Energy and Petrochemical Process and Design Consultant

Technical Consultant #2236

Summary

Process engineering, design engineering, research, intellectual property development and business strategy.
Conceptual and detailed design engineering, commercial scale coal upgrading in reducing mercury and increasing the BTU value of coal.
Provide analysis and proposal writing residual hydrotreating catalyst systems for companies worldwide.
Renewable diesel, bio-diesel, and ethanol plants.
National and International Trainer: Remote and onsite.

Industries and Areas

Undisclosed Company, Director of Engineering, 2014 - Present

Direct and oversee the Engineering of this renewable energy company that offers full engineering and construction for renewable diesel, bio-diesel, and ethanol plants.
Lead engineering all the way from initial design to full construction of a 3 million gallon per year renewable diesel plant.
Lead engineering on ethanol plant debottlenecking and upgrading.

Phillips 66/Conoco Phillips, Bartlesville, OK, Senor Engineer, 2010 - 2014

Phillips 66 Refining operations include 15 refineries with a net crude oil capacity of 2.2 million barrels per day.
Provide technical service for international and domestic refineries to capture high value lost profit opportunities that has resulted in over 100 million in additional revenue.
Lead model development on crude compatibility for commercial and refinery planning..
Provide both technical service and support to improve needle coke quality and production.

ION Engineering, Boulder, CO, VP of Engineering and Co-Founder, 2008 - 2010

This small clean tech start-up company (of $20 million raised) that focuses on carbon capture from fossil fueled power plants and natural gas "sweetening."
Highly involved in all stages of ION engineering's start up, including; co-inventor, license agreement, establishing industry connections and partnerships, and securing investments
Designed a continuous process prototype for proof of concept of ION's technology.

Evergreen Energy Inc., Denver, CO , Lead Process Engineer, 2008

Evergreen Energy is a clean coal startup company that was moving from a full scale demonstration plant to full scale commercialization.
Executed conceptual and detailed design engineering for a commercial scale coal upgrading facility that reduces mercury and increases the BTU value of the coal.
Minimized both operating and capital expense to make the overall economics of the plant viable on a site by site basis
As a consultant provided remote and onsite training for a newly formed joint venture in Beijing, China.

Chevron -ART, Richmond, CA, Process Engineer, 2006 - 2007

ART is a joint venture between Chevron and Grace that provides sales and tech service for Chevron's hydrotreating and hydrocracking technologies.
Prepared proposals for residual hydrotreating catalyst systems for companies worldwide resulting in a catalyst sales equaling $25 million in revenue over a two year period.
Provided oversight for catalyst loading, sulfiding, and start-up of residual hydrotreating units for both domestic and international refineries.

Publications and Patents