RESUME
SUMMARY
Senior Project Engineer with over 40 years experience in the chemical industry, including many processes handling highly toxic materials. Diverse background including project management, process design & development, process engineering and construction in both domestic and foreign arenas. Demonstrated ability to define detailed project scope, schedule, and estimates, obtain management consensus, execute production design, manage scope, schedule and project quality, follow construction in the field and actively participate in start-up of new facilities. An experienced professional skilled in managing small (0- $500,000) retrofit projects as well as grass roots multi-million dollar units. Participated in and led process hazard analyses (PHA), environmental reviews, LOPA and Fault Tree analyses.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Aker Solutions Charleston WV (Contract position for E. I. DuPont de Nemours)
Senior Project Engineer/ Capital Coordinator 2007-2008
Managed capital budget, prepared capital and non-capital forecasts, and prepared monthly cost reports. Interfaced with area management to keep tasks and schedules current. Trained other professionals in capital project management including SAP use.
Prepared scopes, estimates, equipment specifications and design for modifications to existing batch and continuous chemical manufacturing units (0-$ 2,000,000).
E. I DuPont de Nemours & Co. Belle WV
Senior Project Engineer/ Capital coordinator 1993-2007
Developed and managed capital and non-capital budgets for agricultural chemical projects. Interfaced with management both on site and in corporate headquarters to keep tasks and schedules current. Trained other professionals in capital management techniques.
Retrofitted existing batch manufacturing facilities to produce new chemicals. Converted basic data and semi-works experience to a design for modified manufacturing facilities including new equipment, and piping and instrument changes. Developed order of magnitude estimates for installation of potential new products in existing or new facilities. Prepared specifications and followed order of new equipment including glass lined and Hastelloy agitated reactors, storage tanks, rail car loading racks, rotary vacuum filters and vacuum pumps. Processes handled phosgene, hexane, mono methyl amines, 50% caustic solution, HCl, and dimethyl sulfate.
DuPont de Nemours (Flandre) Dunkirk, France
(Lived in France for 2 years)
Project Manager/ Senior Project Engineer 1990-1993
Project to install new grass roots facility for agricultural chemicals manufacture on a new site near Dunkirk, France ($ 100MM project). Project goal was to provide a world class facility in Europe for manufacture of herbicide products on a tight schedule, duplicating technology in use at other facilities. The project was to have state-of-the-art environmental controls meeting all current and foreseen future regulations. We installed a liquid/solid/gaseous waste incinerator to control emissions, solvent recovery facilities, and total water containment for analysis prior to release. The operating area utilized clean-in-place technology to reach a 1 ppm cross contaminant level between products
• Worked with local team to select plant site.
• Participated in negotiations with local and national regulatory authorities to define air and water permits for site.
• Worked with local contractor to prepare environmental impact statement.
• Project team developed a project scope and worked with a French EPC firm to prepare the product...
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