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Max McDonald

Max McDonald

Scholarship Student

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  • About me

    Process and Operations Engineer @ Todd Energy | Project Management | Process Safety | Optimising and Decarbonising New Zealand’s Energy Industry

  • Education

    • University of Canterbury

      2015 - 2018
      Bachelor's degree ENGINEERING

  • Experience

    • Holcim Australia

      Nov 2014 - Feb 2016
      Scholarship Student

      Cement production operations experience.

    • Buller District Council

      Nov 2016 - Feb 2017
      Assistant Engineer

      Waste and drinking water management

    • Westland Dairy

      Nov 2017 - Feb 2018
      Process Engineer (student)

      Analysing and reducing milk losses

    • Worley

      Feb 2019 - Nov 2021

      Responsibilities:- Produce and update process engineering deliverables, operating procedures, P&IDs, C&Es, and control philosophies. - Project engineering.- Producing, managing, and adhering to project budgets.- Delivering a range of technical process sizing calculations; PSV’s, RO’s, control valves, vessels, heat exchangers, pumps, and lines.- Working with employees from around the globe.- HAZOP, Design Review, and LOPA attendance - Process simulations, Hysys (both steady state and dynamic simulations), Flare System Analyser. Show less

      • Process Engineer

        Jun 2021 - Nov 2021

      • Graduate Process Engineer

        Feb 2019 - Jun 2021

    • Todd Energy

      Nov 2021 - now
      Production/Process Engineer

      Site based Process/Production Engineer:- Daily plant operation and optimisation- Leading site management of change - Assisting with large-scale projects - Implementing process safety methods and designing Safety Instrumented Functions (SIF's)- Commissioning of new plant equipment- Aligning plant operating conditions and well flow paths to meet LPG, Oil/Condensate, and gas nominations- Investigations emissions reduction opportunities and assisting with emissions reporting- Facilitation of HAZOPs, Design Reviews, Risk Assessments- Generating technical calculations and plant simulations- Communicating operational constraints/issues between company departments- Incident Investigation- Provide process support for daily plant issues/upsets Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Fisher Control Valve Sizing

      Emerson
      Sept 2022

    • IChemE HAZOP Leadership Certification

      Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
      Sept 2023

    • TÜV Rheinland Functional Safety Certification for Engineers

      TÜV Rheinland Group
      Mar 2023

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Max McDonald
      Buller Electricity Scholarship Buller Electricity Nov 2014 Was awarded the scholarship based on academic achievements throughout high school, to assist with university finances.
    • Awarded to Max McDonald
      Buller sports person of the year Civic awards Nov 2014 Awarded Buller sports person of the year, for my involvement in cricket and squash.
    • Awarded to Max McDonald
      Holcim NZ Scholarship Holcim New Zealand Nov 2014 Received the scholarship based on academic achievements and community involvement. This scholarship allowed me work at the Holcim cement plant in westport and helped out with university finances.
    • Awarded to Max McDonald
      Top South Island under 17 squash player Squash NZ Aug 2013 Top South Island under 17 squash player