| Relevant experience as Refinery
Process Engineer |
| 2000 - present |
Consulting Engineer / Freelance |
- Conducting of a 3 days workshop on naphtha reformer catalyst
regeneration procedure.
Involvement in catalyst regeneration key activities.
- Planning / preparation of distillation towers radioactive
scanning, carried out by foreign contractors.
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| 1977 - 2000 |
Refinería Petrolera Acajutla, S.A. (managed
by EXXON Co.)
Location: El Salvador
Position: Refinery Engineer, at the Technical Department |
Participation in several refinery projects:
- 1998 - 2000. New control room commissioning activities,
control loops tuning (Fisher-Rosemount RS3 system). Developed
several process control applications: refinery gas measurement,
gasoline blending system, pressure control scheme for one of the
light ends system tower, smart pipestill pumparound.
- 1994 - 1995. Main pipestill tower revamping/modification.
Addition of a 4 trays section, an additional side-stream and a
pumparound system.
- 1993. New crude flash drum for refinery's capacity
expansion
- 1984. Heat integration improvements. Switching two reboiler
exchangers from hot oil loop to process heat.
- 1999. Caustic wash system revamp, for sulfides removal from
propane product.
Some Technical Department assignments:
- 1999. Worked in development of an improved diesel hydrofiner
catalyst activation procedure (sulfiding). Operation were carried
out successfully.
- 1985 - 2000 Monitoring of naphtha reformer (semi-regen type)
catalyst activity. Planning and preparation of catalyst
regeneration activities. Participated in 9 regenerations.
- 1990 - 1998. Gasoline blend planning.
- 1985 - 1990. Monitoring of heat exchangers performance and
fired heaters operation, focusing on energy conservation.
- 1978 - 1980. Laboratory supervision.
- Miscellaneous administrative and Safety Awareness activities.
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