Water Treatment Process Engineer

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SASAN VAZIRI,

MSc, P.Eng

Calgary, AB, 403-***-****

*****.******@*****.***

Highlight of Skills

• Start Up and Commissioning (CSU)

• Standards including API, ASME

• Quality Control

• DCS system such as Yokogawa,

SCADA

• Diagrams including PFD, P&ID, UFD, UDD, Isometric

• Health and Safety Oriented

• Software including Microsoft office, Matlab, Aspen Hysys, Auto Cad

• NGL and Waste water treatment process

Experience

Process Engineer, Teck Resources Ltd. MAR 2023 - Present ELKFORD, BC

• Perform a broad range of process engineering assignments for various Transition.

• Prepare design calculations and design briefs for equipment

• Carry out technical evaluations and vendor documentation review

• Communicate with vendors and contractors as required

• Prepare and review process flow diagrams and piping & instrumentation diagrams

• Participate in HAZOPs and close out action items

• Write detailed engineering reports, studies, and briefs

• Coordinate with other disciplines to ensure a timely and accurate flow of design information, while ensuring departmental and client standards are maintained

• Develop and recommend improvements in design standards to lower costs, improve work quality and facilitate plant maintenance

Water Treatment Supervisor, Teck Resources Ltd. MAY 2021 – FEB 2023 ELKFORD, BC

• Ensured EH&S compliance in accordance with the Health, Safety and Reclamation Code of BC as well as Teck Coal policies and procedures.

• Ensured internal and external analytical sample plan is executed according to parameters and frequency. Missed samples, over range parameters are considered as non-compliance.

• Attended Commissioning team with contractors to schedule plans

• Checked Work Instructions to perform a task.

• Attended MOC meeting with Engineering and maintenance department

• Scrutinized lab results during the shift to ensure process in operating efficiently

• Effective supervision and management of the operating team to achieve the business objective.

• Ensured the timely switch over of equipment to achieve even utilization of equipment.

• Performed LOTO before hand-over transition of equipment ownership to maintenance or other discipline.

• Providing support to development of weekly, monthly Operational reports.

• Process alarm management (SCADA, PLC).

• Executed the work schedule for the Water Treatment Facility including the assignment of repair work, emergency work, and predictive and preventative maintenance (PM) activities to ensure equipment is serviced within maintenance guidelines and supports safe operation.

• Supervised maintenance trades and contractors as required.

• Issued/Verified that work permits, and hazard assessments are in place and work areas are inspected before safe work can proceed.

• Good understanding of water treatment and wastewater treatment processes such as MBBR, BSC, CBSF, AOP.

• Completed at least monthly review meeting with each team member under supervision, ensuring current year Goals & Objectives are supported and on track

• If required, performance discussions with staff are timely and relevant to the current challenges at hand & not delayed. 2

Water Treatment Technician, Teck Resources Ltd. JAN 2020-MAY 2021 Sparwood, BC

• Be a courageous safety leader, adhere to and sponsor safety and environmental rules and procedures

• Ensure compliance with British Columbia legislation as it relates to mine water treatment facilities

• Monitor and control the water treatment facility to ensure performance objectives are achieved

• Ensure plant operations conform to operating standards and procedures, and meet reporting requirements

• Set up process set points and initiate process control adjustments in response to changing conditions

• Support third party contractors on the collection, preparation and delivery of water and other related samples to the laboratory

• Conduct sampling according to the BC Field Sampling Manual and Teck Coal sampling procedures

• Perform water chemistry analytical testing and other laboratory tests as well as Quality Assurance/Quality Control testing

• Log operational and laboratory data into the database

• Calibrate laboratory instruments and maintain records and supplies

• Review computerized operating and laboratory data, and perform process changes based on the interpretation of laboratory data

• Carry out hazardous waste management activities (i.e. sampling and/or filling of hazardous waste containers, transferring hazardous waste to proper locations, etc.)

• Execute routine and non-routine operational activities as required by Standard Operating

• Procedures (SOP’s), including start-up and safely shutdown, isolation or lock-out/tag-out of process equipment and draining, de-pressurization and flushing of isolated equipment

• Lead the update SOPs as required to maintain them current.

• Perform operator rounds by inspecting the plant process and equipment through visual inspection and the plant process control computer system

• Complete plant process reagent preparation activities Senior Process Engineer, Neyr Perse (Mapna Group, www.mapnanyp.com), NOV 2017 – NOV 2018 Phase 13 at South Pars Gas Field, Iran

• Supervised, directed and advised disciplines and operators in the plant and schedule their tasks in Gas treating Plant, Sulphur recovery unit, water and waste water treatment plant, steam and power station such as normal operation or working on issues and failure of equipment like pumps, boilers, generators, pipelines, doing sampling on regular basis, and follow their performance and evaluate their skills.

• Identified hazards to ensure safety of workplace, work procedure, equipment and their location. Investigated operating risks, correct documents, and inform managers and regulatory bodies of potential risks to public health and environment.

• Provided timetable to make sure that all tasks are followed based on schedule and agreements in meetings with manager. Collaborated with other discipline in working on activities related to each discipline and provide safety for them.

• Monitored productions and quality of outputs and specification of chemicals and components in water and solve their problems or give suggestion to optimize the process and rectify the issues.

• Supervised and organized repair and maintenance tasks and ensure that equipment work properly to reduce possibility of damages and enhance the quality of production.

• Trained operators and newcomers work procedure and safety protocols and explain risks and consequences of safety issues ignorance and monitoring workers to ensure they follow company safety procedure and use protection accessories.

• Worked on reports and instructions of equipment and hazardous chemicals and managing operational matters such as production targets and writing operating reports and reporting production results.

• Prepared and worked with Technical Drawings such as PFD, P&ID, Manuals and Operating Doc., and work on assemble, install, setup and start-up of equipment such as pumps.

Process Engineer, Oil Industries Commissioning and Operation (OICO, www.oico.ir ), DEC 2015 – NOV 2017 Phase 20&21 at South Pars Gas Field, Iran

• Supervised the commissioning, Start-up and operation of a Gas Plant and a Utility Plant including water and waste water treatment unit, power and steam stations. Coordinated operators’ activities and tasks. Supervised process and control room activities. Monitored water treatment facilities for equipment failure, shutdowns and returning system to operating conditions.

• Worked with Technical Documents, Drawings, Operating Manual, Process Description, PFD, P&ID, UDD, Isometrics, Logics, Cause and Effect and equipment data sheets.

• Full responsibility of the quality and products. Arranged for regular sampling and monitoring the specification of water components and contaminants, discovering off-spec outputs and conduct the required tests to determine the causes. Implement and put in place suitable measures to troubleshoot problems.

• Managed the training of new staff by providing work procedure and safety protocols. Coordinated team members according to an organizational chart utilizing their skills.

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• Reviewed vendor documents for operation and start up the equipment and requisition materials.

• Interfaced with the Safety Manager to develop and administer employee’s safety training programs. Developed procedures to promote and provide a safe work environment.

• Developed working relationships within other departments to plan and reach projected milestones. Utility Supervisor, FATEH SANAT GROUP, OCT 2013 – NOV 2015 NGL SIRI ISLAND, WWW.FATEHSANAT.COM

• Analyzed and resolvesd work problems or assisted workers in solving work problems.

• Assisted in the development of plant goals and may work through subordinate employees to achieve same.

• Provided the necessary training and equipment to all employees to safely, properly and efficiently perform their jobs.

• Recommended measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product.

• Established or adjusted work procedures to meet production schedules.

• Worked on the implementation of cost saving programs and/or continuous improvement activities to reduce costs and improve operating efficiency.

• Worked with different technical documents such as Operating Manual, Drawing, vendor documents. Plant Operator, Ilam Petrochemical JAN 2010 – SEP 2013 WWW.ILAMPETRO.COM

• Monitored and recorded process variables such as Levels, Flow, Pressure, Temperature

• Calculated daily power production/consumption totals

• Operated HDPE Plant, logging and checking equipment while performing maintenance and repair

• Observed and recorded readings from all meters and gauges for steam pressure, steam consumption, fuel consumption, water consumption and power consumption

EDUCATION AND CERTIFICATION

SEP 2011 - SEP 2014

Master of Chemical Engineering, University of Sistan and Baluchestan SEP 2005 - SEP 2009

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, Islamic Azad University Tehran South JUN 2023

P.Eng, Professional Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia

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