Engineer Process, Application Engineer / Proposal

CORY J. HUBBARD

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Process Engineer with Application Engineering Experience

Goal oriented, motivated Process Engineer with Application engineering experience, offering more than ten years of combined application engineering and process design with an emphasis on produced water and wastewater treatment proposals. I have the ability to digest Client specifications and knowledge of Industry and Engineering standard, project documentation, IOM and start-up Operating manuals. Highly skilled at preparing customer proposals from Inquiry to Order processing phases of the project. Working with Legal and sales Departments to negotiate favorable T&C’s as well as meeting Export compliance requirements. Working with vendors for on time delivery and favorable cost estimates for client solutions.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering, December 2000

Prairie View A & M University, Prairie View, Texas

PROCESS SIMULATION & COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

Process Modeling HYSYS versions 3 – 8. Including experience with Thermodynamic and Reaction packages. Knowledge of Column Operation, Ethylene Glycol Plant simulation and stream generation and Distillation processes. Process Pump sizing and selection, and calculations

Masoneilan & Fisher Control & Consolidated and Crosby Relief Valve Sizing Software & Calculations

Flowserve Pump sizing software for refinery and petrochemical applications.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Testengeer Inc. Engineering and Technical Services

Process Engineer – Oxiteno Chemical Plant, Pasadena April 2015- July 2016

. Perform Process Engineering duties to optimize plant production and efficiency.

Troubleshoot solutions for medium capital projects on site, working closely with Operations and Maintenance personnel.

Take principal responsibility for advanced engineering calculations and utilization of multifaceted simulation models

Initiate Management of Change (MOC) documentation to ensure compliance to plant and industry specifications. Follow through to field installation and solution.

Perform basic engineering design and calculations such as heat and mass balance, equipment duty specifications, fluid flow and hydraulics, heat exchange, valve and orifice sizing, etc.

Develop Cause and Effect diagrams; Interlock and logic description for operation of small batch reactions for production of amines, surfoms and other processes. Familiar with loop drawings and I&E disciplines

Optimize small batch reactions for production, utilizing low/medium pressure reactors and blenders.

Flammables and Betaines Project – Specify instrumentation, control valves, automated valves, PSV’s and Vacuum Breakers for ASME/API coded tanks and vessels

ProSep (USA) Incorporated

Process /Sr. Application Engineer September 2013- February 2015

Prepare several successful proposals upon receipt of RFQ. Review client specifications, negotiate favorable T&Cs, work with vendors and OEMs for schedule and on time delivery. Generate Clsrification and exceptions list with Legal and Sales Department.

Develop process systems solutions utilizing ProSep products and technologies, where applicable and cost effective; this would include PFD and P&ID definition, process equipment selection, performance evaluation, and sizing. HAZOP Participation including Commissioning and Start up assistance at customer site.

Use ProSep proprietary and licensed process simulation programs for main focus areas, including compact separations, produced water treatment, and mass transfer processes.

Take principal responsibility for advanced engineering calculations and utilization of multifaceted simulation models

Assist Client Operations in start-up and troubleshooting of Oil/Water separation equipment at their site.

Perform basic engineering design and calculations such as heat and mass balance, equipment duty specifications, fluid flow and hydraulics, heat exchange, valve and orifice sizing, etc.

DRESSER Inc. / GE Oil & Gas

Application Sales Engineer February 2011 - September 2013

Responsible for sizing and selection of Control Valves, Actuators, Positioners and related instrumentation as well as conventional and bellows Pressure Relief Valves using the latest Masoneilan & Consolidated sizing software.

Responsible for preparing quotations compliant to Customer and Industry specifications such as ANSI/ASME B16.34, API 520, NACE qualifications, hydro-testing, seat leakage and NDE procedures

Familiar with electrical standards, FM, ATEX, CSA and NEMA; processed Purchase Orders with manufacturing facility and the Single point of contact for customers regarding delivery, packaging, logistics from Inquiry to order.

FLUOR CORPORATION (Reduction in Force) February 2008 – April 2009

Process Engineer

Lead Process Engineer during (Pre-FEED and FEED) phases of the project for produced water treating on Chayvo onshore processing facility, Sakhalin Island, Russia.

Developed Basic Engineering design philosophy for produced water expansion.

Update HYSYS simulation model with latest engineering and design specifications and equipment arrangement.

Worked with vendors to quantify the latest PW treating technology. Knowledgeable of the latest sand removal and water treatment technologies.

