Christopher Yen has over 30 years of experience in process engineering and safety roles. He has worked for several major energy companies, including Shell, Suncor, Ineos, ConocoPhillips, and Petro Canada. His experience includes facilitating HAZOPs and LOPAs, project leadership, process optimization, and technical support. He has a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Toronto and safety certifications including TUV Functional Safety Engineer and PHA Leader Facilitator.

1. CHRISTOPHER YEN
Cell : 97 Douglasbank Way SE RESIDENCE:
587-777-5666 Calgary, ALBERTA 587-351-3668
T2Z 1W4 11chris@telus.net
Technical Experience:
May 2007 Senior Process Safety Engineer
To Present PMO Global
-Hazop Facilitation - Shell’s Carmen Creek, SAGD and Upgrader – Western Zagros, S1 Production Well and
pipeline, ESSO-Kearl Noda, waste water treating
Modular Waste Water Treater – troubleshooting, Construction Noise Mitigation Report
– LNG Operation Permit application
August 2012 to Process Integrity Specialist/Process Safety Engineer Lead
February 2015 Suncor – Operational Excellence Technical Service
Leadership- Supervision of Process Safety Engineers – PHA training for Oil Sands, Distribution, East Coast
Collaboration - DuPont Process Safety Liaison, Corp PSM Audit Analysis, LOPC for R+M, PSI Standard Owner,
Corrective Action COP
Technical- Stature Enhancement – Risk Registry, LOPA, Dashboards/Reports - Risk Work Shops – Corporate Groups
- PHA Facilitation –Desalters, Hot Bit ETF Expansion, Milden Terminal and Pipeline, Hot Bit Voyageur silos, ETF Heater
Startup Incident
August 2007 Senior Process Engineer
to August 2012 Ineos – Joffre Plant, Alberta
-2008/2011TAR Job Rep – various MOC/quality and Upset reporting projects -LOPA+SIL
-Energy/Benchmarking Projects - Butene gas burner bypass – Whiting Tank Farm/Laporte Plant Hazop-BP Fire
investigation Implementation – Best Rep
– HSE Chair – Facilitate Plant Revalidation Hazop-Support operations and maintenance – GE Chemical Liaison – Cooling
water classification-Site PSV calculations
– System design review – Reactor Wash Evaluations
January 1996 Senior Facilities/Process/Project Engineer
to May 2007 ConocoPhillips – Spectra Energy Gas Transmission, Empress Plant, Alberta
-Flare, PSV, SGI Design for TLM - inlet area isolation, inlet actuators, slug catcher, SGI controls upgrade, MCC upgrade,
Lean Oil Storage,
DeC1 and DeC2 reflux pump isolation
-Frac Area and Tank Farm Isolation Valves –new Deaerator –SGI Environmental Projects
-Energy Reports and Optimization, Ground Water Remediation, LPGERC and N.O.R.M Teams
-Various maintenance/environmental projects -contaminated amine disposal
-Team Leader and Planner - while Team Leader was seconded to Expansion Project
- Shutdown Coordinator -Various Hazop Facilitator – grassroots design of CO2 plant
August 1992 Process Engineer
to January 1996 Petro Canada, Lubricants Centre, Mississauga, ON
-Monitoring and troubleshooting of the all Lubes Units Dewax, 1st and 2nd stage HTU
Hydrogen Plant - Turnaround Process Engineering support
-Internal quality auditors for the ISO 9000 system
-Dewax optimization projects - increased MEK% in solvent, meeting flash
and carryover targets, maximizing feed charges, and reducing floc production
-Carbonizable optimization projects to meet product quality with varying WAT,
charge rate, steam, DFE injection, trim cut, and catalyst aging
-Optimization of producing trimmed 60L, 80L and 90L and charging HCB
-Shut down and capital work projects such as the hot wax recycle operation, a new wash solvent weir design, and a new
control of the Propylene Condenser
-Environment projects such as NPRI and slop reduction test runs
-Energy projects such as Double Pipe performance monitoring and reducing H2 recycle
-Investigated probable cause of a solvent recovery unit fire and the unscheduled shutdown of Solvent Recovery Unit -
Marketing /Engineering Liaison
- Engineering students’ coordinator

2. -Backup Operations Supervisor for White Oils Hydrotreaters, Hydrogen Plant and Dewax Units
May 1991 Process Engineer
to August 1992 Petro Canada, Port Moody Refinery, Port Moody, BC
-optimizing, modifying and monitoring the FCCU unit (Kellogg Orthoflow B)
-unit trouble shooting and start up after three years of being mothballed
-installing of backup catalyst standpipe fluidization system
-Capital Work such as an ATG fluidization system and LCO quench lines
-committee secretary on Environmental concerns and Permit Violations
-FCCU catalyst evaluation-SOX and catalyst emission test runs
October 1988 Process Engineer
to May 1991 Petro Canada, Taylor Refinery, Taylor, BC
-technical support and energy management for the 550 MMSCFD Sour Gas Plant , Crude and Vacuum, FCCU, HF
Alkylation, Hydrocarbon Recovery,
Hydrotreating and the Platformer Units
-Developed refinery yield models for LP data base -organized Platformer catalyst regenerations
-crude quality analysis which resulted in a $2/M3 discount-1991 ASO project coordinator
-Capital projects such as a new rich oil heater, a steam reducing system in the hydrocarbon recovery units -monitoring
Westcoast Energy and Amoco
Processing and Energy Agreements
April 1988 to Light Oil and Environmental Processes Engineer
Sept. 1988 Onsite, Petro Canada R+D, Mississauga, ON
-conducted thermal efficiency studies (via excess air optimization) on various
Heaters and boilers -identified energy savings opportunities and minimized emissions
August 1986 Concrete Engineer
to Oct. 1987 Euclid Chemical Canada Inc., Markham, ON
-investigated the economics and physiomechanical properties of admixtured reinforced and specialty concrete
-monitoring plant operations and product performance
Education: University of Toronto (1986)
Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering (Chemical)
TUV – Functional Safety Engineer (2011)
4th
Class Power Engineering (1990) 3rd
Class Power Engineering Part A (2004)
PHA Leader Facilitator – (1997) from IAT
Awards: 2005 Canada’s Energy Efficiency Award
Extra: Process simulations, Allen Bradley PLC basics, ISO 9000 and Quality Management
TDG and WHMIS – Root Cause Investigation – Responsible Care Rep
Waste Audit Seminar, Energy Management Conference, Mary K Conference
CSA Electrical Hazard Design Seminar, Management Guide to Loss Control
Refinery Trouble Shooting Course (Norm Lieberman) ABSA Seminar
Kepner Tregoe Problem Solving and Decision Making Course, UOP Reformer Course
RPS FCC and Dewax Courses, Project Management Seminar
Joint Health and Safety Committees1st Aid and CPR, LPG Emergency Response Courses
Member of Refinery Firefighting and Rescue teams-Firefighting and rescue courses
Front Line Leadership Experience, Risk Assessment, 7 Habits,
Member of the Central Alberta Science Network – teaching practical science to schools
Member of the Canadian Engineering Society
Associations: Professional Engineer, APEGA 1996 - Present
The Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario 1992 to 1996
The Association of Professional Engineers of BC -1990 to 1992