Dow Chemical Process Engineer

Objective

Senior Process Engineer seeking an opportunity where 30 years of experience with a premiere chemical company as well as proven strengths of analytical skills, creativity, leadership and extensive knowledge of chemical engineering fundamentals will significantly contribute to an organization’s ability to successfully execute projects in a cost effective and timely manner

Experience - Shell (Contractor with AirSwift)

Senior Process Engineer, Deer Park, TX, Aug 2018 – June 2019

Lead Process Engineer for projects to improve process safety

Analyze overpressure scenarios and pressure relief applications and implement changes if necessary

Vet and implement solutions to address process safety deficiencies identified by PHAs

Support SIS/HIPPS implementations to improve process safety where pressure relief valves may be insufficient or not feasible

Mentor and train less experienced engineers

Experience - KBR (Contractor with Technical Staffing Resources)

Senior Process Engineer, Houston, TX, Feb 2017 – July 2017

Reason for Leaving – Project was successfully delivered

Pressure Relief Device Sizing and Specification for grassroots Exxon/SABIC Gulf Coast Ethylene/MEG project

Applying ASME Sec VII, API-520 et al. to size and specify relief devices and peripherals

Mentor and train less experienced engineers

Experience - KBR (Contractor with Technical Staffing Resources)

Senior Process Engineer, Houston, TX, Nov 2015 – May 2016

Reason for Leaving – Project was cancelled

Pressure Relief Device Revalidation for DuPont LaPorte, TX site

Applying ASME Sec VII, API-520 et al. to revalidate compliance of existing pressure relief systems

Mentor and train less experienced engineers

Experience - Samsung Engineering America

Senior Principal Process Engineer, Houston, TX, July 2013 – Sept 2014

Reason for Leaving – Illness that is no longer a problem

PreFEED for LNG facility - Developing Basis for Design of Utility and Offsite facilities

Developing and delivering training for inexperienced engineers on how to use HTRI heat transfer software

Developed relief scenarios and sized Pressure Relief Valves for Kuwait refinery project

Validated FEED package for UAE Refinery Project

Developed and evaluated Value Engineering proposals for project cost reduction

Designed Flare System for new Ethylene Oxide Unit in Lake Charles, LA, for SASOL

Applied API 537 to configure the EO Flare System which included purge systems to dilute EO to safe concentrations

Developed excel tool to size horizontal 3-phase separation vessels per API 521 and other standards

Generated Hydraulic calculations, P&IDs, Equipment Datasheets for KO Drums and Pumps, Control Valves and Flow Meters

Experience - KBR (Contractor with Allstates Technical Services)

Senior Process Engineer, Houston, TX, Jan 2013 – July 2013

Reason for Leaving – Direct hire opportunity with Samsung Engineering

Detailed Design of Ethylene Furnace System for Ethylene Unit in Channelview, TX for Lyondell

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Detailed Design of Ethylene Furnace System for Ethylene Unit in Uzbekistan for Uz-Kor Gas Chemical, LLC

Detailed hydraulic calculations and process specifications for control valves and flow meters

for all fluids connected to the Ethylene furnaces

Experience - Invista (Contractor with Swift Technical Resources)

Senior Process Engineer, Houston, TX, Sep 2012 – Jan 2013

Reason for Leaving – Temporary contract/work ended

Pressure Relief Device Revalidation Project for Orange, TX site

Applied ASME Sec VII, API-520 et al. to revalidate compliance of existing pressure relief systems

Used Arrow and Fathom to analyze upstream and downstream piping pressure drop

Experience - The Dow Chemical Company (30 years total)

Reason for Leaving - Early retirement package

Lead Process Engineer, Houston, TX, Mar 2011 - Nov 2011

Lead Process Engineer for Midland, MI agricultural chemical unit expansion project in FEED

Led team of Process Engineers with various levels of experience

Rated existing equipment including heat exchangers, reactors, strippers, extraction towers, pumps, etc. for the expansion rates.

Completed equipment list with sizing of new equipment

Worked with Piping and other disciplines to determine feasibility of layout in existing facility

Completed other FEED deliverables such as prelim. line list, PFDs, prelim. P&IDs

Lead Process Engineer, Houston, TX, Feb 2010 - Aug 2011

Lead Process Engineer for Freeport, TX polyethylene unit rehab project

Sole Process Engineer assigned during detailed design phase of project to fill “holes” in FEED package

Designed air-cooled condenser system

Designed shell-and-tube compressor interstage coolers

Designed boiler feed water pumping system

Analyzed and selected many pressure relief devices

Developed M&EB, P&IDs, pump specs. and instrument specs. for new catalyst system

Area Process Engineer, Houston, TX, Aug 2010 – Feb 2011

Utility and Infrastructure Area Process Engineer for technology license basic engineering package for Ethanolamines unit for the Dow/Saudi joint venture

