Summary

Mechanical engineer with 16 years of experience in Procurement and Project Management in the Offshore Windfarm, Oil & Gas, and Construction sectors across multiple countries. Enthusiastic and self-taught web developer. Proud father, tech freak, and amateur cook.

Work History

Business Analyst

DEME OFFSHORE, Luxembourg Ville - Luxembourg Jan. 2023 - Present

Part of the Center of Excellence, overseeing integration and optimization of Ivalua software, resolving user issues, and providing training to enhance software utilization.

Procurement Engineer

DEME OFFSHORE, Luxembourg Ville - Luxembourg Sep. 2017 - Dec. 2022

Purchasing goods and services in compliance with given cost, time and quality requirements for Offshore Windfarm Foundations (Jackets, Monopiles, Turnkey equipment etc)

  • Managed end-to-end tendering processes for products and services, and prepared ITT packages aligned with business policies and standards.
  • Monitored offers and evaluated supplier performance, assessing factors such as risk, quality and capacity; led related clarification and negotiation meetings.
  • Coordinated with multi-disciplinary project teams, performed cost estimations, and benchmarked against internal market studies.
  • Conducted inspections at fabrication yards to ensure quality and compliance.

Project Manager

JOHN ZINK HAMWORTHY COMBUSTION, Dudelange - Luxembourg Feb. 2015 - Sep. 2017

Coordinated and executed flare projects in UAE, Bahrain, and Peru. Handled technical requisitions, order drafts, and oversaw contract executions, budgets, and schedules.

Led meetings with interdisciplinary and culturally diverse clients, suppliers, and project teams.

Project Engineer

JOHN ZINK HAMWORTHY COMBUSTION, Dusseldorf - Germany Sept. 2011 - Jan. 2015

Handled the bidding process for major equipment procurement for incinerator projects in UAE. Maintained contact with clients and vendors to address technical issues related to equipment and engineering documentation.

Project Manager

ABB, Madrid - Spain Apr. 2010 - Aug. 2011

Managed projects for the "Gas analysis" and "Instrumentation" departments. Responsibilities included client reporting, factory oversight, inspections, and team coordination for project kick-off. Departed ABB by choice to rejoin the German branch of my former company.

Projec Engineer

HAMWORTHY-COMBUSTION, Madrid - Spain Jun. 2008 - Feb. 2010

Handled contract engineering, material requisitions, and drawings and document creation. Supervised workshops and assisted in client plant assemblies. The office was acquired by John Zink in February 2010.

Construction supervisor

SAITEC INGENIEROS, León - Spain Jan. 2007 - Dec. 2007

Oversaw a 4km train line construction, including drawing creation, daily reporting, and inspections until project completion.

Company internships

CENERGIA & NILFISK-ADVANCE, Copenhagen - Denmark 2005 - 2006

Building insulation tasks at CENERGIA and product design roles at NILFISK-ADVANCE.

Academic Background

Non Academic Background

Web Development

theFIRE.site

theFIRE.site

Early Retirement Calculator 2022 (4 months)

An online FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early) calculator for realistic retirement estimates. Offers users detailed control based on income, expenses, and investments.

Mofler.com

Mofler.com

Automobile Social Network 2020 (4 years)

An automobile social network. Mofler autonomously classifies hundreds of news, videos, and tweets daily across 700+ car pages, serving around 50,000 users on desktop and mobile.

PMT

PMT (Project Management Tools)

Document submission APP 2017 (2 months)

A custom web-app for John Zink, streamlining documentation control, data analysis, transmittal dispatches, and cover creation. Resulted in a 30% workload reduction for Project Assistants. Demo: pmt.lopezanta.com

3D Design

Proficient in various design software (Photoshop, Affinity, 3D Studio, Autocad, SW...)

For my Final Degree Project in 2008, I crafted a realistic 3D model of my school using AutoCAD and 3ds Max, with a virtual tour integrated into a basic website: pfc.lopezanta.com

Class 3D design House 3D design Coke 3D design