Expert Details
Petroleum Refining Processes and Operation
ID: 725533
Texas, USA
Spent nearly a year in Japan and France overseeing the engineering activities of Chiyota Engineering and Technip Engineering in a Qatargas Liquefied Natural Gas project owned by the government of Qatar and ExxonMobilSpent about 3 months defining the scope of a Vacuum Pipestill Revamp to address certain operational problems and overseeing the detailed engineering in Fluor Engineering offices for Valero Refining
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 1962 | Degree: BS | Subject: Chemical Engineering | Institution: University of Kentucky |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2004 to 2008 | Employer: Carmagen Engineering, Inc. | Title: Consultant (part-time) | Department: Process Design |
Responsibilities:Process Followup activities in the Engineering Contractors office for a major liquified natural gas project |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1999 to 2003 | Employer: Jacobs Engineering, Inc. | Title: Consultant (part-time) | Department: Process Design |
Responsibilities:Basic design planning for revamp of a refining unit and followup of detailed engineering in a contractors office |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1962 to 1998 | Employer: Exxon Corporation | Title: Sr Engineer | Department: multiple |
Responsibilities:Process Design of many Refining units for multiple refineries, followup activities in detailed engineering contractors offices for multiple refining projects, startup of new and revamped units at multiple refineries, operations supervision of multiple refining units and personnel groups, and safety in design and operations at multiple locations |
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International Experience
| Years | Country / Region | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Years: 2005 to 2005 | Country / Region: Japan, France | Summary: Contractor oversight for an LNG project |
| Years: 1991 to 1994 | Country / Region: Singapore, SE Asia | Summary: Provided process design and safety support for Exxon facilities in Thailand, Malaysia, and Hong Kong |
| Years: 1974 to 1975 | Country / Region: Canada | Summary: Engineering support for the startup of the grassroots Strathcona Refinery in Edmonton, Alberta |
| Years: 1969 to 1970 | Country / Region: Singapore | Summary: Engineering support for the startup of the grassroots PAC Refinery in Singapore |
| Years: 1968 to 1969 | Country / Region: Netherlands | Summary: Engineering support for the startup of the expansion of Rotterdam Refinery |
Fields of Expertise
petroleum processing, chemical process design, fluid catalytic cracking unit equipment, sour-water stripping tower, oil refinery equipment, vacuum still, aromatic compound synthesis, fractionating column design, hydroforming, fractionating column, distillation column, chemical plant start-up, chemical separation, distillation, chemical reactor design, chemical plant design, petroleum refinery, amine treating, hydrotreating, petroleum hydrotreating, fluid catalytic cracking, petroleum engineering, fractionation, fluid catalytic cracking unit, catalytic reforming, catalytic cracking