Petrochemical and Railway Mechanical Engineering Consultant

Technical Consultant #2168

Mechanical engineering with specialized software knowledge in finite element analysis, fitness-for-service assessments, and pressurized equipment design for the petroleum industry.
Design and analysis of mechanical components and systems in the petrochemical and railway industries.
Fitness-for-service assessments and design support of pressurized equipment: elastic-plastic Finite Element Analysis (FEA), transient heat transfer analysis, creep, high-and low cycle fatigue, fracture mechanics, fluid surge and piping flexibility analysis.
Regulatory: ASME B&PV Section VIII Divisions 1 and 2 and ASME Process Piping B31.3.

Undisclosed Company, Present

Developing methodology and software for mapping Finite Element structural models with fluid temperatures generated with Computational Fluid Dynamics simulations.
Coordinating data collection and evaluation of performance metrics.
Managing the ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Mechanical Engineering Section software portfolio.
Providing engineering support for refinery unit fixed equipment routine and turnaround maintenance.
Developing equipment strategies for refinery unit equipment; preparing engineering packages, and addressing equipment strategy action items.
Design development specifications for grass-roots and revamped refinery equipment.
Performing re-ratings of pressurized equipment.
Conducting quality control of fabricator design packages
Developing FEA methodology for evaluating storage tank floating roofs subjected to earthquake-induced liquid sloshing.
Led FEA evaluations for railway components and systems operating under harsh mechanical conditions including,
Conducting field tests and troubleshooting system prototypes.
Mechanical components design for rail car-mounted track inspection systems.
Proficient in ABAQUS/CAE, PVElite, VCESage, Autodesk Inventor, Pro/Engineer, CAESAR II, TANK, MathCAD, fe-safe, AutoCAD, PYTHON, FORTRAN, MS SharePoint, UNIX computer environments, and LINUX operating systems.

Exxon Mobile, Mechanical Engineer

Fitness-for-service assessments and design support of pressurized equipment including elastic-plastic Finite Element Analysis, transient heat transfer analysis, creep, high-and low cycle fatigue, fracture mechanics, fluid surge and piping flexibility analysis.

Credentials

Licensed P.E. VA
German, in an International Exchange Program - Rheinish-Westfalische Technicshe Hochschule Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Software: ABAQUS/CAE, PVElite, VCESage, Autodesk Inventor, Pro/Engineer, CAESAR II, TANK, MathCAD, fe-safe, AutoCAD, PYTHON, FORTRAN, MS SharePoint, UNIX computer environments, and LINUX operating systems.

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