1. CURRICULUM VITAE
RADE VORKAPIC,
B. Sc. (university, ten semesters) qualified chemical engineer with thirty four years of experience in
oil, petrochemical and chemical industry;
Born : 13th
March 1953, Belgrade, Serbia (Yugoslavia)
Marital status : married, two children
Education : Chemical Technology Faculty of Belgrade University
Nationality : Serbia
Work history
Aug 80 May 84 : Oil Refinery Pancevo, Yugoslavia
Shift engineer
May 84 May 89 : Basic Chemistry Division, Baric, Yugoslavia
Lead engineer
Precommissioning and start-up
HYCO plant (cosorb), phosgene plant and chlorine storage
May 89 Dec 89 : Norinco Yin Guang Chemicals, Gan Su, China
Start-up engineer (KTI BV, Neetherlands)
Precommissioning, initial start-up and performance test
HYCO (cosorb) plant, coke oven gas separation and
purification
Sep 90 Jan 91 : Fina BV, Antwerp, Belgium
Ethelyne plant precommissioning (KELOG, UK)
Oct 91 Sep 92 : PT Pupuk Kujang, West Java, Indonesia
Technical advisor for operation and maintenance (Start-up and
Operation Services, Holland)
Carbon monoxide plant
May 93 Jul 93 : Norinco Yin Guang Chemicals, Bai Yin, China
Commissioning manager (Start-up and operation services, Holland)
Carbon monoxide plant catalyst production and spent
Catalyst recycling
Apr 96 Jul 96 : Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals, Karnataka, India
Shift Engineer (KTI BV, Holland)
Hydrogen plant initial start-up and performance test
Aug 96 Apr 97 : TPC Tabriz, Iran
Shift supervisor (KTI BV, Holland)
Ethylene plant hot section initial start-up and operation
Jul 97 Oct 97 : Petrochemia Plock, Poland
Shift engineer (KTI BV, Holland)
Hydrogen plant initial start-up
May 98 Jun 98 : Fina BV, Antwerp, Belgium
Precommissioning engineer (Fina BV, Belgium)
Ethylene plant inspection after turn around
Aug 98 Feb 99 : BHP, Port Hedland, Australia
Start-up engineer (KTI BV, Netherlands)
Hydrogen plant, precommissioning and initial start-up

2. Dec 99 Jan 00 : MRL, Madras, India
Start-up engineer (KTI BV, Netherlands)
Hydrogen plant performance test
Apr 00 Jul 00 : Vizak Refinery, Vizak, India
Start-up engineer (Technip Benelux, Netherlands)
Hydrogen plant initial start-up and operation
Oct 01 Dec 01 : SOPCO, Suez, Egypt
Start-up engineer (KTI Spa, Italy)
Hydrogen plant initial start-up and operation
Sulphur recovery plant (Klaus) start-up
Feb 02 Jul 02 : HELPE, Thessaloniki, Greece
Start-up engineer (Technip KTI Spa, Italy)
Hydrogen plant start-up and operation technical
assistance
Sep 02 Nov 02 : PCK, Schwedt, Germany
Start-up engineer (Technip Benelux, Netherlands)
Hydrogen plant start-up
Nov 02 Dec 02 : Repsol YPF, Tarragona, Spain
Shift supervisor (Technip Benelux, Netherlands)
Ethylene furnaces dry-out and coils pasivation
May 03 Apr 04 : Qatar Petroleum, Mesaid, Qatar
Start-up leader (Technip-KTI Spa, Italy)
Thermal Oxidation Unit initial start-up and operation
Nov 04 Mar 05 : Indian Oil Corporation Limited, Mathura, India
Lead licensor engineer (Technip Benelux, Netherlands)
Hydrogen plant
Aug 05 Nov 05 : Motor Oil Hellas, Corinth, Greece
Start-up engineer (Technip-KTI Spa, Italy)
Hydrogen plant start up and operation
Jul 06 Aug 06 : Preemraff, Lysekil, Sweden
Technical consultant (Preemraff, Sweden)
Hydrogen plant operation
May 07 Jan 08 : Kaz Munay Gas, Atyrau Refinery, Kazakhstan
Senior Licensor Engineer (Axsia Howmar, UK)
Hydrogen plant (steam reformer/PSA) start-up, optimization and
performance test
Stand alone refinery gas PSA absorbent replacing, restart and
Optimization
May 08 Sep 08 : VVF Ltd, Mumbai, India
Lead Licensor Engineer (Hydro-Chem, USA)
Hydrogen plant pre/commissioning and start up
Feb 09 May 09 : MCPI Haldia, India
Lead Licensor Engineer (Hydro-Chem, USA)
Hydrogen plant (methanol reformer and PSA) pre/commissioning
S/U and performance test
Jun 09 Aug 09 : VVF Ltd, Mumbai, India
Lead Licensor Engineer
Naphtha reformer feed change, PSA optimization and test run
Nov 09 Jan 10 : Indian Oil Corporation, Haldia, India
Senior Licensor Engineer (Technip Benelux, The Netherlands)
Hydrogen plant initial start-up

