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23 years oil/gas engineering experience in conceptual design, feasibility study, FEED, detailed design, PHA/HAZOP; Strong abilities on P&ID development, process simulation and optimization, heat & material balance, hydraulics, PSV/PVRV/PCV sizing, equipment sizing, safe chart, flare load

In-depth knowledge in gas/oil production facilities, amine sweetening, dehydration, sulfur recovery, NGL, gas compression, lube de-waxing, crude and vacuum fractionation, FCCU, sour water stripping/injection, water treatment, steam, cooling water, heavy oil

In-situ experience including site survey, unit performance evaluation, troubleshooting, debottlenecking, revamping, construction and pre-commissioning assistance

Team leader/player, inter-disciplinary coordination, Hysys expertise, MS Office knowledge, familiar with North American standards and engineering practice and ABSA registration

EXPERIENCE

2014 – Present

Sr. Process Engineer, HQ SEPC, Calgary / Venezuela

330 MBD Project in MPE-3 Oil Field, Venezuela. Involved in Plot Plan, PFD, H&M Balance, Design Basis, Criteria, Design Review and Invitation to Bid of Dehydration & Desalting, and Diluent Recovery, also HAZOP and design review produced water treatment of 165 MBD Project.

2011 – 2014

Sr. Process Engineer, WorleyParsons, Calgary

Christina Lake Regional Project Phase 2B, MEG. Involved in Phase 2B & 3 Startup Source Water Hydraulic Study, Sulphur Plant Process Description and Control Narrative, CSO Valve Analysis on Header to Skim Tank, HAZOP Items Closeouts, PFD, H&M Balance, P&ID, ABSA registration

Ferrier Central Process Facility, Devon. Shallow cut Process Lead, involved in Solution to BTX pollution concern in MEG regen. vent study, deep-cut process description, Liquid Extraction Plant PFD, P&ID, LDT, vendor’s Pkg

Seal Main CSS Commercial Facility, PennWest. Oil Separation Unit Process Lead, involved in PFD, P&ID, hydraulics, heat exchanger/pump/tank sizing, PSV’s, HAZOP

Slippery Rock Refrigeration Plant NGL Recovery, Shell. Involved in process simulation, PFD, Heat & Material Balance, equipment sizing and selection report, equipment datasheet/specification, OPEX estimate, emission inventory

U&P Facilities - Redwater Sturgeon Refinery, North West. Fire Water Pumps Process Lead, issued Fire Water pump calculations, Fire Water pump datasheets, equipment list, checked Design Basis and Criteria, Plot Plan, Techno-Economic Study for Fire/Raw Water Pump Orientation, Techno-Economic Study for Flare System, Calculation for moving Excess LP Steam Condensation from Unit 76 to Unit 72, Carrying out Study for LP Condensate Gravity Flow Configuration.

2011	Sr. Process Engineer, CH2M Hill, Calgary

Surmont-II Oil Sands Projects, ConocoPhillips. Detailed Design, involved Saline Water Treatment/ Evaporator, developed/checked equipment datasheet, instrument datasheet, P&ID, LDT, Hydraulics, DCN, special items, vendor document review

2009 - 2010

Chief Process Engineer, Beijing Design Branch, China Petroleum Engineering & Construction Corporation (CPECC), Beijing

Gas Drying Unit, Gazli Area, Uzbekistan. Feasibility Study, Lead Process Engineer and Project Coordinator, process selection, Hysys simulation, PFD and equipment sizing checking

Ahdeb Oil Field Surface Facilities Development Project, Iraq – WAPEC – Detailed design, Project Engineer and Lead Process Engineer, project coordination, P&ID review, HAZOP

Jake Field Processing Facilities, Sudan – Petro-Energy E&P – Detailed design, Lead Process Engineer, Design Basis, PFD and P&ID review, flare load, HAZOP

2006 - 2009

Sr. Process Specialist – SNC-Lavalin Inc., Calgary, Canada / Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia

Central Processing Facilities (GOSP–4), Shaybah – Saudi Aramco – Feed, detailed design, pre-commissioning, onsite Process Lead. Updated PFD, P&ID and LDT, instrument datasheet, sized lines, API oil water separator, pressure sewer drums, sewage treatment package, evaporation pond, pumps; Assisted site construction, mechanical completion, pre-commissioning, involved in punch list, outstanding HAZOP items, P&ID redline, hydrojetting, chemical cleaning, leak test; Developed/checked plant-wide startup/operation/shutdown/maintenance manuals for oil gas separation, desalter, dehydrator, oil water separation, gas compression, TEG dehydrator, N₂ production package, sour water stripper, reverse osmosis water treatment, water demineralizer, chemical dosing, sewer systems, HP and LP flare systems

2005 - 2006

Sr. Process Specialist – AMEC Americas Ltd., Calgary

Niglintgak Gas Facilities, Mackenzie Delta – Shell Canada – FEED, joint venture with Tri-Ocean Engineering. Sized test separators, developed shutdown key and fuel gas report, checked line sizing report, PFD, P&ID, LDT, flare load, flare stack calculation, water extraction and disposal report, sewer system, emergency shutdown philosophy, safeguarding flow diagrams

