1. David C Karbach Jr.
USA Passport 712607329, expiring 04Jun2016
Present Address: 2929 Laurel Cliff Drive,
New Braunfels, TX 78132, USA
USA Mobile: +1-830-609-7737
Overseas mobile +40-768014188
e-mail: dkarbach@yahoo.com; davidkarbach@me.com
Education:
• University of Texas-Austin BS Electrical Engineering, 1970
Specializing is Digital Circuit Design
• Angelo State University- Graduate Courses in Bus.Admin. 1974-76
Pre-Engineering
Credentials:
• Member of the Saudi Council of Engineers
Future Ambitions:
Seeking a CSE Position in the Oil and Gas Area consistent with my
Project and Operations Engineering Experience on Feed or Detail Design
portions of the project.
Highlights of Recent Control System Equipment Experience
• Yokogawa CS 3000 DCS
• Triplex ESD
• Bentley-Nevada 3500, System One
• Emerson Delta V DCS
• Triconix ESD
• Control Valve Specialist Taught PCI 103, Application, Specification and
Sizing.
• Fisher Provox DCS
• ABB Advant DCS
• Field Instrumentation Specification, Sizing and Commissioning
• MOV’s
• Process Analyzers
• Compressor Control System
• Micromotion Flow Measurement
Employment History:
KBR Aug 09 to Oct. 2014
Project: Yanbu Export Refinery Project
• Aug 09 to April 2010 CSE Project Engineer for Saudi Aramco PMT on the
Control System Package for a new Refinery Project performed by KBR Houston.
Duties included clarifying the responsibilities between the MAC (control system
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2. contractor) and the EPC Contractors as well as performing the CSE technical
evaluations of the EPC bid Packages.
• April 2010 to Dec 2012 CSE Engineer for the detailed design package for the
Marine Loading Terminal Expansion(SP-7) for the project above. Focused on the
functional specification for Metering and Control System Design and the
accompanying Instrument Specifications.
• January 2012-Dec 2012 CSE Lead for the Operations Engineering Dept. for
YASREF Refinery
• Jan2013-Nov 2013 Personal Leave
• Nov 2013 to October 2014: CSE Engineering Lead for the Downstream GES+
projects of Saudi Aramco at KBR-AMCDE-Saudi Arabia
• October 2014 to Present Personal Leave
Saudi Aramco Jan 1980-June 2009 ( Aramco Badge # 098724)
Grass-Roots, Upgrades, and Expansion Projects
Jan 2006 – May 2009: Project BI-3451 Khurais Grass Roots Plant (Mega)
This (Mega) project created a grass-roots plant in the desert to produce 1.2 million
barrels/day of crude and associated gas.
• Initially, the Lead Control System Engineer for Operations on the Qurayyah
Seawater Plant Expansion for sending 3 million barrels/day of treated seawater
to the Khurais oil field.
• Then in March 2008 moved to the new Khurais Producing Plant Project
portion (1.2 million barrel production facility) for Control System FAT’s and
pre-commissioning.
Highlights of Duties
• On the Qurayyah side my CSE responsibilities included the project scope
development, project proposal engineering, detailed engineering phase and
reviews, and finally construction and commissioning.
• Took a leading role in the PDR’s, CDR’s, FAT’S, SAT’S, and commissioning of
the PCS at Qurayyah .
• Performed eReviews of Instrumentation and Controls, Attended 60% Design
Review in FANO in August 2006, attended the DeltaV DCS Critical Design
Review in Calgary in Dec 2006, performed Factory Acceptance Testing for VMS,
ESD and Delta from April through Dec 2007 in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia.
• Performed FAT’S for Khurais Yokogawa Control Systems in Al Khobar
Control Systems used---
Qurayyah side: Delta V DCS, Triplex Trusted ESD
On the Khurais side: Yokogawa DCS, Triconex ESD
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3. 2001 through 2005: BI-8274 Seawater Expansion to Aindar Field,
Lead PCS Engineer
BI-8274, increased the production capacity of the Seawater Treating Plant from 4
million barrels/day to 6 million barrels by adding facilities to produce 2 million
barrels/per day of treated seawater.
• I was the Lead Operation Engineer for Instrument/Control System during whole
project, from the Project Proposal, Detailed Designed Engineering, the FATs,
SATs, and finally to pre-commissioning and startup.
• The new plant areas used DeltaV and Triplex Trusted, which was integrated with
existing plant’s Provox DCS using “Delta-V Operate for Provox”.
• Performed loop and functional tests for new plant components which were all
controlled by the new Delta-V DCS and Triplex Trusted ESD .
• Supervised the initial startup of the additional SO2 plant, additional plant air
compressor, five treatment modules, 2 shipping pumps, one pipeline manifold and
3 Hypo-chlorinators.
• Provided support during and after startup to Operations to smooth the transition
from Fisher Provox to Delta V DCS.
Post Startup:
• In 2007 oversaw modifications to correct design flaws with the Bifi AOV’s and
MOV’s installed by BI-8274.
• Early 2007 Commissioning new 24” Valtek Flow Control Valves for QUU-1.
July 1996 to August 2004
Southern Area Producing Engineering Dept.,
Senior Instrument and Control Engineer in TSU.
• Supported all aspects of Instrumentation and Control with technical assistance to
Operations and Maintenance for the Southern Area GOSP’s and Water Injection
Plants.
• Performed detailed engineering for mini CSE design projects in these plants.
• Commissioned conversions to Yokogawa DCS/Triconex ESD at AinDar,
Shedgum GOSPs, and the ABB DCS in the Abqaiq 2 GOSP.
• After Commissioning, made Configuration changes to the Yokogawa, ABB and
Provox DCS’s for these plants.
• Worked heavily with Digital and Instrument Maintenance.
• Taught the Control Valve Course in Saudi Aramco Training Center.
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4. July 1980 to July 1996
Qurayyah Seawater Plant(SWID),
Senior Operations Engineer for Instr/Control
• Supported all aspects of the plants instrumentation and control system
• During this period at Qurayyah took leading part in the conversion from Foxboro
Spec 200 to Fisher Provox DCS /Triplex Regent ESD
• Supported of all parts of Plant Operation including Trip Analysis, Vibration
Analysis, Compressor Control System Problems, etc.
• Became an expert in all areas of the plant, both to Operations and Maintenance.
Employment prior to 1980
October 1978 thru Dec, 1979 CE-Crest Engineering, Houston Texas,
Project Instrument Engineer
Performed Instrument Engineering on new Exxon Gas Separation Plant in
Louisiana
June 1976- October 1978---LoVaca Gathering Co. Houston
Staff Electrical Engineer
Performed Electrical Engineering for Gas Gathering installations such as
compressor stations, Analyzer installations, and Metering Stations
June 1970- June 1976 General Telephone of the Southwest, San Angelo Texas
Central Office Equipment Engineer
Design Packages for Telephone Central Offices
Summers 1967,68, 69 University of Texas
Air Force Security Service as a Civil Service Employee
Trainee Intelligence Research
1969 while in University of Texas, Applied Research Labs
Lab Assistant building circuit boards for Special Projects
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