Manager Project

Resume

Reginald A. Simons

Contact Details:

Didube St. 23, VIII Floor No. 33

Didube

Tbilisi, Georgia.

Mobile: Georgia +995-********

Mobile Qatar +974-*******

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

Nationality:

American

DOB: 22/12/1950

Qualifications:

B S Industrial Engineering

AAS in Chemical Technology

Professional Training

• Management and Supervisory Skills

• Negotiating Skills

• Technical Report Writing

• Application of OSHA PSM 29 CFR 1910. 110 -120 requirements

• Emergency Response Training

• Fire and Rescue Training

Professional Skills:

• Excellent Organizational Skills

• Excellent Management Skills

• Excellent Training Skills (classroom and field training)

Computer Skills:

PC literate, familiar with MS Windows 98, 2000, NT, and XP; MS Office 2000 and XP, AutoCAD Release 12, Visio, and MS Project.

Languages:

English, Dutch, and colloquial Russian

Objective:

Obtain a position that will utilize my commissioning, operation, management skills, education, and experience.

Profile:

A professional with over 30 years experience in the Petroleum Refining and Petrochemical Industry. Major strength includes the ability to work with diverse and multi-cultural groups, adaptable to diverse situations and working conditions. Proven track record of facilitating change within a professional environment. A result oriented proactive team player with excellent, interpersonal, and influencing, time management, communication, and troubleshooting skills.

Professional Experience:

As a Manager responsible for commissioning, I prepared the commissioning management system (CMS) commissioning plans, turnover packages, and schedules setting the turnover priorities. Ensured operability and safety of a plant before commissioning and after start-up ensured that the units are stabilized in accordance with the design parameters supplied in the Engineering Package.

As a member of the management team responsible for the operation of complexes I prepared annual plans and budgets which meet estimated production requirements. Planned and managed operations to ensure compliance with production requirements, company health and safety, and quality management systems.

As a Training Consultant/Technical Author developed competency based training modules and documents that complied with industry health and safety standards such as OSHA PSM standard 29 CFR 1910.119, national standards, and industry practices. Trained nationals in both the classroom and field.

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Processes and Units:

• Alkylation (HF and Sulfuric)

• Amine Units

• Crude/Vacuum Units

• Gas Concentration

• Cryogenic Units

• Delayed Coker

• Distillation (Azeotropic, Binary, Multi-draw, Extractive)

• Dehydrogenation (fixed bed and fluidized bed)

• Hydro-Treaters

• Hydrogen Units (Steam Methane Reformer and PSA) • Hydrocracking

• Isomerization (Butamer and Penex)

• Fluidized Catalytic Cracking

• Millisecond Catalytic Cracking

• Sulphur Recovery

• Merox Units

• MTBE Units

• Glycol Dehydration (Gas)

• Gas Gathering Systems

• Gas Compression Stations

• Steam Generation

• NGL

Companies and Projects:

5/10 to Present Dolphin Energy Ltd. Ras Laffan, Qatar

Senior Project Specialist

Reassigned as the Interface for the Production Department between Project Management Team, Engineering and Construction. Responsible for multiple upgrade projects monitoring field work, including contract work to ensure compliance with Company Standards, procedures, specification and codes. Review field change requests and provide recommendations to resolve design issues. Review and recommend solutions to design document problems, including conflicts, interferences and error/omissions. Projects: construction/commissioning of three new condensate storage tanks, booster and loading pumps, metering and utilities; new Sulphur storage tank, transfer pumps, meter, pipeline (SEETH) and utilities; new import gas line, and export compressor/turbine facility upgrade.

08/09 to 05/10 Dolphin Energy Ltd. Ras Laffan, Qatar

Head of Compression

Reassigned to the compression section to resolve reliability and availability problems with the Export Compressor/Turbine packages. The export compressor section consists of six trains, each train consisting of a Dresser-Rand D14R6B two stage compressor powered by a Rolls-Royce Trent 60 Turbine and ancillary equipment. The Trent 60 utilizes a combustion system that is two stage in series, lean premix combustion chamber designed for Dry Low Emissions (DLE) to meet the low NOx requirements. Successfully met the Company's availability requirements of 98.5 % within 6 months.

