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Romain LE MASSON

Rueil-Malmaison

En résumé

I have been working in oil & gas industry (mainly refineries) since 2005. Started in Research & Development (Air Liquide), then Engineering (TechnipFMC) and lastly Licensing (Axens). Activities on various projects phases including investment study, proposals, Front End Engineering Design, Engineering Procurement Construction, Master Plans (LP modeling, petrochemical / refining optimization studies). Experience abroad in subsidiary and on site for start-up activities or client's training (LNG plant, oil refineries).

Now working in Axens (Licensor company) as a Technical Proposal Engineer (FCC, Sweetening).

Key words: Licensing, Process, Oil, Engineering, Design, Plant Start-Up.

Mes compétences :
Construction
Design
Engineering
Engineering Design
Process
FCC technologist

Entreprises

  • Axens - Technical Proposal Engineer (FCC & Sweetening)

    Rueil-Malmaison 2014 - maintenant In charge to develop technical bids for the calls to tender in the field of refinery process units (FCC, Sweetening), which means:
    - Understanding the client's objectives and proposing the best solution to meet its technical, economics and market constraints;
    - Estimating the yields / product properties / sized equipment list / utilities consumption / OPEX-CAPEX (sometimes through process simulation software like ProII);
    - Writing the Technical Proposal;
    - Replying to Client's clarifications needs;
    - Defending the bid to the Client.

    Once the project is awarded to the Company:
    - Writing of the contrat part pertaining to the Performance Test Run, Guarantees and Liquidated Damages (with Legal department);
    - Support to the Process department (description of the technical choices, writing of the basis for design);
    - Catalyst Selection, requiring Catalyst Vendors to provide samples for testing at IFPEN pilot units and writing of the report to highlight main pilot tests results and select one or several catalysts for Client's project).

    The Technical Proposal activity is enriched with other ones like:
    - Participation to R&D and Industrial Committees with other FCC Alliance members (IFPEN, TechnipFMC, Total), aiming at collecting feedback from units in operation and improving the technology;
    - Management of qualified and experienced equipment suppliers;
    - Technical support for Sales and Marketing departments, serving as a source of
    knowledge and know-how;
    - Presentations in Seminar / Conferences;
    - Start-up activities on clients' sites (Performance Test Runs, technical support);
    - Training sessions in clients' classroom with operators, technicians and engineers;
    - Support to Start-Up department.
  • Axens - Process Engineer

    Rueil-Malmaison 2014 - 2014 FCC (Fluidized Catalytic Cracking) Process Design Package development.
    Reaction section and Fractionation section.
  • Technip - Senior Process Engineer

    Paris 2007 - 2014 2013-2014 (6 months): Lead Process (4 engineers in the team) of new Open Art units (Crude Distillation Unit, Sour Water Stripper) of a refinery located in the Middle East (FEED contract).

    2013 (7 months): Conceptual study for the expansion of an existing refinery.
    - Construction of a Linear Programming model of the new process units;
    - Basis of design and PFDs of new Utilities

    2012 (12 months): FEED for a new refinery (300,000 BPSD) and petrochemical complex.
    - Construction of a Linear Programming model of the overall complex (6 months)
    - Optimization of the model to select the design capacities of each unit (2 months)
    - Checking of some Process Data Sheets of Crude Distillation Unit, Amine Recovery Unit & Saturated Gas Plant (4 months)

    2011 (4 months): Participation to 2 proposals.
    - Writing of the proposal;
    - Simulation (Crude Distillation Unit, Vacuum Distillation Unit) & heat exchange train design.

    2011 (8 months): Responsible for the complete development of new vacuum distillation unit Process Design Package (construction in Philippines targeted end of 2013).
    - Calculations and writing of all deliverables while meeting initial deadlines;
    - In charge of reviewing PID’s drawings to the client;
    - Columns internals and vacuum packages vendors inquiry.

    2010: Investment / divestment study for the revamp of a European refinery (5 months).
    Project in collaboration with 2 partners for the market study and the Master Plan. Process support for cost estimate purpose.

    2010: Mission in construction site (7 months) for a Liquefied Natural Gas plant located in Yemen.
    - Inspection and checking of the plant with the client, subcontractors and vendors (PID walk-down);
    - Performance test organization and in charge of reports issue;
    - Technical support for the project team (warranty call);
    - Correspondent of the Technip project leader for all contractual guarantees matters related to plant performances;
    - Process correspondent of the client (Reliability team, Central Control Room).

    2007 – 2009: Process Data Sheets management, design of equipments & instruments, participation to the reviews meeting (PFD, MSD, PID, HAZOP, LOPA), process units simulation, interaction with specialty departments and vendors. 3 months mission in Abu Dhabi to ensure the project progress regarding the Tank Farm part (split of work Paris / Abu Dhabi). Main process units developed:
    - Crude and Vacuum Distillation Units (9 months);
    - Blending and Storage of oil products (10 months);
    - Hydrocracking unit (17 months).
  • Air Liquide - R&D engineer

    Paris 2005 - 2006 Coal-to-liquids project in the CRCD research centre.
    Development of a gas separation technology based on the PSA technology.
    Goal: to put forward selling points of the technology.

    - Modeling
    - Technological watch
    - Economic estimations
    - Contribution and writing in a patent deposit
  • Eurogal - Arcelor Mittal - Process engineer (trainee)

    2004 - 2004 Complete and autonomous achievement of a programme simulating the evolution of bath pollution. Measures campaign. Assignment including executives, researchers, technicians and workers.

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