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SUMMARY
Over twenty years experience as process and project engineer working with ExxonMobil's Scanfiner, Phillips's Zsorb, Crude, FCC units, Hydrotreaters, BTX, Hydrocracker, Cogen, Delayed Coker, Ethylene Cracker and Reformer units. Have demonstrated proficiency in process simulation (HYSYS, & PRO-II), process design, project engineering, PSM, HAZOP and others. Possess two technical graduate degrees.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE:
TECHNIP USA, Houston, Texas ( 2004 )
* SINOPEC Maoming Petrochemical Co. ChevronPhillip HDPE, Maoming, China. Preparing both heat exchangers and the control valve data sheet data sheet.
SULZER, Singapore ( 2004 )
* Titan Petrochemical Plant, Pasir Gudang, Malaysia. Detail design of Depentanizer tower for Ethylene Cracker No.1 and No.2. The assignment involved replacing depentanizer tower, overhead condenser, reboiler, reflux pumps, associated piping, line size, hydraulic calculation and P&ID.
FOSTER WHEELER - Houston, Texas ( 2003 )
* Premcor Delayed Coker, Port Arthur, Texas. Evaluated the existing Delayed Coker & Gas plant which increased capacity from 80,000 bpd to 109,000 bpd. Simulations used Pro II. Preparing the heat and material balance. The assignment involved updated heater data sheet, heat integration, exchanger data sheet, utility balances.
TECHNIP USA, Houston, Texas ( 2003 )
* ExxonMobil FCCU3 Nox Reduction. Preparing the FCCU flue gas scrubber drum piping, additive storage and distribution, catalyst settling pond, and denitrification unit. The assignment involved preparing P&ID, pumps, hydraulic, and equipment data sheet.
* ConocoPhillip Zsorb Low Sulfur Gasoline Project, Sweeny, Texas. Preparing Szorb front end feed package for a 35,000 bpd Szorb unit which removes sulfur for FCC Cat Naphtha and produces 25 ppm low sulfur gasoline. The assignment involved development of the P&ID, line size, and equipment data sheet.
FLUOR, INC., Houston, Texas ( 2001 – 2002 )
Principal Process Engineer
* Citgo Utility Studies, Lake Charles, Louisiana. Lead process engineering for performing hydrogen system studies, including field verification of hydrogen piping, update hydrogen block flow diagram, plot flow diagram, and P&ID. Model the hydrogen system by using Arrow hydraulic program. Debottleneck the existing hydrogen system for the additional hydrotreater capacity.
* ExxonMobil Kizomba FPSO Topsides Project. Detail design 250,000 bpd FPSO at Angola Block 15. Prepared instrument data utilized Intergraph IN-TOOLS. The software provides design and data consistency checks that reduce errors, improved data accuracy, and links to Intergraph plant design system. Simulated process cooling medium system by used Fathom hydraulic program.
* Marathon Ashland Project, Marathon Ashland Catlettsburg No.4 Crude and Vacuum Unit Project, Catlettsburg, KY. Prepared front end feed package for a 131,000 bpd Crude and Vacuum unit. The assignment involved preparetion of material balance, PFD, P&ID, equipment data sheet, hydraulic, pump calc, and size the Vacuum Heater transfer line.
* ExxonMobil LSM Scanfiner Project, ExxonMobil USA Co., Baytown Texas. Preparing front end feed package for a 112,000 bpd Scanfiner which removes sulfur from FCC Cat Naphtha and produces 30 ppm low sulfur gasoline. The assignment involved development of the material selection diagram, P&ID, heat exchanger data sheets & relief system.
FOSTER WHEELER - Houston, Texas ( 2000 - 2001 )
* Reliance Delayed Coker: Contract Process Engineer:. Evaluated the existing Delayed Coker & Gas plant which increased capacity from 122,444 bpd to 135,000 bpd and increased the lean oil rate to improve the propylene recovery. Simulations used Pro II. Preparing the heat and material balance. Reviewing the existing pump capacity and distillation column tray loading specification.
PARSONS ENERGY AND CHEMICALS - Houston, Texas 1997 – 2000
Principal Process Engineer
* EasTex Cogeneration Power Plant: Process Mechanical Engineer. Detail design of 350 megawatt combination cogen from Sept, 99 to 2000. The assignment involved the design both cooling water and boiler feed water corrosion chemical treatment system, boiler blowdown system, piping specification, strainer, hydrogen and CO2 system, compressor water wash system and flashed condensate recovery system,
* SINCOR ( Venezuela): Lead Process Engineer. Detail design of 280,000 bpd Crude and Vacuum unit at Paris, France from August, 98 to August, 99. The assignment involved the finalization of P&ID's, a line list, long lead items, startup, slop oil system, Vacuum offgas system, column internals, hydraulic calculations, and HAZOP.
* Venezuela Extra Heavy Oil Project (VEHOP): Detail design of 160,000 bpd Crude and Vacuum unit involving control valves, relief valves, PDS P&ID's, hydraulic calculations, piping design codes, model reviews, and HAZOP.
BASIS PETROLEUM, INC. - Texas City, Texas 1985 - 1997
(Acquired by Valero Refining & Marketing Co. in 1997; formerly Phibro USA)
Senior Process Engineer - Texas City, Texas (1996-1997)
* Developed a project for the Crude unit preheat exchanger train which increased the heater inlet temperature by 35F and increased the unit throughput from 85,000 bpd to 100,000 bpd crude charge. Simulations used HYSIM.
* Developed a project for the heat exchangers between the FCC main column slurry and the Crude unit feed preheat to successfully debottleneck the bottom cooling of a FCC unit main column. This heat integration increased the crude heater inlet temperature by 125F.
Cost Engineer - Texas City, Texas (1996)
Project Engineer - Houston, Texas (1994-1995)
Process Coordinator - Houston, Texas (1994)
* Responsible for the development of simulations for heat and material balances of several existing units which included several Hydrotreater Units ( Naphtha, Kerosene, LCO, and Diesel), Reformer, FCC, Alkylation, and Gas plant. Using these simulations, debottlenecking projects were developed. Supervised the catalyst loading, catalyst sulfiding, and the hydrotreater startup and operation.
Process Engineer - Houston, Texas (1989-1994)
* Initiated for daily refinery operation, trouble shooting, process design, project evaluation for debottlenecking and capital projects on various refinery units which included Fluid Catalytic Cracking units, UOP Merox Unit, Alkylation Unit, MTBE, Reformer, Hydrotreater, Crude and Vacuum Unit, BTX (Udex), Adsorption (UOPs Iso-siv), Marine truck loading, pipeline and tank farms.
Process Engineer - Krotz Springs, Louisiana (1985-1989)
* Developed and implemented a project to retray an FCC Depropanizer tower with UOP MD trays and added overhead finned-fan. The modifications increased the tray's efficiency from 65% to 75%.
TEXACO, USA - Port Arthur, Texas. 1980-1984
FRACTIONATION RESEARCH, INC. - South Pasadena, California 1980
EDUCATION
MS, Chemical Engineering - Louisiana State University
MS, Mechanical Engineering - Louisiana State University
BS, Mechanical Engineering - Louisiana State University
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION
Texas Professional Engineer, No. 74340 - 1993
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