3. Mar 10 May 10 : CEPSA La Rabida Refinery, Spain
Shift Supervisor (Technip Benelux, Netherlands)
Hydrogen plant initial start-up
Sep 10 Oct 10 : MCPI Haldia, India
Technical assistance (Hydro-Chem, USA)
Methanol reformer catalyst change, reduction and S/U
Oct 10 Dec 10 : Delta-Wilmar, Youzny, Ukraine
Lead Licensor Engineer (Hydro-Chem, USA)
Hydrogen plant pre/commissioning
Feb 11 Mar 11 : Delta-Wilmar, Youzny, Ukraine
Lead Licensor Engineer (Hydro – Chem, USA)
Hydrogen plant start-up
Mar 11 Apr 11 : MCPI Haldia, India
Technical assistance (Hydro-Chem, USA)
Reformer catalyst change, PSA adsorbent change and unit tune
Jun 11 Aug 11 : Linde Gas Guangdong, China
Lead Licensor Engineer (Hydro-Chem, USA)
Hydrogen plant (methanol reformer and PSA) pre/commissioning, S/U
and performance test
Aug 11 Oct 11 : IOCL Gujarat, India
Lead Licensor Engineer (Cameron Limited, UK)
Stand alone refinery gas six beds PSA, adsorbent change, PSA
tune and performance test
Oct 11 Dec 11 : Linde Gas, Yongxiu, China
Lead Licensor Engineer (Hydro-Chem, USA)
Hydrogen plant (methanol reformer and PSA) pre/commissioning and S/U
Jan 12 Feb 12 : Linde Gas Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Lead Licensor Engineer (Hydro-Chem, USA)
Hydrogen plant P&I D check and punch list item clear supervision
Feb 12 Feb 12 : Borcelik, Gemlik-Bursa, Turkey
Hydrogen plant trouble shooting
Mar 12 May 12 : Azoty Zavody Tarnow, Poland
Lead Licensor Engineer (Hydro-Chem, USA)
Hydrogen plant precommissioning
Jun 12 Jul 12 : Linde Gas, Aurangabad, India
Lead Licensor Engineer (Hydro-Chem, USA)
Hydrogen plant (steam reformer) start up
Jul 12 Aug 12 : Linde Gas China, Xiamen, China
Lead Licensor Engineer (Hydro-Chem, USA)
Hydrogen plant (methanol reformer, PSA) start up
Sep12 Dec 12 : Linde Gas, Mundra, India
Lead Licensor Engineer (Hydro-Chem, USA)
Hydrogen Plant (steam reformer) Start Up
Jan 13 Feb 13 : Linde GISE Guangzhou, China
Lead Licensor Engineer, Hydro-Chem, USA
PSA adsorbent replace, start up and performance test
Feb 13 Mar 13 : Petrogal Refinery Sines, Portugal
Linde Impianti Italy, Lead Licensor Engineer
Hydro cracker fractionator heater trouble shooting

4. Apr 13 May 13 : PDH Tecnimont Tobolsk, Russia
Lead Licensor Engineer, Kirchner, Italy
Four PDH heaters precommissioning and dry out
Jun 13 Jun 13 : Hydrogen plant, ICL Ramat Hovav, Israel
Lead Licensor Engineer, Hydro-Chem, USA
Steam reformer/PSA catalyst/adsorbent loading and loop check
Jul 13 Sep 13 : Hydrogen Plant, TPCC, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Lead Licensor Engineer
Steam Raformer / PSA Start Up
Sep 13 Oct 13 : Hydrogen Plant, Linde Gas Izmit, Turkey
Hydro prime, modular steam reformer
Nov 13 Feb 14 : Hydrogen Plant, Linde Gas Ploiesti, Romania
Lead Licensor Engineer
Steam Reformer Pre-commissioning
Mar 14 May 14 : Hydrogen Plant, Linde Gas China, Ningbo, China
Lead Licensor Engineer
Methanol reformer / PSA start up and performance test
Jun 14 Jun 14 : Hydrogen Plant ICL, Beer Sheba, Israel
Steam reformer / PSA plant operation tuning and optimisation
Jul 14 Aug 14 : Hydrogen plant VIZ Stall Yekaterinburg, Russia
Steam reformer / PSA plant operation tuning and optimisation
Oct 14 Oct 14 : Hydrogen plant Linde Gas Ningbo, China
Methanol reformer / PSA plant performance test
Nov14 Nov 14 : Hydrogen plant, ICL Beer Sheba, Israel
Steam reformer/PSA process optimization
Jan 15 Mar 15 : Hydrogen Plant, LLH Tainan, Taiwan
Lead Licensor Engineer
Steam Reformer / PSA pre/commissioning, initial S/U and
Test run
Jun 15 Jul 15 : Hydrogen Plant, Ecogreen, Batam, Indonesia
Lead Licensor Engineer
Steam Reformer / PSA pre/commissioning, S/U and Test Run
Dec 15 Dec 15 : Hydrogen plant Linde Gas Ningbo, China
Methanol Reformer Fire Chamber Burner change and
Performance test
Feb 16 Mar 16 : Hydrogen Plant, Mitsubishi Chemicals Haldia, India
Technical assistance (Hydro-Chem, USA)
PSA adsorbent change and unit tune
Mar 16 Mar 16 : Hydrogen Plant, Linde Gas, Aurangabad, India
Steam Reformer technical assistance
Rade Vorkapic, Belgrade 27. 06. 2016