Michael Pratte Email & Phone Number

Houston, Tx, Us

Houston, Texas Area

• Responsible for all pump engineering services on the Marathon Petroleum ROUX project, equipment value exceeding $45 million.• Worked in the Multi-Projects Group as the Responsible Engineer of several rotating equipment packages for Marathon Petroleum, BP, Petrixo, INEOS, and DOW ranging in size from $25 thousand to $10 million.• Prioritized deadlines across multiple projects on a daily basis.• Created purchase orders, technical specifications, equipment field installation procedures, and technical evaluations for equipment.• Sized rotating equipment from process conditions per specification requirements.• Gathered and technically evaluated vendor quotations for rotating equipment packages.• Consulted with clients and vendors to define and meet scopes of supply.• Reviewed technical documents during detailed engineering project phases.• Presented project status and proposals to clients and project management.• Worked with multiple departments to create a comprehensive end product within budget and on schedule.

Austin, Texas

• Worked with Design Engineers to resolve design flaws, and update parts catalog• Worked with hardware validation team running tests; e.g. thermal stress, software, and drop tests• Wrote test procedures for thermal stress and thermal imaging tests• Taught product assembly to operational engineers• Participated in failure analysis, troubleshooting activities, and problem correction• Assembled numerous prototypes