Engineer Project

PH: 832-***-**** ***********@*****.***

https://www.linkedin.com/in/armando-hernandez-cervantes-7714591b

Authorized to work for any USA employer without a Sponsorship (Green Card Holder)

Oil and Gas and Petrochemical, EPC Capital Project and Operational Excellence

Global Leadership

Project and Senior Principal Process Engineermailto:***********@*****.***

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

●30 Years of Leadership Experience on Capital Projects as Principal Process Engineer and Project Engineer and Project Manager.

●Experience on Feasibility Studies, PDP (Process Design Package), PIP (Process Information Package), FEED (Front End Engineering Design), PS (Product Supply), EPC (Engineering Procurement and Construction), In Plant Operation experience and training to the operator.

●Experience on Offshore, Upstream, Onshore Oil and Gas Separation and Treating (Separation, Production, Compression), LNG, LPG, NGL, Amine Sweetening Process, Glycol dehydration Process Design, Offshore Oil and Gas Treating, slug catcher, pipelines, gathering and metering stations.

●Petrochemical, SRU (super-Clauss technology), Ethylene, Ethane Cracker and LNG projects including loading and Unloading, pipelines, Gasification projects and NGL Cryogenic Projects

●Process Safety Management (PSM): Process Hazards Analysis (PHA), Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR), Process Safety Information (PSI), Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP), FMEAs (Fail Mode Effective Analyzer), Risk Management Plans, Design Transfer Plans, Change Management Plans and Operating Procedures.

●Process simulation: Promax, Pro II, HTRI, HYSYS, UniSim Design and UniSim Flare (including Dynamic simulation), VESA, Aspen FLARENET, Line size, AFT Fathom and PALS.

●Process Design and specification: flare design and specification, Utilities, Metering stations, process safety systems (PSV’s and BDV’s), instrumentation; Process Flow Diagram (PFD) and Piping & Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID), tanks (Storage LNG, LPG, NGL), Compressors, heat exchangers, direct fire heaters, distillation columns, reactors, pressure vessels, atmospheric tanks, pipelines, piping.

●Capital Project Management: I have had exposure to all phases of EPC projects from scope preparation, conceptual and economic feasibility studies, equipment packages design, specification and bid evaluation, Pre-FEED, FEED to Detailed Design of Engineering and support to Construction, pre-commissioning, Commissioning, Startup, Plant Performance and Normal Operation.

●As EPC Project Engineer – I was responsible for assigning and supervising engineering discipline personnel to maintain project schedule, document control, project reports and EPC progress reports, client reports and cost and administering EPC contracts. As well responsible for monitoring the Procurement of critical equipment’s, subcontractor’s management, and miscellaneous material for construction

EDUCATION:

University of Puebla (IESI)

M.S. Chemical Engineering (2004 - 2006)

University of Puebla (BUAP)

B.S. Chemical Engineering (1982 - 1987)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Worley Parsons (previously Jacobs)

Baton Rouge, LA

January 2019 – November 2020

Worley Parsons – Beaumont, Texas - ExxonMobil, Beaumont Refinery

Detail design of multi projects for the Revamp ExxonMobil Refinery – Responsibilities:

●Reviewing P&ID’s, HYSYS Process simulation, heat & material balance and equipment selection based on the ExxonMobil Beaumont Refinery recommendations for multiple Refinery and Petrochemical Projects.

●HTRI – Heat exchangers design and rating

●Aromatics Swing Tank – Detailed Design & support to construction

●Crude unit “CUB” SRR HAZOP project – review PSV calculation, Flare sizing and HAZOP recommendations

●Small Capital Projects – Process Optimization & Productivity

●Review Material Selection table based on the current Process Conditions

●Follow up vendors for delivery, conducting FAT/SAT

●Onsite coordination with all stakeholders incl. suppliers/vendor, agencies/ contractor etc.

●Site coordination for inputs and providing mark up on layouts/drawings

●Support in preparation of project schedule and aligning with Client

●Support in preparation of project status report and participation in daily/regular site meeting and design review meetings.

