commissioning jobs for the
following. 1) Two Units Gas Turbine with the capacity of 6.4 MW and its accessories (Fuel & Oil
Skid , Gas manifold, gas pressure reducing valves, gas scrubber & Generator cooling and lube oil system,
This Gas Turbine Made By / Solar, Caterpillar & Generator made by / Hyundai Electric Company). 2)
Gas Compressor Lift (Three units couple with its other with gas turbine speed of 11,000rpm convert to
compressor speed of 15,000rpm and Filters & gas scrubber system) 3) Oil Gas Cooler (refrigerant and
Heaters) 4) Instruments air compressor two Units. (12 m3/min. capacity) 5) Water injection pumps (Two
Units) 6) CO2 Protection System 7) Screw Compressor (low gas pressure Standby Units)

Lead Commissioning Advisor at 20 MW Maibarara Geothermal Power Plant ( EEI as EPC)

August 2013 - Present (2 years 4 months)
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: As Lead Test and Commissioning Advisor shall provide advisory
and/or supervisory services to client Commissioning team related to Companys Scope of Functions in
the testing and commissioning activities of 20MW Maibarara Geothermal Power Project. but not limited
to the following functions: 1. Review the existing Commissioning Table of Organization of the Project
and recommend if necessary a more appropriate one consistent with the standard plant systems test and
commissioning requirements. 2. Review the existing test & commissioning procedures, guidelines, forms
and log sheets and recommend revisions thereof including the design and/or development of new procedures
if necessary. 3. Conduct plant walk down inspections of the plant to not only to assess its readiness for the
conduct of testing and commissioning activities but also to come up with a punch listing of construction
deficiencies and/or operational/maintenance related deficiencies. 4. Identify the Balance of Plant (BOP)
pre-commissioning/commissioning activities duration and sequence. Review schedule for implementation.
5. Identify and review handover packages from the Construction Group to the Commissioning Group, and
recommend necessary actions to ensure a comprehensive and systematic turnover of plant systems and
handover packages. 6. Identify and assist client Company commissioning team in generating a procedure
that will serve as a warranty / punch list notification to list and track work deficiencies/punch list items
and warranty claims including their close-out/resolution of these items. 7. Prepare and establish a punch
list tracking system for deficiencies found during pre-commissioning/commissioning activities. 8. Submit
weekly accomplishment reports to clientI company Project Manager including the final report at the end of
Contract Agreement. Any Consultants findings will be submitted to client Company immediately and will
be documented on its daily reports. .

Shift Supervisor Operation Dept(Power Plant/Co-Generation Plant). at Jubail Energy Company

August 2004 - August 2011 (7 years 1 month)
8/25/2004 -- 8/25/2011 Sr. Shift Supervisor Jubail Energy Company
Jubail Industrial City 31961 K.S.A. Responsible for leading an Operations Shift Team to ensure the
plant meets the required availability, reliability, efficiency, generation and cost targets, safely and within

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 strict environmental limits. This will include responsibility for making accurate and timely decisions on
matters affecting plant processes and performance and consulting with the Plant Operations Manager when
necessary. Approved and issue the PTW to maintenance Dept. including LTO for work in height, confined
space & other work permit involve. Act as presiding officer on morning company meeting and report the
24 hrs. operation activities on the plant. Act as Fire Marshall incase of emergency in the said plant (incase
of Fire & Gas leak). Make report for the FF: a) Plant tripping, accident and daily, weekly & monthly Plant
performance. Act as training officer for the newly hired personnel. This plant has two units Gas Turbine
Model W501DA by Siemens/ Westinghouse & two units Heat Recovery Steam Generator by Doosan of
Korea. Each unit have each own Auxiliaries like Wet Compression Pump, Compressor Blade washing Pump,
Water Injection Pump, Fuel Gas Compressor, Duct Burner, Demin Plant Water treatment station, Nitrogen
Gas station, Auxiliary (4.16 kV) & Main Transformer (230kV), Stationary Diesel Engine for emergency
use only (2x500Kilowatt), Feed Water Booster pump, Chemical Sampling Station, Phosphate & Chemical
Pump , Auxiliary oil Pump, Mist Eliminator, Main oil Pump, Emergency oil Pump, Jacking oil Pump ,
Starting Motor ; C.T. Intake Pulse Air compressor & Instrument air compressor.

