Amer Mehmood
About Amer Mehmood
Amer Mehmood is a Facilities Engineer at Chevron in Bakersfield, California, with extensive experience in process design, safety, and facility operations within the Oil & Gas industry.
Current Role at Chevron
Amer Mehmood is currently working as a Facilities Engineer at Chevron in Bakersfield, California. In this role, he is responsible for preparing, scheduling, coordinating, and monitoring assigned engineering projects. His tasks include developing engineering work orders in collaboration with Operations, HES, Compliance Team, and the Construction team. Mehmood also handles the procurement of equipment, the review of vendor quotes, and performs overall quality control, ensuring that projects meet budgetary, schedule, and performance criteria.
Previous Roles at Chevron
Prior to his current position, Amer Mehmood worked at Chevron as a Process Safety Engineer from 2013 to 2017 in Bakersfield, California. In this role, he executed projects to mitigate risks and hazards identified during Operations Excellence Audits, Compliance Audits, and HAZOPS. He also developed and executed projects to address deficiencies in Pressure Relief Devices at production sites, which included Oil/Water Cleaning Plants, Casing Gas Compression Units, Steam Generation Plants, and Gauge Setting Units.
Work Experience at Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd
Amer Mehmood served as a Senior Project Engineer and a Senior Process Engineer at Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd from 2011 to 2013 in the Houston, Texas Area. During his tenure, he specialized in various phases of projects ranging from Conceptual to Detailed Engineering Design. His expertise covered areas like FCCU, Gas Dehydration, Crude Stabilization, Penex, Delayed Coker Unit, Hydrocracking, and several other processes. Mehmood demonstrated proficiency in using simulation software such as Aspen Hysys, Pro/II, Chemcad, Flare Net, Promax, Fathom, Arrow, and Pipenet.
Technical Roles at Multiple Organizations
Amer Mehmood has amassed experience across multiple organizations in varying roles. He was a Technical Professional – Process at KELLOGG BROWN & ROOT for 10 months (2010-2011) and a Business Development Engineer at ELLIOTT TURBOMACHINERY for 6 months (2009-2010). Earlier in his career, he worked as a Process Engineer at Fluor from 2007 to 2009 and as a Safety Engineer at BE&K from 2004 to 2006. His responsibilities across these roles included executing engineering projects, performing quality control, coordinating with management and stakeholders, and preparing safety procedures and startup protocols.
Educational Background
Amer Mehmood holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Houston, obtained between 1999 and 2004. His educational foundation has equipped him with the technical knowledge needed for his diverse roles in the Oil & Gas industry. This includes proficiency in engineering design, process safety, and facility operations.