SENIOR PROCESS ENGINEER ► Results Driven ★ Deliver Profitable & Incremental Growth

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Paul H Fonseca-Rivera, PE
"I am focused on improving the unit margins and growing production capacity.  I look at reliability, production, cost and reputation.  Most importantly, I listen to my customers to ensure we meet their needs and reduce costs."
The picture at the background is Fort San Felipe Del Morro in Puerto Rico. Was built by Spanish militia to protect Spain's access to the new world wealth. Has endured as a masterpiece of military engineering from 1500's to present.

I am a collaborative problem solver able to use my technical expertise, continuous improvement mind-set, project management and communication strengths to enhance operations and increase bottom line. I love challenges. In fact, I’m constantly focus in identifying on-hand controllable opportunities within value drivers like reliability, production, costs, reputation and standardization as key factors to determine value delivered to the site.

If you review my profile, you will find my background includes examples of where I’ve provided a broad range of enhancements services across multiple roles and industries.

From a business perspective, my leadership style develop relationship with other disciplines to assess risk ranking to those on-hand controllable opportunities and put in place strategic plans to ensure execution of corrective actions and / or projects to impact margins, delivering growth & savings.

My focus approach ensures that I’m thorough when doing investigations, process optimization, project management and their scoping including having tracked and managed to completion.

I always consider the safety and environmental aspects of my assignments including the people that I mentored or work with. "No incidents under my watch"

A listing of my core competencies includes:

? Process Optimization ? Analytical Thinking ? Service Strategies ? Negotiation ? Team Mentoring ? Team Management                 ? Communication ? Managing Performance ? Technical Assurance ? Establishing Focus

Please contact me directly at my personal webpage https://PaulHFonseca2016.Workfolio.com/.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Current Licenses:

Registered Professional Engineer, Texas Board of Professional Engineers

Software:

Aspen Plus, Aspen Hysys, Spyro, Superchem, Knowledge Management System, First Vue Fisher Management, Visio & Microsoft Office.

Timeline

  1. -
    Project / Process Support Engineer, Ineos Olefins & Polymers USA, LLC

    I'm responsible in providing process engineering expertise and knowledge to support technology, capital projects, operations, maintenance, safety / health and environmental, process safety management, intellectual assets and commercial.
    My role is key in the evaluation and deployment of new technologies to support the business growth strategy and the protection of intellectual assets.

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    Senior Chemical Process Engineer, Prime 3 Lab / NESC Staffing Corp

    Provided consultant's engineering services to developed design packages mostly for two new units (Polymer and C5's Hydrocarbons - Petroleum Resins) in brownfield projects for large oil and gas clients stationed in Asia.

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    Independent Contractor, Consultant

    Provided consultant's engineering services to developed process design packages, environmental permits strategies and equipment's reliability to enhance operational cycle runs.

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    Senior Process Engineer, LCY Elastomers

    Implemented process improvement plans to increased thermoplastic elastomers to be used in asphalt, adhesives and plastics production capacity by 25 percent.
    Recommended process projects solutions to support operations goals for production, reliability, safety and quality.
    Worked with production, engineering, maintenance and environmental / health and safety to maintain and improve the various processes in the plant.

  5. Shell Deer Park Site Recognition

    In Grateful Appreciation for Outstanding Service and Dedication.          

    Process Technical & Operation Support Outstanding Service
    Shell Oil Products, Deer Park, TX

    Refer to "Images" section for photo.

  6. Professional Engineer License in Texas

    Register Professional Engineer license, Texas Board of Professional Engineers - Austin, TX

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    Chevron-Phillips Chemicals PR Core, Process Engineer | Operation Support Engineer

    Delivered engineering capability for process evaluation, optimization of operations, project design, start-up, troubleshooting, and testing of units. Attained technical support for a particular area to enable the most optimum performance that will meet the company’s economic, environmental, and safety objectives.

    Selected Accomplishments:

    • Authored process units operations treatments alternatives to support clean out activities executed by operations / contractor prior to facility decommissioned. Reduced disposition cost by $4.5M.

    • Developed two existing units re-engineering packages to achieve clean out & demolition. Negotiated for team’s resources and project execution. Administered $150K budgeted for these two projects.

    • Prepared design package for treatment of contaminated underground water by means of air stripping.

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    Process Engineer | Safeguarding, Chevron-Phillips Chemicals Company

    As flare and relief specialist delivered guidance and engineering support to the development and execution of the site safeguarding program. Worked to assure safe, environmentally compliance and reliable operations of the site assets. Serve as subject matter expert for overpressure related safeguarding concerns at the site.

