eMail: Avihu@HiramEng.com

1989 - Present "HIRAM Process Control Engineering Ltd.".

Consultant Engineer, owner and manager.

· NIR Analyzer for a gasoline blender in “Puerto la Cruz refinery” – Puerto la Cruz, Venezuela.

· Gasoline blending design and vendor selection for “Gulf – Caribbean Petroleum refining Limited Partnership”, San Juan – Puerto Rico.

· Process Control Improvements Design of VCM Plant -for "Electrochemical Industries (Frutarum)" - Acco.

· Process Design & Implementation of NIR Analysis Technology - for "PetroMetriX" - Migdal HaEmeq.

· Process Control Design & Implementation -Orto Xylene Splitter - Trays addition and Replacement- for "Gadiv" - Haifa.ֹ

· Technical representative of "NALCO/EXXON Energy Chemicals Ltd." in Israel. (1992-1997)

· Project Engineering of a Central Information System based on 'Oil Systems' PI - for Haifa Plant of ORL

· Visbreaker #4 - Process operation, Control and optimization. for ORL - Haifa

· TDC 2000 - TDC 3000 Control System Upgrading -for HBO - Haifa.

· Process Control for HBO Production Units :

Ø DAO Unit

Ø Furfural Extraction

· Project Management of Central Control Room Architectural Face Lifting and Rearrangement for ORL - Haifa.

· Project Management of Yogurt Production Unit Upgrading -for Naharia Diary - Strauss.

· Central Process and Production Information System -TDC 2000 - TDC 3000 / PMX - VAX - ACS for ORL Haifa.

· Process Control Design & Implementation -

Ø De-Heptanizer

Ø Orto Xylene Splitter

Ø Xylene - C₉ Separation
- for Gadot Petrochemicals - Haifa.

· Caramel Extract Production Improvement - study for Naharia Diary - Strauss.

· Lube Oil MIBK De waxing & Furfural Extraction Process Control Design and Process Improvements - for HBO.

· Stabilizer / Splitter Process Control Design and Implementation - for ORL.

· Catalyst Production Pilot Plant Start Up for MoD.

Last Updated 4 December 2005.