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Work History
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Awards
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Anshaun Gatson

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Summary

Dynamic Lead Process Engineer with extensive experience at Arion Blue LLC, excelling in process design and equipment sizing. Proven track record in API compliance and risk assessment, coupled with strong leadership and collaboration skills. Successfully executed complex projects, ensuring safety and efficiency in high-stakes environments.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Lead Process Engineer

Arion Blue LLC
Houston
01.2023 - Current
  • Created PFD, P&ID, and UFD for approval and construction issuance.
  • Executed equipment and instrumentation sizing calculations for various onshore Oil & Gas projects.
  • Formulated Project Basis of Design to define detailed project scopes.
  • Prepared proposal estimates according to client-defined Scope of Work.
  • Conducted PSV sizing and revalidation per governing API standards.
  • Acted as lead contact for process-related client inquiries.

Process Specialist - Lead

Ford Bacon & Davis
Lake Charles
10.2018 - 11.2021
  • Executed FEL1 to FEL3 projects with budgets from $20,000 to $3.8 million in refining and petrochemicals sectors.
  • Contributed to all phases under supervision of Licensed Professional Engineer.
  • Completed PSV Sizing and Revalidation efforts in accordance with governing API standards, to include Dispersion & Safe Discharge Analysis
  • Performed overall plant and unit simulations, heat and material balances, and redline P&ID markups.

Design Engineer (PSV Revalidation)

Hunt Guillot & Associates
Orange
09.2015 - 10.2018
  • Collaborated with DuPont engineers and senior management to finalize pressure relief system revalidation efforts.
  • Identified overpressure scenarios and established relief rate requirements per API 520/521 guidelines.
  • Performed hydraulic calculations accounting for piping losses and flow through control valves, pumps, and compressors.
  • Proposed mitigation and design options in adherence to API 520, 521, 526, 620, 650, and 2000 standards.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA
01.2015

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • PFD and P&ID development
  • Process design and equipment sizing
  • API compliance standards
  • Heat balance analysis
  • Aspen HYSYS and Pro II
  • PHAST and HTRI software
  • Pipe Flo expertise
  • SAP proficiency
  • Leadership and team collaboration
  • Time management skills
  • Problem solving techniques
  • Attention to detail
  • Risk assessment strategies
  • Team management practices
  • Process safety management
  • Hazard analysis methodologies
  • Heat exchanger design

Projects

PSV Revalidation Effort - Process Lead, Delegated assignments throughout Jr Engineering, and Field Data Collection teams in an effort to complete revalidation for over 1200 Client relief devices., Completed quality checks of collected field, and internal data., Completed Protected System identifications and quality checks., Generated field packages which defined all essential equipment/data needs to be gathered during Field Walkdown phase., Completed Safe Discharge (Dispersion) work in PHAST, as necessary., Provided weekly status reports to the Client detailing progress made, individual device status, expected completion dates, and man hour averages for individual task to be utilized as benchmarks for future estimates. Increase EDC Production By Direct Chlorination - Process Lead, Created Pro II simulation model to represent existing and ideal Process conditions with respect to an EDC production increase from 1450 to 2000 TPD., Completed device sizing, in HTRI, for 6 Air Cooled Heat Exchangers essential to the upgrade in production, to include all vendor correspondence in the early project (FEL1/FEL2) stages., Performed hydraulic calculations to determine any pipe sizing deficiencies associated with the desired production increase., Performed as a Process liaison for Civil, Electrical, and Mechanical disciplines to coordinate all updates needed in regards to the replacement of 6 Heat Exchangers., Provided project redline P&IDs to represent desired changes., Coordinated and led bi-weekly model reviews with Client., Provided +/- 20 Estimate for new equipment. Decontamination Study for Process & Fire Water Header - Process Engineer, Created PipeFLO model to represent current Process & Fire Water header conditions., Identified critical points in regards to low pressure readings in comparison to various Unit requirements., Completed sizing and selection documentation for Well Water pumps based on overall plant required usage rates., Proposed filter options for decontamination to eliminate build up., Completed a +/- 20% estimate for purchase and implementation of desired mitigation options. Vinyl Acetate / Ammonia Storage Low Temperature Exchanger Replacement - Process Engineer, Completed FEL 1-3 study, and +/- 20% estimate for the replacement of four Air Cooled Heat Exchangers in Client Low Temp Storage area., Utilized HTRI/HYSYS simulations to identify any potential bottlenecks associated with requested increase in design parameters., Completed sizing and selection documentation, and project P&ID redlines., Completed a +/- 20% estimate for purchase and implementation of desired mitigation options.

Awards

  • Louisiana Engineering Intern (EIT) #32566
  • Microsoft Office Master 2016 - Microsoft Corporation.
  • Completed IoMosaic SuperChems Hands On Training
  • Completed Dupont Pressure Relief Design Seminar

Timeline

Lead Process Engineer

Arion Blue LLC
01.2023 - Current

Process Specialist - Lead

Ford Bacon & Davis
10.2018 - 11.2021

Design Engineer (PSV Revalidation)

Hunt Guillot & Associates
09.2015 - 10.2018

Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering

McNeese State University