Process Design Engineer

Process Engineer with extensive experience in basic and detail Engineering design of refineries, Chemical and petrochemical plants modeling and design. I have focused on process development and process simulation (Hysys, PROII and Aspen Plus)

Process Design Engineer, Stone & Webster ( www.shawgrp.com ), Toronto March 2005-Presnet

Stone & Webster Engineering Co. is multi-discipline engineering contractor in the design of hydrocarbon process facilities in Canada, the USA and in many regions of the world

Experience:
Upgrading the existing solvent recovery unit for polyethersulphone (PES) expansion project for Solvay Advanced Polymers

Developing PFDs, P&IDS, Drain System, Special piping items and coordinating Interface with other Engineering contractor for High Density Polyethylene(HDPE), Butene & BTX project

Performing process simulation using Aspen Plus and BatchSep (BatchFrac) to come up with optimum design

Performing pressure safety valves & hydraulic calculations and technical offers evaluation

Developing Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P& IDs) and Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs).

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Process Design Engineer, Colt Engineering Co. ( www.colteng.com ), Toronto Jan. 2004 – Feb.2005

Experience
Performed pressure safety valves, flare, and hydraulic calculations.

As a part of a team, run simulations using Hysys, calculating rough cost
estimate and assessing feasibility to come up with optimum process design.

Developed Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P& IDs) and Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs).

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Process Design Engineer ENPPI Co. ( www.enppi.com ) , Cairo, Egypt. 1998-2001

Area of expertise:
Performed process simulation using Simsci package (PROII, Inplant and Hextran)

Prepared Process Flow Diagrams (PFDs) and hydraulic calculations.

Prepared Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P& IDs) and relevant hydraulic calculations.

Participated in technical offers evaluation.

Led a team of process engineers to perform feasibility study of using the agriculture waste in manufacturing of pulp and paper.

-Master of Science in Chem. Eng (Process Control), McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada Feb. 2005
Awards and Scholarships: Departmental scholarship and graduate research assistantship, McMaster University

-Professional Diploma in Environmental Engineering, American University in Cairo June 2001

-Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, University of Cairo, Cairo, Egypt July 1998
Graduated with honors degree.

Sumary:
Saved more than US$1,000,000.00 in upgrading crude unit project from the original proposed design
Possess Engineering and academic experience in Process Control, Optimization and multivariate data analysis (PCA & PLS).
Strong team player, highly organized, coordinated convocation events, volunteered for various on campus groups.
Consistently show creativity and strive to learn new skills. Adaptable and hard working.


Training:
Relief System Design using DIERS, Fauske & Associates, Chicago, IL
DCS and process units in Crude Oil and Gas treatment facilities.
DCS and process units in the Ammonia, Ammonium Nitrate and Urea production plants.
Crude Oil Distillation unit at C.O.R.C. refinery.

Measurement & calculation of heat of vaporization of halogenated compounds, Institute of Chemical Technology, VSCHT University, Prague, Czech Republic.

Skills:
Engineering Software: ProII, Hysys, Aspen Plus, Matlab / Simulink and Visio.
Statistical Software: Umetrics' Simca-P and MODDE (for Design of Experiments)

Affiliations:
Member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.
Member of Canadian Society for Chemical Engineer.