Eng., M.Sc. · Process Safety Expert · Vice President
Luis A. Sánchez. R
Perfil
Luis A. Sánchez. R
Eng., M.Sc. · Process Safety Expert · Vice President
CCPS-certified Process Safety Expert with 20+ years of experience and over 1,200 hours of specialized training in the oil and gas industry. Co-founder of Global Safety Solutions and a technical leader in qualitative and semi-quantitative process risk studies (HAZOP, HAZID, PHA, What-If, Bow-Tie, LOPA, SIL-RG, FTA, ETA, CDC) and Root Cause Analysis (RCA), combining methodological rigor with strong operational judgment.
Trayectoria
- Process Risk Instructor — Elite Training (Colombia): training in HAZOP, RCA, LOPA and safe crude oil handling in oil facilities.
- Process Safety Instructor & Consultant — TÜV Rheinland (Argentina): facilitation of HAZOP, HAZID, What-If, PHA, Bow-Tie, LOPA, SIL-RG and CDC for clients such as YPF, Petrobras, ERAMET and Petrocuyo.
- Instructor & Consultant — ICR Consulting (Venezuela): 40+ studies and 400+ professionals trained; designed proprietary software for HAZOP/What-If/PHA, ergonomics (ERG-Pro) and occupational health (SAO-Pro).
- Process Safety & OH&S Consultant and Instructor — PDVSA E&P (Venezuela): 50+ studies and 400+ trained; consequence modeling with Canary by Quest; co-author of corporate standards (ART, PTFC, MOC, IAIEO).
- Selected projects: SIL-RG, HAZOP and LOPA studies for production batteries and compression plants across Argentina, Bolivia and Venezuela (YPF and PDVSA standards).
- Co-Founder — Global Safety Solutions: methodologies and digital tools for hazard identification and risk management (PhiaExpert, JHA-Pro, SAO-Pro, ERG-Pro).
Certificaciones y especialidades
- CCPSC® — Certified Process Safety Management Consultant (CCPS)
- HAZOP · HAZID · PHA · What-If · Bow-Tie
- LOPA · SIL-RG · FTA · ETA · CDC (consequence calculations)
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Occupational Health & Safety management systems (OH&S): MOC, work permits, confined space entry, BBS
- 1,200+ hours of specialized training in Oil & Gas