Sygi Cobos
Calgary,Canada
Summary
Seasoned Engineering Manager adept at seamlessly integrating project technical aspects and making information relatable to non-technical personnel. Experienced leader and program manager with 15-year history in field. Clear communicator, decision maker and problem solver.
15+years of Proven Industry Experience: Led over 10 complex industrial implementation projects from conception through feasibility, engineering design, development to field process and implementation. Executed over 15 engineering projects with 95% on-budget, on-time track record of success, and budgets ranging from $50k to $5MM. Proven experience in project management, leadership, technical and cross-group collaboration skills with a proven track record of managing complex projects with several partners.
Have conducted applied R&D, product development, project management, engineering management, construction management, and innovation management.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
ENGINEERING MANAGER
DUBOIS CHEMICALS
11.2021 - 11.2024
- Responsible for managing the Engineering group and interfacing with Sales, R&D, Procurement and Finance Departments
- Directly managing a group of 6 project engineers/engineers
- Overseeing for all the projects portfolio of projects, from initiation to completion, ranging from $50k up to $5MM project budgets
- Responsible for providing leadership, coaching, planning, training, and hiring
- Developing and fostering strategic partnerships with equipment and component vendors and Clients for the development of local and international markets
- Completion and standardization of engineering operating procedures and quality control practices
- Responsible registrant for the firm with EGBC, including completion of professional practice management plan
- Field of work: management and delivery of turnkey projects (equipment and chemicals) for the mining and oil & gas sector
FOUNDER & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
ENOVIST INC.
06.2018 - 10.2021
- Founded, developed, and managed Company general operations
- Created new technology with value proposition to cut operating costs by 60% in industry process
- Secured government funding for intellectual property protection
- Authored and secured patent for proprietary clean tailings dewatering technology
- Developed business development plan and presented value proposition to over 15 end users, vendors, and start-up accelerators
- Secured contract with M-Flow Technologies
PROJECT MANAGER
INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY
08.2021 - 11.2021
- Manager for $10MM water treatment project involving an EPC, Consulting Firm, and a Community Village
- Managed resources and stakeholders and brought the project within schedule and budget in 3 months
PROJECT MANAGER
M-FLOW (MULTIPHASE FLOW & DIGITAL OILFIELD/AI) TECHNOLOGIES
09.2019 - 04.2020
- Company Overview: M-Flow is a start-up from UK commercializing a novel multiphase flow metering technology, combined with data systems/AI technologies
- Managed procurement, installation, commissioning, and testing for 5 field pilot projects, working jointly M-Flow team, engineering, construction firms and operators
- Leveraged implementation of 5 new technology field pilot implementation projects to cut down emissions in energy operations across Canada and the US, with a market value of $750k
- Facilitated workflow with 6 Clients and M-Flow team for the use of data science, machine learning and artificial intelligence models to collect leverage the value of data
- Coordinated workflow with Engineering, Software, Operations, Company managers to develop and bring over 8 engineering solution packages to operators
- Facilitated testing and completion of applications to collect data, monitoring of AWS systems collecting data from O&G field sensors, monitoring via web applications, SQL, and Tableau
- M-Flow is a start-up from UK commercializing a novel multiphase flow metering technology, combined with data systems/AI technologies
PROJECT MANAGER
REDA CHEMICALS GROUP
06.2016 - 05.2018
- Optimized Clients operations with enhanced product recommendations slashing product costs by 25%
- Aligned product development plan with Company goals, leading to 3 new business Clients
- Launched new product with a market share of $500k and validated by 2 operators
- Developed application to reduce troubleshooting processing times by 50%, increasing revenues by 20%
- Field of work: oil & gas production chemicals for water treatment, flow assurance and improved oil production
TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
OILFLOW SOLUTIONS (ACQUIRED BY SECURED ENERGY)
09.2012 - 02.2014
- Secured and managed $650k contract with end user, leading product development from concept to completion to improve sustainability of downstream operations
- Executed project with a combined budget of $2MM from concept to feasibility, engineering design, pilot plant construction (in Fort Mc Murray), commissioning, and operations initiation
- Included: lab/bench scale proof of concept fabrication and testing, upscaling to field pilot testing, supporting field pilot testing facility fabrication, commissioning, and testing
- Built and managed team composed by 3 technologists, 1 scientist and 1 engineer, while coordinating project execution with VP, Sales & Marketing Teams
- Negotiated and directed 3 contracts with EPC firms, equipment vendors and testing facilities
- Aligned product development roadmap with business development, marketing, and operation units
- Field of work: oil sands chemicals, water & tailings treatment, lab testing, field pilot testing facility design, construction, commissioning and testing
SENIOR ENGINEER
OILFLOW SOLUTIONS (ACQUIRED BY SECURED ENERGY)
06.2011 - 09.2012
- Key contributor to company sales by $200k in the 1st year, representing 10% of total revenues
- Liaised commercial relationships with over 5 commercial Clients
- Conducted lab scale testing and numerical simulation
- Field of work: oil production chemicals, field pilot testing design and monitoring
PROJECT MANAGER
INNOTECH ALBERTA
08.2007 - 05.2011
- Secured $800k in funding to lead 7 engineering industry projects in a 3 years’ time frame
- Built and managed teams composed in average by 4 technologists and 2 Engineers on a yearly basis
- Managed 7 projects with an average budget of $115k per year
- Designed processes to reduce carbon intensity by 15% in operations
- Engineered testing systems to validate new technologies within 95% on budget
- Communicated project up-dates to industry stakeholders every 3 months, via presentations
- Field of work: R&D projects for improved oil production, reduction of energy consumption and CO2 emissions
Education
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering
PUC-Rio
08.2007
M.Sc. - Petroleum Engineering
USB
11.2002
B.Sc. - Chemical/Process Engineering
ULA
12.1999
Skills
- Project Management
- Product Development
- Research and Development
- Innovation
- Leadership
- Engineering Team Management
- Data Science & Applications Development Support
- Strategic planning
Certification
- Professional Engineer, EGBC, APEGA, 05/01/21
- PMP Project Management Training, Skilllogic, 10/01/20
- Data Science, IBM - Coursera, 01/01/18
Patents
- CA 3127837, Author & Owner
- 20150315479, Co-author
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Portuguese
Full Professional
Timeline
ENGINEERING MANAGER
DUBOIS CHEMICALS
11.2021 - 11.2024
PROJECT MANAGER
INTEGRATED SUSTAINABILITY
08.2021 - 11.2021
PROJECT MANAGER
M-FLOW (MULTIPHASE FLOW & DIGITAL OILFIELD/AI) TECHNOLOGIES
09.2019 - 04.2020
FOUNDER & DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
ENOVIST INC.
06.2018 - 10.2021
PROJECT MANAGER
REDA CHEMICALS GROUP
06.2016 - 05.2018
TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
OILFLOW SOLUTIONS (ACQUIRED BY SECURED ENERGY)
09.2012 - 02.2014
SENIOR ENGINEER
OILFLOW SOLUTIONS (ACQUIRED BY SECURED ENERGY)
06.2011 - 09.2012
PROJECT MANAGER
INNOTECH ALBERTA
08.2007 - 05.2011
M.Sc. - Petroleum Engineering
USB
B.Sc. - Chemical/Process Engineering
ULA
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering
PUC-Rio
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