Career Summary
● Five years experience in the oil and gas industry; gas plants, Well Tie-ins and heavy oil SAGD applications.
● Excellent in written/oral communication skills; analytical problem solving skills and social skills.
● Fast learner, self-motivated, and hard-working either in team or individual environment
● Ability to cope with fast paced work environment
● Fluent in English and Persian and has basic knowledge in French and Arabic.
● Experienced user of engineering softwares: Hysys, Unisim, VMGsim, Flarenet, Pipeflo, Korf, Fanthom, Arrow, Fisher Firstvue, Farris, Matlab, PDMS, PHA-pro, and Office.
Education
● M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Memorial University, St.John’s , Newfoundland, 2007
● B.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2003
Engineering Experience
January 2010 – Present, SNC-Lavalin, Calgary, Alberta
Client: Grizzly Oil Sands
Project: Detailed Engineering Design of Grizzly Algar Lake-5000 BPSD SAGD, Alberta, Canada
(August 2010 -Present)
Duties and responsibilities included:
Process model simulation using Hysys
Process equipment sizing and associate data sheet preparation
Hydraulic calculations and report preparation using Korf software
Line designation table and equipment lists preparation
Technical evaluation of the vendor equipment packages
Instrument datasheets preparation
Heat and mass balance preparation
Preparation of different summary tables such as battery limits table summary, chemical & utility consumption
PFD (Process Flow Diagram) and P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram) development
Performing Squad check on the data sheets, reports and calculations from other disciplines
Involved in developing process description and process control philosophy
Client: GASCO
Project: Front End Engineering Development of CO2 Recovery and Injection Project, Abu Dhabi, UAE
(January-August 2010)
Duties and responsibilities included:
PFD (Process Flow Diagram), P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram),UFD( Utility Flow Diagram) and SGD (Safe Guarding Drawing) development
Process model simulation using Hysys
Process equipment sizing and associate data sheet preparation
Preparing instrument data sheets
Hydraulic calculations and report preparation using Korf software
Line designation table and equipment lists preparation
Heat and mass balance preparation
Preparation of different summary tables such as battery limit table summary, Effluent and emission table, Utility report
Technical evaluation of different Compressor Vendors and report preparation
Value Engineering and HAZOP participation
May 2008 –July 2009, Tri Ocean Engineering Ltd., Calgary, Alberta
Process Engineer- in-Training
Client: Shell Canada
Project: Front End Engineering Development of Three Creek Sour Gas Storage, Alberta, Canada
Duties and responsibilities included:
PFD (Process Flow Diagram) , P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram) and SGD (Safe Guarding Drawing) development
Flare system modeling and hydraulic calculation using Flarenet
Process model simulation using Hysys
Process equipment sizing and associated data sheet preparation
Instrument data sheet preparation
Hydraulic calculations and the report preparation using pipeflo
Utility consumption calculations
Line designation table and equipment lists preparation
Heat and mass balance preparation
Client: Shell Global
Project: TDL– A new technology for bulk separation of H2S and CO2 from natural gas
Duties and responsibilities included:
Process model Simulation using Unisim
PFD (Process Flow Diagram) and P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram) development
Line designation table and equipment lists preparation
Heat and mass balance preparation
Client: Shell Canada
Project: ERCB D71 Facility Evaluation Compliance
Duties and responsibilities included:
Performing EPZ calculations using ERCBH2S Software
Client: Husky Energy
Project: ERCB D60 Facility Compliance Evaluations
Duties and responsibilities included:
Flare system modeling using Flarenet
Performing flare header sizing and selection calculations
Performing flare stack sizing and radiation heat intensity calculations
Relief system contingency (Pressure safety valves) and system depressuring analysis
Taking part in on-site visits to gather the necessary information
March 2007 –May 2008, IMV Projects, Calgary, Alberta
Process Engineer-in-Training
Client: Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC)
Project: Pre-Feed Study of Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC)-10,000 BOPD SAGD facility
Duties and responsibilities included:
PFD (Process Flow Diagram) and P&ID (Piping and Instrumentation Diagram) development
Process equipment sizing and associated data sheet preparation
Client: Sincor Venezuela
Project: Pre-Feed/Front End Engineering Development of Sincor Enhanced oil Recovery- 20,000 BOPD SAGD facility
Duties and responsibilities included:
PFD (Process Flow Diagram) development
Process equipment sizing and associated data sheet preparation
Hydraulic calculations
Line designation table and equipment lists preparation
Client: Husky Energy
Project: ERCB D60 Facility Compliance Evaluations
Duties and responsibilities included:
Flare Header modeling using Flarenet
Performing flare header sizing and selection calculations
Performing flare stack sizing and radiation heat intensity calculations
Relief system contingency (Pressure safety valves) and system depressuring analysis
Taking part in on-site visits to gather the necessary information
March 2004 –January 2005, Karoon Petrochemical Company, Tehran, Iran
Process Engineer specialist
Client: NIPC Joint with Chemature of Sweden, Hansa Chemie of Germany,
Project: Toluene Diisocyanate (TDI), Tehran,Iran
Duties and responsibilities included:
Reviewing PFD and P&IDs and working with a team to make necessary modifications
Regularly taking part on On-site visits of Isocyanate production plant at Karoon Petrochemical Complex
Coordinating meetings between the managing director’s office and the engineering department
Qualifications
● H2S Alive, Calgary, November 2007
● First Aid, Calgary, April 2008
● WHMIS, Calgary, January 2009
Publications
● Majid Abedinzadegan Abdi, Anahid Karimi, Erika Beronich, Kelly Hawboldt , “Natural Gas Liquids (NGLs) Recovery”, to be published in International Journal of Chemical Engineering,St.John’s,NL,Canada,2009
● Anahid Karimi, Majid Abedinzadegan Abdi, “Selective dehydration of high-pressure natural gas using supersonic nozzles”, Published in the journal of Chemical Engineering and Processing: Process Intensification, , St.John’s,NL,Canada, 2009
● Anahid Karimi, Majid Abedinzadegan Abdi, “Selective removal of water from supercritical natural gas”, Proceedings of SPE Gas Technology Symposium, St.John’s,NL,Canada, 2006