01/08 to 08/09 Dolphin Energy Ltd. Ras Laffan, Qatar

Area Superintendent

Assigned to manage the operation of two natural gas production and processing trains with a net sales gas production of 2.2 BSCF/day at Ras Laffan. The facility processes the natural gas for compression and transportation by pipeline to the UAE. In addition, the processing trains separate hydrocarbon liquid products as condensate and liquefied petroleum gases (LPGs) for subsequent sale.

01/03 - 12/07 Petrofac International, Ltd. Sharjah, UAE

Commissioning Manager

Sharjah (Harweel Project)

Prepared the commissioning management system (CMS) commissioning plans, schedules, handover manuals, strategy and procedures for commissioning an enhanced oil recovery project in Oman for PDO. The facility consists of oil receiving, stabilization, gas compression, gas sweetening and dehydration.

Republic of Georgia

Assigned as commissioning manager for the Georgia Sector of the BTC oil pipeline (capacity 1MM BPD) with the responsibility of commissioning two pumping stations and a 46” x 248 km oil pipeline complete with 26 block valve and check valve stations.

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The pumping stations each consist of five dual fired Solar Turbines driving Sulzer MOL Pumps. SCP gas pipeline consisting of three gas facilities with pressure reduction and metering systems. Prepared the overall commissioning plan, commissioning execution plan, coordination procedure, commissioning resource requirements. Project requires coordination with the Azerbaijan and Turkey Sectors in addition to company assigned equipment vendors (control systems and pump/turbine) and project assigned vendors.

Dorood Project (Kharg Island Iran)

Previous project assignment as the commissioning lead for the Dorood Facility Project on Kharg Island, Iran with the responsibility of preparing the overall commissioning plan, commissioning execution plan, and commissioning resources. Assisted with the implementation of the asset certification program ICAPS employed by Total Fina Elf.

03/01 – 12/02 Infoca International Leiden, The Netherlands

Technical Author

Initially hired on a three-month contract to write and update work procedures for a Grass Roots Refinery in Alexandria Egypt. Developed the work procedures for the Crude Unit and Delayed Coker, successfully meeting key “milestone” dates. Contract extended several times for the development of work procedures for the Hydrocracker, Hydrogen Unit, CCR, Hydrotreaters, and Utilities.

Commissioning Manager

Assigned to Technip France for the commissioning of a Millisecond Catalytic Cracker (MSCC) and Gasoline Production Unit (GPU) at the Turkmenbashy Refinery located in Turkmenbashy, Turkmenistan. Responsible for the implementation of the commissioning plan, scheduling and planning of commissioning activities. Coordinated the mechanical and instrumentation checkout and verification as well as activities between client, project sponsors, and related engineering departments. Trained national personnel in MSCC theory and operation (classroom), and commissioning and startup practices for the MSCC and GPU (field).

11/98 – 02/01 Petro-Chem Technical Services Houston, TX

Start-up Superintendent

Contract assignment to start-up a Sulphuric Acid Alkylation’s Unit at the Orion Refinery located in Norco, LA.

Training Consultant

Contract assignment to design and develop an operator-training program for the Agrifos Fertilizer Company located in Pasadena, TX. Completed a “Needs Analysis” and developed the training program successfully meeting key “milestone” dates. The training program consists of modules complete with instructor lesson guides, operator training manuals, operating procedures; competency assessments, both written exams and On-the-Job Training check off list.

Start-up Supervisor/Trainer

Contract assignment to Reliance Refinery in Jamnagar, India providing classroom training to engineers and first line supervisors in “Train-the-Trainer,” and classroom training to new operators in “Plant Fundamentals.” Tools used to train control room operators and field operators in the crude unit includes an Autodynamic Simulator.

07/97 – 11/98 Petrosin LTD Singapore

Project Manager/ Commissioning Manager

Based out of Singapore completed several projects in Pakistan for the Oil & Gas Development Company (OGDC) reporting directly to the President of the Company. Projects included:

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• Commissioned and started a 1.2 MMSCFD Gas Plant located at Fimkassar, Pakistan. Facility is owned and operated by the Oil & Gas Development Corporation and consists of Pipeline/Gathering Station, Compressor stations, Glycol Dehydration, Cryogenic Unit, De-Ethanizer and Depropanizer.

