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Miguel AcostaMA

Miguel Acosta

Senior Chemical Process Engineer

$580/day
Brussels, BE
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Miguel

A highly skilled Process Engineer with 14 years of experience in the Chemical, Oil & Gas, Petrochemical, Food, and Pharmaceutical industries. Expertise includes basic engineering, front-end engineering design (FEED), detailed design, operational support, troubleshooting, and commissioning. Proven ability to optimize processes, enhance plant safety, and lead teams across diverse sectors. Fluent in English and Spanish.
  • Spanish

    Native or bilingual

  • French

    Basic

  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Brussels (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Desmet
    Process Engineer
    August 2022 - Today (3 years and 10 months)
    Brussels, Belgium
    Basic design of pre-treatment units (PTU) for HVO plants. Pre-treatment units designed for processing of waste feedstocks. Specific tasks include:

    - Sized process equipment, e.g. pumps, heat exchangers, storage tanks, filters.
    - Elaborated heat and material balance.
    - Developed plant operating manual.
    - Prepared utilities and consumables consumption list to enable the client to size / specify utility and chemicals systems required for the operation of the pre-treatment unit.
    - Prepared Cause & Effect diagrams to identify factors which may affect the normal operation of the PTU and associated initiating trips.
    - Engineered pressure relief systems for HVO PTUs in line with API 521 and API 2000.
    - Participated in HAZOP and LOPA studies.
    Pressure relief P&IDs H&M balance Cause and effect Effluent and emissions
  • Urenco ChemPlants
    Process Engineer
    CHEMICAL
    May 2021 - July 2022 (1 year and 2 months)
    Supported the commissioning and operation of a new chemical plant.

    - Assessed the boiler feed water, condensate return and steam systems and identified modifications to improve the reliability of the plant. Modifications include: addition of a new control system for chemical dosing of the boiler feed water to minimise corrosion, addition of a new steam users to ensure the boiler turndown is met.
    - Identified and troubleshot design faults associated with ventilation systems, powder systems and utility systems.
  • BakerHicks Switzerland
    Process Engineer
    BIOTECH
    November 2019 - February 2021 (1 year and 3 months)
    Visp, VS, Switzerland
    Detail design of a new state-of- the-art bio manufacturing plant.

    - Managed and controlled changes to Project P&IDs in line with GMP requirements.
    - Supported the Project Engineering Team and CQV Team during DQ, IQ, OQ and PQ.

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Education

  • Master of Science
    The University of Manchester
    2010
    MSc, Advanced Chemical Process Design
  • Bachelor
    Universidad de Los Andes
    2007
    Chemical Engineering

Skill set

Categories

  • Other