●Preparation of Tender document/SOW document

●Drives the EPC Contractor’s

●Coordinates all relevant discipline inputs for the process engineering

●Provides input to periodic management–level project review meetings and reports

●Limetree Bay Refinery Project, St.Croix, U.S, Virgin Islands: Principal Process Engineer –Detail design of Par-Isom Unit for the Revamp Refinery –

Responsibilities:

●Reviewing P&ID’s, process simulation, heat & material balance and equipment selection based on the UOP recommendations.

●Perform hydraulic calculations, issuing instrument & equipment data sheets.

●Evaluation of the existing PSV’s to ensure that they are adequate for the new service and process requirements and prepare the Flare Summary and give final recommendations for issuing data sheets. The final recommendations were made in time, to ensure no delay in the project schedule & construction and future operation of the Limetree Refinery.

●Boilers 8 & 9 – Developed P&ID for the Burner Management System and the Demo and abandoned in-place drawings.

Lisbon-Group: Principal Process Engineer

Rumuji Nigeria

October 2017 – December 2018

●Green Ville LNG Project: Technical Consulting Manager for LNG Plant, Detail design, Commissioning, Start up and performance test, Technical training to the Operators. Reviewing the Company technical specification, design guidelines, current design, and small capital projects, etc. Working as well with the direct contractor and sub-contractor to ensure the Design integrity of the overall facility fulfill the company and the international requirement. Project Close up activities.

●Other activities: Storage LNG, LPG, NGL and loading facilities.

●FMEAs (Fail Mode Effective Analyzer), Risk Management Plans, Design Transfer Plans, Change Management Plans.

●Training the Operators and working as well with the pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Start up activities before to Normal operation of the facility.

CB&I (Chicago Bridge & Iron) Engineering and Construction: Principal Process Engineer

Baton Rouge, LA.

July 2015 – Aug 2017

●Freeport LNG Project: Worked on a study that considers the maximum loads from the Liquefaction Facility from the Freeport LNG trains to the Freeport LNG Ground Flare Systems, and documents design data for the pressure relief, flare, and emergency depressuring systems. The Liquefaction Facility (LQF) design includes a single dry gas flare system that serves the three liquefaction trains and the new common utilities. Global overpressure scenarios are modelled, and system capacities have been reviewed with respect to hydraulics and blowdown timing and staging requirements. The purpose of this flare system evaluation is to determine the adequacy of the ground flare system to safely accommodate relief loads in the event of global overpressure scenarios. A global overpressure scenario is defined as a single event (or set of related events) that results in multiple discharges to the relief header system.

●Sempra LNG, through Cameron LNG LLC, currently owns and operates the Cameron LNG Re-gasification facility located in Hackberry, Louisiana on the Calcasieu ship channel. This facility comprises of three (3) nominal 160,000 m full containment LNG tanks, submerged combustion vaporizers, two jetties sized to accommodate up to Q-flex capacity LNG carriers and all associated facilities. This facility was constructed and commissioned in 2009 to supply 1.5 BCF of natural gas into the US natural gas distribution system via a dedicated 35-mile natural gas pipeline. The current Cameron LNG project converts the terminal to an export terminal with liquefaction facilities while maintaining the re-gasification capabilities.

●The modified terminal will have a nameplate capacity of 13.5 MTPA LNG with an export capacity of 12 MTPA. It will have three LNG Trains each capable of producing a nameplate capacity of 4.5 MTPA. Each LNG Train includes feed gas treatment, heavy hydrocarbon removal, and liquefaction. The liquefaction unit utilizes APCI C3MR technology in Split MR™ configuration and incorporates an End Flash Gas Compressor. I was responsible for defining the Operating modes and Training the Operators and working as well with the pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Start up activities before to Normal operation of the facility.

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Fluor: Principal Process / Specialty Engineer

Houston, TX

July 2007-May 2015

●Exxon Mobil (ENL), Odoptu Stage II - Feasibility Study, FEED Design and Detailed Design Phases of the Odoptu, Sakhalin Russia. Plans to increase the North Well Sites facility throughput to 200 MSCFD of gas injection, 55 kBPD of crude export, and 100 kBPD of water injection by the combination use of existing and new process equipment. The studies will identify options to meet the needs of the Odoptu Stage II for Process and the additional Utilities requirements. As well responsible for the Amine Sweetening Process and Glycol Dehydration Process. Virtual and classroom training the Operators and working as well with the pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Start up activities before to Normal operation of the facility.

