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Process & Process Safety Engineer

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Process & Process Safety engineering leader making operations safe, compliant, reliable, and efficient — one consistent way of working.

15+ years · Offshore & onshore · Trinidad & Tobago

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Profile

Discipline direction · Assurance · Capability

Process & Process Safety engineering leader with 15+ years across offshore and onshore operations. I set discipline direction, own regional practices and tools, and focus engineering effort where it delivers the most value so operations stay safe, compliant, reliable, and efficient.

I lead HAZOP and LOPA revalidations and MAR, turn Risk Barrier Diagrams and incident learnings into clear actions, and strengthen Alarm Management so operators act on the right signals. I build capability through coaching and recruitment, report with leading and lagging KPIs, chair the Community of Practice, manage AE Facilitator files, and keep changes controlled through EMoC.

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Leadership & impact

10 ways the work pays off
  • 01

    Safer, more reliable operations

    Made process safety a set of habits that strengthen barriers and make right-first-time the norm.

  • 02

    Risk made actionable

    Standard framing and prioritization so leaders and crews decide faster with shared context.

  • 03

    Standards that scale

    Turned global expectations into practical regional practices, templates, and tools for predictable delivery.

  • 04

    Production within protection

    Partnered with Operations to unlock stable throughput while staying inside PSV/flare and environmental limits.

  • 05

    Operator-centric alarms

    Fewer, clearer, more credible alarms so attention goes where it matters most.

  • 06

    Compliance that speeds work

    Audit-ready documents and traceable decisions that shorten reviews and protect the license to operate.

  • 07

    Faster learning loops

    Embedded incident insights into safeguards, setpoints, and procedures to stop repeat issues.

  • 08

    Decision velocity

    Calm, high-signal guidance during daily ops and upsets to keep the plant in a safe, productive state.

  • 09

    Stronger bench

    Grew capability through coaching and community so teams share language and standards.

  • 10

    One bpTT way

    Convened the CoP and linked to the global network so standards, KPIs, and lessons stick and scale.

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Experience

15+ years · Offshore & onshore
  1. 2013 — Present

    Process & Process Safety Engineer

    bpTT LLC

    Discipline Lead for the region — Process & Process Safety leadership, setting direction for standards, practices, and discipline governance.

    • Led and coached process engineers to implement engineering standards, update regional practices, and use discipline tools and systems effectively.
    • Advised multi-discipline teams, operations, and business leaders on risk assessment and management to resolve technical issues and ensure adherence to industry and internal standards.
    • Performed, reviewed, and approved complex engineering calculations and analyses, including relief / overpressure and Process Safety Time (PST) evaluations.
    • Governed EMoC and modification scopes for regulatory compliance, deviations, design reviews, procurement support for complex packages, and risk-assessment reviews.
    • Regional leader and certified facilitator for HAZOP, LOPA, HAZID, What-If and L2RA; led the regional HAZOP/LOPA revalidation program.
    • Owned AE Facilitator database management for HAZOP/LOPA native files — integrity, version control, and retrievability for audits and revalidations.
    • Chaired the regional Community of Practice and discipline meetings; participated in global discipline network calls and contributed inputs.
    • Drove continuous improvement in Alarm Management and alarm registers; tracked and reported Process Safety KPIs.
    • Led incident investigations and improvement plans; translated findings into setpoint/priority updates, procedures, and EMoC actions to prevent recurrence.
    • Conducted MAR sensitivity analysis to inform operating envelopes and safeguard adequacy, and provided day-to-day offshore operations support.
  2. 2012 — 2013

    Process Engineer — TRINMAR & Refinery

    PETROTRIN

    Hands-on refinery and process-plant engineering across oil-processing units and utilities.

    • Developed the refinery Fuel Gas Process Flow Diagram (PFD) through field verification and site walkdowns — closing data gaps and improving trip prevention, isolation planning, and operator understanding.
    • Completed site verification and creation of TRINMAR tank-farm P&IDs, resolving discrepancies and improving accuracy for maintenance, isolation, and training.
    • Designed and delivered operator-based training for refinery introduction, shortening time-to-competence and improving adherence to operating procedures.
    • Translated operating realities into practical engineering guidance for safe, reliable performance.
  3. 2010 — 2012

    Process Engineer

    Industrial Plant Services Ltd. (IPSL)

    Daily performance monitoring and turnaround support on ammonia / methanol plants.

