Lead Process Engineer
Sasol
Total years of experience :27 years, 7 Months
Responsibilities included:
1. Provide team leadership and guidance to continuously improve work quality.
2. Sign off on piping and instrumentation diagrams, equipment datasheets, process calculations and process simulations done by team.
3. Maintain excellent relationship with licensor to keep abreast of Rectisol technology developments.
4. Facilitate internal RCAs, risk reviews, Process design reviews etc.
5. Provide concise rhythmic communication with peer teams and presentations to clients.
6. Ensure adherence to man-hour plans and project schedules for projects executed by team.
Highlights Across Projects:
Title: Basic Engineering of Cryogenic Disposal System; Period: Since Aug’15; Role: Lead Process Engineer
Scope:
• Decreased excess hydro-carbon impurities at the plant by 4%, thereby escalating overall operational safety
• Steered design of Steam Ejector Vaporizer System, Effluent Water Disposal Systems and J-pipe Assembly
Title: Basic Engineering of Craddock Bio-Ethanol Project; Period: Nov’14 - Jul’15; Role: Senior Process Engineer
Scope:
• Surpassed client expectations by completing the project within schedule & beating the budgeted cost estimate by 20%
• Successfully:
o Designed a cost-efficient Water Supply System with Cooling Water Distribution Circuits and Steam, Instrument Air, Sewage & Portable Water Reticulation Systems
o Configured an optimized model for removal of Power Generation Unit thereby improving water balance; finalized the application to the Department of Water Affairs for acquiring a Water Consumption License
Title: Cryogenic Disposal System Concept Design; Period: Jul’14 - Nov’14; Role: Lead Process Engineer
Scope:
• Proposed an optimized solution for the disposal of Liquid Oxygen involving extensive evaluation of different technology options
• Slashed costs and minimized inherent safety risks
• Modernized plants operating procedures for Cryogenic Service
• Played a key role in acquiring approval for technology selection and design from Cryogenic Design Authority
Title: Sasol Unit 213 Fire Water Deluge Design; Period: Dec’12 - Apr’13; Role: Lead Process Engineer
Scope:
• Successfully designed, tested & implemented Fire Water Deluge System, on the oil-run-down tanks
• Identified and resolved an upstream system non-compliant with NFPA 15
• Resolved performance issues of different types of spray nozzles
Title: Sasol Water Works Process Optimization; Period: Mar’12 - May’13; Role: Lead Process Engineer
Scope:
• Decreased consumption of excess Caustic Solution and Sulphuric Acid, during Resin Regeneration
• Identified a solution to debottle-neck a Demineralised Water System
• Amplified output of Boiler Feed Water by 10% by designing Regeneration Systems
Title: Project Baobab Coal to Liquids Basic Engineering; Period: May’11 - Dec’11; Role: Senior Process Engineer
Scope:
• Completed the project on time & within budget, in compliance with all petrochemical and design specifications
• Designed major Pump Reticulation Systems; incorporated strong governance to blueprint all RECTISOL ® technology absorption columns
Title: Impala Base Metal Refinery Crystallizer Project; Period: Jan’10 - Dec’12; Role: Lead Process Engineer
Scope:
• Commissioned a Water Treatment Facility at Impala Base Metal Refinery thereby doubling the capacity from 25 m3/hr to 50 m3/hr
• Increased client’s Saleable Ammonium Sulphate Pool by 1.25 m3/hr, by identifying an opportunity to recover Ammonia Sulphate Stream from the Crystallizer Plant
• Executed Outside Battery limits of the Crystallizer Plant (including Steam, Instrument Air, Process Air, Ammonium Sulphate, Waste Water Rundown and plant’s Feed System); commissioned Outside Battery Limits of Crystallizer Plant
Title: Impala Platinum Refinery Phase V Basic Engineering; Period: May’09 - Jan’10; Role: Lead Process Engineer
Scope:
• Revamped the Gold and Platinum Processing Facility to increase output by 20%
Title: Sasol Gasifier Demonstration Project; Period: Dec’08 - May’09; Role: Senior Process Engineer
Scope:
• Eliminated a safety risk by changing cooling medium from process cooling water to higher grade tempered water; designed cooling circuit of the Coal Stirrer
Title: Impala Platinum Refinery Phase IV Expansion; Period: Jun’07 - Nov’08; Role: Lead Process Engineer
Scope:
• Amplified platinum output by 250 000 troy ounces
• Executed process engineering scope (revamp of 14 process plants)
• Won bonus for timely completion of project
Performed:
• Thermo-Hydraulic Simulation Design of PBMR Main Power System Heat Exchangers, involving thermo-hydraulic modeling and simulation of Heat Exchangers within the Main Power System
• Thermo-Hydraulic Analysis Group Work on Water Utility Systems
• Developed a Training Simulator of Fuel Handling Storage Systems
Highlights Across Projects:
Title: Project Turbo; Period: Jan’01 - Dec’04; Role: Lead Process Engineer
Scope:
• Made Sasol compliant with Euro II Fuel specifications, thus increasing Propylene production by 10%
• Managed contractor interfaces for upgrade of Secunda Plant to produce Lead free Petrol; this included business units such as Refinery, Polypropylene, Ethylene and Sasol Synfuels
Title: C4 Skeletal Isomerization Project; Period: Jul’00 - Jan’01; Role: Senior Process Engineer
Scope:
• Steered reorganization of Catalytic Polymer Refinery Plant to process Isomerised Product from the C4 Skeletal Isomerisation Refinery Plant
Title: C5 Skeletal Isomerisation Project; Period: Nov’99 - Jul’00
Scope:
• Escalated throughput capacity of CD TAME Refinery plant by 5%
• Re-designed CD TAME Refinery Plant to supply feed to the C5 Skeletal Isomerisation Refinery Plant
• Overhauled Tank Farm Area for product rundown, from C5 Skeletal Isomerisation Refinery Plant; designed Nitrogen Start-Up System for C5 Skeletal Isomerisation Refinery Plant
Highlights:
Successfully designed and developed:
• Online Expert System to monitor performance of main Sasol Gas Loop and Gas Production processes
• Advanced Control for CD TAME Refinery Unit (Unit 79)
• Business Case for Advance Control for Alcohol Dehydration Unit
• Tank Farm Petrol and Diesel Blending Advance Control
Led implementation and optimization of:
• Tankfarm Petrol and Diesel Blending Systems including training of Operators
• G2 System for plant optimization at Process Co-Ordination Control Room
• LP Model for Refinery West
• Advanced Control Governance Group for maintenance of Advance Control Software for Secunda Site
• Drove live changeover and upgrade of Basic Control System at Rectisol Unit (Unit 213)
Highlights:
• Increased production capacity by 10-15% by identifying an equipment failure within production facility
• Revamped and improved the Polymer Truck Loading Bay
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