THOMAS LEE DU, P.E.

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Houston, TX 77009 adh4vy@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

MS, Electrical Engineering, University of South Alabama (1989-1993)

BS, Electrical Engineering & Minor in Math, Pennsylvania State University, University Park (1984-1988)

SUMMARY

Goal-oriented Professional Engineer, specializing in instrumentation and control systems with over 31 years of experience in lead engineering and design, consulting, project management, field support and technical support, system integration environment in the analytical/ process instrumentation industry including FEED, detail design & fabrication, I/E system design, instrument & electrical layout, electrical panel design, AutoCAD, loop generations, installation details, preparing material requisitions, PLC programming, HMI development, controls integration. Experience in Pipeline, SCADA, Oil & Gas, Upstream, Midstream, Downstream, Pulp & Paper, Masonite Plant, Lid and Can Plants.

Highly experienced with all aspects of instrument engineering and system configuration. Experience with Instrument Specification and Data Sheet, P&IDs, HAZOP, Cause and Effect Chart, Control Narrative, Functional Specification Development. Experienced with check-out and start-up.

Experienced with VFDs, Pumps, Motors, Starters, Control Panels, Panel Boards, Sizing IEC & NEC Electrical Cables, pH, Gas Chromatographs, Analyzers, Level, Temperature, Flow, Pressure Transmitter, Control Valves, Allen-Bradley RSLogix5, RSLogix500, RSLogix5000, Flex I/O, HMI, RIO, DH+, ControlNet, Ethernet, DeviceNet, Modbus, RSView32, Fisher ROC.

Enthusiastic, a very hard worker with demonstrated ability to lead teams. Effective communicator, be able to explain complex concepts to non-technical individuals.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

WALDEMAR S. NELSON AND COMPANY. INC. - HOUSTON, TX 2011-2020

Sr. Instrument and Control Systems Engineer

Instrument and control system engineering & design lead for OPIC Pipeline Tie-in project for ExxonMobil.

Instrument and control system engineering & design for iShale Sable projects for Shell.

Shell Permian - Modified Instrument & Control System for Shell Permian (Armadillo, Black Hawk, LongHorn, Small Acreage, Block 75 Development, Multi-Phase Pump) to improve long term cost.

Kinder Morgan CO2 - Hovenweep Clusters FEED - tasks to include Communication and Control System Block Diagrams, Instrumentation Design and Control System Specifications, Instrument Index, Control Valve Data Sheets and total cost estimates for the Instrumentation.

ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company - Instrument and control system engineering & design lead for Mobile Bay Gas Treating. This was a research project and significant focus on the quality of data gathered with more instrumentation than would be on a commercial unit to troubleshoot operation in the field and match performance to model simulations.

Shell Permian Produced Water Recycle - Instrument and control system engineering & design lead for treatment of 40,000 bbl/d of produced water for recycle (i.e. reuse) to provide water for slick water fracturing. Produced water is transported from the Salt Water Disposal facility, where pre-treatment includes free oil and suspended solids (>100 microns) removal; to the Recycle facility via a ~ 2 miles pipeline in Texas.

Genesis Pipeline - Instrument and control system engineering & design lead for a new set of pipelines to transport crude oil in Wyoming. Four stations (Campbell, Converse, Pronghorn, Guernsey) will be built and modified to store / pump / transfer crude oil. These stations have truck loading / unloading skids, LACT meters, pig launcher & receiver, storage tanks, sump pumps, pipeline charge pumps & booster pumps, VFDs.

Bulk Resources - Instrument and control system engineering & design lead for unloading crude oil from rail cars to transfer the product to barges and to storage tanks at the Bulk Resources Marine Terminal in the State of Louisiana, approximately 5 miles northeast of the city of New Orleans.

Shell/BP - Offshore Platform in Gulf of Mexico, Nakika Facility - followed up the existing instrument & control systems for Nakika facility.

Shell/BP - Instrument and control system engineering & design for Coulomb Phase 2 Redevelopment and tieback to Na Kika facility.

ExxonMobil Chad - Crude Firing FEED Project - Gap Analysis on the Chad specs ECS vs. the ExxonMobil GP’s, Safety Issue (S) & Environmental (E) - Reviewed the S& E paragraphs in the GP’s against the ECS specs.

ExxonMobil Production - Hadrian North P&ID Review - reviewed and modified P&IDs for Hadrian North offshore platform in the Gulf of Mexico.

ExxonMobil Production – Marine Well Containment System - Reviewed P&IDs vs. Instrument Index & Data sheets.

Woodside Browse DTU FEED Project / Tullow KUDU Limited Gas to Power FPS FEED Project - modified telecommunication philosophy and overall telecommunication block diagrams. Prepared preliminary instrumentation datasheets and worked with procurement to receive quotes from different Bidders. Modified instrument indexes and redlined P&IDs. Modified & created various instrument and control system functional specifications, safety requirement specifications, equipment health monitoring philosophy. Instrument cost estimate.

H&M MECHANICAL CONSTRUCTORS Inc. - HOUSTON, TX 2009-2011

Sr. I&E Engineer

I&E engineering & design lead in a petrochemical environment. Experience working with small to medium sized projects. The ability to produce a complete engineering package including conduit & cable schedules, one line diagrams and loop sheets, electrical plans including lighting, conduit and grounding plans, motor schematics, P&ID modifications, valve sizing and selection, instrument & electrical specification & selection, front end and detail design engineering estimate for many small projects.

