Hydrogen Plant Operations and Refinery Chemical Expert

Technical Consultant #2261

More than over 40 years of experience as a process engineer based on a long-term career with Exxon Research & Engineering Company.
Process technical advisor for new and recommissioned hydrogen (H2) plant startups.
Troubleshooting and resolution of H2 plant incidents.

Independent Consultant

Assessed feedstock changes pertinent to the CoSyn Technology and H2 plant consulting for Syncrude H2 Plant 9-3.
Conducted an H2 plant scoping study (capacity expansion study, reliability issues and existing plant constraints) for Marathon Petroleum Company.
Reviewed DEVOL and Reforming Unit Designs for a Commercial Gasification Plant (non-process review of unit designs).
Acted as the proprietary third party H2 generation process evaluation.
Assisted a catalyst vendor on H2 plant catalyst problems.
Developed H2 plant procedures and reviewed Catacarb operations.
Assessed a vendor's H2 recovery unit capability and performance.
Provided services as a process H2 plant consultant regarding refinery litigation claim.

Exxon Research & Engineering Company

Projects Department, Gas Processes Section

Developed methanol plant project on-sites process design bases.
Conducted many H2 plant process screening studies.
Developed several H2 plant onsite design bases.
Assisted numerous onsite H2 plant turnarounds.
Acted as startup Advisor for new and recommissioned H2 plants.
Trained many engineers and plant operators on H2 plants.
Evaluated and coordinated acceptable catalysts for H2 plants.
Ran H2 plant Symposia for contact engineers and operators.
Developed capacity debottleneck project bases for H2 plants.
Maintained information network for H2 plant contact engineers.
Conducted numerous field assignments.
Evaluated gasification alternatives to steam reforming for H2.
Promoted H2 molecule management for refinery operating cost reduction.
Provided almost daily technical consulting to Exxon's world-wide affiliates on H2 plants, H2 recovery, and H2 management.
Conducted research and development studies on new H2 technologies and ideas.

Process Design Department, Planning Engineering Division

Conducted economic screening studies for refinery process selection.
Developed new refinery project final onsite design bases.
Developer refinery expansion project final onsite design bases.
Conducted economic research and development planning studies for alternative fuels.
Evaluated competitive refinery process technologies.
Studied economics of oil sands alternative processing options.
Developed coal gasification project onsite design bases.
Assessed heavy crude alternative processing options.
Member of the Liquefied Natural Gas Task Force.