Shaun T. Kusek

About Shaun T. Kusek

Qualifications and Key Achievements• Over twenty plus (20+) years’ experience working as a consultant for upstream and downstream olefins cracking and liquefaction facilities, refineries, petrochemical, and oil & gas plants. Chemical and Environmental Engineering (Process Engineering, Water and Wastewater Treatment, and Project Management) Subject Matter Expert (SME). Overall and general experience includes working on Front End Engineering & Design (FEED) and EPC Phases of projects.• Experience in Process Engineering which includes preparing and reviewing Process Flow Diagrams (PFD’s), Process & Instrumentation Diagrams (P & ID’s), Heat and Material Balances (H & MB’s), process datasheets, equipment specifications, cause and effect diagrams, control philosophies, shutdown philosophies, HAZOP studies and reports, operation, and maintenance manuals, and providing necessary engineering inputs to the other disciplines and other departments. Experience in using process modeling software’s – Aspen HYSYS, PROII, UniSim, and HTRI (Heat Transfer Research, Inc).• Experience in Property & Casualty (P&C) insurance claims which includes residential and commercial properties. Experienced Professional Engineer (P.E.) and subject matter expert in Texas, Louisiana, and Florida using state of the art software tools like EagleView aerial imagery, CoreLogic / Interactive Hail Maps Hail and Wind Reports, and NCEI National Centers for Environmental information to verify legitimate insurance claims and report the root cause to the respective insurance carrier.• Experience in Water and Wastewater Treatment which includes working with EPA, OSHA, TCEQ, NFPA, and NIOSH codes and regulations. Experience in air permitting, dispersion modeling, and wastewater permitting and design. Experience in using process modeling software – FLACS, PHAST, and LNGfire3. Experience in preparing and reviewing Hazard and Operability Study (HAZOP), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA) workshops, and Emergency De-Pressurization (EDP) Specifications. Experience in Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) studies for olefins and cracking facilities, high-pressure pipelines, and storage and importation sites, including Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities.• Experience with Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) and Liquefied Natural Gas Facilities: Federal Safety Standards (49 CFR 193), Standard for the Production, Storage, and Handling of Liquefied Natural Gas (NFPA 59A).

Experience

1. Engineer Iv

   Quadvest Lp

   Sep 2025 — Present · Magnolia, TX, US

   Responsibilities include performing engineering duties: planning, designing and oversight of construction activities, and maintenance of municipal water and sewer facilities as a Professional Engineer (P.E.).Projects:• Residential Municipal Water and Sewer Projects (Greater Houston Area, Texas, USA). Responsible for planning and defining the scope of municipal water and sewer facilities and leading a project team of engineers and designers. Reviewed design calculations, drawings, and specifications for municipal water and wastewater systems. Mentored and reviewed the work of junior engineers and collaborated with senior management on planning of engineering operations and processes. Recommended methods of municipal water supply treatment (e.g. water disinfection, groundwater wells, Ground Storage Tanks (GST\'s), HydroPneumatic Tanks (HPT\'s), booster pumps and appurtenances.) Recommended methods of municipal wastewater treatment (e.g. lift stations, bar screens, aeration basins, clarifiers, digesters, and sewage disinfection). Reviewed municipal water and wastewater systems technical work for compliance with applicable standards, US-EPA regulatory requirements, and TCEQ regulations. Supported marketing and business development activities related to municipal water and wastewater systems planning for new and existing developments. Reviewed technical and design reports for submittal to appropriate jurisdictions.

Education

• Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  Bachelor's Degree, Chemical Engineering

  1993 — 1999

• Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  Master's Degree, Chemical Engineering

  1999 — 2000

• Texas A&M University-Kingsville

  Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Environmental Engineering

  2004 — 2014

Skills

• Oil&Gas
• Petroleum
• Downstream Processing
• Process Flow
• Energy Industry
• Energy
• Procurement
• Process Development
• P&Id
• Crude Oil
• Oil/Gas
• Hazwoper
• Epc
• Feed
• Chemical Engineering
• Wastewater
• Instrumentation
• Process Optimization
• Heat and Material Balances
• Environmental Engineering
• Refineries
• Pumps
• Hazmat
• Process Simulation
• Hazop
• Rcra
• Piping
• Refining
• Power Plants
• Environmental Awareness
• Oilfield Services
• Epa
• Petrochemical
• Water Quality
• Aspen Hysys
• Water Treatment
• Process Modeling
• Upstream
• Cercla
• Project Engineering