YISSEL YI

Yissel Yi
​Project Engineer
​Phillips 66 Bayway Refinery

Yissel Sabaris Yi is a Project Engineer with over 20 years experience in the Chemical and Petrochemical industries. She graduated from Stevens Institute of Technology with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Early in her career Yissel worked as a Mechanical engineer for BASF Corporation, Lockwood Greene and US Filter Corporation. During this time she worked on the startup of a new chemical plant, design of a vaccination pilot plant and development of projects for LNG plants in Mexico, Spain and Italy. These experiences allowed her to identify her passion in Project Engineering and has worked for Phillips 66 for the past 14 years. Currently she manages a projects portfolio with a long-range budget over $100 million dollars. As such, she leads the engineering design team and supports the construction team for implementation of this portfolio. Yissel has dedicated her career to support projects upholding the safety, reliability and investment visions of Phillips 66. She is passionate about exceling in her field and is equally passionate about supporting others. She has been involved in the development of young engineers and has mentored over fourteen engineers. She has served as a board member for the Bayway Refinery Women’s Network during which she initiated multiple employee health initiatives including Latin dance workshops, self-defense workshops and health walks. Yissel also supports giving back to the community and has been involved in multiple outreach programs including Junior Achievement for elementary schools, fundraisers for senior citizen center and women empowerment events at local outreach center.