Mechanical Engineer/ Tanks Supervisor
Whitegate Oil Refinery And Bantry Bay Oil Terminal
Oct 2009 – June 2010: Whitegate RefineryMechanical Engineer within the Maintenance Departmento Lead Project Engineer for a chemical injection system which reduced chemical costs by €90k per annum. Developed financial justification and wrote CAPEX request for project budget of €300k.o Lead Project Engineer for several projects aimed at closing out findings from process HAZOPs.• Lead Mechanical Engineer on a project to rationalise spare parts for 550+ relief valves.May 2009 – Oct 2009: Whitegate Refinery Turnaround (Shutdown) 2009: Turnaround Mechanical Engineer reporting to the Turnaround Manager, responsible for:o Selection/ procurement of piping M.T.O.s and essential materials/ services required for the turnaround: - spare parts for furnaces, exchangers, valves and pumps. o Coordination of maintenance department work requests into the Turnaround plan.o Daily works supervision of piping tie-ins in 3 process units.July 2008 – May 2009: Whitegate Refinery: Graduate Mechanical Engineer/ Tankage Supervisor• Tankage Supervisor responsible for the overhaul and re-commissioning of a slops tank, 2 product tanks and a butane sphere.• Engineer responsible for a Sulphur Recovery Unit overhaul and re-commissioning in early 2009, coping with budget cuts. • Lead an energy efficiency project to rationalise the type of steam trap used on site in order to reduce leaks, steam generation costs and maintenance resource usage.May 2008 – July 2008: Bantry Bay oil terminal: Engineering Assistance for Maintenance Lead• Project Field Supervisor jointly responsible for contractor supervision on the overhaul of a 98,000m3 crude tank, ensuring that the tank was overhauled safely and in accordance with API 653.September 2007 – May 2008: Whitegate Refinery: Graduate Mechanical Engineer• Mechanical Engineer responsible for the planning, procurement, scope definition and coordination of resources in a Sulphur Recovery Unit overhaul and re-commissioning in early 2008.