Diego Conti

Experience

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  Saipem

  May 2006 - Sept 2007

  HSE Specialist

  Main tasks and responsibilities HAZOP & HAZID studies: scribe, HSE specialist for fire&gas detection. HAZOP of Taranto’s Refinery, QATOFIN Low Density Polyethylene plant FMEA of Gasification & Combined Cycle Power Plant.Activity performed in Ningbo, China, at SNEC offices, as FMEA chairman and following RAM analysis . Modeling of the plant, using OREDA database for equipment failure rates and maintenability data.SIL: Knowledge of relevant EU Standard IEC-61508 and IEC-61511Hazardous Area Classification: preparation of HAC reports, according to IP15, API, CEI-60079-10 standardsFire & Gas: Preparation of Philosophies and Specifications for the choice, location, and installation of fire&gas detectors, for most Snamprogetti's contracts (Khurais GOSP & Utilities Plants, Qatofin LLDPE Plant, Ruwais, Bandar Abbas Gas Condensate Refinery Project, Samir Upgrade Project). Preparation of plot plans with fire & gas detectors and related alarm devices positioning. Show less

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  DNV

  Sept 2007 - Mar 2014

  Consultant Engineer - Risk AnalysisProjects ALARP demonstration studyQRA study – INEOS Grangemouth RefineryQRA study – Polimeri Europa GrangemouthBuilding Risk Assessments fuel terminalsQRA Study Ineos Grangemouth Ethylene plantQRA Study EMethanex Methanol PlantHAZOP and SIL SecretaryDue Diligence Investigation - Exxon MobileGap Analysis - BGE EgyptCOMAH Report - Ineos Grangemouth Ethylene plantQRA for two important Refineries in EuropePipeline QRA - Saudi AramcoGas Treatment Facility QRA - UKQRA of Poliethylene and Polypropylene PlantFire Risk Assessment and Consequence Modelling of Fuel Terminals - DublinRisk Assessment of LPG storage facility and LPG fuelled power stationHAZOP of pipeline pumping stations and pressure reducing stations. Scribe and Chair for some sections.Building Risk Assessment for gas treatment facility - UKQRA of full refinery site in RomaniaFire ALARP Demonstration for a Refinery Power PlantCoordinator of risk assessment activities and reconciliation between adjacent industrial process sites in Austria.SIL verification calculations for two European LNG terminalsSafety Report update for LNG terminalSafety Report redaction for a combined cycle power plantProcess Safety Management audit and review for an LNG import terminal.Risk assessment and cost benefit analysis for pigging vs non-pigging options for an onshore gas gathering facility in Algeria Quantified Risk Assessment for Fuel Storage terminals for the update of Safety ReportsQuantified Risk Assessment of Crude Oil Central Processing FacilityCOMAH Report gap analysis vs HSE SRAM Criteria (Polimeri Europa, Scotland)QRA of full Refinery site (OMV, Germany)QRA of full Refinery site (Ineos, ScotlandBow-tie workshop and diagrams for LNG Terminal (DLNG, UK)HAZOP update of LNG Terminal and Cogeneration Power Plant (DLNG, UK)Pipeline Escalation analysis (BP, Azerbaijan) Show less After moving from Snamprogetti to DNV in the UK, I was mostly involved in consultancy projects that gave me the possibility to develop my interpersonal relations as well as my technical compentencies. The expertise areas I focussed on are Quantified Risk Assessment, with particular skills in consequence modelling (especially fires and explosions) and genericallly in Hazards Identification and managing through the application of several techniques such as HAZOPs, HAZID, SIL assessment, LOPA, Bow-Tie analysis Show less

  • Senior Consultant

    Jul 2009 - Mar 2014

  • Consultant Engineer

    Sept 2007 - Jul 2009
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  Abbott Risk Consulting

  Apr 2014 - now

  Principal Consultant

  ProjectsBuildign Risk Assessment for Oil Terminal Storage Expansion project (Kazakhstan - including deliverables in Russian)ALARP Demonstration, Development of Performance Standards, SIL Verification and Development of Safety Case for Oil Wells and Oil Separation FacilityRAM Analysis, FERA, QRA and EERA for LPG Extraction Plant and Associated Storage facility and marine export terminal (Oman)Development of a Matlab based platform to process large information database for use in large QRAs and consequence modelling.QRA of marine import facility at a major petrochemical site (UK)Cryogenic material import and storage facility QRA and SIL assessment using fault trees.FERA/QRA/OBRA of newly designed wells in Kuwait/Saudi Arabia joint controlled zone.QRA and SIL Assessment of cryogenic material import terminal and storage tankHAZOP Chairman of Ethylene Cracker HAZOP of Changes (5 wks)HAZOP Chairman of Ammonia Refrigeration Package (1 wk)Technical Risk Assessment - Flowlines, Gas Treatment Facility Plant, Export Pipelines (In Spanish)Tank Farm Overfill QRA and SIL Assessment"Loss of Quench Water” QRA and SIL Assessment Show less