Resume

Personal details

Nationality: German
Date of birth: 21.01.1976
Personal status: Divorced, two children
Professional experience: 16 years in petrochemicals, 6 years operating experience

Education

Chartered engineer with IChemE 12.2017
University of Stuttgart: Dipl. Ing. Verfahrenstechnik (Chemical Engineering) 04.2002
LANGUAGES: German, English, Dutch – fluent, French – business proficiency

Professional experience

Petrogenium, Principal Consultant Distillation, Thermal Conversion and Gas Processing, May 2018 – to date

PETROCHEMICAL COMPANAY, SOUTH-EAST ASIA, IDEA GENERATION WORKSHOP 05.2018
Interactive workshop on numerous refinery units. A team of 3 consultants in close cooperation with site staff generated 21 improvement ideas evaluated with a potential margin improvement of 41 MMUSD/annum.

Senior Gas Processing Technologist, Shell P&T, Dec 2011 – Mar 2018

UPSTREAM PRODUCTION SITE, EUROPE, SOLVENT SWAP STUDY 11.2017-12.2017
Evaluation of a facility wide solvent swap from aqueous MDEA to Sulfinol-M ® for enhanced Mercaptan removal.
GAS PROCESSING SITE, MIDDLE EAST, FGP RE-RATING STUDY 10.2016-03.2017
Debottlenecking study for a Feed Gas Plant extending from slug catcher via liquids processing through amine and mole sieve treating into NGL extraction and fractionation. Process lead.
LNG SITE, AFRICA, GAS SUPPLY ROBUSTNESS STUDY 06.-08.2016
Concept development for a sizeable (56 kbbl/d) condensate stabilization extension. Process lead.
LNG PROJECT, NORTH AMERICA, HAZOP STUDY AT CONTRACTOR OFFICE IN JAPAN 12.2014
Process specialist for AGRU, mole sieve dehydration and Hg removal unit.
GAS PRODUCTION SITE, EUROPE, PRESSURE MAINTENANCE PROJECT 06.2014-09.2014
Surface engineer
LNG ARCHETYPE LIBRARY 01.2014-04.2014
Compilation of gas treating archetypes.
FLNG PROJECT, SOUTH-EAST ASIA, LICENSOR PACKAGE 01.2014- 08.2015
Process lead, gas treating
NATIONAL OIL AND GAS COMPANY, MIDDLE EAST, HAZOP STUDY 10.2013
Process specialist for condensate stabilization.
UPSTREAM PRODUCTION SITE, EUROPE, CONDENSATE (STABILIZATION) TRAIN OPTIMIZATION 04.2012
Innovative retray of a column utilizing a hybrid Shell-downcomer and bubble cap valve design for enhanced turndown (25% and less).

Thermal Conversion Technologist, Shell Global Solutions B.V., Jan 2008 – Dec 2011

NATIONAL OIL COMPANY, MIDDLE EAST, VBU BDEP 01.-09.2011
Activity lead
REFINERY SITE, EUROPE, TGU TO VBU REVAMP 03.-09.2010
Activity lead
SPECIAL RECOGNITION AWARD FOR TGU START-UP SUPPORT 05.2009
Start-up advisor
NATIONAL OIL COMPANY, MIDDLE EAST, REMOTE MONITORING PROGRAM AND OPERATIONAL UNIT SUPPORT RATED “FIRST CLASS” BY CUSTOMER 10.2008
Technical Focal Point

Distillation and Thermal Conversion Technologist, Rhineland Refinery Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH, May 2002 – Jan 2008

HDS COMPRESSOR REPLACEMENT PROJECT 06.2004-09.2007
Process lead
TGU COMBITOWER REPLACEMENT PROJECT 10.2005-04.2007
Process lead
MAJOR TURNAROUND RAFF-1 PRODUCTION AREA 09.2003
Process focal point

Glossary

AGRU Acid Gas Removal Unit
BDEP Basic Design and Engineering Package
HDS Hydro  De-Sulphurizer
TGU Thermal Gasoil Unit (Type of Visbreaker Unit with 2 thermal conversion furnaces)
VBU VisBreaker Unit