Zain U.
Lead Consultant | FEED Engineering | Sustainability | AI & CFD
I deliver FEED, process simulation, sustainability & carbon emission audit, AI-driven modeling, advanced statistical analysis, and CFD-based engineering solutions for energy, industrial, and materials clients. 200+ projects across Canada, USA, UK, Iraq, UAE, Pakistan, Germany, Spain, and Europe. FEED & Process Design Fischer-Tropsch GTL plant, full FEED and CAPEX/OPEX model, contributed to USD 220M secured funding (Alberta Innovates, Canada) Crude Distillation Unit FEED and commissioning, 6.2% energy efficiency gain, 22 heat exchangers, 6 air coolers (Buzurgan oil field, Iraq) PFAS water treatment pilot plant, full front-end design, part of consortium that secured EUR 5.2M EU Horizon Europe funding (NanoPURE) Pipeline Engineering Natural gas pipeline bypass analysis, Python model and 17-sheet design basis workbook, Peng-Robinson EOS (PiTegrity, Romania) Pipeline cleaning run data analytics, synchronized pressure/temperature/accelerometer sensor analysis across three runs (PiTegrity, Spain) Pipeline integrity and reliability assessment, corrosion analysis, onshore and offshore (Spain) AI, Statistical Modeling & CFD LSTM neural network, 3-year wind turbine power forecast from wind speed prediction (Berlin, Germany) Autoencoder-based reduced-order model, combustion reactor temperature field prediction, validated by R² and RMSE (UAE client) ANN-based hydrogen/chlorine output prediction, chlor-alkali process (Vestolit, Germany) Taguchi L25 statistical optimization of a 3-bladed VAWT design using XFOIL, 8.6% power coefficient improvement CFD hybrid modeling, 99.97% prediction accuracy on equipment performance Sustainability, GHG & Materials Compliance Multi-year GHG emissions audit (Scope 1, 2, and Scope 3) for Qualitest, with reporting submitted through Microsoft's Supplier Landing Deck (SLD) portal EPDs (EN 15804+A2) and Concrete Sustainability Council certification: Medcem Turkey (CSC Silver, 78.11%), Glensanda UK (CSC Gold, 89.7%), Reem Ready Mix UAE EPD development for PE100 and multilayer pipe products (UAE) Core Tools & Software Aspen HYSYS, Aspen Plus, Aspen Dynamics, Aspen HDR, Aspen Flare Analyzer, HTRI, FRNC, ProMax, MATLAB, Simulink, Python, TensorFlow, AutoCAD, Ansys, Excel/VBA Sustainability & Environmental Tools GHG Protocol calculators, SimaPro, OpenLCA, EPA's Waste Reduction Model (WARM), EPA GHG Calculator, SWAT Process Safety & Industrial Standards HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, SIL, FMECA, RCA, Bowtie methodology, API, ASTM, TEMA, ISO 50001, OSHA standards Environmental & Sustainability Standards ISO 14001, ISO 14064, ISO 14067, GHG Protocol Corporate Standard, EPA, EAD, United Nations frameworks, CSC (Concrete Sustainability Council), RCRA, CERCLA, ASTM D5907, EcoVadis Grant & Funding Proposal Writing Horizon Europe, EIC Accelerator, Clean Hydrogen JU Process Safety & Compliance HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, SIL, FMECA, aligned to API, ASTM, ISO, and EPA standards I work on staged, milestone-based delivery, so you see progress before final payment.
Earnings and projects
Last 6 months ÷ 6
Last 6 months: $1.1k
Billed in all: $1,918$1.9k
$363 in the last 6 months
Earnings, last 30 days
Skill rankings: Top 16% in Aspen HYSYS
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