Engineer Sales

SANMAN MEHTA

(Authorized to work for any employer in US without sponsorship)

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OBJECTIVE

Seeking a Lead Process Engineering position, where I can apply my chemical engineering and operations

experience acquired over past ten (10+) years in design and revamp of process plants related to Oil and

Gas industry.

SUMMARY

Downstream and Midstream Process Engineering skills in Sweetening, Acid Gas Removal

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Amine/Caustic units, Natural Gas Liquefaction (LNG), Ethylene and Polyethylene Processes.

As Process & Mechanical Design Supervisor, managed Engineering group at Merichem Company

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for timely execution of licensed process technology projects.

Process design experience encompassing from conceptual sales proposal, feasibility study, PDP,

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FEED, and through EPC phase.

Experience in process equipment design and sizing, relief system study, utility systems, detailed

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hydraulics, process control & instrumentation.

Expertise in developing heat and material balance (HMB), PFDs, P&IDs, DP/DT, and MOC diagrams.

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Process simulation software such as ASPEN HYSYS, CHEMCAD, PROMAX, and PRO II.

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Field experience with modular fabrication, startup, performance guarantees as well as new technology

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(R&D) pilot plants optimization in refineries.

Represented company in multiple PFD, P&ID, PHA, HAZOP, 3D Model review with clients.

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Knowledgeable in optimum MOC, instrumentation selection as well as process control design.

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Over two and half years of processing plant operations experience.

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EXPERIENCE

Technip USA Inc. Apr 13 – Sep 14

Senior Process Engineer II

Representative Projects:

Ø Chevron Phillips Chemicals, Two 500,000 TPA Polyethylene Plants (Detail Engineering)

Ø BG Trunkline, Lake Charles Liquefaction Project, 15 MMTPA LNG (FEED)

Ø Chevron Phillips Chemicals, 1.5 MMTPA Ethylene Plant (Bridging work from FEED to EPC)

Contributed to the design of LNG, Ethylene and Polyethylene Technologies. Involved in preparation of

design basis, P&ID philosophy, heat and material balance (HMB), PFDs, P&IDs, MSDs, DP/DTs, detailed

hydraulic and thermo-syphon calculations, equipment and instrument specifications, isolation and tie-in

points list, relief contingency analysis, PSV calculations. Participated in HAZOP, PFD, P&ID reviews with

respective client. Co-ordinated post-HAZOP action items with various disciplines, such as Mechanical,

Piping, Civil, Instrumentation and Electrical departments. Extensive contribution in Brownfield Process

Engineering of Lake Charles LNG import terminal conversion to export terminal around the LNG Storage

Tanks, LNG product pumps, BOG compressors, and LNG loading arms.

Merichem Company Feb 07 – Mar 13

Supervisor - Process & Mechanical Design (Jun 12 – Mar 13)

Ø Managed engineering group for execution of projects on licensed proprietary process technologies.

Ø Supervised all engineering activities of Process, Instrumentation and Mechanical Engineers in the

production of PFDs, P&IDs, equipment, instrument datasheets, process simulations, mechanical

calculations, instrument specifications through detail engineering and fabrication.

Ø Provided engineering support for developing new technologies from beta units to fully

commercialization in refineries.

Ø Established performance goals for engineers; development and training of engineers through

performance management system.

Ø Responsible for engineering services to customer and inter-departmental liaison for assigned projects.

Sr. Sales Engineer (Dec 11 – Jun 12)

Ø Led technical sales proposal effort including conceptual designs, perform simulations, generate sales

schematics/plot plans, prepare cost estimate request packages, and sales proposals.

Ø Worked closely with the responsible business development managers, facilitate and coordinate

proposal preparation/submission.

Technical Services Engineer (Nov 10 – Dec 11)

Ø Startup, troubleshoot and optimize a variety of Merichem units at client refineries all over the world.

Ø Generated Operations & Maintenance Manuals including startup, shutdown, operating and

troubleshooting guidelines.

Ø Gathered operating data to evaluate unit performance, and make optimization recommendations.

Sr. Process Engineer/Process Engineer (Feb 07 – Nov 10)

Ø Created process design package for hydrocarbon treatment in refineries, including caustic/amine

treating and other licensed technologies for sweetening and acid gas removal.

Ø Subject Matter Expert for inhouse software utilized for process design calculations for sulfur removal

technologies utilizing amine and caustic units.

Ø Approved equipment and instrument vendor quotes per client specification for procurement.

Ø Performed module walk down using detailed P&IDs for consistency check of fabricated package unit.

Ø Represented Merichem in multiple FEED and HAZOP review meetings with clients.

Pilgrim Foods Jul 04 – Feb 07

Plant Quality Control Tech

Ø Performed daily operational activities and provide engineering support for troubleshooting of unit

operations such as batch reactors, scrubbers, cooling towers, reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration system

and heat exchangers.

Ø Facilitated product Quality Control in accordance with production supervisor for efficient production.

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, (GPA: 3.63/4.0) Aug 03 – May 07

Texas A&M University-Kingsville (Recipient of Texas A&M Scholarship)

Bachelors Degree in Chemical Engineering, (First Class) Aug 00 – May 03

Mumbai University, India

Diploma in Chemical Engineering, (First Class with Distinction) Aug 96 – May 00

Mumbai University, India

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