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Pat Giorgio

Summary

Experienced Senior Process Engineer with significant experience in the design, optimization, and improvement of production processes. Possess strong skills in analyzing process workflows, implementing process improvements to enhance productivity and efficiency, and troubleshooting equipment issues. Previous work has consistently resulted in improved operational efficiency and reduced downtime.

Overview

43
43
years of professional experience

Work History

Sr Process Engineer

Kiewit Corporation
Kansas City
03.2022 - 05.2025
  • Provide technical support for FEL1, 2 and 3 cost estimates.
  • Review Process flow Diagrams for accuracy, provide sizing for major equipment, determine utility requirements.
  • Develop P&IDs for engineering estimates.
  • SME for carbon black project.
  • Review and modify third party process design for blue hydrogen/carbon black production, confirm equipment design/sizing for pelletizer, process filters and material handling.
  • Modified equipment layout to ensure maintenance accessibility.
  • Provided process engineering support of a methane biogas production plant.
  • Reviewed third party engineering design of ammonia removal process to ensure removal efficiency met contract requirements.
  • Process engineer for a CO2 recover plant for cement.
  • Reviewed process flow diagram, material balance and P&IDs for accuracy Sized heat recovery equipment for process.

Project manager

Cabot Corporation
Centerville
03.2011 - 03.2022
  • Manage project portfolio over $10MM.
  • Developed project scope, budget and schedule.
  • Worked with outside engineering firms to develop the detailed design and bid packages for equipment.
  • Led multidisciplined team reviewing the scope and designs throughout project execution.
  • $1.3MM pelletizer replacement. Improve pellet quality and reduce product costs. Completed in 6 months.
  • $1.7MM Front End Safety Upgrade. Improve plant safety shutdown systems to meet corporate standards.
  • $1.3MM Tail Gas Handling Upgrade. Designed and installed high performance butterfly valves to meet corporate standards.
  • $0.5MM conveying Dust collection Improvements. Reduced fugitive dust in conveying system to meet Consent decree.
  • $0.3MM Replace Manutubes. Upgraded solids transferring system in plant.

Sr. Project Engineer

PQ Corporation
Kansas City
09.2008 - 12.2010
  • Supported project manager in designs, scope and schedule development for major plant expansions and managed smaller projects.
  • Worked with outside engineering firms on major projects.
  • $35MM Plant upgrade increased plant filtering and drying capabilities.
  • $2.0MM Bulk product storage and loading facility to meet increased customer demand.
  • $0.5MM Bulk Raw Material Storage Installed Bulk storage tank for key raw material reducing product costs.

Sr. Project Engineer

PFIZER GLOBAL MANUFACTURING
Kalamazoo
12.2004 - 08.2008
  • Project manager developed and managed project scope budget and schedule.
  • Led cross functional team of operations, quality maintenance and contract engineers to install project within schedule and budget constraints.
  • Fugitive emission reduction project reduced plant fugitive emissions by 7000 lbs.
  • In line Gas chromatograph installation project reduced waste cuts on distillation column, saved $0.3MM annually reducing waste and new solvent purchase.
  • $10MM THF recovery project team. Worked with vendor to design a continuous distillation system to recover THF from water.

Project Manager

DSM CATALYTICA PHARMACEUTICALS
Greenville
07.2000 - 12.2004
  • Managed a cross functional project team to upgrade Plant’s water system, including RO water and WFI water.
  • Completed project through initiation and planning.
  • Identified and contracted with Engineering design firm to complete detailed design.
  • Sr. Project Engineer.
  • “Process Owner” for two major products in the plant.
  • Coordinated maintenance activities to convert the process reaction train to run the products, updating production documents, following up on deviation investigations, completing change controls (IQ and OQ) for process modifications and ensuring product was ready to ship on time.
  • Designed, specified, installed and validated a low temperature glycol chiller system that allowed the plant reactors to operate down to -20C.
  • Designed and installed a liquid nitrogen cooling system allowing one reactor to operate at -40C.
  • Designed, specified and validated a clean in place spray ball system in the plant to increase efficiency.
  • The CIP system was to save $0.5MM annually in solvent reductions for cleaning.
  • Project engineer on two product introduction teams.
  • Modified plant to accommodate the new productions, including safety review and management of change, provided on shift technical support during production run.
  • Project manager for effluent guidelines project.
  • Developed CAR, reviewed design and awarded contract for a $1.2 MM project to upgrade the waste treatment facility to comply with regulations.
  • Assisted safety to initiate PSM program in CMO.
  • Performed relief valve calculations on all covered equipment in CMO, participated in process hazard reviews as needed for covered processes in CMO.

