Marcus Runkel
Process Engineer

 

Private Address:
Schmiedgasse 1
D-55288 Partenheim, Germany

home: +49 (6732) 919612
marcus.runkel@gmx.de
http://geocities.datacellar.net/marcus_runkel

 

 

Job History

  • Process Engineer in Non-Ferrous Metallurgy, Lurgi Metallurgie GmbH,
    Germany, Outokumpu Technology 2004 – present
    Process Engineer in the field of fluid bed technology.

03/2000 – present
  • Process Engineer Assistant, Ingenieurbüro Muth Ludwigshafen, Germany,
    Responsible for plant documentations.

03/1999 – 07/1999
  • Research Assistant, Röhm GmbH Worms, Germany,
    Analysis of SO    3 formation in a sulfuric acid plant.

07/1998 – 09/1998
  • Mechanical Assistant, Degussa AG Mainz, Germany,
    Maintenance work during plant shut down.

08/1996 – 09/1996
  • Physics Laboratory Technician, Schott Glas Mainz, Germany,
    Technical strength of glas.

02/1995 – 06/1995

 

Education

  • Diploma in Process Engineering,
    University of Applied Science     Mannheim, Germany
    Diploma Thesis with Lurgi Metallurgie GmbH,     Frankfurt, Germany

08/1999 – 02/2000
  • Internship in Project Management, 1997 - 1998
    Degussa Corporation, Mobile, Alabama

1997 – 1998
  • B.S. ("Vordiplom") in Process Engineering, 1995 - 1996
    University of Applied Science Mannheim, Germany

1995 – 1996
  • Internship, Technical Assistant, 1995
    Great Lakes Instruments Milwaukee, Wisconsin

07/1995 – 08/1995
  • Physics Laboratory Technician,
    Schott Glas Mainz, Germany Technical strength of glas.

1992 – 1995

 

Experience

Plant site visit / inspection of roasting plants:

Balen (Belgium), Budel (Netherlands), Kokkola (Finnland), Odda (Norway), Springfield (SouthAfrica),
Toreon (Mexico), Avilés (Spain), KCM (Bulgaria), Nordenham (Germany), CMM/CPM (Brazil),
Vizag (India), Sachtleben (Germany), ETI-Holding (Turkey), Chanderiya (India).

 

Process engineer for commissioning and plant start up of:

  • Hindustan Zinc Ltd. (India) Zinc roasing plant

2004
  • ETI-Holding (Turkey) Pyrite roasting plant

2004
  • KCM Plovdiv (Bulgaria) Zinc roasting plant

2002
  • Asturiana de Zinc (Spain) Zinc roasting plant

2001
  • Trainee during plant start-up of Penoles (Mexico) Zinc roasting plant

2000

 

Responsible for process design of fluid bed plants for:

  • Inco, Goro Nickel Pyrohydrolysis Plant in New Caledonia

2005
  • Anglogold, Fluid Bed Cooler for Gold Roasting Plant in Brazil

2005
  • Tongling, Pyrite Roasting Plant in China

2004
  • Hindustan Zinc Ltd., Zinc Roasting Plant in India

2003
  • Norzink, Zinc Roasting Plant expansion project in Norway

2002

 

 

R&D Projects:

  • Roasting of sufidic ores in a Circulating Fluid Bed
  • Microgranulation of Zinc concentrates
  • Alternative concentrate feeding device for a fluid bed system

 

Daily Tasks in Keywords:

Acquisition, Proposal for Studies and Testwork over Engineering Packages to Lump Sump Turnkey Projects,
Contract Negotiation, Basic and Detail Engineering, Mass&Heat Balance,
Process / Piping and Instrumentation Flowsheets, HAZOP-Studies, Purchasing, Time Scheduling,
Plant Inspections, Commissioning, Project Management for R&D projects, …

 

Publication

  • ERZMETALL – Heft 2/2003: Recent Experiences with Modern Zinc Processing Technology,
    Bernd Kerstiens / Kurt Svens / Marcus Runkel

 

Patents

  • Method and plant for the heat treatment of sulfidic ores
  • Fluidized Bed Reactor for the thermal treatment of fluidizable substances in a microwave
    heated fluidized bed
  • Process for catalytic conversion of gases with high content of sulfur dioxide

 

Seminars

  • Technical Safety in the Chemical Industrie „Sicherheitstechnik in der Chemischen Industrie“, DECHEMA-Kurs

2006
  • Plant Engineering and Construction “Planung und Bau verfahrenstechnischer Anlagen”, Dipl.-Ing. Gerhard Bernecker

2005
  • Conflict Management “Konfliktmanagement”, Prof. Dr. Ewald Krainz

2004
  • Gas Fluidisation, Prof.-PhD Jonathan Seville and Dr. David Newton

2003
  • Communication and Team Work “Kommunikation und Zusammenarbeit”, Dipl.Psych. Egbert Bart

2003
  • Entreprenaurial Actions “Unternehmerisches Denken und Handeln”, Dr. Steffen Scheurer

2003
  • AspenTech Basic Training Course

2003

 

Skills

  • Excellent:          MS-Office (Word, Excel, ...), HSC Chemistry,
    Basic:                   ASPEN, Autocad, Visual Basic, …
  • German (native language), English (fluent), Spanish (basic)

 

Hobbies

  • Trumpet player and conductor of local brass ensemble
  • Playing with my little sons Noah and John.

 

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