    • Monitored daily ammonia/methanol plant performance, flagged constraint and limit excursions, and coordinated targeted interventions to keep production on-spec and stable.
    • Supported turnarounds on the critical path — catalyst loading, purge and leak testing, contractor coordination — ensuring safe execution and disciplined handover.
    • Conducted internal inspections of boilers, reformers, and columns, translating findings into clear repair scopes and post-maintenance verification checks.
    • Backfilled field operations during shutdowns and start-ups, providing real-time technical guidance to protect equipment and de-risk restarts.
    • Strengthened procedure and isolation quality by aligning field practices with engineering intent and tightening pre-start checks and signoffs.
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Technical expertise

HAZOP · LOPA · Relief · Alarms · MoC
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Process & Process Safety leadership

Governance, standards, and assurance cadence for one consistent, audit-ready way of working.

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HAZOP / LOPA / HAZID / What-If / L2RA

Facilitation — frame scenarios, verify safeguards, drive clean, on-time action closure.

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Relief & Overpressure / PST

Select scenarios, size and verify PSVs, and confirm Process Safety Time.

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Alarm Management

Rationalize priorities and registers so operators get fewer, clearer, more credible alarms.

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EMoC / MoC governance

Assure risk reviews, deviations, and design changes with traceable decisions.

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Incident investigation (RCFA)

Map barrier failures and convert findings into setpoint and procedure updates.

07

Process modelling (HYSYS)

Test debottleneck options and sensitivities to deliver throughput within protection.

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Turnaround (TAR) support

Challenge scope, design isolations, validate leak tests, secure safe start-up.

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Offshore operations support

Rapid, high-signal guidance for day-to-day decisions and upsets.

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Documentation & assurance

Elevate PFD/P&ID quality, procedures, and checklists for right-first-time reviews.

11

KPI design & dashboards

Focus attention on leading and lagging indicators; maintain performance cadence.

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Standards & methods

Apply API / IEC / ISA and barrier management; prepare clean audit trails.

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Community & capability

Chair the CoP, coach engineers and ops, and scale lessons learned across assets.

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MAR sensitivity analysis

Probe operating envelopes and confirm safeguard adequacy before changes.

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Credentials

20 certifications · IChemE

Certification & training

  • 01 Advanced HAZOP & LOPA Analysis
  • 02 AE Facilitator (Scribe & Leader)
  • 03 HYSYS (Basic & Advanced)
  • 04 Control of Work: Isolations Authority
  • 05 Defect Elimination: 5 Whys
  • 06 Incident Investigation: RCFA
  • 07 Process Simulation (bp)
  • 08 Process Control the bp Way
  • 09 Pressure Relief Systems
  • 10 Intro to Oil & Gas Production Facilities
  • 11 Alarm Management: Principles & Practice
  • 12 MAR: Major Accident Risk
  • 13 SIS Overview
  • 14 Heat Transfer & Separation
  • 15 Inherently Safer Design
  • 16 Process Safety Essentials
  • 17 Project Management Essentials
  • 18 Continuous Improvement Basics
  • 19 Process Plant Troubleshooting
  • 20 Primary Reforming

How I lead

Make risk clear

Translate complex technical issues into plain language and align cross-discipline teams fast.

Lead the room

Facilitate open dialogue, surface dissent early, and drive to crisp decisions.

Coach with candor

Give timely, constructive feedback; grow capability and standards.

Decide under pressure

Balance production, protection, and people with calm, data-informed judgment.

Set the culture

Model collaboration, accountability, and innovation — and hold the line on quality and safety.

Influence without authority

Build coalitions, negotiate trade-offs, and secure commitment across assets.

Turn learning into change

Close loops, embed lessons into practices, and measure what matters.

Affiliations & achievements

  • IChemE — Chartership in progress

    Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers, advancing professional standards and accountability.

  • Technical Presenter — Atlantic Process Safety Week 2025

    Shared practical approaches to barrier health and alarm discipline.

  • Pressure Relief Device reporting process

    Designed a clear, auditable workflow for PRD events and follow-up actions.

  • Occupied Buildings checklist

    Created a simple, field-ready tool to strengthen occupancy risk reviews.

  • Global Process Safety CoP presenter

    Disseminated regional learnings and harmonized good practice across assets.

  • TRSP action-closure plan

    Built a prioritised, trackable path to closure that improved execution discipline.

  • P5 Barrier checklist

    Defined minimum barrier expectations and quick verification steps for front-line use.

  • Regional Relief Device Register

    Established a single source of truth for PSV/PRD data to enable assurance and planning.

  • Relief Device testing-interval strategy

    Set risk-based intervals that balance integrity, compliance, and downtime.