CHARLES K. PRICE, P.E., PMP
809 Veiled Court
Keller, TX 76248
(682-404-2448) | E-mail: ckennethprice@gmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/charles-kenneth-price-p-e-pmp-91a56863/
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Project Management
• Initiating –
Project Charter, Project Scope Development, etc.
• Planning –
Development of Project Execution Plan, Risk Management Plan, Scope Management
Plan, Project Time Management Plan, Project Cost Management Plan,
Communications Management Plan, Human Resources Management Plan, Procurement
Management Plan, etc.
• Executing –
Integration Management, Quality Management, etc.
• Controlling –
Scope Management, Time Management, Cost Management, Quality Management,
Communication Management, Risk Management, etc.
• Closing –
Development of Performance Measurement Documents, Product Documentation,
Project Archiving, Project Closure Checklist, Formal Acceptance and Closure
Documentation, etc.
• Significant experience in
phase-gated project processes.
Engineering Management
• Primary refinery
operations (separation, fractionation, hydro-treating, hydro-desulfurization,
fixed-bed and CCR reforming, alkylation, benzene hydrogenation, product
blending and shipping and E&P onshore and offshore oil and gas production,
processing and pipeline transportation operations.
• HAZOP reviews (leading
and participating).
Technical Writing
• Technical and management
reports, engineering and operations procedures and manuals, engineering
directives, safety procedures, etc. throughout my career at every level of
responsibility.
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Independent Oil and Gas
Professional, Keller,
TX – 7/2011–Present
• Attempted start-up
of project management and engineering management consulting company
• Continuing education
on PE and PMP certifications.
CB&I (Chicago Bridge
& Iron), Richardson, TX
Sr. Project Manager – 6/2008–7/2011
• Managed grass roots
sulfur block project (SRU, Amine Treating, SWS, TGTU, Incinerator), $100 MM as
part of a 150,000 BPD refinery expansion. Work included: Design of new units,
tie-in to existing refinery facilities, increasing sulfur storage and loading
capacity, re-rating of existing lines and equipment.
• Managed grass roots
sulfur block project for Columbian refinery expansion (from 50,000 to 150,000
BPD), $180 MM. Included: The above plus close coordination with design work in
four other locations handling additional aspects of the expansion.
S&B Engineers &
Constructors, Houston, TX
Project Manager –
9/2005–8/2007
• Managed a $24 MM
refinery-wide flare H2S mitigation and VOC and HRVOC compliance
project to comply with TECQ State Implementation Plan. Work involved a total of
seven plant flares including: Correlation and analysis of flare emissions data;
identification and analysis of BACT; specification, design; and installation of
flare flow meters; sample probes; flare flame monitoring equipment; and flare
flame temperature controls; required piping revamps; flow measurement and
analysis equipment.
Valero Energy Corp., Houston, TX
Contract Project Engineer – 4/2005–9/2005
• Represented client, as
Project Manager, for a $40 MM Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel project revamp. Project included: Addition of one HDS
reactor and associated piping revamps; expansion of compression capacity;
re-rating of feed exchangers; air condenser re- design; and hydrogen supply
enhancements.
Independent Oil and Gas
Professional – 9/2003– 4/2005
• Obtained PMP
certification. Continuing PE education equirements.
Phillips Petroleum
Company/ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, Texas
Project Manager – 5/1995–9/2003
Process Engineer, Project
Engineer, Project Manager
• Managed a $40 MM
refinery-wide NOx and VOC reduction program to meet Texas State Implementation
Plan (SIP) compliance.
• Project manager for $140
MM grass roots CCR Reformer project.
• Managed a 35,000 BPSD
gasoline desulfurization project using Phillips S Zorb™ technology.
• Managed a fast-track
revamp project to produce depentanized light straight run gasoline ($3.6 MM),
increasing profits by $37,000/day in summer gas blending season.
• Process Engineering
support for Sweeny, TX refinery.
• Process support for
Phillips Licensing Division.
Phillips Petroleum
Company/ConocoPhillips Company, Houston, Texas
Principle Project Engineer –
9/1991–5/21995
(Total of 22 projects
successfully completed in this position)
• Negotiated settlement
with design contractor saving Phillips over $4 MM.
• Executed EPC of
fast-track grassroots 8,000 BPD gasoline desulfurization demonstration unit using the Phillips S Zorb™
technology ($26 MM). The unit was successfully completed on schedule and under budget.
• Successfully led
multi-discipline team to optimize project specifications resulting in a $3 MM
project savings.
• Design and construction
of 200 MMSCFD ($8 MM) grass roots gas treating facility.
• Engineered
fast-track design of $7 MM Gulf of Mexico (GOM) gas field production
platform and
production pipeline. Design successfully completed but not installed.
• Led
screening study to determine viability of development of GOM field ($2 MM)
• Directed engineering
effort as Project Engineer on two simultaneous storage cavern
control modification projects ($11 MM) required
due to change in safety regulations. The
modifications were successfully
implemented with minimal impact on operations and in
advance of regulatory
deadline.
• Engineered
a boiler control management upgrade project ($2 MM) that was successfully
implemented
with no impact on operations.
PRIOR TO 1995
Phillips Petroleum Company,
Bartlesville, OK 5/1989–9/1991
•
Assisted Licensing group on HF alkylation designs.
•
Corporate Engineering representative on refinery waste water assessment and
debottlenecking project.
•
Corporate Engineering contact for refinery process improvement projects.
Phillips Petroleum Company,
Norway (Stavanger, Norway) 1/1982–5/1989
Engineering Director
– Offshore Operations, Director – Subsidence Modifications Project, Sr. Offshore
Engineer, Sr. Offshore Operations Engineer
• Optimized 2 BCFD gas
pipeline operation to more efficiently utilize compressor capacity ($2MM/year
savings).
• Debottlenecked offshore gas
dehydration unit operation through re-design of reboliers.
• Debottlednecked offshore
hot oil heater operation.
• Re-design to unload flash
gas compressor but rerouting discharge to low pressure side of inter-stage
compressors.
• Worked with operations
and Engineering and Construction on re-design of flare tips to improve
operation.
• Handled E&P side of
$400MM Ekofisk Jacking Project (coordination with partners, government, and
engineering and construction).
Phillips Petroleum Company,
Sweeny, TX – 8/1978-1/1982
Operations Manager,
Operations Supervisor, Process and Operations Engineer (crude fractionation,
NGL processing, benzene hydrogenation, catalytic reforming, sulfur recovery
units)
• Increased throughput on
catalytic reformers through optimization of furnace and preheat operation.
• Lead record on-spec/no
downtime run on pentane isomerization unit through unit debottlenecking and
optimization.
• Debottlenecked sulfur
recovery unit increasing NGL throughput.
• Supervised process work
in relation to record turnaround time on propane fractionation unit.
• Optimized butane fractionation through revamp of overhead cooling.
Amoco Oil Company, Casper,
WY – 1975-1978
Operations (crude oil
fractionation and catalytic reforming), Light Oils Blending
Engineer, Casper, WY (Refining)
• Record refinery crude
processing rate through optimization of furnace and crude preheat.
• Continuous-regeneration
catalytic reformer run record,
• Set light oils blending
performance within 2% of spec for record run.
EDUCATION
M.S., Petroleum Engineering, University of Houston,
Houston, TX (1995)
M.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY (1975)
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Carnegie Mellon
University, Pittsburgh, PA (1973)
CERTIFICATIONS
Registered
Professional Engineer – Texas (73057)
Project Management
Professional (PMP) – PMI
Master of Process
Technology –
Phillips Petroleum Company
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