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Tulsa, Ok, Us

Tulsa, Ok, Us

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Tulsa, Ok

• Manage team of 6 direct reports including Process Engineers and Process Safety Engineers providing operational, asset optimization, maintenance capital project, process simulation & design, mechanical integrity, and compliance support for all butane blending, (3) Transmix Distillation Units, and 50,000 BPD Crude Splitter.• Managed development and implementation of novel Asset Performance Management programs. Including the Corpus Splitter generating 10-year expense savings of $27.6M and estimated incremental revenue of $11.7M. In addition, El Paso Fractionator turnaround deferral generating $1M savings.• Developed Process Safety Management (PSM) program strategic enhancements including Employee training, device inspection & calibration, and Alarm Management.• Implement Splitter bonus target initiative to capture incremental revenue of $1.3M in 2020 (125% increase) and $1M/yr forwards.• Managed implementation of $75,000 project to increase the Splitter production by 10% for potential revenue increase of 12%/yr.• Managed implementation of zero capital project to increase El Paso transmix fractionator production by 13% for an estimated revenue increase of $1.6M/yr.• Support prework and roundtable for the 2022 Splitter commercial contract renegotiation including process simulations for customers and developing strategies to enhance contract for mutual benefit of parties involved.• Lead and coordinator of business critical emergent events with cross functional team including operations, facility integrity, safety, environmental, safety, commercial, T&I, legal, and contracts:.

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Integrity and efficiency support for Transmix fractionators and Corpus Splitter.• Commissioning & startup champion for grassroots 50,000 BPD condensate Splitter with 100+ pressure vessels and 1,000+ instrumented devices. Developed and executed strategic commissioning schedule for complete plant startup and directed maintenance, operations, mechanical, and E/I crews. Developed solutions for startup hurdles and implemented plan or project to overcome:• Implemented $25,000 project to increase Des Moines transmix fractionator production by 25% for revenue increase of $1.9M/yr.• Process engineering support for operational troubleshooting, engineering studies, and project execution for Splitter and transmix fractionators: o Manage overpressure revalidation studies (per 520, 521, 2000, ASME VIII, and B31.3)o Project design and executiono Technical support and troubleshooting for operation and turnaround activities.o Lead multiple minor and major asset incident investigations (II).o Operating procedureso Controls narrativeso Lead (2) process engineers, operations supervisors, and engineering consultant on resolution of 119 Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) action items and 165 overpressure action itemso Develop Splitter Prefractionator reboiler performance model to identify future performance limitations and forecast required outages. • Assisted Commercial with class 5 estimates for capital and expense costs for grassroots process facilities with values up to $80M including grassroots transmix fractionators, hydrotreaters, and other projects.

Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area

• Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) on a surface facility for an ethylene/brine storage cavern. Assist in development of a novel thermodynamic basis for mutual solubilities of supercritical ethylene and brine. Develop process equipment sizings, models, and datasheets. Perform dispersion, radiation, and explosion hazard analysis.• Develop an automated Excel/VBA momentum, mass, and energy model for flammable jet dispersion trajectory and flammability profile analysis and visualization.• Evaluate operation of process equipment, identifying operational overpressure scenarios and calculating relief requirements, capacities, and piping hydraulics for Pressure Safety Valves (PSVs) in accordance with API 520, 521, 2000, and ASME Section VIII.• Collaborate with processing facilities, piping designers, and mechanical engineers on detailed design installations and mitigations of new or improved Pressure Safety Valves (PSVs) in accordance with ASME B31.3.• Perform operating cost and cash flow analysis of project alternatives for modular process packages

Tulsa, Oklahoma Area

• Provided technical support and troubleshooting during equipment commissioning, startup, and operation.• Developed optimized solutions and cost estimates to increase project value by 33% for reciprocating gas and diesel engine applications and associated environmental control equipment.• Collaborated with equipment fabricators and installing contractors on ~3 projects per month with values up to $2 million.• Developed sizing guidelines and tools to streamline custom equipment sizing processes by 50%.• Reviewed and approved Issued for Construction (IFC) documents including equipment drawings/datasheets, instrumentation specifications, and electrical wiring interconnects.

B.S., Chemical Engineering

Masters, Business Administration