• Appointed to take over the Project Management responsibilities for the construction phase of a 450 MMSCFD Gas Plant located in the UCH Gas Field of Baluchistan, Pakistan, a $550 Million project that was 6 months behind schedule. Using a local multi-discipline work force of 700 personnel successfully completed the construction of the plant one week before the new scheduled deadline. Project responsibilities included planning, scheduling, contract negotiation with sub-contractors and National Government Agencies. Also responsible for project cost control. Ensured that construction met client’s requirements and ASME, AWS, API standards. The facility consists of two MDEA H2S trains, three Glycol Dehydration trains, ancillary equipment, three gas turbine /generator sets, each producing 600 mW, steam generation LP and MP steam, nitrogen generation, water treatment and waste water treatment plants. The construction of the H2S Plant was for Gregory & Cook.

• After successfully completing the construction phase, led a team of 5 Pakistani engineers and 20 start-up specialists in the commissioning and start-up of the Gas Plant. As a time saving measure, some pre-commissioning activities such as a part of the mechanical and instrumentation checkout and verification were done in parallel with the construction phase. Coordinated activities between client, project sponsors, and related engineering departments. Completed the performance test and sign-off of the plant.

07/95 – 07/97 Saudi-Petrochemical (SADAF) Al-Jubail, KSA

Start-up Supervisor

Directed a multi-national work force in the pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up activities for a 700.000 MT/A MTBE Complex. The complex consists of an UOP Isomerization Unit, Snamprogetti Fluidized Bed Isobutane Dehydrogenation Unit and a CDTech Synthesis Unit. Primary area of responsibility was in the Dehydrogenation Unit. Additional responsibilities include the training of the Saudi National work force. Training involved the use of Autodynamic Simulator.

02/95 – 07/95 Petroleum Technical Services (PTS) Houston, TX

Start-up Superintendent

Assigned to Conoco Refinery in Lake Charles, LA to pre-commission and commission a Lube Oil Plant and Hydrocracker. Responsibilities include the mechanical verifications of piping systems to ensure it met the basic engineering requirements as outlined in the engineering package. Developed the pre-commissioning procedures for the Hydrocracker.

01/92 – 02/95 NUS – Brown & Root Houston, TX

Training Specialist

Assignments include the development of training plans and training material for several major refineries and petrochemical plant in the USA. Training material was developed to comply with OSHA Process Safety Management (PSM) 29 CFR 1910.119. Responsibilities include training of operators, multi-discipline crafts, and contractors to ensure the facility or plant complies with the OSHA Process Safety Management guidelines.

08/89 – 05/91 Coastal Derby Refining El Dorado, KS

Plant Superintendent

Responsible for the operation of a 30,000 BPD Refinery reporting to the Refinery Manager. Supervised a work force of 2 Process Engineers, 6 Shift Supervisors and 32 operators. Planned and optimized refinery production to meet corporate requirements by scheduling and setting the appropriate operating priorities. Involved in the conversion of an existing straight riser FCCU to a Millisecond Catalytic Cracking (MSCC) for a pilot project. Successfully directing the modification of the existing FCCU to ensure it met the engineering and new process requirements.

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06/88 – 08/89 Petro-Chem Technical Services Houston, TX

Start-up Engineer

Assigned to Yacimiento Petro Fiscales in La Plata, Argentina. Directed a local work force during the pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up of several new units in the refinery. Units include an Amine Unit, Delayed Coker, Vacuum Unit, Merox Unit and Hydrotreater.

Assigned to Yacimiento Petro Fiscales in Mendosa, Argentina. Directed a local work force during the pre-commissioning, commissioning and start-up of a Delayed Coker, Hydrotreater, and HP Steam Boiler.

03/86 – 05/88 EVAL Company of America Pasadena, TX

Supervisor

Grassroots start-up of a new Ethylene Vinyl Alcohol Plant. Responsible for the day-to-day operation of the plant to ensure it met the production requirements. Supervised 6 personnel.

09/74 – 02/86 Chevron USA El Segundo, CA

Plant Operator/Stationary Equipment Inspector

Assigned to the FCCU complex of the refinery where I was responsible for operating equipment in the FCCU, Gas Concentration Unit, Sulphur Recovery Unit, and Alkylation Unit. Later moved to the Mechanical Engineering Department as a Stationary Equipment Inspector with the primary responsibility of ensuring the mechanical integrity of vessels and equipment in the Isomerization Unit.

Previous Experience

1968 –1974 Electronic and Radar Technology Instructor in US Army. Served in European and South East Asian Theatres.

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