Byron Bertrand has over 30 years of experience in instrumentation, analyzers, CEMS, and fire and gas systems for refineries, chemical plants, and wastewater treatment facilities. He has expertise in industry regulations involving safety, quality, and environmental issues. Bertrand currently works as a contract reliability engineer establishing asset management processes and developing reliability metrics for instrumentation.

1. BYRON BERTRAND
Senior Instrumentation Engineer
843 425 2349
Professional Experience Summary
Seniorlevel expertise inFEED,EPCand plantsite engineering,instrumentation,analyzers,CEMSand
fire and gas systemsin refineries,chemical plants, wastewatertreatment.NorthSlope andinternational
experience.
Analyzersandinstrumentation, CEMS,Gas Chromatography,MassSpectrometry,TDL’s,ICOS,Specific
Gravity,Total Sulfur,O2, CO,CO2, H2S, Chlorine,NDIR,NOX,SOX,TOC,pH,WastewaterSystems,SO2,
dissolvedsolids,dissolvedoxygen, fire andgasdetectionandmitigationsystems.
ExpertinIndustryregulations involvingsafety,qualityandenvironmental issues,SIS,HAZOP,LOPA,
OSHA 1910.119, NFPA 72, NEC,ISO 14001, ProcesssafetyManagement,ISA TR84,ISO 9000, SAP, Micro
Station, CAD, INTools/SPI,MicrosoftWindows,MSWord,Excel,PowerPoint.
Projectengineeringanddesign,P&ID’s,loopdrawings,datasheets,engineeringdrawings,DCSandPLC
programing,specifications,technical manuals,SISandLOPA integrationinHAZOP.
Expertinorganizationandadministration,communication,technicalknowledge,leadership,problem
resolution,timemanagement,teambuilding,trainingandinternal andexternal customerservice skills.
Seasonedprofessional,motivated,focusedandresults-driven,Committed tosafetyandquality.
Detailed Professional Experience
Contract I&C Reliability Engineer (current)
May – June 2016 Orange County SanitationDistrict FountainValleyCA
Establishingassetmanagement process
Developingreliabilitymatrix fordistrictinstrumentation
Providingengineeringsolutionsto districtmaintenance issues
Implementingcostsavingmeasuresformaintenance andmaterials
Institutingmethodsforimprovingassetlife cycle
Contract Lead Instrumentation Engineer
Aug- Dec 2015 TessenderloKerleyServices Phoenix AZ
Instrumentation andelectrical projectlead
SulphurRecoveryUnitconversionto AmmoniumBisulfite
Prepared60 Specification sheetsandRFQsin1 ½ months
Coordinatedvendorbidprocess forall instrumentation
Wrote proceduresforinstrumentationandelectrical disciplines
Lead Instrumentation and Analyzer Engineer
2013-2015 Technip Stone & WebsterProcessTechnology ClaremontCA
Responsible forall analyzers,CEMSand fire andgas systemsonmultiple projects.

