SUMMARY:

Dr. Luzarraga has extensive experience in the petroleum, chemical, petrochemical and polymer industries. His responsibilities have included refining process development, troubleshooting, process design, in-plant assignments and safety relief reviews.

CONTACT ADDRESS:

845 East River Oaks Drive

Baton Rouge, LA 70815

Phone: 225-***-****

e-mail : ad1c94@r.postjobfree.com

EXPERIENCE:

Senior Process Engineer preparing a PIPE – FLOW Advantange simulation of medium pressure steam venting and silencer for Nutrien, Geismar, Louisiana

Senior Process Engineer performing safeguarding relief evaluations for Grace in Norco, Louisiana.

Senior Process Engineer performing safeguarding relief evaluations for Westlake Chemical in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Senior Process Engineer performing safeguarding relief evaluations for the grass roots gasoline desulfurization unit for Shell in Norco, Louisiana.

Senior Process Engineer performing Hydraulic calculations, PFDs and P&IDs for a Waste Water facility for ConocoPhillips in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Texas Senior Process Engineer conducting a technological evaluation of flare gas desulfurization processes using HYSYS simulations for Arkema in Beaumont,.

Senior Consultant Engineer preparing a Safety Relief Review for PSC Nitrogen in Geismar, Louisiana.

Senior Consultant Engineer preparing a Safety Relief Review for the vendor skid units at the Valero Refinery in St Charles, Louisiana.

Senior Process Engineer preparing a Process Design Package for a Deminilarized BASF Plant in Geismar, Louisiana.

Senior Process Engineer conducting a HYSIS simulation of a natural gas pipeline and boosting compressor for Chevron in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Senior Process Engineer conducting process studies for Alon Refinery in Big Spring, Texas. Performed drum sizing, fin fan and shell and tube exchanger ratings, PFDs and P&ID reviews, linesizing and Safety Relief Reviews.

Senior Process Engineer conducting process studies, pump sizing, cooling towers troubleshooting, linesizing, hydraulic studies for BP Lubricants in Port Allen, La

Senior Process Engineer conducting Safety Relief Reviews for the Louis Dreyfus gas plant in Geismar, La

Senior Process Engineer conducting design calculations and Safety Relief Reviews for IMTT, Louisiana. Performed scenario development, sizing calculations and flare header pressure drops using SIMSCI Visual Flow.

Senior Process Engineer conducting a Safety Relief Review for Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) at Geismar, Louisiana. Performed equipment data searches, isometric sketches of the inlet/outlet lines, scenario development, sizing calculations and pressure drops. Prepared summarizing report.

Senior Process Engineer conducting Safety Relief Reviews for Hexion (Borden) tank farm, Louisiana. Conducted scenario development and evaluated conservation and emergency vents.

Senior Process Engineer conducting Safety Relief Reviews for the Chervon Coker in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

Senior Process Engineer conducting Pressure Relief Devices Field Data Gathering for the Olefins, Tank Farm and Butanol plants of Dow Chemical Company in St Charles. Louisiana.

Senior Process Engineer conducting Pressure Relief Devices Design Calculations for the Poly C and Chlorinated Methanes plants of Dow Chemical Company in Plaquemine, Louisiana.

Senior Staff Engineer conducting a Safety Relief Review for the Valero Refinery Coker Unit. Evaluated relieving scenarios, conducted relief valve sizing calculations and determined pressure drops in the inlet and outlet lines.

Senior Process Engineer preparing an Aspen simulation of a Chlorine Scrubber for Dow Chemical Company. Successfully simulated the scrubber for four different cases representing the design basis.

Senior Process Engineer preparing an Offsites PDS for the Exxon Chemical Low Sulfur Mogas Project. Responsible for performing the hydraulic calculations and developing fluid flow models

Senior Process Engineer obtaining equipment data and performing rating calculations for the Exxon Chemical Low Sulfur Mogas Project.

Senior Process Engineer conducting Safety follow-ups for the Exxon Chemical Intermediates Technologies Pilot Plants. Prepared a Safety Relief Review for the PHOX pilot plant.

Senior Process Engineer preparing a condensate pressure drop study for the Exxon IPA Efficiency Project.

Senior Process Engineer conducting a firewater study for Agrico. Obtained a flow distribution and a pressure profile using the Design Flow Solutions Simulation.

Senior Process Engineer preparing equipment list for the Borden VCM Expansion Project.

Senior Process Engineer conducting a Screening Study of the Exxon Chemical unloading/loading facilities for dilute propylene and propane. Prepared a venture philosophy report, process flow diagrams, hydraulics, pumping requirements and pressurization/depressurization options for tank trucks and tank cars.

