Mingjun Zhou

Experience

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  Republic of Singapore Navy

  Mar 2009 - Jan 2011

  Naval Diver

  - Tasked for numerous operations including salvage and searches- Instilled with the mindset of safety throughout the National Service term. Understood the importance of ensuring safety

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  Ministry of Education of Singapore

  Feb 2011 - Jul 2011

  Relief Teacher

  - Conducted classes for students from all levels, teaching Chemistry and Physics- Oversaw the planning of the school National Day Parade, liaising with teachers from various CCAs

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  IKenSwim Pte Ltd / NUS Swim Centre

  Feb 2012 - Sept 2015

  Swimming Instructor

  - Taught children survival skills in the water, and strokes for efficient swimming under the SwimSafer Programme- Communicated with parents to understand their concerns and to inform them about the children’s progress- Created new policies and modified existing policies for the company in order to balance the demands of the customers and needs of the company

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  MSD

  Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

  Engineering Services Intern

  - Formulated a harmonized Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for warehouse temperature mapping across all MSD sites based on existing MSD guidelines- Coordinated with vendors to develop a membrane bioreactor as a new Waste Water Treatment Plant, and maintained list of new equipment and instruments required to perform periodic maintenance and calibration- Designed a new Sump Pit Pump network using fluid mechanics and information of diaphragm pumps from distributors in order to remove rainwater and waste separately from more than 40 chemical bunds in outdoor locations across all MSD sites- Studied the area classification of forklift battery charging locations across all MSD sites to reduce risk of explosion due to emission of hydrogen gas during battery charging, using British Standard BS EN 50272-3:2002 and American Standard National Electric Code- Learnt about the functions of various systems including Distributed Control System (DCS), Environmental Monitoring System (EMS), Document Control Centre (DCC) and SAP system- Undergone training on Merck Production System (MPS), Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), and safety culture and policies such as Near Miss Reporting and Lockout / Tagout (LOTO)- Undergone inclusion workshop which helped to increase work efficiency and improve culture within the organization, and understood the importance of inclusion behavior- Performed Plant Inspection, Maintenance and Testing (PMIT) for all pipelines across API site to determine pipes with incompatible service and material, and to perform qualitative risk assessment for each pipeline- Handled a Notice Of Event (NOE) by ensuring no product impact and therefore in compliance with Quality, and followed up with a Corrective Action / Preventive Action (CAPA)- Engaged external vendors to provide the sound system when hosting the CEO Townhall Meeting Show less

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  Sembcorp Marine Limited

  Jul 2015 - Jan 2016

  Piping and Outfitting Engineer

  - Managed over 200 contractors from 12 contracting companies to install pipings and outfittings on an FPSO topside- Planned day-to-day jobs for subcontractors based on whole project schedule and logistics availability- Conducted daily toolbox briefings which include job to be performed and Risk Assessment for mentioned jobs- Communicated with vessel owner representatives to discuss concerns of both parties and to set short term targets which contribute to the overall project progress- Coordinated the required Welding Procedure Specifications (WPS) for the specific tasks to be performed and ensured that welders are qualified for the required WPS- Coordinated with project manager and engineers from other departments to arrange for provision of equipment and utilities- Resolved discrepancies in pipe isometric drawings, arrangement drawings and detail drawings for pipes and pipe supports- Managed end-to-end groundwork for tasks to be performed including manpower preparation, material preparation, procedure clarification to subcontractors, updating of job progress and inspection of work by Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA / QC)- Coordinated with Engineering Department and proposed solutions for on-site difficulties and clashes- Trained in Work at Height, Confined Space Entry, and undergone training in Shipyard Supervisors Safety Course Show less

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  MSD

  Jan 2016 - Aug 2018

  Process Engineer

  - Manage operations of the waste water treatment plant with a team of 1 engineer and 7 technicians- Manage bulk solvent unloading process to ensure compliance to safety and quality during the operation- Led and participated in various HAZOPs for revalidations and modification projects- Identify bottlenecks in the waste water treatment system to cater to the increasing load from the plant discharge- Trained in Preventive Maintenance and Purchase Requisition modules of the SAP- Lead change controls via the Equipment Change Control process using the Trackwise Global Change Management system- Lead investigations, and assignments of CAPA using the Deviation Management process using the Trackwise Deviation Management system- Develop improvements to the waste water treatment facility to ensure compliance to PUB Sewerage and Drainage (Trade Effluent) Regulations- Provide oversight on bund discharge operations to ensure compliance with NEA Environmental Protection and Management (Trade Effluent) Regulations- Drove the site-wide waste management program to ensure compliance to corporate guidelines on waste disposal and dangerous goods transportation- Ensured the monitoring of warehouse GMP storage conditions by generating annual reviews of the system performance- Oversee and coordinated with various departments during annual maintenance of pressure relief devices in the tank farm- Led a project to install a fall protection device for the discharge of solvents into isotanker- Lead safety root cause analysis using cause map tools to determine the root cause and contributing factors, and assignment of effective CAPA to prevent recurrence of incident- Trained in process safety concepts including fire and explosion prevention, hazardous area classification, process hazard analysis, relief device sizing- Participate in Kaizens for bulk solvent unloading process to streamline the operation and reduce the downtime due to incidents Show less

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  ExxonMobil

  Aug 2018 - Feb 2021

  Utilities Coordinator

  - Technical engineer for cogen, boiler, instrument air and cooling tower systems to troubleshoot issues and ensure smooth operations by maintaining unit reliability through water chemistry management- Advisor to operations on management of Power System Operator (PSO) interface in the open electricity market- Acted as a key coordinator with third parties including regulatory bodies such as Energy Market Authority (EMA), Power System Operator (PSO), Singapore Power (SP) and vendors such as Keppel Infrastructure on natural gas consumption for Singapore Jurong Refinery- Developed a new work process to monitor energy consumption by business team and drove team to explore and executed hidden opportunities to reduce energy cost – 10 initiatives were successfully implemented.- Managed and enhanced the evergreen work process guidance from Safety Relief Community of Practice, in order to allow site database to be continuously evergreen while maintaining data integrity- Upgraded Energy Real Time Optimization (E-RTO) to automate fuel optimization and generated savings of US$750/day- Completed thorough evaluation and proposed for business team to shut down natural gas compressor in order to capture electricity savings of more than US$180K /year- Led project implementation with external and internal interfaces across different business teams to debottleneck natural gas pipeline and capture fuel optimization of more than US$10 million/year- Resolved long standing issue on boiler drum water high pH by bringing in a novel phosphate blend, while at the same time reducing water loss through blowdown- Established new cyber security response Business Continuity Plan (BCP) for the section to encompass workarounds for the whole team to minimize business impact in an event of a cyber attack- Managed the fuel gas balance for the refinery to ensure sufficient supply of fuel gas to heater operations Show less

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  MSD

  Mar 2021 - now

  • Energy Lead

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Senior Energy Engineer

    Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  • Senior Utilities Engineer

    Mar 2021 - Dec 2021