Lead Scientist
SABIC
Total years of experience :20 years, 3 Months
•Prepared project proposals and participated in the review of new projects.
•Designed, built, tested and operated pilot-scale fluid coking reactors and fluidized bed systems.
•Led the process design and optimization of pyrolysis units used for the thermal cracking of heavy oil and bituminous feed stocks.
•Participated in the design and implementation of instrumentation and equipment.
•Performed tests and monitored performance of processes throughout stages of production.
•Performed engineering calculations, analyzed data, and delivered cost effective project solutions within very tight deadlines and challenging timescales both safely and successfully.
•Monitored unit performance, identified limitations, and solved operational problems.
•Developed test procedures and ensured that systems work properly and comply with safety regulations.
•Improved operational quality and suggested modifications to improve unit operations.
•Provided guidance and training to junior engineers on new and existing systems.
•Advised of best practices in the projects and defined alternative solutions.
•Planned, organized and prioritized individual tasks related to various projects.
•Assisted management in improving product quality and reducing production cost.
•Evaluated, assessed and oversaw the development and progress of junior colleagues.
•Managed clients expectations and implemented project areas in accordance with assigned priorities, goals and technical specifications.
•Facilitated and supported the troubleshooting of equipment failure.
Led the design, testing and operational processes of water-cooled silicon carbide milli-channel heat sinks for high power electronic applications in single and two-phase regimes.
· Developed, designed, assembled, and tested a system level cooling solution for a second-generation super computer and next generation Laptop computers.
· Improved the rate of heat dissipation from electronic modules using active and/or passive cooling methods.
· Evaluated the impact of thermal interface materials on heat flux efficiency both numerically and experimentally.
· Optimized the design of cooling components (fans, heat sinks, and dummy electronic modules) using thermal analysis and measurement techniques.
· Performed system level numerical simulations utilizing commercial CFD packages for the prediction of temperature, pressure, and airflow characteristics.
· Interacted with other engineers to define and execute validation experiments as part of design, process development and materials selection.
· Performed computational analyses on furnace systems to predict fluid flow characteristics.
· Designed and built water-cooled ducts and panels for high temperature scrap melting furnaces.