Product & Process Development Chemical Engineer (639)
Expertise
Seasoned engineer with record of solving tough technical and environmental problems for DuPont and consulting clients. Effective communicator across cultural, organization and skill levels. Results achieved by providing technical and task leadership for cross-functional teams. Diverse and successful background in manufacturing, research and business.
Experimental designs, lab-to-plant scaleups
Plant startups and plant problem solving
Reaction engineering, heat transfer
Economic evaluations, project management
Polymerizations, separations, mixing
Physical and chemical analytical methods
Chlorinations, extrusion, polymer molding
Food-grade and specialty chemicals
Flow sheets, simulation, statistics State-of-art literature and patent searches
Waste minimization, pollution prevention
Environmental permits and regulations
Hands-on design, construction, startup and operation of pilot plant and commercial reactors
Specification of internal mixers, seals, baffles, heating and cooling devices
Synthesis and purification of monomers. Reactor fouling solutions
Selection of feed devices like pumps, compressors and augers for gas, liquid and solid reagents, catalysts and additives
Specification of post-reaction product recovery, separation and recycle of unconverted ingredients and management of emissions
Project management, including budget, time and manpower forecasts and allocations
Project safety, including hazards analyses, operating procedures, OSHA conformance and Good Manufacturing Practices
Environmental permits, emissions monitors and control devices and byproduct recovery and disposal
Training for operators and facilities managers
Experience
Delaware Air Quality Management Division, Wilmington, DE, 2003-present
US Environmental Protection Agency, Philadelphia, PA, 2000-2002
Process and Product Consulting, 1994-present, clients include:
DuPont
Rhone-Poulenc
Velsicol
SPI Polyols
Corning Glass
Ciba Specialty Chemicals
E. I. DuPont De Nemours & Company, Inc. Wilmington, DE, 1966-1993
Education
MS, Chemical Engineering, U. of Delaware,
BS, Chemical Engineering, New Mexico State U.
Continuing Education and Academic Research
Many Professional Training Courses
Fluent in Spanish