Michael Alarape
Snr. Process Engineer
Abuja
Summary
An analytical and detail-driven process engineer with ample experience in the oil and gas industry, responsible for ensuring plant stability, improving production throughput, and optimizing equipment performance. Also, a commercially oriented project manager with experience in business analysis focusing on maximum value derivation from all business ventures.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
SNR. ANALYSTS NNPC DOWNSTREAM ASSETS
ASSET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, NNPC DOWNSTREAM INVESTMENT SERVICES
04.2023 - Current
- Monitor NNPCL interests in JV refineries
- Provide technical support for greenfield refineries
- Commercial evaluation of proposed NNPC shares acquisition in JV refineries
- Ensure Compliance with Regulatory Requirements.
LEAD SALES
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MARKETING COMPANY (NNPC SUBSIDIARY)
02.2022 - 04.2023
- Programming of Independent and Credit Marketers on Customer Express (CEX) Portal for petroleum products lifting
- Daily reconciliation of loaded petroleum products volume with all relevant stakeholders
- Effective supervision of all sales activities in the depot
- Management of all stakeholders for smooth loading operations at the depot
- Resolution of customers complaints
- Preparation of all sales reports.
ENERGY ANALYST
CORPORATE PLANNING AND STRATEGY DIVISION
05.2021 - 01.2022
- Conduct Legal and Reputational Due Diligence for risk mitigation on NNPC Potential Business Partners/Investors
- Carry out Financial Due Diligence on NNPC’s Potential Business Partners/Investors to ascertain the financial strength
- Carry out Technical and Operational Due Diligence for value creation on NNPC Potential Business Partners/Investors
- Develop Peer to Peer benchmarking report of NNPC Business Units.
PROCESS ENGINEER
WARRI REFINING AND PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY (NNPC SUBSIDIARY)
08.2012 - 04.2021
- Operation, monitoring, control and optimization of the crude distillation unit (CDU), vacuum distillation unit (VDU), LPG processing plant, and polypropylene plant to produce premium petroleum and petrochemical products
- Monitoring product quality and making recommendations and adjustments to maintain product quality, yields and production rates
- Maintaining and monitoring process equipment also entails generating work requests and facilitating maintenance when required
- Supervise maintenance work on process equipment such as pipelines, pumps, compressors, heat exchangers, columns, air coolers, 2-phase or 3-phase separators, heaters and valves
- Troubleshooting in the event of a process challenge and proffering a solution
- Identifying operational hazards and resolving them as necessary
- Writing report on unit status and passing it to upper management.
INTERN PROCESS ENGINEER
CRESTECH ENGINEERING LIMITED
06.2008 - 12.2008
- Designing of process equipment such as pipelines, pumps, heat exchangers, columns and separators using software packages like HYSYS and PIPESYS
- Generation of process flow diagrams (PFD) and Piping and Instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) using AUTOCAD.
Education
M.Sc. Engineering Management -
University of Benin
08.2019 - 05.2022
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering - undefined
University of Lagos
09.2004 - 05.2009
Skills
Process engineering, Project management, Computer skills, Problem solving, Communication, Decision making, Critical Thinking and Teamwork
undefinedCertification
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
Affiliations
- Member, Council for Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN)
- Member, Nigerian Society of Engineers(MNSE)
- Member, Project Management Institute (PMI) Nigeria Chapter
Training
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT TRAINING, NAPTHALI CONSULT, 10/2022, Project management fundamentals, Predictive, Agile and Hybrid Project execution methodologies.
- CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR NNPC DEPOT SALES SUPERVISORS, 01/2022, Appreciation of Sales Operations in the Depot, Customers Bulk Purchase Agreements, Creation of Loading program and Stakeholders management.
- CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT FOR COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONS, TENO ENERGY RESOURCES LTD., 01/2020, Economic evaluation, Strategy development and Planning, Budgeting and Forecasting, Fiscal Analysis, Business Knowledge, Commercial negotiations, Contract Administration and Petroleum Agreements.
- OPERATION OF THE DISTRIBUTED CONTROL SYSTEM (CENTUM VP R6), YOKOGAWA, 08/2019, Features of the Yokogawa Centum VP distributed control systems, Navigation of the Centum VP windows, Alarm monitoring and management, Tuning and trend set-up.
- REFINERY PROCESS AND PETROLEUM PRODUCTS SPECIFICATION, AWOKS ENERGY NIGERIA LIMITED, 06/2019, Operations of the crude distillation unit (CDU), Vacuum distillation unit (VDU), Naphtha hydro-treating unit (NHU), Catalytic reforming unit (CRU), Fluid Catalytic unit (FCC), Commercial specifications of the various products from each of the above units.
- PROCESS EQUIPMENT OPERATIONS, MONITORING AND TROUBLESHOOTING, MATWIMS CONSULT LIMITED, 10/2017, Operations, Monitoring and troubleshooting of refinery and petrochemicals process equipment such as valves, pumps, compressors, heaters, separators and storage tanks.
- NNPC FOUNDATION SKILLS TRAINING FOR GRADUATE ENGINEERS, 09/2012, 05/2013, Fundamentals of Petroleum Engineering, Geoscience, Petroleum Economics, Natural Gas Processing and Transmission, Fundamentals of Refining and Health, Safety and Environment.
- PZ CUSSONS NIGERIA LIMITED GRADUATE TRAINEE PROGRAM, 04/2012, 07/2012, Customer Satisfaction, Career Development, Good Followership and Leadership, Work Ethics and Practices, Poise and Etiquette
References
Available on request.
Timeline
SNR. ANALYSTS NNPC DOWNSTREAM ASSETS
ASSET MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, NNPC DOWNSTREAM INVESTMENT SERVICES
04.2023 - Current
LEAD SALES
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS MARKETING COMPANY (NNPC SUBSIDIARY)
02.2022 - 04.2023
ENERGY ANALYST
CORPORATE PLANNING AND STRATEGY DIVISION
05.2021 - 01.2022
M.Sc. Engineering Management -
University of Benin
08.2019 - 05.2022
PROCESS ENGINEER
WARRI REFINING AND PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY (NNPC SUBSIDIARY)
08.2012 - 04.2021
INTERN PROCESS ENGINEER
CRESTECH ENGINEERING LIMITED
06.2008 - 12.2008
B.Sc. Chemical Engineering - undefined
University of Lagos
09.2004 - 05.2009
Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
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