Annabelle Shanahan

Experience

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  Murco Petroleum Limited

  Jul 2012 - Sept 2012

  Process Engineer

  Summer placement within the Process Support Group.* Developed spreadsheets in Excel to monitor fired heater efficiency.* Presented my findings via PowerPoint to my manager.* Responsible for conducting visual fired heater checks on site.* Performed overall heat transfer coefficient calculations and determined fouling rates of heat exchangers.* Interacted well with many different people including fellow Engineers, Managers and Operators and Maintenance employees on site.

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  Valero Energy Corporation

  Jul 2013 - Sept 2014

  Process Engineer

  One year industrial placement within the Process Engineering Department and a summer within thePlanning and Economics Department.Duties:* Identifying process unit constraints in terms of rate and product specifications.* Responsible for reporting in the morning process meeting; relaying how units are operating basedon technical data.* Investigating breaches of equipment's SOLs (Safe Operating Limits); analysing data to discoverthe source of the breach.* Writing SOL reports to Lead Process, Mechanical, Electrical and Inspection Engineers.* Working closely with my Engineering Mentors to optimize unit operation.* COSSH testing and carrying out initial/final inspections of equipment while working nightshiftsduring a turnaround.* Demonstrated excellent report writing skills through conducting risk assessments.* Gathering process data for COMAH reports.* Participating in PHA (Process Hazard Analysis) for Process Units; identifying hazards andassuring that the necessary safeguards are in place.* Presenting highlights of my year placement to Management.Key Achievements:* Resized a product run down flow control valve, providing an economic benefit of $50k per year.* Successfully created a simulation model and conducted a plant test run on a Hydrogen SulphideStripper Column to optimize energy efficiency.* Created a challenge for 15-18 year old school pupils as part of the eduCAT educationalprogramme. This involved them developing a purchasing strategy for natural gas at the refineryand to consider whether it would be economically viable to install renewable energy sources.* Produced monitoring spreadsheets in Excel for density, cloud and sulphur giveaway on exporteddiesel, using tools such as Vlookup and IF functions. Show less

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  Huntsman

  Aug 2015 - May 2016

  RAP Project Assistant

  Ten month contract working as a RAP project assistant.• Competent user of the electronic RAP permit to work system. Have created energy isolation procedures in RAP and trained site operators on its use.• Developed equipment diagrams with annotations to indicate the location of energy isolation points using Auto CAD.• Carried out site equipment checks and updated Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams in Auto CAD.

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  InSite Technical Services

  Jun 2016 - now

  Process Engineer

  Experience at InSite includes;• Lead Process Engineer for a variety of projects from conceptual design through detailed and into construction. • Extensive range of capabilities including client relations, site surveys, development of process design and process safety deliverables, HAZID, HAZOP and LOPA, hazardous area classification, process simulation, vendor management, utilised on numerous multi-discipline engineering projects.• Writing proposals and creating man hour estimates for project bids.• Mentoring junior engineers through chartership and providing technical support through day-to-day coaching. Show less