SENIOR PROCESS ENGINEER

An experienced Process Engineer with expertise in delivering multi-million dollar Oil & Gas projects. Over fifteen years of experience in Conceptual, Front End and Detailed Engineering. Several successfully completed greenfield and brownfield projects for offshore and onshore Oil & Gas facilities (including LNG) as well as pharmaceutical facilities.

With excellent problem solving skills and a persistent and flexible approach to the mutually beneficial achievement of set plans, my overall career objective is to develop more efficient and cost effective solutions to engineering problems.

KEY SKILLS

• Project Management • Process Engineering Drawings • Process Equipment Specification (separators, distillation columns, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, valves, etc.) • Simulation software (HYSYS/UNISIM, Flarenet, Pipesim, Pipeline Studio, HTRI) • Process Systems design (piping/pipelines, flare/relief systems, waste water treatment, etc.) • Design Regulations (API, Shell DEPs, ExxonMobil DMs, Total DMs, NORSOK) • Process Safety • Renewable energy technologies.

CAREER HISTORY

Jul 2019 – Nov 2019, Senior Engineer-Process, Global Process Systems, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

-Successfully completed an optimized ITT design of a gas plant that utilized two distillation columns instead of three for the production of value streams of condensate (1,000 BPD), LPG (1,500 BPD) and sales gas (15 MMSCFD) worth an estimated total of over 100,000 USD/day in sales revenues. The resulting design saved over 0.5 million USD in estimated CAPEX with a corresponding savings in OPEX and had a feed input of condensate stabilizer off-gas and separator liquids.

-Completed the update of a number of project philosophies and the review of IFC P&IDs of a gas project, making valuable input that required good engineering judgment in order to meet quality requirements.

-Completed the update of the Installation, Operating and Maintenance manual of H2S removal/regeneration system from sour gas utilizing DEA.

Oct 2018 – Dec 2019, Researcher, University of the West of Scotland, Paisley, United Kingdom

-Completed the initial study for developing an energy recovery system from waste that will reduce the initial CAPEX by at least 75% of currently available Circulating Fluid Bed Combustion technologies.

-Completed the initial study for developing a sustainable business model for waste management based largely on reduced CAPEX and optimized OPEX of the various operational aspects along the waste management chain.

Jan 2017 – May 2018, Master’s Student, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom

-Successfully developed competence in renewable energy technologies and environmental health and safety, among other modules leading up to a Master’s Degree in Energy and Environmental Management.

-Developed the necessary critical analytical ability with respect to making better choices in engineering designs to reduce adverse impacts on human and environmental health and safety.

Jan 2016 – Dec 2016, Engineering Consultant, Photizo Gremit, Lagos, Nigeria

-Planned and coordinated facilities design activities to produce high quality deliverables including engineering drawings, datasheets and third party vendor data; utilizing relevant multi-disciplinary knowledge to achieve these objectives.

-Selected more efficient and flexible combination of equipment for production facilities that separate and measure products, prepare products for transportation to market, and handle waste disposal and impurities.

-Evaluate facility production processes, investigate problems, analyze root causes and develop design improvements to more effectively utilize equipment and materials to maximize production, improve quality, lower cost and reduce downtime and outages.

-Supervised and reviewed deliverables produced by junior engineers, ensuring by so doing that project and process objectives are met by adhering to current technology, standards and specifications where applicable.

-Involved in facility review activities and adduced corrective plan of action to ensure plant and employee safety.

May 2014 – Jun 2015, Senior Engineer-Process (Lead), WoodGroup-CCC Ltd., Muscat, Sultanate of Oman

Mar 2012 – Apr 2014, Senior Engineer-Process

-Led an engineering design team of 5 engineers and 1 designer to achieve projects target date completion rate of over 95% while simultaneously meeting quality, budget and safety requirements. Achieved 100% completion rate on projects target dates for projects inherited from other teams.

-Completed a flare gas (20,000 Sm3/day) recovery project generating an estimated revenue of over 2 million USD/day and a second one (21,000 - 43,000 Sm3/day) generating an estimated 2 to 4 million USD/day in revenue.

-Reviewed all discipline work done by the team engineers and third party, providing detailed engineering input during all design phases, providing specialist engineering input and encouraging the development of Omani staff to fulfill process engineering roles.

-Represented team in project meetings and cascaded expectations down to team members in actionable ways.

-Developed process engineering deliverables for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) projects in a multi-discipline engineering team; process simulations and optimization studies (using HYSYS/UNISIM, Pipesim, Flarenet Pipeline Studio), PEFS/PSFS/PFS, heat and material balances, equipment/line/valve sizing, philosophies and narratives, operating manuals update etc. and ensured process engineering deliverables compliance with PDO Specifications and Guidelines, Shell DEPs, International Specs (API, ISO, etc.), and local Omani regulations.

-Provided active process safety and process engineering support for technical and safety reviews (including design reviews, HAZOPs, IPFs, pre-start up audits, etc.) and actively supported and communicated with other disciplines including projects and planning to optimize areas of interface during design development by relevant appreciation of their areas of work.

-Evaluated technical documentation for equipment sourcing and ensured equipment vendors provide timely and quality input into design packages that meet the relevant safety, environmental and ergonomic standards.

Nov 2011 – Mar 2012, Process Engineer, Petrofac International Ltd., Rumaila, Iraq

-Applied solid engineering judgment and proper HSE management in compliance with BP’s codes, procedures and standards while carrying out process engineering activities; updating existing/developing new P&IDs, ensuring implementation of Management of Change Procedure from inception, design and commissioning, compiling / distributing comprehensive process improvement progress reports, providing input for root cause analysis studies.

