1. REBECCA A. LEWIS
401E Victoria Court, Minamiazabu, Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan 106-0047
1-(225)-330-5841 • alstonphotography@gmail.com
PROCESS SAFETY SPECIALIST/ IMPROVEMENT ENGINEER
Highly driven and goal-oriented technical professional, looking to apply hands-on Hydrocarbons Petro-
Chemical industry experience. Strong applied skills in Olefins and Aromatics process safety,capital project
planning, and implementation. Also skilled in plant operations, personnel safety, and expense budget management.
Reputation for bringing operating units into compliance with business and industry process safety standards in a
timely, organized, and well communicated manner.
COMPETENCIES
 New Engineer Training/Mentoring
 Layers of Protection Analysis (LOPA)
 Safety Instrumented System (SIS) Designs
 Expense & Capital Budget Management
 Asset Capability Tracking
 Six Sigma Greenbelt Certified
 Six Sigma Blackbelt Trained
PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
The Dow Chemical Company - Plaquemine, Louisiana (July 2008 – March 2014)
Process Safety Specialist (September 2011 – March 2014)
Acted as primary process safety focal point for Olefins and Aromatics in Louisiana. Responsible for ensuring all
corporate and business process safety goals and expectations are effectively communicated to the complex and are
within compliance by deadline. Also acted as specialist to answer questions and train others in process safety.
 Developed, organized, and managed all LOPAs for Louisiana Olefins and Aromatics
 Scoped and started pre-engineering on a project to bring plant into full compliance with current LOPA. Initial
cost estimate >$4MM and includes installation of Basic Process Control Systems (BPCS), LOPA Alarms,
and SIS (valves, instruments, wiring, code changes,etc.).
 Developed a LOPA implementation process for existing BPCS and SIS instruments (~1000 instruments)
which included tracking procedures,proof testing and test frequencies, labeling, operator response and
training, and code changes.Met all business and corporate deadlines for implementation compliance.
 Lead LOPA Revalidation audits,acted as process safety representative in Reactive Chemical and Health and
Safety Audits
 Acted as process safety representative for $275MM ethylene expansion project: helped develop new LOPAs,
calculated process safety times and loop response times, and managed all new safety instrumented systems
Improvement Project Engineer (September 2011 – March 2014)
Acted as project representative for both small (<$300M) and large (>$4MM) projects. Developed project scope,acted
as liason between detailed engineering groups and operations groups,and ensured all projects were in co mpliance
with corporate safety regulations and design codes.

2.  Proposed upgraded design and increased capacity of furnace heat recovery units which would allow for
energy savings and lower energy conversion
 Completed several projects to upgrade obsolete analyzers
 Lead two compliance projects to upgrade analyzer houses with new meters, and visual, audible alarms
 Ran simulations in Aspen and Flarenet, and supported these with fluid flow and valve sizing calculations to
better understand flare headers and avoid a replacement pressure safety valve project – saving the business
>$500M.
 Mentored other engineers in improvement projects such as $70MM building / control room upgrade and flare
header line blind replacements(~$500M)
Expense Budget Leader ___________ _ (April 2009- September 2011)
Responsible for leading Louisiana Hydrocarbons and Aromatics Budget Team meetings. Managed $50MM base
budget and pay planning for ethylene and aromatics cost centers via DowFAS, GEMTS, MSMS, and Business
Objects.
Olefins Process Engineer (July 2008-September 2011)
Responsible for maintaining the plant’s front end (feeds, furnaces, and quench) operations at minimum cost and
maximum throughput while producing quality product, all with minimal health and environmental impact. Worked
with Logistics and Feedstockgroups to determine weekly feedstock feasibility and plant production expectations.
 Completed Six Sigma project to minimize excess oxygen in Selas furnace stacks,improving conversion
energy and providing $130M annual savings upon new analyzer installation.
 Implemented control plan to minimize hydrogen in off gas to furnaces, reducing maintenance costs by
$30M/year and saving $155M/year in regained production losses.
 Managed and budgeted all weekly furnace feed swaps,decokes, and maintenance outages (including recoils).
 Tracked and communicated monthly Hydrocarbons Asset Utilization and Asset Capability performance to
business management and helped project future annual performance.
The Dow Chemical Company - South Charleston, West Virginia (2005 – 2007)
CO-OP Student______________________________________________ (2005-2007)
Responsible for supporting small projects for all plants within the South Charleston site - both operations and
improvement. Initiated and lead LPP14.1 gap closure for all pumps on the site.
ExxonMobil – Baton Rouge,Louisiana (2005, 2006)
Summer Intern________________________________________ (2005,2006)
Member of Lubrications Research and Development group (2005). Contact engineer for the refinery cokers (2006).
EDUCATION
B.S. Chemical Engineering – 3.8 GPA (Graduated May 2008)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, Virginia