Process Engineer Safety

Kenneth Odenweller

Cypress, Texas•979-***-****•*****************@*****.***

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Senior Process Safety Engineer

Detail-oriented engineer with extensive experience in Process Safety Management (PSM) and Process Optimization, within the Chemical Industry. Excel at performing PSM - Management of change (MOC) for all Projects and Process Changes (including Scope of project, Process Safety Information [Piping & Instrument Drawings (P&ID) updates; Equipment & Maintenance records; Risk Assessment (Hazard Identification, Risk Analysis, and Risk Evaluation), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA & HAZOP), Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) updates, Pre-Start up Safety Review (PSSR), and Training].

Proficient at diagnosing an issue within a Process or Quality issues and resolving it quickly and efficiently. As a Process Engineer, continuous Process Improvement and Optimization. Excel at performing as the principal technical advisor to operations, management, and process improvement teams.

WORK EXPERIENCE Senior Process Engineer

NOV PFT (R&D) Houston • Houston, TX

• Engineered a pilot plant to prove the concept of a smaller footprint for Ethylene Glycol Recovery Unit in 6 months.

• Participate in designing testing Carbon Dioxide Supercritical Extraction to remove Hydrocarbons and Ethylene Glycol.

• Evaluated PC Pump's performance using a multiphase process, proved the pump could handle 95% gas for short periods.

SR Process Engineer Specialist

Nalco Champion • Freeport, TX

• Reduced off-spec batches by 83% (250 MT) in 6 months by customizing formulations and blending.

• Lean Leader: Generated a Wash Matrix for Alkoxylation Batches saving 40 Hours/Month or increased capacity by 40 MT/month.

• Worked with Research to replace an outsourced product with an existing Propylene Oxide batch saving $324K/yr.

• Lead revalidation HAZOP for the plant (4 Reactors, 4 Blenders, Storage Tanks, and utilities).

Senior Process Engineer

AkzoNobel-Deer Park • Deer Park, TX

• Increased production by 30% through data analysis and process optimization of the Trimethylindium unit, resulting in improved efficiency and profitability.

• Responsible for 2 continuous metal alkyl units EASC/DEAC and Trialkyls (charging solvent and reacting with Aluminum). Performed 5 year HAZOP revalidation and LOPA.

• All Process Improvements and equipment changes fall under PSM and require MOC (P&ID, PHA, PSSR, SOP, Commissioning and Training).

Process Engineer Specialist

Nalco • Freeport, TX

• Solving Issues and continuously optimizing the entire Freeport Plant (4 major reactors (3 Alkoxylation Reactor, 1 Phenolic Resin Reactor) and 3 blender/reactors (cross-link TDI & EPON, Triazine).

• PSM: PHA/HAZOPs, MOC, PSSR, Training Implantation

Production Supervisor

Nalco • Freeport, TX

• Responsible for 12 shift Operators, 2 day operators Shipping & Receiving, and 2 logistics

• Day-to-Day Operations, making sure Production was running properly, safely, and meeting all PSM, EH&S, ISO 9000 requirements.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering

Texas A&M University

SKILLS

• Analytical Skills

• Commissioning

• Continuous Process Improvement

• Design of

Experiments

• Flow Diagrams

• Lean Manufacturing

• Operations Management

• Piping and Instrumentation

Drawing (P&ID

• PI Processbook

• Problem Solving

• Process Control

• Process Design

• Process Optimization

• Process Safety Management

• Project Management

• PSM (PHA Leader)

• Process Simulation

• Project Engineering

• Research and Development (R&D)

• Root Cause Analysis

• SolidWorks

• Supervisory Skills

• Troubleshooting

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