2. Designedanalyzershelterandfieldanalyzersystems withSiemensIntegration
Completed FeedanddetaileddesignforDOWEthylene plantinFreeport,Texas.
Lead analyzerengineerforNOVA refinery,Canada, CVRCoffeyville,KansasAnalyzersystems.
Adopted ProcessHazardAnalysis forfire andgassystemdevelopment
Contract Senior Analyzer Engineer
2012-2013 Jacobs EngineeringthroughBergailaAssociates,Houston,TX
FEED and EPC on fourGulf Coast projects
Subjectmatterexpert, Focal Pointforall analyzerandCEMS installationsinanalyzershelters
Responsible forHAZOP,PHA andLOPA for fire andgas system
Contract Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
2012-2012 URS EngineeringthroughCDI International,Anchorage,Alaska
TemporaryreplacementengineerforGas to Water Conversionforwellinjection
Arctic engineeringNorthSlope
Implemented SmartPlantInstrumentation(INTools) forproject
Contract Senior Analyzer Engineer
2011-2012 WorleyParsons throughPeakTechnical,Monrovia,CA
EngineeringgrassrootsandrevampprojectsforSaudi Aramco/ExxonMobil
Responsible forFEED,EPC andon site,(Yampet,Kingdomof Saudi Arabia).
Developed MotorGas, diesel andheavymarine fuel oil desulfurization,Hydrogenrecovery
Lead analyzerengineeringandshelterspecificationonGC’s,RVP,tail andflue gas,total sulfurandTDL
stack gas analysis
Contract Senior Analyzer Engineer
2010-2011 KBR throughSwiftOil andGas, Houston,TX
Managed AnalyzerInstrumentationandControl functionsforFEEDportionof Al Jubail, Saudi Aramco
Lead furnace andplantsectionpropyleneandethylene oxide analyzerandinstrumentationproject
Responsible forLOPA andSISevaluationfromHAZOP
Contract Senior Fire & Gas Engineer
2008-2009 NANA/ WorleyParsons throughOxfordInternational,AnchorageandNorthSlope,Alaska
Managed projectsforfire andgas upgradesforBP NorthSlope Operations
Executedall aspectsof engineeringpackagesandsuperviseddesigners
Engagedinestimatingandmaterial requestdevelopment
Contract Senior I&C Engineer
2008-2008 WillbrosEngineering,Tulsa,OK,BatonRouge,LA
EngineeringsupportforMarathon pipeline upgrade
Specifiedinstrumentationandelectrical equipment
Plannedandsupervisedinstallations
Senior Analyzer Engineer CEMS, Fire and Gas
2007-2008 Conoco Phillips, Rodeo,CA
Managed all aspectsof the engineeringprocessfromscope of worktocommissioning
Workedcloselywithprocessengineering,maintenance,construction,health,safetyandenvironmental

3. AttendtraininginManagementof Change,Maintenance managementsystemsandsafety.
Designedanalyzershelters,wrote specificationsforquotes, workedhands-onfieldengineering
Contract Instrument Engineer
2006-2007 Honeywell UOP,LLC, DesPlaines,IllinoisandAtarou,Kazakhstan
Managed engineeringprocessfromscope of workto commissioningonoffshoregasanalyzers
Inspected fieldinstallations forprocessguarantee.
PerformedDCSloopchecks.
Trainedoperatorsandtechnicianson UOP processes
Contract Instrumentation Engineer
2002-2006 Gazprom, Yukos,Kazan,Tver,Novgorod,Moscow Russia/VinnitsaUkraine
Providedinstrumentandanalytical devicesengineering,designsolutionsandsupportservice forYukos
divisionof Gazprompetroleumrefineries,pipelines,anddrillingfacilities
Projectandengineeringservicerequirements,submitproposalsandsecure contractual agreementsfor
services,traininginengineeringprocesses.
Field Service Engineer
2000-2002 Varian Semiconductor Associates,Gloucester,Massachusetts
Installed,calibrated,troubleshotandperformedpreventivemaintenance/repairsonionimplantation
equipmentforIntel Corporation.
Wrote detailedreportscoveringall aspectsof repairprocessforuse byother technicians(worldwide)
for reducingoperationsdowntime.
Telescope Operations and Instrumentation Engineer
1998-2000 National Radio Astronomy Observatory,GreenBank, WestVirginia
Providedtechnical writing,datacollection,operatingandtroubleshootingsupportonradiotelescopes.
Construction, installationandcalibrationsof the world’slargestfullymovable radiotelescope.
Lead Analyzer Engineer
1990-1995 Bayer, Goose Creek,SouthCarolina
Organizedandsupervisedanalyzertechnicians.
Designedanalyzersheltersandsystems
DevelopedjobsafetyanalysisandimplementedOSHA 1910.119 processsafetymanagement
DirectedISO9002 Qualitytechnical team
Education
Ball State University,Bachelorof Science Degree –GeologyandGeneral Science 1985 Muncie,Indiana
Ivy Technical College,Associate of ElectronicsEngineering andIndustrialElectronicsEngineering-1984
Muncie,Indiana