Ernesto Primera
About Ernesto Primera
Ernesto Primera is the Lead Machinery Engineer at Chevron in Mississippi, United States, with extensive experience in rotating equipment and reliability engineering across multiple companies and countries.
Current Role at Chevron
Ernesto Primera is currently the Lead Machinery Engineer at Chevron in Mississippi, United States. In this role, he oversees the maintenance and optimization of machinery systems, ensuring their reliable operation. His extensive background in rotating equipment and reliability engineering enables him to manage complex machinery projects and spearhead initiatives to improve operational efficiency.
Professional Experience in Machinery and Reliability Engineering
Ernesto Primera has a diverse professional background, having held key positions in several major companies. He worked at Phillips 66 as a Sr. Rotating Equipment Engineer in both Belle Chasse and Lake Charles, Louisiana. Previously, he served as Sr. Machinery Engineer at Chevron in Pascagoula, Mississippi, and as Sr. Reliability Engineer in Latin America. Ernesto's career includes roles at Williams in Mexico and Venezuela, ConocoPhillips in Venezuela, Flowserve Corporation in Colombia, SKF Group in Venezuela, and Texaco in Venezuela.
Educational Background in Engineering and Analytics
Ernesto Primera holds a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Applied Statistics & Data Analytics from the University of Delaware, a Master of Science (MS) in Business Analytics from Grand Canyon University, and a Master of Engineering (MEng) in Predictive Maintenance & Diagnostics Techniques from Universidad de Sevilla. He also has a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Instituto Universitario Politécnico Santiago Mariño and an Associate Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Antonio Jose de Sucre.
Involvement with Professional Organizations
Ernesto Primera is actively involved with various professional organizations. As a Global Instructor for ASME Learning & Development, he teaches courses on Reliability Engineering, Maintenance Optimization, and machinery systems. He is a Technical Committee Voting Member for ASME Power Plant Reliability, Availability & Performance and serves as Secretary for the ASME Fluid Application & Systems Technical Committee. Additionally, he is a committee member of ASME-PEM / PMIES and an instructor for ASTM focusing on Bearings applications and Failure Analysis. Ernesto is also a Standard Bearing Committee member for ASTM and an industry partner and committee member for centrifugal pumps at the Hydraulic Institute.