Engineer Chemical Engineering

Max Day Cell: 281-***-**** Email: *******@*******.*** Houston, TX Energy Corridor location.

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain challenging opportunity as a Process/Mechanical Process/Process Systems/Chemical/Project Engineer in the field of upstream/midstream/downstream oil & gas processing, chemicals, petrochemicals, LNG, NGL, GTL, LPG and oil refining, with an International Engineering & Construction Firm (E&C) or an Oil & Gas/Chemical/Petrochemical Operating Company (OC).

SUMMARY:

B.S. Chemical Engineering with 40+ years of experience in process design and process systems/project engineering of crude and/or gas processing facilities (GOSP, LNG, NGL, GTL, LPG), petroleum refining, petrochemicals, chemicals and nuclear waste processing; process safety; plant engineering; front-end engineering design/loading (FEED/FEL); detailed engineering (EPCM); process development; process operations; customer service/support/relations; and ALL areas of process engineering activities including process engineering reviews and checking. Always completing work within/under budget and on/ahead of schedule.

SKILL-SET:

Specific skill areas include but are not limited to the following activities:

Development of all types of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID's) including: Process, Utility, Auxiliary & Fire Protection. DPDT‘s, MR’s, & 3D Model Reviews

Preparation of Process Equipment (Major/Minor) Specifications & Instrument Data Sheets

Sizing and Specification of Process Vessels/Evaluation of Existing Process Equipment

Sizing and Specification of Pressure Relief Devices and Relief Network Design/Flare Stack

Checking Vendors’ Prints, Calculations and Fabrication Drawings

Development of Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s)/Process Block Diagrams (PBD’s)

Hydraulic Calculations (Line sizing/Pumps/Compressors/Fans/Blowers/Vacuum Equipment.)

Steady-State Process Simulations in PRO/II, HYSYS &Aspen

Manual Chemical and/or Process Engineering Calculations

Preparation of Heat (Energy) and/or Material Balances (H&MB Tables)

Preparation of Process Descriptions (PD’s)

Misc. E&C Company/Vendors’ Software Applications

Hands-on Refinery Operations' Experience/Supervisory Experience/Project Lead/Project Coordination Activities

Preparation of Engineering Reports (Conceptual/Preliminary/Front-end/Detailed)

Preparation of Equipment Requisitions/Project Engineering/Management Coordination Activities

Excellent Oral and Written Communication/Interpersonal Skills/Organizational Skills

EDUCATION AND OTHER:

UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE, Louisville, Kentucky - B.S. Chemical Engineering

Various Company-Sponsored and/or Continuing Education Courses throughout career.

Miscellaneous certificates of completion. Certified Pressure Relief Device Engineer/Reviewer by Dow Chemical Company

EXPERIENCE:

McDermott International, Inc. – Houston, TX, U.S.A. 2019-2020

Principal Process Engineer

Responsible for checking projects’ PRD documentation packages

And other miscellaneous process engineering tasks and duties

IHI E&C International Corporation – Houston, TX, U.S.A. 2013 – 2017

Principal Process Engineer

Prepare Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs)

Prepare Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs)

Prepare various other process engineering deliverables and process documentation

Review/Checking of all types of work completed by other process engineers and offices

All process engineering coordination activities, including licensor and client sides

Participate and contribute to various types of project meetings, HAZOP, SIL, LOPA/Etc.

Provide support to construction and commissioning/start-up activities.

Travel to project sites

Mentor younger engineers/Team building activities/LNG/LPG/Urea/Petrochemicals

Foster Wheeler USA Corporation – Houston, TX, U.S.A. 2011 – 2013

Principal Project Engineer/Principal Systems Engineer

Prepare requisitions for inquiry and purchase of equipment and materials

Control development and issuance of Engineering Flow Diagrams (P&IDs), Header Flow Diagrams, Systems Flow Diagrams, after process release

Participate in Design Pressure and Design Temperature and Materials of Construction Reviews

Participate in the development of the DPDT Diagrams

Develop and/or review Auxiliary Flow Diagrams on the basis of vendor and/or mechanical drawings, avoiding

use of details if no value is added

Representative Projects included Grassroots and Revamped Refineries

Preparation of all Systems’ deliverables and support/coordination activities

Representative Projects included a big LNG project utilizing “APCI C3MR

Liquefaction Technology”. Also have prior industry experience working on a large LNG Project, utilizing the “Cascade (ConocoPhillips) Liquefaction Process Technology”

