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Chemical Process Engineering Highlights:
* Consciencious, hard-working chemical engineer with over thirty years of Canadian experience in gas purification, gas and refinery equipment integrity, Petroleum coke calcining, petroleum lubricant refining, plastics, pipe coating, metallurgical and pharmaceutical industries.
Education:
* B.A.Sc., Chemical Engineering, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, 1973
* API 510 Pressure Vessel Certificate, 2003
* Certificate in Computers from Slate Training Centre, Edmonton, Alberta in Windows 95, Word 7.0, Excel 7.0, Access 7.0 (February 13, 1998)
Publications:
Seven papers published in 2004 in the world's leading gas-related publications such as LRGCC 54th Annual World Gas Conference, NACE Annual Conference 2004, Gas Processor's Annual Conference 2004, Kyoto International Conference 2004 and others.
NACE International 2003: A new approach to gas plant equipment integrity. This mathematical function related to corrosion can be applied to all aspects of gas process, refinery equipment and pipelines integrity as well.
Experience and Accomplishments:
Stag Enterprises and Skystone Engineering, Calgary, Alberta, Canada 2004-2006
* Consulting work on upstream gathering systems for gas flow regimes for pipeline integrity. Interaction between pipeline owners and energy board for use of inhibitors, pigging, cathodic protection, coatings and corrosion losses through various modes and the mitigation methodology. Use of Accu mapping systems for tracking of pipeline functioning with retained and rejected segments and pertaining integrity.
* Consultant to Jacob's Engineering, Calgary on Duke Energy Gas plant (500 million scfd) in B.C., Canada for advisory work on the plant integrity and amine process performance.
* Director of Manufacturing and Processing of cathodic protection materials for pipeline integrity.
* Director of Engineering, providing engineering support to projects in Canada, UAE (Bay Chemicals/Union Trading in Dubai) and Saudi Arabia (Sunrise Engineering Enterprises of Jeddah).
Canspec/Alliance Engineering and Inspection, Calgary, Alberta, 1998 through 2005
* Work on chemical process related failure of the gas plant equipment and plant integrity of half dozen sour gas plants and refinery equipment.
* Clue findings and investigation of the various chemical process related mechanisms of the equipment failure, and amine and sulphur plant process operations, performance and diagnostics.
* Possessing world class knowledge and experience in all five aspects of gas process related to equipment integrity. These areas include chemical process, solvent chemistry in gas process and its detrimental effects on equipment, complete chemical testing relate to gas process and the related diagnostic work, API inspection and metallurgical corrosion mechanisms and its mitigation.
* Quantifying new approaches to the failure of gas plant equipment with extensive process data co-relations and publication of some work in world-class, international conferences from 1999 to 2004. More publications to follow in other international papers related to oil and gas equipment integrity.
Oil & Gas Technologies, Calgary, Alberta, 2001 through 2002
* Operations Manager and Project Director for initiating production of pipeline specific calcined coke with consulting work involving Alberta Research Council, Oil & Gas Technologies and CCI Industries of Edmonton, Alberta.
North American Refining Corporation, Calgary, Alberta, September 2000 through April 2001
* Technical advisor to NARC on troubleshooting of heavy oil refinery at Humboldt, SK
* Worked on product development specification standards
CIC Engineering & Inspection, Edmonton, Alberta, 1999 through 2000
* Experience with engineering auditing of pipe fabrication and quality
* Engineering inspection on fabrication and testing of pressure vessels
* Working on ISO Standards
Metachem/Alliance Engineering & Inspection Ltd., Calgary, Alberta, November 1998 through September 1999
* Worked as a senior process engineer on corrosion related process optimization of the pressure vessels, heat exchangers regeerator reboilers and relux systems of gas plants and Sulphur recovery plants.
* Involved in process data analysis of various operating units on computer and report writing. Protective coatings and paint work of gas plants and pipelines.
General Intermediates of Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, May 1995 through November 1997
* Experience in production and QA of pharmaceutical intermediates.
Global Inspection Services, Camrose, Alberta, November 1993 through May 1995
* Inspection and QA of coated and fabricated steel pipe and plastic pipe at the pipe and coating mils in Edmonton, Alberta.
Canadian Turbo Lube Refinery, Edmonton, Alberta, 1986 through 1993
* Responsible for technical support to various departments.
* Completing product development assignments for the technical manager.
* Performed QA tests with infrared spectrometer, Climet particle counter, cold crank viscosity simulator and various other procedures.
* Achieved speedy, reliable and accurate test results followed by immediate communication with personnel.
* Lubricant product design through interaction with Lubrizol and major refineries.
Aluminum Company of Canada, Edmonton, Alberta, 1978 through 1998
* Worked on quality control of both green and calcined coke as and when required.
Shaw Pipe Protection, Edmonton, Alberta, 1974 through 1981
* Developed strong working relationships with engineering/technical QA of plastics, rigid urethane foam insulation, coal-tar asphalt, cement-mortoar lining and internal epoxy coating of pipes.
* Introduced and established QA economic production and quality procedures.
* Solved engineering problems as requested by management.
International Nickel, Sudbury, Ontario, 1966 through 1969
* Worked in the main QC laboratory at Copper Cliff, Sudbury
1969 through 1973
* Studied at the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario to obtain BASc degree in Chemical Engineering
Professional Association Memberships:
* Member, Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists & Geophysicists of Alberta (ARPEGGA) since 1979.
* Ex-member of the American Society of Lubrication Engineers (ASLE)
Current Business Involvements:
I am currently working on international projects related to oil and gas in the Middle East. Details are available on request.
References:
Available on request.
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