-Provided active support and input to, the Shutdown Manager and Shutdown Teams in equipment post task preparation and re-commissioning, construction teams, clients’ Materials Maintenance Management System, management team/discipline handovers and Planning Team Leader and Procurement Coordinator.

Accomplishments: Created from scratch new sets of P&ID’s and equipment/daughter tags for identifying all items of equipment for 5 surface production facilities, as well as the for entry into CMMS.

Feb 2006 – Oct 2011, Process Engineer, Dover Engineering Ltd., Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Clients worked for: ExxonMobil, Chevron, Total, Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG), Addax, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and Nigeria Gas Company (NGC).

-Developed process engineering design deliverables for various clients’ projects in a multi-discipline engineering team; simulations, flow assurance and optimization studies (using Hysys, Pipesim, HTRI), PEFS/PSFS/PFS, design basis, equipment/line/valve sizing, philosophies and narratives etc. and ensured designs are complaint with clients’ specs and standards, International Specs (API, ISO, etc.) and Nigerian regulations. Ensured that developed designs are constructible and operable and went on site visits when required for projects.

-Active mentorship and supervision of junior engineers, reviewing some discipline work done by the team engineers and third party, providing detailed engineering input during all design phases, ensuring completion of tasks on time and of good quality and routine reporting of weekly projects’ status.

-Provided support for project, business development and recruitment teams by estimating time and resource requirements, discipline CV shortlisting for recruitment and participating in project interface meetings with clients.

-Accomplishments: • Completed over 95% of all project deliverables/activities within target dates.

• Part of a small process team that successfully executed the detailed engineering design of fixed offshore platforms (3 New Wellhead Platforms for ExxonMobil) of over 100,000 man-hours, first of its kind done 100% in Nigeria.

Dec 2005 – Feb 2006, Project Engineer, Hermann & Cross Ltd., Warri, Nigeria

-Gathered piping and equipment wall thickness readings at specific key points from which corrosion monitoring drawings are developed in AutoCAD using existing isometric drawings and ensuring conflicts do not exist with PEFS, developed corrosion points database templates for input of field data. Acted as company-client interface.

Aug 2003 – Nov 2005, Process Engineering Consultant, Port Harcourt, Nigeria

-Delivered design deliverables for a 20,000 BPD oil transfer pump project; PFDs and P&IDs, Pump sizing calculations, Line sizing/verification calculations

-Developed Hysys simulation of a wet gas scrubber project and provided learning support for process team.

-Developed more expertise in Hysys, AutoCAD and equipment sizing calculations.

Sep 2001 – Jul 2003, Chemical/Facilities Engineer, Yamanouchi Ireland Company Ltd., Dublin, Ireland

-Conducted as-built updates of facility P&IDs and databases and liaised with equipment manufacturers and vendors to ensure correctness of technical data, updated inventory of plant equipment spares on SAP database.

-Monitored the performance of process units with a view to identifying areas need and improvement, performed troubleshooting/root-cause analysis of plant upsets, recommended and implemented environmentally friendly corrective/preventive solutions that integrated flawlessly into existing facilities to avoid future recurrence. Developed new standard operating procedures and instructed operational staff on their use.

-Participated in review meetings including HAZOPs, reviewed plant energy and water balance and associated cost analysis to determine opportunities for savings.

-Accomplishments: • Completed in 3 months the as-building, verification/validation of over 2,000 pieces of plant equipment and instrumentation and developed/updated over 20,000 cells of technical database information.

• Engineered and executed the design of a back-wash system for the solvent-recovery distillation column thus eliminating chronic downtime of 8 - 10 hours per week with potential cost savings of about 7,000 Euros/week and proposed new operating, control and safeguarding philosophies to avoid recurrence.

• Led the design, pilot testing and execution of a very efficient design that eliminated the premature failure of dryer tubes in incinerator waste-gas analyzer, resulting in a direct weekly cost savings of over 1,600 Euros/week.

Jul 2000 – Jun 2001, Graduate Engineer, International Oilfield Services Ltd., Port Harcourt, Nigeria

-Participated in maintenance and troubleshooting operations of oilfield equipment; internal combustion engines and rotating equipment (pumps and compressors).

Jan 1998 – Sep 1998, Trainee Engineer, Shell Petroleum Development Co. of Nigeria Ltd., Warri, Nigeria

-Carried out oil and water analysis of field test samples using a variety of methods including centrifugation and chromatography to determine chemical/physical composition and rheological properties, prepared different recipes of mud and cement and tested adequacy under simulated well conditions of temperature and pressure, determined grain size distribution of well sand samples.

-Participated in maintenance and troubleshooting operations of oilfield equipment; internal combustion engines and rotating equipment (pumps and compressors).

EDUCATION

B.Eng. in Chemical Engineering (2000), University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria

M.Sc. in Energy and Environmental Management (2018), Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, United Kingdom

CERTIFICATES AND AWARDS

Award of Academic Merit, Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, University of Port Harcourt - 1999 • Award of Honor, Nigerian Society of Chemical Engineers, University of Port Harcourt - 1999 • Certificate of National Youth Service - 2001 • Certificate of Achievement (AspenTech.) • Introduction to Hysys Steady State Simulation - 2006

TRAININGS

-Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Competence Development Program, (Nigerian Institute of Safety Professionals - NISP), December 2005.

-Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) - 2001, Gas handling training - 2002 (Yamanouchi Ireland Co. Ltd.)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

American Institute of Chemical Engineers - AIChE, Society of Petroleum Engineers - SPE

REFERENCES AND WORK EXPERIENCE DETAILS

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