Process Engineer Chemical Engineering

BYRON A. NAGEL, P. E., CHMM

Email: ***********@*****.***

Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/byron-nagel-2b3819b

QUALIFICATIONS:

** ***** ** ************* ********** and process design and safety experience, with industry, consulting, and government. This, plus a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering, professional engineer’s license, supervisory experience and communications skills, with air permitting, estimating, budgeting, scheduling, and process safety reviews, and training, are unique qualifications for a position as a Process Engineer.

PROCESS SKILLS

HYSYS, Chemcad, SAP, Instrucalc, Pro II, Visio, PPM, Excel, Word, Power Point, Outlook & Pipe-Flo. Familiar with Shell & ExxonMobil DEPs, API 520 for relief valve sizing, iPRSM, Aspen IP21,& HAZOP review analysis

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Senior Process Engineer – CDI Engineering Solutions 2020

Contract assignment at Shell Refinery, Convent, LA

Ensure all process designs are safe, technically sound, meet Company standards and meets business needs.

Support Project Manager at review committee meetings for assigned projects.

Engage with stakeholders and customers to align on project objectives and minimum functional requirements & timing

Ensure all aspects of Refinery operation are adequately covered during project definition.

Provide continued process engineering support to the execution organizations during the detailed engineering, procurement, and construction phases of the project.

Ensure adequate / appropriate commissioning and start-up support to operations.

Senior Process Engineer – Versum Materials 2019-2020

Member of the Process Design and Controls Engineering team within the Central Engineering team supporting capital projects and process improvement activities splitting time between the Central Engineering office in Breinigsville, PA and the Hometown, PA operating facility.

Developed front-end process designs for the semiconductor industry, including the following deliverables:

Detailed process descriptions

Process & Utility Flow Diagrams and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams

Heat and Material Balances

Equipment, valve, and instrument datasheets

Relief valve duty specifications

Updating operating procedures

Supporting plant commissioning activities and participating in plant start-ups.

Interfacing with Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) firms during bid and project execution phases. Ensuring that designs and specifications meet Materials Engineering and Safety Standards.

Principal Process Engineer – Jacobs Engineers 2018- 2019

Participate in the design of a process unit, including establishing process design basis, development of process options and optimization of selected design at ExxonMobil in Baton Rouge, LA

Calculate and organize data for process flow sheets (UFD’s,PFD’s & P&ID's) including instrumentation and control considerations

Model chemical and refining processes and unit operations

Prepare specifications and operating parameters for process equipment including distillation columns, pressure vessels, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, and fired heaters

Develop process flow diagrams (PFD’s) and heat and material balance to define project scope

Prepare sizing calculations for pressure relieving devices for system over pressure protection using Siemen’s PSPPM software

District Engineer- La. Dept. of Health –Engineering Services 2017-2018

Manage the Engineering Services activities for the District by supervising all public water systems and community sewage systems in accordance with the state and federal regulations and the Safe Drinking Water Act

Manage complaints, inspections, and plan reviews of ground and surface water & wastewater treatment systems

Process Engineer IV – Hargrove Engineers & Constructors 2015- 2016 [CONTRACT COMPLETED]

Assigned to BASF Zachary

Led the scoping, design, purchase, installation, & commissioning of a new cooling tower and pumps. Used PIPE-FLO to model the hydraulics.

Revalidated PSVs in the Electrolytes Unit

Achieved compliance of safety shower/eye wash stations with ANSI & BASF standards

Prepared instrument lists & interlock/shutdown matrix for storage vessels in the Electrolytes Unit

Generated requisitions & purchase orders in SAP for equipment purchased

Prepared MOCs (Management of Change) for process changes & conducted PSSRs

Lead Senior Process Engineer – Shaw Group/CB&I, Baton Rouge, LA 2012-2015

Assisted in start up of new oxidized polyethylene blender at ExxonMobil BRPO:

Developed operating procedure for normal operations and start up, QA/QC sampling protocol during start up, coordinate customer feedback on product, and blender performance demonstration.

Participated in PHAs, PSSRs, and system turnover to plant for operations commissioning

Reviewed design & vendor details for operability & maintainability

Verified as-built drawings

Developed blender improvement ideas to improve efficiency of blenders and reduce dead time

Performed material and energy balances, relief valve sizing, and, pump studies for Honeywell facility in Geismar and Cameron LNG export terminal

Lead Senior Process Engineer – H&K Engineering, Baton Rouge, LA 2011-2012 [CONTRACT COMPLETED]

Served as Process Engineer on $2 million Brine Lithium Extraction pilot plant project and Crude Trimethyl Aluminum (TMA) Distillation Column design at Albemarle Corporation working with two other process engineers. Duties included:

Developed basis of design and process scope document.

Prepared of Block Flow Diagrams (BFDs), Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs), and Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) conceptual design and check drawings to ensure design accuracy and compliance with specifications.

Performed material and energy balances, relief valve sizing, and, pump studies

Prepared equipment specification, relief valve sizing and instrumentation process data tables.

Interfaced with other engineering disciplines to ensure coordinated design and completed engineering deliverables within budget and schedule.

Interfaced with client and vendors to define project scope and resolve technical issues.

