PROFILE

MULTI-DISCIPLINED ENGINGEERING PROFESSIONAL with a background that includes assignments in control systems projects serving major oil & gas, petrochemical, power, and refinery clients. Approximately 30+ years of experience in Plant operations, Technical Training, Control System, Engineering Projects, Instrumentation, and Application Programming with proficiency in hardware/software design, process control maintenance, loop commissioning and startups. Proven areas of expertise include:

DCS & SIS Cause & Effect Diagrams Design • Provide guidance for prioritization of DCS projects

DCS & SIS P&ID’s Development & Design • Triconex/Allen Bradley/Honeywell IPC620/FSC

Front-End Engineering (FEED) phases • Honeywell Expert Knowledge TDC2000/3000/TPS

FAT’s, SAT’s and ISAT’s • Honeywell Experion C300/Honeywell Master Logics

Monitor Systems and Network Performances • Loop Commissioning, Startups and Turnarounds

DCS Migrations Platforms • Cisco Switch Configuration Development

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EDUCATION

Bachelors Electrical/Electronic Engineering, Graduated 1978, DeVry University, Columbus, Ohio

Computer Design Engineering, MTI College of Business and Technology

Technical Instructor; Honeywell International Automation College; MTI College of Business and Technology

RECOGNITION AND ACCOMPLISHMENT

2022 P.E. – Texas Board of Engineers Approval for P.E. Examination Control Systems

2022 TotalEnergies Champions Engineering Award

2016 TWIC approved

1996 Honeywell’s Technical Citation Award (Highest Field Engineering Award)

1995/94 Honeywell’s Technical Citation Award Runner-Up

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

TotalEnergies PetroChemical & Refining USA, Inc. LaPorte, Texas Feb 2018 –July 2022

Senior Process Controls Engineer (Polypropylene)

Assisted I&E maintenance technicians in troubleshooting and repair of control systems and equipment and provide training to enhance their skills.

Ensured that control systems are designed to enhance the operator’s ability to maintain safe, stable operate normal and abnormal operating circumstances.

Verify complex loops configurations against narratives and PID’s by using engineering tool (Configuration Studio), verified and modified shutdown logic Triconex Systems – Mon 1/2/3.

Participate in the Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) and Management of Change (MOC) programs as the controls and instrument subject matter expert and provide technical expertise in the management of process hazards.

Hardware engineering Experion C300 configuration and functionality check controllers

Continuously study, investigate, and evaluate new process control technologies and their applicability to the plant and participate in the TotalEnergies worldwide instrumentation and control networks.

Perform platform migrations of legacy systems to the latest standard modernization

Troubleshoot, program and repair automation systems, instrumentations, electrical and IT Networks

Experis Engineering, Houston, Texas Oct 2017 – Feb 2018 (Contractor) DCS Application Engineer

Load C300 & FIM (Fieldbus Interface Modules) with respective databases

Verify complex loops configurations against narratives and PID’s by using engineering tool (Configuration Studio).

Perform Pre-FAT Honeywell Experion C300 DCS tags

Hardware engineering Experion C300 configuration and functionality checks controllers, I/O, FIM’s.

Titan-Controls Angleton, Texas May 2017 – Oct 2017

(Contractor) Senior Control Systems Engineer

Review markups and redline PID’s for control strategies and added instrumentation.

Performed IFAT, Pre-Fat, FAT Honeywell Experion C300 SCADA interface for compressors

Build and configure Experion C300 SCADA channels, controllers and points

Maverick Technologies (A Rockwell Company), Webster, Texas May 2016 - Apr 2017

Senior Lead Engineer – Control Systems

Power draw calculations for determinations of digital contacts to pump motors interface to DCS logic blocks.

Design, modified, constructed and successfully tested Honeywell’s control language.

Define and support DCS Regulatory Control strategies

Loaded point configuration and download to system for new design logic functions

Amecfoster Wheeler, Houston, Texas Oct 2014 – Oct 2015

(Contractor) Principal Engineer VI/DCS Lead Engineer – Instrumentation & Control Systems

Worked with Plant Superintendent for preparation of installation of cable trays, racks, power grounding nodes and designations of plant safety grounds.

Write project specifications for remote instrument enclosures (RIE)

Review, markup and redline PID’s; Process Control Group for control strategies and added instrumentations.

Jacobs Engineering Group, Houston, Texas Jan 2014 – Oct 2014

Senior Engineer V – Instrumentation & Control Systems

Final checking approval of all design deliverables associated with Instrumentation and Controls systems.

Developed and implement process controls and automation projects

Executed instructions and training on controls systems hardware/software configuration and operating philosophy.

Developed and outlined implementation plan for standard engineering practices

Participated in safety reviews and hazard analysis meetings

Chicago Bridge Iron (CB&I), Houston, Texas May 2011 – Jan 2014

Senior Lead Engineering III – Instrumentation & Control Systems

Create instrumentation date sheets (valves, transmitter...etc.)

Guided graduate personnel on project requirements

Designed and develop Cause & Effect Diagrams for DCS and SIS

Wrote functional specifications for controls, DCS and SIS

Perform IFAT, Pre-FAT, FAT, and SAT for Main Automation Contractor and Client.

Fluor Daniel Inc., Sugarland, Texas Feb 2006 – Feb 2009

Senior Process Control Systems Engineer Mar 2002 – Mar 2003

Write functional specifications for DSC and ESD systems

Write and modify Cause and Effect diagrams; assist with procurement support schedules, estimates and material forecasts.

Design and develop HMI graphics for operator plant operations

Review and modify of PID’s and InTools/SPI instrument data sheet specifications

Plant Automation Services Inc., Clear Lake, Texas Feb 2005 – Feb 2006

Process Control Systems Engineer

Modify graphics GUS and Native Window Honeywell TPS graphics

Develop Control Language Programs for AM and HPM’s

Evaluated As built drawings for modification and update project documentation files.

Loop testing, commissioning and database implementations

Honeywell Inc., Houston, Texas Sept 1986 – Dec 2001

Process Automation Instructor 1998 to 2001

Provided software programming and hardware training on Safety Shutdown System/PLC’s, Distributed Control Systems, and Input and Output Devices.

Train Control Language Programming, HMI graphics suing Honeywell display interface and Windows Visual Basics coding.

Performed on-site plant training, seminar and lectures pf process and control courses

Provided technical support to customers and Honeywell personnel

Prepared presentation of cost revenues, technical enhancements and corrections

Project Engineer 1994 to 1998

Assist in oversight and coordination of subcontractors/vendors to ensure schedule and in compliance with project specifications, scope of work and subcontract terms and conditions.

Worked closely with equipment owner or project requesters to develop the functional requirements.

Provided recommendations for any necessary and corrective measure that will result in greater efficiency and economics.

Provided technical corrections project engineering drawings

Plant Senior Site Support Specialist Engineer 1986 to 1994

Diagnose malfunctioning systems using test equipment to identify the cause of the breakdowns

Resolved problem areas and connect wires to circuit breakers and transformers

As an onsite engineer assisted with major projects that included DCS and PLC migrations

Facilitated with the Project Management team with developing, design and implementation of control applications through simulations and modeling.

Support existing control application through troubleshooting, system upgrades and control language programming.

Working knowledge of filed instrumentations covering transmitters, interlocks, and related process systems

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