Project Manager at Energy Support Corporation

August 2003 - March 2004 (8 months)
8/11/2003 -- 3/31/2004 Project Manager Energy and Aviation Support Corporation No. 3 Lizares Ave.
Bacolod City Negros Occidental, Philippines In-charge for the 400 psig steam piping modification for the
ff: boilers, JTA# 2 ( stm. rate of 154,000 lbs/hr.), Yoshimine ( 125,000 lbs/hr.), Riley# 4 ( 120,000 lbs/hr.),
Riley#1 ( 120,000 lbs/hr.), Riley#3 ( 120,000 lbs/hr.), Riley#2 ( 120,000 lbs/hr.) & JTA#2 ( 154,000 lbs/
hr.). This project is worth 18,000,000 pesos in a turnkey basis. The steam that produces of every boilers is to
generate the ff: machine, Siemens Turbine (6,500kw), Turbine A (300kw), Turbine B (800kw), Turbine
C (1,100kw), & Turbine D (900kw) @ 400psig, Temp. 620F and 250psig, Temp.450F respectively.
Boilers Riley#2 & JTA#2 steam produces are supplied to Mill A w/ capacity of 25,000 canes tons/hr. and
boilers Riley#1 & Riley# 3 steam produces are supplied to Mill C w/ capacity of 10,000 canes tons/hr..
The main purpose of this steam piping modification is to reduce pressure drop from 20% to 2.43% from
existing boilers to Power Generation station (Power House).

Commissioning Shift Operator at Shaw Stone & Webster Engr. Company

June 2002 - December 2002 (7 months)
6/12/2002 -- 12/28/2002 Commissioning Shift Operator Stone and Webster Engr. Co./Marzulex
Pha Lai 2 Power Station Pha Lai, Vietnam Involve in operation & maintenance as Commissioning
Shift Operator both local & control room for the following Equipments: Wet flue gas desulphurization,
booster fan, wash water mist eliminator, absorber sump pump, vacuum belt filter or dewatering, oxidation air
compressor, lime stone slurry preparations and Stationary Diesel Generator/Equipments/auxiliaries (Standby
Units, 3x800Kw capacity).

Steam Turbine Commissioning Engineer at Hitachi Works, Hitachi Ltd.

March 2000 - September 2000 (7 months)

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 3/15/2000 -- 9/30/2000 Commissioning Engineer Hitachi Works, Hitachi Ltd.
Sucursal Del Peru, Carretera Costanera Km. 26 Ilo-Peru Assist the Documentation Controller
with the development of Commissioning Acceptance Forms and QA/QC criteria for all sets of equipment.
Supervise all pre-commissioning and start-up activities of equipment. Attending commissioning progress
meetings when required by PPS Commissioning Manager. Assisting OWNER Mechanical Staff for
taking over maintenance of equipment. Interlock Sequence testing base on Logic Diagram for Turbine
and Generator or Boiler, Turbine and Generator group. Carry out Operational Loop & Function Testing
according to Operational requirements. Coordinate the operation safety officer for PTW matter and safety
clearance certification. Operate for Gland steaming, Vacuum-up test, Over speed testing, Load swing test
and other testing to be made in the main steam turbine.

Field Operation Supervisor at AG&P Honiron Division

January 1996 - October 1998 (2 years 10 months)
01/19/1996 -- 10/31/1998 AG&P Honiron Division 2nd Tacoma Street
Port Area, Manila City, Philippines Assigned to Negros Occidental, Philippines as Project OIC to Distiller
Bago Inc., for installation of Package type boiler with steam rate of 50 tons/hour and Steam Turbine with the
capacity of 4.5 MW(extraction type). In charge of this project from civil works to commissioning with 105
workers and acting HR manager to JTA Boilers project in Central Hawaiian Company & Lacarlota milling
company.

Steam Turbine Commissioning at Marubine Engineering Company

October 1994 - November 1995 (1 year 2 months)
10/21/1994 -- 11/17/1995 Turbine Commissioning Marubeni Engineering
Lagos Nigeria, West Africa, 917 Undertake work supervision in Overhauling of steam
Turbine Auxiliaries, especially Condensate Extraction Pump, Booster Pumps, Boiler Feed Pumps, Closed
Circuit Cooling Water Pumps, Circulating Water Pumps and main and Auxiliary Oil Pumps. In-charge
of Supervision in Calibration of Pressure Switches, Level switches, Limit Switches, temperature Switches,
Pressure Gauges and Temperature gauges. In-charge of supervision and instruction for proper operation,
especially start-up and shut-down operation of 10 Units Steam Turbine, 220 MW capacities each Units.

Power Plant Shift Supervisor (Commissioning) at Hitachi Works, Hitachi Ltd,

December 1991 - February 1993 (1 year 3 months)
12/18/1991 -- 02/20/1993 Power Plant Shift (Supervising Engineer) Hitachi Work Ltd
Pulau Seraya, Singapore Instruct the proper operation and maintenance, in putting
into service three units 250 MW Steam Turbine Power Generating and each accessory, to the newly hired
Operators for Stage II Power Station at Pulau Seraya, Singapore. In-charge from start-up and Shut down
operation of 250 MW Thermal Generating Power Plant and each accessories at Pulau Seraya Stage- II for
Public Utility Board (PUB), Singapore. In-charge for the Pre-commissioning of auxiliaries equipments
(Performed Heat run testing for motors & Pumps and others auxilliaries).

