RealTimeSME RealTimeSME
Independent OT/IT Data Consultant · Estonia-Based · Engagements Worldwide

Turning plant-floor data into decisions the business can act on.

Real-Time Data. Real-World Expertise.

RealTime SME is the independent practice of Victor Sebastiani — 28+ years designing and running the real-time data backbone (AVEVA PI/OSI PI, SCADA, historians) that oil & gas and pharmaceutical operators depend on for production, compliance, and reporting.

28+ yrsreal-time data & IT/OT
500K+PI tags architected
Shell · PDVSA · Cognizant · NNITenvironments delivered in
Oil & Gas · Pharmaregulated industries
Five pillars: Real-Time Data (actionable insights), OT Architecture (secure, scalable, reliable), Industrial Data Platforms (historian, PI systems, integration), Cybersecurity (OT security, risk management), Business Value (data to decisions)
Scope of Work

Six ways to bring in a specialist instead of a headcount

Engagements are scoped around a specific system, migration, or gap — not an open-ended seat. Pick one, or combine several across a programme.

01

AVEVA PI / OSI PI Architecture & Deployment

High-availability PI architecture, AF modelling, interfaces, and PI Vision — designed for scale from day one.

PI DA · AF · PI2PI · OPC DA/HDA/UA · DataLink
02

IT/OT Convergence & SCADA Integration

Bridging DCS, SCADA, and edge devices into a single, governed real-time data layer.

SCADA · DCS · OPC · MQTT · Kepware · Ignition
03

Hydrocarbon Accounting & Energy Components

Production measurement, mass balancing and allocation for upstream and GTL operations.

HIMS · Energy Components · Upstream Data
04

Data Governance, BI & Analytics

Dashboards and reporting frameworks that cut report turnaround from days to minutes.

Power BI · Spotfire · Tableau · SSRS
05

GxP Validation & Compliance

Regulated deployments for pharma and life-sciences, built to survive an audit.

GMP · 21 CFR Part 11 · S88/S95
06

Project & Vendor Management

Delivery leadership for capital projects — scope, budget, vendor contracts, and continuity planning.

PMP-trained · Scrum Master · ITIL
Track Record

28 years, measured in outcomes

Results from engagements across Shell, PDVSA, North Oil Company, and regulated pharma programmes delivered via Cognizant and NNIT.

500K+PI tags deployed, high-availability architecture — Pearl GTL
45%capital project scope reduced, $2.7M saved — Shell IM strategy
40%reporting time cut via new data architecture — North Oil Co.
faster data processing, production monitoring apps — Shell GTL
30%downtime reduction, business continuity framework — PDVSA
Shell / Qatar Shell GTL PDVSA / PetroCedeño North Oil Company, Qatar Cognizant (TQS Integration) NNIT (SL Controls)

Environments where this experience was built, as a direct employee or contracted specialist — not client endorsements.

Where This Applies

Three industries where real-time data is non-negotiable

Oil & Gas / Energy

Upstream production measurement, GTL and refining historian architecture, hydrocarbon accounting and allocation.

Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences

GxP-compliant historian and MES data integration, OEE analytics, validated for GMP and 21 CFR Part 11.

Industrial Manufacturing

SCADA-to-enterprise integration, OT security posture, and BI reporting for plant leadership.

Founder

The person doing the work

RealTime SME mark
V. SEBASTIANI · FOUNDER

Victor Sebastiani

Founder & Principal Consultant, RealTime SME

28+ years as an application specialist and solution architect across Shell, PDVSA, North Oil Company, and regulated pharma programmes — designing the OSI PI and hydrocarbon-accounting systems that production and compliance teams rely on daily. RealTime SME is that same expertise, offered directly, without the layers of a systems integrator.

Based in Ireland; operating internationally through RealTime SME OÜ, registered in Estonia. Bilingual in English and Spanish.

  • MSc Information Technology — Liverpool University
  • AVEVA PI Infrastructure Specialist Certified
  • AVEVA PI Installation Specialist Certified
  • PMP-trained
  • Scrum Master Certified
How It Works

From first email to a working system

STEP 01

Discovery call

A 30-minute call to understand the system, the constraint, and what "done" looks like.

STEP 02

Scoped proposal

Fixed-scope project or a time-based retainer — priced and timelined in writing before work starts.

STEP 03

Remote-first delivery

Work is delivered remotely by default, with on-site time scheduled for commissioning or workshops as needed.

STEP 04

Clean handover

Documentation and knowledge transfer so the system runs without RealTime SME in the room.

Have a system that needs a specialist, not a search?

RealTime SME OÜ contracts B2B, worldwide, from an EU base in Estonia — one point of contact, no subcontracting chain.