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- 1. KUO-HSIUNG (GARY) CHU PERSONAL DATA U.S. Citizen Email address : garychu921@yahoo.com Tel : 520-328-9634 OBJECTIVE: Senior Process Engineer EDUCATION: Tunghai University, Taiwan, BS in ChE Texas A&M University, Texas, M.Eng in ChE SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE: Professional work coverage • Hands on experience in conceptual process design, feasibility study, FEED package and detail engineering works. • Developed process flow diagram (PFD), piping and instrument diagram (P&ID) and defining process control strategy. • Extensive experience in process equipment sizing. • Hydraulic calculations, relief valve calculations and flare sizing. • Project coordination with different engineering disciplines. • Daily trouble-shooting of operation. • Provide process operation manuals. Career Highlights • Independently prepared several basic process packages that include rating of columns and exchangers. • Responsible for establishing relief valve sizing as part of PSM program for a major refinery. • Apply updated technologies in heavy oil production, treating, supporting systems and downstream refineries. • Closing out the process section of several billion dollar projects. SOFTWARE SKILLS: Microsoft applications, Hysys, Pro/II, HTRI and EDR EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: 2015, Jan-Now Senior Process Engineer – IQA Solutions, Long Beach, CA • Aramco Gas Plant – worked simulation for checking H&MB of the pre-FEED package. • Working the assignment in Tesoro Carson refinery for capital projects. Finished FCCU cooling water hydraulic evaluation and Crude-Vacuum Unit preheat train simulation. 2014, May-Oct Senior Process Engineer – Solaris MCI, Surrey, Canada
- 2. • Apache Gas Project - Prepared the pre-FEED package. 2004-2007, 2008-2009, April 2010-April 2014 Senior Process (lead) Engineer – WorleyParsons, Calgary, Canada • Esso McKenzie Gas Project - Prepared the FEED package. • Devon Oil Sand Project - Responsible for leading the DBM, EDS and Detail design of Pipeline, Pad Production and Utility sections. • Suncor Voyageur Upgrader Project - Responsible for leading the EDS and Detail design of Naphtha, Diesel and Gas Oil Hydrotreater units. • TOTAL JNM Oil Sand Project - Responsible for tailings solvent recovery unit (TSRU) FEED design for phase 1 and phase 2 design. • Suncor Fort Hills Oilsand Project – Prepared DBM and EDS of the oil sands production facilities. Closeout the work for TSRU of Secondary Extraction Unit. 2010, Jan-Apr Senior Process Engineer - KBR, Houston, TX, USA • Dow/Aramco propylene oxide FEED utilities. 2007-2008 Senior Process Engineer - Anvil Engineering, Bellingham, WA, USA • Emergency depressuring valves project for Shell Peuget Sound Refinery. • Pump VOC study for ConocoPhillips Ferndale Refinery 1998-2000, 2002-2003 Process Engineer - United Refining Co., Warren, PA, USA • Worked on the Coker expansion project that includes revamp design packages for most existing onsite/offsite units and new FCC feed hydrotreater and Coker Gas Plant. • Provided technical support in the turnaround for low sulfur gasoline/diesel project. • Miscellaneous refinery improvement projects in compliance with HAZOP results. 2001, May-Dec Process Engineer - VECO, Anchorage, AK, USA • BP’s Prudhoe Bay capital projects for gas facility expansion and water injection projects. 2000-2001 Process Engineer - Fluor, Tucson, Arizona and Houston, Texas, USA • Intel’s wastewater treatment and Citgo’s Lake Charles Crude unit. 1996-1998 Process Lead Engineer - China Petroleum E & C Corp, Beijing, China • Kuwait Oil Co. project for West Kuwait Production facilities expansion. The responsibilities included detailed process design of oil/gas separation, gas compression, gas/condensate dehydration, utilities and flare system. 1994-1996 Process Lead Engineer - Onyx engineering, Houston, TX, USA • Assigned in Lyondell-Citgo Refining Co., Houston office for Process Safety Management. Responsible for the relief system analysis while modeling process for coker, hydrotreater, SRU and crude units. 1992-1994 Project Engineer - Bechtel, Houston, TX, USA • Lyondell-Citgo Refining Co., Houston refinery expansion in designing the grass-root crude unit to handle heavy crude oil.
- 3. • MTBE project, Mobil Oil Co., Yanbu, Saudi Arabia project in the designing of utility and isomerization unit. 1988-1992 Process Systems Engineer - M.W.Kellogg, Houston, TX, USA • Developed Gas recompression facility for Uzbekneftegas in Uzbekistan. • Mobil and Phillip Petroleum Co. for projects in utility and offsite facilities. 1983-1988 • Self-employed in PC business. 1981-1983 Chemical Engineer - Denka Chemical Co., Houston, TX, USA • Worked process modification, utility optimization in the manufacturing of maleic anhydride. REFERENCE: Available upon request.