Project Manager Process Engineer

OBJECTIVE

Senior/Lead Process Engineer or Project Manager

SUMMARY OF SKILLS

More than 20 years’ experience in process engineering design, operation and construction support, project management of refinery and gas plant, supervised and directed the project /process team having completed more than 30 projects.

Expert at process engineering services of crude and vacuum, fluid catalytic cracking (FCC), delayed coker, natural gas processing plants as well as pipelines.

Proficient in supervising and coaching the project/process team ensuring that project deliverables comply with the contract, and are produced technically fit-for-purpose, on budget and on schedule.

Profound technical knowledge and extensive engineering experiences, effective trouble-shooting skills to ensure what our team provide technical services are more than the clients and owners expected.

Specialized in performing simulations by Hysys, HTRI/HTFS, Pipsys, Pieflo, and Flarenet.

Mastered API, ASME, NFPA, NACE, and GPSA standards.

Skilled in developing BFDs, PFDs and P&IDs, and performing the all process engineering activities.

Acted as a champion, promoting corporate culture, technological advancement, being “customer focused” to contribute to company growing.

WORK HISTORY AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Organization: Wood Group Mustang (Canada), Calgary, AB

Designation: Senior/Lead Process Engineer

Period: Sep. 2010 – Oct. 2012; Apr. 2014 – Current

Supervised and directed process team executing 90,000 bpsd Wellpads and pipeline of Devon Pike phase 1A project from feasibility study through EDS to detail engineering, developed & approved DBM, PFDs, P&IDs, LDTs, process narrative, equipment sizing basis, and MSD. Provided inputs to Hazop review, 3-D model review,P&ID’s review and technical bid evaluations.

Developed new technologies of diluent injection to 10,000 bpsd bitumen recovery project for Connacher Oil and gas Limited- first time in Canada

Implemented the cryogenic refrigeration technology to diluent recovery facility and evaluated the existing oil treating and relief flare system for Connacher project.

Managed scope work, prepared design guideline, project schedule, man-hour estimate, man-power plan, project deliverables, change notices and trends for Osum Oil Sands Limited-Orion Phase 1 and Phase 2.

Supervised and directed process team optimizing operation conditions for 20,000 bpsd well pads, pipelines and CPF, solved operating problems of produced gas, oil treating and water de-oiling systems for Osum Oil Sands Limited-Orion Phase 1 and Phase 2.

Executed and managed 110,000 bpsd SAGD well pads and pipelines engineering of Surmount phase 2 for ConocoPhillips Canada Resources Corp.

Directed the process team conducting the de-bottlenecking feasibility study of the existing pipelines and Central Filed Facilities (CFF), detail engineering of Tucker Lake project for Husky Oil Operations Limited.

Organization: Vista Projects Ltd. Calgary, AB

Designation: Senior/Lead Process Engineer

Period: Nov. 2012 – Apr. 2014

Directed and implemented the debottlenecking engineering study and detail engineering for existing water treatment facilities of 3,3000 bpsd CPF Surmont Phase 1 project for ConocoPhillips Canada.

Organization: Equinox Engineering Ltd. Calgary/Propak Systems Ltd. Airdrie, AB

Designation: Principal Process Engineer

Period: Nov. 2007 – Jul. 2010

Performed process simulation of 120 mmscfd Dawson Gas Plant and developed PFDs and P&IDs, reviewed vendor’s packages for ARC Resource Ltd..

Supervised process team accomplishing dehydration, wellhead separator, line heater and gathering pipelines of Bucking Horse and Pocket knife Projects for Husky Oil Operation Ltd.

Completed10,000 bpsd SAGD of Pike Peak South project for Husky Oil Operation Ltd.

Organization: Bantrel Co. Calgary, AB

Designation: Senior Process Engineer

Period: Aug. 2005 – Oct. 2007

Performed process calculations of heat exchangers by HTRI, and two-phase transfer line sizing on coker fire heaters and coker drums of 215,000 bpsd Voyageur Delayed Coker for Suncor Energy.

Reviewed the vendor’s drawings of fractionator and internal trays, coker drums and cooker heaters.

Participated in Hazop, P&IDs and 3-D model review, conducted relief loads calculation and relief valves sizing, prepared control narratives and shutdown keys.

Developed PFDs and P&IDs, and conducted the HAZOP review items study.

Organization: Worley Parsons Canada (Colt Engineering) Sarnia, ON

Designation: Senior Process Staff

Period: Jun. 2004 to Jul. 2005

Conducted pinch analysis to optimize of 54,000 bpsd crude and vacuum preheat trains for Suncor Genesis.

Performed process simulation of crude and vacuum units by Hysys

Completed the process study to reutilize the existing accumulator and pumps and saved about one million dollars.

Evaluated the existing heat exchangers and air-coolers to be reused and saved one million dollars by HTFS.

Reviewed the vendors’ drawings of crude tower internal trays, vacuum tower structured packing, fire heaters, and steam injectors.

Sized crude and vacuum fire heaters’ two-phase transfer lines and vacuum tower overhead steam ejection systems

Organization: Jacobs Canada Inc., Calgary, AB

Designation: Process Staff

Period: Dec 2003 – May 2004

Performed the equipment and PSV’s sizing calculation for dehydration unit of Hawiyah NGL Plant for Saudi Aramco.

