Professional Experience Summary

*+ years as Start Up Engineer; 2 years as chemical manufacture specialist; 8 years of experience as a Process Specialist in oil refinery/oil sands upgrader; Experience in precommissioning, commissioning and start up operation of hydrogen production and hydrotreating units, fired heaters, ethylene furnaces, steam generation units, biodiesel plant, polyurethane foam production. Experience in HAZOP/SIL/LOPA analysis. Strong knowledge in: ASME codes (sect VIII/I, B31.1/B31.3), API 520/521. Knowledge in mechanical engineering (rotating and static equipment’s), instrumentation and control (DCS/SIS and PLC)

Detailed Professional Experience

Start Up Engineer

2012−2021 Technip, Claremont, California

Reviewed the projects P&ID before are issued to client

Developed the Design and Operating Manual for the ethylene, hydrogen plants, steam generators and fired heaters projects.

Developed the Pressure Test P&ID packages upon client request or based on project contract.

Prepared the operations training presentation/ packages and perform operations training.

Made site visits to client to advise them in troubleshooting efforts or start up.

Lead the Cause-and-Effect validation as part of Commissioning activities.

Attended to project HAZOP and 3D Model review sessions.

Reviewed engineering documents such as equipment data sheets, shutdown matrix, control logic philosophy, alarms list and I/O list.

Developed the DCS screens for the ethylene furnaces

Attending/validating the FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) for the DCS/SIS software along with process control engineers.

Technical support during precommissioning, commissioning and start-up operation for hydrogen plants, ethylene plants (furnaces area), process heaters and steam generation units, syn gas to Diesel plants/wood chips to biodiesel (renewables technologies).

Global Energy, Rockwood, TN- “Wood chips to biodiesel”.

INEOS, Houston, Texas “Twin Cell Ethylene furnaces”

PEMEX, Salina, Veracruz- “Hydrogen plant”

Advantage/Greyrock (clearshift), PECOS, TX -“P450- Gas to Diesel/Naphtha fuel plant”

DowDuPont, Freeport, Texas – LHC-9 Project” Ethylene Cracking Furnaces”

Nova Chemicals, Red Deer, Alberta, Canada- “Revamp Ethylene furnaces”

Holly Frontier, El Dorado, Kansas, US – “Hydrogen Plant”

Braskem Idesa Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, México- “Ethyleno XXI Project”

Brunei Methanol Company (BMC) /Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, Brunei Darussalam- Methanol Plant Reformer.

YPF, La Plata, Argentina-“Hydrotreater Charge Heater”

Husky Energy, Calgary, Canada – “Once Through Steam Generators (OTSG)”

Qatar Petroleum, Dukhan, Qatar- “Charge Oil Heater”

Q Chem “New Ethylene Furnace”, Messaieed, Qatar

Process Support Specialist

2008 -2011, Suncor Energy, Calgary, Alberta

Provide technical support during the C&SU of Naphtha Hydrotreater (28.8KBPD) and Hydrogen plant (40MMSCFD)-MNU project

Providing technical support during the EDS phase of a major upgrading project: DHT (70 KBPD), GOHT (82 KBPD), NHT (56 KBPD) and Hydrogen Plant (220 MMSCFD)-Voyageur Project.

Reviewed the engineering documents such as: equipment data sheets, P&ID, Alarm and S/D list, S/D keys, logic narratives.

Reviewed SOP and shutdown procedures as part of commissioning activities.

Reviewed the unloading diagrams for catalysts; capturing data from vendors regarding with pressure drop and outages.

Assured the engineering standards and practices (company standards, are followed and implemented during detail design; developing and supporting PDN’s (Project Decision Notice) and TDN’s (Technical Decision Notice) through management approval when was required.

Performed hydraulic calculations, pump sizing, PSV sizing, control valve sizing to support design changes.

Provided technical support in finalizing the environmental actions for all the units based on EDG (Environmental Design Guidelines) actions list.

Followed up with C&SU deliverables such as HAZOP’s/SIL/LOPA action items to be closed before project is turnover.

Internally inspected static equipment’s and compare the internals with issued mechanical drawings, as part of the company cross functional turnover team.

Provided technical support to operation group during refractory dry out and steam system of the hydrogen unit start up.

Pureline Specialist

2007-2008 Carpenter Canada, Calgary, Alberta

Worked with unit manager to prepare and run the Pureline unit to produce different polyurethane foam types to meet the marketing production plan.

Checked the foam recipes and adjust the recipes process parameters based on lab results.

Maintained the unit chemical inventory and prepare the PR/PO through the SAP for new chemicals.

Run the pureline recipes to obtain the different foam types.

Help as need it the unit crew to prepare the unit for production.

Performed monthly inventory on foam slabs stock and hand it to production/accounting departments

Manage the waste hazard disposable for the chemical waste.

Operations Specialist

2002-2007 Rafo, Onesti, Romania

Rafo operates a 70 KBPD sour oil refinery; transports its output through its own distribution channels to its 42 gas service stations and 3 bulk stations.

During this work period, all Romanian companies were modernizing their facilities to meet European Union standards (Euro 5) by 2007.

Worked for 5 years in hydrogen generating units with an overall capacity of 6.3 MMSCFD

Provided technical support in optimizing and troubleshooting of unit: analyzed and interpreted the KPI (Key Performance Indicators); identified issues and provide solutions.

Provided technical support during turnaround, vessel inspection, catalyst loading

Supported PHA/HAZOP’s and MOC’s

Worked with other units (process engineering groups) to increase the overall efficiency of the plant.

Provided support during scoping phase for new hydrogen generating unit project with a capacity of 9 MMSCFD

Perform inspections during turnarounds for columns, furnaces; approved with QA/QC lead the pressure test for heat exchangers in sever service, reactors, and heater.

Education

B.S. in Chemistry, Al. I. Cuza University, Iasi, Romania, February 2002

“Upstream Petroleum certificate” SAIT, Calgary, Alberta, 2008

DANIEL GANEA

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