LARRY VENIER, PLEng.
S.E.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
T2Z 2G2
Home Phone: 403-257-
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Feb 2013 to Present DJA ENGINEERING SERVICES
Senior
Instrumentation Specialist
Control Narrative for Exshaw Oil Corp.
Shutdown Key for Artek Resources
P&ID Control Philosophy for Penn West
2012 to 2013 SNC LAVALIN
Assistant to the Lead on the CNRL Froth
Treatment Project.
Mentor others.
Advance commodity orders to procurement.
Perform quality control on all instrument and
automation activities.
Regulate the design of Instrument Installation Details
2010 to 2012 GENIVAR
Formerly:
TUNDRA ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES LTD
Instrumentation Lead
Department Assistant
Mentoring role to assistant other
instrumentation and automation personnel to
make the best possible technical decisions,
to aid in process of bid evaluations and to
assist in keeping projects on track.
Prepare and deliver technical talks on
instrumentation.
Projects:
Shell Montney 4 Gas Plant
100 MMSCFD Gas plant with two refrigerant
plants, 3 compressors, complicated with 3rd
stage compression purely for sales and
metering stations.
Shell Montney 3 Gas Plant and Frac Water Pump
Station
80 MMSCFD Gas plant with dual inlet
compression, dual refrigerant plants and dual
client metering skids.
Associate Frac Water Pump Station
Attend HAZOP and SIL meetings.
Develop control narrative and Shutdown Key
for Frac Water Project.
Supervise an instrument team to procure all
metering requirements and instrumentation
Birchliff Energy
Sour Gas Plant 60 MMSCD, West Doe
4-compressors, Amine Unit and Refrig plant
and also a VRU.
Responsible for the specifying of all
instruments, co-ordination of Shutdown Keys
and the co-ordination of the control
narrative. Also responsible for all aspects
of metering requirements with applicable
codes. Specified and procured (2) four steam
chromatographs systems complete with shelters
and H2S analyzers.
to 2010 EQUINOX Engineering
Instrumentation Lead
Department Assistant
Mentoring role to assistant other
instrumentation and automation personnel to
make the best possible technical decisions,
to aid in process of bid evaluations and to
assist in keeping projects on track.
Projects:
Spectra Energy, West Doe Gas Plant
60 MMSCFD Gas Plant, Slug Catcher, Dehy,
Amine
Unit and
Refrigeration.
Supervise an instrument team to procure all
metering requirements and instrumentation.
Responsible for developing control
philosophies for the P&IDs.
Kuwait Nation Petroleum Project
DeHazing Project ($25 Million)
Outskirts of Kuwait City
Lead instrument engineer in charge of all
instrument activities: control system
specifications, I/O lists, instrument index,
control narratives, cause and effect
diagrams, data sheets, installations
drawings, etc.
Journeyed to Kuwait in November 2007 to
participate in progress reports and schedules
with the client.
Interfaced with main contractor, Gulf Spic to
establish the guidelines for the different
engineering and construction activities.
Penn West Willesden Green Gas Plant
Control Systems upgrade of Fisher Delta V and
tie in of new compressor utilizing AB Compact
Logix. Lead role in instrumentation
selection, electrical design and automation
programming and start-up assistance.
Duke Energy Fourth Creek Gas Plant
Design logic for Dehydration and Separation
Unit.
BP Projects,
BP Ricinus DCS Upgrade
Participate in cost estimating and design
control system strategy. Site visits to work
with operations people in determining the
instrumentation needs for the project.
BP O-Jay
Well tie-ins, Twin Lakes Gas Plant, O-Jay Gas
Plant, Burlington Gas Plant
BP Noel
Interface with Yokogawa in determining the
type of control system for a small gas
metering/ compressor station.
Responsible for specifying and procuring
Foundation Fieldbus instrumentation.
Innova Exploration Gas Plant,
Net Safety Fire & Gas Systems and
Shutdown Logic
Kereco Energy Ltd. SCADA Systems,
zed.i satellite systems.
Husky Oil
Responsible for leading an instrument team to
complete many small projects costing in the
range of $1 to $5 millions.
Specifying and procuring a chromatograph for
43%
sour service.
2002 (April) - 2006 FLUOR CANADA
Position: Senior Instrumentation Controls
Specialist
Calgary/ Ft. McMurray Assignment on the UE-1
Syncrude Project.