Accidental Release Prevention Engineer – Contra Costa County Hazardous Materials Program Martinez, CA 2009- 2011

Conducted on-site process safety audits to assess affected facilities’ compliance with Process Safety Management (PSM) elements (Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), Pre-Startup Safety Review (PSSR), Management of Change (MOC), Process Safety Information (PSI), operating procedures, training, maintenance, incident investigation, and emergency response and identify potential deficiencies in the programs.

Reviewed affected facilities’ Risk Management Plan (RMP) and Safety Plan and make recommendations for acceptance, or prepare a notice of deficiency.

Lead Senior Process Engineer – Ford, Bacon, & Davis LLC, Baton Rouge, LA 2007 – 2009 [CONTRACT COMPLETED]

Served as Lead Process Engineer on the $5 million Acid Tanks Upgrades Projects in the alkylation unit and as Lead Process Engineer on the $5 million Waste Water Treatment Plant Softener and Brine Regeneration system upgrade for fluidized catalytic cracker unit at Shell Motiva in Convent, LA supervising two other Process Engineers. Duties included:

Developed scope of work, design criteria, budget estimates, schedule, staffing requirements, standards, and procedures for project assignments by collaborating with other engineering disciplines.

Met with clients’ technical staff and clearly communicated project process design basis.

Reviewed calculations, supplier quotations, bid evaluations, and supplier drawings for equipment designed in Process Engineering that could have a major influence on the operability of the process. Served as mentor to junior engineers.

Managed the preparation of equipment specifications, PFDs, heat and material balances, and P&IDs, isometric drawings, relief valve sizing using iPRSM, safeguarding, and documentation using Berwanger software, and engineering calculations using Flare Net, spreadsheets, and HYSYS simulation software.

Lead/Senior Process Engineer - Waldemar S. Nelson Co., Inc., New Orleans, LA 2006 – 2007 [CONTRACT COMPLETED]

Served as Lead Process Engineer for Shell International Exploration & Production on their $10 million Malaysian offshore oil platform, Gumusut-Kakap, supervising two other process engineers. Duties included:

Process safety review of Offshore Oil Platforms using API 14E and ISO Standard 10418.

Reviewed, revised and checked (PFDs) and (P&IDs) for Topsides Systems, collected equipment specifications, and evaluated topsides processes using HYSYS, a process simulator.

Performed line sizing using API RP 14C, NPSH hydraulic calculations, and preparation of line lists.

Facilitated in HAZOP study for natural gas storage facility.

Senior Engineer – MACTEC Engineering and Consulting, Princeton Junction, New Jersey 2003-2006

Served as Lead Air Quality Engineer for a Dupont Chemical facility in Edge Moor, DE in charge of their $1 million Title V air permit program, supervising two other engineers. Duties were:

Prepared of Title V air permit renewals and provided regulatory interpretation and compliance at industrial facilities in Delaware, New Jersey, and New York.

Designed, implemented and upgraded web-based database and file management system required by the Title V air permit recordkeeping and reporting program.

Prepared Tier II chemical inventory reports, the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), monthly and annual air emissions reports, and Risk Management Plan (RMP) updates.

Senior Engineer - Air Quality - LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Baton Rouge 1993 – 2003

Performed technical review of stack test reports for criteria pollutants from various permitted facilities and certification of CEM systems to determine compliance with air quality regulations and permit limits.

Performed technical review of Air Toxics Compliance Plans to determine compliance with MACT standard for storage tanks, fugitive emissions, and marine and truck loading/unloading.

Performed technical review of Title V permit applications for compliance with the Clean Air Act Amendments, NSPS, and NESHAPS.

Senior Staff Engineer - Chemical Engineering/Remedial Design - WOODWARD-CLYDE CONSULTANT, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

1991 – 1993 [CONTRACT COMPLETED]

Served as Lead Environmental Engineer for an Exxon-Mobil Chemical facility in Baker, LA in charge of their $1 million hazardous waste permit program, supervising two other engineers. Duties included:

Full time onsite environmental staff position at Exxon-Mobil Chemical Company's Baton Rouge Plastics Plant (BRPP). Specifically, obtained compliance of hazardous waste boilers with the Boiler and Industrial Furnace regulations which includes: development of Part A and Part B applications, precompliance and compliance certification reports, including stack testing for CO and PM as well as CO and oxygen CEM certifications.

Engineer - Hazardous Waste Permits - LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, Baton Rouge 1989 – 1991

Primary responsibilities were to provide technical review of all hazardous waste permit applications for tanks, container storage area and incinerators to determine compliance with hazardous waste regulations.

Prepared hazardous waste closure and post-closure permits to comply with regulations.

Reviewed trial burn plans for new incinerators, observed burns to ensure proper protocol, and reviewed trial burn reports to determine compliance with destruction and removal efficiencies (DRE) and CO and PM emissions.

Process Engineer - Vinyl Chloride Plant - FORMOSA PLASTICS, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 1988 - 1989 [CONTRACT COMPLETED]

Sized pumps and flow orifices in vinyl chloride unit.

Revamped pumps to meet environmental standards of Subpart VV of air regulations.

Assisted in closure of hazardous waste surface impoundment. Prepared daily production reports and monthly right-to-know chemical inventory reports.

EDUCATION

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, Baton Rouge

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Registered Professional Engineer in Louisiana, (Lic. #26361), California (Lic. # 6399), Arizona (Lic # 75423), & New Jersey, (Lic #24GE04597600)

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