Noor Taha
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HIGHLIGHT OF QUALIFICATIONS
Strong Academic engineering and project management Background
Practical experience in Oil & gas industry, chemical, pharmaceutical, and biofuel research.
Strong knowledge and compliance with engineering standards, industrial codes, governmental regulations, good manufacturing rules, and Engineering Data Books such as API, ASME, ISO, Six Sigma, NFPA, NACE, NORSOK, GPSA Data book, CGMP
Experienced in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Project, Visio, Access, and Outlook), HYSYS, Aspen one process Control, and AutoCAD. Familiarized with NAVIS work, Matlab, RS mean, SAP, Primavera P6.
Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
Available immediately, able to relocate, hold Canadian passport and valid drive license.
EDUCATION
BEng in Chemical Engineering Jun. 2011
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
Certificate in Project Management Mar.2013
University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
Foundation of project Management, Leading Projects in Organizations, Project Implementation and Controls.
Six Sigma Lean Green Belt Certified (LGBC)™ In Progress
Management and Strategy Institute
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Process Engineer Jul.2013-Current
Aker Solutions, St. John’s, NL
Experience in Offshore Oil and Gas industry, Crude Oil Processing and Treatment, experience in different projects assignments such as Gas and Water Injection, Dehydration and Desulfurization, Heating and Cooling medium, Slops water treatment, Service Air, Gas Compression package, Crude Storage, on loading and offloading, inert and purge system, blowdown and shutdown depressurization, Flaring, Subsea production and operation (Wellheads/Subsea Trees/Subsea Structures/Tie in/Umbilical), Fire and foam systems, potable water, HVAC, and Control and Emergency Systems.
Develop detailed engineering calculations such as valve Cv sizing, PSV sizing, pump selection based on pumping rate and differential pressure estimates, pressure losses, flow dynamic, heat and mass balance, and pipe sizing (using spreadsheets, pipe flow software)
Design, review and update Process Engineering Diagrams P&ID, PFD, UFD.
Prepare Line List, Alarm and Trip, Control Philosophy, Engineering investigation reports, Work instructions, Valve register, and Order of magnitude cost.
Identification of potential dead legs, participate in selecting most preferred engineering solutions among other alternatives such as selecting most reliable pressurization/depressurization method for gas lift and gas injection flowlines.
Analyze and construct operating data trends using Aspen one process control such as identification peak level signals for Gas scrubbers to identify root cause of faulty Level instrumentation operation.
Review vendor documents and other discipline documents such as RFI, structural layouts, piping isometrics, material selections based on NACE Std., mechanical packages, Instrumental and mechanical specification sheets, and reports checks.
Help with material selection for piping and operational units based on different factors such as fluid ranking, process conditions, and operating mode.
Involve in Process management related activities such as cost estimate sheets, progress reports, change orders, planning and attend team project meetings and client meetings.
Reviewed NAVIS work for Terra Nova Offshore operational modules.
Attend weekly meetings and participated in Safety Studies and HAZOP & HAZID reviews
Interact with other engineering disciplines, work under direction of my manager and submit deliverables in a timely resolution manner.
Worked on HYSYS, AUTOCAD, VISIO, MS Office Packages
Good Communication Skills and able to work effectively with all disciplines.
Chemical Engineer Jul. 2011-Sep.2012
Al-Anbaki Consultancy Office, Iraq, Baghdad
Involved in providing engineering solutions and optimization to the Oil & Gas and Refining Services.
Familiarized with crude oil processing, sulfur recovery, and hydro treatment.
Familiarized with PFD and P&ID, DCS system, know-how design, and operation.
Involved in maintaining process safety and environmental performance.
Co-op Chemical Engineer Researcher Jan. 2010-Sep. 2010
Biofuel Research, Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
Worked on enzymatic hydrolysis for pretreated and non-pretreated straws, lignocellulosic biomass pretreatments such as mild acid hydrolysis, ultrasonic high temperature method.
Participated in gaining high yield of glucose concentration, followed by optimized hydrolysis.
Applied factorial design approach and experimental data analysis.
Designed and set up experiments to gain higher yield of Biofuel products.
Analyzing and improving the synergy between cellulose and cellulase and examine catalysis kinetics reaction of the enzymes, further studies lignocellulose structure impact to the hydrolysis, implementing different types of straws in the research study.
Developed communication, presentation skills, and wrote technical reports.
Experience in analytical equipment such as incubator, calibrator, miller, and UV absorber.
Involved in analytical methods such as Filter paper FP, Carboxyl methyl Cellulose CMC, milling, Incubation hydrolysis, DNS analysis.
Co-op Quality Control Assistant Sep. 2008- Dec. 2008
Alphora Pharmaceutical Research Inc., Mississauga, ON
Ensured timely resolution of testing Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) to meet current good manufacturing products (CGMP) and World Health Regulations (WHO).
Analyzed data using High Pressure Chromatography HPLC, Gas Chromatography GC, Karl Fisher Chromatography KFC.
Liaison with Quality team in monitoring and maintaining quality value.
Participated in shipment, delivery, waste removal, hazardous material handling & disposal.
Co-op Research Assistant May. 2008-Sep. 2008
Synthetic Organic Research Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
Set up experiments to produce high yield of ester formation, participated in manipulation of organic structures, design and synthesis of organic compounds.
Investigated under supervision of my professor ester structure and reaction planning
Monitored reaction through Thin Layer Chromatography TLC, HPLC, GC.
Identified desired product through hand on operation of a 400 MHz nuclear magnetic resonance NMR, extraction, and purification.
Professional Development
Member of PEGNL (Professional Eng.& Geoscience of NL)
Currently has EIT membership and has successfully passed law and Ethics examination.
Certificate in Multi-Stage Compressors Jun. 2015
AspenTech, Successful Completion of Multi Stage compressor training course in Conducting Operational and Safety Studies using Dynamic Analysis.
Certificate in Relief and Flare Systems Jul.2014
John M.Campbell PetroSkills, Houston, United States
An overview of pressure Control/overpressure protection, key engineering design including code considerations.
Attended PEGNL informative seminars:
-Climate Change assessment on Energy Demand by NRC Feb. 2016
-Mentor vs. Sponsors Event by WISE NL-Statoil at MUN Sep. 2015.
Mentor in Tri-Mentoring Program Sep. 2007- Sep. 2008
Ryerson University, Toronto, ON
Pharmaceutical/Chemical Studies Jun. 2004
Baghdad University, Iraq
Two years full time studies of Pharmaceutical & Chemical courses such as Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmacology, Microbiology, and Analytical Chemistry, Physical Pharmacy.