Oscar Medel Gonzalez

I am a Graduate professional with a gritty personality and a rich formation in management and engineering, actively looking for new opportunities to enhance my leadership skills with interest in Technology Management  with more than 20 years of diverse experience.

SUMMARY

I am a Graduate professional with a gritty personality and a rich formation in management and engineering, actively looking for new opportunities to enhance my leadership skills with interest in Technology Management with more than 20 years of diverse experience.

SKILLS

ADR processing

Fire assaying and analysis (Gold mining)

ASET Certified Engineering Technologist CET

Intellectual Property, Technology Assessment, Innovation, Quality Systems, Risk Management 

Research, Laboratory Management & Operation.

Water Chemistry, Gas Chromatography, AA, ICP.XRF

Petrochemicals and Polymers Processing

French, Spanish 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Victoria Gold Corp.                                                                                                                                    Today

• Metallurgist Technologist: Monitoring key metal accounting parameters, daily metallurgical and water balance of the circuit, develop and implement continuous improvement targets, ensure accurate and timely reporting of production activities, create and review SOP’s.

SGS Canada Mining and minerals services                                                                                         2019-2024

• Analyst and assayer Supporting the Wet Lab area as Instrumentation at Victoria Gold Dublin Gulch Yukon previously at TMAC Project.  Hope Bay, Nunavut.

 Winners Circle Trophies & Awards (Calgary)                                                                                            2019

• Customer Support and Quality control in the production area coordinating sales customer service and manufacturing process 

Maxxam Analytics a Bureau Veritas Group Co.

• Athabasca Oil Co. (formerly Statoil) Leismer, AB.                                                                          2013-2019

Transferred to Leismer SAGD project as water process analyst in the processing area bringing the instrumentation “Know-How” and continuous innovation projects, I reduced the operational supplies cost consumption of the laboratory in 80% by optimizing the water purification system.

• Imperial Oil Cold Lake, AB.                                                                                                             2009–2013

Amisk Lab. Team Leader at Imperial Oil Cold Lake Ops. Taking responsibility of the management and supervision of the Lab. and as Analyst II performing daily testing of produced gas for regulatory compliance, also providing benchmarking analysis of water used for the cyclic steam stimulation or Steam-assisted gravity drainage for the four production plants along with non-routine analysis. 

AGAT Laboratories Ltd., (Calgary)                                                                                                    2006-2009 

Promoted as Water Lab Analyst in the Oil & Gas Chemistry Division performing qualitative and quantitative analysis with ion chromatography and atomic absorption instruments along with other analysis like TSS and TDS. In charge of the quality control, verification of results and final reporting where I was able to reduce in 40% pending analysis orders. Assigned to the PEMEX bid project, June 2008. Logistics Control Representative (2006) doing the follow-up of the samples from the sampling site to the Lab assigning corresponding test and logging.

STAPLES Business Depot                                                                                                                  2003-2006

Promoted as Business Support Manager (Calgary) performing administrative duties and store operational tasks as Inventory Specialist implementing and keeping a more realistic inventory control for a more efficient store operation, Sales Associate (Montreal) performing multiple tasks such as merchandising, stocking, and retail sales in the business machines section giving exemplary customer service and technical support.

RETEC, F3 Technologies (Granby, QC.)                                                                                          2000-2001

Production trainee in the fabrication of recyclable coatings used in the paper industry reducing dead times and improving areas of Production and Quality Control. Assisted as R&D analyst in polymer lab performing material testing of new coating formulations resistant to grease and water, performing absorptiveness (Cobb test), water vapour transmission rate (WVTR) testing, ageing, repulpability testing with the hydropulper rotor and a Valley Laboratory Flat Screen to simulate a commercial recyclability process. 

AIG Mexico (Puebla, Mexico)                                                                                                            1997-1999 

Claims Supervisor of the Southeast of Mexico in charge of the Volkswagen’s national Leasing & Credit project also as Property and Casualty Adjuster, daily duties like appraising and management of claims and technical reserves with a 50% reduction of the outstanding files. 

EDUCATION

Memorial University of Newfoundland, Fisheries and Marine Institute                                                     2019 

MSc. Technology Management (MTM) with main interest in Intellectual Property, Transfer of knowledge, Innovation and Sustainability.

McGill University (Montréal)                                                                                                                     2003

• International business administration, marketing courses.
• "Advances in Polymers and Plastics," graduate core program at Institute Français du Pétrole. IFP (France) 
• "Advances in Petrochemicals and Synthetic Resins Production", graduate core program at Basell Polyolefins. (Italy)
• Advances in Classical Ziegler-Natta Catalysts Processing and Quality Control, graduate core program seminars (Italy).

AIG Mexico                                                                                                                                                 1997

Auto Damages Appraisal Certification. 

Popular Autonomous University of Puebla State-UPAEP- (Mexico)                                                         1995 

B.Eng. Chemical Engineering. (Licensed Engineer Mexico), Thesis on High-Density Polyethylene Recycling., 

3rd Place Tae-Kwon-do National College Championships 1995 (Featherweight).

Memorial University of Newfoundland, Fisheries and Marine Institute                                                     2019 

MSc. Technology Management (MTM) with main interest in Intellectual Property, Transfer of knowledge, Innovation and Sustainability.

McGill University (Montréal)                                                                                                                     2003

• International business administration, marketing courses.
• "Advances in Polymers and Plastics," graduate core program at Institute Français du Pétrole. IFP (France) 
• "Advances in Petrochemicals and Synthetic Resins Production", graduate core program at Basell Polyolefins. (Italy)
• Advances in Classical Ziegler-Natta Catalysts Processing and Quality Control, graduate core program seminars.

Popular Autonomous University of Puebla State-UPAEP- (Mexico)                                                         1995 

B.Eng. Chemical Engineering. (Licenced Engineer Mexico), Thesis on High-Density Polyethylene Recycling.,