Rob van 't Veen

Process automation engineer (Packaging & Specialty Plastics (P&SP) Aligned) at The Dow Chemical Company

The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands

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Experience

  • The Dow Chemical Company (15 yrs 9 mos)
    • Process Automation Manager (Packaging & Specialty Plastics (P&SP) Aligned) at TES
      Jul 2014 - Present · 12 yrs

      Function: Process Automation Manager (Packaging & Specialty Plastics (P&SP) Aligned) at TES Role: Execute projects and provide direct process automation support to the plants (Dowlex and Dowlex miniplant) in Terneuzen and over the Globe. Responsibilities (projects): - May 2020 till present – Process Automation Manager (lead for TGN3) for the Dowlex and Dowlex miniplant o Mod 5 migration project to ABB system 800xA for ▪ (1) Dowlex Tnz train 1 and 2 ▪ (2) Spain Tarragona train 3 (as PA lead) ▪ (3) Thailand MapTaPhut train 1 (will be finalized end 2026); o Focus areas: Ethylene compressors, Raw material Purification Beds, Raw material Area, 3rd Party integration to controller and/ or Topserver, but also general system related topics and general units o Continuous support - November 2016 till May 2020 – Process Automation Engineer for the Mod 5 migration project for LHC –Tarragona, focus; Raw-Gas Compressor, LOPA-SRS-IPL focal point and AC&O focal point. - January 2016 till March 2017 – Business Aligned Process Automation lead for LHC business in Terneuzen. - - January 2016 till March 2017 - Execute projects for the LHC plant. Preparing projects for TA2017; working on the compressor parts - January 2015 till December 2015 – Business Aligned Process Automation lead for Site Logistics in Terneuzen. - July 2014 till May 2016 - Execute projects and give direct software support to the EO plant. Lead for executing projects and for TA2016

    • Maintenance Engineer Instrumentation
      Feb 2013 - Jun 2014 · 1 yr 5 mos

      Function: Maintenance Engineer Instrumentation for Zone B Role: Give direct support to the plants in zone B as maintenance engineer (instrumentation). Responsibilities: Give supporting to the instrument technicians in their daily work and to all the plants in zone B (Polyurethane, EO, Amines, LDPE, Dowlex, Marine, SLHC, Power and R&D). Work on projects. Some examples of the projects: - Alarm reduction project for the polyurethane plant - Optimizing PPM Scheduled Services for Regulatory and LPP compliance Participate in different teams inside and outside Dow, to leverage and exchange of experience.

    • Maintenance Engineer Instrumentation
      Oct 2010 - Jan 2013 · 2 yrs 4 mos

      Function: Maintenance Engineer Instrumentation at Maintenance Services and Solutions (MS&S) Role: Give support to the four Maintenance Faculty Teams and to all the plants as maintenance engineer (instrumentation). Responsibilities: Identifying and implementing improvement / innovation projects for maintenance. Some examples: - Improvement project “improve schedule services in the maintenance tracking system”. - Standard procedures for instrumentation to complete compliance tasks - Improvement project “Proof-test (seat leakage test for valves)-improvement Project”. Participate in different teams inside and outside Dow, to leverage and exchange of experience.

  • Project engineer E&I at Kojo Engineering
    Sep 2002 - Sep 2010 · 8 yrs 1 mo

    September 2002 till 2010: Company: Kojo Engineering, Vlissingen Function: Project Engineer (PE)

  • Electrician at Lamb Weston Meijer
    Jul 1999 - Sep 2002 · 3 yrs 3 mos

    holiday and weekend work