Senior process control engineer / process control department head

My job objective is to contribute to shareholder interests. On secondary level, in my experience, my objective can be achieved by leading or being part of a multifunctional ‘team’ of engineers, technicians and/or operators.

2006-2007
Head of the Process Control of Sakhalin LNG, reporting to the Technical Manager. Responsible for 2 staff.
Focal point for Plant Information Management Systems project (OSI-PI) for LNG site. Focal point for Factory Acceptance Testing of Operator Training Simulator (Honeywell).
2003-2006
Head of Process Control of Brunei LNG, reporting to the Technical Manager. Responsible for 3 staff and functionality of process control and instrumented protection applications plant wide.
Initiation and execution of Advanced Process Control revival. Redesign applications, training staff and development of monitoring tools.
Development of control loop and transmitter monitoring. Result: averted LNG train shutdown due to transmitter failure.
Project manager of Plant Management Information System replacement (OSI-PI).
Functional redesign of liquefaction safeguarding in the plant rejuvenation process, replacing the main cryogenic exchangers (APCI to Linde) and other major equipment. Responsible for commissioning and start-up of control and safeguarding, including tuning of all control loops. Result: no shutdowns due to process control issues.
1998–2003
Head of Process Control department of Nigeria LNG, reporting to the Technical Manager. Responsible for 2 staff and functionality of process control and instrumented protection applications plant wide.
Lead process control engineer in testing and start up of LNG train 3. Result: no shutdowns due to process control issues.
Process Control focal point for start-up of fractionation section of first LNG train.
Redesign of instrument air compressor anti surge control (after failed testing).
Coordination of commissioning and start-up of control and safeguarding, including tuning of all control loops.
1992-1998
Process Control Technologist in Shell Netherlands Pernis Refinery / Chemical complex.
Responsible for development and maintenance of advanced and other process control applications on the Catalytic Cracking Unit and HF Alkylation, as well as Hycon and process service units.
Seconded to Comprimo for the Per+ project: responsible for redesign of control and safeguarding of the Process Service Units. In Pernis, Per+ team leader of system conversion from Foxboro to Honeywell DCS & Protection for Process Service Units.
1990–1992
Hydro cracking development Technologist for Shell International

General Education
University: Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.
Graduated in 1998.
Major: Mechanical Engineering, Advanced Process Control.
Degree: Master

Specific training:
• Shell SMOC and SMOC-Pro advanced process control courses - Noordwijkerhout, Kuala Lumpur
• Shell Vax VMS and PROSS II courses - Houston
• Shell process control suite of courses - Noordwijkerhout
• Shell refinery processes technological courses - Noordwijkerhout
• Foxboro IA system overview - Baarn
• Honeywell statistical process control course - Brussels

Nationality: The Netherlands
Residency: Argentina
Languages: Dutch, English, Spanish (limited), German (Basic)