Project Manager Engineer

Vinh Le

Email: ********@********.***

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City: Davie

State: FL

Zip: 33328

Country: USA

Phone: 954-***-****

Skill Level: Experienced

Salary Range: $170,000

Willing to Relocate

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Job History / Details:

Name: Vinh N. Le

Title: Process Engineering Manager

Education: MBA, 1992 (McGill University, Montreal)

MS Chem. Eng., 1985 (McGill University, Montreal)

BS Chem.Eng., 1974 (Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal)

An accomplished process engineer with more than 30 years` operations, project management, process development, research, technology licensing and engineering/design in petrochemicals, polymers and oil refinery, Mr. Le`s diversified yet in-depth knowledge of the field has helped clients reduce capital cost, streamline processes, increase capacity and improve plant reliability.

Mr. Le is seeking a position that can take advantage of his diversified process skills. He is available for relocation and thrives in a position with technical challenges and multicultural diversity. He has worked 8 years in Saudi Arabia and has extensive overseas experience.

Typical Recent Assignments:

* Completed a FEED package for a grass-roots Polystyrene plant including a Heat and Material Balance linked with a self-developed kinetic model to address multiple product grades. Developed hydraulic calculations for non-Newtonian polymer flow. More than 7 million $ worth of innovative ideas were accepted for implementation.

* Preliminary design of a specialty rubber

* Detailed design for a refinery revamp project: hydraulic calculations, simulations, P&ID, PFD, equipment datasheets

Languages:

* French

* Vietnamese

Employment History:

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc., Houston, TX 2006 - now

Process engineering manager

Completed the front end engineering (FEED) package for a specialty rubber plant and a major refinery low sulfur diesel project; led a team of process engineers in completing the FEED package for a large polystyrene plant. Recommended and implemented several ideas resulting in multi-million $ saving. Work consisted of process simulations, heat & material balances, process flow diagrams, P&ID modifications (modified & demolition), evaluating existing equipment for new conditions, preparation of process data sheets for new equipment, line sizing and hydraulic calculations, preparation of material selection tables (MST), preparation of instrument process data sheets.

ABB Lummus Global, Bloomfield, NJ 2005 - 2006

Polystyrene process technology manager

Responsible for preparing technology license package for Innovene (formerly BP Chemicals) PS process and making presentation to potential clients (obtained 80% of new worldwide licenses); participated in the commissioning of largest facility in China (300 ktpa); reduced capital cost by 15% through process design optimization and vendor selection;

Chart Industries, La Crosse, WI 2004 - 2005

Principal applications engineer

Developed new reactor applications for Shimtec meso-scale heat exchanger-reactors for highly exothermic reactions and difficult heat transfer (Ethylene oxide, Steam Methane reforming, Fischer-Tropsch, polymerization, nitration) resulting in one patent application.

SABIC R&T, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 1995 - 2003

Process development advisor and plant technical assistance

Developed basic engineering for a continuous, multi-purpose polymerization pilot plant Responsible for its daily operation for product development.

Investigated and resolved causes for Petrokemya Polystyrene reactor fouling, hot oil system degradation, runaway reactions etc. Increased plant capacity by 30% above nameplate and achieved 100% plant reliability for 3 continuous years

Developed an advanced Polystyrene technical training program for process engineers

Author of 3 patent applications for reactors with very high heat transfer. US Patent #7,067,088 granted.

Developed in-line instrumentation for monitoring polymerization kinetics (Paper presented at PetroTech 2003 in Bahrain)

Nova Chemicals, multiple sites in Canada and US 1987 - 1995

Project manager, Nova Chemicals, Montreal, Que., Copley, OH and Decatur, AL. Responsibilities included plant debottlenecking project management and construction, bulk loading/ unloading system and process improvement projects. Managed the design and construction to increase PS plant capacity by 40%; diverse plant projects (vacuum systems, pneumatic conveying, bulk loading system, automatic rail car washing)

Bristol Myers, Clairol div., Lac Brome, Que. 1985 - 1987

Project engineer

Developed and optimized new processes for cosmetics and pharmaceuticals; reduced plant water pollution load

Union Carbide Canada Ltd, Montreal 1974 - 1985

Process engineer

Daily operation and optimization of: ethylene glycol/ ethylene oxide unit; polyethylene compounding; polyethylene packaging

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