●SASOL (LCCP) - Feasibility Study Phase of the Lake Charles Ethane Cracker Project was requested to study several options for handling the hydrogen rich tail gas from the new Ethane Cracker. As part of the LCCP project, a new ethane cracker will be installed to produce pipeline grade ethylene for feed to the LLDPE, LDPE, EO/EG, ALEX (expansion of existing Ziegler plant), and TET-2 units. New provisions will also be provided to export ethylene. Responsible for Utilities & offsites.

●Chevron PetroIndependencia Project, Venezuela. ISBL (Responsible of pipelines design and Compression and gas treating section) Develop high level description and Block Flow Diagrams for the Base Case and other viable Alternatives for Petro Independencia Facilities to further develop the Economic Assessment for each Alternative. Each alternative facility was compared with the Based Case, technical and economically.

●The Petro-Independencia facilities included in the scope are: Production Surface Facilities, Pipelines and gathering & metering stations, Upgrading Facilities, Common Tariff Facilities and Thermal Enhanced Oil Recovery Facilities. For each alternative were develop the following information: Scope of work, Design assumptions, Pipeline specifications, Block Flow Diagrams, Equipment List, Motors List, Conceptual Layout, Pipeline Routing Configuration and Electrical System Configuration.

●Exxon Mobil (ENL), West Qurna I Project. Pre-Feed phase of the EMIL Iraq, Early Works. Debottleneck of the existing degassing stations to determine how to expand the current capacity. Develop BFB’s, PFD’s, MSD’s, Heat and Material Balance and review the capacity of the existing equipment’s and the Utilities requirements. Responsible of ISBL Crude separation, Fuel Gas Conditioning system and Utilities. As well responsible for Amine Sweetening Process and Glycol Dehydration Process design and pre-commissioning. Position Principal Process / Specialty Engineer.

●PEMEX, Salamanca Refinery, Responsible for ISBL Detailed design of Sulfur Recovery Unit (SRU-2) based on DEGsulf® technology (Claus reaction licensed by WorleyParsons). Project located on Salamanca Mexico.

●Exxon Mobil (ENL), Russia. The Chayvo OPF Expansion pre-FEDD, FEED and Detailed design Project phases, covering the expansion of the following areas: Water Treating and Pumping while adding a Gas Booster Compression facility. Where feasible the existing facilities will be used to supply all the needs of the new plant covering both water and gas while supplying all utilities to enable the new plant to operate. Responsible evaluation of the existing Flare capacity and design all utilities required for the new facility. Position Principal Process / Specialty Engineer.

●Virtual and classroom training the Operators and working as well with the pre-Commissioning, Commissioning and Start up activities before to Normal operation of the facility.

●Exxon Mobil (ENL), Arkutun-Dagi Offshore Platform, and Russia: The Feasibility and FEED project Arkutun-Dagi Platform is to be a gravity-based. The Arkutun-Dagi Platform will collect oil, gas, and produced water from a total of 26 producing wells and it will also consist of 14 water injection wells. Two 50% LP and HP Compressors and TEG Dehydration systems are also included in the Platform. Responsible for MSD (Platform Material selection, Responsible for Crude Separation and Flare Design. Position Principal Process / Specialist Engineer.

●MARATHON Alba B3 Compression Platform, Guinea Equatorial, and Africa: Feasibility and FEED project for the compression platform, responsible for the utilities section, heat exchangers, Compressor design, Flare and Material selection. Position Process Supervisor.

ICA Fluor, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Ica Fluor): Senior Process Engineer Supervisor

(1989 - 2007)

●Monclova Pirineos Gas: Onshore EPC project, Project Manager and responsible of ISBL - SRU plant based on the technology Shell Paques (licensed by NATCO), and also include the Amine and Glycol Plants for treat the sweet gas at 200 MMSCFD and Formation and injection water facilities. Project located on Monclova, Coahuila Mexico.

