Xiaohong(Frank) Yuan, PhD, P.E.

Tel: 832-***-****, Email: aculmn@r.postjobfree.com 43 Tree Crest Circle, the Woodlands, TX 77381

EXPERTISE SUMMARY:

•More than 15 years of engineering and project experience for oil & gas, refinery, petrochemical and pipeline industry.

•More than 8 years experience in selection and application of rotating equipment including compressors, steam turbines, expanders and pumps in Ethylene, LNG, NRU, PDH gas processing plant.

•More than 3 years compressor dry gas seal systems design and fabrication.

•Experience with design, fabrication, shipment, startup/commissioning and installation of rotating equipment and auxiliary mechanical systems (L/O system, DGS system, filters, drums, coolers, valves, instrumentations etc.)

•Experience with data acquisition (hardware and software), vibration analysis (FFT/Rotordynamics), machinery diagnostics, condition monitoring, RCA, CBM and reliability improvement of rotating equipment.

•Select, sizing and evaluate rotating equipment to meet sales and project specifications, onshore/offshore project experience.

•Working closely in a project team and communicate with project management, customer and suppliers through conceptual, FEED, detailed design and construction.

•Ability to provide effective customers service and to learn new things, adapt to changing circumstances and to meet multiple tight deadlines.

•In-depth knowledge industry standards and applicable code, i.e. ASME, ANSI, API, NACE, NEC/IEC.

•Strong computer skills including engineering software development, engineering calculations, database design, etc.

•Proficient in Microsoft Office suite ad Lotus Notes, etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Technip USA, Houston, Texas

Principal Rotating Equipment Engineer, 2014 - Present

Overall accountability to the Mechanical Chief technically.

Supervise, manage, direct and lead the rotating equipment discipline team in the PDP, FEED and detailed design phases of process technology related projects.

Collection and interpretation of engineering data, development of project design basis, development of specifications, pro-active management of vendor technical interfaces, leadership in the identification, submittal and resolution of scope changes and deviations, and coordination with other disciplines.

Ensures project design conformance to applicable engineering codes and standards as well as company QA system, policies and procedures.

Review client procedures, developing project reference manuals, estimating man-hours, staffing, forecasting, and participating in the development of the project schedule, tracking status, maintaining completion of mechanical deliverables on schedule and change management.

Select, size, and price turbines, compressors, expanders, pumps and motors for project proposals.

Specify, evaluate, and select rotating equipment for purchase.

Review design for compliance to specifications and integrate into plant design.

Finished and ongoing projects:

Westlake Petro1 Ethylene Expansion Project, Reliance (NMD/DMD/HMD) Ethane Cracker Modification Project, Braskem Ethane Cracker Revamp Project, PTTGC Ethane Cracker Project

In all the projects I am the lead for requisition of new and re-rate CGC, C2R and C3R compressors/steam turbines, H2 recip compressors, integrally geared decoke air compressors, turbo expander/compressors, and many types of pumps. Detailed work includes: Developed technical specifications, Inspection and Test Plans (ITPs), scope of supply, mechanical data sheets for rotating equipment. Prepared Issued for Inquiry (IFN) packages for vendors to bid. Checked vendor’s performance data and technical scope of supply to ensure conformance to applicable engineering codes and standards as well as company QA system, policies and procedures. Reviewed client procedures, developed project reference manuals, estimated man-hours, staffing and forecasting. Participated in the development of the project schedule, tracking status, maintaining completion of mechanical deliverables on schedule and change of management. Performed technical bid evaluation (TBE) and recommended client the technically accepted vendors. Prepared the Issued for Purchase (IFP) packages for procurement to place the PO. Organized the meetings with vendors and clients for technical clarifications, attended pre-inspection and vendor coordinate meeting. Reviewed and approved vendor engineering drawings and documents, and traveled to vendor’s shop for the equipment acceptance testing.

Chart Energy & Chemicals Inc, the Woodlands, Texas

Sr. Rotating Equipment Engineer, 2008 - 2014

Select, size, and price turbines, compressors, expanders, pumps and motors for project proposals.

Specify, evaluate, and select rotating equipment for purchase. Review design for compliance to specifications and integrate into plant design.

Prepare RFQ(Request for Quotation) and RFP(Requisition for Purchasing) including data sheets and specifications of rotating equipment as well as PRVs, control valves, coolers etc.

Review vendor bid proposals, complete bid tab and bid summary.

Write technical specification, review/approval of vendor CED(Clarification/Exception/Deviation) list of rotating equipment.

Review/approve vendor ITPs(Inspection & Test Plan), test procedures for equipment or devices.

Visit supplier’s shop with project team and QA/QC team to trace project status and resolve issues during equipment fabrication.

Review vendor deliverables including P&IDs, drawings, data sheets, calculations, analysis and study report, SPL(Spare part list), IOM manual, data book etc, and ensure quality and timeliness of the soft deliverables.

Perform shop and field equipment tests. Provide technical support and review field installation for mechanical completion and assist with unit startup.

Assist with HAZOP reviews.

Troubleshoot and resolve site problems for rotating equipment.

Finished projects: Exxon Barzan Onshore NRU/NGL, PTT Thailand PDH, EWC LNG, Polar LNG, ConEd LNG, Focus Energy LNG, Keppel Offshore NRU, Samsung BOG re-liquefaction, Buquebus LNG etc.

