Vincent Palughi

About Vincent Palughi

Instrumentation and Automation engineer, with both downstream and upstream project experiences from offshore and onshore production platforms/facilities, refinery units, LNG plants, ethylene, polypropylene, styrene, speciality chemical, and utility units.

Experience

1. Senior Staff Automation & Instrumentation Engineer

   Chevron

   Jan 2007 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Part of ETC Process Engineering and Automation Team currently working as lead automation engineer for the TCO KSU, Lifua and other projects.I lead the control systems / instrumentation / telecommunications engineering disciplines for major capital projects.Previous ProjectsLead Process Automation Engineer (topsides) for the Tahiti Vertical Expansion Project (TVEX) Offshore project (2015) Lead Process Automation Engineer for the GLA Offshore project (20••••15)Lead Process Automation Engineer for the Kambala Offshore project (20••••13)Lead Electrical / Instrument Engineer for the Angola LNG near shore / onshore Pipeline project (20••••10)Lead Process Automation Engineer for the Pascagoula Base Oil Project (PBOP) and the Holistic Sulfur Project (20••••12)Foundation Fieldbus / HART / Asset Management Subject Matter Expert (20••••08)Published Company Standards for Fieldbus Implementation, Automation Basis of Design, Asset Management implementation, and many procedures for conducting objectives analysis including Process Control, Graphics, Alarm, and Operator Training Simulations.

Education

• Ums-Wright Preparatory School

  High School Diploma

  1971 — 1984

• University of St. Thomas (TX)

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Management and Marketing

  1989 — 1992

• Tulane University

  B.S.E.E., Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  1984 — 1989