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OIL & GAS ENGINEERING, PRODUCTION / OPERATIONS / MAINTENANCE
“Engineer, who gets Job done”
Confidential Resume of RICK KHONA (aka KONA), PE
12986 Mandarin Rd., Jacksonville, Florida, 32223
Tel: 904-886-0381(res.) / 904-733-1029(off)

                              FIVE (5) MINUTE SUMMARY:

·         Major Oil / Utility Companies and US Navy experience - ARAMCO, US NAVY, OCCIDENTAL, ESSO, CONTINENTAL, MARATHON, AMERADA HESS & PIONEER

·         US Citizen, Notary Public, Post graduate Registered Professional Engineer, 22+ years of Excellent in-depth Domestic & International experience in OIL & GAS ENGINEERING, PRODUCTION / OPERATIONS / MAINTENANCE. Wellhead &  Field Production Facilities & Pipelines(onshore/offshore) Engineering, Conceptual Facilities Planning, Design, Cost estimation, Staff Supervision

·        Production Operations / Maintenance  - Day to Day Operation & Maintenance of Oil and Gas Field (onshore & offshore) Facilities, Wellheads, Tie-ins, Flowlines, Well Testing / Site Work, Pressure Survey, Artificial Gas Lift, Water/Gas Injection, Optimization, Production budget etc. & Staff Supervision

·         Project Management - Engineering Procurement Construction - Oil & Gas Wellhead tie-ins, Facilities, Pipelines / Gathering Flow lines, GOSP, Processing Plants, Equipment Sizing, Pump / Compressor Stations, Metering, Process Controls & Instrumentation. Naval Station Facilities, Utility Pipelines, HVAC/Chillers, Boilers plants, Solid Waste Incinerator, Water Treatment / Disposal. Air/water pollution control. QA/QC of third party design work.

·         Saved over $ 2,000,000 dollars for my Employers by Cost Saving Suggestions, Engineering and Operation Improvements & Optimization Efforts

·         Planning, Scheduling, Costing, Feasibility & Budget studies, Cost control, Bidding & Contracting, QA/QC of Engineering  Design. Air & Water Pollution Monitor & Control

·         Team Work, Excellent Technical, Communication & Inter-Personal Skills, Customer Contacts, Inter-Phase with Multi-discipline Staff supervision

·         DOT, API, ASME, ANSI, ASTM, OSHA, Oil / Gas industry, ARAMCO, Florida / Southern Building and Construction Industry Codes and Standards

·         Well Versed in Computers Use & Applications - Engineering Applications, Modeling, Simulation, Remote Access / Metering, Windows, WinWord, Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, Engineering / Scientific / Business Software Development

EDUCATION:
                            ·         BS & MS Chemical Engineering, New Mexico State University.
                            ·         courses in  Oil / Gas Processing & Production Engineering  
                            ·         course in Instrumentation (by Taylor Instruments)
                            ·         courses in Supervisory & TQM Training (Oil company and US Navy)
                            ·         courses  - Florida Bldg. / Construction regulations and codes
                            ·         courses towards MBA
                            ·         PE - Registered Professional Engineer in Texas
                            ·         GC - Certified General Contractor in Florida
                            ·         CEM - Certified Energy Manager

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Major Projects :

                        Viking Voyageur Pipelines (48” )from Canada to Joliet
                        Facility Construction Project Management for CSX Transportation (Railway)
                        Hawiyah Gas System (36” -56” P/L) Expansion for Saudi ARAMCO
                        Harken de Columbia Heavy Crude Pipeline (6”-12”)project
                        ARAMCO PMT (Project Management Team) for number of projects
                        Numerous flow lines / Trunk lines (8”-36”)for Saudi ARAMCO
                        Operations Superintendent - Four Fields for ESSO ( Sitre) Oil of Libya
                        Offshore pipeline/facilities design - Sirte Oil Co.
                        SPR - Dept. Of Energy- underground salt dome storage project
                        Conceptual Oil/Gas Facility development & design for Occidental of Libya
                        Production Operations, Facility supervision for OASIS oil Co. Of Libya
                        QA/QC of Pipeline / Facilities design for ARAMCO
                        Utilities - Energy Branch Supervisor US Navy (6” - 12”P/L)
                        Supervise Construction of pipeline / facility project for Occidental
                        Production Operations for Occidental & OASIS Oil Co.
                        Pipeline route / plant site selection for many of the above projects
                        GOSP plant instrumentation / de-bottle necking of production facilities & Pipeline
                        Computer simulation / modeling of Pipeline & Production Plants
                        Saved Millions of dollars for my employers thru improvements / Suggestions

Chronological Employment :

97 -                Mech. Lead Engineer, Parsons Int’l & Gulf Interstate Engineering
                       Pasadena, CA and Houston TX

92- 96           PMT member, Pipeline Program management (B. S. & W. contract)
                      Southern Area Producing (GAWAR field), Saudi ARAMCO,  ABQAIQ, Saudi Arabia

90-92            Utility Engineering Branch Supervisor
&  83-85       US Navy, Naval Station, Mayport, Florida

85- 90           Production Unit Supervisor -  Operations / Maintenance
                      Sirte Oil Company (Libya), LONDON, UK

83 & 74        Sr. Production Operations Engineer
                      P.O.S.S.I., (DOE-SPR Contractor), New Orleans, La.  & Gulf Interstate Eng. Co.,

76- 82           Sr. Production Engineer
                      Occidental Of Libya, Tripoli, Libya

75- 76           Sr. Production  / Project Engineer
                      Oasis Oil Company of Libya, Tripoli, Libya's

71-74             Project / Operations Engineer (started as Jr. Engineer)
                       Pioneer Gas Co., Amarillo ,Texas

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