Brian Keeler Email & Phone Number

Perth, Wa, Au

Greenbushes, Western Australia, Australia

Western Australia, Australia

Western Australia, Australia

Electrical Power Supplier, Utilities CompanyManage the steam boiler cycle chemistry of 2 operating Heat Recovery Steam Generation (HRSG) units using All Volatile Treatment - Oxidative (AVT-O) standards. Manage the cooling tower water quality.Manage onsite laboratory and laboratory staff. Manage the environmental emissions reporting to the regulator DWER. Develop a new design for the site waste water treatment plant.

Wheatstone Platform & Gorgon Lng Plant

Integrated Energy Company Oil, Gas & LNGI developed a method of deoxygenating MEG during ship transport, to meet delivery specifications at delivery location. This allowed Chevron operations to fill the injection lines and start-up sooner with significant time and cost delays avoided.Developed Production Chemistry support structure from conception to implementation. Provided support to the onsite laboratory, developed testing schedules and negotiated technical requirements for production chemical and material specifications. Surveyed sample and chemical injection systems and developed management of change documentation to rectify them. Developed production chemical testing and selection specific to the process systems. Carried out factory acceptance tests (FAT) for online analysers systems and chemical injection systems. Designed and commissioned laboratory processes and equipment from conception to operation. Designed and built site based sampling, chemical injection and online analyser systems.

Offshore Western Australia, Australia

Oil & Gas Support CompanyI developed a plan to use a spare chemical injection setup to solve a foaming problem within the gas lift compressor scrubbers. Implemented within 2 days, time and cost savings to the company were $240,000 per year, I was awarded 3rd prize in an international Apache programme for continuous improvement.Provided chemistry services for offshore FPSO’s, (Nganhurra, Ningaloo Vision). This included analytical laboratory tests of oil, water and gas streams. As well as running the offshore lab, stocks and supplies, using MAXIMO maintenance management system. Managed the logistics, optimisation and transfer of bulk chemical IBC’s and associated injection. Developed plant modification proposals, QSHE procedural creation and implementation. Carried out JSA and risk assessments.

United Kingdom

Oil & Gas Producing CompanyI recalculated the required rates and reduced the overall usage and cost of the outdated MEG injection system, saving £500,000 pa.Managed logistics and provided engineering expertise for MEG, TEG and other production chemical requirements for the treatment of Hydrates, Scale, Corrosion, Biological action, Emulsions, Reverse Emulsions and Foaming within the Southern North Sea production assets. Used engineering computer packages, (Aspen HYSYS) to develop process optimisation strategies. Focal point for all production related chemical issues across 5 offshore gas production fields in the Southern North Sea and onshore terminal. Carried out feasibility studies to improve process safety, environmental performance and cost efficiencies. Conducted high-level risk assessments as a chemical subject matter expert at (HAZOP/HAZID/HIRA). Controlled environmental water and gas emissions analysis and reporting according to government legislation. Trained operations staff in the use of laboratory instruments and procedures.

United Kingdom

Waste Disposal CompanyCategorised, neutralised and consolidated waste streams from commercial organisations on a 1,000 to 25,000 ltr scale. Managed 5 waste handling operatives and kept records and completed waste transfer documentation for reporting to the environmental regulator. Loaded and unloaded curtain side trailers using forklift trucks. Stored and processed solid waste streams into 40 yard skips, stored and processed 200ltr -1000ltr corrosive, flammable and non hazardous waste streams. Documented and categorised waste lab chemicals, packaged and labelled accordingly ready for road and sea transport.

United Kingdom

Flavour & Fragrance Production CompanyProduced and developed new flavour and aroma products on a 10 – 500ltr scale. Packaged the product ready for sale and transport. Experienced in the production and purification of solids and liquids by distillation, melting point and Gas Chromatography (GC) methods. Produced products using air sensitive materials and parallel synthesis.

United Kingdom

Pharmaceutical CompanyDesigned synthesis and purification of compounds produced for specific oncology targets, resulting in several biologically potent drug candidates. Communicated with other stakeholders through weekly meetings and presentations. Effectively managed time and budgets to increase productivity and profitability. Used the following spectroscopic methods: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR), Infrared (IR), Ultraviolet – Visible (UV – Vis), Liquid Chromatography – Mass Spectrometry (LC – MS) and High Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), for both purification and analytical purposes. Planned organic synthesis from raw materials to final products with consideration of yields and costs. Maintained laboratory data records.

Bsc (Hons), Chemistry, 2.1

Cert Iii, Process Plant Operations