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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E

GENERAL INFORMATION

NAME RAÚL EDUARDO ACUÑA GAJARDO PROFESSIONAL DEGREE BSC. ENGINEERING, MAJOR IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

MOBILE NUMBER +56 9 7795 0962 (CHILE)

E-MAIL raacunag@hotmail.com ; raul.acuna@aes.com

PROFILE BSc. in Engineering, Major in Mechanical Engineering, with over 10 years of professional experience in the engineering and construction industry, participating in different capacities in project development and execution such as Project Controls Manager, Contracts Manager, Engineering Manager Assistant, Commissioning Engineer and Project Engineer.

Most of its expertise has been obtained in construction of power plant projects (coal fired and ran of river hydroelectric projects) and engineering projects for the fuel industry (refineries) varying from small to mega projects of over 2,000 MUSD.

This professional has proven leadership skills interfacing with both local and international teams. Hands on experience in projects coordination, planning, controlling, budgeting, managing and administrating contracts, risk management, quality assurance and control, health & safety and environment, troubleshooting execution problems and performing due diligences. This professional has worked on projects with global companies such as: Posco E&C, Alstom Power, Strabag, Hochtief, China Machinery Engineering Corporation CMEC (China), BGR Energy Systems Limited (India), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited BHEL (India), amongst others.

Full command of Spanish and English.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Period Position, Company and Responsibilities • May 2014 to date Projects Controls Manager

The AES Corporation – Alto Maipo SPA, 531MW Two Run of River Hydroelectric Power Plant Project, Alfalfal II 264MW and Las Lajas 267 MW, located app. 50 km east of Santiago, in the Municipality of San José de Maipo, Chile. • Schedule Management • Cost Control and Forecasting

• Risk Management • Project Reporting

• Document Management, including setup of the project portfolio management system (Unifier Oracle)

• QA/QC Management • Technical Inspection Contract Management

• November 2012 – May 2014 Contract Manager

The AES Corporation – AYAS Enerji Üretim ve Tic. A.Ş 1x625 MW Supercritical Unit, Coal Fired Power Plant Project, Yumurtalik, Adana, Turkey • Carry out due diligence aimed at determine the strengths and weaknesses of the EPC

contractor. • Assist the project development team in the EPC contract negotiations. • Development and implementation of: the EPC contract management plan, the non-EPC

projects’ contracts management plan, the project communications plan, the project document management plan, the compliance implementation plan for the company – including the contract compliance review process.

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• Identification of the project IT needs, defining the equipment required to suffice the project them and leading its timely procurement.

• Overseeing the IT infrastructure implementation for the projects offices in Istanbul and Adana.

• May 2013 – January 2014 Project Manager The AES Corporation – Odisha Power Generation Corporation Ltd. (OPGC) Units 3 and 4 Expansion Project, 2x660 MW Supercritical Units, Coal Fired Power Plant Project, Jharsuguda, Odisha, India • Support the Construction Management Team in the development of the project management

strategy, the team selection and hiring process as well as the implementation of the program execution plan processes and procedures.

• Defining and supporting the tender and procurement efforts of the IT infrastructure for the project.

• Training the EPC contactors in the use of the Project Portfolio Management System supplied by Oracle (Primavera Unifier) in preparation for project execution.

• May 2010 – November 2012

Assistant Engineering Manager – Permits Coordinator The AES Corporation – AES-3C Maritza East 1 – 2x300 MW Coal Fired Power Plant Project, Galabovo, Bulgaria During EPC Contractor’s works: • Managing the activities of the Independent Construction Supervisor to ensure Project readiness

for State acceptance and to obtain the operation permit. • Tracking Contractor’s fulfillment of the requirements to obtain Project’s performance

acceptance, particularly the completion of the Acceptance Tests Program, including Inspection and Test Plan documents completeness.

• Lead the registration of high risk equipment with the state agency or licensed body, as required, to support Project Completion.

