Petrochemical Fired Equipment Services Expert

Technical Consultant #2138

Thirty-six years of engineering and design of fired equipment services in the petrochemical industry.
Industry Standards governing the design and purchase of fired equipment through participation with The American Petroleum Institute (API).
Petrochemical fired equipment services: Commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, operation, and training.
Mechanical Engineer API and ISO standards development.
Fired equipment energy and emission reduction for the petrochemical Industry.

Independent Consultant, Present

Development of current engineering design and implementing purchasing practices.
Participated in the commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, operation, and training procedures for fired equipment.
Designed and supervised the engineering design of fired heaters for petroleum refining applications including those at Mobil's delayed cokers.
Provided engineering follow-up of fired heater projects, working closely with the General Contractors and Fabricators.
Provided first-time commissioning services of numerous fired heaters for Exxon, domestically, and in Europe and South East Asia.
Provided assistance in troubleshooting and debottlenecking fired equipment, as well as improving energy utilization and emissions reduction.

Credentials

Academic and Professional Affiliations

Helped produce the current editions of Fired Equipment Standards; API 560, Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service; and API Standard 530, Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries