Len F. Kriseman, P.E.

Instrumentation, Control systems, SCADA, Telecommunication

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SUMMARY

Comprehensive experience in Control systems and Instrumentation engineering, design and systems integration in oil and gas, LNG and renewable energy, including upstream, downstream, onshore and offshore gathering facilities, pipelines, export terminals, offshore platforms, petrochemical, and power plants. Extensive experience in instrumentation and control systems, such as Integrated Control and Safety Systems (ICSS), Distributed Control Systems (DCS), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC), Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems (SCADA), Fire and Gas Systems, Safety Integrity Systems (SIS), and Machine Monitoring Systems (MMS). Expertise in all aspects of development, design, installation and maintenance of instruments, controls, and communication networks (fiber-optic, satellite, telephone, CCTV etc.) including severe and extreme environments. Experience includes control philosophy, Piping and Instrument diagram (P&ID) development, Front End Engineering Design (FEED), Detail Engineering, Hazardous Operations (HAZOP) and Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA), Safety Integrity Level (SIL) review, major systems specification, Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT), construction and startup support. Technical expertise in design and implementation of most advanced technical solutions and technologies in the industry, innovative approach in variety of projects with emphasis on high-tech applications. Major clients include Occidental Petroleum, ExxonMobil, ChevronTexaco, Phillips66, BP, Dominion Energy, Saudi Aramco, QatarGas, Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), Petrobras (Brazil), Petrozuata (Venezuela) and others.

EXPERIENCE

May 2016- Feb 2017

March 2014 –Sep 2015

Lead Instrument and Control Engineer, Cameron LNG E&C Houston TX

Cameron LNG natural gas new liquefaction and export facilities in Hackberry, Louisiana comprised of three liquefaction trains capable of exporting up to 12 million tons per annum (Mtpa), or approximately 1.7 billion cubic feet per day of liquefied natural gas with commercial operation to begin in 2018.

Worked for Operating company Cameron LNG as a Client to EPC contractor (CBI), Integration contractor (Emerson), RIE contractor (TPMG) and 3rd party packages and I&C vendors.

Responsibilities included:

Coordination and influence on project activities in support of the company’s operations. Primary interface with the Disciplines, Management, Business Development, Operations, Commissioning, Construction and Maintenance.

Key contributor to the development and execution of LNG liquefaction and delivery project. Reviewed, revised and approved project specifications, drawings and schedules. Developed work scopes for testing of I&C and mechanical packages for current LNG Trains 1, 2 and 3 and future Trains 4 and 5.

Provided engineering support for DCS and SIS implementation projects, turnarounds of import/ export LNG facilities and load/unload Terminal. Overseen fabrication, assembly and testing of Remote Instrument Enclosures (RIE) to house control equipment for DCS, Mechanical packages, Leak detection and Telecom.

Lead Process Control efforts, FAT and Integration tests, provided troubleshooting assistance for unusual or persistent I&C problems.

Principal Process Control Systems Engineer, IHI E&C Int Corp Houston TX

Dominion Cove Point LNG Liquefaction Expansion project (IHI-Kiewit JV) to convert the current LNG receiving facility on East Coast's (Maryland) into a bi-directional facility capable of loading/unloading ships for exporting and importing LNG by adding a liquefaction plant with yearly LNG production of 5.25 MT.

Worked on major equipment packages evaluation, such as: Main Cryogenic Heat Exchanger (MCHE), Heavies Removal Unit (HRU), Heat Recovery Steam Generator (HRSG), Heat Exchangers, Process Gas Compressors, Chemical Injection system, Drums and Vessels, etc.

That included P&ID’s, Datasheets, Specifications, ASC (Anti-Surge control), Allen-Bradley ControlLogix-XT, Integrated Control & Safety system (ICSS) based on Emerson Delta-V, Dresser-Rand Di-Tronics Compressor Control system, layouts, isometrics, interfaces, wiring diagrams, etc.

June 2011 – March 2014

Lead Instrument & Controls Engineer, CH2M Hill Houston TX

Lead I&C engineer on numerous energy and chemical projects including Wastewater Arsenic Removal for Phillips66 refinery in Billings, Mo; BP Highlands Ethanol with yearly capacity of 36 MGal; Patriot Coal Apogee Selenium Water Treatment in Logan County, WV; CPChem plastics project, Houston TX.

