Chemical Engineer (Water and Process Solutions)
The Dow Chemical Company
مجموع سنوات الخبرة :4 years, 9 أشهر
•. Part of Dow MEIC Water Solutions team to analyse and compare performance of different Seawater and brackish water membranes by Dow and competitors.
•. Currently leading Dow's Mobile Filtration Treatment (MFT) Unit with built-in Filtration and RO units. Involved in leading operations, troubleshooting, data collection and analysis for entire unit.
•. Worked with project stake holders and membrane customers linking the two through technical advise and flow of information.
•. Presented project results to stakeholders on weekly basis to update on the application dynamics and development progress.
•. Proposed practical and tangible solutions for recurring desalination plant issues for Dow and customer sites.
•. Expert at latest chemical and biological analysis equipment such as Metro Ohm IC analyzer, Bactiquant bacteria determination, FTIR, LOI and several other typical and non-typical equipment.
• Gained good understanding of Reverse Osmosis process, membranes, their types and prior filtration processes along with necessary chemicals required for dosing and their purpose.
• In-charge of day to day handling of Dow’s mobile Ultra Filtration (UF) unit and analysis of feed and permeate data received.
• Preparation of weekly and monthly reports exhibiting UF unit performance through various characteristics such as turbidity, permeability, differential pressure etc.
• Working with Research team on RO and UF data analysis and in the water section of Dow lab to analyse samples.
• Expert at Ion Chromatography process to determine Anions and Cations for given water Sample.
• Performed FTIR and LOI analysis on various RO membrane samples to check type and characteristics of the fouling.
• Supervised external inspection and autopsy on different company and competitor RO membranes.
• Supervised analysis of various membranes under normal and aggressive conditions (high pH, conductivity and Boron) at Dow Pilot plant to check its durability for different practical industrial situations such as chemical stream or wastewater treatment etc.
• Leading a team of six members to supervise efficient daily operations of Utilities including potable water, purified water, steam boilers, chillers, cooling towers, heat exchangers etc.
• In-charge of Pre-Treatment of bore well water to efficiently achieve 300 m3/day of potable water within W.H.O standards.
• Joint Shift supervisor of Effluent Treatment Plant in order to ensure effluents reach the EPA standards.
• Ensured the safe, efficient and environmentally responsible operation of equipment and processes of water treatment unit.
• Reviewed the current water treatment methods for cost efficiency, environmental impact, output and water quality.
• Cut capital and operational costs by 20-30% in the 2016 expansion project by conducting unit cost comparison study.
• Prepared reports for the chemicals and equipment, feasibility studies and cost analyses of processes.
• Maintained good communication with suppliers and procurement department regarding PRs and quotations and received discounts. Provided process information to sales and marketing personnel.
• Planned and led timely equipment shutdown during Eid holidays for Preventive Maintenance activities of boilers, chillers, cooling towers and heat exchangers while communicating with affected departments.
• Supervised and trained support personnel (operators and technicians) to improve and manage the daily shift activities.
• Presented operations and process data and information and trend reports to management through meticulous collection analysis and thorough summary.
• 2 HSE, 1 GMP and Distillation training completed and qualified.
• Taken part in scale-up activities with R&D for several different processes.
• Successfully installed and commissioned 5 and 50 mbar vacuum pumps and designed critical heat exchangers (Shell & tube) for production facility using Aspen Plus and EDR on basis of which was assigned as a Project Assistant Engineer to the Production department.
• Currently part of Powder Processing Project team for quality enhancement of the final API product.
Responsibilities:
Working in Water Treatment and Heat Recovery department as project assistant to improve current process in terms of safety and design.
• Provided assistance to engineers in on-going heat recovery project to improve process in terms of safety and design.
• Generated efficient project plan (Gantt chart) and followed it to complete project within time.
• Prepared cold work and hot work permits as required during maintenance and commissioning activities.
• Participated in in-house Permit to Work training by EHS Manager.
• Developed PFDs of the recovery process for design purposes and P&IDs of each process equipment to carry out HAZOP and Root Cause analysis.
• Directly involved with site engineers and production managers in order to optimize the recovery process to make it environmental-friendly and more cost efficient.
• Wrote progress reports to supervising engineers detailing activities.
• Suggested viable and practical improvements in boiler design and improved equipment safety.
• Received good reviews by the supervising engineers for exceeding target and involvement expectations.
• Received training on Furnace, silos, boilers, Utilities including RO, Cooling Tower etc.
• Working with a team of several members to ensure safe, smooth and low cost operation of the plant.
• Preparing monthly report of plant progress including operational cost of Heat Recovery plant.
• Preparing permits for cold work and hot work.
• Participated in Confined Space certificate training by safety officer.
• Participated in various fire drills and fire fighting scenarios.
Distinction Achieved in Modules and Dissertation Research Project or Dissertation: “Adsorptive Reactor Technology to improve Efficiency, Reliability and Safety of the CO Methanation process." Worked under supervision of world known academic Dr Esat Alpay
B.E (Hons) in Chemical Engineering 1st Division Achieved Degree certified by Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC) Final Year Design Project: “Study and design of waste heat recovery unit in a cement Plant to improve its efficiency and performance.” (completed with assistance of Lucky Cement Ltd. Karachi)
Major: Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics Avg. Marks/Grade: 78% - A First Position in Pre-Engineering section of 71 students.