Petroleum Refining Instrumentation and Control Systems Engineer (I&CS), HAZOP Review Expert

Technical Consultant #2106

Petroleum refining industry for domestic and international entities providing engineering design of 40 years.
Instrumentation and Control Systems (I&CS), Safety Systems, Computer Simulation, Operator Training, HAZOP reviews.
Integration of individual refinery engineering standards to Exxon engineering standards.

Undisclosed Company, Senior Engineering Advisor, 2005 - Present

Design and HAZOP review for FEED and EPC phases of SAMREF (Saudi Aramco-ExxonMobil Joint Venture) MoGas Units.
Participating in safety system and turbomachinery control system FATs.
Reviewing SIL1, 2, & 3 calculations for MoGas Units (Invensys DCS/SIS).
Evaluated Emerson DeltaV SIS for MacKenzie gas pipeline project (IOL).
Reviewed applicable standards, basic engineering and construction design, performed HAZOP reviews, and provided start-up assistance (Fujian Refining and petrochemical project).
Performed cold-eyes review of rapid cycle pressure swing adsorption plant, (Esso Europe).
Performed detailed engineering and construction reviews for Singapore conversion project, (Esso).
Prepared design specification for Chinese methanol-to-gasoline plant DCS, reactor interlock system, and reactor regeneration sequence control, (ExxonMobil Engineering).
Participating in HAZOP and PI&D reviews.
Providing start-up assistance.
Evaluated Honeywell Safety Manager SIS for PNG LNG project, (ExxonMobil Development Corporation).

Exxon Research and Engineering, Lead Instrument and Control Systems Engineer, 1981 - 1999

Participated in Augusta Refinery control house modernization project.
Responsible for design, engineering, construction, and startup of DCS Control Systems:
- Guntong, Tabu & Palas offshore platforms, (Honeywell)
- Seligi offshore platform, (Rosemont).
Design, engineering, construction, and startup of I&C systems:
- Mobile Bay Gas Project, (including onshore gas processing plant, three manned offshore platforms, and twelve unmanned wellhead platforms).
Jotun FPSO and offshore platform project in North Sea, (Esso Norway).
Baton Rouge Co-Gen project and controls modernization project, (Leeds & Northrup).

Projects

Project Engineer, 1979 - 1980

For Exxon Chemical, Exxon Coal, Exxon Synthetics Union Carbide, Lion Oil Company, Carter Oil, Carter Coal, and Tex-A-Mation, working numerous projects and providing engineering consulting.
Responsible for environmental Impact work - Exxon Coal liquefaction pilot plant and Colorado oil shale project.
Lead instrument engineer for East Texas Lignite Gasification Project
Developing Owner Philosophy Document.
Supervising Exxon engineering preparation of design basis documents and design.
Specifications for: Oxygen plant, steam boilers and steam distribution system, and other plant-wide instrumentation and computer controls.

Humble Oil and Refining, (Exxon Corp), Lead Instrument Engineer, 1966 - 1978

Responsible for all instruments, analyzers, control systems, panels, for first DDC computer control project, a 60,000B/C cyclic powerformer.
Supervised 15-20 engineers, 50-75 contract designers and draftsmen.
Startup instrument engineer for 350MCFD LNG plant in Libya.
Process contact engineer for Hydrodesulfurization unit in Baytown Refinery.
Environmental engineer for Baytown Refinery.
Process Design engineer for rainfall impounding basin project.

Phillips Petroleum, 1963 - 1966

Credentials

Led combination of Baytown, Baton Rouge, Bayway, and Billings Engineering Standards into Exxon Engineering Standards (Chairman, Exxon Refining Instrumentation Technical Subcommittee

Awards