Commissioning/ startup engineering lead for
plants 27-1/ 18-2.
Solving problems with controls and
instrumentation during commissioning and
start up.
Mechanical packages: revising instrument data
sheets and trouble shooting problem areas
with package equipment. Extensive use of
INTOOLS.
Work Assignments in Florence, Rosignano and
Bari, Italy at Nuvo Pignone/ GE offices and
ConPro Toscana offices.
Position: Senior Instrument Engineer
Project: Opti Canada
Involved int the design of burner management
systems and compressor controls.
Position:
Fire Alarm Systems Coordinator
Project: Syncrude UE-1 Expansion
Manage Honeywell contract for fire alarm systems.
Coordinate with UDT engineers from all EPC
companies to ensure engineering and
procurement requirements met. CWPs and
Integration/ Site Verification of fire alarm
packages met schedule. Interface with Deluge
Systems leads for tie-ins to FAS.
Position: Senior Control Systems Specialist
Project: Imperial Oil PRISM: Three refineries
additions at Strathcona, AB Nanticoke,
Ontario and Dartmouth, N.S.
Coordinate the controls issues for recycle
gas compressors and reactor furnaces on the
P&IDs.
Design ESD and compressor BOOLEAN logic for
the Dartmouth refinery. Responsible for all
logic development, hardware instrumentation
and control strategies for the reactor
furnaces. Responsible for all coordination
activities with Born Canada for the heaters
and burner management systems.
2000 (Aug) to 2002 (April) AMEC (AGRA Monenco)
Position: Control/ Instrumentation Specialist
Aurora II (Syncrude)
Task coordinator for the procurement of all
DCS, PLC, radio equipment and field
instruments for Extraction, Offsite &
Utilities and Material Handling Plants.
MRC-2 ( Muskeg River Oil Sands Project)
Assistant lead for instrumentation and
controls
Co-generation Plant (ATCO Power) part of
Muskeg River Oil Sands Project: 2 Frame 7 GE
gas turbines, 2 heat recovery boilers, 2
auxiliary boilers, air compressor system,
condensate system, gas filtration/handling
and HVAC.
Specialty areas: Design control strategies,
spec. flow computer and vibration systems.
Responsible for spec'ing instruments, P&ID
development, SAMA diagrams, shutdown keys,
and editing of all process/ control
narratives.
1999(June) to 2000 (Aug) TG ENGINEERING
Position: PLC Programming
1999 (June) to 2000 (Aug)
Electrical and Instrument Engineering.
Projects:
* Jet Energy Corporation
Compressor Station, Fort St. John, B.C.
Program Fanuc 90-30 PLC and Quick Panel,
field commissioning and start-up.
* Amoco and Alberta Energy Corp.
Pipeline Projects
AEGS Alberta Ethane Gathering System
Design shutdown keys and perform technical
writing.
Specify and procure instruments. Assist in
electrical control design.
1998(March) to 1999 (June) TARTAN ENGINEERING
Position: Instrumentation and Controls Specialist
Projects:
Northrock Resources Ltd.
*Pembina Gas Plant: 20 MMSCFD, 35% Acid gas
reinjection at 2000 psig.
Instrument Lead responsible for P&ID
presentation,
data sheet production, instrument
index, control strategies and shutdown
keys. Coordination of fabricators
regarding instrument design and
installation details.
Fletcher Challenge Energy Canada
*Kirkpatrick Lake: Amine and Compressor
Package, 10 MMSCFD.
Responsible for P&ID presentation, data sheet
production, control strategies, production of
shutdown key, instrument index and
coordination with fabricators.
*Wizard Lake Oil Battery: Instrument Lead
*Kessler Gas Compression: Instrument Lead
*Houcher Solution Gas Project: Instrument
Lead
*St. Albert PLC Integration and Fire/ Gas
Upgrade
Instrument Lead
Union Pacific Resources Inc.
* Kaybob and Edson: Dehy, separator and
compressor packages.
Instrument Lead responsible for P&ID
representation, data sheets, instrument
index, shutdown key, control strategies
and coordination of fabricators.
Coordinated electrical contractors,
Syntech and Kenonic Controls re: Fisher
ROC RTU installations and commissioning.
