- Senior Process Engineer with 10 years of experience in Petrochemical and Oil and Gas industries with high standards for process safety.
- Good knowledge of international standards like Norsok, API, ASME, TEMA, ISO, NACE, and ISA.
- Very experienced in process engineering workflow and the production of Process Engineering deliverables like Datasheets, P&IDs, PFDs, Line list, Tie-in Index, Control philosophy, Design report, Blowdown report, utility consumption list, calculation report, FEED report, simulation report.
- Strong background in plant operations supports, including plant operation problem diagnosis, process optimization, debottlenecking and commissioning and start-up activities.
- Understand Process Control and Instrumentation and knowledge in gas treatment, compression and transportation.
- Good working knowledge of Process Modeling Simulation Packages: Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Shell & Tube Exchanger, PRO II, STX, Flarenet. Also Pipe design Simulation Package: PIPEPHASE, PipeFlow and Pipe-Flo.
- Fluent in Spanish and English. Good technical, written and verbal communication skills, able to deliver technical messages effectively to non-technical team members.
- Capable of leading, couching and mentoring small teams.
- Ability to solve conflicts and use a collaboration approach to maintain positive relationships and work towards solutions under difficult circumstances.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and deliver on their objectives.
- Capable to work at different levels of the organization, across functional disciplines and in multicultural organization.
- Critical thinker, problem solver/solutions provider and decision maker.
- Good command of Operative Systems and Office tools: Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, Outlook.
- Familiar with Aspen Process Explorer, Autocad, Microstation, PDMS, Meridium (PROACT module), Smart Plant P&ID, IFS, NAVIS WORK and SAP.
- PMI member ID# 1557377. SPED Member MI 11495.
Lead Process Engineer @ - Responsible of Process Discipline to increase existing gas and water handling capacities on EKOFISK Complex processing facilities by installing: a new compression train to raise gas lift capacity to 350 MMSCFD, 2 hydrocyclones to treat 150 MBPD of low pressure produced water and a new line to deviate and decrease liquid load on LP separator.
- Provide leadership and process engineering expertise to design team of 15 engineers through all phases of the project, safeguarding the design is within quality and legislative parameters, EHS Policy, site and regulatory standards.
- Assure that Process Discipline reaches project milestones within budget, Project KPIs, and time by assigning and splitting work load among process engineers.
- Approve all Process Engineering Deliverables (Datasheets, P&IDs, PFDs, Line list, Tie-in Index, Control philosophy, Design report, Blowdown report, utility consumption list, calculation report, FEED report, simulation report and technical queries). Initiate/produce the documents if required.
- Participate in design reviews, HAZOP, HAZID, workshops, SAS reviews, 3D model review, work environment review, LOPA, and audits.
- Maintain an ongoing working relationship with the other Lead Discipline Engineers, the Engineering Manager, the Client discipline representative, and with key procurement, project controls and construction team members.
- Measure the progress of the discipline engineering deliverables and activities to ensure that the budgets and plan are being met.
- Develop process discipline plan baseline at the beginning of the project and update it every 6 months.
- Attend clarification meetings with the client and vendors.
- Prepare Process Engineering Cost, Time and Resource (CTR) Catalogue for projects.
- Give input to yearly KPIs and Performance evaluation of process engineers under supervision.
- Track all changes and decisions related to process design.
- Take part and organize offshore surveys. From October 2013 to Present (2 years 3 months) Senior Process Engineer @ - Be part of the process team to replace a Waste Heat Recovery Unit by 2 new units of 24 MW of superheated steam to fully utilize the capacity of 10.3 MW from the steam turbine generator at ELFISK Complex.
- Prepare Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs), line list, Process mechanical datasheet and instrument datasheets, utilities consumption list, calculation report and tie-in index.
- Carry out relief valve sizing and hydraulic calculations.
- Check and approve technical documents from vendor.
- Provide technical direction to junior process engineers, assign work and supervise their performance.
