Matthew Saenz Email & Phone Number

San Antonio, TX, US

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Responsible for operation and optimization activities for a water conditioning media production plant. Oversee design, troubleshooting and optimization of water conditioning and filtration systems including ion exchange media, absorption media, catalytic filtration media and reverse osmosis systems.

• Manage design, build up, and operation of alternative fuels Research and Development (R&D) activities, including a midstream crude oil blending and Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) vapor suppression testing facility.
• Coordinate alternative fuels unit operations and identify opportunities for continual process condition optimization to improve efficiency and quality of products to meet specifications, modifying conditions based on.
• Provide instrumentation and equipment monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Perform installations, upgrades, wiring, and programming for instrumentation and control systems.
• Built unit and fully automating the control system for unmanned operations of a multi-reactor butane hydrocracking unit to produce ethylene.
• Work on design and build up of a pilot plant for oxidative coupling of methane to ethylene.

San Antonio, Texas

As a contractor for Southwest Research Institutes alternative fuels R&D department, I have had the opportunity to be involved in the design, build up and operation phases of various processes. Some of the processes include a midstream crude oil blending and vapor suppression testing facility, hydrocracking units, hydrotreating units and continuous.

Elmendorf, Texas

• Supported field operations by planning and overseeing hydraulic fracturing jobs leveraging process knowledge.
• Conducted laboratory-based chemical reaction simulations and testing as well as Quality Assurance/ Quality Control (QA/QC) analyses to determine design and setup for fluids, chemicals, and proppant.
• Supervised and ran hydraulic fracturing jobs, including validating calculations for any last-minute job design changes.
• Investigated and resolved issues encountered onsite with fluid or operations.
• Monitored, recorded, and analyzed pressure response from chemical reactions and formation breakage.
• Prepared and distributed process reports, chemical disclosures, and cost analyses to stakeholders, including senior management and customers.

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Project Management

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Chemical Engineering