Engineer Project

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Houston TX 77082 832-***-**** (cell)

Siddharth Parekh, E.I.T.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

. EIT (Engineer-in-Training) certified and planning to achieve PE

(Professional Engineer) license within a year, with 5+ years of experience

in process design, research and plant.

. Process design experience in midstream and refinery projects ranges from

revamp to grassroots including Hydrotreaters, Coker, Vacuum Distillate

Unit (VDU), Glycol Dehydration, Amine Sweetening and Utilities.

. Experience in conceptual design, preparation of Front End Loading (FEL)

package & detailed engineering design.

. Proficient in ASPEN HYSYS, Pro II, PROMAX, HTRI, KG-TOWER, PHAWorks and

C++.

. Sound knowledge of PFD's, P&ID's, heat and material balances (HMB),

calculation of hydraulics, pumps and drum sizing, relief valves, design

and rating of heat exchangers and towers.

. Presentations: 1. AIChE National Meeting, 2007, 2. AADE Fluid Technology

Conference, 2006, 3. Texas A & M University System Pathways Research

Symposium, 2005 and 4. Recipient of the best paper presentation at Indian

Chemical Engineering Congress, 2003.

EDUCATION CERTIFICATION

M.S. Natural Gas Engineering, Texas A & M Kingsville, TX, GPA 4.0/4.0

2005

M.S. Chemical Engineering, L.D. College of Engineering, India, GPA 3.9/4.0

2004

B.S. Chemical Engineering, V.V.P Engineering College, India, GPA 3.9/4.0

2002

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

jacobs Engineering group

Jul 2006 - Feb 2010

Process Engineer

BP Whiting Works Project (Glycol Dehydration Unit and Boiler), Whiting IN -

$35 MM Project

. Designed and developed a one of the kind low pressure FG dehydration

system using glycol dehydration process in the refinery.

. Saved $5 MM by eliminating regenerator off gas compressor and by using

patented high pressure regenerator process.

. Involved in conceptual to mechanical completion design including proposal

requests, technical paper preparation, process design basis, studies,

simulation in HYSYS, presentation for client, fuel gas piping integrity &

reconfiguration, material balance, development of PFDs and P&IDs,

equipment design, calculation of hydraulics and pumps, control philosophy,

determination of the applicable overpressure scenarios and provision of

relief devices, design option and philosophy determination, sensitivity

analysis, facilitating P&ID review with different disciplines.

. Coordinated and interfaced with equipment suppliers and prepared

technical evaluations of supplier's proposals.

. Participated in HAZOP workshops to provide inherently safe design for BP

refinery.

. Successfully met client's urgent requirement for air permit by

determining RFG composition for different scenarios and delivered basis

document before schedule.

BP Gasoline Benzene Reduction Project, Whiting, IN - $120 MM Project

. Analyzed the impact of new operating conditions on existing depropanizer,

deethanizer and C4/C5 splitter system and provided recommendations for

Cost Estimating. Generated simulation in HYSYS, performing drum sizing

calculation, checking pump adequacy based on pump curves, rating and

design of heat exchangers and towers using HTRI and KG-TOWER respectively,

and line hydraulic calculations.

. Instrumental in assisting cost savings of $30-40 MM by novel approach of

saturating benzene in existing isomerization unit instead of selecting the

proprietary technology.

. Assisted client in developing the benzene reduction option by setting up

& analyzing 9 different options in HYSYS for the units including naphtha

splitter, ultraformer, aromatics recovery unit and dehexanizer.

. Developed P&IDs and PFDs, generated simulation, heat and material

balance, rated the exchangers using HTRI and prepared equipment design

summary for naphtha splitter system and dehexanizer system.

. Performed Reboiler study to troubleshoot existing naphtha splitter

reboiler problems using HTRI and by interacting with piping and mechanical

engineering disciplines.

. Developed HAZOP and LOPA documentation for reviews and then final reports

using PHAWorks software.

BP OCC Project (Hydrotreater Units and VDU) Whiting, IN - $300 MM Project

. Lead the conversion of Pro II simulation to HYSYS simulation for 4

different hydrotreating units, matched HYSYS with Pro II simulation and

provided HYSYS working models to the client.

. Developed P&IDs, utility summary, piping line list, instrument datasheets

for Distillate Desulfurization unit.

. Rated the high and Low pressure amine towers for six different

hydrotreating units using KG-TOWER, prepared equipment design summary and

co-ordinated with the lead for any tower performance concerns.

. Prepared crude vacuum tower datasheet and metallurgy selection for

preheat train exchangers and lines.

. Developed refinery technical department procedures for the sizing of

relief devices and the management of related documentation.

Petro Canada Oil Sands Project (Hydrocracker Unit & VDU), Alberta, Canada

. Simulated amine system using PROMAX and design the amine absorber using

KG-TOWER.

. Designed lean amine system which includes calculation of pump, hydraulics

and drum sizing, relief valve and heat exchanger design using HTRI.

Developed PFDs & P&IDs, prepared material selection worksheet.

FOSTER WHEELER USA CORPORATION Feb 2006 - Jun 2006

Process Engineer

Delayed Coker Project, COSMO Oil Co. Ltd., Japan

Successfully completed FEED package. Performed calculation for fired

heater, pump, drum and line sizing, simulation in Pro II, PFD development

and prepared fired heater and other associated equipment datasheets.

TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE, TX Jan 2005-Dec 2005

Teaching Assistant for FE (Fundamental of Engineering) Review Sessions.

CITGO REFINERY (Industry Project: Evaluation of PSV's) Aug 2005 - Oct

2005

Evaluated Pressure Relief Valve in regards to API-521 compliance using

MATHCAD to determine curve fitting equation and HYSYS to determine exit

temperature of valve.

TRANSPEK-SILOX INDUSTRY LIMITED, INDIA Jul 2004-Aug 2004

Management Trainee - Operations-Project

Worked in the zinc hydroxide washing plant project. Devised productive

results after performing various trials, experiments and trouble shooting.

Developed PFDs and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).

Navin Fluorine Industries (Mafatlal group), India Jun 2001-Jul 2001

Industry Intern

Visited HF, Freon and sulfuric acid plant, learned their processes and

prepared the technical report.

RESEARCH & TERM PROJECTS

. "Generalized Hydraulic Calculation of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Slit flow",

Aug 2005 - Dec 2005

. "Nitration of Aromatic Compounds without using Sulphuric Acid", Aug 2003-

May 2004

. "Production of p-xylene from Naphtha Cracking", Jan 2002-Apr 2002

. "Natural Gas Process Plant Design using HYSYS", Jan 2005-May 2005

PRESENTATIONS

. Nitration of Aromatic Compounds without using Sulfuric Acid, AIChE

National Meeting, Houston, TX, April 2007

. Generalized Hydraulic Calculation of Non-Newtonian Fluids in Slit flow,

AADE 2006 Fluid Technology Conference, Houston, TX, April 2006 and at

TAMUS Pathways Research Symposium, TX, November 2005.

. Papers presented in Indian Chemical Engineering Congress - 2003, India,

December 2003

Key issues in Bioreactor Treatment of Dairy effluents using Aerobic

Heat Integration in Heat Suspended and Anaerobic Attached Growth System

Exchanger-pinch Technology (Best Paper Presentation Award)

Anaerobic Digestion-Generation of Energy & Disposal

of Sludge Waste

ACTIVITIES AND HONORS

. Recipient of chemical & natural gas engineering dept. scholarship, Sep

2004 - Jul 2005

. Lifetime Associate member of "Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers"

Awarded scholarship from All India Council of Technical Education, Oct 2002

- Mar 2004

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