
Kabari Pride Okafor
Process Engineer
Port Harcourt, NigeriaWork Experience
Process EngineerFull Time
TotalEnergies E&P Nigeria limited
Jan 2020 - Jan 2023 -3 yrs
Nigeria , Port Harcourt
- Job Details:• Conduct process studies to support Field operation to optimize Onshore/Offshore sites and to support development projects. • Review & Contribute to the formulation of Operating Philosophy and manuals for new projects and review/update existing ones. • Provide Process design and know-how within Joint venture Operations and other Departments and Divisions. • Provide process support for Onshore/Offshore commissioning, Start-up, Ramp-up & Shutdown. • Ensure contact with process specialists in Headquarters and liaise with Headquarters for interaction of new Projects with existing facilities. • Provide process assistance to Onshore/Offshore operations for technical operating problems. • Contribute to technical know-how of the team by coaching and supervising junior engineers. • Provide support with process activities across production sites. • Undertake de-bottleneck studies and recommend solutions to optimize existing installations (Safety, Environmental, Production, etc.) • Carry out effective process design studies for Request for Modifications (RFMs). • Participate in site visits, Pre-studies, and basic studies for process-related modifications • Participate in Safety review and HAZOP meetings. • Support Contractors to prepare Scope of Work or review/validate process studies by Contractors. • Follow-up on the implementation of RFMs with ECP and Site personnel through regular/periodic progress discussions and site visits.
Senior Process EngineerFull Time
Saipem Contracting Nigeria Limited
Jan 2011 - Jan 2020 -9 yrs
Nigeria , Port Harcourt
- Job Details:• Performed process engineering activities and issue process design deliverables for EPC projects. • Defined the utilities requirements and design the associated systems. • Preparation of Operating Manual and Test Run procedures. • Implemented project contractual design philosophy. • Carried out high quality checks on the calculations, simulations and deliverables produced by Junior Engineers ensuring compliance with relevant codes and standards and internal procedures. • Participated in multidisciplinary project reviews such as P&IDs reviews, HAZOP, 3D Model. • Performed Process simulation, Process sizing calculation and verification • P&ID Mechanization
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Chemical/Petro-Chemical Engineering
Rivers State University (formerly Rivers State University of Science and Technology) Port Harcourt, Rivers State, NigeriaJan 2007
Achievements
Within 3 years as a junior process engineer, was made the Project Process Lead for Process Engineering department in the SSAGS Project. Aided in the completion of the Engineering activities and interfaced with my company project management and Client Project engineering teams. Assisted in the project planning, coordination, scope control, process activities and engineering to achieve 100% completion of Detailed Engineering design, 100% of all Vendor documents for Engineering, follow-up for Construction, Field Engineering and Commissioning/Start-up activities).
Skills
- Process Design
- PFDs
- Aspen Hysys
- P&IDs
- Process Instrumentation
- Equipment sizing
- Line sizing
- Process Control
- Cause & Effect Matrix
- HAZOP review
Languages
English
Fluent
Training & Certifications
Helicopter Underwater Escape Training with EBS (OPITO Approved Course Code 5095)
Charkin Maritime Academy·2019Registered Engineer
Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)·2018Corporate Member
Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE)·2018Certificate in Basic Mud Engineering (Drilling Fluid Technology)
Institute of Petroleum Studies, University of Port Harcourt·2013