Process Engineer II

LOUIS CONERLY, III

Addis, Louisiana ***** 225-***-**** *************@*****.***

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

A proficient Process Engineer offering 4+ years of experience with exceptional engineering knowledge and troubleshooting skills. Probing to fully utilize one's knowledge from operational experiences including Effluent water treatment units, Refrigerant hydrofluorocarbon units, Vinyl Chloride Monomer unit, and Hydroxyethyl Cellulose unit, Calcium Chloride unit, Thermal oxidizer unit, multiple plant start- ups, multiple turnarounds, and planned/emergency shutdowns. Historically a leader who excels through challenging/demanding environments contributing to the company’s productivity and personal performance growth. SKILLS

• Hand tool experience

• Process equipment knowledge

• Forklift/crane/conveyor experience

• Chlorine cell component repair

• Troubleshooting and investigations

• Safety and PSM compliance

• Project coordination

• Microsoft Office

• PI Process Book/ PI Data Link experience

• Honeywell Uniformance Process Studio

• Aspen software experience

• Training & Development

• Process Engineering

• Production Engineering

• Industrial design Engineering

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Process Engineer II, 6/2023 to Current

Hargrove Engineers & Constructors (Honeywell – ESS) – Baton Rouge, LA

• Qualified as unit engineer/technical support for 4 units Effluent treatment facility, Thermal Oxidizer unit, Calcium Chloride unit, and Chlorotrifluoroethylene unit using previous experience and knowledge to safely operate and meet production goals.

• Ran daily production reports reading KPIs and quality reports to maintain, adjust, and improve unit operations.

• Completed 12+ MOCs and PSSRs for various improvement projects within one’s responsible units.

• Completed 60+ PHA revalidation action items including creating scopes and field verifying relief valves’ rupture discs, pressure switches, and DCS alarms that require an operator’s response.

• Completed relief valve validation of reactive force data for the entire Honeywell BR site.

• Installed a calcium chloride polymer skid that improved polymer dosing to the calcium chloride clarifiers which improved turbidity and calcium chloride product quality.

• Troubleshot, repaired, and operated the mud filter presses within the effluent water treatment unit while creating PMs around the equipment to maintain reliability.

• Prepared engineering drawings and project packages for total plant outage improvement projects. Process Engineer, 12/2021 to 6/2023

SE Tylose USA, Inc. (HEC Specialty Chemical) – Plaquemine, LA

• Created batch cycle time tracker that manages reactor cycle times, identifies downtimes/equipment issues, and increases production runtime reaching reactor batch cycle targets of less than 6 hours.

• Completed a Nitric Acid Sister Pump Project saving the company $104,000 of plant downtime in essence of main pump failure and producing off quality product. Worked as project coordinator coordinating operations, maintenance, I&E, and project contractors to complete the project on time within project budget.

• Work directly with operations, maintenance, and I&E providing technical support with direction of process optimization using KPIs improving the efficiency of the production and waste processes.

• Created a tracking system to manage packaged material for warehouse supervisors, with a result exceeding packaging target of 28 MT/day.

• Supports unit with turnaround planning of equipment/instrumentation inspections, MOC completions, PHA revalidations, and PSI updating for PSM compliance.

• Completed WWT improvement projects/trials for effluent polishing, solids removal, and bacteria health to consistently record data on system and maintain unit within environmental permit compliance.

• Record environmental permitted data such as TSS, BOD, and COC reporting monthly to site environmental team for DEQ discharge monitoring reports.

• Lead meetings with colleagues/subsidiary companies on technical or personnel matters to increase productivity, perform process optimizations, investigate incidents, and environmental compliance. VCM Production Engineer Intern, 06/2021 to 12/2021 Shintech, Inc. – Plaquemine, LA

• Completed release calculations and incident reports for environmental incidents that occurred during operational upsets.

• Compared alarms and tuning parameters for both vinyl chloride monomer 1 & 2 units to have instruments perform like one another.

• Completed an instrument air leak detection project surveying the entire unit for instrument air leaks using a Fluke ultrasonic industrial imager and coordinating with maintenance and I&E to fix leaks while ultimately saving energy and decreasing air compressor run time.

• Led and assisted operations with improvements to the Cu/Fe wastewater system. Improving sand filter performance by lowering turbidity of exiting water and sand carry over into the waste stream from sand filter backwashing.

• Created KPI’s for performance of unit areas to be monitored while signaling differences between both vinyl chloride monomer 1 & 2 units.

Cell Service Technician, 06/2020 to 06/2021

Turner Industries (Olin Chlor Alkali) – Plaquemine, LA

• Work within empowered team to ensure all Cell Service safety, environmental, and operational goals are fully achieved.

• Facilitated maintenance team training to align with company standards.

• Perform chlorine cell reactor repairs, rebuilds, assembly, disassembly, and washing with Cell Service team members.

• Assist with cathode drawings, handling hazardous materials such as Asbestos, PMX, and Teflon-Talc.

• Operate overhead cranes, conveyor systems and forklifts. Process Engineer Intern, 05/2018 to 08/2018

Koura Global, Inc. – St. Gabriel, LA

• Completed relief device calculations for vessels on water treatment projects and Aspen Plus simulations for process improvements around fired heater entering process reactors.

• Modified and programmed company Distributed Control System (DCS) for new projects, updated DCS main overview to control processes more efficiently.

• Supported engineers in troubleshooting process problems and improved water treatment system.

• Assisted with safety inspections while improving site and ongoing projects safety. EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science: Chemical Engineering, 12/2019 McNeese State University - Lake Charles, LA

• President's List: Spring 2019

• Dean's List/Honor Roll: Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Fall 2018

• Senior Design Project: Citgo’s Overhead Compression System

• Case Studies: Designing Vinyl Chloride and Ethylene sites.

• Member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.

• Member of National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)

• 4 Year Letterman/Captain of McNeese State University Football Team CERTIFICATIONS

• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC)- April 2020-2025

• OSHA General Industry Safety and Health (Alliance Safety Council)- July 2023-2024 REFERENCES

• Available upon request.

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