Organization: CNPC/CPECC Eastern China Petroleum Design Institute, Qingdao, China

Designation: Process Engineer- Senior Process Engineer- Project Manager

Period: Jul. 1988 to Aug. 2003

Project Management

Successfully supervised and directed project team& process team completing three FCCUs and two crude and vacuum grassroots projects from feasibility study through EDS to detail engineering, construction, finally, smoothly commissioning and start-up.

Collected basic design information from the clients, prepared technical agreement, design guidelines, project execution plan, man-power plan, long term deliverable equipment procurement plan, major deliverables plan, construction support plan.

Directed engineering activities in preparation of project proposals, including estimates for engineering staffing, quantities, scope reviews, schedules and coordination with Business Development and other divisional groups.

Reviewed engineering progress against approved schedules, evaluated changes and took corrective action when required.

Managed and controlled the key technologies application and scope of the project/coordinated trend development.

Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC)Projects

Project Manager/Process Lead completed FCC projects listed below.

Visited the site to discuss and finalize major design scope work with clients: the existing and new design utility facilities, primarily included steam boilers, fuel gas, cooling water supply, instrument and utility air, power supply, tank farms, feed and production transportation plan, waste water treatment plan, rainstorm discharge plan, civil detail survey plan, flare system design plan, plot plan, long term deliverable equipment procurement plan, fire water supply plan, emergency fire fighter plan, construction fabrication plan and surrounding conditions.

Prepared design guidelines, and technical agreement, man power plan, critical milestone, reviewed process description, shutdown keys, and process control narratives, attended plant location selection and plot plan review meeting.

Determined design capacity, overall material balances, and primary production plan based on the feed stock available flow rate and physical properties.

Coordinated and provided process information of emission for environmental assessment.

Performed the process simulation for fractionation section, and vapor recovery section, primarily included fractionator, wet gas compressors, primary absorber, secondary absorber, stripper, and debutanizer.

Designed two-stage reactor-riser, disengager, regenerator, and catalytic steam stripper and air distributors for FCCU, and performed calculation of the heat & material balances, pressure balances for reactor and regenerator systems.

Designed high efficient external catalyst coolers for regenerator

Designed fuel gas boiler systems to utilize high temperature exhaust gas energy from regenerator.

Developed BFDs, PFDs and P&IDs, leading BFDs, PFDs, and P&IDs review and risk assessment review meetings.

Designed wet gas compression, air blowers, catalytic storage and transport system; selected proper catalyst recovery cyclones to increase catalyst recovery ratio and optimized preheat train’s configuration to increase heat recovery.

Performed the tray design process calculation, designed the tower internal parts, such as, trays, valves layout, down comer size, weir height and structured packing for fractionator, primary absorber, secondary absorber, stripper and debutanizer.

Selected proper materials for top section of main fractionator, designed chemical injection facility to OVHD cooling system to mitigate H2S, CO2 corrosions to extend the equipment lifetime;

Approved the key equipment design, vendor’s selections, and advanced technologies application, and coordinated with each discipline to complete the projects on time under budget.

Major FCC projects listed below:

Fluid Catalytic Cracking Project for Qingdao Refinery.

Fluid Catalytic Cracking Expansion Project for Chanqing Oilfield Refinery

Fluid Catalytic Cracking Project for Jinan Petrochemical Plant

Fluid Catalytic Cracking Project for Dongying Petrochemical Plant

Crude and Vacuum Projects

As Project Manager & Process Lead prepared the technical agreement, collected design basic information.

Prepared design guidelines, man power plan, major deliverables list and long term deliverable equipment procurement plan based on the clients expected commissioning and start-up date.

Determined the production temperature cut ranges based on the crude feed lab test physical properties and TBP points.

Performed process simulation of crude and vacuum by Hysys.

Optimized the preheat trains by pinch analysis, and finalized preheat train network.

Designed two-stage electric desalters to remove the salts and suspended solids.

Developed PFDs, P&IDs, H&Ms, designed OVHD coolers system, vacuum tower steam injectors system.

Designed the chemical injection ammonia system and corrosion inhibitor system.

Conducted tray hydraulics calculation for crude and vacuum towers, designed internal parts, trays, valves lay-out, and down comer dimension, tray pace, man way requirement, structured packing, distributors, and chimney trays, etc.

Prepared and reviewed steam balances, cooling water balances, instrument air/utility air balances, power supply and major equipment power consumption summary, and chemicals consumption summary for entire plant.

Reviewed and supported the construction and commissioning and start-up procedures.

Major crude and vacuum projects listed below:

Atmospheric and Vacuum Distillation Plant for Shengli Oil Field Refinery

Atmospheric Distillation Plant for Sudan Khartoum Refinery

Atmospheric and Vacuum Distillation Project for Qingyang Refinery

Atmospheric and Vacuum Distillation plant for Sichuan Shengma Petrochemical Plant

EDUCATION

M.SC. of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Dongying, China, 2002

B.ENG. of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum, Dongying, China, 1988

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