Ramiro Jesus Barrera Hinojosa
Victoria,TX
Summary
Chemical Engineer with hands-on experience as Run Plant Engineer in power and utility systems. Strong focus on water treatment and demineralization systems. Proven ability to collaborate across Operations and Technical teams to ensure safe and efficient plant performance.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Run Plant Engineer
Dow Chemical
Seadrift, Tx
08.2023 - Current
- Coordinate daily with Operations, Maintenance, and contractors to ensure reliable operation of power and utility systems, resolving emergent issues in steam, water, and power infrastructure.
- Monitor KPIs including drum pressure, conductivity, turbine load, and BFW quality; collaborate with the Technical Center on troubleshooting, RCIs, and reliability actions.
- Specialized in water chemistry and treatment system performance, achieving a ~75% improvement in Demineralized and Boiler Feed water quality through new analyzers, procedural updates, and flow stabilization projects from upstream systems.
- Participate in >3 GTG/HRSG startups per year; supported turnarounds of 3 GE Frame 6 gas turbines and 3 steam turbines, gaining hands-on experience with inspections, borescope reviews, and recommissioning.
- Led a critical project in Dec 2023 to install Temporary Cooling Towers after a cooling water line failure, successfully restoring turbine operation and protecting site-wide steam supply.
- Focal point for major audits including Burner Management System (BMS), Technical Center, and Demin compliance; ensured full readiness and action item follow-up.
Junior Chemical Engineer
Framergy, Inc.
Robstown, Texas
04.2023 - 07.2023
- Collaborated with operations and plant management to deliver a critical customer order of 50+ kg of MOF product, meeting strict purity and performance specifications.
- Hands-on pilot scale synthesis of MOF’s executing experimental batches with careful material handling, temperature control and drying sequences to ensure product reliability, while following safety standards.
- Maintained >80% batch-to-batch consistency despite pilot scale variability, emphasizing attention to detail in every experimental run.
- Conducted in-process QA/QC monitoring and performed adjustments that led to a 15% improvement in throughput during critical production cycles.
- Applied detailed SOP adherence and proactive troubleshooting, reducing potential deviations and helping achieve 100% on-time delivery.
Internship
Roma City Water Treatment Plant
Roma, Texas
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Collected data from samples to control pH, turbidity, and chlorine of treated water to ensure product quality and meet safety standards by Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
- Contributed along with the operators to optimization of chemical process of treatment water to acquire operational discipline.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Texas A&M-Kingsville
05-2023
Skills
- Power system operation
- Water treatment optimization
- KPI monitoring
- Pilot scale synthesis
- Equipment troubleshooting
- Process improvement initiatives
Languages
English
Full Professional
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Run Plant Engineer
Dow Chemical
08.2023 - Current
Junior Chemical Engineer
Framergy, Inc.
04.2023 - 07.2023
Internship
Roma City Water Treatment Plant
05.2022 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Chemical Engineering
Texas A&M-Kingsville