Senior Process Engineer preparing a Process Design Specification package to implement the findings and recommendations of a Screening Study for the Exxon Chemical Oxo High Pressure Unit.

Senior Process Engineer performing a Screening Study of the Exxon Chemical Oxo High Pressure Unit to follow-up on a previously conducted Safety Relief Review on this unit. Sized safety valves and evaluated inlet/outlet lines pressure drops to meet the desired requirements. Participated in the preparation of the summarizing final report.

Senior Process Engineer responsible for a Safety Relief Review addressing Exxon Chemical Intermediates Loading Racks. Performed extensive field work, led the design folders preparation and checking, and prepared the final report.

Senior Process Engineer responsible for conducting a Screening Study for water washing of Exxon Chemical Oxo High Pressure alcohol products. Prepared process simulations and sized equipment.

Senior Process Engineer preparing a Screening study of Exxon Chemical exploratory catalytic process for the hydrogenation of acetone to isopropyl alcohol. Prepared process simulation for the reactor and fractionation system and sized the equipment.

Senior Process Engineer for Relief System Design Reviews of the Exxon Chemical Intermediates Technology and Adhesive Industry Technology pilot plants (14 plants).

Senior Process Engineer for in-plant polymer assignment at Exxon Chemical Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Responsible for preparing the design basis for a grassroots polymer venture of Exxon Chemical in China.

Senior Process Engineer for the bulk blending polymer facilities for the Exxon Baton Rouge Finishing Plant, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Prepared the Design Basis Memorandum for the bulk blending polymer facilities. Developed process specifications for the blending tank and associated equipment: pumps, filters, safety valves, and loading facilities.

Senior Process Engineer for in-plant polymer assignment at Exxon Chemical Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Responsible for preparing the design basis for an expansion of the E-1000 Polymerization unit.

Senior Process Engineer for the Stage 2A Escorez Polymer Expansion project for Exxon Chemical Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Prepared the P&IDs for the expansion, sized pertinent pumps, rated exchangers employing the HTRI software, checked the adequacy of the safety valves, and prepared instrument data sheets.

Senior Process Engineer for the FCCU Debottlenecking project for Chevron, U.S.A. Company, Pascagoula, Mississippi. Responsible for evaluating the process modifications required to update the main fractionator bottoms reflux loop, bottoms pumparound loop HCO recycle, LCO recycle and product streams, heavy gasoline recycle and overhead condenser. Performed evaluations using the HTRI software for heat exchangers.

Senior Process Engineer for the Alkylation and Cryogenic Design Safety Audit for Placid Refining Company, Port Allen, Louisiana. Prepared calculations to evaluate the adequacy of the safety valves for the alkylation unit. Evaluated relief contingencies and prepared isometrics of the inlet/outlet safety valve piping to evaluate the pressure drop limitations.

Senior Process Engineer for the Caltex Batangas Refinery, Philippines Simulated the overall sour gas system employing the TSWEET software and evaluated the process attractiveness of replacing the existing MEA amine with DEA, DGA, or MDEA amines.

Senior Process Engineer for the FCCU Modernization project for Chevron USA Company, Richmond, California. Responsible for optimizing debutanizers split and preparing an overall energy balance of the entire project including reactor, regenerator, flue gas system, and gas recovery units. Rated existing heat exchangers using the HTRI software. Prepared bubble cap ratings for columns using FRI software. Rated existing pumps for new service and evaluated safety valves for steam generators.

Senior Process Engineer for the expansion of the HTU-1 Hydrotreater Unit for Star Enterprise, Convent, Louisiana. Evaluated the design basis for the expansion by determining the catalyst volume and temperature requirements. Conducted hydraulic studies for the hydrogen recycle loop, the rundown system and the feed system.

Senior Process Engineer for the Design Safety Audit of the OLA-2X Unit, at Exxon Chemical, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Responsibilities include preparation of a design safety audit. The audit involved an evaluation of the design basis for the entire plant. The adequacy of the safety valves was investigated in detail by developing the appropriate power, cooling water, fire, equipment and operational failure contingencies.

Senior Process Engineer for the Cooling Water facilities at Paxon Polymer Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Responsible for the simulation of the cooling water facilities using a KY-Pipe simulation package.

Senior Process Engineer for the Polyethylene Transfer Line at Paxon Polymer Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Responsible for a process study to convert a polyethylene transfer system from an inert gas to a nitrogen carrier. Prepared a cost estimate for the switch and the associated equipment modifications.

Senior Process Engineer for Additive Injection into a Polyethylene Process Line at Paxon Polymer Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Responsible for the preparation of the PFD, P&ID, and the equipment and instrumentation specifications.

