The document summarizes several projects completed by the individual as a principal operations process engineer. The projects involved investigating and resolving compressor and cooler failures, increasing production capacity at several air separation plants through bottleneck identification and removal, introducing a new staff member, and implementing projects to reduce costs and increase revenue. The individual's role in each project was as a lead process engineer responsible for technical analysis, design, implementation, and supervision.

1. PROJECTS: PRINCIPAL OPERATIONS PROCESS ENGINEER
Compressorintercoolerfailure investigationandrectification(2012)
Objective: Restore plantoperationfollowingfailure of an18m longcooler,andprevent
recurrence.
Achieved: Avoided$1min costsof an un-scheduledshutdown,andstoppedasimilarfailure
fromhappeningagain. Rapidlyidentifiedthe cause of the compressorma-
performance/vibration. Designedinterimmeasurestokeepthe machine running
until a commerciallysuitabletime forrepair. Designedandsupervisedinstallation
of a temporarysolution. Leda root cause analysisof the failure. Supervised
procurementof a replacementbundle,whichcannotfail inthe same way,so
savingthe companyan estimated$500,000 in costsof a repeat.
Role: Processengineer.
Shutdown of Air Products’largest facilityin Europe (2012)
Objective: Increase productrecoveryby5% at Air Products’largestairseparationunitin
Europe.
Achieved: 5% increase inoxygenrecovery,through columninterventiontocorrectmal-
performance of the overheadcondenser. Identifiedthe source of the problem,
and foundlow-costinterventionthatachievedthe requiredimprovementin
performance.
Role: Lead processengineer,withateamof one to three engineersandresearch
associates.
Introduce newstaff memberto Spain (2012 - 2014)
Objective: Offerthe Spanishplantsin-countryprocesssupport,toenable 2% ayear direct
bottomline benefits.
Achieved: Broughta new,inexperiencedengineerintothe Spanishoperationsorganisation.
Supportedherinlearningandtakingoverthe operationssupportrole. Gave her
the technical andpersonal skillstooperate fullyindependentlywithintwoyears.
Role: Sponsor,mentor,andtechnical supervisor.
De-bottleneck850T/day air separation and liquefactionfacility (2011 – 2012)
Objective: De-bottleneckthe airseparationunit,toincrease capacityatminimumcapital cost.
Enable re-negotiationof customersupplycontractforan un-disclosedrevenue
improvement.

2. Achieved: Identifiedthe potentialforuprate bydetailedmodellingof the cold-endplant
(cryogeniccolumns,exchangers,turbo-expanders,etc.). Identifiedthe bottleneck
as beingthe warm-endequipment,specificallythe water/CO2adsorbers. Process
designof a newadsorbersystem, increasingcapacityby15% while reducing
operatingcostsby$50,000/year. Demonstratedthe plant’savailablecapacityas
12% above nameplate bysite test. Furtherminorcapital improvementsfound
later,whichaddanother3% and reduce operatingcostsbyanother$25,000/year.
Role: Lead processengineerandsite support.
Oxygenplant capacity increase (2010 – 2011)
Objective: Increase oxygencapacityof A Spanish plantby50T/day oxygen.
Achieved: Ledplant test,to quantifylimitsandsearchforopportunitiestouprate at minimum
capital cost. Foundboth. Replacedone componentata cost of $45,000, to gaina
9% increase innameplate capacity. Enabledrevenueincreaseof $180,000 per
year.
Role: Lead processengineer. Identifiedthe unseenbottleneck,anddrove throughthe
projectto remove it.
Condensate recoveryproject (2007)
Objective: Reduce operatingcostsby$180,000/year, through recoveryandre-use of steam
condensate.
Achieved: Identifiedthe opportunity foroperatingcostreductionbysite surveyand
thermodynamicmodelling. Designedasystemtorealise the saving,and
supervisedimplementationandcommissioning.
Role: Lead processengineer.