Julio Carrillo Palma

About Julio Carrillo Palma

A seasoned Reliability Leader with credentials such as PE, CMRP, CRE, and CSSBB, I\'ve established a reputation for spearheading reliability strategies across diverse sectors - from pharmaceuticals and power generation to manufacturing, food, and oil & gas.With a deep-rooted expertise in Python, Tableau, and Power BI, I harness the power of data analysis to drive informed decisions and optimize processes. This passion for data-driven decision-making is further showcased in my portfolio: https://github.com/juliomcp/Julio_Carrillo_PortfolioCore Competencies:1. Data Analysis: Mastery in Python, Tableau, and Power BI.2. Reliability Leadership: Championing cross-functional teams for reliability excellence.3. Equipment Design & Project Management: Expert oversight on equipment design and project execution.4. Reliability Goal Setting: Benchmarking maintenance and reliability targets.5. Reliability Plans: Crafting strategies rooted in RCM/FMEA principles.6. Asset Criticality Analysis: Strategic asset assessment for decision-making.7. Root Cause Analysis: Specializing in RCA for enduring solutions.8. Predictive Technology: Expertise in vibration, oil analysis, IR, and UE inspection techniques.9. KPI Analysis: Aligning KPIs with ISO 14224 standards.10. Risk-Based Inspection (RBI): Ensuring operational reliability.11. Lifecycle Costing Analysis (LCC): Strategic asset cost management.12. Lean Six Sigma & CI: Driving process optimization and continuous growth.13. Asset Life Determination: Assessing assets for inspection intervals.14. Operational Leadership: Guiding inspections, repairs, and construction tasks.15. Value Addition: Delivering beyond expectations.

Experience

1. Manager, Reliability Engineering

   Pfizer

   Nov 2025 — Present · Rocky Mount, NC, US

   Lead the Reliability Engineering team, overseeing predictive maintenance, lubrication excellence, digital reliability systems, and risk-based engineering initiativesKey Responsibilities & Achievements• Lead the Predictive Maintenance (PdM) program across vibration analysis, ultrasound (steam traps & compressed air), infrared electrical/mechanical inspections, and motor circuit evaluation.• Oversee the Lubrication Excellence program, including ultrasound-guided lubrication, UE Systems OnTrak automation, route optimization, oil analysis programs, and lube room excellence.• Manage corrective maintenance follow-up and execution checks for PdM and lubrication findings.• Deliver risk analyses, PM optimization, FMEA, and reliability improvement projects for site-critical equipment.• Support quality investigations and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for equipment-related events.• Own the reliability engineering budget and serve as point of contact for Fault Tree Analysis (FTA) and System-Theoretic Analysis (STA) in new projects.• Own the entire wireless vibration infrastructure (transmitters, gateways, and network) for 300+ monitored assets and automated lubrication systems.• Contribute to sitewide data analytics initiatives using Power BI, SQL, Python, and statistical methods.

Education

• Universidad del Zulia

  Master's degree, Business Administration, Management and Operations

  2012 — 2014

• University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Master of Science - MS, Reliability and Maintainability Engineering

• Universidad del Zulia

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

• IUTC Instituto Universitario de Tecnología de Cabimas

  Associate's Degree, Associate's Degree in Industrial Mechanics

  2001 — 2005

Skills

• Reliability Centered Maintenance
• Construction
• Oil & Gas Industry
• Onshore
• Cadworx
• Aveva Pdms
• Autocad
• Asme
• Energy
• Mechanical Engineering
• Gas
• Oil & Gas
• Petroleum
• Asme Standards
• Onshore Operations
• Microsoft Office
• Engineering
• Inspection
• Research
• Pumps
• Sap
• Pressure Vessels
• English
• Asset Integrity
• Hse Management Systems
• Pipephase
• Pipelines
• Risk Based Inspection