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Engineer Process Engineering 20 Years Experience P.E. license

Location:
Allentown, PA, 18049
Salary:
100,000
Posted:
July 23, 2013

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Gregory J. McCarthy, P.E.

*** **** *** **. ******, PA 18049 Home: 610-***-**** – Cell: 610-***-**** ab2dqb@r.postjobfree.com

CHEMICAL PROCESS ENGINEER

Chemical Process Engineer, P. E. License, 20 Years Experience, B. S. Ch. E. with 3.5 G. P. A. Extensive Experience with Pressure

Relief and Technical Document Review, such as PFDs and P&IDs, and Technical Writing. Industries: Organic Chemicals, LNG, Air

Separation to Produce Oxygen and Nitrogen, Laundry Detergents, Pigments, and Petrochemicals.

EDU CAT I ON & TR AI N IN G

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering (Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.5) Lehigh University

Teaching Assistant (MBA Coursework) Temple University

Teaching Assistant (MS Engineering Coursework) Villanova University

Aspen HYSYS: Process Modeling Training Aspen Company

Two Phase Flow and Heat Transfer Course Z1140 ASME

Pressure Relief System Design – Best Practices Mary Kay O’Conner Process Safety Center Texas A&M

Pressure Relief System Analysis, Aubry E. Shackelford Celerity 3 Engineering,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Hargrove Engineers and Constructors, Inc. Mobile, AL

Senior Chemical Process Engineer 2012

• Managed and performed engineering work related to pressure relief systems and process equipment calculations.

• Sized 100 PSVs over a weekend to relieve a schedule crunch with the Instrumentation Group.

• Checked pressure relief work of less experienced process engineers.

• Sized piping and carried out pump engineering tasks.

• Guided fan complex process design.

• Taught jacketed vessel heat transfer design course.

*I had to leave this job due to an illness, which should have lasted one day. However, I was sick for four months. At the end of June,

after going to a least 10 doctors, who could not correctly diagnose the illness, I finally found a doctor who knew what to do. He gave

me one pill and the entire mess cleared up in one day. Instead of four months, I should have been sick one day. I ran 3 miles the

following day.

The Dow Chemical Company Charleston, WV

Contract Process Engineer 2011

• Completed preliminary design for a polyethylene plant in China.

• Designed pressure relief system components.

• Carried out technical writing tasks for the entire project.

Self Employed 2009 2011

The Dow Chemical Company Houston, TX

Contract Process Engineer 2008

Reviewed and updated Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) to ensure compliance with Dow Standards and

Generally Accepted Engineering Practices.

Designed batch reactors for a major process upgrade project. Sized and positioned nozzles, vent systems, pumps, and piping.

Checked and edited drawings. Recommended materials of construction.

Designed shell and tube heat exchangers based on HTRI calculations in accordance with TEMA standards.

Sized and specified pressure vessels and low pressure FRP tanks. Prepared equipment sketches in Excel. Designed vessel

overfill protection in accordance with API RP 2350.

Consulted for pressure relief engineering projects.

Acquired expertise with ASPEN ZYQAD equipment specification database application.

*This two year project was aborted in December, 2008 due to the recession.

Foster Wheeler USA Corporation Houston, TX

Process Engineer 2007 2008

Completed preliminary utilities and catalyst/chemical calculations for proposed refineries.

Reviewed Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).

Analyzed and verified pressure relief system calculations.

Celerity3 Engineering, Inc. Houston, TX

Senior Process Engineer 2006 2007

Analyzed processes and identified potential overpressure relief scenarios. Calculated scenario relief flow rates. Drafted

engineering design specifications for pressure relief devices. Sized relief device inlet and outlet piping in compliance with

codes and standards. Made contributions to design of effluent handling systems.

As Chief Engineer, reviewed relief system design packages and prepared them for client submittal.

Trained and mentored engineers regarding document preparation and technical writing.

Wrote and monitored refinery process safety instructions and practices.

Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Harrisburg, PA

Industrial Engineer 2003 2006

Conducted engineering performance audits of public utility companies.

Wrote management of change reports describing findings and then recommended changes in practice.

Cook McCarthy & Sons Harrisburg, PA

Manager, Wholesale Produce Division 1995 2003

Union Carbide, DuPont, Ciba Geigy, Fluor Daniel, UOP, Ethyl Continental USA

Process Engineer 1985 1995

• Re designed vaporizer to eliminate forced shutdowns and increase capacity by 20%.

• Designed dust control system for 30,000 lbs/hour spray dried laundry detergents plant.

• Prepared P&IDs and engineering equipment specifications for a pigments synthesis and extraction process. The equipment

included a ball mill, chemical reactor, control valves, filtration units, heat exchangers, pressure relief devices and storage

tanks.

Gregory J. McCarthy, P.E.

116 East Elm St. Emmaus, PA 18049 Home: 610-***-**** – Cell: 610-***-**** ab2dqb@r.postjobfree.com

Reviewed PFDs, P&IDs and engineering calculations.

Wrote plant operating procedures and plant operations progress reports.

Designed piping, control valves, and storage facilities.

Analyzed processes and then designed equipment for pressure relief systems.

Air Products Continental USA, Indonesia and Algeria

Process Engineer 1978 – 1982

• Worked on site in the commissioning and start up of base load LNG Plants in Indonesia and Algeria.

• Designed cryogenic air separation plants for producing oxygen, nitrogen and argon.

• Wrote plant operating procedures, operations progress reports and equipment design standards.

Rohm and Haas Company Philadelphia, PA

Process Engineer 1975 1977

• Provided process engineering technical service for this organic chemicals plant.

• Modified operating parameters for a multi reactor herbicide process to increase yield by 25 % and reduce energy costs by

20%.

• Wrote plant operating procedures and operations progress reports.



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