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
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Generally Accepted Engineering Practices.
Designed batch reactors for a major process upgrade project. Sized and positioned nozzles, vent systems, pumps, and piping.
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Checked and edited drawings. Recommended materials of construction.
Designed shell and tube heat exchangers based on HTRI calculations in accordance with TEMA standards.
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Sized and specified pressure vessels and low pressure FRP tanks. Prepared equipment sketches in Excel. Designed vessel
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overfill protection in accordance with API RP 2350.
Consulted for pressure relief engineering projects.
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Acquired expertise with ASPEN ZYQAD equipment specification database application.
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*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.
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Reviewed Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs).
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Analyzed and verified pressure relief system calculations.
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Celerity3 Engineering, Inc. Houston, TX
Senior Process Engineer 2006 2007
Analyzed processes and identified potential overpressure relief scenarios. Calculated scenario relief flow rates. Drafted
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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.
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Trained and mentored engineers regarding document preparation and technical writing.
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Wrote and monitored refinery process safety instructions and practices.
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Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Harrisburg, PA
Industrial Engineer 2003 2006
Conducted engineering performance audits of public utility companies.
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Wrote management of change reports describing findings and then recommended changes in practice.
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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.
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Wrote plant operating procedures and plant operations progress reports.
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Designed piping, control valves, and storage facilities.
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Analyzed processes and then designed equipment for pressure relief systems.
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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.