Refinery Rotating Equipment Engineering Consultant

Technical Consultant #2186

Over Thirty years of domestic and international experience in rotating machinery selection, installation, startup, maintenance, problem solving, and vibration analysis.
Machinery engineering, commissioning, startup and operation of a world-class ethylene plant and many smaller facilities.
Established and supervised engineering groups at two plant sites involved in machinery reliability and condition monitoring/vibration analysis.

Expert Witness Experience

Undisclosed Company, Technical Advisor, Present

LyondellBasell Projects

Provide consulting services on the modification of two circulator compressors and the repair and overhaul of another identical compressor in the OEM vendor shop.
Execute technical decisions on balancing, repairs, and evaluation of repair quality.

Technical Advisor, Olefins Plant - Ethylene Plant Expansion

Participate in all phases of the project engineering.
Participate in the field for installation and startup of 140,000 hp compressor and 18000 hp pump.
When completed, this facility became the largest single ethylene production facility in the United States.

Technical Advisor, Vinyl Acetate, Acetic Acid Facility

Provide engineering services to a vinyl acetate and acetic acid facility to upgrade the mechanical sealing system on two recycle gas screw compressors.
Prepare specifications for an upgraded condition monitoring system for both plants.

Technical Advisor, Olefins Complex

Evaluate the reliability engineering organization with the goal of upgrading the organization, engineering training, and reliability improvement programs.

Linde Gas, Technical Advisor, Syngas and Methanol Plant

Provide consulting services on upgrades to the compressor and pumping systems for a carbon monoxide production facility.
Provide consulting services to a redesigned center seal for two high speed carbon monoxide compressors after a failure.

Chevron Refinery, Technical Advisor, Praxair Hydrogen Plant Upgrade

Serve as technical resource in the specification, procurement, testing, and installation of a large steam turbine-generator system.

Carmagen Engineering, Inc., Expert Witness

Provide expert testimony in law suit over problems with a very large forced draft fan in a large Midwest ethanol production facility.

Technical Advisor, Saudi International Petrochemicals, Jubail, Saudi Arabia

Participate in root cause failure analysis, and recommend bearing design changes, for a large steam turbine.
Review machinery installations in grass roots carbon monoxide , vinyl acetate plant and an acetic acid plant.
Assist in the solution of a liquid ring compressor problem.

CDI Services-Equistar Chemicals, Technical Advisor

Review and revise reliability guidelines for polymer production machinery.
Participate in a failure analysis and issue reliability improvement recommendations on hyper-compressors.

Flint Hills Resources (Koch Industries), Consultant

Ultra Low Sulfur Diesel Project

Represent Flint Hills Resources during the installation of all machinery on the ULSD Project.
Write all procedures for the installation of pumps and compressors.
Act as liaison between plant and project personnel.
Conduct training for crafts involved with these installations.
Write and implement long term storage preparation procedures.
Review and revise Flint Hills Resources machinery-related standards and procedures on procurement and installation.
Review and revise commissioning and startup procedures for major reciprocal and centrifugal compressors and pumps.
Act as general machinery engineering consultant to plant personnel on machinery reliability problems.

Credentials

Completed courses and seminars in the areas of machinery engineering, vibration analysis, and general mechanical engineering.
Registered Professional Engineer, Texas