Imtiaz Hossain ChatterHigh Profile

Background

I spent my early childhood in Bangladesh, then went to a boarding school in Darjeeling (a small mountain town in India, close to Nepal) from Grade 4 to 10. After that, I came to Canada to finish high school at Saint John High School. After high school, I enrolled in the Mechanical Engineering program at University of New Brunswick Saint John, hoping to pursue a career in the aeronautical/car design world. I soon realized my skills were more suited to a career in Chemical Engineering, so I transferred to the Chemical Engineering program in my second year. After my third year at University of New Brunswick Fredericton, I did a 12-month co-op term at the Irving Oil refinery in the Project Definition Management Group, which cemented my interest and drive to pursue a career in the oil refining industry.

Career

My co-op term with the Project Definition Management Team allowed me to learn about the different units and processes at a high level. After my graduation in 2018, I joined the Delivered Natural Gas Team as a Facilities Technician. This role helped strengthen my field/panel operation and production/maintenance planning experiences. I was then hired back in the Saint John refinery in January 2020 as an Area Contact Engineer where I've sharpened my process engineering skills by ensuring the safe, reliable and profitable operation of the process units under my supervision.

What I love best about my job is being challenged with and solving technical problems every day. The ability to get away from the desk/computer and do field work is also great fun, especially during turnarounds. Lastly, occasional travelling for work is one of my favorite perks. I went to Chicago for a week-long training session this year and went to Ireland for two months to support the turnaround at the Whitegate refinery.