Head, Hydrotreating and Reforming section

Responsible to supervise Process Engineering and Plant Monitoring work for: 1) Naphtha Hydrotreater Units 2) Catalytic Reforming Units 3) C6-Isomerization unit 4) Distillate Hydrotreater Unit

EMPLOYMENT RECORD :
May’05 – Present Head, Hydrotreating & Reforming Section
Technolgy Dept, Technical Services Division
PETRONAS Melaka refinery
Responsible to supervise Process Engineering and Plant Monitoring for:
1) Naphtha Hydrotreater Units
2) Catalytic Reforming Units
3) C6-Isomerization unit
4) Distillate Hydrotreater Unit
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES / ACCOUNTABILITIES:
1) Responsible and accountable for the following activities with regards to the Hydrotreating and Reforming Units: -
a)Conduct studies to achieve superior performance of the process units, improve reliability, and create maximum sustainable value from the refinery assets.
b)When requested by Production Dept., assist in troubleshooting (i.e. investigation, data gathering, analysis, and preparation of recommendations) of operating problems/constraints.
c)Monitor, and keep up-to-date, on the daily status and operating conditions of the relevant process units.
d)When appropriate (based on the scope and nature of a proposed plant modification/improvement),
d)Prepare, monitor and control the Hydrotreating and Reforming Section budget and expenses.
e)Conduct Performance Planning & Progress Review and Performance Evaluation of subordinates.

April’03 – Apr’05 Manager, Process Engineering and Plant Monitoring for:
1) Sulphur complex
2) Utility system
3) Storage and product distribution

Feb’02 – Mac’03 Senior Process Engineer: Group III Lube Base Oil Project
June’01- Jan’02 Resident Engineer at SK Corporation, Ulsan, South Korea
Group III Lube Base Oil Project
Jan’01 – May’01 Senior Process Engineer Mercury Removal Unit Project,Sept’98 – Jul’99 Senior Process Engineer,Melaka Lubricant Base Oil Project,Apr’97 – July’97 Resident Engineer,
June’96 – Mac’97 Project Leader, New Line 0.5/1.0 Litre for Lube Blending Apr’94 – May’96 Process Engineer, Petronas Melaka refinery
Apr’93 – Mac’94 Statutory Co-ordinator, Petronas Melaka refinery
Apr’91 – Mac’93 Planning Engineer, Petronas Melaka refinery
Sept’90 – Apr’91 Project Engineer, Technical Services Dept,
May’90 – Aug’90 Instrument Engineer, Protek Engineers Sdn Bhd
Sept’89 – Mac’90 Intern, PETRONAS Terengganu refinery
May’88 – Oct’88 Trainee, Acadiana Safety Association, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Bsc of Chemical Engineering
Univ of Louisiana, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA

Member, Malaysia Board of Engineer

Currently studying Executive MBA (part time).
TRAINING/SEMINARS (Classroom, Job assignments, etc.)

People Turnaround (Feb’01),Breakthrough to Success (Feb’00 by Dale Carnegie), Time Management (Nov’99), ISO 1400 (Jul’98), Effective Presentation (June’98), Fuels & Lubes Asia Conf (Jan’98 at Singapore), Sulphur and Amine (Feb’97 at South Africa), Delayed Cooker Unit (Oct’96 at USA), Multi Product Pipeline (one week in 1995 at Philippines), Reformer Unit (Three weeks in 1994 at Japan), Equipment and Refinery Engineering (July’93 at India) and Project Management (by Keppner Tregoe), Management Business Excellent (Melbourne/Permata), Managing Motivation for Performance Improvement (Hays), Managing Career Development and Best Practices in Process Plant Management..