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Bécancour, Québec, Canada

Bécancour

Hydro technology expert / APICS Senior Process Engineer (Aluminium Production Information and Control System)In this large scale green field project in Qatar, I`m responsible for implementation, commissioning and training of Hydro Aluminium technology, more specifically for the process control systems (HAL3000 electrolysis cell’s controllers and APICS)

APICS Process Engineer (Aluminium Production Information and Control System)In this early phase of the Qatalum Aluminium project, I was based in Norway for 1.5 years to prepare APICS for Qatalum. APICS (Aluminium Production Information and Control System) needed to be implemented and tested in Sunndalsora smelter (Norway) prior to Qatalum operational phase in Qatar.

Energy expert for the company (2006- 2007) Follow up of all energy performance indicators (KPI’s), implementation of several energy efficiency improvement projects, management of energy supplies (electricity, steam, natural gas, hydrogen).Process engineer in dehydration and chlorination department (2002-2005)Control and optimization of dehydration and chlorination processes for Magnesium Chloride production, technical assistance to operation and maintenance teams, implementation of engineering projects.Process engineer in electrolysis department (1997-2001) Follow up and optimization of electrolysis process for primary Magnesium metal production, technical assistance to operation and maintenance teams, optimization of electrolytic cells current efficiency, implementation of engineering projects.

Process safety project engineer (1995)Engineering work for process safety improvements on production of hydrogen peroxide (hydrogenation, oxidization and extraction units), modifications on the nitrogen blanketing system (pressure regulation, flow restrictions and safety relief valves), Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID) verifications.