Ed Kitchen Email & Phone Number

Charlotte, US

Provided a software solutions to help companies meet the requirements of OSHA 29 CFR 1910, Process Safety Management(PSM) requirements, the ASME code, API 520/521, NFPA, CGA-S, and DIERS two-phase design methodology related to relief system design, documentation, and database storage and maintenance. This software solutions is presently being utilized by.

• Client: Sabic, Al Jubail, Saudi Arabia, - Petrokemya UIP(Utilities Improvement Project)
• Evaluated bidder design package to increase the capacity of the plant air, instrument air, nitrogen, fuel gas, and ethylene refrigeration system to meet the utility requirements required to accommodate increased.
• Responsible for the evaluation of East Side Flare System to determine available capacity to tie-in existing atmospheric relief discharges
• Evaluated existing flare capacity, based on flare height, radiation levels, back-pressure limits of seal drum, noise levels and flare tip velocity.
• Evaluated and categorized all relief loads according to scenario and according to local or global impact
• Identified and resolved problem relief loads due to high/low temperatures or pressures, condensing vapors, powders or large liquid releases

• Responsible for preparing and defining detailed scope, work break-down structure, estimating time and cost and preparing project task/activities schedule.
• Responsible for identifying and controlling risk associated with demolition and construction of project objectives.
• Responsible for equipment specifications and procurement for several DuPont Chemical Co. vacuum jet replacement projects
• Directed and managed project teams which included several piping designers for the creation of demolition and construction drawings, plant tie-ins, and construction walk-downs
• Directed construction team on method of change out to insure no process operations down time or loss of revenue during demolition of old equipment and installation of new equipment.
• Developed new business venture for company based on providing software solutions and created marketing strategy to go after new business.

• Project Engineer for Eastman Corporate Engineering
• Responsible for executing process scope as defined by plant to meet their goals and objectives.
• Managed project teams consisting of civil, mechanical, electrical, and piping personnel to meet plan objectives.
• Performed conceptual designs, P&ID’s, cost estimates, manpower schedules, and wrote equipment specifications and purchase orders for procurement.
• Managed projects using Computer Management System (CMS)
• Devised mathematical models of heat transfer processes and process flowrates for the purpose of evaluating equipment performance for proposed process designs or design changes

• Worked as a Chemical Project Design Engineer for an A&E Design Firm
• Performed project design work for DuPont Chemical Company as part of the 100 million dollar adipic acid facility upgrade in Singapore
• Responsible for the cyan (cyclohexane) work stream upgrades
• Responsibilities included all work related to P&ID changes, equipment specifications, and procurement activities (pumps, heat exchangers, pressure vessels. etc.)
• Performed line size and pressure drop calculations, relief valve sizing, and determination of plant tie-ins for demolition and construction activities.Client: Anhauser Bush Title: Lead Senior Project Engineer
• Project Engineer for several Anhauser Bush brewing and packaging projects

• Client: BASF
• Performed design work for BASF paints and resin plant
• Used computer application to mathematically model operation of proposed reactor designs to insure adequate heat transfer during reactor start-up, normal operation, and cool down (Unsteady state)
• Modified PFD’s and P&ID’s incorporating changes requested by client
• Preformed cost estimates, equipment specifications and purchase request
• Performed line size and pressure drop calculations

B.S. Che, Chemical Engineering

Chemistry

Chemistry, Chemistry