David James Blue has 30 years experience in engineering, most of them
as a Senior Project Manager, in the chemicals and petroleum industries. He has expertise in Project Management,
Engineering, and Design of: Chemical and Hydrocarbon process control systems (DCS & PLC); process units including
reaction, distillation, gas, liquid and solids processing and handling; utility and off-site systems; construction;
and HAZOP, PSM, fault tree, and consequence safety analysis. Selected positions and accomplishments:
Project Manager, McKeon-Grano Assoc, Inc., Elmwood Park, NJ. Mr. Blue supervised a team from
the operating
company and an EPCM performing basic and detailed engineering, procurement, and construction of an $11MM gas
plant relocation project.
Senior Engineering Advisor, Becht Engineering
- Managed the development of a major waste water treatment expansion.
- Managed a Diesel Desulfurizer conversion to Ultra-Low Sulfur Diesel. Coordinated the
technical evaluation for the Engineering / Procurement contract, Conducted P&ID reviews, PSM including
HAZOP, MOC, and SIL, and owner’s review of the engineering procurement activities.
- Prepared a study of industry’s practices for burner management and fired heater safety.
- Developed a critical path schedule for a major plant retrofit of four 75,000 hp motor
driven compressors.
Project Manager and Safety Engineer, Air Products and Chemicals
- Saved $2 million and insured a safe design by convincing the team to use a properly
designed refractory lined reactor.
- Saved significant re-engineering cost by completing preliminary evaluations of all
safety issues prior to the completion of detailed design for a $90+ Million syngas purification plant
in Louisiana. Coordinated all safety activities including HAZOPs, fault trees, consequence analysis,
QRA, PSM and RMP preparation, P&IDs, system and design reviews. Completed all required government
documentation prior to startup.
- Achieved early completion and resolution of design safety issues, resulting in no
construction change orders for Safety Engineering of two SMR plant expansions (HAZOP, P&IDs, and
consequence analysis).
- Managed the EPCM for an 80 MSCFH H2/CO plant with cogeneration which in addition to
hydrogen, provided steam and deionized water to the refinery.
- Specialized in solids handling, electrostatic precipitators and solid liquid separation
for Flue Gas Desulfurization. Supported the preparation of 3 proposals, one of which was built;
included coordination of process design, flowsheets, preliminary hazards analysis, and project
management.
Mr. Blue holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University. He is a Registered
Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the American Institute
of Chemical Engineers.
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