AKER SOLUTIONS - HOUSTON, TX 2008-2009

Sr. Instrument Engineer

Dow Chemical USA – tasks to convert state based control information to a Process Control Strategy Document (PCSD) in an excel format for Dow Chemical USA. This PCSD will be used by an engineering firm for major detail design engineering.

DRESSER RAND - HOUSTON, TX 2008

Sr. Control Systems Engineer

Support control systems engineering & design. PLC programming & testing (Allen-Bradley ControlLogix 5000) for Reciprocating & Centrifugal Compressors (writing & testing PLC ladder logics for five compressor control panels in two months). Because Dresser Rand was behind on these projects, after the third day that I have joined Dresser Rand, I had to spend at least 80 hours per week to work on these projects in two months. I was recognized by Lead Engineer & General Manager with the jobs well done for Houston Controls (028-77418 Mustang / Hess WBD). Not only did the Houston Controls team meet the projects requirements but they were even able to complete the projects two weeks ahead of schedule.

SIEMENS ENERGY& AUTOMATION - HOUSTON, TX 2006-2008

Sr. Project Engineer

Demonstrate in a system integration environment in the analytical/ process instrumentation industry. Demonstrate an understanding of electrical and mechanical systems design and working understanding or NEC, IEC, ATEX, and CENELEC design standards. Detail shelter fabrication, electrical details to include all calculations for equal distributions of required voltages, alarm systems wiring, PLC/DCS wiring, analog/ digital distribution. Also, working with third party IEC certification specialist to provide all the IEC Zone 2, Group IIB+H2, T3 labels for all the electrical components of the Kuwait projects (about 20 shelters).

R. STAHL INC. - HOUSTON, TX 2005-2006

Sr. Application Engineer

Designs and develops process instrumentation solutions for hazardous (classified) locations – system design and integration, including customer panels, enclosures and cabinets. Suggests and presents technical solutions and/ or alternate to key customer issues, and prepares quotations and appropriate documentation. Provide technical assistance and service for customers, sales personnel, engineering and production.

W-INDUSTRIES, INC. - HOUSTON, TX 2003-2005

Sr. Systems Integrator

Providing control systems engineering & design. HMI development (PanelView, RSView Studio), PLC programming (Allen-Bradley ControlLogix 5000) for a new Oil and Gas Offshore Platform in Trinidad, an Emergency & Process Control Systems for BHP Billiton. Traveled to this offshore platform to check-out and start-up for 8 months.

OMEGA NATCHIQ, INC. - HOUSTON, TX 2001-2003

Sr. Systems Integrator

Providing control systems management, engineering and programming for various industries & applications products. Responsible for field installation engineering and coordination for one large and one medium pipeline SCADA system upgrade including GE 9030’s, Fisher ROCs, MDS Radios, Satellite and telephone (ISDN, DSL) communications “Intellution” with Web reporting for points of scale. Check out/ startup RSView32 & PLC-5 application for Anardako offshore project. Travel to various offshore platforms to install SCADA systems for Sago Energy LLC.

TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION - HOUSTON, TX 1998-1999

System Engineer – Industrial Systems Engineering Group

Designed software and hardware for Miller Park baseball field’s retractable roof in Milwaukee, WI, including using Toshiba VFD G3, 60HP, 460V, 60Hz, resulting in high degree of customer satisfaction.

Designed several projects for different customers using Toshiba VFD P2, G3, 6-pulse input, 60-250 HP 460V, 60Hz

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION

Allen-Bradley – Houston, TX 1999-2001

Field Support Engineer

Responsible for customers support by writing ladder logics (SLC5/04), and developing and configuring RSView32 screens, PanelView screens, DeviceNet and ControlNet NetWorks.

Provided customer support in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama on Allen-Bradley products, including PLC-5, SLC-500, Flex I/O, ControlLogix, ControlNet, Ethernet, DeviceNet, DH+, Remote

I/O, RSView32, PanelView550, 600, 900, 1000, 1200, 1400, 1305 drives, and on Prosoft Modbus; resulting in significant increase in profitability.

Allen-Bradley – St. Louis, MO 1994-1998

Application Engineer

Responsible for Control Engineering for various Lid and Can Manufacturing Plants in the US:

Designed, developed, and implemented Allen-Bradley PLC, MMI and instrumentation for wastewater treatment, resulting in significant increase in profitability.

Modified existing PLC-5 series programs, wrote PLC-5 programs and designed Allen-Bradley PanelView screens for customers, resulting in improving production and daily trouble-shooting ability.

INTERNATIONAL PAPER 1989-1994

International Paper, Masonite Division, (Building Products Group) – Cordele, GA

Process Control Engineer

Responsible for Process Control Engineering for Masonite Plant; identified and corrected hardware and software discrepancies, Allen-Bradley PLC-5 programming, application, maintenance, checkout, start-up and diagnostics.

Supervised instrumentation and controls personnel for daily plant operations, start-up and shutdowns, resulting in significant increase in profitability.

International Paper, Corporate Engineering - Mobile, AL

Instrument Engineer

Responsible for developing P&IDs and instrument indexes, prepared instrument scope and cost estimates; instrument engineering and design of major capital projects over $5,000,000; developing instrument logic

diagrams and loop sheets; developing instrument layouts for field, control and rack rooms, control panels, and installation standards; selecting and specifying pneumatic and electronic instrumentation.

Designed, installed, trouble-shoot, fine-tuned, check-out, start-up instrument system for several projects totaling $140,000,000.00. Responsible for 20% of work done on instrument projects of $140 million projects.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATION, EDUCATION

Registered Professional Engineer in Texas and Louisiana

Member of NCEES (National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying)

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