Mourad Ben Boudinar

Mourad Ben Boudinar Glasgow, UK |+44 -| -| http://www.linkedin.com/in/mouradbenboudinar Professional Experience In excess of 25 years water desalination experience covering both land based and offshore Oil & Gas applications. I have been involved in numerous desalination and water treatment projects using membrane based technologies such as reverse osmosis and nanofiltration as well as thermal technologies which include MSF and TCD. Held various positions in technical management, process engineering, operations, system designs and R&D. Education PhD degree in Desalination Technologies-Glasgow University (UK). MSc. degree in Heat Transfer and Related Studies-Glasgow University (UK). BSc Hons. Degree in Mechanical Engineering-University of Oran (Algeria) Skills & Abilities Software Competency: Advanced literacy in MS Office and Membrane Simulation Software packages. Languages: Fluent in Arabic, French and English. Spoken knowledge of Spanish. Patent Invention Listings: 1. “Method and Device for the Underwater Testing of a Filtration System”- IP Australia Patent #- (19/09/2013) INPI France Patent #- (05/02/2016) 2. “Fluid Treatment Apparatus and Method”- IMPI Mexico Patent #Mx/a/2012/005020 (26/10/2010) Publications 1. “The effect of condensate inundation on the performance of roped tubes”, paper presented and published in the Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Condensers and Condensation, HTFS, University of Bath, UK, March 1990. 2. “Spiral Wound Modules Performance- An analytical solution”, paper presented and published in the Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on “Desalination and Water Reuse”, 15-20 April 1991, Malta. 3. “Numerical Simulation and Optimization of Spiral Wound Modules”, paper published in the “Desalination Journal”- Desalination, 86 (1992). 4. “Reverse Osmosis” - Training Manual for Managers and Operators of Reverse Osmosis units. Manual edited and published for Ionics UK Ltd- 1994. 5. “First Successful Operation of SWRO Plant in Saudi Arabia with UF Pretreatment”, presented at the Desalination World Congress, October 2007, Las Palmas. 6. “Operational Experience from Seawater Reverse Osmosis Desalination Plants” paper presented at the 2008 International Congress on Water Management in the Mining Industry (WIM 2008), 9-11 July 2008, Santiago, Chile. 7. “Comparing Conventional and Membrane Pre-Treatment on Seawater Osmosis Desalination Plants” paper presented at the 2008 International Water Conference (ITC 2008), 26-30 October 2008, San Antonio, Texas, USA. 8. “Membrane (MF & UF) Pre-treatment Design & Operational Experience from Three Seawater RO Plants” paper presented at the International Desalination Association World Congress, November 2009 – Dubai, UAE. 9. “Advances in Water Injection Technology” presented at the FPSO World Congress 2015, September 2015, Singapore. Experience Desalination & WATER TREATMENT CONSULTANT|SeLF EMPLOYED| Jan. 2019 TO PRESENT Technical Advisor (July 2020 to present) providing Technical Advisory Services from the RFP issue until the financial close for a 115,000m3/day wind-powered SWRO desalination project. Consultant Water Treatment Engineer (January 2020 – March 2020) investigation and data analysis related to an under-performing proprietary Ballast Water Treatment System. Technical Advisor (November 2019- December 2019) working on an Optimization and Resilience Improvement Programme for a brackish water reverse osmosis plant in North Africa. The plant suffered from severe biofouling resulting in frequent shutdowns and chemical cleans. Following an on-site investigation involving short trials, measures aimed at minimizing biofouling and improving the plant availability were implemented. Principal Desalination Engineer for a major consultancy company based in Dubai (May 2019- September 2019). In that role, I was acting as an Owner Engineer reviewing the EPC contractor process design related documentation/calculations for a SWRO plant with a capacity of 450,000 m3/day. This plant, known as Shuqaiq 3 IWP, is located in Shuqaiq in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Parallel to this engaging duty, I was also involved in providing supervision services for a larger SWRO plant of a capacity of 600,000 m3/day -known as the Rabigh 3 IWP project. This latter project is also located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Technical Advisor (February 2019- April 2019) dealing with an existing seawater reverse osmosis (SWRO) plant in the UK which had operational problems and needed rehabilitation. The investigation identified several design issues and remedial measures were proposed. TECHNICAL SUPPORT MANAGER | Vws weSTGARTH LTD (SUBSIDARY OF VEOLIA WATER | MARCH 2014 TO DEC.2018 The key objective was the provision of technical support to projects, tenders and sales areas of the business. Main duties included: Provision of technical guidance to the process / technology groups for projects and tenders. Taking a leading role in the identification and specification of the process required to meet the contractual specification in preparation of proposals and in project execution. Maintain and update know-how in key processes and emerging technologies through R&D activities. Participation in hazard studies and design reviews performed both internally and externally.. Mentoring and training of junior process engineers. Delivery of technical presentations to potential clients to demonstrate the depth of the company expertise. Major projects where my involvement was across all phases of development (tender to project execution) included: BP’s Mad Dog2 140,000 BPD sea water injection treatment located in the Gulf of Mexico. This was a LoSalTM application where the required specific water injection salinity was provided through a combination of two membrane separation technologies: Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) and Sulphate Removal (SRP). Woodside’s