Process / Project Engineer
Prado & Associates, Inc.
Tampa/St. Petersburg, Florida Area
• Managed projects from pilot plant design through construction and start-up phases.• Prepared project budgets for equipment and man-hour estimates totaling $2 million.• Conducted HVAC analysis on tunnel structures to ensure not classified as a confined space, resulting in cost savings of $50,000.• Performed feasibility studies, OSHA & process hazard analysis (HAZOP), and process simulations for chemical manufacturing facilities.• Composed equipment specifications, purchase documentation, bid packages and bid tabulations.• Designed and procured equipment: heat exchangers, distillation columns, mixers, millers, pumps, tanks, reactors, conveyors, filters, ion-exchange units, piping, controls, valves and instrumentation.