Philippe D'hooghe
About Philippe D'hooghe
Philippe D'hooghe is an Advanced Process Control Specialist currently working at ExxonMobil in the United States, with extensive experience in process control and engineering roles across various ExxonMobil divisions and other companies since 1986.
ExxonMobil Career
Philippe D'hooghe has held several roles at ExxonMobil over an extensive career. Since 2017, he has been working as an Advanced Process Control Specialist in the United States. Prior to this, from 2014 to 2016, he served as the Process Control Discipline Technology Lead for Northwest Europe Stand-alone Sites. He also worked as the Process Control Lead Specialist for Northwest Europe Chemicals Sites from 2013 to 2014. Between 2010 and 2012, Philippe was an Advanced Control Specialist, and before that, he served as a Lead Application Engineer from 2004 to 2010. His initial stint at ExxonMobil started in the late 1980s, including roles as CIM Engineer Technical Computing, CAD, and Networking from 1987 to 1989, and as an Advanced Control Lead Engineer for the SPARCS Project from 1989 to 1991.
Experience at Fina Antwerp Olefins
Before his current role, Philippe D'hooghe worked at Fina Antwerp Olefins N.v. as a Process Control Coordinator for the NC2X Project in Madrid, Spain, from 2001 to 2004. In this capacity, he managed control process coordination, adding to his robust experience in the field of process control and automation.
Education Background
Philippe D'hooghe studied for a Master's degree from 1979 to 1984. This educational background laid the foundation for his career in advanced process control and engineering roles, primarily within ExxonMobil, where he has garnered extensive experience and expertise.
Past Roles in Europe
Philippe has accumulated extensive experience in Europe. He worked at Exxon Chemical Belgium as a Lead Application Engineer from 1991 to 1996 and served in the same role at Exxon Chemical Holland Rotterdam Aromatics Plant from 1996 to 2000. These positions underlined his capabilities in application engineering within chemical plant operations.