Fahad Aluraik
Dammam
Summary
Experienced process engineer with a strong focus on optimizing and managing oil production operations. Expertise in simulating, analyzing, and improving processes to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness. Proficient in leveraging process control and automation systems to streamline operations, minimize downtime, and reduce costs. Dedicated to ensuring safe and effective production while driving continuous improvement in process performance.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Process Engineer
Saudi Aramco
Dhahran
02.2024 - Current
- Provided technical consultation and project support to various departments within the Oil Process Engineering sector.
- Directed and assessed the Crude Quality program, ensuring quality control throughout the production-to-customer process.
- Assessing new technological developments and deployments in Oil Processing.
Process Control Engineer
Saudi Aramco
Jazan Refinery Complex
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Provided technical assistance for troubleshooting process-control and safety instrumented system related issues.
- Analyzed process control software, hardware, and instrumentation to identify areas of improvement.
- Developed logic diagrams to implement desired system changes.
- Led root cause analysis investigations to resolve complex refining issues.
- Successfully commissioned multiple refining units (Sulfur Recovery, Sulfur Forming, Hydrocracker) and optimized loops to ensure their safe start-up.
- Led safety instrumented system (ESD) remedy, ensuring hardware component reliability and reducing nuisance trips.
Instrumentation Engineer
Saudi Aramco
Jazan Refinery Complex
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Developed and implemented preventive maintenance and operational procedures of the custody metering systems.
- Commissioned custody metering systems from JZRC to JVs (JIGPC) and exporting systems located in the marine terminal.
- Upgraded the tank farm ESD level measurement systems to ensure safe and reliable level indication for the required SIF.
- Calibrated and repaired a range of process control instruments such as flow, temperature, pressure, level, analytical and other devices.
Custody Measurement Engineer
Saudi Aramco
Dhahran
07.2021 - 01.2022
- Provided technical consultations to proponents regarding custody measurement applications, ensuring integrity and reliability of systems.
- Developed a verification and calculation tool for determining the volume correction factor for various hydrocarbon products.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
State College05-2021
Skills
- Design validation
- Performance improvement tracking
- Regulatory Standards
- Report Generation
- Process control systems
- Process control documentation
- Continuous Improvement
- Root Cause Analysis
Certification
- Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) - Chemical Engineering
- Project Management Professional (PMP)
- Process Functional Safety Engineer - TUV SUD
Languages
Arabic
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Japanese
Elementary (A2)
A2
Accomplishments
- Recognized by the Engineering VP & Chief Engineer for Engineering Services on-site support of Jazan Refinery Complex start-up (2022).
- Recognized by Jazan Refinery Complex VP for improving and maintaining the reliability of the Safety Instrumented System.
Timeline
Process Engineer
Saudi Aramco
02.2024 - Current
Process Control Engineer
Saudi Aramco
01.2023 - 01.2024
Instrumentation Engineer
Saudi Aramco
01.2022 - 01.2023
Custody Measurement Engineer
Saudi Aramco
07.2021 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
The Pennsylvania State University
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