Plant Engineering

PRAVEENK CHINNI

Phone: 361-***-**** | Email: ******.*****@*****.***

Address: **** ****** ***** ***. *** Dallas, TX 75038

Intelligent, driven, and highly qualified individual with solid analytical, communication, problem solving, and technical skills. Obtained a Master’s Degree in Natural Gas Engineering from Texas A&M University. Expertise in the start-up calibration, operation, and shut down of lab operations and regulating process utilities. Knowledgeable in crude distillation sections with difference process simulators. Seeking a position as a Process Engineer in Petroleum/Chemical Engineering which will utilize all areas of expertise as follows:

Chemical Catalytic Reaction Engineering

Petroleum Geology & Engineering

Natural Gas Engineering, Production & Distribution

Chemical Process Optimization

Advanced Natural Gas Processing

Advanced Reservoir Engineering

Separation Technology

Advanced Natural Gas Drilling

Advanced Refinery Process

EDUCATION

Texas A&M University | M.S. in Natural Gas Engineering, 3.25 GPA (May 2011)

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University | B.S. in Chemical Engineering, 3.55 GPA (Jun. 2008)

AWARDS & ACTIVITIES

Won first prize for a technical paper presentation held at Chaitanya Bharati Institute of Technology.

Won second prize in BECTAGON-07, a national level technical symposium held at Bapatla, India.

Won first prize in an ad-making contest held at Vignan Utsav in 2007.

Awarded scholarship by Andhra Pradesh State government, India.

Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) & Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE).

Received scholarship from Wayne H. King Department of Chemical & Natural Gas Engineering Department at Texas A&M University, Kingsville.

ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Graduate Project: Design & Cost Estimation of a Natural Gas Hydrate Pellet Plant

Studied conventional natural gas transportation technologies, designed a methane gas hydrate pellet plant (5ton/day capacity), carried out the cost calculations for the plant, and suggested the transportation and application process. Used conversion reactor for the production of methane gas hydrates and simulated the total plant using HYSYS. This novel technology is suitable to adopt for the small associated gas fields which are not focused because of practical and economic reasons.

Design & Economic Study of Turbo-Expander Plant using HYSYS

Designed and simulated a turbo-expander plant, performed cost estimation using CAPCOST, conducted a feasibility study, and determined optimum efficiency of plant design.

Design of a Natural Gas Processing Unit Using HYSYS & Aspen Plus

Simulated the Separator, Treating, Sweetening Unit, and Dehydration Unit using HYSYS in order to design a Natural Gas Processing Unit. Compared the results with Aspen Plus and estimated the cost of the plant using CAPCOST.

Pipeline Design Project

Designed a pipeline from Farmington, NM to Seattle, WA. Calculated the operating pressures and compression stations. Cost of the design was done by cap cost.

Undergraduate Project

Produced an eco-friendly lubricant from castor/mustard oil and carried out the cost analysis and property evaluation for the lubricant. Properties were superior compared to conventional lubricants.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

HYSYS, Aspen Plus, MathCAD, MS Office, CAPCOST

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