Vinyl Chloride Monomer and Ethylene Dichloride: Chemical Engineering Process Consultant (1395)
Expertise
Vinyl chloride monomer (VCM) process engineering and consulting.
Vinyl chloride monomer process start up.
Vinyl chloride monomer process capital cost, operating cost, process troublshooting and safety audit consultation.
Ethylene dichloride (EDC) process engineering.
Experience
Independent Vinyl Chloride Monomer Process Consultant, 1999 - Present.
Vinyl chloride monomer plant startup leader representing licensor, Hungary.
Vinyl chloride monomer plant operational audit, Brazil.
Vinyl chloride monomer plant operational audit and troubleshooting, Rayong Thailand.
Process and engineering consultation for Thai VCM manufacturer.
VCM plant operational audit and cost evaluations, USA.
VCM & Ethylene Dichloride (EDC) process consultation for US manufacturer.
BF Goodrich/The Geon Co., Manager, Vinyl Chloride Monomer Licensing Technical Service 1992 - 1999
Technical support for 46 Geon Vinyl Chloride Monomer technology licensees worldwide.
Process troubleshooting, know-how exchange, operational and maintenance manuals for new VCM plants, hands on training for new licensees.
Directed licensor support for new plant startups, India, Thailand, S. Korea, Netherlands.
Licensee VCM plant operational and safety audits, Venezuela, S. Korea, Mexico, Texas, India.
Provided capital cost estimates, performance estimates, performance guarantees
Coordination with process and EPC contractors, approved P&IDs, approved mechanical design and placement for critical equipment, approved materials of construction.
BF Goodrich, 1963 - 1992
Various positions, including Special Assistant to Vinyl Chloride Monomer General Manager and General Foreman, Vinyl Chloride Monomer Manufacturing.
Responsible for all VCM manufacturing activities, personnel, environmental and safety, plant performance.
Accomplished major modernization and expansion of Vinyl Chloride Monomer unit.
Plant Engineering Supervisor
Plant improvement project design and construction: Chlor Alkali, ethylene, EDC, VCM, utilities.
Startup team leader for licensee plant startup, Iran.
VCM Process Control Supervisor
Responsible for Vinyl Chloride Monomer process, improvements, debottlenecking, and troubleshooting
Startup Team Process Engineer for licensed plant, Belgium.
EDC-VCM Plant Production Engineer
Startup Team Process Engineer for Licensee plant, France.
Participated in original startup of Goodrich technology EDC and VCM processes as shift engineer.
Participated in startup of acrylonitrile unit after conversion to Sohio process.
Education
BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Tennessee