Education

The University of Texas at Austin                                         Austin, Texas

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – December 1988

§         U.T. College of Engineering Honor Roll, Spring & Fall, 1988;

§         National Dean's List, 1987-1988 & 1989-1990;

§         Outstanding College Student's of America, 1989-1990.

§         Passed EIT - October 1992

Professional experience

May 1999 – Present       Simulation Services                     Houston, Texas

President, Owner

§         Responsible for sales and project execution as well as day to day operations.

Sept. 1995 – April 1999  Simulation Sciences Inc.             Houston, Texas

Lead Engineer – Technical Support

§         Customer and sales technical support for process simulation, hydraulic network, yield accounting, and data reconciliation software.

§         Pre-sales demonstration of the software to potential clients

§         Post-sales telephone and in person support for existing clients

§         Promoted from Senior to Lead Engineer in May 1998

§         Instructed training classes

§         Wrote custom programs for customers

§         Provided simulation consultation

Jan. 1989 – Sept. 1995   ABB Lummus Global, Inc.            Houston, Texas

Process Design Engineer

§         Lead process engineer on four projects

§         Perform process simulations (PRO/II, Hysim, and in-house simulator)

§         Prepared basic engineering packages and supervisory operating manuals.  The basic engineering packages included PFD's, P&ID's, equipment sizing and design to company standards, and material balances.

§         Participated in process and patent development.

§         Received experience in the following technology areas: ethylene plants; FCC gas plants; Oil & Gas; and MTBE, ETBE, TAEE, TAME, and Cumene units utilizing Catalytic Distillation

§         Department LAN coordinator

Patents and publications

Catalytic Distillation Column Reactor and Tray - U.S. Patent Number 5,338,517 - August 16, 1994 - This is a combined fluidized bed reactor and distillation tray.

Etherification Process – Invention disclosure for improving the conversion in TAME and MTBE plants.

Interests and activities

I am fluent in process simulation and computer programming (FORTRAN, Visual BASIC, Visual C++, MFC, Paradox, Quattro Pro, Excel, Word, Access, and AutoCAD). I have written several programs which transfer data from process simulations to other programs and from one process simulator to another.  I received my private pilot's license in December of 1990.  I enjoy flying and working on airplanes, working on cars.

Job Experience Details

SIMULATION SERVICES

I have performed the following projects for the following companies:

§         Simulation Sciences, Inc. (sub-contractor)

§ FMC Chlorine Scrubber Simulation – Case Study #3

§ FMC Chlorine Scrubber Simulation – Case Study #4

§         FMC Corporation – Lithium Division

§ Caustic Storage Tank Heater Study

§ NaClO Storage Tank Cooler Study

§ NaClO Storage Tank Cooling Coil Study

I have an agent agreement with the following:

§         OLI Systems, Inc.

I am responsible for the following:

§         Marketing and Sales

§         Financial Planning

§         Accounting and tax preparation

Job Experience Details

SIMULATION SCIENCES, INC

I have performed the following projects.

§         SPECS MVL Thermodynamic Property Conversion to NRTL for PROVISION - Shell Oil, Westhollow, Houston, Texas (FORTRAN, C++, VBA, and ODBC)

§         LiOH Caustic Tower Simulation Using Electrolytes – 1 Case study -- FMC, North Carolina (PRO/II and VBA)

§         ASOG Thermodynamic UAS for PROVISION - Shell Oil, Westhollow, Houston, Texas. (FORTRAN)

§         Developed UAS to calculate Ternary Phase Diagrams for UOP sales effort. (FORTRAN and VBA)

§         Developed a VBA application that converted DCS Tag data to AIM/AT point data for Tennessee Eastman sales effort.

§         SIMSOU User Added Subroutine conversion from PROCESS to PRO/II - ELF EP, France (FORTRAN)

I have participated in various project proposals:

§         Shell E&P custom pressure drop correlation proposal

§         FMC LiOH Evaporator Simulation Proposal

§         Coastal FCC Catalyst Regeneration Simulation Proposal

§         Mixed Amines Project Proposal for DynaChem

I am proficient in the following Simulation Sciences programs:

§         PRO/II w/ PROVISION

§         Visual Flow

§         HEXTRAN

§         DATACON

§         OPENYIELD

§         INPLANT

§         PIPEPHASE

§         AIM Supervisor

I am or have been the local expert (Houston) in the following areas:

§         Network Program Security

§         PRO/II User Added Subroutines

§         PRO/II Process Data Transfer System

§         PROVISION Database Server

§         Electrolytes

§         Thermodynamics

I have taught the following standard courses.

§         Introduction to PROVISION

§         Simulating Refinery Processes with PROVISION

§         Simulation Chemical Processes with PROVISION

§         Advanced Features of PROVISION

§         Visual Flow

I have prepared and taught the following custom courses:

§         Electrolytes

§         Ammonia Process

§         MTBE Process

§         TAME Process

§         Chemical Separations using PRO/II with PROVISION

§         User Added Subroutines and Process Data Transfer System for PRO/II with PROVISION

I am or have been the primary technical contact for the following companies

§         Shell Oil – US

§         British Petroleum – US

§         Amoco – US

§         FINA – US

Job Experience Details

ABB LUMMUS GLOBAL, INC.

