Tahir Syed

Process Engineer with 23 years’ experience (including 7 yrs in Middle East) in oil, gas and petrochemical industry, with the best part of last 11 years in natural / refinery gas processing. I am keen to know about project & facilities engineering opportunities in gas processing area.

•Extensive experience in Process Man-hours Planning, Feasibility and Concept Selection, Design Basis Memorandum (DBM), Front End Design (FEED), Detailed Engineering, technical support for commissioning/pre-commissioning, start-up, shutdown and operations troubleshooting.

•Heat and Material Balance, PFD/P&ID development, optimization/debottlenecking studies, project philosophies.
•Process Simulation Skills: HYSYS, HTRI, OLGA, PIPESIM, FORGAS, PIPESYS, PIPEFLO and FLARENET.
•Standards & Guidelines: API 520, 521, 14E, 2000, CSA Z662, ASME B31.3, NFPA, TEMA, IP15, Shell DEP, AEUB-D60.
•Piping/Pipeline Pressure Drop Calculations, Hydraulics and Dynamic Simulations, Line List Development and updates.
•Process equipment/Instrument sizing calculations for PIs, TIs, PSVs, Control Valves, ROs, 2/3 phase separation vessels, absorption/distillation columns, pumps, compressors and process data sheet preparation.
•Participation in SIL/HAZOP reviews and preparation of close out reports.
•Team player with a track record of effective interaction within multidisciplinary teams, clients and vendors.