Joseph Dennie, P.E.
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
39 years of diverse process safety management, operations, engineering, project management, maintenance/reliability, and materials management experience in the chemical, petroleum refining, pharmaceutical, pulp/paper, oil and gas midstream, and manufacturing industries
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
PSM Process Improvement LLC, Principal, Yorktown, VA, 2019 – 2021
ABSG Consulting Inc., Senior Risk/Reliability Engineer, Knoxville, TN, 2011 – 2019
Lead PHAs/hazard reviews using HAZOP/LOPA for clients in a wide range of industries
Developed operating procedures, training, mechanical integrity, maintenance, management of change, management of organizational change, PSSR, safe work practices, and related programs and procedures
Performed compliance audits for corporate and regulatory requirements
Provided technical review of reactive hazards analysis protocol
Reviewed operating facility compliance with electrical area classification standards
Western Refining, Yorktown, VA, 2007 - 2010
Prior ownership included Giant Industries – 2002 to 2007; BP – 1999 to 2002; Amoco Oil Company - prior to 1999
Superintendent, Operations - Oil Movements / Utilities / Marketing Terminal, 2009 – 2010
Managed 24/7 operations of the Oil Movements Division with staff of 6 salaried supervisors and 45 union-represented hourly employees, throughput of 65,000 barrels per day, $200M inventory of petroleum products, annual budget of $12M, multiple tank turnarounds
Operated 77 atmospheric storage tanks, 10 LPG bullets/spheres, extensive piping network, biological wastewater treatment facility, sour water stripper, marine docks, and truck rack
Commissioning Team Leader, “S-Zorb” Gasoline Desulfurization Unit, 2007 –2008
Commissioned $170M hydrogen process to reduce sulfur level in gasoline
Resolved technical issues and assured quality of complex engineered systems including process control systems
Assured safe and efficient start-up in advance of tight regulatory schedule
Optimization Engineer, FCC, Polymerization, Crude, and Coking Units, 2001 –2007
Implemented process improvements (28 MBD FCC – installed Y-bend design)
Developed operations personnel and optimized process catalyst/chemicals
Rotating Equipment Engineer / Long-term Reliability Engineer, 1998 –2001
Re-designed pumps and compressors for improved operations, planned turnaround work
Led cross-functional team developing Equipment Specific Maintenance Plans
Maintained and analyzed Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Refinery Representative, Fixed Bed Alkylation Project, 1997 –1998
Represented business unit to ensure project constructability and operability
Coordinator, PSM, 1991 –1997
Developed management system to comply with OSHA PSM/EPA RMP regulations
Led process hazard analyses/revalidations and incident investigations using HAZOP/LOPA, FMEA, what-if/checklist, and RCFA
Conducted facility siting screening of operations control buildings
Established management of change system to ensure safe and efficient operations
Trained technical personnel on process safety requirements, including those to mitigate aphyxiation hazards associated with use of nitrogen in process systems
Supported relief system design team with review of design basis scenarios per API RP 520/521
Reliability Engineer, Project Engineer, and Supervisor of Materials Management 1982 – 1991
Designed and implemented projects including turnarounds to maintain and improve operations
Inspected operating systems, including pressure vessels, piping, and rotating equipment
Supervised purchasing, contracts administration, and warehousing operations
Reviewed hydrogen attack potential for reactors in hydrogen reforming process
REGISTRATION/MEMBERSHIP
Commonwealth of Virginia: Licensed Professional Engineer (1987 - present)
Member - AIChE
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSES
Process Safety Management: Complying with the OSHA and EPA Regulations;
Compliance Auditing for the OSHA PSM Regulation; Management of Change;
Mechanical Integrity; Understanding Codes and Standards; Operating and Maintenance Procedures;
Process Hazard Analysis Leader Training Using the HAZOP and What-If/Checklist Techniques;
Advanced PHA Leader; Updating and Revalidating Process Hazard Analyses
Corporate training classes and certifications including:
Amoco Principles of Project Management
Amoco Core II-A First Line Supervisor Training
Amoco School of Engineering Technology
ASME National Board of Boiler and Pressure Vessel Inspectors, Section VIII, Owner-User Commission (not active)
ASNT Recommended Practice SNT-TC-1A – Level I Inspector (UT, RT, PT, MT) (not active)
EDUCATION
M.B.A., Business Administration, Mason School of Business, The College of William and Mary, 1986
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, with High Distinction, University of Virginia, 1982
Tau Beta Pi (national engineering honor society)
Pi Tau Sigma (national mechanical engineering honor society