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SUMMARY
Successful professional with broad-based experience in petroleum production, and facility design and operation. Extensive knowledge of environmental regulations and all field operations: production, separation, treating, compression, and transportation of petroleum fluids. Proven ability to evaluate and solve problems both independently and as a team leader.
EXPERIENCE
Independent Consultant, Houston, Texas 2000 - Present
Senior Principal Engineer; Gulf Interstate Engineering
* Provided Mechanical Design support to Chevron Nigeria/Mid-Africa Business Unit for the Okan GGCP Debottlenecking Project.
* Objective to increase volume by 70 MMSCFD by adding an Air-Fin Cooler, Structured Packing in the Main Glycol Contactor.
* Prepared preliminary PFDs and P&IDs for the process upgrades. Used PipePhase 8 to check for pressure drop restrictions.
* Reviewed final drafts of PFDs and P&IDs for recommended process option.
* Contacted Vendors to obtain budgetary cost and delivery schedule for equipment, piping, valves, fittings.
* Prepared RFQs for the Air Cooler, piping, fittings, and valves.
* Reviewed and made recommendation as to winning bid for supplier of Structured Packing.
Production Engineer; TEMA Oil and Gas
* Provided technical support to TEMA Oil and Gas for Gulf Coast District, supervising two field superintendents.
* Reviewed oil and gas well operations, well logs, and geological data to prepare and implement AFEs for workovers, designed gas lift and rod pump applications to assist fluid flow.
* Designed and installed separation and compressor facilities.
Mechanical Design Specialist; W.H.Linder and Associates
* Prepared PFDs and P&IDs for process and utility systems related to the design of an FPSO vessel.
* Evaluated technical capability of vendors related to supplying heat exchangers, filter vessels, and forced air draft coolers. Recommendations compiled and presented using Excel spreadsheets.
* Evaluated space requirements for process equipment to meet weight and space restrictions on FPSO vessel.
* Developed for Shell Gas Transmission As-built P&IDs, PFDs, Safety Flow Diagrams and General Arrangement Drawings for SS 332 and ST 292 platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
Process Engineer; Coral Energy/InterGen North America
* Provided technical support to gas treatment facilities, pipeline operations for the Gulf Coast and West Texas regions. Used TSWEET and HYSIS simulation programs to provide solutions to operational bottlenecks
* Acted as project manager and lead engineer to trouble-shoot, design, and install process and/or treating units to meet H2S and CO2 contractual specifications.
Dresser-Rand Compression Services, Houston, Texas 1999 - 2000
Senior Applications Engineer
* Designed compressor packages and budgetary evaluations for gathering systems, main transmission lines and co-generation facilities using DR-Size and Equipment Cost computer programs.
Maverick Engineering, Inc., Victoria, Texas 1997 - 1999
Staff Project Engineer
* Project manager and lead engineer to evaluate, design, and install gas production plants and compression facilities. Responsible for client interaction, preparation of bid packages, and project scope of work.
Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality, Tulsa, Oklahoma 1993 - 1997
Environmental Engineer
* Evaluated applications and set emission limits for plant construction and operation permits. Reviewed emission inventories to verify permit compliance. Communicated relevant information to the general public regarding environmental issues.
Davy McKee, Tulsa, Oklahoma 1990 - 1991
Senior Process Engineer
* Directed the sizing of process equipment and flowlines, preparation of PFDs, P&IDs, and instrumentation cause and effects, facility operation manuals. Utilized process simulation software to optimize process systems.
Helmerich & Payne, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma 1984 - 1990
Staff Operations Engineer
* Provided all technical support to district and corporate staffs regarding the daily operation and function of 750 leases and all equipment including: gas plants, pump stations, compressor stations, and gathering systems covering the Kansas, Oklahoma, and Texas regions.
Petroleum Technology, Rogers State College, Claremore, Oklahoma 1983 - 1988
Adjunct Professor
Evening classes in Production Operations and Natural Gas Engineering
Crest Engineering, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma 1978 - 1983
Senior Petroleum Engineer
* Project Manager, Process Engineer directed design, procurement, cost control and scheduling of oil and gas field production equipment for both onshore and offshore operations.
Sun Oil Company, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma 1969 - 1978
Petroleum/Gas Engineer
* Responsible for daily production operations oil and gas wells. Evaluated gas well production for potential gas processing, treatment and compression facilities.
EDUCATION
M.S. Environmental Engineering, Oklahoma State University
B.S. Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, Mississippi State University
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE
Engineer-in-Training, Mississippi
COMPUTER
Windows, MS Office including Excel and Word Perfect, PipePhase 8, TSWEET, HYSIS PROCESS, D-RSize, OGRE Economics
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