RALPH SERRANO

Tel: 281-***-****

Email:acqip6@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER SUMMARY: My work experiences are a combination of upstream facilities engineering, refinery project/mechanical engineering and project engineering. Design modification and implementation of engineering models. I am a team player with the ability to work independently and meet tight deadlines.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

1. BAKER HUGHES INC. (2007 – 2015)

APPLICATIONS /DRILLING ENGINEER

Experience in well planning, logging and drilling tool deployment in various shale plays, tight gas and oil plays

Post-well drilling analysis, Time analysis study (ILT & NPT), performance management and review

Collecting, structuring and analyzing well data to build better understanding of the drilling environment for drill bits, drilling system selection, hydraulics, torque and drag analysis

Working with other technical specialists to select, design and recommend technical solutions for the drilling environment to achieve optimum performance and exceed clients’ goals.

2. FORD BACON & DAVIS, MONROE, LA (2006 – 2007)

PIPE STRESS ENGINEER

Perform Pipe Stress analysis calculations & design using both computer-aided and manual techniques.

(CAESAR II, AUTOCAD 2004, WRC 107, ASME B16.5, ASME B31.3 & ASME Code VIII)

Selection of proper Pipe support components for routing pipes and equipment

Liaise with structural support team on review of designs

Pipe stress calculation for pumps, tanks, and heater nozzles

Projects:

DELTA-T PACIFIC ETHANOL PLANT PROJECTS (Stockton, CA. Boardman, OR)

Stress analysis of piping for Fermentation, Distillation and De-aeration units for both dynamic and static cases.

MEADWEST VACO REFINERY EXPANSION, Deridder, LA

INTERNATIONAL PAPER,

3. GENIRO SYSTEMS (2004 – 2006)

PIPING ENGINEER

Carried out detailed and engineering design for piping onshore and offshore facilities(FPSO, Fixed Platforms)

Stress analysis of lines connected to pumps, centrifugal compressor, pressure vessels, storage tanks, fired heaters, shell & tube heat exchangers

Support selection from piping support standard & developing special piping support (Rigid Struts) arrangements based on requirements of stress analysis for supports other than Standard Piping requests.

Generated material requisitions (MRs). Determined material/testing requirements and level of inspection required to develop inspection plans.

Specified pipe spec, piping and vessel test pressures, paint code and insulation types to meet standard requirements

Performed preliminary and final hydraulic circuit calculations (pumps, compressors, pressure safety valves and control valve calculations) utilizing PFDs, P&IDs.

Projects:

South Offshore Water Injection Platform (SOWIP) detailed engineering design

(Water injection for increased efficiency in Okan and Delta Fields)

F.P.S.O Topside Detailed Engineering Design

(Chevron Agbami Deepwater Project)

Gas Gathering and Compression Station Front End Engineering Design

(Chevron Escravos Gas Project Phase 3B)

4. ANDREW ROBINS LTD. LAGOS, NIGERIA (2004 – 2004)

PROJECT ENGINEER

Engineering analysis and selection of internal liners for pipelines (Ms Project, Excel)

Perform quality Inspection and Audits on project materials and products

Equipment and material selections. Data Management techniques with DIMS. Reporting to regulatory authorities.

Projects:

Internal Lining of F.P.S.O flow lines and Marine Risers

(Shell Bonga Deepwater)

Kwale/Okpai Field flowline repair support

(Nigeria Agip Oil Co.)

4. SHELL PET. DEV. CO. (SPDC) DELTA, NIGERIA (2003– 2003)

TRAINEE ENGINEER

Petroleum and Geology courses; Production, Reservoir Engineering, Petrophysics, Petroleum Geology

Thermodynamics, Fluids Mechanics; Database Management, Programming in JAVA, VB and Web

development.

Project Management, and Economics

EDUCATION:

Louisiana Tech University, Ruston LA

Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Nov. 2007)

Lagos State University, Lagos, Nigeria

Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Mar. 2001)

SKILLS/TRAINNG COURSES ATTENDED:

HS&E Management System, Cause Mapping and Root Causes Analysis

Application of industry codes and standards like ASME, API, ANSI, ASTM, OSHA, NFPA etc

ANSYS, CAESAR II and COMSOL

AUTOCAD, MathCAD, PIPESIM, P.D.M.S, Microstation V8, SolidWorks

MS Project, MATLAB and SAP

BOSIET (Basic Offshore Safety Induction and Emergency Training)

TWIC (Transport Worker Identification Credential)

MEMBERSHIPS:

Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE), American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Society of Piping Engineers and Designers, Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE)

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