Sr Refinery Blending/Scheduling Engineer
Corpus Christi, Texas Area
As Sr Refinery Scheduling/Blending Engineer, Bonnie was accountable for overseeing all feed for the East Plant including crude, vgo, hsd, lco, benzene concentrate - incoming by ship, barge, railcar, or pipeline with emphasis on crude blending (by gravity in tanks without mixers).A few significant accomplishments of this role have been:• Steered feed/product slate taking into account refinery capabilities and material balances• Proficiently evaluated synergies of feedstock blends… Show more As Sr Refinery Scheduling/Blending Engineer, Bonnie was accountable for overseeing all feed for the East Plant including crude, vgo, hsd, lco, benzene concentrate - incoming by ship, barge, railcar, or pipeline with emphasis on crude blending (by gravity in tanks without mixers).A few significant accomplishments of this role have been:• Steered feed/product slate taking into account refinery capabilities and material balances• Proficiently evaluated synergies of feedstock blends and their economic impact in refinery operations• Facilitated development of new blend header system for crude to enter the unit simultaneously, eliminating the need to pre-blend the crude and 1/3 savings of crude related demurrage• Depicted current refinery yields and Gantt chart scheduling of feed/product slate, refinery units and crude blends using SIMTO optimization modeling• Collaborated with key stakeholders both internal (from Corporate VPs down to Terminal Operators) and external (Government Agents, Inspectors, Ship Agents, etc) ensuring all pertinent parties stay updated on operations relevant to the position• Instrumental in optimizing unit output and feed availability, by dictating tank age for the feed discharge, blending, and storage to the Terminal and unit rates for Operations• Liaised between Supply, Logistics, Marketing and Refinery Operations groups; in addition to finding creative ways to reduce demurrage costs• Tasked to take backup relief for the Products Coordinator including jet, diesel, toluene, xylene, and asphaltSr Refinery Scheduling/Blending EngineerValero Energy - Corpus Christi, TX | June 2009 - Jan 2014Sr Refinery Economics EngineerValero Energy - Corpus Christi, TX | July 2007 - June 2009Refinery Economics AnalystValero Energy - Corpus Christi, TX | Jan 2004 – Jul 2007Refinery Economics AnalystValero Energy - Corpus Christi, TX | Oct 2001 – Jan 2004 Show less