Robert Chang
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Professional Engineer in Control Systems Engineering
State of California, Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and GeologistsFeb, 2011- Oct, 2024 -
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Experience
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PBF Energy
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United States
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Oil and Gas
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Instrument Engineer
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Aug 2019 - Present
Subject matter expert on flow and level measurement applications. Responsible for troubleshooting and resolving challenging instrument related matters with a strong focus on improvement strategies of equipment performance. Performed Root Cause Failure Analysis to assist in specification of new equipment and systems, and evaluated technology upgrades that are aligned with Torrance Refinery Benefit to Cost ratio targets. Provided engineering support on turnaround activities of many units and various fast-track projects, and provided start-up support of many large pumps and motors as well as the GTG.
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PTS Advance
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United States
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Staffing and Recruiting
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300 - 400 Employee
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Instrument Engineer
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Nov 2017 - Aug 2019
For 2 years, worked as a resident Instrument Engineer at the Torrance refinery on routine maintenance and turnaround activities. Responsible for work scope specifications and production of engineering packages, and providing technical support in construction, troubleshooting and start-up activities in all units. For 2 years, worked as a resident Instrument Engineer at the Torrance refinery on routine maintenance and turnaround activities. Responsible for work scope specifications and production of engineering packages, and providing technical support in construction, troubleshooting and start-up activities in all units.
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Worley
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Australia
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Instrument & Control Engineer
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Dec 2015 - Jul 2017
Southern Area Energy Efficiency & Gas / NGL Program, Aramco Services Company. Assigned as the Lead for Field Gas Compression facilities in Hawiyah and Haradh. Project consists of increasing the flow rate by reducing pressure at the wellheads. Gas compression systems are then installed to boost the pressure and reach the gas plants for processing Southern Area Energy Efficiency & Gas / NGL Program, Aramco Services Company. Assigned as the Lead for Field Gas Compression facilities in Hawiyah and Haradh. Project consists of increasing the flow rate by reducing pressure at the wellheads. Gas compression systems are then installed to boost the pressure and reach the gas plants for processing
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Jacobs
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Principal Control Systems Engineer
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Apr 2015 - Nov 2015
Chevron El Segundo Refinery, Mogas Blender Analyzer Upgrade Project. Assigned as the Lead Engineer for the analyzer upgrade project. Project consists of installing 2 Raman Analyzers to measure compositions of the component streams in the gasoline blend. Also installed Sulfur & RVP analyzers to measure sulfur concentration and Reid vapor pressure.
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Principal Control Systems Engineer
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Jul 2014 - Mar 2015
Tesoro Carson Refinery, HCU Automatic Depressurization Project. Assigned as the Control Systems Engineer for upgrades to the Hydrocracker Unit in the Carson facility. Project consists of installing thermocouples in the reactors for temperature monitoring and installing various other instrumentation for Safety Instrumented Functions. Tasked with the development of updating logic diagrams and other I&C related documentation.
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Worley
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Australia
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Professional Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Instrument & Control Systems Engineer
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May 2014 - Jul 2014
Conoco Phillips Alaska Project: Tasked with the development of control systems design and fabrication drawings for Basic Process Control System (BPCS) and Safety Instrumented System (SIS) for a well pad in North Slope, Alaska. The well pad consists of 14 production wells, an ESD module and a multiphase flow metering system. 6 of the 14 wells will be converted to water injection wells at the end of the production phase.
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Lead Instrument Engineer
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Oct 2013 - May 2014
Chevron South Africa Clean Fuels II Project (SACF2). 8 month assignment as an I&C lead engineer overseeing and working with 4 senior engineers in revising Chevron Engineering Standards (CES) by producing Location Addendum and making them site-specific to the Cape Town Refinery. Project was put on hold due to political instability in South Africa and indecisiveness in compliance deadline for clean fuels mandate.
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Instrument & Control Systems Engineer
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May 2013 - Sep 2013
Refining NZ Growth Project. 5 month assignment as the I&C engineer in generating instrument data sheets and requisitions for guided wave radar level transmitters and magnetic level gauges. Produced X-Y diagrams and installation details and completed technical bid evaluation for these level instruments.
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Lead Instrument Engineer
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Nov 2011 - May 2013
Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery (SAMREF) – Clean Fuels Project. 2 year assignment as the I&C lead engineer for the Yanpet hydrogen facility in Yanbu. Was responsible for overseeing 3 engineers and generating 80 instrument data sheets using SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI), producing 12 requisitions using SmartPlant Materials, creating 240 loop diagrams, control narrative, control philosophy, shutdown narrative, specification for a fire & gas system (Allen Bradley PLC), creating specification for an analyzer shelter and a Daniel flow metering skid. Personally conducted factory acceptance tests for the flow metering skid in Houston, analyzer shelter in Singapore, Swinton flow computer in Maldon, UK, and the fire & gas system in London. Project was successfully completed within schedule and under budget.
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Lead Instrument Engineer
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Oct 2010 - Nov 2011
Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery (SAMREF) – Clean Fuels Project. 1 year assignment as the I&C lead engineer for offsite utilities involving Marine Heavy Fuel Oil (MHFO). Solely generated 50 instrument data sheets using SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI), created 60 loop diagrams, cause & effect diagram, control narrative, and shutdown narrative for the unit. Completed 10 requisitions using SmartPlant Materials. Project was completed within schedule and under budget.
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Instrument & Control Systems Engineer
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Jan 2008 - Sep 2010
British Petroleum Exploration Alaska (BPXA). 3 year assignment as the I&C engineer for design and modifications of instruments and control systems in Non-WRD projects involving assets in Milne Point, Liberty and Northstar. Project consists of construction of fuel gas monitoring system, wellhead construction for oil production and water injection, relocation of DCS control systems, construction of Personal Living Quarters (PLQ) that are blast proof for personnel protection.
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Instrument & Control Systems Engineer
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Oct 2002 - Dec 2007
Tesoro Wilmington LAR Refinery. 5 year assignment as the I&C field resident engineer for the LAR refinery. Tasks included upgrade and capital projects for various process units including HCR, HTU, CRU, HGU, DCU, Crude, ALKY, FCCU, Tank Farm and Flare. Worked on DCU Safety Best Practice Project to automate the decoking process utilizing dozens of MOV’s, hydraulic operated unheading slide valves, and DCS interlock system, to provide operation personnel with the safest equipment and control systems to flawlessly carry out their daily decoking task. Designed shutdown bypass panels to enable periodic testing of various instruments and final elements within a shutdown loop. Produced various shutdown bypass testing procedures to guide operation personnel in testing and validating devices. Also was tasked with various I&C related deliverables including instrument data sheets, loop diagrams, termination drawings, instrument installation details, and Engineering Work Package (EWP) to thoroughly explain all work scope to construction contractors. Assisted with functional loop check out, commissioning and configuration of I/O points in the DCS. Worked on DCU Fire Rebuild 2004 Project to safely and quickly remove fire-damaged devices and replaced hundreds of control valves, control panels and control systems to bring the unit back in operation just 2 months after the major fire in the unit.
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Proposal Coordinator
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Jan 2002 - Sep 2002
Responsible for all aspects of business development for PI&T, and supported business development managers from various regions and divisions in obtaining their professional goals. Target market included industrial and commercial sector, infrastructure, government sector, asset management sector, municipal and state sector, and higher education sector.
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Instrument & Control Systems Engineer
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Jan 2001 - Dec 2001
Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP). 1 year assignment as the I&C engineer on the program. The project consists of demilitarization of chemical weapons using high temperature incineration method. Responsibilities included control schematic selection, vendor drawing review, generation of all instrumentation rated engineering documents, and various field meetings with government environmental agency to resolve any non-regulatory control issues.
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Parsons Energy & Chemical Group
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Pasadena, California
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Instrument & Control Systems Engineer
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Jun 1998 - Dec 2000
Al-Jubail Petrochemical Company Project (KEMYA) in Saudi Arabia. 2 year assignment as the I&C engineer. Project consists of new construction of several electrical substations, addition of metering skids, flow computers, intake & outlet structures for cooling purposes, air compressors, air dryers, pump sluice gates, and demolition/relocation of existing equipment and instruments. Responsibilities include thorough evaluation of scope of work, selection of most suitable instrumentation and control schematics, data sheet specification, logic diagrams, vendor drawing review. INtools was used extensively to generate instrument data sheets, loop diagrams, wiring diagrams, I/O list and instrument index.
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Bechtel Corporation
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United States
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Instrument & Control Systems Engineer
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Jul 1997 - May 1998
ARCO Carson Refinery, Small Project Engineering – 1 year assignment as the I&C field resident engineer at the refinery. Worked in projects primarily consisted of new construction or upgrade of existing units with a budget normally less than $1 million and typically required expedient design and construction. Responsibilities include evaluating scope of work, selecting the best suitable control scheme to meet design criteria, specifying and purchasing instruments, providing technical support to construction, field testing instrumentation after construction, generating all related documentation and as-built all affected documents after completion of construction.
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Bechtel Corporation
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United States
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Construction
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700 & Above Employee
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Instrument & Control Systems Engineer
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Jul 1990 - Jan 1993
UNOCAL Torrance Refinery (2 years & 7 months) – 31 month assignment as the I&C field resident engineer in the refinery. Scope of the project was as-building existing P&ID and correctly reflecting their current control schematic. Responsibilities include field walkdown, operation personnel interface, vendor interface, and utilizing correct ISA standard symbology. Also worked on modification/upgrade of PLC and instrumentation in the Water Effluent Treating Unit.
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Instrument & Control Systems Engineer
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Nov 1989 - Jun 1990
Texaco Bakersfield Refinery (8 months) – The project consists of design of several units in the refinery. Responsibilities include generating data sheets, incorporate efforts from other disciplines like civil, electrical, piping & process to implement the instrumentation in accordance with the scope of work.
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Education
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1985 - 1989
University of Southern California
BSME, Mechanical Engineering -
1981 - 1985
Calexico High School
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