Engineer Project
Resume:
Ying Irene Zhang
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SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Expertise in process design and simulation using various computer simulators (HYSYS, PROII, OLGA 2000, PIPEPHASE, PROMAX and Aspen Plus) for oil and gas, refinery, and gasification industries. Specialized in gas processing, cryogenic industrial gas separation, liquefied natural gas (LNG), Natural Gas Liquid (NGL) recovery, gas treating, and NGL fractionation technology. Skilled in technical writing and computer programming. Creative and versatile team player with outstanding problem-solving capabilities and flexible in adapting to various projects. Published more than 10 technical papers in various journals and conferences, plus one patent.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
FLUOR March 2011-Present
Principal Process Engineer
• Fulcrum Sierra BioFuels EPC Project. Worked on overall Aspen Plus simulation models, process flow diagrams and piping and instrumentation diagrams, HMB’s, hydraulic calculation and equipment data sheets. Interacted with vendors to optimize syngas scrubbing system and sulfur removal system.
FLUOR March 2007-March 2011
Senior Process Engineer
• Fulcrum Sierra BioFuels FEED Project. Municipal solid waste (MSW) will be gasified in a down-draft partial oxidation gasifier followed by a plasma arc. This process creates syngas that is catalytically converted to ethanol through a process using a proprietary catalyst technology. Syngas is also used to drive a gas turbine generator to produce power for the plant. The plant will have the capacity to convert approximately 135,000 tons into 10.5 million gallons of ethanol per year. Fluor is performing FEED and EPC.
Responsibilities include developing overall Aspen Plus simulation models, process flow diagrams and piping and instrumentation diagrams, HMB’s, and equipment data sheets.
• Cobalt Technologies Biobutanol Demonstration Plant. Non-food feedstock (forest waste and mill residues) will be converted to biobutanol by fermentation technology.
Assisted with development of the technical proposal. Worked on process simulation and optimization, equipment data sheets, and equipment list.
• BP/ConocoPhillips Joint Venture Denali Gas Treatment Plant. Ms. Zhang’s responsibilities included preparation of a feed gas study basis and evaluation of various process options (Fluor Solvent, Ryan Homes, and membrane) for Gas Treatment Plant. Worked on process simulation and optimization, process flow diagrams, heat and material balance, data sheets, equipment list, and report writing.
• Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Co. Decoupling of ADGAS from ADMA-OPCO Production Project. Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company’s (ADGAS) LNG Trains 1 and 2 on Das Island are nearing the end of their design life. ADGAS has completed a study regarding the long term strategy for Trains 1 and 2. A Decoupling Study is required to be carried out on its own merit and not necessarily because of Train 1 and 2 replacements. The business model required by ADGAS Shareholders, particularly ADNOC, is to delink oil production with gas treatment and processing by ADGAS to remove the constraint of disposing associated gases during oil production.
Evaluated various decoupling options. Responsibilities included developing HYSYS simulation models for offshore facilities and Habshan complex, developing Thermoflow runs for combined cycle power plant, identifying the bottlenecks, and equipment sizing.
• LUKOIL Kandym Gas Plant Project. Assisted with development of the technical proposal. Worked on process design basis, process simulation and optimization, data sheets, equipment list, plot plan, cost estimate, and report writing.
• A Confidential Fluor Solvent Gas Treating Project. Assisted with development of the technical proposal for a Fluor Solvent Gas Treating Unit. Worked on process design basis, process simulation and optimization, process flow diagrams, heat and material balance, data sheets, equipment list, plot plan, cost estimate, and report writing.
• GustoMSC Iara & Guara Project. Assisted with development of the technical proposal for a Fluor Solvent Gas Treating Unit for FPSO. Worked on process simulation and optimization, equipment list, and preliminary plot plan.
• PEMEX Cryogenic 2 High Ethane Recovery Study. Developed various conceptual simulation models that can increase ethane recovery level to 80+% with minimal equipment addition to the existing unit. Worked on process flow diagrams, hydraulic calculation, and equipment sizing.
• ADNOC/ConocoPhillips Joint Venture Shah Gas Development (SGD) FEED Project. The greenfield development to gather, treat, dehydrate, and process very sour gas included some of the world's largest amine treating units and sulfur recovery units.
Worked as the unit lead process engineer for sulfur management Post-FEED activities and also worked as the unit lead process engineer for NGL Recovery and Regeneration Gas Selexol Treating Unit, which achieves high ethane recovery using Ortloff Technology. Led a team of about 5 process engineers. Worked on process simulation, equipment data sheets, process flow diagrams and piping and instrumentation diagrams development, heat and material balance, pipeline hydraulic calculations, safety and relief analyses, and HAZOP review. Reviewed the deliverables from the Licensors. Worked closely with clients and Licensors to optimize process design.
