Mohsen Torabi
**** *** ******* *****-***.1096-Houston-TX-77054
Phone: 832-***-**** Email: ************@*****.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
Project/Process Engineer with 11 years of industrial experience in Process plants (Gas Plants, Oil refineries, Petrochemical complexes & Offshore facilities) with more than 3 years of project management in EPC projects and having two different Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering as well as Construction Management. EDUCATION
Masters of Science: Construction Management Dec 2015 University of Houston, Houston, TX
Masters of Science: Chemical Engineering Dec-2004
Petroleum University of Technology, Ahwaz, Iran
Minor: Gas production, Purification& Transmission, Bachelors of Science: Chemical Engineering Dec-2002 Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Paradigm Consultant Engineers Oct 2015-Present
Construction Material Testing
University of Houston, Houston, TX June 2014- Dec 2015 TA and Research Assistant at Construction Management Department,
Performing Cost Estimation Analysis for Process Plants
Performing Crashing analysis of schedules in oil and gas construction processes Pargas Process Co, April 2011 – Jan 2014
Project Manager, Senior Process Engineer
Project: EPC project for Sulfur Recovery Units & Sulfur Solidification Pkg. in Gas refinery Duties as project manager:
Supervised projects team including Process, Mechanical, Structural, Instrument, Piping, etc.,
Coordinated Interfaces among engineering team, site personnel, inspectors, procurement, etc,
Managed Project Procurement (preparing MR, TBE, PO, contracts, expedition, logistics, insurance, etc),
Coordinated Inspection Procedures (QA,QC,ITP, PQR, WPS, H,W,M Points, TPA, punch list, etc),
Performed scheduling with P6, MSP(EVM, CPM, Resource leveling, Crashing, Budgeting, MPR, etc),
Managed Contractual Issues(Bidding,,APG, PBG, LC, Liens, Bonds, Indemnification, Warranties, etc),
Financial coordination (Payment procedures, cash flow analysis, claims and change orders), Duties as Process engineer:
Performed process simulation and design calculations using Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus
Participated in HAZOP meetings and familiar with HAZID & SIL
Prepared PFD and heat and material balance,
Developed piping and instrumentation diagrams( P&IDs), Page 2 of 2
Prepared Cause and Effect Matrix, Operating manuals, Persian Gulf Star Oil Company, May 2008 – April 2011 Project Engineer, Senior Process Engineer
Project: Engineering, Procurement and Construction project for a Crude Oil Refinery Duties as Project Engineer:
Supervised projects team including Process, Mechanical, Structural, Instrument, Piping, etc.,
Coordinated Interfaces among engineering team, site personnel, inspectors, procurement, etc, Duties as Process Engineer:
Engaged in FEED and Detailed Design studies,
Prepared PFDs, PIDs, D/S, Cause &Effect Matrixes, Operating Manuals,
Prepared specifications,
Prepared pre-commissioning and commissioning procedures as well as assisted in start-up of units
Cost estimation of chemical plants with Aspen capital cost estimator (ACCE) (Class V to Class I) Pars Oil and Gas Company, Dec 2002 – May 2008
Process Engineer
Applied basic chemical engineering concepts like heat transfer, vapor-liquid equilibrium, mass transfer and thermodynamics in the process design of oil, gas and chemicals facilities.
Performed various types of process sizing such as design of equipment, including vessels, columns, heat exchangers and package process specifications for equipments, control valves,
Performed hydraulic calculations (pump, compressor, control valve hydraulic calculations, line sizing),
Performed Relief Valve Sizing and Relief system design using Flarenet and related codes and standards
Studied integration and overall conceptualization of Utilities and Offsites
Interacted and collaborated with professionals from TOTAL FINAELF, TECHNIP, ENI (AGIP), SNAMPROGETTI, WORLEY PARSONS, LURGIE, AXENS, HYUNDAI, TOYO, FOSTER WHEELER, JGC (JAPAN GAS COMPANY), DAELIM on various projects. ENGINEERING AND PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Computer: ASPEN HYSYS,ASPEN PLUS, ASPEN EDR, ACCE (Aspen Capital Cost Estimator), Flarenet, MS Project, Primavera (P6), MATLAB, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, 3D Studio Max, Photoshop
Technical Tools: Process Simulation, PSV sizing, control valve sizing, heat exchanger sizing, vessel sizing, line sizing, air cooler design, fired heater design, Quality Control &6 SIGMA, Cost Estimation, Contract Management, Project Control, Risk Analysis,
Processes involved:
o Gas Plant Processes: Amine, Merox, Claus and NGL fractionation, Gas Condensate Stabilization, Cryogenic Refrigeration and storage, Dehydration
o Oil Refinery Processes: Distillation(atmospheric and vacuum), Hydrotreating, Isomeration, Catalytic Reforming, Hydrocracking, Catalytic Cracking, Coker, Alkylation and Polymerization o Petrochemical Processes: Urea & Ammonia, Oelfin, Methanol, Aromatic units, o Offshore production units & Utilities
General: Teamwork, Leadership, Technical Writing, Oral Presentation
Language: Azerbaijani, Farsi (Persian), English
Standards: Experienced in working with related API standards PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American institute of chemical engineering (AICHE)
American association of cost engineering (AACE)