Competence and Commitment Report: Evidence That You Have The Ability To Apply To Practical Situations

Form C
COMPETENCE AND COMMITMENT REPORT

Please read first the accompanying notes for advice on how to successfully complete your Report.
Complete this Report electronically. Each part of each subsection can be expanded to allow you to provide sufficient
evidence of your chemical engineering competence. Your Report should be 2000-2500 words.
Surname: Personal name: Title:
A Evidence that you have the ability to apply to practical situations:

either chemical and general engineering knowledge
and understanding (for CEng route),
or scientific knowledge and understanding (for CSci route).
Tick one box only to indicate which Application Route this Section A refers:
CEng Route CSci Route

Notes: (i) if you wish to apply via both routes, an additional Section A must be submitted separately.
(ii) even if you do not intend to take up a registration you must tick one box to aid us with your application
for Corporate membership of IChemE.
Evidence:
i) Identifying or defining a problem, opportunity or project:
I took on a project to define the detailed technical scope for the development of an updated
applet for the calculation of product properties and performance in use. In this project I:
- Reviewed the existing applet with in-house and external users of the applet,
alongside products being offered by competitor manufacturers
- Defined key functionality and design requirements of the applet (e.g. appearance
inline with company website, navigation requirements, calculations available, help
requirements, output format etc)
- Established method for linking the calculations to third-party software to allow a
future-proof method of updating physical property data inputs
- Checked and modified required calculations to be consistent with international
standards definitions
- Wrote an Excel model with VB link macros to act as the validation tool for the applet –
this had to be user friendly so that non-chemical engineer programmers could follow
through the calculations and see the route to the numerical and graphical outputs
- Wrote the full User-Requirement-Specification for the applet, which was passed to
external consultancy programmers for fixed-price costing
In a project to scope the potential for the production of a new product I:

- Did a top level design assessment for the key units required for production
- Identified key process cost area of production
- Developed Excel model to test scenarios for cooling options
- Produced conclusions that allowed a 25% cost assessment of project
In addition, in the last year I have also been responsible for identifying and initiating a project
through an academic consortium for improvement of our supply chain forecasting.
ii) Combining ideas and contributions from different people and disciplines:
I spent several months developing the process design package for a commercial scale
solvent extraction plant. In this project I organised meetings with company chemistry and
engineering experts and pilot rig operations staff to develop detailed process data sheets for
all vessels and equipment required. An example included the design of a large jacketed-
vaporiser vessel where I had to ensure that my design had the required heating duty/ surface
area; was constructed from appropriate materials for pressure and hygiene requirements; had
suitable level/ temperature control; could be accessed quickly and easily for product
harvesting; could be cleaned easily; was constructed from as many off-the-shelf items as
possible to minimise cost; and was safe to operate with appropriate pressure relief.
In addition to this major design work I have co-ordinated multi-discipline teams for the
modification of large scale industrial equipment and in my current role I lead regular
operations and rig improvement meetings for the development of R&D extraction rigs
(attended by operators, chemists, commercial managers and project managers).
iii) Creativity and innovation: developing your own ideas to produce new solutions,
new designs and new technological approaches:
For a …chemical waste processing… project I:

- Established a procedure for the analysis and approval of mixed chemical material
available for destruction
- Evaluated worst case scenarios for combinations of compositions and impurities to
establish a simple method for testing whether a drum of waste material could be
passed through a non-flammable vent header
- Developed a method involving collecting UFL & LFL data, historical inerting trial data,
and a model based on Chateliers mixing rule and a ternary flammability diagram to
check whether mixing the drum material with an air stream could create a flammable
atmosphere
- Commissioned additional flammability tests to check whether these worst case
assumptions and mixing rules were applicable. This work resulted in some novel
findings that one of the standard ‘inert’ chemicals actually made the system more
flammable rather than less. Consequently, the work concluded that such mixtures
would have to pass through a ‘fuel-rich’ vent header for destruction.
Other relevant projects:

- Development of a new Vents Treatment model for evaluation of capacity under
different running conditions, in advance of new plant coming online. This featured an
easy to use graphical-user-interface for usage by a technical plant managers and
process engineers.
iv) Scientific or technical evaluation and optimisation (of product, process, equipment,
method, project etc against the requirements you identified, or the brief you were
given.):
For a Site Waste Liquid Balance project I:

- Collected current and expected plant flows/ composition data from several different
plants feeding into the system, and evaluated against historical data and uncertainty
- Developed a mass balance for the system in Excel
- Worked with a fluid mechanics expert to establish improved calculations required for
flow in a long near-horizontal line in the system (including error finding in original
procedure)
- Set up Mathcad model for evaluation of flooding and self venting conditions in the
various sections of the line
- Performed a full sensitivity analysis of the calculation to take into account process
uncertainties and variability of key parameters/ variables (e.g. pipe roughness,
gradient, fluid properties, composition etc)
- Advised an uprating of the final pipe section to larger diameter line, which was
installed in the site overhaul.
Other relevant projects include:
- Partial Differential Equation modelling of extraction chromatography, and validation of
model against real process data, allowing optimisation of process running conditions
- Evaluation of a highly non-ideal physical property model, resulting in Mathcad
process tool and recommendation report for modifications required to latent heat,
vapour enthalpy and heat capacities derived using standard calculation tool
v) Planning and execution of projects: organising or performing technical

