David Lau
Engineering Services
Your best choice for process equipment sizing and HAZOP facilitation services.
I’m a professional engineer providing low-overhead consulting services to process industries in Queensland and Northern NSW.
You can view my LinkedIn profile here.
Why pick me to lead your HAZOP
As all experienced asset operators and project professionals know, there’s only one way to run a HAZOP… the right way.
As a highly competent chemical and process engineer, I’m uniquely positioned to ensure you get the maximum value from your HAZOP workshop. I’ve led HAZOP studies for upstream and downstream oil and gas clients as well as the food, beverage, water, and pharmaceutical industries.
Let me do your hydraulic calculations
Correctly sizing pumps, valves, and pipes is straightforward but important. If you need someone fast and accurate, then I’m your man.
Steady-state and dynamic process design is my bread and butter. My reports look like they come from a large engineering consultancy. But your invoice won’t.
Professional Experience
I’ve worked across a large breadth of process industries. I’ve worked in operational support roles, as a design engineer, and in construction and commissioning management.
My diverse experience provides a strong technical foundation that lets me understand your process in minutes.
Upstream Oil and Gas Experience
- AGL Energy: Project Engineer for completions and commissioning of conventional well facilities and gas process plant.
- Arrow Energy: Operations support to TEG dehydration units and gas pipelines.
Downstream Oil & Gas
- BP, Caltex, and Viva Energy Australia: Engineering design for oil pipelines, fuel terminal facilities, and fire protection systems.
- APA Group Australia: HAZID and HAZOP study facilitation for gas transmission line modifications.
Biomass Gasification & Power Generation
- Pacific Pyrolysis: Engineering design for gasification unit operations, biomass and biosolids drying, bulk handling systems, and gas gensets.
Pulp & Paper
- Carter Holt Harvey: Operations support to paper manufacturing plant including chemical storage and dosing systems, and wastewater treatment plant.
Food Industry & Beverage
- Fonterra: Process/project engineer for ethanol distillery and solvent extraction plant.
- Fonterra: Process/project engineer for milk treatment and protein plants which included centrifuges, heat treatment, RO/UF membranes, evaporators, and powder dryers.
- Fonterra: Process/project engineer for projects that included hygienic conveyors and packing equipment, and wastewater treatment plant upgrades.
Water and Waste Water
- Unity Water: Engineering design for gas chlorination system and sodium hydroxide dosing system.
- Rockhampton Regional Council: Engineering design for new electro-chlorination system.
Professional Qualifications
- Chartered Professional Engineer with Engineers Australia since 2010.
- Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland since 2013.
Education
- Master’s degree in fermentation technology from Massey University, NZ (2003).
- First class honours in Chemical and Process Engineering from University of Canterbury, NZ (2004).
