Ali Nafezi
**** ******** *** #**, *** Jose, CA **117
408-***-**** / *********@*****.*** / LinkedIn
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Objectives
Chemical/Process engineer with 7 years professional experience through wide spectrum of industries. Seeking opportunity to
obtain an active engineering-related position that would utilize my major in Chemical Engineering with my quantitative and
analytical skills by inclination towards advanced research and operations optimization
Key Skills
Experienced in water/oil chemical treatment in wide range of industries e.g. chemical, refinery, steel and copper
Proficient in chemical, refinery and petrochemical plants process engineering, commissioning and operation
Experienced in commissioning, start-up and operation of industrial chemical wastes incineration unit with the flue gas
Continues emission monitoring/controlling system based on environmental standards
Expertise in DCS and FCS (Emerson Delta V7.0 and YOKOGAWA) and familiar with PLC (SIEMENS) and SCADA
control system, for operation and process control
Experienced in PID, PFD, UFD, isometric drawings, heat and material balances calculation
Interact with other engineering disciplines, review vendor documents and perform technical bid evaluation.
Familiar with process scope of work for basic, FEED and detail engineering
Advanced knowledge in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and experienced with HYSYS, ASPEN,
MATLAB
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
July 2006 – July 2013
Karoon Petrochemical Company (300 employees), Mahshahr, Iran
- Chemical/Process Engineer (Plant’s Shift Supervisor)
Responsible for field and control room operators to control the plant`s operation/production schedule
Responsible to report plant process problems, support troubleshooting and report daily shift tasks
Responsible to schedule the maintenance of systems including electrical, mechanical and instrumentations, and request
(cold/hot) work permits
Commissioned and operated several equipment (Rotary/Static) such as combustion chamber, Multi fuel Burner, Filter
press, Electro Static Precipitator (ESP), Columns (Distillation, Strippers, Scrubbers and etc.), Boilers, Heat Exchangers,
Analyzers, Miller (Pin type), Crasher, Pumps and Compressors (Magnetic, Centrifugal, Reciprocating), and
Instrumentation devices (temperature, level, flow controllers/indicators,etc.)
- Chemical/Process Engineer (Control Room Operator)
Worked closely with shift supervisor to operate and monitor plant production rate and schedule via Fieldbus control
system (Emerson Delta V7.0)
Experienced with PID, Cascade, Single loop controllers and control loops function in DCS and FCS
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Led Field operators for required tasks
- Chemical/Process Engineer (Field Operator)
Regular field checks, reported tasks to control room and shift supervisor. Carried out field operation based on schedules and
shift supervisors commands
Aug. 2006 – Jul. 2007
Amirkabir Petrochemical Company - Butadiene Plant (400 employees), Mahshahr, Iran
- Process Engineer and Control room Operator (DCS - YOKOGAWA)
Apr. 2004 – July. 2004
Tehran Oil Refinery - Atmospheric Distillation Plant (800 employees), Tehran, Iran
- Process Engineer (Internship)
EDUCATION
- B.S. in Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering 2005
Shiraz University - School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz, Iran
Sep. 2004 – May. 2005
Research Assistant, Bachelor of Science Project
Shiraz University - School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz, Iran
(1) Experimental study of solar energy effect on the cooling load of the residential dwellings based on different geographica l
orientations and the time of the day.
(2) Investigating the effect of roof mounted swimming pools in reducing the cooling load ( heat gain) of the residential
dwellings, using the latest analysis methods and building simulation.
Apr. 2004 – June 2004
Designing - Heat transfer course project
Shiraz University - School of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Shiraz, Iran
Computational modeling for temperature profile across an infinite dimension heat generation surface includes cooling/heating
elements. Using finite element analysis with "MATLAB" software
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/AFFILIATIONS
ICDL 1&2 certification for Microsoft office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) – Iran chapter
Certificated with CTU Co. for Incineration unit commissioning, startup and operation
Certificated with HOSOKAWA - ALPINE Co. for TAR Milling Unit commissioning, startup and operation
Trained with MAHLER Co. for Hydrogen purification Unit commissioning, startup and Operation included
Compressor (KOHO Co.) and “Pressure-Swing-Adsorption” process with PLC (SIEMENS) and SCADA system
control
Corrosion Association (Iran chapter) - "Corrosion Inhibitors" certification
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