• OPTI-2 Project. Worked on a Syngas Selexol Treating Unit. Responsibilities included process simulation, configuration evaluation, overall process design optimization, equipment sizing, and process flow diagrams development.
FLUOR July 2005-March 2007
Process Engineer IV
• GASCO Shah Gas Development (SGD) Pre-FEED Study. Responsible for Inlet Separation, Condensate Hydrotreater, Gas Treating and NGL Recovery Units. Evaluated various options for inlet separation, gas treating (dehydration and acid gas removal) and NGL recovery. Worked on process simulation, equipment sizing, process flow diagrams development, pipeline hydraulic calculations, economic analysis, and report writing.
• GASCO Integrated Gas Development (IGD) Pre-FEED Study. Prepared a comprehensive study basis. Worked on process simulation, equipment sizing, process flow diagrams development, pipeline hydraulic calculations, economic analysis, and report writing.
• GASCO Master Plan Scouting / Feasibility / Pre-FEED Study. Worked as the area lead process engineer for Asab site. Prepared a comprehensive study basis. Evaluated various revamp options for gas treating (dehydration and acid gas removal) and NGL recovery. Worked on process simulation, equipment sizing, process flow diagrams development, pipeline hydraulic calculations, economic analysis, and report writing. Managed project schedule.
IPSI LLC/BECHTEL, Houston, Texas May 2002-June 2005
Process Engineer
• Angola LNG Project. Performed HYSYS process simulation & optimization of various schemes for integrating LNG / NGL plant using Phillips Optimized Cascade LNG Process. Prepared Pre-Feed engineering package. Worked closely with vendor representatives and the project team to evaluate various amine treating methods.
• Egyptian LNG Project and Darwin LNG Project EPC phase. Worked on equipment specification, safety and relief analyses, control valve sizing, and Piping and Instrumentation Diagram review.
• OGDIII NGL Project, Dynegy Venice NGL Project, Yemen Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) Project, and Anadarko Algeria LPG Project. Performed HYSYS process simulation for conceptual and feasibility study using an IPSI LLC licensed process.
• Pemex Cantarell Field Project. Developed offshore light crude production and processing master plan. Performed simulation for offshore-onshore pipeline networks. Identified the problems with crude oil dehydration.
• Shell Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel (ULSD) Project EPC phase. Worked in a multi-disciplinary team of more than 100 engineers. Performed PROII process simulation for hydrotreater units. Responsible for equipment specification, heat & material balance, process flow diagrams, safety and relief analyses. Created Microsoft Excel templates encoded with Visual Basic macros for heat & material balance, resulting in significant savings in process manhours. Worked closely with clients and the project team to evaluate and select the best available vacuum drying process to remove water from diesel product.
• ExxonMobil CO2 Recovery Study. Provided technical services related to upgrade of Big Escambia Creek Plant. Evaluated various CO2 recovery processes. Analyzed the economics of the CO2 recovery unit.
• In charge of a research project on thermodynamics and kinetics studies of carbon dioxide and methane hydrates. Developed a theoretical model to analyze the experimental data.
• Responsible for a research project on new refrigeration technology (propane and ammonia immiscible refrigeration). Implemented a bench-scale apparatus at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) for the laboratory test of immiscible refrigeration technology. Interacted with INEEL researchers to perform experiments. Performed HYSYS process simulation and investigated the applications of immiscible refrigeration in LNG plants and power plants. Wrote the research report.
RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, Texas May 1999-May 2002
Research Assistant
• Conducted experiments and theoretical modeling on natural gas components and crude oils to develop the methodology for interpretation of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) well logging data.
• Set up and maintained the NMR equipment.
• Trained the graduate students on NMR equipment.
BAKER ATLAS, Houston, Texas May 2000-August 2000
Research Scientist (Summer Intern)
• Performed modeling and simulation for permeability prediction of unconsolidated and poorly consolidated sands.
• Designed and implemented the experiments to measure NMR properties of drilling fluids (oil-based mud).
• Interacted in a team to assemble the MARAN Ultra NMR spectrometer.
RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, Texas August 1998-May 2000
Teaching Assistant
• Supervised undergraduate students in performing and understanding laboratory experiments for Chemical Engineering Lab II.
• Tutored students and graded assignments/reports for Thermodynamics I, Advanced Topics-Thermodynamics, and Kinetics, Catalysis, and Reactor Engineering.
