Lenin Elorza

Materials & Corrosion Team Leader; Consulting Engineer II
Years of Experience:
26
Education & Licenses:

Master of Business Administration, Finance, 2003, Universidad Bicentenaria de Aragua, Turmero, Venezuela
Bachelor of Science, Materials Engineering, 1999, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Caracas, Venezuela
API 580 certification

Areas of Specialization:

Project consulting and development of technical specifications
Materials and corrosion engineering
Technical advisor in risk-based inspection
Mechanical integrity, equipment strategies, & reliability programs
SIS and safety management program implementation

Overview:

Lenin serves as a consulting engineer and team leader of the Materials & Corrosion team at Equity Engineering.  He brings decades of experience in formulation, execution, and management of multi-disciplined projects in the manufacturing and oil & gas industries, specifically offshore and oil sands, with a focus on operations, maintenance, and reliability.

Throughout his project work, Lenin shares his expertise in using API RPs 580 and 581 to develop RBI plans for fixed equipment, storage tanks, and heat exchanger bundles.  He is currently the API RP 581 consequence of failure (CoF) task group leader.

Prior to joining Equity Engineering, Lenin gained reliability engineering and mechanical integrity experience for upstream, refining, and manufacturing clients across multiple organizations in USA, Canada, and Europe.  Notably, he played a crucial role in implementing reliability programs in the oil sands and managing inspection compliance for multiple refineries units, mitigating risks, and enhancing operational excellence.