Robert Cookes

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Bluefield, WV 24701 Chemical_engineer_bob@yahoo

Summary: Seasoned chemical process professional with extensive refinery and

chemical industry accomplishments. Capabilities extend from process

development into design and start-up through process operation.

P&ID development Chemical and Refinery Processes Hydraulic

analysis Technical Services Process Development

Projects

Criterion Catalysts; Houston, Texas

Technical Services Engineer March 2008 thru March 2010

I worked with customers to understand business and technical needs and with

Criterion sales staff to develop commercial strategy. Catalyst cycle

estimates for future operating cycles in new and modified units

incorporated pilot plant testing data. Onsite support during catalyst

activation maximized catalyst potential. Preparation and delivery of

monitoring reports through the catalyst cycle and formulation of

troubleshooting advice based on report findings maximized benefit obtained

from catalyst.

Motiva; Convent, Louisiana

Staff Engineer March 1999 thru February 2008

I implemented the Process/Project Engineer function in a staged gated

project work process including consultation on root cause analysis and

business case development. Responsibilities included design basis

development, alternate solution screening, and proposal defense through

challenge sessions.

Review of detailed engineering ensured compliance with codes and standards

and facilitated management of change compliance.

. Eliminated a $20 million per year reforming and hydroprocessing gap.

. Mitigated an alkylation unit lost opportunity of $500,000 per year.

. Saved $400,000 per year in fuel generating a one year payout.

Texaco Process Specialist November 1994 thru February 1999

Generated design packages with PROII and Provision, cost estimates, and

detailed designs insuring a sound basis for refinery and chemical plant

improvement. Commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting included process

units in Mexico, Korea, and Panama.

. Generated $2.5 million annual profit and one year payout on a 400

million pound per year propylene oxide plant upgrade.

. Directed $5 million redesign of facility producing 1800 BPD of

aviation gasoline increasing mid-continent market share.

. Reduced $4 million fine to $2.3 million and saved $1 million per year

by converting a waste stream into petrochemical feedstock.

Robert Cookes

Texaco Refining and Marketing; ElDorado, Kansas

February 1990 thru October 1994

Prepared process and utility system designs:

. Developed a $23 million alkylation unit expansion completed 15% under

budget and implemented during a one month turnaround.

. Reduced waste production and disposal expense fifty percent on a

11,500 BPSD alkylation unit.

. Developed strategic planning options for reformulated gasoline and C4

olefins production in an 85,000 BPSD refinery including order of

magnitude cost estimates and generation of LP vectors.

. Achieved 100% annual return on investment by implementing process

modifications solving a delayed coker compressor problem.

. Initiated engineering to revise crude unit cooling water system

facilitating throughput increase from 85,000 to 107,000 BPSD.

. Analyzed delayed coker unit (DCU) cooling water system and defined the

problem as coke fines settling out in cooling water piping, cooling

tower basin, and exchangers. Upgrade to larger diameter piping for

adequate flow and velocity with strategic connections for water

blasting facilitated eventual DCU capacity increase to 18,000 BPSD.

Bechtel; Kingsport, Tennessee

Process Systems Engineer, February 1988 thru January 1990

Generated a front end design package (project data books) and detailed

designs (P&ID's, line list, pump calculations and pressure profile, relief

and flare calculations, control valve hydraulic design conditions,

equipment specifications, bid tabulations, purchase requisitions, man hour

estimates, inputs to generate project earned versus hours expended curves -

project controls) for chemical processing facilities:

. Created process design package for an overseas $35 million hydrogen

peroxide plant.

. Directed up to six chemical engineers.

. Generated process systems deliverable and documentation for a $55

million plastics intermediates complex.

NuTech Processors; Houston, Texas

Work centered on processes to upgrade waste streams:

. Applied a patented pyrolysis process upgrading slop oils.

. Pursued another opportunity upgrading hydrofluoric acid alkylation

unit ASO waste to marine diesel.

. Generated proposals submitted to investors for upgrading 1,800 BPSD of

chemical plant waste stream to C4 alcohol or solvents.

Torque Petroleum; Houston, Texas

Directed operation of a 2,200 BPDS used oil-reclaiming plant. Direct

reports included two operators and two maintenance personnel. Duties

included production planning, scheduling, logistics, training, procedures

development, product quality assurance, and regulatory compliance.

Robert Cookes

Ashland Petroleum; Ashland, Kentucky

Contractor performing process design tasks:

. Analyzed flare and relief systems resulting in installation of 2,000

feet of 24" flare header for a 220,000 BPSD refinery.

. Generated design package separating trains of a 40,000 BPSD FCCU feed

hydrotreater minimizing production loss during catalyst change.

. Converted an existing drum to a three phase separator for a 50,000

BPSD vacuum tower overhead system.

Texas City Refining; Texas City, Texas November 1979 -February 1985

Supervisor of Internal Coordination planning and scheduling production:

. Blended 60,000 BPSD of gasoline based on LP studies.

. Justified and installed additional blend stations for an inline

blender.

. Set unit operating targets for all plant units in a 140,000 BPSD

refinery.

. Supervised two salaried employees.

Economics Engineer generating economics to buy and blend crude oil:

. Created and maintained a data base of 100 crude oils.

. Analyzed gasoline blending operations based on queuing theory in an

effort to meet pipeline scheduling requirements.

. Integrated product prices, crude data base, and economics program to

buy one billion dollars per year of crude oil.

Technical Services Engineer optimizing crude and vacuum units, visbreaker,

hydrotreaters, catalytic reformers, amine units, and propylene purification

unit:

. Conceived a plan using an idle tower to eliminate 2% pentanes in

charge to a 20,000 BPSD CCR reformer and avoid corrosion loss of crude

tower overhead trays.

. Saved $600,000 per year by eliminating 100 BPSD of flared propylene.

. Cut crude unit diesel lost to vacuum tower by 2,000 BPSD by

installation of reduced stripping section tray area and proper design

of the steam sparger.

Ashland Petroleum, Ashland, Kentucky

Development Engineer, July 1974 thru November 1979

. Built 15 BPSD catalytic reformer and analyzed data generated.

. Directed 4 technicians on shifts operating a demonstration unit.

. Conducted research supporting construction of a $50 mln lube base

stock plant.

. Tested FCCU catalyst in support of catalyst development prior to the

decision to build an ART unit.

Robert Cookes

E.I. DuPont de Nemours, Wilmington, North Carolina

Engineer, June 1972 thru June 1974

Responsibilities included data analysis, statistical quality control, and

troubleshooting of spinning machines. Results included improved

reliability by identifying the root cause of spinning pump failures

resulting in thick fiber. Lab analysis confirmed production area testing.

Statistical analysis indicated a failure pattern conforming to the Weibull

or bath tub failure model versus gear pump wear. Working with others

identified the cause of the problem as a cost cutting change in spinning

pump inspection and acceptance procedures and got the already installed

defective pumps replaced.

Education

BS Chemical Engineering Virginia

Polytechnic Institute and State University

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