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Shift Supervisor (Operation Dept.) at Dae Sugar Milling Company
May 1989 - December 1991 (2 years 8 months)
05/30/1989 -- 12/10/1991 Power Plant Shift In-Charge DAE Sugar Milling Company
Talisay City, Negros Occidental In-charge of the repair, maintenance and operation of 11
units boilers, 5 units steam turbine and stationary diesel generators / Equipments/auxiliaries (2x 600 kW
capacities). This Equipments is to support power for the off & milling season of the said company.

Power Plant Operation & Maintenance Foreman at RST International Company Ltd.
September 1988 - April 1989 (8 months)
09/01/1988 -- 04/29/1989 Power Plant Operation and Maintenance Foreman RST INT.
LTD P.O. Box 389 Angola, West Africa In-charge of the repair and maintenance of 5-
units stationary diesel, stationary engine to support power in Barrio Kafunfo and diamond mine refinery. This
unit has a capacity of 600 KW each units with rated RPM of 3,600.

Commissioning Power Plant Operator at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

August 1987 - August 1988 (1 year 1 month)
08/20/1988 -- 08/17/1989 Commissioning Power Plant Operator MITSUBISHI HEAVY
INDUSTRIES LTD P.O. Box 14 Nagasaki, Japan Commissioning operational in-charge
for MHI Ltd. Qurrayah KSA3X600MW (Steam turbine, Oil Fired boilers + Desalination, Cathodic
Protection, Condensing Polishing Plant + Chlorination Plant + Fire Fighting Station + Fuel Oil Station &
5x800kW capacity Stationary Diesel Engine/equipments).

Gas Turbine Field Mechanic / Operator at Kongsberg Saudi Arabia Ltd.

August 1986 - February 1987 (7 months)
08/31/1986 -- 02/26/1987 Turbine Operator Kongsberg Saudi Arabia
P.O. Box 11144, Jeddah 21453 K.S.A. In charge of the parts assembly, Fuel nozzle calibration and
maintenance of gas turbine with the capacity of 50 MW. This gas turbine is the one which support power in
the Royal Air Base especially in MODA and its radar System.

Master Mechanic at Kafou Corporation

July 1985 - June 1986 (1 year)
07/31/1985 -- 06/16/1986 Master Mechanic Kafou Corporation P.O.Box.790, ABHA, K.S.A. In charge of
the repair and maintenance of 9 units stationary diesel generator/equipments/auxiliaries, with the capacity of
10 megawatts each. And three units gas turbine with the capacity of 50 megawatts each. The said equipments
has respectively Man & Westinghouse in brand to which it is use to support power lighting in the whole
South Region of Saudi Arabia (SCECO).

Power Plant Sr. Mechanic (Stationary Diesel Generator) at Dacongcogon Sugar & Rice Milling
Company
May 1979 - July 1985 (6 years 3 months)

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 05/23/1985 -- 07/30/1986 Power Plant Senior Mechanic/Diesel and Turbine
Dacongcogon Sugar and Milling Company Tabugon, Kabankalan City, NegrosOccidental
In-charge of the repair and preventive maintenance schedule of 3 units stationary diesel engine/
equipments/auxiliaries which has a capacity of 800 kw and two is 500 KW each. This unit is to support power
during off-milling season operation. And three units steam turbine which has a capacity of 500 kw each two
units, and one unit of I mega watts. This unit support power during milling season.

Skills & Expertise

Power Generation
Power Plants
Commissioning
Gas Turbines
Steam Turbines
EPC
Turbines
Gas
Boilers
Factory
Generators
Petrochemical
Refinery
Steam
LNG
Pumps
Water Treatment
HAZOP
DCS
Petroleum
Air Compressors
Oil/Gas
Energy
PLC
Pipelines
Instrumentation
Engineering
P&ID
Onshore
Thermal Power Plant
Piping
Preventive Maintenance
Valves
Maintenance & Repair
Project Engineering

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Plant Operations
Electricity
Pressure
Water
FEED
Maintenance Management
Inspection
Offshore Drilling
Energy Industry
Upstream
Calibration
FPSO
Completion
Transformer
Oil & Gas Industry

Education
University of San Agustin (Ilo-Ilo City, Philippines)
B.S.M.E., Mechanical, 1970 - 1976
Activities and Societies: Philippines Society of Mechanical Engineering (P.S.M.E.)
University of San Agustin
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engr., Mechanical Engineering

Languages
English
Tagalog/Hiligaynon (Native or bilingual proficiency)
Spanish (Limited working proficiency)
Arabic (Limited working proficiency)
Portuguese (Limited working proficiency)

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Ledesma Cesar
Advisor Shift Supervisor at Nghi Son Oil Refinery and Petrochemical LLC

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