LANZHOU PETROLEUM PROCESSING AND CHEMICAL COMPLEX, China
Summer Intern June 1994-July 1994
• Assigned to team working to research and analyze the performance of Fluid Catalytic Cracking Units (FCCU) in the First Refinery.
EDUCATION
RICE UNIVERSITY, Houston, Texas; GPA 4.08/4.0
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering, April 2002
Thesis: NMR Relaxation and Diffusion Characterization of Hydrocarbon Gases and Liquids
Advisor: Doctor George Hirasaki
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, Beijing, P. R. China; GPA 92.0/100
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, July 1998
TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY, Beijing, P. R. China; GPA 89.1/100
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, July 1995
PUBLICATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
1. Mak, J., Zhang, I., Graham, C., and Nielsen, D., 2010, “Advances in Fluor Solvent Technology”, the 2010 Gas Processors Association (GPA) Annual Convention, Austin, TX, March 21-24.
2. Mak, J., Zhang, I., Graham, C., and Nielsen, D., 2010, “Fluor Solvent - A Flexible CO2 Removal Process”, the 60th Annual Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, Norman, OK, February 21-24.
3. Zhang, I., Graham, C., Nielsen, D., Schulte, D., and Debest, M., 2008, “Impact of Sulfur Solvent or Corrosion Inhibitor Solvent Injection on Treated Gas Hydrocarbon Dew Points and Gas Treating Unit Performance”, the 2008 Gas Processors Association (GPA) Annual Convention, Grapevine, TX, March 2-5.
4. Mak, J, Zhang, I., Lemmers, S., and Graham, C., 2006, “A New Integrated NGL Recovery / LNG Liquefaction Process”, the 2006 Gas Processors Association (GPA) Annual Convention, Grapevine, TX, March 5-8.
5. Qualls, W, Huang, S., Elliot, D., Chen, J. J., Lee, R. J., Yao, J., and Zhang, Y., 2005, “Benefits of Integrating NGL Extraction and LNG Liquefaction Technology”, the 2005 Spring National Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Atlanta, GA, April 10-14.
6. Zhang, Y., Jain, P., Chen, R., Elliot, D., Song, K., Chapman, W., Kobayashi, R., and Ng, H. J., “Solubility Measurements for CO2 and Methane Mixture in Water and Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions near Hydrate Conditions”, in Advances in the Studies of Gas Hydrates, New York, Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2004.
7. Zhang, Y., Jain, P., Chen, R., Elliot, D., Song, K., Chapman, W., Kobayashi, R., and Ng, H. J., 2003, “Solubility Measurements for CO2-CH4 in Water and Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions near Hydrate Conditions”, the 2003 Spring National Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), New Orleans, Louisiana, March 30 - April 3.
8. Hirasaki, G. J., Lo, S. W., and Zhang, Y., “NMR Properties of Petroleum Reservoir Fluids”, Magnetic Resonance Imaging 21, 269-277 (2003).
9. Zhang, Y., Hirasaki, G. J., Kobayashi, R., and House, W. V., 2002, “Oil and Gas NMR Properties: The Light and Heavy Ends”, the 43rd Annual Symposium of Society of Professional Well Log Analysts, Oiso, Japan, June 2–5.
10. Zhang, Y., Hirasaki, G. J., Kobayashi, R., and House, W. V., 2001, “NMR Relaxation Time and Diffusion Measurements of Pure Ethane and Propane”, the 2001 Annual Meeting of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Reno, NV, November 7.
11. Zhang, Y., Qin, W., and Dai, Y. Y., “Separation of Lactic Acid and Acetic Acid with TOA Based on Chemical Complexation”, J. of Chem. Ind. & Eng. 52, 141-146 (2001).
12. Qin, W., Zhang Y., Luo X. H., Dai Y. Y., “Separation of Oxalic Acid and Glyoxylic Acid by Extraction”, J. of Chem. Ind. & Eng. 52, 135-140 (2001).
PATENT
• Lee, R. J., Zhang, Y., Yao, J., Chen, J. J., and Elliot, D., Patent “Internal Refrigeration for Enhanced NGL Recovery”, U. S. Patent Number 7,257,966 B2, Aug. 21, 2007 Assignee: IPSI LLC
HONORS
• Recipient of Bechtel Outstanding Technical Paper Award, 2003 (Awarded to 16 papers out of 286 papers by Bechtel Corporation)
• Second Prize, Rice Chemical Engineering Graduate Student Poster Contest, 2001
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