Chemical Engineer Consultant: Hazard Chemicals Manufacture; Expert for Glycolic Acid Production (1226)
Expertise
Registered Professional Engineer in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
High pressure chemical processes (over 500 atmospheres) for both glycolic acid gaseous and liquid applications.
Use of exotic materials of construction in difficult process conditions, e.g. titanium and silver.
Glycolic acid production and the esterification of glycolic acid.
Decolorization and ion exchange for chemical processing.
Handling of highly hazardous chemicals, e.g. phosgene, anhydrous ammonia, methylamines, sulfur trioxide, dimethylsulfate.
Energy conservation strategies and techniques within the chemical manufacturing process.
Development of pilot plant size chemical processes from laboratory test data.
Experience
Adjunct Faculty, Mathematics and Physics.
Senior Process Engineer, TransAmerican Automation, Inc.
Developed application of special on-line measurement instrumentation for polymer production.
Du Pont Company, Belle, WV
Chemical engineering process experience in multiple chemical manufacturing facilities.
Familiar with industrial and specialty chemical manufacture for agricultural products.
Led multiple Process Hazard analysis teams and worked with five different highly hazardous chemicals.
10 years chemical engineering work in glycolic acid manufacture.
Assisted in new process development for the Poly Glycolic Acid product. ~Developed batch production method for 99% crystalline glycolic acid.
Avtex Fibers, Inc., Nitro, WV:
Process improvements and capital projects in both the rayon manufacturing process and in the plant utilities areas.
U.S. Naval Ship R&D Center, Annapolis, MD
Submarine system development programs for the Trident nuclear submarine. ~Co-authored patent for bonding polyethylene to metal substrate.
Honors & Publications
Co-authored patent for dissolving solid formaldehyde polymers with glycolic acid solutions
Education
B.S., Chemical Engineering, Drexel University