Upon project take over (EPC Contract termination): • Assist in the development of Maritza Project Mitigation Plan. • Manage the work of the Resident Engineer (WorleyParsons Bulgaria) to ensure timely

execution and accomplishment of their activities to support the Mitigation Plan schedule. • Lead the works to modify the Project Construction Permit introducing the staged

implementation of the power plant capacity to the Bulgarian grid. • Preparation and execution of Mitigation projects, namely: Boiler Cameras, Grate Air Flow

Measurement, Undergrate Fire Suppression. • Coordinate the inputs of the mitigation, operation and maintenance teams for the preparation of

the documents to support the warranty claim process to the EPC contractor as part of the arbitration efforts. Assemble the warranty claim / defects report documents.

• Assist in the preparation of the Mitigation Plan Work Book to ensure its completeness and submission to operations upon project completion.

• July 2008 – May 2010 Project & Commissioning Engineer The AES Corporation – AES Gener / Empresa Eléctrica Nueva Ventanas – 1x240 MW Coal Fired Power Plant Project. Puchuncaví, V Region, Chile. • Coordination, planning and inspection of the facility testing program according to the project

EPC contract requirements (Commissioning tests, Capability tests, Performance test and Reliability test).

• Review of commissioning, capability and performance tests procedures. • Support the engineering and commissioning manager in the evaluation of commissioning,

capability and performance tests results. • Technical inspection during commissioning phases of the project. • During the commissioning phase, responsible of coordinating the Lender’s Engineer activities at

site. • Coordination of new operators’ training program. • EPC project change orders coordination, submission and control. • Development and implementation of the Risk Management Program for the Project.

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• Development and implementation of the lessons learned process for the Project.

• April 2007 – July 2008 Project Engineer Parés & Álvarez Ingenieros Asociados. Concepción, VIII Region, Chile. The works performed include: • Piping arrangement design and stress analysis of in-dock LPG download pipelines for the

project “Engineering and Procurement for the Refrigerated LPG Storage Plant Expansion in San Vicente harbor”, Abastible.

• Basic and Detail Engineering for the project “Firefighting System Improvement According to Current Regulation in Enap Refinery Bio-Bio”.

• Stress Analysis for the project “Detail Engineering and Purchase of Flowmeters for Mass Balance in Enap Refinery Bio-Bio”.

• Closure of project “Detail Engineering for CO2 Recovery from a Tail Gas Flow in the CHT Hydrogen Plant in Enap Refinery Bio-Bio – CO2 Plant”, Indura A.S. (stress analysis, construction modifications, etc.)

• Counterpart engineering for Codelco North Division in the project “Operational Continuity of Preco 2 Plant”.

• Complementary counterpart engineering for Codelco North Division in the project “Operational Continuity of Preco 2 Plant”.

• Counterpart engineering for Codelco North Division in the project “Secondary Gravel Lixiviation Phase V”.

• Detailed Mechanical Engineering for the Project “Acid Waters’ Filtration in Coker Plant, Enap Refinery Bio-Bio”.

• Piping works for the “Extension of the Nitric Acid and Ammonium Nitrate Plant (PANNA 4) Detail Engineering and Purchase Project”, ENAEX A.S., Mejillones.

• March 2006 – March 2007 Project Engineer Proterm Ltda., Concepción, VIII Region, Chile. The works performed include, amongst other: • Preparation of Emissions Declaration in the context of the DS 138/05 for Arauco Sawmills and

Pulp Plants, Concepción Paper Mill, Lota Protein Fishery, among other clients. • Development of new procedures for measuring gaseous pollutants emissions, particulate

matter, metal emissions, dioxins and furans in stationary sources. • Flame ionization equipment start-up and tuning for measuring Total Organic Carbon in flue gas

streams. • Implementation of internal audit process to measurement procedures and guidelines for

measuring pollutants in flue gas streams in stationary sources.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY Concepción University, Chile Mechanical Engineering Department, Engineering Faculty

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS

LANGUAGE • Spanish (native language) • Advanced written and spoken English (FCE, Cambridge University, UK)

SOFTWARE SKILLS • Microsoft Office

• Primavera P6 (basic) • Microsoft Project (basic) • AutoCAD • Caesar II (piping stress analysis software) • EES (Engineering Equations Solver)

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PERSONAL INFORMATION

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH October 23rd, 1979. Concepción, Chile. CITIZENSHIP Chilean

MARITAL STATUS Married, Two Children CURRENT ADDRESS Camino San Francisco de Asís 2200, house 21, Las Condes, Santiago, Chile