Ali Raza Soonasra

Senior Engineer with a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Lehigh University, with 10 years experience in the oil and gas industry (Philadelphia Energy Solutions) and industrial gas industry (Air Products).

Experience includes project management, product development, project development, and rotating equipment engineering. Decade of managing plant projects, vetting and integrating new technologies, specifying/executing and troubleshooting rotating equipment, conducting design reviews and risk assessments for new supplier and technologies, and interfacing with customers to propose, sell, and execute plant improvement projects. Strong interest in decarbonization with expertise in customer-facing project management, new supplier product development and integration planning, vetting new technologies, and technical due diligence.

Technically rigorous and future-focused, thrives on researching emerging technology trends and applying risk analysis to pioneer sustainable, highly reliable, and highly efficient industrial projects.

Senior Engineer at Air Products (Present)

Spans almost half of career, serving as Senior Engineer focused on rotating equipment (compressors, expanders, blowers, etc.). Global single point of contact for rotating equipment for the Standard Plants group. Owner of responsibility for rotating equipment project development, project execution, and product development. Involved in over 50 new industrial gas projects, producing hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen.

• Conduct techno-economic assessments and technical bid tabs of different rotating equipment suppliers and technologies to provide the most cost-effective and reliable solution for new industrial gas plants
• Specify rotating equipment, review supplier drawings and calculations, and provide installation and commissioning support
• Vet, plan integration, and conduct risk assessments and design reviews of new rotating equipment technologies and suppliers to increase the competitiveness of product lines
• Introduced magnetic-levitation compressors
• Developed and integrated a new low-cost oxygen blower supplier
• Developed risk mitigation strategies for new equipment

Technical Service Engineer at Air Products

Participated in business development and proposal development for plant upgrade projects. Managed projects until field completion, interfacing with industrial gas clients along the way.

Engineer at Philadelphia Energy Solutions

10 years experience in the oil and gas industry. Project management experience includes execution of refinery turnarounds and delivery of plant upgrade projects.

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering – Lehigh University