Shu Wei Tsia
About Shu Wei Tsia
Shu Wei Tsia is a Manufacturing Process Engineer at ExxonMobil in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, with extensive experience in engineering and leadership roles across various organizations.
Company
Shu Wei Tsia is currently employed at ExxonMobil, a major American multinational oil and gas corporation. Based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tsia has been working with the company since 2018. Shu Wei Tsia’s role as a Manufacturing Process Engineer involves extensive work in developing and optimizing manufacturing processes for ExxonMobil’s refineries across various global locations, including North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific.
Title
Shu Wei Tsia holds the position of Manufacturing Process Engineer at ExxonMobil. In this role, Tsia is responsible for optimizing process efficiency and developing key performance metrics for hydroprocessing units. This work contributes significantly to the operational success and cost efficiency of ExxonMobil's refineries.
Previous Roles
Before joining ExxonMobil, Shu Wei Tsia held several roles in different organizations. Tsia worked as a Summer Intern at Energi Mine in Oldham, United Kingdom, and served as a Founder and President of the Manchester Energy and Environment Society. Additionally, Tsia was a Research Assistant at The University of Manchester, a Public Health Intern at Global Brigades in Nicaragua, and an Industrial Trainee at Hovid Bhd in Ipoh, Perak.
Education and Expertise
Shu Wei Tsia has a strong academic background with a Master of Engineering (MEng) degree in Chemical Engineering from The University of Manchester, obtained between 2014 and 2018. Prior to this, Tsia completed Cambridge A-Levels at Taylor's College and achieved 9 A+ grades for SPM at SMJK Ave Maria Convent. Tsia’s academic journey demonstrates a solid foundation in engineering and sciences, contributing to their expertise in manufacturing processes.
Achievements
Shu Wei Tsia has led significant projects and initiatives throughout their career. At ExxonMobil, Tsia led a team of 20 engineers to develop key performance metrics for hydroprocessing units, generating annual savings of over 1 million USD. Tsia developed automation for hydrogen consumption across 30 units, reducing model run time by over 4 hours per engineer. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Tsia adapted a monitoring dashboard to meet urgent refinery demands rapidly. Other notable contributions include identifying the root cause of wire mesh degradation in a refinery's unit and championing a business challenge for Tenaga National Berhad’s renewable division pilot project.