Michel van Reck

Senior Chemical Engineer

Experience

Project Manager @ Global Gas Energy

Based in Badalona, Spain
Reporting to:

CEO

Main responsibilities:
  • Manage projects for Natural Gas Packaged solutions, from enquiry to equipment delivery
Reporting to:

Managing Director

Inside Sales Engineer @ JC Fábrica de Válvulas, S.A.

Based in Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain
Reporting to:

Sales Director

Main responsibilities:
  • Leading production of proposals (bid document and costings)
  • Leading prequalifications with the different Oil and Gas end users and contractors
  • Leading Terms and Conditions review

Project Engineer @ A-Gas Ltd. UK

Based in Barcelona, Spain. Working remotely for the UK, with trips to site in the Netherlands
Reporting to:

EU Head of Engineering Design & Build in Portbury (United Kingdom)

Main responsibilities:

Working on a new distillation unit to be installed on A-Gas site in Eygelshoven (Netherlands), including the following tasks:

  • Leading production of project documents: datasheets, material lists, P&IDs, etc…
  • Preparing, reviewing and evaluating RFQs and subsequent bids from suppliers on all the items in the distillation unit: valves, instruments, pressure vessels, pumps, compressors, PSVs, structural steel, etc…
  • Site visits to recollect information about the existing unit in Eygelshoven, in which our distillation unit was based
Remarkable achievements:
  • Creation and standardization of document templates for all the project documents
  • Site information collection to improve P&IDs

Senior Proposals Engineer @ Inprocess Technology and Consulting Group S.L.

Based in Barcelona, Spain
Reporting to:

Managing Director

Main responsibilities:

Leading production of proposals (bid documents and costings) for the following:

  • Steady State Simulation
  • Dynamic Simulation
  • Emulated Operator Training System (OTS)
  • Direct-Connect OTS
  • Mixed Emulated/Direct-Connect OTS
  • LifeCycle OTS
  • Flare Revalidation
  • Flow Assurance
  • Digital Twin
  • Real Time Optimization (RTO)

The software offered in the proposals includes, but is not limited to, the following:

  • Aspen Hysys®
  • Aspen Plus®
  • OLGA Dynamic Multiphase Flow Simulator
  • Unisim® Design
  • Petro-SIM

Senior Process Engineer @ Enhydra Ltd.

Based in Cromhall, United Kingdom
Reporting to:

Managing Director

Main responsibilities:
  • Leading production of proposals (bid documents and costings)
  • Sizing and design of the different PWT technologies: Corrugated Plate Interceptor (CPI), Degasser, Deoiling HC, Desanding HC, Multiphase Desanders, Induced Gas Flotation (IGF), Compact Flotation Unit (CFU), Nutshell Filter (NSF), Dual Media Filter (DMF), Activated Carbon Filter, Organoclay Filter (PS85), Cartridge Filter, Coalescing Filter, Vacuum Deaerator (VAD), H2S Stripper, according to the characteristics of the Produced Water to treat and required outlet
  • Preparing, reviewing and evaluating RFQs and subsequent bids from suppliers (valves, instruments, pressure vessels, pumps, skid fabrication and PSVs)
  • Preparing and reviewing the different technical documents attached to the proposal (P&IDs, PFDs and GAs)
  • Leading the handover meeting to the project team
Remarkable achievements:
  • Standardization and unification of the multiple proposals templates, getting from around 15 to only 1, eliminating formatting discrepancies and considerably reducing the time spent on producing each proposal by making colour differentiated multiple choices depending on the technology quoted and its characteristics

Proposals Engineer @ Alderley Systems Ltd. (ASL)

Based in Wickwar, United Kingdom
Reporting to:

Proposals and Sales Director

Main responsibilities:
  • Leading production of proposals (bid document and costings)
  • Assistance to weekly sales and proposals meeting, being responsible for the meeting minutes
  • Preparing, reviewing and evaluating RFQs and subsequent bids from suppliers (valves, instruments, pressure vessels, pumps, PSVs and pipe and fittings)
  • Reviewing and approving of the different technical documents attached to the proposal (P&IDs, PFDs and GAs)
  • Leading the different Design Review Meetings, before sending the initial proposal and before accepting the Purchase Order
  • Leading the costing meeting, to review costings and set a margin
  • Contract and Terms and Conditions negotiation, if necessary
  • Leading the handover meeting to the project team
Remarkable achievements:
  • Mentoring and leading the new Proposals Engineer in the team, after he finished his Graduate Scheme in the company and moved to the Proposals team
  • Giving training in PWT to the Proposals Manager and Senior Proposals Engineer of the Alderley Proposals Team in Dubai (UAE)

