Giorgio Zerboni
Adjunct professor
Biography
Giorgio Zerboni
Born in Rome on April 26, 1940
Graduated in Rome in Chemical Engineering at La Sapienza University, on March 5, 1964.
Professional experience gained during design and project management activities at plant engineering companies, in the international arena, in the process plant sector (1964 - 2009)
Professor in charge of the course "Safety in the design, construction and start-up of Process Plants" at the Faculty of Engineering of the "La Sapienza" University of Rome (2009 - 2016);
Professor in charge of the course "Safety of Chemical Plants" at the Faculty of Engineering of the Campus Biomedico University of Rome (from 2013 to today);
Plant engineering and project management consultant
Curriculum Vitae
The following list summarizes the positions held during the plant engineering and project management activities:
1964-66: Process Engineer at Rumianca SpA;
1966-68: Process Engineer at Montedison SpA;
1968-70: Project Engineer at Colgate-Palmolive SpA;
1970-72: Head of the Packages Unit Section at CTIP SpA;
1972-75: Senior Project Engineer at CTIP SpA;
1975-78: Deputy Head of Engineering Service at Techipetrol SpA;
1978-80: Project Manager Alky Revamping Esso, Augusta;
1980-82: Project Manager LPG Recovery Plant Baiji (Iraq);
1984-88: Project Manager Linear Alkylbenzene Complex Baiji (Iraq);
1988-90: Project Manager Fertilizer Complex Jubail (Saudi Arabia) Utilities & Off-sites;
1990-91: Engineering Manager Puerto Triunfo Refinery Ecopetrol (FEED Phase ), (Colombia);
1991-93: Project Manager TAV (High Speed Train) Engineering Services Contract Italy;
1994-98: Project Manager Bulk Plant Saudi Aramco Jizan (Saudi Arabia);
1998-00: Interface Manager Hawiyah Gas Plant Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia);
2003-04: Contract Manager Hydrotreating Complex Saudi Aramco Riyadh (Saudi Arabia);
2005-06: Contract Manager Ethylene Complex PIC-DOW (Kuwait);
2007-08 : Senior Project Manager Jubail Export Refinery (FEED Phase) Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia).
PUBLICATIONS
Technical scientific publications:
1. G. Zerboni: Assembly and start-up of the plant; Encyclopedia of Engineering Vol. VI, pages 37.125 – 37.138, ISEDI, Mondadori, 1974.
2. G. Zerboni: Technical documentation in the context of the supply of equipment
ICP, Chemical Industry Review, 3, pp. 85-91, 1976.
3. G. Zerboni: The technical documentation developed in the executive design phase - Part I
ICP, Chemical Industry Review, 10, pp. 81-84, 1977.
4. G. Zerboni: The technical documentation developed in the executive design phase - Part II
ICP, Chemical Industry Review, 11, pp. 97-103, 1977
5. G. Zerboni: Organization and execution of a project in an engineering company
ICP, Chemical Industry Review, 3, pp. 117-120, 1979.
6. G. Zerboni: Integration of plant revamping with extraordinary maintenance, ICP, Rivista dell'Industria chimica, 2, pp. 42-47, 1994.
7. G. Zerboni: How to minimize the time of an ICP Project, Chemical Industry Journal, 5,
pp. 210-216, 1994.
8. G. Zerboni: How to prepare Tender Documents Hydrocarbon Processing, pages 98C-98N, July 1995
9. G. Zerboni: Tender and Tender Documents Encyclopedia of Chemical Processing and
Design, Vol. 57, pages. 124-134, Marcel Dekker, Inc, University of Texas, 1996.
10. G. Zerboni : How to manage Change Orders , Impiantistica Italiana, 7-8, pagg. 15-18, 2005.
11. G. Zerboni: Managing interfaces in a mega-plant; ICP, Chemical Industry magazine: 1st
ICP part n. 11 November 2011; 2nd part ICP n. 1, January 2012
12. G. Zerboni: Intrinsic safety in 4 points ICP, Chemical Industry magazine: ICP n.4
April 2012, pp. 90 - 96
13. G.Zerboni: Criteria for the evaluation of seismic loads, ICP Rivista dell'Industria Chimica n. 2 February 2015, pages 74 - 81
14. G. Zerboni: Risk management; Safety & Security Magazine, February 2018
15 G. Zerboni, A. Costantino: The management of Package Units, ICP Chemical Industry Journal n.7/8 July 2020, pp. 64-68
16 G. Zerboni: Hydrogen: does the future energy pass through here? ICP Chemical Industry Journal n. 11 November 2020, pp. 58-62
17 G.Zerboni: The Contract Manager: instructions for use ICP Chemical Industry Magazine n. 3 March 2021, pages 74-77
Texts intended for chemical engineering and safety engineering students:
1. G. Zerboni Chemical Plant Exercises. Siderea Scientific Editions, Rome, 1976.
2. G. Zerboni Phases of the construction of the Chemical Plants Edizioni Efesto Roma, October 2020
3. G. Zerboni Safety in the construction of Process Plants Edizioni Efesto, Rome, January 2021
4. G. Zerboni Technological Risk Analysis Exercises Efesto Editions, Rome, February 2022
5. G. Zerboni, A. Razionale, R. Avella The Project Management of Industrial Plants, Dario Flaccovio Editore, April 2022