2003 - 2005

Int. Process Specialist – Colt Engineering Corporation, Sarnia

Refinery Upgrading, Genesis Project – Suncor Energy – FEED. Plant-1 and Plant-2 flare mitigation study; Plant-wide utilities block flow diagram; Hydraulic calculations for Plant-2 and Plant-3 amine units and sour water strippers

Offloading Facility for LSRN and Pipeline Interface, SMC Upgrading Project – Shell Canada – Detailed design, Process Lead, Project scheduling, man-hour estimation, interdisciplinary coordination; Site survey and pipe route planning; Developed P&ID, LDT, equipment/instrumentation datasheet; Sized pumps, vacuum relieve valves, thermal relieve valves; HAZOP

Also involved in: 1) Site survey for CO boiler revamp, SMC Upgrading; 2) Pilot and burner design for burn-pit revamp, SMC Upgrading; 3) Revising heat & material balance, PFD for Crude #2 upgrading, SMC Upgrading; 4) P&ID development for heat exchange network, Toledo Hydrotreater

1991 - 2001

Process Engineer (1991-1994 Engineer in Training) – Southwest Company, China Petroleum Engineering Corporation

Gas Gathering Station, Changbei Block Project – Shell Exploration – FEED, joint venture with Kvaerner E&C Singapore. Estimated man-hour, reviewed onsite operating data, separators, water-bath heaters, TEG dehydrators, pressure safety valves, flare stacks, HAZOP report, to debottleneck capacity increase by 70%

6 MMSCMD Gas Sweetening Plant, Zhongxian, World Bank financed project – PetroChina – Feasibility study and pre-FEED, Overall Lead Process engineer. Project schedule, coordination with other disciplines/client/local government, selecting construction site; Surveyed two other gas sweetening plants; Simulated process including amine unit, TEG dehydrator and sulphur recovery unit using Hysys/Amsim/Sulsim; Developed/checked design basis, PFD, P&ID, technical proposals; Sized/checked absorber, regenerator, flash tank, pumps, heat exchangers, PSV’s, flare system; Reviewed project cost and Environmental Impact Report

Natural Gas Trial Production Operation Facilities Expansion, Tarim – PetroChina – Simulated process using Hysys, developed heat & material balance and PFD, checked P&ID

Natural Gas Amine Units – Unit Process Lead, two sweetening projects. Simulated amine unit process using Amsim; Developed PFD, heat & material balance; Sized and specified amine absorber, regenerator, flash tank, pump, heat exchanger; Developed P&ID and process description

Refinery Amine Unit, Henan – Process Lead. Simulated and optimized diesel and gas sweetening process using Amsim; Developed PFD, P&ID, process description; Sized and specified absorber, regenerator, flash tank, pump, heat exchanger

Sulphur Recovery Unit revamp, Dagang – PetroChina – FEED and detailed design. Checked design basis, PFD, and P&ID, to troubleshoot unstable combustion

Natural Gas Sweetening Plant, Changshou – PetroChina – On site engineering representative, assistance for construction, punch list, mechanical completion, and pre-commissioning

Gathering Centre #28, West Kuwait Production Facilities Expansion Project – Kuwait Oil Company – FEED. Developed Cause & Effect, checked P&ID and equipment/instrument datasheet

TEG Dehydration, Datianchi – PetroChina – Feasibility study and FEED, 9 units from 0.5 to 2 MMSCMD. Simulated process using Hysim; Developed PFD and P&ID; Sized TEG absorber, regenerator, flash tank, pump, heat exchanger; Reviewed vendors’ technical proposals

Refinery Lube De-waxing Unit Revamp, Nanchong – PetroChina – Conceptual design, FEED, detailed design. Analyzed operating data; Simulated and optimized heat-exchange network and ammonia cooling system; Developed PFD, heat & material balance; Sized / specified flash towers, crystallisers, rotary drum filters, heat exchangers, pumps; Trouble-shooted water accumulation in recycling solvent; Participated in piping design as engineer in training

Refinery FCCU Revamp, Nanchong – PetroChina – Detailed design. Updated P&ID and LDT; Participated in piping design in fractionator and heat exchanger area as engineer in training

NGL Unit Revamp, Nanchong – CNPC – Detailed design. Updated P&ID, checked Hysys simulation, heat & material balance, PFD; Participated in piping design as engineer in training

ISO-9001 Registration – Categorized Chinese & International standards and regulations for process design, piping design, construction, pre-commissioning and start-up in oil & gas industry

EDUCATION

M.Sc., Chemical Engineering, Shanghai Research Institute of Chemical Industry, China – 1991

B.Sc., Oil Refining, Dalian University of Science & Technology, China – 1987

REGISTRATIONS/AFFILIATIONS

Professional Engineer, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta, Canada