Prepared equipment, process pumps, valves and instrumentation bid packages with procurement for project execution

Developed water injection philosophy for PW disposal along with PFD, P&ID DSD for the project.

HAZOP participation with Client and site engineering departments.

KBR (Kellogg Brown & Root) Energy & Chemicals June 2007 – February 2008

Process Engineer

Worked closely with Client Operations Department to increase plant efficiency and production.

Corrected and updated P&ID’s to reflect the new scope of the unit. Analyzed existing PDA unit and optimized engineering and instrument selection design conditions to increase propane production. Duties also included control valve sizing.

Also worked with Design group to assign and place tie-in flags on existing piping and equipment. Worked closely with client and procurement, as well as suppliers in the development of instrument data sheets and request for quotations.

Updated HYSYS Model for process simulation to incorporate new engineering design philosophy, capacity and updated line sizes.

Instrumental in new conceptual design from FEED through unit start-up.

USFilter / SIEMENS WATER TECHNOLOGIES April 2005 – June 2007

Applications / Process Engineer

Responsible for developing and submitting numerous proposals for capital produced water treating equipment (Hydrocyclones, CPI Separators, Media Filters, and Gas Flotation Units).

Coordinated efforts from Engineering, Projects and Procurement Departments. Submitted clarifications to clients to ensure proper design and compliance to industry and client specifications.

Organized client pre-award process reviews, risk review meetings.

Familiar with skid / material cost estimating, reading client specifications, developing ISA data sheets, material requests for quotations and developing relationships with vendors to ensure proper material procurement, and delivery.

Utilized several sizing programs to design equipment and processes for oil and water separation equipment, as well as determine pipe sizes and flow rates. Perform Heat and Material balances for PFD development and submittal. Developed equipment IOM and start-up control narratives for commissioning.

Awarded several PO’s for multi-million dollar PW treatment packages in the USA as well as Middle East.

KVAERNER PROCESS SYSTEMS US July 2002 - April 2005

Originally responsible for bid / quotation preparation, including preparing Proper ISA datasheets, instrument and valve pricing, skid design review, and check / “redline” P&ID’s for Client review; also conducted overall process design HAZOP reviews with Clients.

As of March, 2003, seconded to Multiphase Power and Processing Technologies, LLC (MppT), a joint venture with Dresser-Rand and Aker Kvaerner, performing the following:

Project Manager

Set-up, installed, and operated a small 1000 BPD 3-phase rotary separator turbine test skid, complete with instruments, valves, vessels and data logging software, for heavy crude testing, and methanol contaminated brine produced water treating.

Supervised maintenance crew of Marathon Offshore platform for repair and troubleshooting of novel three-phase separation equipment.

Application/Process Engineering

Entailed development, testing, modifications and maintenance of novel compact oil and gas centrifugal separation equipment on offshore platforms

IRIS – inline rotary gas scrubber: Used various process conditions to size and recommend IRIS solutions, start-up and commission IRIS units

3-Phase rotary separator turbine: Capacity 8000BFPD / 8 MMscfd performed maintenance, modifications to internal weir designs along with troubleshooting the PLC ladder “rung” logic. Performed OiW and WiO analysis with various infrared analyzers (Infracal and Durtech). Trained platform personnel in startup and operating procedures for 3-Phase rotary separator turbine.

NATCO GROUP June 2001 – June 2002

Project Engineer

Responsible for providing process design for separation equipment for produced water and FPSO's. Working knowledge of separation equipment as well as internals design; also developed, maintained and revised line lists, P&ID’s and PFD’s.

Contributed to the following packages on the design of a $30MM FPSO:

Deaerator Towers

Chemical Injection Package

Vacuum Pump Packages

UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION Aug-1998 – Mar-2001

Process Engineer - Co-op

Responsible for improving daily operations of the quench and process water systems.

Scheduled repairs of pumps, valves, level controllers, and furnace gas coolers

Detected and replaced defective pH level meters at diethyl sulfate discharge sump.

Responsible for updating location and functionality of plate and frame HX’s. Oversaw preventive maintenance of settling and detention basins

Conducted design safety reviews and pre-start up safety reviews upon completion of projects.

Instrumental in the Hydrocarbons / Olefins; Marine Terminal / Distribution; and Ethanol, Isopropanol, Diethyl Sulfate units

MEMBERSHIPS / OTHER

AIChE (American Institute of Chemical Engineers)

SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers, Gulf Coast Region)

Spanish Fluency (Speaking, Reading, Writing)

Produced Water Society

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