Engineer Project

Process Design Engineering Profile Chemical Processing

Objective- Seeking a Chemical Process Engineer position in the Chemical Processing Industry.

Career Summary

B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana State University. Over nine years as a highly dedicated and motivated Chemical Engineer, with proven expertise in chemical, energy, petrochemical and refinery processing. Excellent time and project management skills performed on multiple assignments with competing priorities. Achieved accurate and precise results consistently, accounting for critical details. Superior evaluations of performance and work ethic received from supervisors. Core competencies include ability to work as a team, complex problem solving, logical and critical thinking.

Technical Skills

Computer skills- MS Windows operating systems, MS Office Suite 97-2010, MS Visio, Adobe Reader, Adobe Photoshop, Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, HTRI, AutoCAD, Instrucalc, Fathom, Smart Plant Instrumentation, IPRSM, Lotus Notes, Cisco WebEx, Safsiz, HEM, VESA, PALS and SiNet.

Engineering- project management, production, process design, process safety, client and vendor management, operations, management of change (MOC), process hazard analysis (PHA), pressure relief system design, equipment and instrument design, fire protection (NFPA), hazard and operability analysis (HAZOP), internal and joint reviews.

Deliverables- plot plans, BFD, PFD, P&ID, isometric drawings, line list, datasheets, equipment lists, material selection diagrams, design pressure calculations, dynamic and steady state process simulations, hydraulic simulations, material and energy balances, PSM& RMP chemical inventories, Inadvertent chemical mixing matrices and project estimates.

Process equipment- tanks, pressure vessels, centrifugal and reciprocating pumps, heat exchangers, filters, dryers, coolers, cooling towers, compressors, turbines, evaporators, superheaters, condensers, reboilers, batch reactors, steady state reactors, distillation columns, packed towers, tray towers, separators, coalescers, desalinators, furnaces, fired heaters, economizers, steam generation equipment, gas flare stack, gasifiers, wet air oxidation and thermal oxidizers.

Professional Experience

Process/ Project Engineer, Furmanite Tech. Solutions- Geismar, LA (07/2015- present) (contract position)

Worked onsite in Geismar, LA. On assignment to BASF by Furmanite. Updated deliverables for unit’s to comply with standard safety regulations in preparation for an upcoming safety audit.

Evaluated pressure relief systems, improvements were made to. Pressure relief systems, were verified as part of the 5-year validation compliance of BASF’s safety procedures. Summarized results and shared with the Supervisor’s identifying what areas were adequate and where improvements could be made from a safety and operational standpoint.

PSM/RMP chemical inventories- The chemical inventory included any hazardous/flammable chemical present in all gas, liquid or solid phases in the process units and piping headers. Total calculation in lbm (pounds) completed for each chemical component present.

Material and Energy Balances were produced in compliance with OSHA regulations. Aspen Plus simulations were completed with current operating conditions, feed and production rates. The MEB’s simulation, were transferred to MS Visio with an Excel spreadsheet stream summary.

Other work included PFD’s, P&ID’s, line lists, equipment datasheets, process design documents and design calculations. The calculations were summarized and submitted and approved by the unit’s Supervisor.

Process/ Project Engineer, Kelly Services, Inc.- Houston, TX (09/2013- 09/2014) (contract position)

Worked for Dow Chemical in Houston, on assignment to the Sadara project. Process design and debottlenecking were completed for newly constructed units producing low density polyethylene (LDPE).

Design work included process units, pressure relief device (PRD) design, simulations in Aspen Plus and calculations in other engineering software.

As final design work was completed, worked on troubleshooting process design for unit operations and pressure relief systems equipment.

Process/ Project Engineer, Fluor Corp.- Sugarland, TX (08/2010- 01/2013) (temp. to full time position)

Reliance Industries project- Engineering support provided for processing Syngas by Gasification technology.

BP project- Process design work for crude distillation column.

Dow Alliance project- Process design focused on expansion of Dow Chemical in Freeport, TX. Process technology included wet air oxidation tower, thermal oxidation system and equipment involved to treat spent caustic used in ethylene processing.

Dow Petrochemical Sadara project- Lead engineering position included sulphuric acid unit, caustic unit, and firewater system.

ExxonMobil project- Engineering design for systems consisted of utility water, potable water, sanitary water, reject water, water treatment packages, instrument air packages, fuel gas, diesel and firewater systems.

Mosaic project- Process design for deep well injection project.

C.F. Industries project- Engineering study for pressure relief systems in Ammonia synthesis process.

Process/ Project Engineer, Davies Engineering- Gonzales, LA- (12/2008- 09/2009)

Hexion project- Instrument air, Utility air, and Nitrogen study completed. Field verified P&IDs and PFDs.

Hovensa project- Slurry oil pump replacement for stripper bottoms product.

Lion Oil project- Burner management project involved reconditioning of furnaces, boilers, heat exchangers, pumps and instrumentation in compliance with safety regulations.

Project Manager, Outlaw Industries- Clinton, LA- (06/2007- 12/2008) (contract position)

Created AutoCAD drawings and issued to general contractor for approval, design and construction.

Managed projects, produced estimates and procured material from vendors.

Process/ Project Engineer, Salmon & Associates- Baton Rouge, LA- (05/2005- 01/2007) (contract position)

Process design work included producing AutoCAD drawings, specification sheets, and design calculations for Aluminum processing. Materials and services were procured and project was managed to completion.

Education & Credentials

Education- Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering, Louisiana State University (LSU)- Baton Rouge- 2003

Certifications- OSHA certified in LA and TX. TWIC certified.

Professional organization- American Institute of Chemical Engineers- AIChE professional

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