Charles Corbin BSEE, PE(inactive), CFSP

Control Systems/Instrumentation Engineer

**** ******* ******* *****, *******, TX 77072 Phone: 713-***-****

Cell 832-***-**** acxlqm@r.postjobfree.com

Experience:

Job search Nov. 2014 – Present

Holloman Engineering LLC, Houston, TX (contract) Dec. 2012- Oct. 2014

Supervisor: Larry French Phone: 832-***-****

Instrumentation Engineer Gas Plant and Refinery Engineering work: Reviewed P&ID’s, sized Control valves, orifice plates and relief valves. Specified SIS & PBCS sensors and final elements (FT’s, TT’s, LT’s, PT’s, Analyzers, Control Valves and Automatic Block Valves). Also specified pressure regulators, pneumatic level controllers, Flame, Methane, Propane and H2S detectors. Developed instrument data sheets, provided technical guidance to piping, instrument and electrical designers and maintained instrument indexes.

Testengeer, Inc., Port Lavaca, TX (contract) March 2005 – June 2011

Supervisor: Gregory McCurry Phone: 361-***-****

Control Systems Engineer/Functional Safety Engineer

Generated Fired Heater Safety Requirement Specification in accordance with

IEC 61508, IEC 61511 and API RP556.

Presented functional safety information to prospective clients.

Reviewed gas turbine, Waste Heat Boiler and steam turbine BPH and SIS logic solver programs for Dow Chemical. Provided a detailed description of normal operation, Protective Emergency Shutdowns, Normal Shutdowns and Alarms. Reviewed existing PLC and DCS process control and burner management SIS

systems and made recommendations for improvements.

Programmed PLC to control ship board crane winch and cable guides. Modified PLC program to improve drill ship drill bit storage and retrieval system.

Worked in a 4 man team programming Allen Bradley BPCS and SIS PLC's to

control a Dow Waste Incinerator with emissions control. Built RS Logix 5000 ladder,

function block, sequential function chart and structured text routines.

Built RS View SE Screens and parameter files.

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August 2002 – February 2005 Worked as an HISD substitute teacher (pursued

alternative teacher certification); Obtained securities, insurance and loan officer

licenses.

VMW Industries, Victoria, TX (contract) February 2000 - July 2002

Control Systems/Instrumentation Engineer

Engineered, programmed, documented and commissioned a control system for

an offshore pipe laying J-Lay machine built in accordance with DNV standards.

The control system consisted of an Allen Bradley Logic Solver communicating by

ControlNet with approximately 200 Flex I/O modules, pressure, position and

speed sensors. The system included Siemens Variable Frequency Drive units

to control 2 winches and 6 conveyor rollers.

Applied Automation, Houston, TX (contract) 1998 – 1999

Systems Integration Engineer

Engineered custom built analyzer systems.

Saudi Aramco Refinery, Rabigh, Saudi Arabia (contract) 1996 - 1998

Refinery Instrumentation Engineer

Reconfigured BPCS to provide open loop pump bypass control.

Modified LPG vaporizer controls for smoother operation.

Added differential pressure transmitters to the crude columns.

Changed range of existing analog flow transmitters to match new operating

parameters.

Tuned troublesome temperature and level control loops.

Diagnosed nitrogen plant tripping problems, and compressor tripping problems.

Diagnosed control valve wear problems.

Engineered instrument construction packages.

Montell Engineering office, Clear Lake, TX (contract) 1995 - 1996

Honeywell Engineer and team manager on Catalloy ReRate project

Managed project team of 2 DCS engineers, 2 PLC engineers and three

designers.

Replaced existing Honeywell TDC 3000 APM and PM's with new HPM's.

Added new control room operator station.

Replaced existing pneumatic conveying PLC with new Triconex PLC.

Reviewed/approved field instrument specifications.

Instrument Control Service, Inc., La Porte, TX (contract) 1995

Electrical and Instrument Engineer on Korean Specialty Gas project.

Performed electrical load study for UPS systems.

Specified UPS systems and DC power supplies.

Determined proper instrument and PLC system wiring and cabling.

Union Carbide Chemical Plant, Texas City, TX (contract) 1994 –1995

Hoechst Celanese Chemical Plant. Pasadena TX (contract)

Honeywell Control Systems Engineer

Converted approximately 4000 existing control panel loops to TDC 3000.

Integrated existing TDC 2000 with the new TDC 3000 system.

Replaced existing relay interlocks with new Triconex systems.

Managed field survey work.

Marked up existing loop drawings to show required new work.

Commissioned new work

Provided as built marked up drawings.

ARCO Chemical Plant, Channelview, TX (contract) 1992 - 1994

Control Systems/ Instrumentation Engineer

Solved operating plant problems involving:

Control valve sizing

Control valve cavitation

Flow meter accuracy and sizing

Pressure, temperature and level measurements

Safety interlock systems

Pump seal pot instrumentation

Converted pneumatic loops to Rosemount System 3 electronic DCS loops.

Participated in safety review of plant operating instructions.

Revised electrical classification near fired heaters.

Education:

BS Electrical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University

Layers Of Protection Analysis Training Prima Tech

Functional Safety Engineering I and II Exida

Professional Credentials:

Certified Functional Safety Professional CFSP 120718 001

Texas Professional Engineer # 85086 Inactive

Professional Societies:

Member of ISA (Instrument, Systems, Automation)

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