Project Manager Process Engineer
Resume:
Herb Quaintance
Friendswood TX 77546
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Herb Quaintance’s Resume
Objective:
To Obtain a position as a Sr. Process Controls & Instrumentation Engineer
Qualifications:
Chemical Manufacturing: 31yrs- Hercules Inc. (4 yrs), E.I. DuPont (25 yrs), Bayer (2 yrs)
Project Management of Grass Root and Control Modernization Projects: Minor ($10K) to Major ($10M)
Instrumentation and Electrical: Instrument specifications, electrical specifications, motor control specifications, UPS specifications
Programming : DCS, PLC, HMI, DATA Historian and Interfaces
Drawings: P&ID’s, Loops, electrical, ladder logic, motor control, Interlock Logic
Processs Hazard Analysis: FMEA, Fault tree, HAZOP, WHAT-IF
DCS Management: Staging and Factory Acceptance, Installation and Checkout at Plant Site, Graphic standardization, Alarm management, Control loop standardization, vendor software upgrades
Advance Control Configuration-feedback-feedforward loops, Cascade loops, Ratio loops, Override loops, Deadtime, Lead-Lag, Adaptive gain,Open loop tuning, Close loop tuning
Standards: ISA SP84 (safety interlocks) ; NEC electrical standards ; DuPont Instrument, Electrical and Safety standards
Procedures: Interlock Checkout Procedures, Loop checkout procedures,
Process Unit Operations: Both Continuous and Batch Processes
Analyzers: GC’s, NIR’s, moisture detectors, Sample systems
Oral and Written communication skills: Very Strong
Planning and Organization skills: Very Strong
Leadership, Delegation, Teamwork, and Responsiveness skills: Very Strong
Safety Awareness skills- Very Strong
Education:
BS Chemical Engineering, Howard University 1976
MS Process Monitoring and Control, University of Houston at Clearlake 1978
Masters of Business Administration, University of Houston at Clearlake 1983
Experience:
Senior Process Control Engineer-Bayer Technology Baytown TX 2013-2015
Responsible for writing the control narratives for a Bayer Crop Science grass root plant in Mobile Alabama; developing the DCS specifications and helping develop the instrument database.
Responsible for Process Control projects in the CAS unit (ASU Reactor 2 Polyol Offloading), Site Service Area (Barge Dock) and the Makrolon unit (Feeder Lines 2 & 3)
Developed a Hot Cutover/Cold Cutover plan from Provox DCS to DeltaV DCS for the mMDI unit based on Plant graphics
Updated the Instrument Database for the mMDI unit
Senior Engineer- DuPont INVISTA-PTMEG, LaPorte TX 2001-2004
Responsible for all IC&E Projects in the PTMEG Area. Assisted Maintenance and Operations 24/7 on all PTMEG IC&E issues. Used the Honeywell TDC3000 & TPS system to configure all Advance Control Strategy.
Senior Engineer-DuPont Vinyl Acetate Unit, LaPorte TX 1994-2001
Project Manager for the Vinyl Acetate Process Control Modernization Project.
oLed the Project team in the cost/benefit analysis. This $5.0M project had a $2.0 M benefit. The project converted over 150 control loops, 150 interlocks and 400 alarms from panelboard to the Fisher Provox DCS system. The project was phased in over several years.
oLed the Project team in determining the best DCS system for the Unit. We decided to use Fisher Provox DCS system and Vantage Historian.
oLed the Project team in determining the best safety interlock system for the unit. A redundant Allen Bradley PLC system was used for safety interlocks.
oLed the Project team in the Staging and factory acceptance of the DCS at the vendor’s facility
oUsed Graphic, Alarm management, and Control loop standardization developed on the Selar OH project
oUsed the software change request, loop check procedures, Process and Safety interlock checkout procedure developed on the Selar OH Project. Work with Operations personnel on updating the operating procedures for the DCS changes.
oSupported the Project Process Hazard Review for all the DCS & IC&E changes.
Senior Engineer-DuPont Selar OH Unit, LaPorte TX 1987-1994
DCS Project Manager for the Selar OH Grassroot Project.
oLed the DCS implementation portion of the project. The DCS, IC&E portion of the project was $10M. The project implemented over 300 control loops, 100 interlocks and 500 alarms on the Fisher Provox DCS system and Vantage Historian system.
oSupervised the work of 4 contractors, 2 I&E mechanics, 3 operators and 2 engineers.
oLed the Project team in the Staging and factory acceptance of the DCS at the vendor’s facility
oLed the Project team in Graphic, Alarm management, and Control loop standardization
oLed the Project team in developing the software change request, loop check procedures, Process and Safety interlock checkout procedure. Work with Operations personnel on updating the operating procedures for the DCS changes.
oSupported the Project Process Hazard Review for all the DCS & IC&E changes.
oInstall a DCS training system separate from the DCS operating system and installed a simulation program on it to assist in training of operators, mechanics and engineers and to assist in the DCS checkout.
oLed Area Analyzer Application Team. Coodinated activity for development of new analyzers, and formalized maintenance support of existing analyzers.
oWas the DuPont DCS Liaison with Noltex LLC when DuPont sold Selar OH to them.
Engineer/Process Engineer/Division Engineer-DuPont Vinyl Acetate Unit, LaPorte TX 1980-1987
Responsible for all IC&E Projects in the Vinyl Acetate Unit. Assisted Maintenance and Operations 24/7 on all Vinyl Acetate Unit IC&E issues. Installed Fisher DC2 in Boiler Area to monitor this unit.
Engineer -DuPont Low Density Polyethylene Unit, Orange TX 1979-1980
Responsible for IC&E Projects in the Low Density Polyethylene Unit. Assisted Maintenance and Operations 24/7 on IC&E issues. Used DuPont’s Change of Design for all projects. Participated in Area Process Hazard Reviews.
Engineer –Hercules Inc. High Density Polypropylene Unit, Pasadena TX 1976-1979
Process Engineer who assisted Production unit on any process unit 24/7.
Hobbies:
Marathoner-10 marathons and 10 half marathons in the last 6 years
Gardener
Traveling
Reference:
Upon request
Community Involvement:
Howard University Alumni club of Houston- Coordinate Student Activities
Greenbelt Running Club
Race Director for the Houston HBCU Alumni Alliance 5k scholarship fun run
Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church- member for 22years; serve on the Courtesy Corp., Coordinate their college fair for High School Students
Plan and Coordinate Family Reunions
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