Experience

GreatPoint Energy

• Oil and Gas
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director, Engineering and Projects

  • sep. 2010 - - heden

  • Managing the development of the FEED engineering design for the first commercial project for the Great Point Energy catalytic coal gasification technology;• Managing the development of the PDP engineering package for the demonstration project for the Great Point Energy catalytic coal gasification technology;• Develop and manage the engineering technology partnership between Great Point Energy and Technip (Badger Boston group);• Develop plans and manage programs to demonstrate the processing steps and equipment design for the Core Technology areas of the Great Point process;• Development of long term partnerships with key vendors and technology partners associated with the Great Point Energy core technology and associated processes;• Deputy General Manager of the Chinese Joint Venture developing the first commercial project for the Great Point Energy catalytic coal gasification technology, with emphasis on the technology transfer to Chinese Design Institute.



KPK Engineering and Consulting, LLC

• Engineering and Project Consultant

  • apr. 2010 - - heden

  • Complete Process Design and Scale-up Program development for biotechnology company for manufacture of two commodity chemicals from renewable feedstocks• Trouble-shooting and process design optimization for start-up of new technology chemical manufacturing facility from renewable feedstocks• Development of three pilot plant unit designs and management of construction contracts, HSSE reviews, facility code evaluation, operating procedures, and installation for new technology development company• Management of development plant construction contract, cost control, HSSE reviews, operating program, and installation for new technology company demonstration plant program• Project management consulting, team development, and milestone schedule for large technology demonstration program for new energy development company demonstration plant program• Plant operations management, production planning, and organization for chemical tolling manufacturing facility• Permit application development for new technology manufacturing facility• Development of demonstration unit design, equipment specifications, cost estimate and schedule for new technology chemical manufacturing facility• New Technology Technical Due Diligence Evaluations and Risk Management Planning for multiple clients• Petroleum Distillation Laboratory Design and Equipment Procurement for multiple clients• Environmental Compliance and Remediation Program Management for two clients



BP Whiting Refinery

• Senior Project Manager

  • mrt. 2009 - apr. 2010

  Project Manager for Major Projects at the Whiting Refinery. Project manager for the $150 million Naphtha Processing and Low Benzene Project, being developed at Jacobs Engineering in Houston. Advanced project from Appraise to Define stages, with subsequent approval to initiate detailed engineering in April, 2010. IPA (International Project Analyst) assessed project as Best in Class at end of front end loading. Excellent characterization of project requirements and mitigations to key risks in place. Aggressive project implementation plan and procurement strategy developed to position project to meet required targets and capture maximum value.



BP Refining Technology

• Senior Project Manager

  • jan. 2007 - mrt. 2009

  Project Manager for overall Refining Technology R&D expansion project at Naperville to develop capabilities to support new technology programs in Refining. Fast paced project initiated in January 2007 and completed in 1st quarter 2009, with a total expenditure of $50MM. Project was coordinated and co-executed under RT lead with a parallel project to deliver required utilities for the expansion. This investment refurbished and recoded existing Naperville RT laboratories (7k sq. ft. as of end 2006) and delivered an additional 33k sq. ft. of best in class RT laboratory space. All was built to best in class standards both internally and in the industry and to exceed all local and national standards. Project implemented by very small core team (3), augmented through engineering contracts with Middough and others specialized contractors and consultants.Project involved the design, fabrication, installation, and commissioning of 50 new pilot plant units ranging in size from small bench top units to large multi-skid units that rose to 24 ft., located in a new low bay experimental facility. Pilot plants were built as offsite fabricated skid units at 7 different suppliers located in five different countries. Laboratory space included separate 'open design' Catalyst Development, Fluid Catalytic Cracking, High Throughput Experimentation, Small Scale Pilot Plant, Benchtop, and Integrated Characterization areas. Also designed and installed were hydrocarbon mixing/blending, drum storage, catalyst spray drying and calcining, as well as high/low pressure hydrogen and liquefied gas storage and delivery system facilities. Project incorporated an 18 tank farm farm to handle feedstocks and products, integrated with the R&D facilities. The contractor work force varied from 75, up to 100 per day. The permanent technology development work force grew from 10 people in 2006 up to approximately 100 by 2009.

• Project Manager

  • jan. 2004 - dec. 2006

  Responsible for the initial commercialization of the OATS low sulfur gasoline technology at the first three commercial sites – Bayernoil Neustadt, Bayernoil Vohburg, and Nerefco. OATS was a first of a kind technology that removes sulfur species from FCC gasoline by alkylation and distillation. Process design packages were developed for the three units at two different engineering firms. Responsible for working with the site staffs to provide overall technical assurance including ensuring that the units as built will achieve the technical requirements of the process, development of safe operating procedures, the initial commissioning of the units, and operations guidance to meet the performance requirements. The OATS process was advanced very rapidly from laboratory scale to commercial units, which resulted in several significant initial problems with the commercial units, which had to be resolved. Lead multi-faceted team to understand these initial performance and operating problems following the start-up of the first unit through the start-up of the third. Through evaluation of process monitoring data, evaluation of spent catalysts and reactor conditions, an extensive analytical program, the organization of multiple peer review sessions with internal and external experts in the field, and a continuing large scale R&D program, significant improvements were developed and implemented which resulted in the technology meeting its performance requirements.

• R&D Project Leader

  • jun. 2002 - jan. 2004

  Responsible for managing the pilot plant facilities, staff (10), and activities for Refining Technology, including the work on the OATS, ODS, C7 isomerization, and membrane technologies. Responsible for managing the development programs for these novel fuel and refining technologies. Programs involved the development of catalysts, process flowsheets, economics, safety assessments, intellectual property, and commercial potential of these novel processes. Overall, responsible for an annual development budget exceeding $3MM. Managed the re-activation of the Naperville tank farm consisting of 10 - 5,000 gallon pressure tanks for hydrocarbon storage. Managed projects ranging from $1-3 million and expense budgets of $3-5 million/year.



BP Texas City Refinery

• Project Manager

  • jun. 2001 - jun. 2002

  Responsible for the initial development and kick-off of the Texas City Refinery Piping Integrity project. PIP was a comprehensive project to restore the piping integrity at the refinery to address ongoing and envisioned future problems site-wide with leaks, reliability, and maintenance of piping systems. Reviewed site history and established scope of work for the project by year for a ten year plan. Worked with all areas of the site including operations, maintenance, inspection, engineering to establish a framework for the 5-year scope of work and prioritization. Established the implementation team consisting of engineering contractor, inspection, mechanical contractor, insulation and painting contractors, and bp core team. Site fabrication and work areas established and contracts developed. Passed on approved DSP and project framework to subsequent bp project team for ongoing execution.



bp

• United Kingdom
• Oil and Gas
• 700 & Above Employee

• Project Manager / Process Engineer

  • jun. 1981 - jun. 2001

  20 years of experience in the Chemicals business at various locations including plant engineering, plant operations, operations supervision, R&D engineer, technology assessment and development, environmental engineering, plant environmental team leader, project engineering, and project management. Managed the development, construction, and start-up of a $35MM chemical plant in England as well as various other projects. 20 years of experience in the Chemicals business at various locations including plant engineering, plant operations, operations supervision, R&D engineer, technology assessment and development, environmental engineering, plant environmental team leader, project engineering, and project management. Managed the development, construction, and start-up of a $35MM chemical plant in England as well as various other projects.