1998 Supplemental Work MAGNA PROJECTS
Position: Instrumentation and Controls Specialist
Projects:
Bromley Marr: Sand Wash Facility,
Bonneyville, Alberta.
Programmed GE Fanuc PLC and configured
CIMPLICITY, PC based MMI. ( PID loops,
discrete logic, trends, alarms.)
Designed loop diagrams and wiring
schematics and coordinated all
instrument design activities.
*Westlock
Specified all fire monitoring and alarm systems.
1995 to 1998 QUANTEL VECO ENGINEERING LTD.
Position: Instrumentation and Controls Specialist
Projects:
*Gulf Rimbey DCS Project, Foxboro I/A,
Rimbey, AB
P&ID control revamp, hardware and software selection.
Revamped control strategies and produced shutdown keys.
*QGPC Power Water Injection
Project, Dukhan
Oilfields, Qatar.
Developed contract with Honeywell
Middle East regarding an Allen Bradley
PLC 5/ RS View System.
Attended Factory Acceptance Test FAT
at Dubai for A/B system.
Attended TD Communications FAT in
Calgary. 10 GHz and 800 MHz radio
systems/ modems and multiplexers.
Attended Vision System Fire System
FAT in Dukhan
Was appointed during start-up as
the field commissioning engineer.
Specified and procured
instrumentation, control system and
fire monitoring system.
*Can-Oxy, Yemen: CPF Project
Instrumentation Lead responsible for
P&ID production, data sheets,
instrument index, bids and quotations
Experience with Baker CAC RTU's.
*Gulf Orkney/ Ghost Pine Compressor
Stations
Programmed Allen Bradley SLC 500
PLC's and A/B Panelview 550 MMI's.
*Gulf Stetler Sour Dehy Project.
Programmed A/B SLC 500: PLC and two
Panelview MMI's.
*Mark Resources: Pine Creek Gas
Plant and Grande
Prairie Oil Battery.
Instrument lead Developed instrument
data sheets and procured instruments,
produced shutdown key and participated
in HAZOP meetings. Programmed SLC 500
PLC and Panelview 550 MMI
*Crestar Energy
Instrument lead for numerous projects.
Spec'd and installed Valmet RTU at
Mazeppa Gas plant. Coordinated the
production of all electrical drawings.
*Centurion/ Ecumed: Tunisian Off
Shore Platform and Main Battery.
10,000 barrels oil per day.
Coordinate instrument and
electrical work with Mondial
Construction.
Evaluated fire /gas system and
firewater system at existing plant for
Tunisian Government.
*Ocelot Energy: Songo Songo
Project, Tanzania
Instrument Lead engineer for Phase I
and Phase II work which included
preparation of detailed engineering
spec. to which other engineering
companies worldwide bid on to complete
the final Phase III work.
Interfaced with IP Kinney (General
Contractor) re: metering skids and
overall construction requirements.
*Westcoast Energy: Fort Nelson Gas
Plant.
Lead instrument engineer. Specified
and procured instrumentation for
boilers.
*Suncor Heavy Oil Plant, Fort
McMurray. Boiler
Revamp Project.
Lead Instrument Engineer.
Specified and procured all
instrumentation and controls for
new boiler and developed wiring
design into the Bailey Network
90 System.
1991 - 1995 IAVAC OPERATIONS LTD.
Position: Owner Manager
Clients: TG Engineering, Co-op Refinery
New Grade Energy Heavy Oil Upgrader
Hinz Consulting, Cub Engineering,
DPH Engineering
Responsibilities:
*Foxboro chromatograph tie-in to IBM PC
using a stargate configuration.
*Taylor Mod 300 DCS system loop tie-ins.
*Modicon 384 PLC tie-ins.
*Hillcrest Oil Battery
Total design of LACT unit for oil battery
i.e.
electrical switchgear, instrumentation,
etc.
Programmed PLC 5 w/ Basic Module/ Prosoft.
*Dekalb Gas Plant: Programmed PLC 5 and
configured Moore Micro-Advantage MMI
software and Moore FMC modules. *Compressor
controls: Experience with Flexi-
Guard and Micro-Guard.
*Design and supervise the installation of
fire
and gas monitoring systems.
*Revamp boiler controls utilizing Taylor Mod
30 system.