Project Engineer @ Jordan Manufacturing Ltd. (JML)

Based in Yate, United Kingdom
Reporting to:

Proposals Manager

Main responsibilities:
  • Managing vacuum chamber manufacturing contract for Renishaw, from proposal to delivery
  • Assistance to daily production briefings, reporting to the Managing Director
  • Supporting the Proposals department with proposals for bigger contracts

Proposals Engineer @ Alderley Systems Ltd. (ASL)

Based in Wickwar, United Kingdom
Reporting to:

Proposals and Sales Director

Main responsibilities:
  • Leading production of proposals (bid document and costings)
  • Assistance to weekly sales and proposals meeting, being responsible for the meeting minutes
  • Preparing, reviewing and evaluating RFQs and subsequent bids from suppliers (valves, instruments, pressure vessels, pumps, PSVs and pipe and fittings)
  • Reviewing and approving of the different technical documents attached to the propoal (P&IDs, PFDs and GAs)
  • Leading the different Design Review Meetings, before sending the initial proposal and before accepting the Purchase Order
  • Leading the costing meeting, to review costings and set a margin
  • Contract and Terms and Conditions negotiation, if necessary
  • Leading the handover meeting to the project team
Remarkable achievements:
  • Getting Shell Penguins FPSO Purchase Order was a great challenge, because of the combination of inexperience of Fluor Philippines in managing big EPC projects like this and Shell’s technical requirements. Further to this, in this project, I did the final negotiation with Fluor, along with the Sales Director

Proposals Engineer @ Alderley Process Technologies Ltd. (APT)

Based in Charfield, United Kingdom
Reporting to:

Managing Director

Main responsibilities:
  • Leading production of proposals (bid document and costings)
  • Assistance to weekly sales and proposals meeting, being responsible for the meeting minutes
  • Leading prequalifications with the different Oil and Gas end users and contractors
  • Preparing, reviewing and evaluating RFQs and subsequent bids from suppliers (valves, instruments, pressure vessels, pumps, skid fabrication and PSVs)
  • Leading the costing meeting, to review costings and set a margin
  • Contract and Terms and Conditions negotiation, if necessary
  • Leading the handover meeting to the project team
Remarkable achievements:
  • Qualifying Alderley Systems manufacturing site in Wickwar with Kuwait Oil Company, KOC, in the Oily Water Treatment Category

Proposals Engineer @ Española de Montajes Metálicos S.A. (EMMSA)

Based in Barcelona, Spain
Reporting to:

Proposals and Engineering Manager

Main responsibilities:

As part of the proposal and engineering department I took part of the study from the first stage through the tender submission. I participated in the design and quotation of API and ASME tanks and vessels, TEMA heat exchangers and UNE-EN, ASME & ISO facilities

Project Engineer @ Canalizaciones Instalaciones y Servicios Auxiliares S.L. (CAINSA)

Based in Barcelona, Spain
Reporting to:

Managing Director

Main responsibilities:

Quote and project gas facilities, both for industrial and commercial purposes

Proposals Engineer @ Equipos de Manutención y Obras S.A. (EMOSA)

Based in Viladecans, Spain
Reporting to:

Sales and Proposals Director

Main responsibilities:

Manage the quotation from the client petition to the factory order

Project Engineer @ Reins

Based in Barcelona, Spain
Reporting to:

Branch Manager

Main responsibilities:

Analyze and design gas grids for Gas Natural (Spanish National Grid)

Intern Lab Technician @ Ferrovial

Based in Montornes del Valles, Spain
Reporting to:

Water Treatment Plant Operations Manager

Main responsibilities:

Manage and perform the lab daily analisys for waste water and sludges of the waster water treatment plant in Montornes del Valles (Catalonia, Spain).

IT Operator @ Shared Medical Systems (SMS)

Based in Barcelona, Spain
Reporting to:

Lead Operator

Main responsibilities:

I was in Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, one of the reference Hospitals in Spain. My tasks were mainly, but not limited to, the control of the hospital servers and their backups