Hacene NOUIOUA

Hacene NOUIOUA

Chemical Process Engineer

A skilled operations engineer in coordinating trial operation activities and conducting performance evaluations at oil and gas facilities. Leading cross-functional teams to enhance production efficiency. Committed to fostering a culture of safety and quality through rigorous adherence to industry best practices and continuous process improvement initiatives. I have Skills to developing operational guidelines, troubleshooting production challenges, and optimizing processes to achieve high-quality and efficient manufacturing outcomes.  Proven ability to lead shift teams and manage complex scheduling to support continuous and timely production delivery.

City Sidi Amour N19 Elkhroub, Constantine
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Work Experience
Exlpoitation Engineer
SONATRACH
Sep 2010 — Mar 2011Hassi R'mel
  • Shadowed a process engineer at Hassi R'mel to gain firsthand insight into the role's tasks and responsibilities, such as:
  • Task allocation and work permitting,
  • Daily reporting,
  • Collected recording data to manage and prepare the daily production report.
  • Gas treatment.
  • Gas processing chain.
  • Equipment start-up and shutdown.
  • Control with DCS.
  • Daily reports.
Exploitation Engineer
SONATRACH
Apr 2011 — Aug 2013MLE
  • Spearheaded pre-commissioning, commissioning, and start-up activities during CPF's construction phase
  • Executed thorough cleaning, flushing, verification, loop checks, stroke tests, and leak tests
  • Conducted rigorous performance evaluations and functional testing to guarantee operational readiness
  • Reviewed and reported on performance progress to enhance installation efficiency
  • Investigated and analyzed operational issues affecting initial start-up and production, delivering detailed reports
Shift Exploitation Engineer
SONATRACH
Sep 2013 — Jul 2022MLE
  • Supervised all plant operations to enhance efficiency and productivity
  • Developed comprehensive working instructions, workmanship standards, and process documents, ensuring strict adherence
  • Led commissioning, start-up, and performance testing for new projects, reinforcing safe work practices
  • Investigated operational challenges impacting production, reporting findings and recommending effective solutions
  • Directed and supervised the safe operation of the plant, prioritizing safety protocols
  • Ensured compliance with environmental regulations and upheld quality and safety standards
  • Executed all duties in strict accordance with established safety rules and regulations
  • Compiled production reports and managed stock-related tasks to streamline operations
  • Collected and recorded essential process data to optimize processes and enhance product quality
Process Engineer
SONATRACH
Aug 2022 — PresentCurrentMLE
  • Executed process control troubleshooting in a high-stakes oil production environment
  • Analyzed fleetwide controller performance metrics (KPIs) utilizing advanced statistical monitoring tools
  • Identified and rectified 'bad actor' controllers, collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance performance
  • Led comprehensive root cause analyses for control system issues, minimizing production downtime.
  • Partnered with operations and maintenance teams to implement best practices and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Supported the development of real-time process simulation models, enhancing troubleshooting and production optimization.
  • Supervised specialized vendors to ensure exemplary quality execution of projects.
  • Captured and documented lessons learned, fostering continuous improvement and knowledge sharing across teams.
  • Committed to rigorous reporting, investigation, and feedback systems targeting undesired incidents and accidents.
  • Delivered expert technical support for gas processing operations at various plants.
  • Enhanced the safe and efficient operation of plant equipment, consistently meeting or exceeding availability and reliability targets
  • Optimized plant operations through advanced process simulation programs such as Aspen HYSYS
  • Adhered strictly to the Management of Change Procedure (MOC) for all plant modifications within the Process Safety Management System (PSM)
  • Evaluated supplier bids for new projects, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives
  • Led the commissioning, start-up, and performance testing of new projects, upholding safe work procedures
Skills
Process OptimizationProcess SimulationChemical SafetyRoot Cause AnalysisCollaborationProblem SolvingData AnalysisCommunication SkillsTroubleshootingChemical Engineering
Education
Chemical process engineer, Refining
University of M'hamed Bougara
2001 — 2007
  • Unit operations (separators, columns, and static equipment).
  • Mass transfer.
  • Heat transfer.
  • Turbo compressors.
  • Thermodynamics.
  • Water treatment.
  • Hydrocarbon treatment.
  • Product separation (gas, LPG, condensate, oil).
  • Light petroleum fractions (light gasoline and naphtha).
Exploitation engineer
Algerian petroleum institute
2009 — 2010
  • Drilling, workover and wireline, slickline.
  • Gas treatment.
  • Corrosion.
  • Different types of separators.
  • Columns.
  • Heat exchangers (plate heat exchangers, swashplate heat Exchangers, shell and tube heat exchangers, etc.)
  • Pumps, compressors, gas turbines.
  • Furnaces.
  • Oil & Gas storage and transport.
  • Hydrocarbon metering.
  • Process and humien safety.
Certifications
NEBOSH Process Safety Management
s3d école
2022-10
EBE101 Aspen Basic Engineering: End User Basics
Onspec
2016-05
EHY101 Aspen HYSYS: Process Modeling
Onspec
2016-05
EHY2351 Modeling Heavy Oil & Gas Production and Facilities Using Aspen HYSYS
Onspec
2016-05
Languages
French
Advanced
English
Advanced
Arabic
Native