He directs the mechanical and piping engineering teams executing projects at the Shell Sarnia Refinery and Chemical Plant.He performs the following tasks:Preparation of manhour estimates, project scheduling input, mechanical and piping engineering resource loading.Preparation engineering deliverables include specifications, scopes of work, datasheets, material requisitions, technical bid evaluations, material takeoffs, line designation tables, spare parts, site instructions, technical queries and deviations.Providing technical guidance and mentoring to the Sarnia Mechanical engineering team for complex mechanical issues and equipment.Design and alteration of pressure vessels, heat exchangers, pumps, tanks, boilers and furnaces.Review and approval of contractor’s design calculations and drawings for equipment supply and installation workpacks.Pipe stress using Caesar and AutoPipe, manual methods and visual analysis. Mostly static analysis, but he has completed dynamic analysis where required.Participation in constructability reviews, model reviews, field safety walks, projects group safety meetings and contractor safety meetings.Responding to contractor RFI’s.Projects completed include:Heat exchanger and vessel replacements & alterations, with design pressures up to 1600 psi and temperatures up to 1300°F. These included some vessels that required refractory lining, CRA linings, replacement of internals and/or fireproofing. He was responsible for the design and documentation of numerous nozzle replacements in the FCCU.Burner replacements for boiler and heaters.Pump and mechanical seal skid installations.Above ground storage tank refurbishments and upgrades, including the installation of an internal floating roof and floating suction arm.New pipe installations and piping replacements in materials that included 9Cr, 5Cr, duplex, 321H, 316L, 304L and CS, and in sizes ranging from ½” to 30”.

Mechanical and Piping Engineering - Shell / Suncor / TransAlta / BASFHe was a member of the mechanical and piping engineering teams executing projects at the Shell Sarnia Refinery and Chemical Plant, the Suncor refinery, the TransAlta plant and BASF Wyandote.He performed estimating, deliverable preparation, design and stress analysis of pumps and pipework, design of foam chamber installation, verification of pressure vessel modifications, analysis of pressure vessels, pipework and tanks, and numerous other small projects involving boilers, tanks, filters, clarifiers and API separators.

Principal Mechanical Engineer, WorleyParsons, Kumbarilla, Qld, AustraliaQCLNG Gas Compression Stations – Mechanical/Piping Field Engineer He evaluated and responded to contractor Technical Queries and Requests for Information for design and installation issues. He performed walk-downs of systems for both practical completion and mechanical completion. He supervised the rectification of pipework and spring can systems for misaligned pipework connected to a Siemens centrifugal compressor. (Achieved horizontal gearbox to compressor alignment of 0.478 mm, with the target being 0.48 ± 0.1 mm – He is rather chuffed at hitting this target.)Principal Mechanical Engineer, WorleyParsons, Brisbane, AustraliaQCLNG Gas Compression Stations – CPP and FCS He performed RPEQ (equivalent to PE stamping) review of mechanical and piping deliverables, including isometrics, GA’s, calculations and vendor data for the compression facilities and well sites. He reviewed vendor data for pressure vessels, valves, strainers, cranes and compressors. He prepared of data sheets, work scopes & requisitions for strainers and surge vessels. He designed low temperature trunnion pipe supports which had the pipe operating down to -90°C and the minimum temperature allowed on the structural steel was -20°C.

Responsibilities included management and co-ordination of mechanical and piping engineering disciplines, preparation of deliverable and hour estimates for project proposals, gap analysis between QGC sites and BG specifications.

APLNG Project (Origin Energy)Pipe stress analysis of piping for compressors, vessels, heat exchangers, Design of pressure vessels and gathering network modelling.South Walker Creek CPP Upgrade Project (BMA) Equipment and line lists, MTOs, estimate and tie-in & shutdown plan for the fines circuit plant.Roma Underground Gas Storage (Santos)Review of vendor pressure vessel design calculations.Surat Basin Gas Project FEED (Arrow Energy) Design co-ordination, deliverables for separators, wellhead metering skids, gas gensets and gathering pipework.Hides Gas Conditioning Plant - PNG LNG Project (ExxonMobil) Review of pressure vessel, shell & tube and air cooled heat exchangers, MEG Regenerator, diesel gensets and tank design & documentation, review of pipe specifications and review of mechanical MTOs.PNG LNG Project (ExxonMobil) Produced Water Study. Sourcing design data from MEG Reclamation and pump suppliers, documentation of equipment requirements and report.Yarwun (CAR) Design & piping stress analysis of digestion liquor feed pump and tank pipework. Investigation into the cause of surge vessel hold-down bolt failures and reporting findings and recommended mitigation measures. Review and checking of pipe stress analysis of various modified pipe systems.QSN Link Pipeline ProjectMechanical design and piping stress analysis of pig launcher/receiver stations, MLVs and metering skids for various high pressure gas pipelines to AS 2885 / B31.4.Berwyndale to Wallumbilla Pipeline ProjectMechanical design and piping stress analysis of pig traps.Boyne Smelters – Compressed Air System Network flow modelling and analysis of site compressed air system.Caltex RefineryDesign of pipework and pump design for recycled water distribution from WWTP, re-rating of vessels, stress analysis of pipelines, lug design on vessels and tanks. Tank sampling.BP RefineryReview of vessel design to ASME VIII, stress analysis of pipelines using Caesar II, hot tap calculations.

RAMU Nickel ProjectResponsible for review of specification for HP acid leach autoclaves, including agitators.Koniambo Nickel Project FEED Phase Responsibilities included preparation and review of specifications, material requisitions, scopes of work and data sheet for welded tanks, bolted tanks and pumps (vertical turbines, horizontal split case, end suctions) for Koniambo Nickel Project.Yabulu Extension Project - Execution Phase Responsibilities included preparation and review of specifications, scopes of work and data sheet for pressure vessels, plate heat exchangers (PHE), plate coils, spiral heat exchangers and solvent extraction cells packages.Yabulu Optimization Initiatives Lead mechanical engineer for four energy recovery projects at the Yabulu nickel plant involving feasibility study, design, HAZOP, documentation and implementation of PHEs, pressure vessels, pumps and piping up to DN1050.Yabulu Extension Project Feasibility Study Responsibilities included design of pump and piping systems, MTO for SX cells and plant layout.Goonyella Responsibilities included investigation of replacement Coal Preparation Plant conveyers and vacuum belt filters.Senior Mechanical Engineer (Townsville) Responsibilities included site work associated with Yabulu projects listed above, as well as site based operation support projects including: Design and stress analysis of pumps and pipework for slurry, liquor and utilities, design of dust handling system, investigation of pump and pipework failures in the tailings disposal system, RBI analysis of pressure vessels, pipework and tanks, and numerous small projects involving investigation and/or upgrades of pumps, pipework, boiler wind box, tanks, thickeners etc.

Responsibilities included design, procurement, supervising of the construction and commissioning of pilot plant consisting of Ozone treatment and UV treatment plant, design of bacteria chemical dosing skid consisting of air diaphragm pumps and design of exhaust fan system for Ozone Generator cabinets.

Responsibilities included calculation of piping systems and selection of pumps including end suction centrifugal, submersible, horizontal split case, air operated double diaphragm, peristaltic, gear, lobe, vane, multistage and helical rotors, selection of sealing arrangements including single, double, balanced, unbalanced mechanical, packed gland, magnetic coupling and lip seals and preparation of quotes and contracts for industrial, mining and fire pump applications.

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