ALLEN G.

ROBAY, PE
12614 Huntington Field Drive * Houston, TX 77099 * H: 281-498-4592 * C: 281-
451-6021 * ar188706@westpost.net

EDUCATION:
Bachelor's Degree - Mechanical Engineering, Oklahoma State University
PROFESSIONAL LICENSE/CERTIFICATE:
Professional Engineer, State of Texas, No. 038301
National Registry of Environmental Professionals, No. REM 5721
SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE:
Extensive experience in various areas of Mechanical & Fired Heat Transfer Engine
ering, Front End Engineering, Project Field Services and Mechanical/Process Desi
gn Services; all related to Oil/Gas Processing/Treatment Facilities (On / Offsh
ore-Topside Platforms), Refineries, Petrochemical, Chemical, Power Generation /C
ogeneration Plants, LNG and Cryogenic Facilities, Coal Gasification Pilot Plants
, and Plants Off-Site/Utilities (OSBL). Work experience includes:
* Mechanical Equipment Design & Specifications for oil/gas processing equipment,
packaged units, fixed packaged equipment, heat transfer equipment (fired and un
fired), rotating equipment /machinery (steam / gas turbines, generators, pumps/
drivers, Firewater Pump Packages / Stations), power generation & cogeneration f
acilities, vessels & tanks, plant materials handling.
* Designed and Specified Offsite/Utility Facilities for wastewater & sewage trea
tment, environmental remediation applications (air, solids and water), cooling t
owers, fired heaters, waste heat recovery, flares, incinerators, boilers/HRSG's,
& Burner Management Systems & Safety Controls for fired equipment and Mechanica
l Packaged Equipment. Knowledgeable in ASME, ANSI, TEMA, API and other industry
Codes.
* Prepared feed / feasibility studies, cost estimates for project proposals & fe
ed studies, and support of construction activities.
* Performed in-plant process and mechanical equipment & facilities Reliability /
Risk assessments works for upgrade and modification.
* Performed Project Field Services: Worked with plant operation-troubleshooting,
assisted field installation groups and participated in FAT, commissioning and s
tart-up of facilities.
* Generated & prepared (joint efforts with process, instrument/controls, & pipin
g disciplines) facilities P&ID's and MFD's, and specified instrumentation, contr
ols, and safety devices for project systems.
* Prepared requisition packages, bids evaluation, issued PO's requisitions and a
pproved vendor data & Dwgs.
WORK HISTORY:
DITRON Professional Consulting Services, LLC, Houston, TX (April 15, 2009- to-
Present)
Mechanical Equipment Engineer
DITRON is highly specialized process consultants for Gas and Oil Facilities. I w
ork for DITRON as needed (temporary assignments). I worked on upgrade and additi
on of gas processing downstream facilities Feed & Studies, including sizing equi
pment, recommended addition of Skid mounted packaged units. Conducted preliminar
y HOZAP and checked modified P&ID's for operational safety. Worked on equipment
sizing and specifications for fixed/static: Packaged equipment modules, rotating
& heat transfer equipment, cost estimates and deliveries.
FLUOR ENTERPRISES, INC., Sugar Land, TX (Feb. 6, 2006 -to- Jan.29, 2009)
SENIOR MECHANICAL & FIRED EQUIPMENT ENGINEER
Responsible for mechanical work on the following Multi Projects:
* Marathon Oil Refinery Expansion, Garyville, Louisiana
Lead Mechanical Engineer for the OSBL Site in the area of mechanical packaged &
fired equipment.
* Demianskiy Pilot Project, Russia
Worked on generating specifications and data sheets for diesel engine generator
& ht. transfer eqp't.
* British Gas (BG), Poinsettia Platform Project, Trinidad
Worked on execution of all Critical Platform packaged & fired equipment, from bi
d packages to testing and
delivery. This project has been nominated for Fluor Hugh Coble Award for excell
ence.
* BP TT- Low Pressure Reserve Access Project, Trinidad
Worked on feed study, equipment sizing, plot plans, cost estimates and generate
d initial design
criteria for various equipment including fired & waste heat recovery units
* Irving Oil Ltd. Refinery Upgrade, Saint John New Brunswick, Canada
Working on FCCU- CO Combustor & Flue Gas Cooler (CO Boiler) upgrade & modificat
ion as part of Power Recovery Turbines Project.
* Chevron, Nigeria Gas Field Development Feed studies. Prepared packaged equipme
nt Estimates and sizes. Multi Stages Projects.
CDI ENGINEERING, CORP., Houston, TX (Nov. 2004 - Feb. 2006)
PROJECT ENGINEER
Assigned to work on various DuPont plants/facilities (modernization, upgrade, an
d additions). Responsible for engineering activities, checking details design,
and follow-up on equipment procurement, fabrication and delivery. Reviewed & app
roved disciplines details design and specifications. Performed cost estimates,
staffing plans, and monitored project schedules. Interfaced with client team/CD
I management on project progress, reviews and technical issues. Participated in
HAZOP review of the project. Participated in FAT &QA/QC of the equipment at vend
or shop.
PARSONS/WORLEY IRAQ JOINT VENTURE, Oil/Gas Project, Kirkuk, Iraq (May 2004-N
ov. 2004) PROJECT ENGINEER
Assigned to the team responsible for the Iraq reconstruction and rebuilding of n
umerous gas processing plants and five refineries that needed to be restored for