Other projects include American Synthetic Rubber Company (ASRC) UL5SA Project, Louisville, KY; Modularization Study for REC Solar Grade Silicon LLC, Moses Lake, WA; RIT Syngas Cleanup project, TEC plant, Polk County, FL, DOW Chemical DAF (Dissolved Air Flotation) upgrade project Midland, MC.

Responsibility included Control systems architecture, control philosophy and narratives, field Instrumentation and valves, DeltaV, Foundation Fieldbus, Allen-Bradley PLC based packaged units with Wolverine III control panel, GE iFIX intelligent platform based HMI/SCADA system, fiber-optic communication, systems integration.

Oct 2010 – June 2011

Principal Engineer I&C, Foster Wheeler Upstream Houston TX

Lead I&C engineer for technical proposal to develop offshore security towers to protect Qatar's oil and gas fields including feasibility study and front-end engineering and design work for eight offshore sensor towers used for surveillance.

Cardon IV Perla Development in the Gulf of Venezuela including Hub and three Satellite fixed offshore platforms, fiber-optic submarine cable backbone with VSAT backup and onshore SCADA.

Repsol Teak, Samaan and Poui (TSP) platforms, located offshore Trinidad. The facilities consist of fixed platforms interconnected by in-field pipelines, with oil export lines to the Galeota Point Treatment Terminal, operated by BP.

Responsible for engineering of instrumentation, control system, telecommunication, early warning detection and surveillance system for offshore assets and facilities. Project engineering duties include system engineering, project coordination, control system integration and safety analysis. Other duties include field assessment of facilities and equipment, field evaluation of safety system compliance, engineering and technical support, and start-up assistance.

Dec 1997 – Sep 2010

Senior Supervising Engineer I&C, WorleyParsons Houston TX

Served as Lead I&C and Telecom Engineer on 5J Structure Development Project for WAHA Oil Company (Libya). FEED upstream project included 9 production wells, gathering and testing facilities and trunkline. Developed overall and sites’ control systems, produced general specifications and design basis for detail engineering and design of the facilities.

Chevron Phoenix product Terminal in South Africa and Bio-diesel upgrades for product Terminals in USA. Generated Architectural diagrams, produced all basic I&C specifications including PLC/DCS, Fire and Gas, ESD, CCTV, PA, Field Instrumentation, Metering and Proving, Tank Gauging, Loading/Unloading, etc.

Served as the World Bank Lender’s Independent Engineer for BP BTC (Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan) crude oil pipeline.

Served as the Lead I&C Engineer for large pipeline projects such as OXY West Texas Equity heavy crude oil project and Plains Patoka crude oil project, Produced the full scope of I&C and SCADA work from conceptual to detail design for pipelines, tank farms, pump stations, and custody transfer metering. Implemented Industrial Ethernet for field Instrumentation. Created control philosophy and generated Cause and Effect diagrams for all facilities.

QatarGas Offshore (Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)) Project, Project included three new offshore platforms, two 38” pipelines and composite cable (fiber-optic communication and power) from offshore platforms to the onshore LNG plant. Contributed to safety of design by installing of automated Beach valves on both pipelines in presence of H2S in gas feed.

Served as the Lead Control systems Engineer for Sinoven, S.A. Vapor Pressure Reduction Project, Venezuela.

Enterprise Western Expansion Project. Modified and upgraded pump stations for a Mid-America Pipeline company.

Conducted a FEED for the Khafji FDP Phase 1 Offshore Facilities Oil and Gas project, including installation of two offshore platforms (flow stations), subsea pipelines for oil and gas transmission to shore, interconnecting gas and oil pipelines, subsea power cable, and flare system.

ExxonMobil – Cerro-Negro New Gas Plant, Gas pipeline and Metering system. Managed the control systems design, including ESD and Control narratives, Logic, and Cause & Effect diagrams.

Served as the Lead SCADA Engineer for TenghizChevrOil (TCO) project in Kazakhstan. Managed design of SCADA system for gathering facilities on Korolev and Tengiz oil fields based on fiber-optic communication network (over 500 km). Managed the systems integration of controls equipment at gas export pipeline with Inmarsat satellite communication system.

