Project Manager Engineer

Professional Summary

Mr. Prasanna Joshi holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering, and is well-equipped with advanced problem solving skills. Mr. Joshi also has sufficient experience in RAM studies and process simulations. Process modeling has been a foundation in his training as a Chemical Engineer. His graduate research project based on Well Log modeling equips him with a unique tool in upstream processes. Mr. Joshi also is well verse with MS Excel, Visio and Project for creating essential documentation and Visual Basic programming to develop applications.

Professional Experience

Barber & Barber Associates, Inc. San Antonio, TX

Process Engineer 2010 – Present

Mr. Joshi is involved at BBA to assist the Project Manager with Specialty Process Technology and contribute in various Process Engineering studies, including RAM (Reliability, Availability & Maintainability) and Discrete Event Simulation. Furthermore, Mr. Joshi has been integral in supporting the continuous improvement of physical capital optimization tools and documentation for business development pertaining but not limited to study basis, final reports, case studies and white papers.

Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, Texas

Research Assistant 2007 – 2010

Mr. Joshi developed well log model by Neutron Density Cross-Plot analysis which establishes a relationship between bulk density and formation pressure to help identify gas bearing formations.

Lubrizol Corporation New Bombay, India

Process Engineering Intern 2006 – 2007

Mr. Joshi gained proficiency in process design and simulation for Lubricant Additives group with projects ranging from $5MM to $10 MM. Teamed in large interdisciplinary project groups at a state–of-the-art production facility, Mr. Joshi gained hands-on experience of production, separation and treatment units. Under the supervision of the lead plant engineer, Mr. Joshi optimized an evaporator design of 1000 m3 capacity for separation of alcohol mixtures, which included Process Flow Diagrams (PFD) development, calculating heat & mass balances involved in production processes to optimize the steady state process in Pro-II simulation package.

Simulation Experience

Hysys Solved acid gas treatment unit with 20-stage Absorber and pressure gradient of 910 psia

Pro II Optimized a 1000 cu.mt. Gibbs reactor process to limit 8% Hydrogen in recycle stream

ProMax Solved Tail Gas Hydrogenation Reactor to control outlet temperature and composition

Excel/VBA Estimated costs using alternative selection by Annual worth, Capital recovery, Capital rationing, Breakeven Analysis, MACRS and optimized results using goal seek and solver

Education

Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX

M.S. Chemical Engineering (3.5 GPA) May 2010

University of Bombay Bombay, India

B.E. Chemical Engineering (3.6 GPA) June 2007

Professional Summary

Barber & Barber Associates, Inc. San Antonio, Texas

Associate Process Engineer 2010 – Present

OpgradeTM Software Tool Development Barber & Barber Associates, Inc.

2010 (Currently Underway) San Antonio, Texas

By employing Visual Basic programming, Mr. Joshi developed the User Interface (UI) on Microsoft Visio for Opgrade, a tool that incorporates RAM methodology and dynamic mass balances for complex refinery operations.. The UI accepts data from user to build input datasheet for simulation model.

Medicine Bow Fuel & Power – RAM Study DKRW Advanced Fuels

2011 Houston, TX

DKRW Advanced Fuels is the principal developer of the Medicine Bow Fuel and Power coal-to-liquids project in the Carbon Basin of southern Wyoming. The Medicine Bow project is being planned as a mine-mouth coal-to-liquids facility that will use coal from Arch’s Carbon Basin reserves in southern Wyoming as a feedstock.

Under the supervision of the Project Manager, Mr. Joshi assisted in developing project scope, gathering and validating data from client and other industry resources. Mr. Joshi was responsible for developing stochastic system model from the process descriptions and P&ID interpretation, generate failure data including failure frequencies (MTBF) and restoration times (MTTR), run simulations over the course of the plant lifecycle, validate and compile results.

Long Lake Project – Product Infrastructure Study Nexen Inc.

2010-2011 Alberta, Canada

To increase the throughput of its bitumen Upgrader in Ft. McMurray, Alberta, Nexen is developing an additional SAGD bitumen production facility and extensive product infrastructure improvements. This study uses OpgradeTM to enable Nexen to know what the additional infrastructure is worth in terms of additional product revenue and will thus be able to make informed capital investment decisions based on the Net Present Value (NPV) of the capital.

Mr. Joshi developed availability block flow diagrams on Microsoft Visio and generated input data for the simulation model. Mr. Joshi also assisted in identifying several potential cost saving recommendations to reduce the total capital investment without sacrificing plant on-stream production levels.

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