Talented & Experienced Process Engineer

- To apply my skills & abilities in a challenging & rewarding Process Engineering position.

CAREER RELATED EXPERIENCE

Process Engineer (Nov. 2009 – Present)
Private Consultant (self employed), Perth, WA, Australia.
- FEED work for a raw water treatment plant. Troubleshooting & redesign of intake system provided increased feed flow, improved reliability & eliminating pump downtime.
- Full Process Design & Engineering drawings for ethanol production facility in Brantford, Canada, together with batch production & cleaning schedules.

Process Engineer (Sep 2007 – Sep 2009)
Syncrude Canada Ltd, Mildred Lake Heavy Oil Upgrader, Ft. McMurray, Ab., Canada (Projects Dept.)
- Process engineering work (incl. selection, design, sizing, PFD, P&ID's, hydraulics & line sizing) from conceptual design through to FEED & detailed engineering packages in a multidisciplinary Projects group. Improved safety & operation of various units.
- Scoping of projects (feasibility, cost, benefit & determining schedule & budgets).
- Producing & maintaining project & process engineering documentation.
- Coordinate with vendors & managing contractors to ensure safe & proper project execution, on schedule & within budget.
- Checking engineering work for codes & standard compliance (API, ASME etc.)
- Process simulation (ProII & Hysys), analysis, troubleshooting & optimization, increasing unit throughput & efficiency.

Process Engineer ( May 2007 – Aug 2007)
Shell Canada Ltd, Scotford Upgrader, Ab., Canada (Hydrocarbon Management Dept.)
- Process Engineer for Utilities & Water Treatment.
- Constraint identification & optimization (incl. test runs) & troubleshooting & ops support.
- KPI reporting & Energy Management.
- FEED phase project development - led investigation & developed project upgrade oily water recovery system. Increased reliability & reduced process upsets in distillation unit, resulting in safer & more reliable operation.

Process Engineering Intern (May 2005 – Aug 2006)
Imperial Oil Ltd, Nanticoke Refinery, Ont., Canada (Technical Services Dept.)
- Refinery energy & emissions analysis & reporting.
- Implement & maintain process monitoring & optimization project, increasing efficiency & reducing energy use & unit costs.
- Analysis of unit performance & model development.
- Calculate energy use, unit performance & KPI’s, unit volumes, mass & energy balances, stream compositions & unit emissions.
- Create & update drawings (PFD & P&ID).

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering (Internship Program) 2003 – 2007
McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Cumulative Grade Point Average: 3.09 / 4.00

Bachelor of Science (Applied Chemistry) & Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical Engineering) 2000 - 2002
Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Course Weighted Average: 73.18 / 100.00
- Bachelor of Science in Applied Chemistry (Awarded) December 2002
- Specialization in Petroleum Organic Geochemistry.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/TRAINING

- Safety In Process Design, by: Carmagen Engineering Inc., Canada (November 2007)
- Practical Distillation Technology Seminars & Conferences by: Group International, LLC., Canada (February 2008)
- Refinery Troubleshooting, by: Process Improvement Engineering, USA (April 2009)
- Heat Exchanger Design, by: Centre for Professional Advancement, USA (March 2009)
- Process Burner Operations, by: John Zink Institute, USA (March 2009)
- Steam Systems, by: Spirax Sarco, Canada (September 2008)
- Hazard Alert Training, by: Hatscan, Canada (March 2008)
- Excel Workplace VBA programming, by: Keyano College, Canada (August 2008)
- Critical Thinking & Creative problem solving, by: Learning Tree, Canada (June 2008)

Australian Citizen & Canadian Permanent Resident

SKILLS & ABILITIES

- Well developed interpersonal & excellent communication skills.
- Excellent Computer skills (Hysys, PROII, AFT Fathom, PI data link, InTools, Windows, MS Word, Excel & VB macros, Visio, PowerPoint, Access, E-mail systems & PIMS 14.9).
- Able to work as part of a group &/or independently with minimum supervision.
- Sound research skills, reasoning ability & excellent report writing skills.
- Well developed data analysis & observation skills.
- Capable of working under pressure, meet deadlines & prioritize work.
- Comprehensive analytical problem solving ability.
- Excellent process engineering, process design (from front end to detailed engineering) & project engineering skills.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Member of the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, and Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA), Canada.

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

- Volunteer on the board of trustees of a public school in Ft. McMurray (facilities executive).
- Volunteer tutor in Math, Science & English for High School & mature age students in the Hamilton community (while on my internship).
- Organized a coalition of various clubs & organizations on campus at McGill University to collect funds & supplies for victims of the 2004 South Asian Tsunami.
- As a hobby I like to build & upgrade computers.

EMPLOYMENT RELATED REFEREES
Available upon request.