work to implement or validate solutions, designs etc:
I was project manager for the re-commissioning of an extraction rig and associated facilities.
This involved:
- Establishing overall goals and timeline required to meet customer plans and logistics
- Identifying project risks and mitigation requirements
- Development of Gantt chart plan and weekly task list updates (with filters for urgency
and ownership of actions)
- Liasing with previous management and operation staff to arrange training for new ops
team
- Liasing with safety team to update, re-test and re-issue safety documentation (inc
COSHH, HEA, legionella assessment, relief systems, access equipment, electrical
systems)
- Supervision of technical trouble-shooting (leak testing, sourcing missing parts)
- Arranging for re-implementation of associated lab analysis methods and systems
- Arranging logistics for raw material & product delivery and handling
- Ownership for communication with customer and internal business (inc customer visit
to observe trial)
- Cost budgeting and monitoring for invoicing customer
Re-commissioning was a success and lead to follow-up on product and further trials with
other customers.
B Evidence that you are able to handle the wider implications of your
work as an engineer
i) Ability to handle health, hazard and safety aspects: to apply appropriate principles,
good practice, meet legislative requirements etc.
As team leader and line manager for physical properties team and extraction operations,
- I arranged HAZOP assessments for large and lab scale plants (also participated as
process engineering rep)
- I co-ordinated risk assessments, legionella assessments, equipment trials and audits
(inc housekeeping, SHE assurance, noise, SHE dossier)
Beyond my core role,

- I am one of the official First Aiders for the lab and office site, which has involved
attending several call-outs
- I am the Office SHE rep, which requires me to co-ordinate office audits, manage
equipment testing and attend business-wide meetings to cascade safety learning and
propose SHE initiatives and training.
- I have attended an intensive Management of SHE course, where I was updated on
regulations required for my plant management responsibilities and also participated in
a mock large-scale emergency exercise to gain awareness of the roles and
challenges involved in such a scenario.
ii) Ability to handle sustainability aspects: these could include environmental, public
concern and other societal issues, recognition of risks etc.
- I have acted as the industrial contact for new extraction technology in an independent
benchmarking study for technologies to extract a compound for malarial drugs
- I have assessed direct and indirect impacts of extraction technology
- In extraction plant design, I have produced summary reports of total environmental
emissions and energy requirements
- I took an MSc module on Sustainability and Environmental Reporting at UMIST
- I represented the company at conferences such as Biorefineries & Renewable
Materials, and Green Chemistry events
iii) Ability to handle commercial and economic aspects:
- I am responsible for preparing quotes and delivery of extraction trials direct to

customers. This involves liasing first-hand with the customers and consulting with in-
house commercial business managers to get agreements in place.
- I have prepared several EP’s and BETA’s for purchase of new extraction and physical
property measurement equipment
- I have attended a ‘Successful budgeting’ course
- I have prepared, owned and delivered Operating and Commissioning Budgets for
extraction area, including budgets that are directly for external customer charging.
C Evidence of interpersonal, leadership and communication skills
i) Managing interpersonal relationships:
In management of extraction ops team, I am responsible for management of:

- staff members (3 direct reports), contracting staff (who I arranged the recruitment of)
and business management
For plant equipment modifications, I had to manage links between:

- logistics team, maintenance, ops, SHE reps, elec/ mechanical engineers and plant
management
In addition,
- I am the Industrial supervisor for PhD project at Imperial College
- I managed CAPE OPEN developments of our in-house software linked to third party
software (Eutech PEL, NEL software and Aspen Tech)
- I am the company representative at an academic-industrial consortium
ii) Demonstrating leadership in a professional role:
As part of my team and line management for the extraction and physical property areas I
have been responsible for:
- Regular team and individual meetings
- Personal reviews (6 different direct-reports)
- Competency reviews and establishment of training areas
- Technical leadership for extraction trials and physical property modelling
- Arrangement of training
I have gained additional leadership experience through the project management of extraction
projects.
iii) Communicating ideas and plans by report writing and oral presentation:
I have produced/ given:

- Technical presentations of extraction technology for several customers, in-house at
group update meetings and at a National Non-Food Crops Centre Seminar
- Presentation of Physical Property Cape OPEN requirements at software user group
meeting
- Technical reports (e.g. evaluation of non-ideal thermal properties)
- Simplified flow diagrams for new despatch procedure (for sending chemicals
externally to see which people and what paperwork is required)
- Product property comparison tables for technical sales team
Applicant’s statement
This Competence and Commitment report presents a true account of my professional working
experience and of my CPD report & plan
Signed………………………………………………Date…………………………
Confirmation
This is a true account of the professional working experience and the CPD report & plan
of…… ………….………………………….(Candidate’s name)
Surname: …………………………Forename:…………..……Title:…………..
Signed………………………………………………Date…………………………
Professional qualifications………………………………………………………..
Relationship to candidate…………………………………………………………
[If the experience described covers more than one employment, then each section should be
initialled by someone who is familiar with it, and all should sign at the end. The people who
sign do not have to be either referees of the application, or Chartered Engineers or Chartered
Scientists but they should indicate their professional status and working relationship to you]
Footnote - Confidentiality
It is understood that this document may contain confidential information. The IChemE will endeavour to respect the
confidentiality of the information provided and this C&C Report will be disclosed only to those few IChemE Members
dealing directly with your application for Corporate membership.

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COMPETENCE AND COMMITMENT REPORT

Surname: Personal name: Title:

A Evidence that you have the ability to apply to practical situations:

CEng Route CSci Route

In a project to scope the potential for the production of a new product I:

For a …chemical waste processing… project I:

Other relevant projects:

For a Site Waste Liquid Balance project I:

v) Planning and execution of projects: organising or performing technical

Beyond my core role,

iii) Ability to handle commercial and economic aspects:

- I am responsible for preparing quotes and delivery of extraction trials direct to

i) Managing interpersonal relationships:

In management of extraction ops team, I am responsible for management of:

For plant equipment modifications, I had to manage links between:

ii) Demonstrating leadership in a professional role:

I have produced/ given:

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