●Offshore projects: The following PEMEX Offshore projects listed below were EPC projects, including ISBL FEED and Detailed Design, Commissioning and Startup, Performance test and training to the operators of the following production Platforms located in the Gulf of Mexico.

oMay D, SINAN NE and YAXCHE - Drilling and Crude separation - Production Platform Production and gas treating.

oMay D, SINAN NE & YAXCHE Production platforms, located in the Gulf of Mexico.

oPP-KU-S, PP-ZAAP-A, PP-ZAAP-B, PP-ZAAP-D, PB-KU-M, PB-KU-S, PB-ZAAP-A, B, D, Production Platforms located in Bay of Campeche, Gulf from Mexico.

oMAY-A & B Production Platforms. Located in Bay of Campeche, Gulf from Mexico.

oLankahuasa-1 Production platform located in Naútla, Veracruz. Led process & safety activities during basic and detailed engineering, Operational and Maintenance Manual and HAZOP & SIL

oCOA-I, COA-II, Antares, Tajin-II. Onshore production fields. Led Process & Safety activities during basic Engineering of the on-shore oil field, compression section (Tajin), Storage and pumping section (Tajin-II), oil and gas pipelines design.

oAntares (Compression and gas treating facility)

oTajin-II Crude Storage and Booster Compression Units

●Citgo Refinery Expansion, Lake Charles, Louisiana - Participated on FEED project and responsible for design heat exchangers, fired heaters, vessels data sheets, as well as hydraulic calculations of pump around systems and review pump data sheets. Reviewed PFDs, P&IDs, MSD Tables, and process simulation.

●Valero Refinery Expansion - Benicia, California – Responsible of ISBL - Vacuum Tower and Fire Heaters. Reviewed the P&IDs, PFDs and vacuum towers mechanical drawings, etc. Developed miscellaneous hydraulic calculations of the transfer line from fired heaters to the vacuum towers as part of the revamp. (International assignment at Fluor, Houston)

●Pemex Gas and Basic Petrochemicals - SRU Cactus, Chiapas., México – ISBL Design Lead (Based on Super Clauss Technology) and Liquid Sulfur Loading facilities. Performed activities from FEL-1,2 and 3 and detailed engineering and support to construction, planning of the pre-commissioning, commissioning, and turnover to the client of the SRUs 1,2,3 and 4 of the Cactus petrochemical facilities. Also supported the licensor with the objective of stabilizing the Super-Claus process of the 4 plants and to fulfill the requirements of the Pemex client. (International assignment at Fluor, Houston). Furthermore, Detailed design, support to construction and performance test

●Morelos Petrochemical, S.A. Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz - Process Supervisor for the ITB for revamp of the ethylene plant 600 mton/y. Technology licensor Stone & Webster. Responsible for the ISBL design.

●Indelpro, S.A. de C.V. - Propylene Recovery Unit, located in Altamira, Tamaulipas, México. Process Supervisor Manager of the ITB and the EPC contract. Performed the ISBL and OSBL detailed engineering based on the UOP technology and during the project helped with the preparation for the future revamp. Also as part of the scope, completed the special study for the existing flare capacity and the design for the propylene unloading facilities, and storage bullets. As well responsible for the Commissioning activities and the performance test of the facility.

●Pemex Gas and Basic Petrochemicals - CPG. Cactus, Chiapas, México. LPG Project, Responsible of the Compressors Design, and specification (Cold section and Gas Dehydration). Evaluation team after the explosion and rebuild of Cryogenic Plant 1 (The liquefaction unit APCI C3MR technology in Split MR™ configuration) utilities and support to construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, and performance test.

●Eastman Chemical Mexicana - Cosoleacaque, Veracruz, México – PET Project engineer responsible of Details design of the ISBL (Reactors - Polymerization area design, Hot Oils direct fired heaters and Glycol System). Also support to Commissioning and star up.

●Du Pont S.A – Responsible of Final design of the ISBL (Crystallizer Column and HCN transfer line) and coordinator for Commissioning and star up activities. e support to construction and detailed engineering for the expansion Approval and subcontractor management. Provided support to construction, pre-commissioning, and Du Pont S.A. Project - NaCN Project.

DuPont (Mexico): Quality Engineer

(1987 – 1989)

●Du Pont S.A - Quality Control Project, Puebla, Pue, Mex. Responsible for development and implementation of quality control procedures, development of the project for inactivation and handling of hazardous materials and sludge from explosives production process.

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