Luis Fernandez
luis.fernandez@email.com · 281-555-0118 · Houston, TX
Professional Summary
Petrochemical engineer with 9+ years optimizing olefins and polymer units, improving yield, and supporting safe turnarounds. Combines process simulation with hands-on plant experience.
Experience
Petrochemical Process Engineer · Gulf Olefins Corporation
Houston, TX • 2019–Present
- Support an ethylene cracker producing 1.2 million tons per year, monitoring furnace and separation performance.
- Improved ethylene yield by 0.8 percentage points through furnace optimization, worth about $5M per year.
- Built Aspen Plus models used to evaluate debottlenecking options for the recovery section.
- Led process hazard reviews and management-of-change packages for 20 plant modifications.
Process Engineer · Bayport Polymers
Pasadena, TX • 2015–2019
- Troubleshot polymerization reactor fouling and cut unplanned shutdowns by 35%.
- Optimized catalyst usage to reduce cost by $900K per year.
- Prepared turnaround scopes and supported startup activities.
Process Engineering Co-op · Texas Gulf Chemical
Baytown, TX • 2013–2014
- Collected plant data and updated P&IDs for a compressor upgrade.
Education
University of Houston
B.S. in Chemical Engineering
Houston, TX · May 2015
Skills
Olefins & Polymers Processes, Aspen Plus / HYSYS, Process Hazard Analysis, Furnace & Reactor Optimization, Turnaround Planning, Management of Change, P&IDs, Troubleshooting, Data Analysis
Certifications
Professional Engineer (PE) – Texas