Operation Engineer

YANSHENG YU 780-***-**** **.*****@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/yansheng-yu

Senior Mechanical Engineer Senior Process Engineer Team Leader

Professional Summary

Senior Pipeline Engineer with over 15+ years of expertise in pipeline and facility operations, process optimization, and engineering design. So called pipeline’s Family Doctor: Proficient in analyzing operation performance and equipment assessment; accurately diagnosing operation bottleneck and incident root causes and proven ability on operational efficiency enhancement, timely troubleshooting and recommendation of expansion.

Technical Skills

Pipeline & Facility Operation support Operation Performance Analysis

Operation troubleshooting Key Equipment Reliability Analysis

Facility HAZOP Analysis & Risk Mitigation Management of Change Execution

Mechanical / Process SME Preventive Maintenance Planning

Project Design Review Material Requisition Evaluation

Authentication Technical Drawings Feasibility Studies for project development Hydraulic simulation (AFT Fathom, SPS)

Professional Experience

Engineering Consultant, 3U Pipeline Technical Solutions 3.2024 ~ Present

●Lead engineering study and design for 2 pipeline and facility projects, optimizing solutions across LVP, HVP, and gas services, resulting in a 20% increase in pipeline throughput.

●Build AFT Fathom hydraulic models for new hydraulic studies. Analyze the flow paths and capability to meet new service requests, and provide solutions for the new business development, resulting in 10% reduction of the response time to business development team.

●Provide analysis to support business development opportunities and capital projects including economic operational models and volumetric analysis.

●Conduct HAZOP analyses, mitigating potential risks and ensuring 100% safety compliance across all projects, contributing to a 0% incident rate.

●Conduct Pump performance assessment for the new target flow rates. The result of assessment may reduce 14% of pump damage risk.

●Collaborated with business development/Customer Services, resulting in 100% response completion within tight deadlines. Communicate clients and contractors for high quality design.

●Specialize in terminal debottlenecking for pipeline expansion projects, ensuring opportunities through various development and approval processes.

Sr. Operation Engineer / Process Specialist, Enbridge Pipeline Inc. 12.2008 ~ 2.2024

●Support pipeline and facility operation, improving system optimization and debottlenecking, resulting in a 20% increase in pipeline throughput and 5% tank storage capacity.

●Analyzed operational data, identifying opportunities to enhance safety and productivity, leading to a 10% reduction in downtime and increasing operational efficiency 40% for Cromer truck load/offload racks.

●Assist in the business development to prepare the commercial agreements, including flow rates, boundary conditions and limits of fluid properties.

●maintenance and MOC projects, and approved material requisition.

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●Prepared process simulations using platforms like AFT Fathom, increasing one pipeline injection rate by 20% without capital expense. Completed more than 70% of terminal flow path analyses.

●Led facility HAZOP analysis & Risk Mitigation, preventing 60% thermal and surge overpressure cases by a five-year PSV assessment project, ensuring the new business requests have no impact to the current operations.

●Improved facility reliability 15% and fitness for purpose 30%. Completed all 31 booster pumps performance review, led the pump field test and created new curves for 12 pump units.

●Provide technical support as an engineering SME and ensured the solutions compliance with CSA Z662, AER Directive 17, ASME B31.3/4/8, EH&S programs and 49 CFR 192/195, minimizing regulatory risks by 5%.

●Created and executed MOC to develop P&IDs for Cushing terminal. Authorized P&ID 200 sheets and improved 350 copies of equipment datasheets. This effort resulted in the first region with P&ID covering all assets.

●Conducted process study and design to improve operation or to define the scope of the expansion projects. Provided technical support on Basis of Design, scope and cost estimate for

●Led functional tests to prove the new assets of projects can achieve the design objectives.

●Replaced the slotted still well for more than 30 API 650 tanks and solved the restriction of tank fill by installing the extra roof vents.

●Participated in the safety relief valve Preventive Maintenance plan and implemented the plan during the field inspection.

Other Experience

Senior Pipeline Facility Engineer, SNC-Lavalin Inc.

●Led the pipeline feasibility studies and detailed design for the Keystone Pipeline and Front-End Engineering for Keystone Expansion Project (KXL), conducted hydraulic studies and developed pump and VFD plan, resulting in a 20% project capital saving.

●Managed pump station design for the AOSPL Pipeline, optimizing pump performance, ensuring adherence to project timelines. and reducing project costs by 10%.

Education:

Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary Pipeline Engineering 2004 – 2006

●Specialized in pipeline engineering and material selection.

China University of Petroleum Master’s Oil Storage and Transportation

China University of Petroleum Bach. Oil & Gas Storage and Transportation

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