the oil and gas industry in Northern Iraq to prewar production levels. Work in
cluded feasibility studies, design modifications of Equipment with recommendati
ons, prepared project proposals & cost estimates. Worked on redesign options for
facilities to meet current technology. Coordinated engineering efforts with a
ll task force disciplines, including local construction group. In addition, pla
yed an important role as liaison project management representative with authorit
ies of Iraqi Facilities Management, Iraqi Ministry of Oil, and the Army Corp of
Engineers (USANC). Made on-site technical surveys/assessments for war damages.
All work was done in Iraq.
SIEMENS-WESTINGHOUSE (POWER DIVISION), Houston, TX (April 1999 - March 2004)
FIELD PROJECT ENGINEER (Contract)
Worked for BOP Supply Projects Management on various new power plants. Responsi
ble for checking Subcontractor's Design & Specifications HRSG's & Steam Drums, P
ackaged Eqp't, follow-up with fabrication & field construction progress, and sol
ving on site construction problems. Duties included monitoring general contract
or's engineering progress and scheduling activities. Also, performed FAT & QA/Q
C inspections for shipment release. Assisted commissioning/start-up group with
new power generation plants & cogeneration facilities.
KVAERNER JOHN BROWN E&C, INC., Houston, TX (June 1988 - Sept. 1991 &
SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER Dec. 1993 - Feb. 1999)
Designed and specified equipment for a variety of chemical plants, on/offshore o
il/gas production platforms facilities, plant cogeneration, and refineries expan
sion & upgrade. Prepared design and specifications, requisitions for miscellane
ous equipment, heat transfer (fired/unfired), rotating machinery, materials hand
ling, air compressors/dryers, refrigeration units, and vessels/tanks. Designed
OSBL-offsite/utility equipment: cooling towers, fire protection systems, water a
nd wastewater treatments, thermal oxidizers /incinerators, flares systems, and e
nvironmental remediation applications. Issued PO requisitions, and approved ven
dor data & drawings. Participated in FAT, facilities HAZOP, commissions/start-u
p. Work also included international assignments in Saudi Arabia .
FLUOR DANIEL, Williams Brothers, Engineering Division, Tulsa, OK (Nov.1992 - De
c. 1993)
SENIOR MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Worked on Phillips Puerto Rico refinery revamp/modernization (redesign and addit
ion) of heat exchangers, furnaces, process cooling towers, and boilers' water tr
eatment (softeners). Performed in-plant mechanical equipment/facilities studies
& assessments.
JACOBS ENGINEERING GROUP, INC., Houston, TX (Sept. 1991 - Oct. 1992)
PRINCIPAL LEAD MECHANICAL ENGINEER
Supervised design & engineering team on the following projects: 1) MTBE producti
on facility-expansion project, for Exxon, Baton Rouge, LA, and 2) light end satu
rated gas plant expansion, Koch Refinery, Corpus Christi, TX. Responsible for t
he approval of mechanical design, specifications, requisitions, and bid evaluati
on of vessels/towers, exchangers, heat transfer, rotating, and miscellaneous equ
ipment. Also worked in-plant engineering assessment of existing equipment/facil
ities.
STUBBS OVERBECK & ASSOCIATES, INC., Houston, TX (June 1986 - June 1988)
MECHANICAL PROJECT ENGINEER
Assigned to Union Carbide Chemical Plant in Texas City. Worked on upgrading fac
ilities (in-plant small projects). Designed and specified vessels/tanks, pressu
re safety devices, firewater systems and environmental remedial applications; ch
emical toxic vapor collection and incineration. Assisted plant construction and
maintenance groups in various tasks. Performed various mechanical /feed studie
s. Also assigned to John Zink Company in Tulsa, OK. Prepared design and proposal
s to customers for Burners and Duct Burner Systems, thermal oxidizers, waste hea
t recovery boilers, flares, and air pollution control systems.
CE - LUMMUS CREST, INC., Houston, TX (July 1979 - May 1986)
SENIOR MECHANICAL & HEAT TRANSFER ENGINEER
Designed and specified various heat transfer (fired & unfired equipment) and mec
hanical equipment for refineries, gas gathering, and gas processing plants (onsh
ore/offshore platforms), ethylene plant complexes (Lummus License), and plants p
ower & cogeneration facilities- studies. Prepared design specifications for spe
cialty cracking furnaces, boilers, fired heaters, B-Jac thermal rating of exchan
gers, flares, cooling towers, hazardous waste incinerators, environmental air po
llution controls, and water/wastewater treatment facilities. Issued requisition
s, evaluated bid, and checked vendor data & drawings. Also, work included intern
ational assignments (Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Argentina).
TRAINING:
Various Mechanical Design Courses & Seminars for: Heat Transfer Equipment(Fired
& Unfired), Plant Environmental Applications, Utility/OSBL Equipment /Facilities
, On/Offshore Gas Processing Facilities, Rotating Equipment, Plant Energy Conser
vation & Waste Heat Recovery, Plant Power Generation & single/Combined Cycles C
ogeneration Facilities Design, ASME Vessels & Tanks Design and Plant Safety Reli
ef systems.

ASSOCIATIONS:
Professional Engineer, State of Texas, No. 038301
ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (Member)