Served as the Lead Control Systems Engineer for GASCO Liquid Sulfur Pipeline (110 km at 285 deg. F). Developed control philosophy and SCADA architecture for seamless integration of ABB-Bailey Symphony DCS systems at the ends of pipeline. Developed fiberoptic communication network based on OPC over TCP/IP protocol to support SECT (skin-effect current tracing) capabilities along the pipeline.

Served as the Lead Control Systems Engineer for Termoacu High Pressure Steam Pipeline Project in Brazil. Managed the development of control philosophy of injection of superheated steam into oil wells and SCADA system based on UHF radio communication. Worked on leak detection and pipe-line integrity.

Worked on power projects, including design of metering, pressure regulation, and ESD stations of natural gas pipelines and fuel lines to power plants for TVA Lagoon Creek, Kingston, and Allen power plants and PPL Sundance power plant, computer graphics for Bailey DCS on Eastex Power plant, and radio communication system for Tractebel-Ennis power plant.

Served as the Lead Instrumentation Engineer for KOC-Crude Export project in Kuwait with capacity of 3MMBBL/D. Managed the design of instrumentation and control system for onshore (custody transfer metering skids, tank inventory and management, and local control rooms) and offshore facilities (CALM Buoys, SPM, and fiber-optic communication network).

Served as the Lead Instrument and Control Systems Engineer responsible for SCADA, Telecommunication and Control systems design projects in Algeria, the Constanta-Trieste Oil pipeline and Terminal in Romania and Italy, and the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline in Georgia.

Contrina – Venezuelan Extra Heavy Oil Project (VEHOP). Managed the generation of PDS/IDM database, specification of field instruments, and controls. Worked on P&IDs, 3D models, and control system configuration on the basis of database-linked IMEX export file to Honeywell DCS TDC 3000.

Feb 1995 – Dec 1997

Senior Engineer, Instrument & Controls, Stone & Webster Houston TX

Worked on major petrochemical projects that have included COPESUL (Brazil) grass root Ethylene Plant project, Nova Ethylene Plant project in Canada, and Chevron (Port Arthur) Ethylene Plant Expansion Project. Managed the database generation, instruments specifications, control valves sizing, and control system configuration (DCS ABB Taylor MOD-300, PLC Triconex) on the basis of smart instruments and valves with Fieldbus capabilities.

Worked on ARAMCO pipeline and bulk plant projects, including Uthmaniyah gas plant and Dhahran-Riyadh Products Pipeline (from refineries in Ras Tanura). Managed the comprised engineering and design of Radar Tank Gauging and inventory system, pipeline Batch Monitoring System, systems integration on the basis of open (client/server) architecture, control system configuration (DCS Foxboro I/A series), subsystems communication, instrumentation selection and specification, and MTO.

July 1994 – Feb 1995

Project Engineer, Instrument & Controls, Universal ENSCO Houston TX

Worked on the Transco project, which comprised design and modification on 11 compressor stations and metering station located in NJ, PA, NC, and VA. Managed the P&ID consolidation, instruments and controls specification, drawings generation, instrumentation job supervision for all stations, design, and construction works coordination.

Feb 1991 – June 1994

Senior Electrical Design Engineer, Gulf Interstate Engineering

CanadianOxy – Yemen-Masila Export Project. Managed the engineering and design of instrumentation, PLC based control system (GE 90-70, Genius, and Modicon 984), and SCADA system (Real Flex) for Power Plant and crude oil Export Terminal.

Worked on a PGT-PGE gas pipeline expansion project from Canada to CA. Managed the engineering and design of instrumentation and PLC based control systems (Modicon 800, GE Six, and Genius) for 14 compressor stations, two meter stations, and a pressure relief station.

1990

Technical Consultant, Exploration Associates, Inc.

Worked on an exploration project in Mongolia. Managed the equipment characteristic evaluation and field data analysis.

1989 and prior

Automation Manager, State Petroleum Corporation

Worked in engineering and management positions for State Petroleum Corporation in Former Soviet Union.

EDUCATION

Azerbaijan State Oil Academy, Baku, Former Soviet Union M.S. Electrical Engineering: Automation and Telemetry.

REGISTRATIONS/AFFILIATIONS

Registered P.E. – Texas License # 85992 Control Systems

CITIZENSHIP

Citizen of the USA

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