*Perform Factory Performance Tests on Valmet
RTU's for Pan Canadian GPIRS projects,
Grande Prairie, Panoka and Drumheller, AB.
1988 to 1991 BANTREL INC.
Position: Lead Instrument Engineer
Projects:
*Husky Bi-Provincial Upgrader
Instrument lead engineer for field
instrumentation and Foxboro I/A DCS system.
Completed supervisor's course on Foxboro
I/A System.
Involved with turbine and compressor
controls: Tri-sen Turbine Controls and
CCC Surge Control.
Coordinated review meetings with IMO
Delaval in Trenton, New Jersey and
Mitsibushi in Houston Texas.
Supervised HAZOP meetings and P&ID
review meetings.
Developed HVAC P&ID's for the
facility.
Supervised a team developing Cerbrus
Pyrontronics fire/ gas and ESD monitoring
and shutdown systems.
*Texaco Bonny Glen and Texaco West Pembina
Gas Plants
Lead instrument engineer resident
in Texaco offices, Calgary AB.
Responsible for the specifying and
procurement of all plant instrumentation
inclusive of Applied Automation
Chromatographs and chromatograph shelters.
*Syncrude Expansion Study, Fort
McMurray, AB
Responsible for the specification for the
control system in the Water Treatment
Building and the control strategy design
to be implemented.
*Suncor, Fort McMurray, AB
Control Valve Revamp Project. Lead
instrument engineer.
1984 to 1988 COMBUSTION ENGINEERING NATCO
Position: Resident instrument/ electrical
engineering specialist.
Projects:
*Laiohe, Peoples Republic of China
Design of control system for (4) 50 MM
BTU/HR Steam thermadrives for Laiohe oil
fields.
Experience with Siemens PLC control system.
Performed start-up and commissioning
in Laiohe oil fields, China.
*Shell PREP Project, Peace River, Alberta
Design controls and specify
instrumentation for (4) 150 MM BTU/HR.
steam thermadrives for the Peace River
Plant.
Developed Boolean Logic and SAMA
diagrams.
Astrakhan Project, USSR
Specified specialty instrumentation for
seventy-six special alloy heaters for
the sour Astrakhan oil fields.
Developed all burner management
systems.
Experience with BASEEFA and CENELEC
electrical codes.
*Pan Canadian Alderston, Rycroft and
Brooks
Treater and Separator Projects.
Specify instruments and develop
electrical tie-in drawings into the
plant.
*CHF Heater Project, White Court,
Alberta
Programmed Modicon Micro PLC to auto light
heater and provide shutdown safeguards.
1980 to 1984 PARTEC LAVALIN INC.
Position: Senior Instrument Designer
Projects:
*Shell Waterton Sulphur Prill Tower,
Waterton, AB
Loop sheet and control panel design.
*Aquitaine Sulphur Prill Tower, Ram River AB.
Spec instruments, coordinate design of loop
diagrams. Commission and start-up the plant.
*Jubal Quai, Saudia Arabia, Sulphur Prill
Towers.
*Gulf Hanlon Robb
Spec instruments and complete data sheets.
*Esso Norman Wells Project, Norman Well,
North West Territories
Specify instruments and help coordinate
modular design at St. Albert fabrication
shop.
*ESSO Port Moody Gas Plant Revamp, Port Moody
B.C.
EDUCATION:
B. Sc. Degree, 1973 University of British Columbia
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
LICENSURE AND AFFILIATIONS
Member of APEGA (PLEng.)
Instrument Society of America)
Fourth Class Steam Engineer
UBC Alumni Society
H2S Alive Certificate (current)
WHMIS (current)
TDG Training Certificate, Issue May 11/ 2006
SPECIAL ACITIVITIES
Software used:
Moore Micro Advantage Fisher Valve Sizing, FSP
Aimax Farris Relief Valve Sizing
Icom SLC 500, PLC 5 Quick Panel
Allen Bradley Winlogix Windows 3.1, 95, 98
Mitsubushi PLC Excel, Word, Office 97
TSL Word Perfect
A/B Panelview 550 Windows NT
Intools (Smart Plant) (Index, data sheets & wiring) GE Fanuc
Cimplicity
Access Convero (Axiom)
Honeywell Plantscape Delta V