Sr. Project Engineer

SALSBURY CHEMICALS COMPANY
Charles City
08.1997 - 04.2000
  • Project Manager - Scope definition, capital estimates, project scheduling, mechanical and instrument & electrical design, P&ID development, equipment procurement vendor selection installation supervision and equipment validation.
  • $1.6MM Pilot Plant expansion.
  • $1.06MM project for a dedicated facility for a new product line.
  • Project duration from conceptual design to startup 14 weeks realized $1.3MM in increased sales with a $0.9MM gross profit reduced cycle time by 25% enabling Salsbury to meet customer demand maintaining a 35% margin.
  • Developed a cost model including raw material costs, overhead absorption, capital investment, and productivity to evaluate new products.
  • Reduced manufacturing costs by 25% enabling company to maintain core fine chemical business.

Sr. Process /production Engineer

HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION
Coventry
05.1989 - 08.1997
  • Process/project engineer.
  • Developed process models and process designs, heat and material balances, scale up, full-scale cycle times and operating costs, calculated emissions, installed equipment.
  • Designed a single media heating and cooling system to operate Pfaudler reactors at 200C.
  • Designed computer controlled distillation upgrade.
  • Modeled VOC recovery system increased throughput by 100% and reduced emissions by 90%.
  • Leader of bromine Process Hazard Analysis review.
  • Applied HAZOP methodology and Risk assessment/Risk management techniques.

Production Superintendent

SPECIALTY CHEM PRODUCTS CORP
Marinette
02.1987 - 05.1989
  • Production Supervisor, responsible for unit safety and maintenance of two products representing 50% of the plant’s sales.
  • Engineered a bulk phenol system, which reduced production costs by $100K annually and increased productivity by 18%.
  • Shift supervisor responsible for plant production Supervised 16 direct reports.

Project/Process Engineer

CELANESE WATER SOLUBLE POLYMERS
Vernon
07.1984 - 05.1986
  • Responsible for installing projects within budget.
  • Completed and closed a $1.2MM fire water upgrade project and installed state of the art flow meters for a $200K waste treatment upgrade.

Plant Superintendent/Plant Engineer

PENWALT CORPORATION
Brownfield
05.1982 - 07.1984
  • Responsible for production, maintenance, purchasing and safety for a plant of 57 people as well as trouble shooting production problems at two plants.

Education

B.S. - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

University of Notre Dame
South Bend, IN
05.1980

Professional Memberships And Training

  • Pharmaceutical engineering/design
  • Preparing/Conducting Installation, Operational, and Process Qualifications IQ/OQ/PQ
  • Microsoft Project 2003 Orange Belt Training
  • HAZOP methodology and leader training (Primatech)
  • PSM Compliance

Timeline

Sr Process Engineer

Kiewit Corporation
03.2022 - 05.2025

Project manager

Cabot Corporation
03.2011 - 03.2022

Sr. Project Engineer

PQ Corporation
09.2008 - 12.2010

Sr. Project Engineer

PFIZER GLOBAL MANUFACTURING
12.2004 - 08.2008

Project Manager

DSM CATALYTICA PHARMACEUTICALS
07.2000 - 12.2004

Sr. Project Engineer

SALSBURY CHEMICALS COMPANY
08.1997 - 04.2000

Sr. Process /production Engineer

HOECHST CELANESE CORPORATION
05.1989 - 08.1997

Production Superintendent

SPECIALTY CHEM PRODUCTS CORP
02.1987 - 05.1989

Project/Process Engineer

CELANESE WATER SOLUBLE POLYMERS
07.1984 - 05.1986

Plant Superintendent/Plant Engineer

PENWALT CORPORATION
05.1982 - 07.1984

B.S. - CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

University of Notre Dame

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