Flowserve Corporation, Calgary, Alberta

Sr. Project Engineer (Team Leader), Jun 2005 - Aug 2008

Review and summarize projects and contracts specification for engineering group.

Write technical documents (specifications and data sheets) to define the scope of supply for sale group.

Review supplier data (vendor drawings) for conformance to the purchase specifications.

HAZOP study and project risk assessment.

Rotordynamics analysis to support centrifugal compressor retrofit projects.

Project design (P&ID, Layout schematic, Electrical schematic, Steel fabrication, Pipe spools), check and approval for purchasing and construction.

Project related calculation package and design tools-"DesignPac" software development (Flowserve 2005 Reward). This software includes most of the Flowserve Calgary engineering related calculations such as dry gas seal leakage calcs, labyrinth seal calcs, flow coefficient Cv calcs, relief valve sizing, pipe/tube wall thickness calcs, orifice & choked orifice sizing, Ampliflow pumps calcs, gas velocity in pipe/tube, gas filter calcs, etc. It is also built in database for piping/tubing/flange data, vendor/materials data with searchable criteria using SQL.

New staff technical training and instruction

Finished projects included onshore and offshore with customers from ConocoPhillips-Rodeo, KHI-Chevron-Nigeria, TexasGas, BP-Laytai, Exxon-Mobile-Fujian, Sunoco-Wink, Sunoco-Philadelphia, Shell-Motiva-Norco, Sinopec-Guangzhou, Dresser-Rand-ThaiOil, MNU-Suncor-Fort Mcmurray, Gasco Cooper and Delaval Retrofit, DCP Midstream, Suncor-Voyage, Tesoro Mandan, etc..

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario

Post-Doctor Researcher, 2003 - 2005

Research and development of intelligent monitoring and diagnosis system for manufacturing quality assurance.

Developed a real-time engine fault detection and classification system (LabVIEW platform), which has been demonstrated to be very successful in a production line of an engine manufacturer. The work in this project involves: engine vibration and acoustic signal testing, signal analysis, and pattern recognition of engine faults using statistical and advanced signal processing techniques.

Design and development of quality inspection system for food and beverage production using ultrasound technology. The work in this project involves: hardware design and determination according to customer’s requirements; embedded system software design and development (C research on ultrasound technology with its application in small foreign body detection in foods and beverage.

Write research proposal, finish technical report and experiment results, as well as doing technical presentation.

Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong

Post-Doctor Researcher, 2002 - 2003

Research on Variable Amplitude Fourier Series(VAFS) technology in gearbox failure recognition and fault diagnosis.

Research on advanced signal processing technology – wavelet analysis.

Intelligent machinery fault diagnosis using advanced signal processing and pattern recognition.

Research on machinery health condition monitoring and intelligent maintenance.

Write technical papers and present research results.

Institute of Mechanical Diagnostics & Cybernetics, XJTU, China

Application & Research Engineer, 1998 - 2001

Machinery fault diagnosis based on vibration and acoustic signal processing and analysis

Rotordynamics analysis for large rotating equipment and field balancing of rotor system

Application and research on process monitoring and quality control.

Development and improvement of computer based maintenance, management, monitoring and diagnosis system for equipment and assets.

Assistant equipment and facilities installation, maintenance, condition monitoring and fault diagnosis for SinoPec petrochemical plants and refineries.

Assistant on plant commissioning, start up and on-site troubleshooting.

Project cost estimation, proposal preparation, negotiation of commercial terms and conditions, and direct customer sales.

Technical support and training for field technicians and young engineering professionals.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Selection and sizing rotating equipment including compressors, pumps, expanders, gas turbines, gearbox and motor

Working knowledge of ASME, API, IEEE and ISA codes such as ASME B31.3, B31.4, B16.5, Section VIII Div 1&2, API 617, 618, 616, 614, 610, 611, 612, 541, 613, 682, 674, 675, 676, IEEE 841 etc..

Equipment installation, maintenance, monitoring and diagnosis, vibration and acoustic analysis

Compressor dry gas seal control system design

Drawing and design of P&ID, layout/general arrangement, electrical, pipe spools and steel fabrication

Process devices (Valve, Instrumentation, Filter, Heaters, Pipe fittings, etc) sizing and selection

CMMS(Computerized Maintenance and Management System), production process monitoring and quality assurance

Design and development of test instruments and PC based real-time data acquisition, control and analysis system

Published 16 technical papers with some being extensively cited; Reviewer of technical journals including Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, ASME Journal of Vibration and Acoustics, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing.

COMPUTER SKILLS:

ProII(Process simulation), Flexware(Centrifugal compressor and expander sizing), Pipe-Flo(Piping system simulation), Caesar II

XLRotor(Rotor dynamics analysis program), DesignPac(Self developed), EngTools(Self developed)

SmartPlant Foundation(SPF)

Lotus Notes and Microsoft Office Suite which includes Excel, Word, Project, Access, PowerPoint and Visio

AutoCAD, LabView, C++, Database design

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATES:

Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering (1998), Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

Master in Engineering (1995), Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

Bachelor in Engineering (1992), Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

Certificate of gear training, Lufkin, 2011

Certificate of ProII Process Simulation Training, Houston, 2009

Certificate of Turbo Compressor Training, Baton Rouge, 2008

Certificate of Cryogenic Pumps Training, Houston, 2008

Certificates of Machinery Vibration and Rotordynamics, Houston, 2006

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