Refinery Hydrogen Manufacture Reforming and Isomerization Consultant

Technical Consultant #2385

Hydrocracking, hydrotreating, hydrogen manufacturing, reforming and isomerization consulting of over thirty years.
Synthetic fuel processing in coal, liquefaction and shale oil upgrading.
Refinery expansion and petrochemical projects reviewer.
Profit Improvement Programs: Hydroprocessing and Hydrogen Manufacture and Recovery, Reforming and Isomerization.
Refinery and petrochemical review and expansion projects to develop, reduced cost, create higher value alternatives utilizing new and existing facilities.
Process refinery technology proposals, implantation of tested models, and tested improvements.

Undisclosed Company, Senior Planning Specialist, Present

On site refinery and plant evaluations implementing improvement programs, cost studies, conducting performance testing, and designing programs for improved profits.

KBC Advanced Technologies Inc., Parsippany, NJ, 1987 - 2015

Vice President-Principal Consultant

Participated in over 100 profit improvement programs.

Generated profit improvement ideas and evaluated their merit.
Primary areas of expertise are hydroprocessing and hydrogen manufacture and recovery, reforming and isomerization.
Reviewed refinery and petrochemical expansion projects and developed reduced cost/higher value expansion alternatives that more fully utilized both new and existing facilities.
Reviewed the finding of refinery Profit Improvement Programs to ensure KBC's refinery technology was being applied correctly.
Participated as a key member of the Process Technology Steering Committee which proposed, implemented and tested improvements to KBC's process models.
Responsible for maintaining technical excellence and continuity as KBC converted from PETROfine to Petro-Sim as the primary flowsheeting tool.
Prepared and presented conference papers for AFPM/WPC/PTQ regarding H2 management and heavy crude upgrading.
Developed the technology behind KBC's Hydrocracking and Reforming models and participated in the development of the Delayed Coking model that are included in KBC's PETROfine refinery simulation software.
Developed Process simulation models for Isomerization, Hydrogen Manufacture and various H2 Recovery Processes.

Exxon Research and Engineering Company, Florham Park, NJ, Staff Engineer, 1979 - 1986

Participated in all phases of development for Exxon's Remote Gas Conversion Pre-development Program
Conducted performance tests, provided start-up assistance, and provided technical service for Exxon affiliate and licensee Hydroprocessing units
Conducted performance tests, provided start-up assistance, and provided technical service for Exxon affiliate and Licensee H2 Plants.
Developed detailed correlations from Shale oil and Coal Liquids hydrotreating pilot plant data for process optimization studies.
Developed estimates of operating conditions, product yields and qualities, and utility requirements to upgrade shale oil and coal liquids using various hydrotreating schemes.
Developed detailed process correlations for hydrotreating naphtha, kerosene, distillate, and gas oils to make a range of products including catalytic reformer feed, jet fuel, diesel oil, and FCCU feed.

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