Lead Process Engineer

Responsible for supervision, technical assistance, supervisory operating manuals, and client contact on the following basic engineering packages and revamps. The ACN-Water stripper and TAEE units were first of a kind units. Projects included:

§         Cosmo Oil Company, MTBE unit - Osaka, Japan

§         Diamond Shamrock, ACN-Water Stripper - Sunray, TX

§         Valero Refining Company, ETBE & TAEE Unit - Corpus Christi, TX

§         Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation, TAME Unit Revamp - St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Start-up Process Engineer

Provided on site technical assistance during start-up of grass roots TAME and MTBE units.  Projects included:

§         Citgo Petroleum, TAME unit - Lake Charles, LA

§         Shell Oil Company, MTBE unit - Deer Park, TX

§         Hess Oil Virgin Islands Corporation, TAME unit - St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands

Process Design Engineer

Responsible the simulation and specification of process designs, material balances, equipment design and specification, PFD's, and P&ID's. Also responsible for implementation of engineering programs on department's local area network. Projects include:

§         Republic of Iraq - Technical Corporation for Special Projects, Petrochemical Complex No. 2 - 420,000 MTA Ethylene Plant - Baghdad, Iraq

§         Zhongyuan Petrochemical United Corporation, 140,000 MTA Ethylene Plant - Henan Province, The People's Republic of China

§         Star Enterprize, MTBE and TAME Units - Convent LA

§         Star Enterprize, MTBE and TAME Units - Delaware City, DE

§         Pembroke Cracking Company, MTBE Unit - Pembroke, Wales

§         Citgo Petroleum, TAME Unit - Lake Charles, LA

§         Nippon Petroleum Refining Company Ltd., MTBE Unit – Negishi Refinery, Yokohama, Japan

§         Shell Oil Company, MTBE Unit - Deer Park, TX

§         Shell Oil Company, MTBE Unit - Norco, LA

§         Marathon Oil Company, MTBE and TAME Units - Texas City, TX

§         Saudi Petrochemical Company, MTBE and ETBE Unit - Aljubail, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Participated in proposals and feasibility studies for:

§         Guangzhou Ethylene Complex, 130,000 MTA Ethylene Plant - Guangdong Province, The People's Republic of China

§         Dushanzi Ethylene Complex, 140,000 MTA Ethylene Plant - Xinjiang, The People's Republic of China 

§         Gao Qiao Ethylene Complex, 100,000 MTA Ethylene Plant - Shanghai, The People's Republic of China 

§         Chevron Oil Corporation, Ethylene Unit No. 1544 - Port Arthur, TX 

§         Beijing Ethylene Complex, 120,000 MTA Ethylene Plant – Beijing, The People's Republic of China

§         Petroleos Mexicanos, Conversion of Ethylene Plant to MTBE Unit - Pajaritos, Mexico

§         Gunnison Capital Development Corp., MTBE, Catofin, and C4 Isomerization - Morris, IL

§         JHN Oil Operating Company, LF13-1 Oil Field Development – Pear River Basin Offshore, People's Republic of China

§         Clark Oil & Refining Corporation, Reformate Splitter and IC4/NC4 Splitter Study - Hartford, IL

§         Star Enterprize, FCC Unit Gas Plant Expansion Study - Port Arthur, TX

§         Mitsubishi Petrochemical Company, LTD, CD-Cumene Unit – Kashima, Japan

§         Koch Refining Company, CD-Cumene Unit -  KY

§         GP "Orgsteklo", CD-Cumene Unit - Dzerjinsk, Russia

§         Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Company, LTD, CD-Cumene Unit - Yanshan, Japan 

§         Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. , CD-Cumene Unit - Wuxi Cumene Project, China

§         Daelim Engineering Company, LTD.,CD-Cumene Unit - Wuxi Cumene Project, China

§         Formosa Plastics Company, CD-Cumene Unit - Mailiao, Taiwan

§         Ashland Petroleum Company, CD-Cumene Unit - Catlettsburg, Kentucky

§         Hüls Aktiengesellschaft, CD-Cumene Unit - Marl, Germany

Participated in the development of:

§         Proposal Automation Computer Program for MTBE Units using Catalytic Distillation

§         Lummus-CDTECH, DME Process

§         Lummus-CDTECH, TBA Process

§         Lummus-CDTECH, MAPD Process

§         Lummus-CDTECH, Iso-TAME Process

§         Lummus-CDTECH, CD-Cumene Process

§         Lummus-CDTECH, TAEE Process

I have a patent for:

§         Lummus-CDTECH, Catalytic Distillation Column Reactor and Tray - A Draft Tube Fluidized Bed - Co-inventor

I have a patent disclosures for:

§         Lummus-CDTECH, Etherification Process Modification - Co-inventor