    Selected Accomplishments:

    • Improved site image by updated 500 pressure relief valves overpressures scenarios at ethylene / natural gas units for safeguarding compliance. Budgeted & administered $5M for project execution.

    • Worked with project engineering to develop design concept, equipment’s specifications following approved design practices and work processes to allocated $2M in capital project for field modifications.

    • Enhanced relief valves database. Involved special programming and data transfer developed and executed by third party contract. Budgeted & administered $150K for project execution.

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    Technical Support Engineer for Hydro-Sulfur, Shell Oil Products Company

    Conducted technical assurance and technical support for the assigned area. Established leadership and guidance to the process team supporting the area. Implemented proactive technical support to help ensure the assigned process units and systems are operated in a safe, environmentally compliance and efficient way.

    Selected Accomplishments:

    • Created and promoted margin Friday’s concept to identify at-hand optimization opportunities carry-out through management of change or projects, saving $8.5K within first year of implementation.

    • Reduced hydro-sulfur area operating downtime in 2%, increased equipment’s reliability by coordination with other disciplines mitigations steps for top 20 threats or issues identified.

    • Improved hydro-sulfur area image through process safety in 1%. Achieved results by consistently execute high quality technical assurance for management of change, proposed projects and critical process safety items.

    • Reduced gasoline reactors turnover for regeneration in 2%, saving $1M within one year by control coke balance distribution through reactors and maintained catalyst activity for unit performance.

    • Evaluated utilities chemicals consumption rates and third party treatment program against analysis results. Reduced expenses in $50K per year by increased operation cycles.

    • Improved work quality during design process in 1% by mentoring engineers and advising contractors about usage of appropriate company standards and regulations requirements.

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    Enhanced Problem Solving Team Lead for Distilling , Shell Oil Products Company

    Implemented reliability strategy & process improvement plans focusing on investigations to solved complex problems that mitigate long term and/or high impact operational threats to the distilling area.

    Selected Accomplishments:

    • Increased column heater cycle run by 36 months and saved $2.9M by researching and analyzing effects of processing light oils in distilling area.

    • Reduced 7 pumps repairing cost in 20% (each one repairing cost over $150K) by enhanced emergency repairs criteria and raised pumps operating efficiencies.

    • Enhanced amine contactor operation and saved $500K in amine solution by optimizing liquid temperature and increasing column pressure to avoid foaming formation.

Proudest Accomplishment

Change behaviors of operations engineers to be proactive allowing opportunity for optimization.

Experience Highlights

  • Leader & Individual Contributor Roles
    Helping organizations identifying value drivers to impact growth and savings for their benefit.

Education Highlights

  • University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez, PR
    BS, Chemical Engineering
  • Inter-American University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR
    MBA, Industrial Management

Causes

  • Everyday I ask myself: What I'm going to do for preserving the environment of our planet?
    My answer: Act to Attain sustainable industrialization growth in harmony with the environment.

Interests

  • Project Development and Management - Identify Opportunities | Design | Execute | Evaluate
    By Fishing & fixing at hand, controllable opportunities we get the ocean - Deliver to impact Growth.
  • Opportunity Realization by Delivering Value
    Helping organization identify value drivers as key factors to impact growth and savings.
  • Process Evaluation
    Connecting dots between data and value drivers to execute optimization, impacting productivity.
  • Solving Problems
    Applying causal reasoning to understand the big picture, collect data and deliver quality solution.

outcomes

  • 100 %
    Completion on assigned projects.
  • zero
    Safety & environmental incidents under my watch.
  • +9 M
    Contributed to saved by enhancing operation.

Skills

  • team management
  • Team Mentoring
  • Service Strategies
  • Project Engineering
  • Technical Assurance
  • Value Drivers
  • Analytical Thinking
  • Process Optimization
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Root Cause Problem Solving

Questions & Answers

How do you contribute to your community?
I volunteer at a local high school marching band program to be their roadie and build props for bands competitions.
What are you most passionate about?
I'm most motivated by leading projects impacting operation enhancements to growth profitability.
How would your peers, subordinates and managers describe you?

A professional who can be trust and is easy to get along with. Capable of handle stressful situations and heavy work load.

What has been your greatest achievement?
Managed installation, startup & performance test of a new Scot / Sulfur Recovery Unit eliminating production capacity constraints allowing refinery business continuity.

Location

TX, United States

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