Edison Choi, Eit Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, Us

Process Engineer (Process Engineering, Design, Optimization and Troubleshooting)• Provide process engineering design and support for Enterprise capital projects (i.e. MOC, PHA, Hazop, LOPA, P&ID reviews, Process Simulations, etc.)• Provide process troubleshooting and optimization support for new and existing assets across Enterprise.• Oversaw process engineering work carried out by EPC contractor and ensure that all work complies with the design, project requirements, and company/industry standards.

Houston, Texas, Us

Operations Engineer (Catofin Propane Dehydrogenation Unit)• Provided daily technical and optimization support for the Catofin Propane Dehydrogenation Unit.• Managed unit operating and project budgets.• Developed key-performance indicating tools to monitor unit performance, catalyst life and performance, and determine optimization opportunities to reduce operating costs and maximize production.• Coordinated short-term and long-term maintenance activities, outages, and turnarounds.

Houston, Texas, Us

Operations Engineer (Propylene/Propane Splitter Units)• Provided daily technical and optimization support for the Propylene Fractionators (PP Splitters).• Assisted with maintaining and updating unit operating variable budget.• Developed key-performance indicating tools to monitor unit performance, catalyst life and performance, and determine optimization opportunities to reduce operating costs and maximize production.• Implemented new operating philosophy to minimize hot oil usage and maximize hot oil export which reduced operating cost.

Houston, Texas, Us

Process Engineer (Process Technology)• Provided process simulation support to gas treating, NGL fractionation, and propane storage assets.• Simulated propane storage refrigeration system and developed recommendation for eliminating screw compressor vibrations.• Developed key-performance indicator tool to monitor company-wide NGL fractionator performance.• Simulated Val Verde Amine/TEG gas processing unit to determine emission scenarios.

Houston, Texas, Us

Field Engineer (Western Operations - San Juan Gathering and Hobbs/MAPL)• Field project engineer for Hobbs NGL fractionator and storage and Farmington gas treating assets.• Installed backup propane system for the flare pilots for the Hobbs fractionator.• Installed modified liquid drain system for Val Verde amine treating.• Modified and installed new vessel distributor design to minimize vibration.

San Antonio, Tx, Us

Strategic Development & Technology Summer Intern• Coordinated and designed the infrastructure for a Dissolved Air Flotation (DAF) pilot study to determine full-scale wastewater treating capabilities for the Corpus Christi Refinery’s Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)• Constructed and designed the piping header system for the DAF pilot unit which includes the ability to obtain samples and flowrates• Performed design analysis for the Three Rivers Refinery WWTP upgrade • Conducted correlation analysis on clarifier wastewater to predict biochemical oxygen demand at the Jefferson Ethanol WWTP• Analyzed the temperature effects on chemical oxygen demand for operational guidance under winter conditions for the Jefferson Ethanol WWTP• Determined new Catalyst Reforming distributor basket arrangements for different vessel sizes• Developed and created model for simulating biological activity of a trickling filter system for the Jefferson Ethanol WWTP

Paris La Défense Cedex, Fr

Process Engineer Intern for the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit• Improved methods for calculating cyclone velocities for current and post-turnaround operating conditions • Assisted in the tuning and updating of Total’s Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) model• Coordinated a heat exchanger leak study to determine the locations of water leaks in the toluene product streams • Implemented a system for monitoring FCC simulation models on the PI data server • Conducted FCC test runs to monitor the performance of the unit • Created an automated method for generating pump performance curves for reliabilities analysis • Performed velocity and heat duty analysis on clarified oil heat exchangers • Simulated the FCC feed pre-heat exchanger through proprietary software to determine its efficiency and performance • Determined the contribution of gas oil feedstocks to the FCC from different units of the refinery • Conducted pressure and temperature surveys on the refinery fuel gas system for flow calculations • Performed pressure and temperature surveys on multiple FCC heat exchangers to determine potential fouling and condition of the equipment• Assisted the FCC unit in daily troubleshooting, optimization, and monitoring

Paris La Défense Cedex, Fr

Quality Engineer Intern• Developed a research study for capital project improvements on the gasoline blending process• Formulated recommendations on improving gasoline blends and reducing octane giveaway• Organized gasoline blendstocks for biofuels analyses and production• Developed audit packets for the ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and NELAC standards• Conducted Quality and Environmental audits under ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 standards on the refinery and third party affiliates• Assisted in routine maintenance of octane engines and analysis

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering

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