Ray Elshout, PE

PROCESS ENGINEERING 626-***-**** (Cell), 626-***-**** (Direct)

*** *. ** ******, ********, CA 91106 E-Mail: ac50x0@r.postjobfree.com

Process Engineering /Project Engineering

Fields of Services Offered:

Refinery Design Through Schedule “A” Packages

Process simulation ( HYSIS & PRO II)

Heat Pinch Technology

Licensor Engineering Packages

Economic Optimization Studies

Revamp and Debottlenecking

Gas Treating including most solvent systems

Mechanical Process including P & ID’s, Hydraulics and Relief Valves

Operating Manuals and Hazop reviews including safety studies

Expertise & Experience:

Over 20 years of experience and expertise

oRefineries

oGas Processing

oSulfur Recovery

oEnergy Audits and Heat Pinch Technology.

oEnvironmental Engineering Including Waste Water Treatment

oHeat Exchanger Network Simulations and Pinch Technology

Refinery Expertise

oCrude and Vacuum Units

oDelayed Coking

oHeavy Oil Desulfurization

oCatalytic Reforming

oFCCU and Unsaturated Gas Plants

oIsomerization including Butamer and Light Straight Run Gasoline

oHydrocracking

oGasoline Blending

oMaking Low Sulfur Sulfur Gasoline and Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel

oHydrogen and Synfuels

oAlkylation both HF and Sulfuric Acid

Engineering from Start to Finish

oConcept Development

oProcess Simulation Including PRO II and HYSIS

oPFD’s

oP & ID’s

oEquipment Specifications

oMetallurgical Recommendations

oHydraulics including Line sizing

oInstrumentation Specifications

oStart Up Assistance

ADDITIONAL KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Project Engineering

Debottlenecking

Off sites

Field Engineering

Equipment Rating

Tankage and transfer

Cap[ital. Cost Estimating

Utility Systems

Blending of gasoline and diesel

Work Experience

Process Consultant at Energy Systems Engineering, Pasadena, CA 01/2010 – Present

Process Engineering Design of refining and Petrochemical Facilities. Utility : Evaluations of Steam and Cooling Water, Flare gas recovery for California CARB Rule 1188,Revamps and debottlenecks, Waste Water Treating to remove PCE, TCE and Hexavalent Chrome, Nerve Gas Destruction Program for DOE, Used Motor Oil Reprocessing Plant to produce High Viscosity Index and Water White Lube Blend Stock by Hydrotreating

Principal Process Engineer, TETRA Engineering and Technology, Fullerton, CA. 01/1996 – 01/2010

Process engineering lead on revamps and debottlenecks of Crude Unit, Vacuum Unit, Aromatics Fractionation Unit, Vacuum Residuum Desulfurization, Low Sulfur Diesel Desulfurization and Gasoline Blending Facility Using Near Infared Technology. West Coast Marketing Director

Principal Process Engineer KTI, San Dimas CA (now Technip) 10/ 1988 – 01/ 1996

Process design of Hydrogen and synfuels facilities. Developed operating manuals for new designs. Evaluated producing bottle grade carbon dioxide from purge gas from a hydrogen plant PSA Unit. Process simulations PFD’s, P & ID’s, Equipment specifications, equipment layouts, equipment sizing and specifications.

Economist Santa Fe Braun, Alhambra California 06/ 1995 - 10/1 988

Performed economic evaluations and determined optimum configurations for refinery development in pre-engineering phase. Develop block flow diagrams, overall yields, did product blending, estimated utility usage, did factor cost estimates. Projects including upgrading European refinery for lead free gasoline, overall design concept for Korean Refinery, Optimization of ethylene furnace heater tube configuration for maximum yields, training program for Powering Refinery Lead Operators and developed new operating manuals..

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EDUCATION AND CREDENTIALS

BS and MS Chemical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

UCLA Extension Studies in Project Management and Environmental Engineering

Registered Chemical Engineer California CHE 2868

Author of multiple technical papers including processes to make low sulfur fuels

US Patent 5,120,517 “ Process for the Removal of Sulfur Oxides and Nitrogen Oxides from Flue Gas”

Available for Travel or Relocation

References Available upon Request

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