Greater Enfield 80,000 BPD sea water injection treatment located offshore NorthWest Australia. The treatment system include the first use of an SRP in Australia. pROCESS SERVICES MANAGER | Vws weSTGARTH LTD| APRIL 2009 TO FEB.2014 The primary objective was to provide the technical assistance required by our clients to enhance plant efficiency and availability while reducing operating costs. For offshore applications, these services had a significant positive impact on the availability, efficiency and running costs of water treatment systems, thus maximising oil production. I led a team of operation engineers to: Provide solutions to operational difficulties, Suggest methods or alternatives to maintain system integrity, Provide performance trends analysis through plant remote monitoring and, Review historical data to forecast /avoid possible future operational issues. Additionally, I had the overall responsibility for ensuring that the water treatment plants operating personnel were adequately trained and fully qualified to perform their assigned duties. This was accomplished through classroom and on-site hands-on training so that the Plant was operated safely, efficiently, and in accordance with accepted industry standards and practices. LEAD TECHNOLOGIST-MEMBRANE PROCESSES| Vws weSTGARTH LTD | JULY 2005 TO MARCH.2009 Responsible for all aspects of process design and project implementation for various processes, including: Performing support process calculations and preparing specifications for all required process equipment items, including pumps, compressors, control valves and relief valves. - Supervision of the development of Process drawings (PFDs and P&IDs) -Leading a team of design engineers in process design efforts. In 2007, I was assigned to support Veolia’s 133,000 m3/day SWRO Gold Coast project in Australia in a Technical Advisor capacity. My role was to: Support process activities by providing input into the plant design. Supervise the development of Process Drawings (PFDs and P&IDs). Review of plant design (process piping, design calculation, equipment/technology selection) Review/validate designs and documentation produced in-house and by vendors. Recommend most appropriate vendor for major process equipment items (membranes, membrane pressure vessels, HP pumps and energy recovery devices). SENIOR PROCESS ENGINEER| wEIR weSTGARTH LTD| OCT.1999 TO JUNE.2005 Main project roles undertaken included: Engineering Process Manager for the Kindasa 25,500 m3/day SWRO Desalination Plant in Jeddah port (KSA)- This was the first commercial full scale use of Membrane Ultrafiltration (UF) system upstream of a SWRO: the UF had a filtrate capacity of 60,000 m3/day. I was accountable for all aspects of the project engineering. This involved coordinating the work and taking full responsibility for the technical output of a multi-disciplined team of engineers, interface internally with the Project Manager and externally with the Client (Kindasa Water Services) and his Consultant (Dar El Teqnia). On completion of the project, I was responsible for clearing any punch list items and minor defects in accordance with the Contract requirements. Lead Process Engineer for the world’s largest offshore Sulphate Removal Plant- 430,000 BPD for the BP’s Plutonio FPSO in Block 18 offshore Angola. Lead Process Engineer for a 90,000 BPD offshore Sulphate Removal Plant for FPSO Brasil. Lead Process Engineer for a 135,000 BPD offshore Sulphate Removal Plant- for the South Arne platform - Danish Sector. SENIOR APPLICATIONS ENGINEER| wEIR weSTGARTH LTD| NOV.1997 TO SEPT.1999 Primary responsibilities included: Preparation of Tenders Design of water desalination schemes including membranes based desalination technologies such as Sea Water Reverse Osmosis and offshore Sulphate Removal plants as well as thermal desalination technologies such as MSF and TCD. Relevant projects include: A 6,000 m3/day sea water reverse osmosis plant for Jersey. A 251,000 BPD Sulphate Removal Plant for the Nexen’s Buzzard Field Platform in the North Sea. Three Sulphate Removal Plants for Petrobras Platforms offshore Brasil (P51, P52 and P53). A 7.0 MIGD (31,800 m3/day) MSF Desalination Plant for Ghubrah Power and Desalination station in Oman. A 9.0 MIGD (41,000 m3/day) TCD Desalination Plant for Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C (Alba). -Design prototypes and conduct practical research and development work on reverse osmosis and pretreatment schemes such as Ultra /Microfiltration to improve the state of the art, and help develop products, and processes aimed at enhancing the company’s competitive position. PROJECT ENGINEER|MECO (USA)| APRIL 1994 TO OCT.1997 Reporting to the Vice President of Engineering, the main duties included: Conduct design, engineering, specification, and documentation of various water pretreatment and polishing systems (using filtration, chemical injection and reverse osmosis equipment). Process design including the preparation of PIDs with the proper configuration and controls as required for each specific application. -Take projects from conceptual stage through to completion including design control stages, liaison with customers, suppliers and sub-contractors. These water treatment projects involved applying chemical treatment, filtration technology, reverse osmosis technology for sea and brackish water, as well as designing plants for the production of high purity water for demanding applications such as power generation and pharmaceuticals. A relevant partial list of these projects include: The design, commissioning and start-up of Dupont Deslile 1500 USGPM RO plant (8,200 m3/day) - Mississippi, USA. The design, commissioning and start-up of Georgia Gulf 2600 USGPM RO plant (14,200 m3/day) - Louisiana, USA. The design, commissioning and start-up of Piramysa seawater double pass 400 USGPM RO plant (2,200 m3/day)-Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt.