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Ireland, Us (Mid West) & Canada

Supplying Process Engineering, Project Management and Business Development services to clients in the Hydrogen Pyrolysis, Carbon Capture to E-Jet Fuel (SAF), Lysine & Threonine Amino Acids from Corn, Pharma Sector (Ireland), Bio-Ethanol (US Mid West) and in the Pulp and Paper and Oil & Gas Sectors (Western Canada).

Dunafoldvar, Hungary

Embedded Senior Process Consultant, assisting client with Technical and Project Management issues to include leading the development and installation of their "New Onsite Technologies" in both "Waste Starch Recovery" and "Grain milling & Classification" operations.

Surrey, Bc

Role: Leading a small team of multi-disciplined consulting engineers (Process, Mechanical, Piping, Structural and E&I) to deliver engineering and procurement services for clients in the African Oil and Gas sector. • Main Projects: (i) A 5,000,000 US Water Gallon LPG / Propane / Pentane, Storage and Dispensing Terminal in Nigeria. Budget $100,000,000. (ii) A 30 MMSCFD Gas-Lift Compression Station re-build. (iii) Front End Engineering Design study for a 200 MMSCFD Cryogenic Plant for Dew… Show more Role: Leading a small team of multi-disciplined consulting engineers (Process, Mechanical, Piping, Structural and E&I) to deliver engineering and procurement services for clients in the African Oil and Gas sector. • Main Projects: (i) A 5,000,000 US Water Gallon LPG / Propane / Pentane, Storage and Dispensing Terminal in Nigeria. Budget $100,000,000. (ii) A 30 MMSCFD Gas-Lift Compression Station re-build. (iii) Front End Engineering Design study for a 200 MMSCFD Cryogenic Plant for Dew Point Control of Sales Gas quality and NGL recovery. Show less

Vancouver And Prince George

The role involved providing engineering and project management support services at the clients Pulp & Paper Mill in British Columbia. Main projects included replacement of an 800 Tonne Process Chiller Unit and generating FEED packages, cost estimates and completion of clients AFE (Approval for Expenditure) documentation for several maintenance based projects at the mill.

Vancouver

Manage maintenance capital projects at Spectra’s Natural Gas Assets in Alberta and Northern BC, with direct responsibility for ensuring detailed design, procurement, fabrication and construction activities were completed to project schedule and budget while maintaining work quality and safety standards. Specific projects included:• Train A and Train B Amine Regeneration Tower replacements at Jedney Gas Plant. Here I was responsible for running the project from a Front End Study and… Show more Manage maintenance capital projects at Spectra’s Natural Gas Assets in Alberta and Northern BC, with direct responsibility for ensuring detailed design, procurement, fabrication and construction activities were completed to project schedule and budget while maintaining work quality and safety standards. Specific projects included:• Train A and Train B Amine Regeneration Tower replacements at Jedney Gas Plant. Here I was responsible for running the project from a Front End Study and option evaluation, through to detailed design, vessel fabrication and site installation. On this project I would have been directing the external consultant (CH2MHill) during the detailed design phase while organizing vessel procurement and fabrication.• Also I would have arranged and conducted the site “Constructability Reviews” involving the Spectra construction group, plant operations and potential construction contractors. Other duties on this project included ensuring that all requirements from the BCSA and OGC were complied with in advance of equipment installation along with a review of potential environmental impacts. Project Budget $6,000,000.• Design and Installation of a new control system on the main Natural Gas Feed to the Gordondale East Plant in Alberta. To complete this fast track project Co-ordination of Plant operations, procurement, external consultants (Solaris MCI) along with the Mechanical and Electrical contractors, was required. Project Budget $200,000.• Upgrading of 3 NGL off-loading stations at Spectra’s facilities in British Columbia and Alberta. These upgrades were all process improvement, environmental and safety driven, geared to bringing these older off-loading stations up to new Spectra Standards. Show less

Surrrey Bc

Provide technical assistance for the client on various Nigerian and Ghanaian based Oil and Natural Gas projects.• Consulted on the development of a FEED study for a Gas to Liquids (Fischer-Tropsch) plant, at the request of a Nigerian based Oil and Gas Processing Company. This was for a 30 MMSCFD plant.

Vancouver, Bc

In this role again both technical and managerial elements were to the fore. These would have involved leading, organizing and controlling a small group of Lead Engineers of different disciplines to complete the engineering deliverables for the “Brown Field” expansion of a 10,000 TPD Gold Mine in Brazil. On the technical side of this project I would have been responsible for ensuring generation of the PFD’s, P+ID’s, Mechanical General Arrangement drawings along with the E&I, Piping, Mechanical… Show more In this role again both technical and managerial elements were to the fore. These would have involved leading, organizing and controlling a small group of Lead Engineers of different disciplines to complete the engineering deliverables for the “Brown Field” expansion of a 10,000 TPD Gold Mine in Brazil. On the technical side of this project I would have been responsible for ensuring generation of the PFD’s, P+ID’s, Mechanical General Arrangement drawings along with the E&I, Piping, Mechanical and Civil Structural design packages for the project. I would also have been involved with procurement of all major equipment and with organization of the Hazard and Operability study. Show less

Surrey Bc

Provide Consulting Engineering Services for EnCana to have a number of new Natural Gas Processing Modules Designed, Procured, Fabricated and Installed at a facility in Northern BC. Some specific tasks included:• As part of the detailed design of the modules, having all the Process-Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Civil and Structural design packages ready to be issued for fabrication and construction.• The new modules included a 15 MMSCFD Fuel Gas conditioning system, a… Show more Provide Consulting Engineering Services for EnCana to have a number of new Natural Gas Processing Modules Designed, Procured, Fabricated and Installed at a facility in Northern BC. Some specific tasks included:• As part of the detailed design of the modules, having all the Process-Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Civil and Structural design packages ready to be issued for fabrication and construction.• The new modules included a 15 MMSCFD Fuel Gas conditioning system, a 500 MMSCFD Sales Gas Coalescing Filter Module and a 180 MMSCFD Natural Gas Dehydration Plant. • Finalizing on the “Process and Mechanical” Design to completion by arranging and providing consulting services at the HAZOP studies for all these process modules, with the added responsibility of ensuring that all issues brought up at these studies were resolved and the required changes executed prior to the construction phase.• At the same facility, leading a multidisciplinary engineering team on a project to upgrade the Utility Heating System. Team effort centered on a plant feasibility study to identify the most efficient design, followed by procurement, modification, installation and integration of a used 7.5 Million Btu/hr Glycol Heater into the existing facilities heating network. • Providing Process and Project engineering services for Phase Two of an LNG Fueling Station installed at a client’s Natural Gas facility in Alberta. P+ID updates to as-built status along with piping design modifications and procurement of all new equipment and piping, covered the main scope of work on this project. Show less

Burlington, Onatrio

Deliver Project and Process Engineering support for numerous projects at the client’s office in ode to reduce their backlog of project and detailed process engineering work. A specific task included:• Delivering the process design package for two water treatment plants being fabricated for clients in the USA and in Saudi Arabia.

Prescott Ontario

Provide Process Engineering support to the client’s operations department while at their Corn Processing facility and reduce their plant project and process engineering backlog. Specific tasks included:• Initiating and completing a Process Integration Study for the Wet Mill Plant with the application of “Pinch Technology” used to reduce the plants demand on live steam and cooling water utilities. • Engineered a solution to an operational problem within the slurry handling system… Show more Provide Process Engineering support to the client’s operations department while at their Corn Processing facility and reduce their plant project and process engineering backlog. Specific tasks included:• Initiating and completing a Process Integration Study for the Wet Mill Plant with the application of “Pinch Technology” used to reduce the plants demand on live steam and cooling water utilities. • Engineered a solution to an operational problem within the slurry handling system at the main process plant. Show less

