Fergal Young B.Eng. (Chem)

Address: ‘Old Balvennie’, Newtonmore, PH20 1AREmail:

Date of Birth: 13/02/1971Tel: +44 (0) 75 22 60 32 59 (m)

SUMMARY

A Chemical Process Engineer with a strong background in design, commissioning, plant operations, process improvements, and capital investment programs. Experienced in Oil & Gas, Chemical and Nuclear sectors.

KEY SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

  • FEED & Detail Design of Offshore/Onshore Oil & Gas plant & equipment
  • Design, Commissioning and Operation of Nuclear Facilities
  • Current Offshore Survival and Medical Certificates

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

1992B.Eng. in Chemical and Process Engineering (Hons)

RegionalTechnicalCollege, Cork, Ireland

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

May 06 – presentProduction Services network (PSN), Aberdeen

JuN 09 – PresentPrincipal Process Engineer, based at ConocoPhillips, Aberdeen

MAY 08 – Jun 09Principal Process Engineer, based at PSN, Dyce

Nov 07 – MAY 08Paternity Leave

MAY 06 – NOV 07Senior Process Engineer

Currently seconded to ConocoPhillips, Aberdeen. Working as Principal Process Engineer for Murdoch Gas Production Facility Suction Pressure Reduction Project, responsibilities include:

  • Process engineering design for suction pressure reduction exercise
  • Determination of gas gathering network production constraints and operation optimisation
  • Gas network and compressor HYSYS modelling
  • Offshore engineering support of suction pressure exercise
  • Shutdown optimisation exercise of TGT, Viking, LOGGS and Murdoch assets through line packing and gas blending

When based at PSN design office at Wellheads Industrial Estate, Dyce, for Chevron and BP client offshore assets. Working as Principal Process Engineer for Alba, Captain, Erskine platforms for Chevron and Miller platform for BP, responsible for the following example projects:

  • Produced Water Re-injection platform trial (100,000 BPD requirement)
  • Replacement of Alba Main Seawater Filters
  • Replacement of FSU Fiscal Metering System
  • Polymer Enhanced Oil Recovery delivery system
  • Drag Reducing Agent Trial
  • Gas import facility

Responsibilities included:

  • Production of P&ID’s for new plant and existing plant tie-in points
  • Production of line lists, Instrument & equipment datasheets
  • Attending HAZOP and Safety Review as Process and Independent Process Engineer
  • Checking Engineering Deliverables from Junior/Senior Engineers
  • Training/management of Junior Process Engineers
  • Maximising use of turn around (TAR) time available for engineering deliverables (Flare/Produced water tie-ins etc)

DEC 05 – May 06jacobs engineering ltd, Glasgow

Senior Process Engineer

Based at Jacobs Engineering design office, working on BP Kinneil Produced Water Mercaptan and H2S neutralisation project. This involved installation of dosing equipment to treat produced water from Buzzard Field crude prior to discharge. Working within a multidisciplined team, responsible for the following:

  • Production of P&ID’s for new plant and existing plant tie-in points
  • Production of line lists, equipment lists & equipment datasheets
  • Representing Process Engineering at HAZOP and Safety Review

Aug 05 – Dec 05foster-wheeler energy Ltd, reading

Senior Process Engineer

Based in Foster Wheeler design office at Reading, working with client Saudi International Petrochemical Company on Vinyl Acetate Monomer (VAM) and Acetic Acid (AA) plants Front End Engineering Design (FEED) packages. Working within a process engineering team, responsible for the following:

  • Undertaking Beneficial Engineering on FEED packages for VAM and AA plants
  • Optimisation of plant air-cooled and cooling water shell and tube heat exchangers
  • Production of associated instrument, relief valve and equipment datasheets.

Jul 00 – Jun 05Alkali Metal Residue Removal (AMRR) Alliance,

Glasgow & Dounreay

Jan 05-Jun 05 AMRR Project: Alstec Systems Technology, Dounreay

Senior Process Engineer

Based at both Dounreay and Janetstown Offsite Test Facility (JOST) and responsible for the following:

  • Engineering and design support for the operations and maintenance of Dounreay decommissioning equipment. To date equipment has been successfully installed, commissioned and operated to decommission six tritium contaminated tanks and three contaminated PFR secondary sodium circuits
  • Engineering and managerial support for waste management licensed sodium and sodium contaminated items disposal site

Sep 02–Dec 05AMRR Project: Sinclair Knight Merz, Dounreay

Design Liaison Engineer

Based at Dounreay as the SKM site representative and responsible for the following:

  • Onsite commissioning and design support of SKM designed equipment
  • Submitting plant improvement designs from plant experience to remainder of the SKM design team
  • Undertaking various site engineering works e.g. PFR liquid and gas waste treatment and DFR NaK Disposal plant Hazardous area classification
  • Submitting proposals for further decommissioning activities at Dounreay. Proposals included defuelling & decommissioning of PFR irradiated FuelCaves and decommissioning of highly contaminated PCTL baskets

Jan 02–Sep 02AMRR Project: Sinclair Knight Merz,

Dounreay PFR Decommissioning Project, Waste Treatment

Process Design Engineer

Responsible for the design of treatment plants for the gaseous & liquid effluents to be generated by the AMRR project before discharge to air & sea, this involved:

  • Preparation of waste treatment plant design basis & concept designs
  • Producing resourced project plan including project risks & contingencies
  • Producing project design concepts
  • Concept selection on basis of environmental, commercial, regulatory & safety merits

Jan 02–Jun 02Dounreay Site Maintenance, ‘Shaft’ & Site Fissile store

Process Design Engineer

Responsible for production of Maintenance Implementation Reports for Dounreay facilities. This included the D1224 & D1225 Dounreay `Shaft` Intermediate level waste facility, D1231 fissile store and PFR flasking operations.

Jan 00–Dec 01AMRR Project: Sinclair Knight Merz, Glasgow

Dounreay PFR Decommissioning Project, Pilot Plant Design

Process Design Engineer

Responsible for developing the WVN process for the PFR and designing a full scale non-active WVN pilot plant, this included:

  • Producing Process Functional Specifications & Concept Designs including M & E balances
  • Producing Detail Design including Control Philosophy, P&ID’s, DPTD’s, equipment selection, line sizing, equipment & Instrument specification sheets and materials selection
  • Hazardous Area Classification of plant & equipment
  • Representing Process Engineering function in Plant HAZOP studies
  • Determining AMRR project scope with Client
  • Client meetings & Site Surveys

Dec 97-Jun 00BNFL Sellafield MOX project, Cumbria.

Process Engineer/Commissioning Engineer

From analysis of the commissioning information gathered at SMP, manufacturing plant production improvement areas were highlighted and tackled in order of highest priority. Responsible for:

  • Determination of root cause of plant capacity problems
  • Implementation of equipment and process improvement projects to increase plant capacity
  • Submitting engineering proposals with cost benefit for sanction and design approval
  • Writing of process specifications and operational control philosophy documents for the mechanical design and DCS/SCADA/PLC control systems
  • Data collection and overseeing commissioning trials
  • Assimilation and analysis of commissioning documentation
  • Reporting plant results back to drive the commissioning program

Sep 97-Nov 97Heathcote & Ivory Ltd, Devon.

Process Engineer

Jun 96-Jun 97Kenny-Whelan Associates Ltd, Ireland.

Recruitment Consultant /Network Administrator

Sep 95-Jun 96Queens University, Belfast.

Full Time Research Engineer

jun 94-Jun 95Midland Bandages Ltd., Co Offaly, Ireland.

Production Manager

Jan 93-Jul 93Kenny-Whelan Associates Ltd, Ireland.

Junior Process Engineer

Jun 91-Oct 91Irish Fertilizer Industries (Formerly NET), Ireland.

Student Process Engineer