Defined multi-pressure steam system which included generation in reactor and consumption in distillation and OSBL grids

Conducted studies to resolve open issues quickly so that BEP could be completed on time

Designed product storage system including heated API tanks and pumps

Lead Process Engineer, Houston, TX, Sep 2009 – Feb 2010

Analyzed reactor system and developed heat transfer model to increase the capacity of Polyethylene unit in Argentina

Experience - The Dow Chemical Company (30 years total - continued)

Lead Process Engineer, Milan, Italy, Feb 2008 - Sep 2009

Lead Process Engineer for feasibility study of coal gasification thru olefins for "coal to chemicals" project in China

Worked with EPC in their office to do preliminary cost estimate for process areas outside of the licensor’s scope’s

With EPC, defined system to control the Hydrogen to Carbon Monoxide ratio of the Syn-gas

Lead Process Engineer, Clear Lake, TX, Sep 2006 - Dec 2007

Lead Process Engineer for new technology implementation at Acrylic Acid unit

Implemented new technology in project while research was still being done

Six Sigma Blackbelt/ Improvement Specialist, Freeport, TX, Jan 2004 – Mar 2006

Led improvement projects for Hydrocarbons business supply chain

Implemented project to fully utilize site C3 splitter capacity to increase cracker feedstock flexibility and allow for purchasing less expensive lower purity Propylene

Supply Chain Planner, Freeport, TX, Sep 1995 - Jan 2004

Site Integration Planner for Hydrocarbons Business in Freeport

Business Planner for Olefins Business for Dow’s USGC facilities

Main interface between Manufacturing, Commercial, and Logistics functions

Planned shipments by various modes of heavy by-products from cracker to customers so as not to limit cracker operation

Determined and communicated monthly purchase/sales volumes to commercial folks for key monomers used throughout the major sites

Planned site wide material and logistics requirements for outages of major units in the sites

Production Engineer, Freeport, TX, Jan 1989 - Aug 1995

Production Engineer at Styrene monomer production unit

Day-to-day operations included meeting and exceeding production and safety goals

Gathered data and optimized the performance of the world scale production unit

Implemented process automation improvements including writing code

Served as Manufacturing Representative for medium and large projects in the unit

Led teams in planning and executing major turnarounds

Process Engineer Freeport, TX, Jun 1983 - Jan 1989

Provided process engineering for various projects at a major manufacturing facility

Skills

Process Engineering Team Leadership and Project Management

Lead Process Engineering efforts for all project stages for projects up to $100 million

Lead projects and serve as manufacturing representative on multidiscipline engineering teams to execute projects in unit while unit is operating and during turnarounds

Mentor and train young engineers and direct experienced engineers

Fluid Flow and Pumping/Compressing

Perform hydraulic calculations for piping, pump, compressor networks using SiNET, Arrow, Fathom and other tools

Write Pump and Compressor performance and basic mechanical specifications

Operate many different types of pumps and compressors both positive displacement and centrifugal including troubleshooting

PFD and Energy and Material Balance Development

Develop models of large complex operations using ASPEN, HYSIS and similar tools

Develop process graphics such as PFDs using Visio, Excel and other tools

Heat Exchanger Design and Specification

Design and rate different types of heat exchange equipment using HTRI programs

Write Heat Exchanger thermal and mechanical specifications

Generate phase change heating/cooling curves using ASPEN for reboilers and condensers

Understand and apply TEMA specifications

Operate many different types of heat transfer equipment including troubleshooting

Process Automation

Develop and document control schemes for complex unit operations

Write instrument specifications for many types of instrumentation

Write process automation code for proprietary state based control system

Document changes to hardware and software of process automation system

Chemical Manufacturing Operations

Write procedures and training documentation

Train operations staff

Commission newly installed equipment including pressure testing, loop checking

Separations Technology

Write specifications for distillation and stripping towers and internals

Operate trayed and packed distillation towers including troubleshooting

Overpressure protection

Apply ASME and API codes to ensure overpressure and vacuum protection

Develop scenarios, determine requirements, size and specify relief devices and piping

Implement SIS for overpressure protections

Flare system design per API 537 including headers and KO vessels

P&ID development including safety systems, control, P & T specifications, line sizing

Skills (continued)

Fluent in Spanish

Advanced user of Microsoft Office suite

Education

BS Chemical Engineering, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 1983

Certifications

Engineer In Training (EIT), 1983

Six Sigma Blackbelt Certification, The Dow Chemical Company, 2004

Certified in Production and Inventory Management, American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS), 2000

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