•Interface with clients to define project scope and system requirements & constraints.•Generate project cost estimates.•Create process flow diagrams and P&ID's.•Specify and size equipment such as pumps, heat exchangers, valves, instruments, piping and relief devices and work with vendors to procure quotations.•Build fluid dynamic models to assess & size equipment & piping.•Offer guidance on control logic for process control.•Work with design team to generate 3D mechanical models of the systems.•Compile documentation packages for process mechanical bids and construction.

•Designed, budgeted, and executed capital projects up to $400k across a gamut of systems.•Used Aspen Plus software to model plant processes and proposed modifications.•Site project manager for a $3MM project to migrate DCS to Honeywell Experion. •Coordinated with contractors, vendors, and plant personnel to ensure successful procurement and construction activities.•Designed and implemented process control schemes, including work with instrumentation, DCS & PLC hardware, and controller & HMI programs on Moore APACS, Siemens PCS7, Rockwell ControlLogix, and Honeywell Experion systems.•Responsible for generating, updating, and organizing facility documentation, including P&IDs, motor/instrument loop drawings, one-line drawings, panel schedules, I/O schedules, equipment drawings, and equipment manuals and specifications.•Led fleet teams related to the standardization of process control strategies, documentation of automation convention, and standardization of Process Control Network (PCN) user privileges.•Key contributor on fleet teams related to sequential control revisions, MOC policy, and implementation of process hazard analysis (PHA) recommendations.•Key contributor for the development, implementation, and maintenance of the Process Safety Management (PSM) program for the facility, including the coordination of Process Hazard Analyses, execution of Management of Change (MOC) procedures, coordination of Pre-Startup Safety Reviews, establishing and maintaining Process Safety Information, and contributing to Incident Investigations.•Served as an auditor on PSM audits at other facilities within the company.•Supported Production, Maintenance, and HSE department as needed.•Served as Energy Champion of facility's Energy Stewardship Team.•Served as a member of the facility’s Safety Committee.•Coached, mentored, and directed engineering interns.

Valero Renewable Fuels, 120 MMGPY Ethanol Plant

Valero Renewable Fuels, 110 MMGPY Ethanol Plant

110 MMGPY Ethanol Plant•Managed capital improvement projects up to $200,000 through design, procurement, execution and startup phases.•Worked to advance the facility's PSM program, including extensive involvement with PHA's, MOC's, policies, and procedures.•Site project liaison for an oil extraction plant expansion. Coordinated project documentation reviews, lobbied for stakeholder interests, contributed to system design.

SweetenersWorked with Utilities and HSE departments.

Oilseeds RefineryPrimary project was to design and install a flash-steam recovery system.