Ho Kyung (Hok) Kim

Project Engineer at INEOS Styrolution America LLC
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Greater Chicago Area
Languages
  • English -
  • Korean -

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Experience

    • United States
    • Chemical Manufacturing
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Project Engineer
      • May 2022 - Present

      Project engineer leading several capital projects for the site.

    • Project and Process Engineer
      • Apr 2019 - May 2022

      Led multiple projects (expansion, safety, and sustenance) to optimize site operations and reliability ~ (>$1MM/YR)

    • Germany
    • Chemical Manufacturing
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Process and Project Engineer
      • Jan 2018 - Apr 2019

      Project Engineering: - Reinforced the process design and management of a new chemical process plant ~ $42MM - Organized the engineering, startup and management of a wastewater treatment system ~ $4MM - Designed the piping for the pre and posttreatment vessels of a new reaction system ~ $2MM - Spearheaded the design, piping and construction of an air compressor room ~ $200K - Justified the need for an optimized compressed air system ~ $45K Process/Production Engineering: - Completed weekly routines around current facility to maintain production ~ $100MM/YR - Coordinated and led Plant Shutdowns - Managed a team of maintenance personnel to minimize plant downtime - Managed Key Performance Indicators (KPI) of Plant Maintenance Show less

    • United States
    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Process Engineering Intern
      • Jun 2016 - Aug 2016

      - Documented the cost and feasibility of installing a new level instrument ~ 250K - Documented justification for optimal fin fan foaming and potential fan motor upgrade~ $100K/YR - Recommended control valve size for potential upgrade - Improved sample monitoring of various units - Responsible in monitoring various product specs of a desulfurization unit - Documented the cost and feasibility of installing a new level instrument ~ 250K - Documented justification for optimal fin fan foaming and potential fan motor upgrade~ $100K/YR - Recommended control valve size for potential upgrade - Improved sample monitoring of various units - Responsible in monitoring various product specs of a desulfurization unit

    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Supply Distribution and Planning Intern
      • Aug 2015 - Dec 2015

      - Analyzed demand and product transfer to minimize costs between terminals ~$0.02CPG - Evaluated the economic justification of a pipeline to reduce anchor time ~ 1.3MM/YR - Calculated vessel utilization and optimized shipment routes - Reinforced business decisions by examining tank utilizations - Improved product shipment monitoring - Analyzed demand and product transfer to minimize costs between terminals ~$0.02CPG - Evaluated the economic justification of a pipeline to reduce anchor time ~ 1.3MM/YR - Calculated vessel utilization and optimized shipment routes - Reinforced business decisions by examining tank utilizations - Improved product shipment monitoring

    • Oil and Gas
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Refining Chemical Engineering Intern
      • Jan 2015 - May 2015

      - Justified the purchase of a storage tank in order to minimize lost incentive ~$150K/YR - Led a project in characterizing product streams for future refinery optimization ~$160K/YR - Created multiple PI pages to improve unit monitoring - Assisted in a turnaround of a Diesel Hydrotreating Unit - Justified the purchase of a storage tank in order to minimize lost incentive ~$150K/YR - Led a project in characterizing product streams for future refinery optimization ~$160K/YR - Created multiple PI pages to improve unit monitoring - Assisted in a turnaround of a Diesel Hydrotreating Unit

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Plus Leader for Calculus
      • Aug 2013 - Dec 2014

      - Served as a mentor by producing lesson plans - Facilitated collaborative learning and mastery of the subject - Served as a mentor by producing lesson plans - Facilitated collaborative learning and mastery of the subject

Education

  • Georgia Institute of Technology
    Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
    2012 - 2017

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