Bayer Technology Services Americas, LLC – Baytown, TX, U.S.A. 2010 – 2011

Senior Pressure Safety Specialist

Operating Plant Data Mining Activities

Travel to Customer’s Plant Sites

Participation in PHA Meetings

Performing Calculations for Emergency Relief Systems

Review/Approve designs for Non-Reactive Cases

Perform Calculations for Two-Phase Flow Cases

Prepare and Assemble ERS Design Packages

Train and Mentor less Experienced Engineers/Designers

Facilitate and Perform Contingency Analysis/Reviews

Bechtel Oil, Gas & Chemicals, Inc., Houston, TX & Sriracha, Thailand 2005 – 2009

Sr. Process Systems/Project Engineer

Performing hydraulic calculations (pumps, compressors, control valves, line sizing)

Development of all types of P&ID’s, preparation of Equipment Lists/Specialty Piping Items’ Lists

Development of DPDT’s, 3D model reviews using SmartPlant; performing line-by-line and HAZOP reviews

Preparation of instrument data sheets

Preparation of MR’s, performing vendor print reviews, off-project design reviews, coordination activities, and development of MSG’s

Preparation of as-built P&ID’s and Post-IFC revisions; projects ranging from proposals to FEED and EPC projects; various types of refinery units (new & revamps), LNG, NGL/condensate, and petrochemicals

CDI ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS, INC., Houston, TX 1995 -2005

Sr. Process Engineer

CDI ENGINEERING GROUP, INC., St. Albans, WV and Houston, TX

Sr. Process Specialist

OSHA Regulations 29 CFR 1910.119(d)(3) process engineering activities, sizing/specification and documentation of various types of pressure relief devices (PRD's), sizing and evaluation of vent headers/flares and PRD upgrade projects (For Union Carbide, Dow, Bayer and Solutia Companies)

Evaluation and expansion study of existing Boiler Feed Water Systems of AAE-1 and AAE-2 units for BASF due to unit expansion projects, Phosphoric Acid (SPA) storage and shipping facilities for Agrifos Fertilizer

Chemical-Grade Propylene drying, propylene pipeline tie-ins, Saturated-Brine pumping facilities and an Ethylene pipeline connection project for Equistar; also worked on additional projects

BNFL INC. - Richland, WA, 1993-1995

Senior Process Engineer

Nuclear waste cleanup; conceptual/Front-end process design engineering activities (for DOE)

Butler Service Group - Paramount, CA 1992-1993

Process Engineer

Contract position, refinery steam/condensate system evaluation and optimization studies (For Paramount Petroleum Corporation); short-term temporary assignment

The Ralph M. Parsons Company - Pasadena, CA 1991-1992

Process Engineer

NGL plant upgrade, crude and/or gas separation plants (GOSP’s), refinery fuel gas desulfurization, refinery Nox reduction, gas processing (Aramco, Shell, Texaco, Unocal Companies)

Independent Contractor, Oil & Gas Industry, Based in California, U.S.A. 1983-1990

CREOLE PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC. - Houston, TX 1981-1982

Staff Process Engineer

Offshore oil and gas separation plant topsides, EOR by CO2 injection, gas treatment, revamp of gas compression facilities (for Citgo, etc.)

BROWN & ROOT INC - Houston, TX 1980-1981

Process Engineer

Associated-gas gathering, compression, treatment, transmission and its associated-condensate pumping/pipelining (for Aramco Services Company)

Gulf Oil Company - U.S., Port Arthur, TX 1979-1980

Chemical Engineer

Worked as production/manufacturing engineer of atmospheric and vacuum crude oil distillation units, compound oil and grease, hands-on operations' activities and clean-up

Oil Service Company of Iran, Ahwaz, Iran 1975-1979

Chemical Engineer

Crude and/or gas separation plants (Production Units), associated-gas gathering, compression, injection, natural gas dehydration and sweetening, gas, liquid and two-phase pipelines.

PERSONAL:

U.S. Citizen, will travel and/or relocate. Will consider taking on overseas assignments, passport-ready. Will consider taking on client-

location assignments. EIT No. - 43258 and TWIC card.

REFERENCES:

Full references will be furnished upon request.

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