Senior Process Engineer for Wet Scrubber System to remove solids from a gas stream at Paxon Polymer Company, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Obtained vendor proposals, evaluated the proposals, and submitted a recommendation to purchase equipment.

Senior Process Engineer for in-plant Polyethylene assignment at Paxon Polymer Company, Baton Rogue, Louisiana. Scheduled tests, provided assistance during startups of reactors and extruders, followed product quality, suggested production improvements, evaluated process capabilities and was available for consultation.

Senior Process Engineer for a Wet HCl Scrubber at BASF, Geismar, Louisiana. Responsible for the preparation of PFD, P&ID, hydraulics, equipment specifications and instrumentation.

Lead Process Engineer for Novel Neutralization Processing Scheme at Nalco, Garyville, Louisiana. Responsible for preparing PFDs, P&IDs, hydraulics, heat and material balances, pump specifications, instrumentation and PSV specifications.

Adjunct Professor teaching Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer at Florida International University, Miami, Florida

Engineering Associate for Heavy Feeds Hydroconversion Process Studies at Exxon Research and Development Laboratories, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Duties included evaluating the applicability of the Hydroconversion process to twelve different feed stocks thus expanding the data base.

Staff Advisor for refining research coordinator at Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, New Jersey. Participated in Exxon’s refining research coordination.

Startup Technical Advisor for the Residuum Desulfurization Unit at Exxon Company USA, Baytown, Texas. Provided technical advise to the refinery management in starting up the world’s largest resid fuel oil desulfurization unit.

Senior Research Engineer for Naphtha, Distillate and Fuel Oil Desulfurization units at Exxon Research and Development Laboratories, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Directed a small process group of professionals in naphtha, distillate, and fuel oil desulfurization. Participated in pilot plant development of fuel oil desulfurization. Trouble shooting of commercial fuel oil desulfurization units at Aruba, Dutch Antilles and Amuay, Venezuela Exxon refineries.

Research Associate for Isomerization and Hydrocracking Refining processes at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Conducted research in isomerization and hydrocracking refining process to produce high octane motor gasoline, diesel fuel, and heating oils sponsored by an Exxon Research and Engineering Company grant to Louisiana State University.

Engineer for fluid catalytic cracking, Exxon Research and Development Laboratories, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Involved in pilot plant research and development related to catalytic cracking refining process to manufacture high octane motor gasoline and chemical raw materials..

EDUCATION:

University of Florida – BSChE, Chemical Engineering, 1967 (GPA = 3.25)

University of Florida – MSChE, Chemical Engineering, 1968 (GPA = 3.75)

Louisiana State University – Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 1971 (GPA = 4.0)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Registrations:

State of Louisiana Registered Professional Engineer

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Senior Member

Louisiana Engineering Society

US Patents:

Heavy Feed Conversion, #3,928,176, December 23, 1975

Naphtha Hydrofining Process, #4,131,537, December 26, 1978

SPECIAL FIELDS OF KNOWLEDGE:

Refining Process Research/Development

Hydrotreating Refining Processes for Naphtha, Distillate, Gas Oil and Resid Fractions

Process Design

HYSYS Simulations and ASPEN Engineering Suite

Safety Relief Reviews

Fluid Flow

FOREIGN LANGUAGES:

Spanish

Employment History:

Sigma Engineers and Constructors 07/2022 – 12/2022

Senior Engineer

Ford Bacon and Davis 01/2018 – 05/2020

Senior Process Engineer

Burrow Global 12/2015 – 12/2017

Senior Process Engineer

Furmanite 01/ 2011 – 12/2015

Senior Process Engineer

Wink Engineering 01/2010 – 12/2010

Senior Consultant Engineer

ENGlobal 12/2007 – 01/2009

Senior Process Engineer

CDI Engineering Group 04/2000 – 12/2007

Senior Process Engineer

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. 10/1992 -04/2000

Senior Process Engineer

Bertrand and Associates, Inc. 06/1990 – 10/1992

Senior Process Engineer

RPM Engineering, Inc. 10/1988 – 06/1990

Senior Process Engineer

Florida International University 01/1987 – 09/1987

Adjuct Professor

Exxon Research and Development Lab 06/1979 -12/1986

Engineering Associate

Exxon Research and Engineering Company 09/1977 – 06/1979

Staff Advisor

Exxon Company U.S.A. 02/1977 – 09/1977

Startup Technical Advisor

Exxon Research and Development Labs 09/1971 – 02/1977

Senior Research Engineer

Louisiana State University 08/1969 – 09/1971

Research Associate

Exxon Research and Development Labs 06/1968 – 08/1969

Engineer

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