Chiagozie Gbugu

Serve as senior technical authority for PLC-based automation and data integration, designing and troubleshooting Siemens and Allen-Bradley systems and implementing OPC UA and industrial networking to modernize legacy assets and enable secure data exchange.

Led systems engineering for multi-unit automation projects including FAT execution, I/O allocation, and development of automation work packages, improving delivery across four process units and supporting major Honeywell C300 conversions.

Reviewed P&IDs and specifications and developed control narratives, cause & effects, and process safety documentation for the Long Son petrochemical project to ensure compliance with client standards.

Led instrumentation and control engineering for construction and pre-commissioning at Cedar Bayou Ethylene Plant, coordinating vendors and troubleshooting Allen-Bradley ControlLogix integrations across PLC, MCC, and DCS interfaces.

Supported front-end and detailed design for major petrochemical projects, leading control system design for ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol and ethane cracker facilities and delivering instrumentation and fire & gas systems.

Represented owner interests during vendor engagements and supported commissioning, logic diagram development, and system analysis to improve alarm and equipment reliability for process control projects.

Supported large-scale LNG and energy projects with third-party system integration and DCS/PLC interfacing, contributing to projects such as Angola LNG during early-career control systems roles.

Completed a Master of Business Administration with focus on Strategic Business Management, awarded in 2019.

Earned a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in Electronics and Computer Engineering, awarded in 2006.