Burlington, Ontario

Supply Project Management, Procurement and Process Engineering expertise to develop pilot plant design packages from FEED through to detailed design and fabrication for various clients in the Oil & Gas Sector. A specific task included:• Delivering the process and mechanical design packages for a 20 bbl per day Fischer-Tropsch Natural Gas to Petroleum Liquids Pilot-Plant. The packages included the PFD’s, P+ID’s, along with Mass and Heat balances, Equipment Layout, 3D Modelling and Piping… Show more Supply Project Management, Procurement and Process Engineering expertise to develop pilot plant design packages from FEED through to detailed design and fabrication for various clients in the Oil & Gas Sector. A specific task included:• Delivering the process and mechanical design packages for a 20 bbl per day Fischer-Tropsch Natural Gas to Petroleum Liquids Pilot-Plant. The packages included the PFD’s, P+ID’s, along with Mass and Heat balances, Equipment Layout, 3D Modelling and Piping drawings. Main equipment specified and purchased for this project included the Syngas Compressors, Pressure Vessels, Pumps and a Gas Membrane module. Show less

Ottawa, Ontario

Develop and advance a new process to make Fuel-grade Ethanol from Wheat Straw and other Agricultural Waste Products, from Demonstration to Commercial scale. Specific tasks included:• Managing a number of technical projects simultaneously and directing a multi-disciplined engineering team, to improve on the operational performance of a High Temperature, High Pressure Sulphuric Acid Pre-Treatment process in the Refinery. This included a patented design to improve on heat recovery from the… Show more Develop and advance a new process to make Fuel-grade Ethanol from Wheat Straw and other Agricultural Waste Products, from Demonstration to Commercial scale. Specific tasks included:• Managing a number of technical projects simultaneously and directing a multi-disciplined engineering team, to improve on the operational performance of a High Temperature, High Pressure Sulphuric Acid Pre-Treatment process in the Refinery. This included a patented design to improve on heat recovery from the process and procurement of a new Steam Generating Plant. The Projects total was budgeted at $6 million USD.• Providing the UFD’s, PFD’s and “Issue for Construction” P+ID’s for the facilities Ethanol Distillation Plant. The process package also included the Mass and Heat balances (Simulated on HYSYS), along with major equipment specification and purchase to include the Molecular Sieve (PSA) and the Plants Control System. Show less

Toronto, Ontario

Engineering, Procurement and Construction of a new Tissue making plant in the United States. Specific tasks included:• Development of the Process and Mechanical Design packages for the new Paper Mill. This would have included all Mass and Heat Balances, all PFD’s, UFD’s, P+ID’s along with, General Arrangement drawings and piping isometrics. I also put together the sequencing for the new control system.• On-site Project Engineering work to complete the construction phase and… Show more Engineering, Procurement and Construction of a new Tissue making plant in the United States. Specific tasks included:• Development of the Process and Mechanical Design packages for the new Paper Mill. This would have included all Mass and Heat Balances, all PFD’s, UFD’s, P+ID’s along with, General Arrangement drawings and piping isometrics. I also put together the sequencing for the new control system.• On-site Project Engineering work to complete the construction phase and assist with plant start-up and hand over to client. Show less

Blind River, Ontario

Gave technical support to all unit operations in the Uranium Processing Plant via trouble shooting, continuous plant improvement and capital project upgrades. A specific task included:• Leading a team to commission and integrate a new process plant at site, designed to remove Chloride ion contaminants from a Concentrated Nitric Acid Stream using on-site generated Ozone.

Tugela Mill, Natal, Rsa

As part of the Technical Services Department I supported all Production and Utility Operations at the mill (To include Coal Fired Boilers, CHP Plant and Coal gasification facility) via trouble shooting, continuous plant improvement and capital project work. A specific task included:• Completed a FEED study to convert the method of supplying Heavy Black Liquor to the Soda Recovery Furnaces in the Mill’s recovery plant. The project was approved and the recommended changes made.

Klerksdorp Transvaal, Rsa

Provide technical support to all production operations associated with the extraction of Gold and Uranium from mined ore, to include Crushing & Grinding, Milling, Cyanide Leach and thickening. A specific task included:• Taking charge of and running a test work programme for a Pilot-Plant Development Project called FUG (Flotation Uranium Gold) at a South African Gold mine.

Bsc(Hons), Chemical Engineering

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