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SUMMARY
Senior Mechanical Engineer experienced in detailed mechanical / thermal / process and E&I design of Fired Heaters, Reaction Furnaces, Reformers, SCR's WHRU's, Boilers, Incinerators, Flares and associated ancillary equipment. Very strong E&I, DCS / PLC & BMS skills.
Extensive Field & Shop experience in fabrication, site erection, installation and commissioning of heat transfer equipment. Solid commercial skills and seasoned team leader.
SALIENT PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
General
* Preparation of Requisitions, Specifications, Data Sheets, P&ID's, PFD, ITB's
* Bid technical and commercial evaluations, commercial negotiations with Vendors / Clients, award recommendations
* Review and approval of Vendor drawings and documents
* FEED, Engineering Studies, 3D model reviews, HAZOP's, PIM, FAT and constructability studies
* Management and Project Reporting
Fired Heaters, Boilers & Reaction Furnaces, Cracking Furnaces, Reformers
* ISO 13705 (API 560), ISO 13704 (API 530), ASME
* Thermal design of radiant, shield and convective sections.
* Mechanical design of process coils, heater structures and stacks
* Combustion air pre-heaters and De-Nox units
* Burners, fuel skids, BMS Narratives and Logic Diagrams
Incinerators
* Acid gas
* Ammonia reduction
Sulphur Recovery Equipment
* Reaction Furnace and Waste Heat Boiler
* Incinerator and Steam Superheater
* Regeneration Heater, Combustion Air heater
* Reducing Gas Heater
Flares
* Acid, Elevated, Derrick, Air Assist, Ground, Burn Pits
* Knockout Drums, Flame Front Generators
WHRU's
* Thermal and Mechanical design
* Ducting, diverter dampers, stacks, controls etc
Rotating Equipment
* Fans
* Pumps
Unfired Heat Transfer Equipment
* Heater exchangers – Shell & Tube, Double Pipe, Plate, Ceramic tube
* WHRU, Economizers, Air Pre-heaters
* Quench Towers
Instrumentation & Control
* P&ID development, PFD, instrument selection
* C & E diagrams, Logic and Ladder Diagrams, BMS & Process Control Narratives
Software
* Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, MS Project, AutoCAD.
* FRANC 5, Flaresim
Commissioning
* Hands on commissioning, performance testing and trouble shooting
EDUCATION
University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1979 - 1982
I completed a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering.
REFEREES
Available on request.
WORK EXPERIENCE:
2005 – Present
JGC Yokohama, Japan - Fired Heater and Combustion Specialist
Prepare technical specifications, requisitions, data sheets, P&ID's, PFD, H&M balances etc for fired equipment. Evaluate and clarify Vendor bids and make award recommendations. Participate in 3D model reviews, HAZOP's, PIM, FAT and constructability studies.
Review and approve Vendor detail drawings, calculations, documents, deviation requests and cost claims.
Develop BMS logic diagrams, C&E diagrams, control narratives, Operating Manuals, erection procedures etc.
FEED, studies, reporting etc.
Projects with JGC:-
Pearl – Qatar
Heaters & Incinerator
KNCP – Kuwait
FEED project –Fired Heaters
BAPCO –Bahrain
SCR, Flares & Incinerators
Gassi Touli – Algeria
FEED project – Heaters, WHRU's & Flares
Dung Quat Refinery – Vietnam
CO boiler for RFCC
EP2 - Qatar
SCR & Reaction Furnaces
Tannguh LNG – Indonesia
Acid Gas Incinerators
NCP – Saudi Arabia
Cracking Furnaces, Regeneration Gas Heaters
JCP – Saudi Arabia
Incinerator
RPLC – Venezuela
Bid project - Incinerators, Fired Heaters, Reaction Furnaces, Reformer
GASCO – Bahrain
Bid project -Fired Heaters, SCR, Incinerators, Flares
Dolphin, Qatar
Boilers, WHRU's, Incinerators, Flares
1996 – 2004
Process Heat & Combustion Ltd - Engineering Manager
Specialist heat transfer equipment design and Installation Company working in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical and Mining industries. Responsible for the activities of various engineering disciplines for the detailed design of fired heaters, heat exchangers, boilers, reactors, separators, glycol dehydrators, water bath heaters, thermal oxidizers, pressure vessels and associated ancillary equipment. Involved in all aspects of the work from feasibility study, conceptual and detailed design, procurement, field construction and startup supervision.
Santos Ltd, Australia
.Fired Heaters, WHRU's
UCB Chemicals Sdn Bhd – Seremaban, Malaysia
Fired Heaters, vessels and Incinerator.
Petrochemicals Sdn Bhd – Pasir Gudang, Johore, Malaysia
Fired heater package.
Unfired steam generator package
BHP Billiton - Zamzama Pakistan
Fired Heaters
PT Medco Energy International - Jakarta, Indonesia
Fired Heaters & Flare
PTSSB - Prabumulih, Sumatra, Indonesia
Fired Heaters
SHELL Australia – Various facilities
Fired Heaters, fuel skids, BMS, incinerators, heat exchangers, boilers.
Mobil Oil Australia
Fired Heaters, fuel skids, BMS, incinerators, heat exchangers, boilers.
1995 – 1995
Davy John Brown – Lead Engineer
Fired Heaters, Flares, WHRU's.
1993 - 1995
Waste Management Ltd - Facility Manager
Facility Manager for a new hazardous waste incineration plant.
* Reduced excessive fuel consumption (by 50%).
* Reprogrammed DCS to improve combustion control and system response.
* Reduced HCL & Dioxin emissions.
1989 - 1993
Waste Heat Engineering Pty Ltd - Design Engineer
Design and Build Company of various heat transfer equipment throughout Australia in the Oil & Gas, Mining, Timber and Chemical industries. Detailed mechanical and thermal design including fabrication drawings.
Extensive workshop, field installation and commissioning experience.
Many projects undertaken throughout Australia for major Oil and Chemical Companies.
1988 - 1989
Lurgi Australia Pty Ltd – Lead Engineer
As a Lead Engineer for the construction of new acid manufacturing plant in Western Australia.
1984 - 1988
T O'Connor & Sons - Mechanical Engineer
Major Australian contractor and fabricator to the Oil & Gas, Power and Mining Industries. Heavy engineering, pressure vessel and boiler fabricators. Licensees to CE Natco, CE Randall, Foster Wheeler and Aquachem.
Responsible for the detailed design of pressure vessels, columns, towers, separators, fired heaters, glycol heaters, water bath heaters and gas skids.
1983 - 1984
NZSFC (New Zealand Synthetic Fuels Ltd)
As Graduate Engineer during the construction of a Synthetic Fuels Plant.
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