Dan Smith
About Dan Smith
Dan Smith is the Lead Process Engineer at ExxonMobil, specializing in long-range improvements and quality assurance for technology applications at the Fawley refinery.
Title and Role at ExxonMobil
Dan Smith serves as the Lead Process Engineer at ExxonMobil, a role he has been in since 2021. Located at the Fawley refinery in England, Smith oversees the Utilities department. His focus is on long-range improvements and providing quality assurance for established, adapted, and new technologies.
Career History at ExxonMobil
Dan Smith has a substantial career history with ExxonMobil. Prior to his current role, he was a Process Improvement Engineer from 2020 to 2021 and a Process Contact Engineer from 2019 to 2020, both in Southampton, England. He also held the position of Process Development Engineer from 2018 to 2019. Across these roles, he has been instrumental in the application and technical review of management of change requests and capital projects.
Previous Engineering Roles
Before settling into his various roles at ExxonMobil, Dan Smith gained valuable experience at other notable companies. In 2018, he worked as a Process Engineer for Spirit Energy in Aberdeen, United Kingdom. Earlier, in 2017, he was an Environmental Engineer at Diageo in Runcorn, United Kingdom. His early career includes a brief stint as an Engineering Research Student at The University of Edinburgh in 2016.
Educational Background in Chemical Engineering
Dan Smith holds a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Edinburgh, where he studied from 2013 to 2018. His education equipped him with comprehensive knowledge and technical skills that paved the way for his various engineering roles. Before university, he attended Inverurie Academy from 2007 to 2013.