- Responsible of the design of a mixed bed filter to produce feed fresh water to the WHRU.
- Work with Client Data Base (SAP) and Company Data Management Program (IFS).
- Communicate with other Discipline Engineers and PREs to ensure design integrity and consistency.
- Check and Approve SCDs prepared by SAS group.
- Attend design reviews, HAZOP, constructability assessments and technical meetings with client, vendor and other disciplines. From January 2012 to September 2013 (1 year 9 months) Process Engineer @ - Responsible to achieve a safe, reliable, and efficient operation of Isomerization (UOP license) and Etherification (Snamprogetti license) units at an MTBE plant with a capacity of 500000 MTPY.
- Provide process engineering and technical advice and support to the site’s Production-Operation organization to resolve troubleshooting and process operating problems, like product quality, reliability and operability issues.
- Perform advanced engineering calculations (i.e., mass balances, energy balances, conversion calculations, equipment sizing, and hydraulics calculations) and Unit simulations.
- Develop of process basis, preliminary estimates, and schedules for project design scopes of capital projects like debottlenecks, MMO (maintenance modifications and operation) and expansion.
- Attend HAZOP, HAZID PHA, What If, root cause analysis and incident investigations.
- Keep updated all the process data/documents/drawings related to the process units.
- Participate in plant shutdown, startup, and turnaround assistance, including equipment process inspection, catalyst loading, start-up, and plant performances test runs.
- Evaluates chemical and catalyst usage and performance, maintains unit material balances and recommends and evaluated opportunities for profit improvement.
- Provide technical support to other process engineers in charge of dehydrogenation (CATOFIN) and utilities units (steam generation, cooling water and fresh water production).
- Commissioning and Start-up engineer of a dimerization and hydrogenation Units to convert MTBE plant to Isooctane (Saipem license) with a capacity of 384000 MTPY.
- Define commissioning and start-up strategy with Mechanical Completion and licensor.
- Prepare together with licensor of Isooctane technology all commissioning, start up and shut down procedures and operating manuals.
- Afford process support during start-up of the units along with the licensor and give support and process expertise to operation team. From July 2006 to December 2011 (5 years 6 months) Process Engineer @ - Take part of the process team to design a tank blanketing system.
- Perform mass and energy balance computer simulations using PRO II and HYSYS PLANT.
- Prepare Process Flow Diagram (PFD), Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID), equipment list, equipment data sheet, and process description.
- Size a gas scrubber and its PSV. From April 2006 to June 2006 (3 months) Process Engineer @ - Perform hydraulic calculation using PIPEPHASE to size a heavy-oil manifold.
- Carry out many simulation scenarios based on production profiles blending production of different wells to get the desired API grade.
- Prepare Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) and line list. From January 2006 to April 2006 (4 months) Process Engineer @ - Member of the process team to size a slug catcher and gas manifold.
- Perform mass and energy balance computer simulations using PRO II and HYSYS PLANT and hydraulic calculation using PIPEPHASE.
- Prepare Process Flow Diagram (PFD) and Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID), equipment list, equipment data sheet and line list.
- Participate in field surveys. From July 2005 to January 2006 (7 months)
Postgraduate Degree in Design and Engineering of Industrial Fluid Installations, Engineering, 8.00/10 @ Universidad de Zaragoza From 2010 to 2011 Diploma in gas, Engineering, 19.00/20 @ Universidad Metropolitana (VE) From 2009 to 2010 Diploma, Industrial Engineering, 9.77/10 @ Universidad de Oriente (VE) From 2007 to 2008 Bachelor's Degree, Chemical engineering, 8.20/10 @ Universidad de Oriente (VE) From 1998 to 2004 Eliana Veloso is skilled in: Process Engineering, Petrochemical, Petroleum, Engineering, Process Simulation, Gas, Project Engineering, EPC, HAZOP Study, Commissioning, Industria petroquímica, Industria petrolera, Energy, Piping, Factory