Refinery Petroleum - Petrochemical Process Safety Expert

Expertise

• Petroleum and petrochemical technical refinery operations excellence in, oil spill, fire emergency response, and litigation.
• Over forty years of experience in all aspects of refining, including personnel selection and development, line operations (P/M/T) of global refineries.
• Operations safety, increase in capacity utilization, growth in profitable operations, and development and startup of new facilities.
• Successful in leadership or support of spills and Fire response.
• Recognized leader in business unit performance improvement.

Expert Witness Experience

• Experienced in litigation between companies and regulatory.
• Led successful litigation to recover replacement costs for six defective reactors.

Experience

Undisclosed Company, Senior Petroleum Engineer, Present

• Providing domestic and international petroleum refinery clients with technical consulting as to spills, fire, safety, and emergency responses.

Saudi Aramco/ExxonMobil (SAMREF), Yanbu, Saudi Arabia, 2012

Refinery Manager

• Served as Executive Vice President of Manufacturing for joint venture refinery.
• Aided in application of process safety principles to existing activities for JV.
• Guided interaction between refinery and 2B USD Clean Fuels project.
• Developed Business plan.
• Guided preparation for successful joint venture operations audit.

Technical Manager, 2005 - 2007

• Managed JV partner interactions on feedstocks and products.
• Developed and Managed Capital Budget.
• Board of Directors presentations on efficiencies, performance, future projects.
• Rollout of Operations Integrity Management System to SAMREF.

ExxonMobil Refining and Supply, Baton Rouge, LA, 2007 - 2012

Operations Advisor

• Coordinated preparation/response to OSHA National Emphasis Program for Americas Refining.
• Led/Co-led six incident investigations involving fatal injuries (USA/Asia).
• Guided Delayed Coker performance improvement activity to improved financial/safety outcome.
• Assisted US refineries in startup 2B USD on environmental control equipment to meet EPA consent decree.
• Startup assistance/ readiness assessments for Refining and Chemicals - worldwide.
• Multiple Process operations optimization visits to improve capacity, utilization, profitability.
• Coach/Mentor for Process Managers and Refinery Managers.

Operating Services Manager, Clean Fuels Startup, Cracking and Light Ends Department, 1985 - 2004

• Led multi-site $1B project from engineering through demonstration.
• Developed best practice tools for startup preparation and final startup signoff/collaboration during SU/demo.
• Restructured facilities to improve capacity and efficiency.
• Oversaw robust program of hiring and training and developed managerial candidates during critical growth period.
• Consolidated Tankage fleet to improve profitability, lower working capital.
• Upgraded of instrumentation and control from local to central control.
• Interim assignment Exxon Valdez Oil Spill Cleanup Coordinator- Kodiak, Alaska.
• Developed technician, supervisor, and leadership courses.
• Led response in offsite area to restore refinery operations following major fire.

Honors & Publications

Credentials

• Trainer: Process Safety for ExxonMobil staff worldwide

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• Refining representative for Exxon Global Engineering Practices consolidation
• Served as Americas Safe Operations Chairman during initial HAZOP era- OSHA 1910.119

Education

• B.S. Chemical Engineering University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY