Engineering Manager

Sherwin F. Abidi

Laguna Niguel, CA 949-***-****, Mobile: 949-***-****

Engineering and Design Professional Summary

Accomplished engineering professional with responsibilities in engineering, designs and installation of systems and facilities, oil and gas, upstream and downstream.

CORE COMPETENCIES

INDUSTRIES SKILLS

Refineries and pipelines Planning and Execution Procurement of systems

Gas/Oil process systems Cost/Budget Control Scoping and estimating

Up and Downstream Units Management of Change

Detailed engineering Subcontract Management

PROFILE

Ability to execute requirements objectively, control out-of-line conditions and function under pressure without loss of perspective.

Detailed engineering development ability, technical and administrative.

Ability to work with ease with clients and multi-disciplinary associates.

Personal skills to maintain/burnish company’s favorable image with clients and contractors.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Engineering Manager, Processes Unlimited, Bakersfield, CA 2010 to 2014

Managed expansion/modernization of dehydration plants, design/installation of multiple oil and gas processing systems, new oilfield produced water softening plant, development of design and construction plans to expand and replace existing gas/oil treatment units. Mobil/Exxon/Shell Projects.

Senior Engineering Manager, Brinderson Engineers Costa Mesa, CA 2007 to - 2009

Designed upgrading of offshore oil/gas production facilities, pumping systems, electrical and controls. Developed TIC estimates for 28 modification projects for 2010 installations ($40MM), Occidental Petroleum. Designed upgrading of 2 onshore oil terminals and pipelines, Kinder Morgan.

Developed designs and TIC estimates for multiple construction projects ($10MM), ExxonMobil.

Sr. Engineering Manager, Jacobs Engineers, Cypress, CA 2005 to 2007

Managed design and installation of plant systems, a group of 12 refinery turnaround/expansion projects ($35MM)– FCC/ Crude /Coker/Gas Concentration/Alky Units equipment & pipeline replacements, multiple pump stations/exchangers/furnaces, relief and flare systems modifications, gas distribution systems, tower modifications and new electrical distribution systems, ExxonMobil

Sr. Engineering Manager, SPEC Services, Fountain Valley, CA 2000 to 2005

Developed design & engineering of multiple projects including:

Crude transfer pumping/pipeline designs, Valero

New product blending pumping systems and tankage, custody meter design and installation, Valero

Designed and supervised installation of a 150,000 BBL tank system - Valero

Developed alternative schemes for offshore Platform Holly expansion and subsea pipelines, Venoco.

Upgrading multiple units piping, loading rack retrofit and pump station replacements. ConocoPhillips.

Managed design and installation of a 7800 gpm water treatment facility –Valley County

Principal, Remedial Management Corp. Newport Beach, CA 1989 to 1999

Established and managed an engineering/construction firm, staff of 54. Managed, with hands on, all projects in the firm from proposal through execution. Projects included design/installation of vapor recovery systems, tanks and fuel delivery systems, design/ installation of aboveground and underground piping systems. Clients included ARCO, Shell, Texaco, Unocal.

Manager of Engineering, Harding Lawson Associates, Tustin, CA 1986 to 1989

Formed and managed an engineering and construction team for the firm. Hands on design and installation of environmental cleanup projects for oil/gas distribution facilities. Designed/installed and operated 22 vapor and groundwater treatment systems with halogenated HC media. Clients: Shell, Texaco, Mobil, Unocal, ARCO.

Senior Project Engineer, Fluor Engineers, Houston, Texas 1980 to 1986

Designed and rated major process equipment for grass roots plants: FCC, Ammonia, Ethylene, HF Alky, LPG, sour water treatment, and gas processing units. Responsibility included development of PFD and P&IDs.

Managed assigned segments of mega projects including coordinating activities of engineering disciplines through project completion and startup ($100MM).

Senior Design Engineer, M. W. Kellogg, Houston, Texas 1975 to 1980

Designed hydraulic and flow systems, developed PFD and P&IDs. Designed piping systems and pipelines for refineries and distribution terminals. Rated and selected vessels, pumps, heaters/exchangers, compressors, flow elements and control instruments.

PUBLICATIONS

Pipeline systems cost estimate, Oil and Gas Journal

U.S. Design Patent: "Equipment Support System"

Vapor Extraction/Treatment, API publications

EDUCATION

M.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Oklahoma

B.S. General Engineering, University of Oklahoma

P. E. Registration, California and Arizona

General Engineering Contractor License, Class A, California and Arizona

Project Managers Boot Camp, Management of Change, Effective Communications, the Art of Negotiation

Principles of Quality

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