Engineer Power Plant
Resume:
Kurt R. Hammerbeck
Cell: 601-***-**** Email: ******@*****.***
Education: M.S.Ch.E. Chemical Engineering (1992)
West Virginia University,
PO Box 6201
Morgantown, WV 26505
B.S. Chemical Engineering (1989)
Pennsylvania State University,
112 Shields Bldg
University Park, PA 16802
Masters thesis entitled Collection of thermodynamic data and regression of binary interaction parameters for the Mathias equation of state at elevated temperatures and pressures.
Six Sigma Black Belt trained by American Society for Quality.
Registration: Certified Engineer in Training
State of West Virginia Registration No. EI6306
Background
Summary: Chemical engineer with diverse experience, including research & development in hot gas desulfurization sorbents as well as process engineering assignments in the fertilizer, oil & gas and refining industries. Process & operations experience includes ammonia, ammonium nitrate, nitric acid, refinery, offshore production facilities, electric power generation, water treatment plants and polymer production.
Employment
History:
CF Industries
4608 Highway 49 E
Yazoo City, MS 39194
CF Industries, Yazoo City, Mississippi, (2015- 2020) Senior Process/ Project Engineer
Supported site operations by providing process engineering experience. plan field-commissioning activities including Operational Readiness Inspections (ORI), Plant Start-up Supported start-up of IGAN finishing train through flow checking, prepare first pass operating procedures for the facility and interface with operations to train operators on the process. Led demolition of project to demolish two ammonia spheres which were asbestos & lead paint. Led start-up of ammonia distribution modifications project. Led catalyst changes to primary, secondary, high temperature shift and low temperature shift vessels during Ammonia plant turn-around. Performed roles in the operability review and hazard review process and other safety evaluations (trained in Tap Root Cause Analysis).
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
7201 Hamilton Blvd.
Allentown, PA 18195-1501
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Trexlertown, Pennsylvania. (2008- 2015) Senior Principle Process Systems Engineer
Worked in the Electronics and Performance Materials PST, HYCO PST and assisted with several projects in the Energy PST. Create and/or manage P&IDs, including shutdown tables, in support of project development and execution. Creating Flowsheet design intent documents by working with other the engineering functions – including process controls, process engineering, safety, and operations. Perform one of the key roles in the operability review and hazard review process and other safety evaluations (trained in Fault Tree Analysis and Apollo Root Cause Analysis). Coordinate functional issues involving plant reliability, operability, and maintenance, to maximize profitability. Manage and provide input in to the plant design, lead piping design reviews both by isometrics and 3-D model Review. Flowcheck piping, equipment and instrumentation in the field for constructed plants as well as modifications to existing plants. Participate in the DCS (Distributed Control System) staging (SAT, Software Acceptance Test) and field validation. Prepare first pass operating procedures for the facility and interface with operations to train operators on the process. Participate and help plan field-commissioning activities including Operational Readiness Inspections (ORI), Plant Start-up and assist with the development and implementation of reliability test plans.
MPT
13233 Webre Rd
Bay Saint Louis, MS 39520-9078
Mississippi Polymer Technologies, Inc. (Solvay Advanced Polymers), Bay St. Louis, Mississippi (2005-2008) Senior Plant/ Project/ Process Engineer
Support the production team as a technical reference as well as ensure that the required quality standards (within agreed specifications) are adhered to during production. Also, establish operating equipment specifications, develop and improve manufacturing techniques and specify and introduce new process equipment into production. Responsible for leading the organization through process improvements via the MOC (Management of Change) process as well as RCA (root cause analysis) on issues or incidents that occurred at the facility. Insure that production issues are properly resolved and communicated to the entire production group. Manage project evaluation activities, understand overages, and putting in place processes to prevent similar occurrences in the future as well as prepare packages to allow evaluation and selection of equipment and installation vendor/contractors. Review existing unit operations and utilities in order to optimize and debottleneck processes and act as a resource for design of process equipment and assist in detailed design for plant projects. Accurately document existing process definitions, Standard Operating Procedures or Work Instructions then train manufacturing personnel on them.
Willbros Engineers (formerly Wink)
120 Mallard Street
Saint Rose, LA 70087
Wink, Incorporated, New Orleans, Louisiana (2002 – 2005) Process Engineer/ Senior Staff Engineer
Responsibilities included P&ID development, equipment specifications, cost estimating and scheduling for front-end engineering packages. Process engineering for numerous refinery projects. Projects included emission controls for tank car and rail car loading facilities; internal floating roofs for storage tanks; process safety improvements; hydrocyclone system to reduce fines in coke cutting water, chemical injection skids for cooling water tower and various process unit upgrades.
Crescent Drilling & Production
2400 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Suite 110
Kenner, Louisiana 70062
Crescent Drilling & Production Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana (2000 - 2002) Staff Engineer
Provided engineering and operational support for offshore oil & gas production companies, performing interpretation of geophysical data, collection and analysis of vendor bids, and site visits. Supervised daily operations to ensure regulatory compliance, promoted safe operations, and maintained control of expenditures.
Freeport-McMoRan Sulphur Co., Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana (1997 - 2000) Senior Engineer / Senior Plant Engineer
For Freeport-McMoRan Sulfur, provided technical assistance and engineering support to two directional drilling rigs (aggregate 30 wells drilled per year), and a 17.5 megawatt power plant. Performed root cause analysis for downtime and assisted in decreasing downtime. Modified mud chemical system to reduce average costs by 2/3. Designed directional wells and wrote procedures for their drilling.
For natural gas power plant, spearheaded root cause analysis for boiler problems, including installation of additional instrumentation and collection of real-time data to determine cause of hot spots in boiler. Tracked water quality and water treatment chemicals used in facility. Prepared bid package and engineering specifications for the purchase of a backup air compressor, and oversaw its installation and operation. Managed shutdown and mothballing of power plant.
Designed, developed, and managed a $100,000+ capital improvement project to divide refining platform into two parallel trains, allowing processing of other crude oil. Modified and created P&IDs for extensive repiping, and completed project on time and under budget.
Provided engineering support to oil and gas production and processing platforms. Participated in several shutdowns and startups including cleaning amine system due to impurities. Performed troubleshooting on bulk separators and electrotreaters due to pad formation, and on water contacting towers due to fouling, recommending a different tower packing and other modifications to unit. Performed monthly operations reports including air quality reporting, material balances, and related items. Tracked efficiency of Klaus unit catalyst and made recommendations on replacement / regeneration. Improved operations continuity while managing four shifts of plant operators, promoting safe operations and maintaining control of expenditures.
E,G&G Technical Services of West Virginia, Morgantown, WV (1994 - 1997) Chemical Engineer (II)
Site Support for the US Department of Energy’s Morgantown Energy Technology Center responsible for daily operations of two desulfurization test beds. Used sorbents (catalyst) consisting of hot gas desulfurization mixed metal oxide and impregnated zeolite substrate materials. Day shift engineer for a full-scale fluid bed coal gasifier. Research & development experience includes studies for hot gas desulfurization projects, from bench scale to pilot plants. Wrote procedures for testing of hot gas desulfurization sorbents and performed related engineering design. Wrote investigative reports and updated safety packages and P&IDs. Created and updated P&IDs for three test bed units and kept SARS package for each update. Co-author on several technical papers on hot gas desulfurization.
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Morgantown, WV (1992-1994)
ORAU Research Fellow prepared and tested hot gas desulfurization sorbents made by pellitization and wet impregnation of zeolite substrate materials. Operated and designed experiments for sorbent testing as well as data collection and analysis.
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