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Education:
Master's Degree, Chemical Engineering, Universida Nacional del Litorial, Santa Fe-Argentina
Summary: Over 25 years of process engineering experience in oil & gas, polymers,
petrochemicals, chemicals, etc. Specialized in polymers, gas treatment,
ethylene, sulphur recovery, HDPE, VCM/PVC, etc.
Extensive process experience: P&ID development, mass and energy balances, equipment
specifications, process simulation, using Hysis, Aspen, PRO2, etc.
Proficient in heat exchanger design, using HTRI & HTFS. Experienced in
safety aspects of Projects: Hazop and PHA studies, relief systems,
depressurizing systems, safety instrumentation, interlocks, etc.
Specific Experience:
Projects:
- Jiangxi LDK PV Silicon Technology Co, Silicon Project, Xinyu City, Jiangxi, China
$1.5 billion grass roots Polysilicon complex producing 15,000 TPA Photovoltaic (PV)
Polycrystalline Silicon (PCS) and 90,000 TPA Trichlorosilane (TCS).
Principal Process Engineer in the Detailed Engineering for a 5000 TA Solar Grade
Polysilicon plant. Review and supervision of P&ID development of Utilities and Off Gas
Recovery Unit.
Projects:
- Feasibility study for a refinery gas treatment plant including pre-treatment, Cold
Box, compression and separation sections. Mass balance, simulation, equipment
sizing, PFD’s and approximate cost estimation.
- Study for a grass roots refinery in Yemen. Main involvement in off-sites and utilities.
Projects:
- ARAMCO – Saudi Arabia: Lead Engineer in the preparation of an LSTK package for
the expansion of the Abqaiq Pant NGL compression facilities and installation of a
combustion Gas Turbine and Heat Recovery System. Mass and energy balances, P&ID
development, flare and utility studies.
- Conoco – Syria: Detailed engineering design of the DEZ Gas Project located in the
Eastern desert of Syria. The project included six compression stations, five gas
gathering stations, pipelines and a 460 MMSCFD gas separation plant.
- SINCOR Venezuela: Lead Process Engineer on the detailed design, engineering and
construction of a Sulfur Recovery Complex, to be built in Venezuela including amine
recovery, sour water treatment, sulfur unit and tail gas treatment.
- Nocil Modernization, Thane India: Basic Engineering of an ethylene unit and linear
olefin plant, including a C4’s hydrogenation unit. Developed simulations, mass
balances, PFD’s and P&ID’s.
- Solutia USA: Development of a basic engineering package for a K/A oil plant
(cyclohexanone/cyclohexanol), to be built in Pensacola, Florida. Technology
development, Aspen simulations, development of PFD's and P&ID's. Preparation of
equipment specifications and instrument data.
- ICI, Rozenburg: Detailed engineering of the new MDI Complex. Main involvement in
the design and development of safety systems. Feasibility study to implement
improved MDI Technology.
- PVC Complex in Abadan, Iran: Feasibility study for the revamp of the complex,
preparation of proposals, liaison with the client and the licensor.
- Fina Olefins - Belgium: Feasibility study and basic engineering for the revamp of
ethylene unit, gas separation and Ethylene/C4's hydrotreating unit.
- Neste OY - Belgium: Detailed engineering design for a grass roots high density
polyethylene plant.
From December 1988 to December 1989: EMS-Badger, South Africa, & The
Netherlands.
Projects:
Worked as senior process engineer in the Mossel Bay GTL project (South Africa),
licensed by SASOL. Worked in Synthol and Alcohol Recovery.
Projects:
- Responsible for major and smaller projects and process assistance to Production.
Project Engineer
Projects:
Responsibility for thermal design and preparation of proposals for heat transfer
equipment.
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