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Rick Ewan is a seasoned chemical engineer with 31 years of experience in process safety management, manufacturing, and chemical engineering. He has led process safety teams and managed plants, providing expertise in Root Cause Analysis, Six Sigma, and Process Optimization. Ewan holds an MBA and BS in Chemical Engineering from reputable institutions.

Credentials

  • Professional Engineer
    Texas

Experience

    • United Kingdom
    • Oil and Gas
    • 300 - 400 Employee
    • Principal Consultant
      • Jan 2019 - Present

    • Manager, Process Safety
      • Mar 2012 - Jan 2019

      Lead process safety team which consults to the Oil and Gas and Chemical industries, providing services including Process Hazard Analysis, Level of Protection Analysis, Process Safety management system development.

    • Independent Consultant
      • Jan 2010 - Jul 2012

    • Plant Manager - Bayport
      • 2005 - 2009

      Overall site manager for Bayport (LaPorte, TX) specialty chemical plant. OSHA PSM covere plant operated with self-managed work teams (no foreman). Provided direct supervision to Operations, Maintenance and supply Chain Functions.

    • Production manager - Bayport plant
      • 2000 - 2005

      Production area manager for the Specialty Monomers and Biocides areas of the Bayport plant. Responsible for Operations, Technical support (engineering and chemistry) and Supply chain.

    • Production Manager - Deer Park plant
      • 1993 - 2000

      Production area manager for two production units in the Rohm and Haas Texas plant, one batch and one continuous. At times had direct responsibility for area Maintenance personnel and the plant loading group.

    • Process Engineer / Engineering Supervisor
      • 1988 - 1993

      Process Engineer and Technical team leader.Led a multi disciplined team to increase capacity of existing Butylacrylate process by 33% and developed technology for new Butylacrylate process.

    • Process engineer
      • 1981 - 1988

      Worked in a variety of roles at an Ethylene plant in Alvin, Texas from 1981-1988. Roles worked included process engineer, production engineer and operations planner. The ownership of the plant changed hands several times, including Monsanto, Conoco and DuPont.

Education

  • 1981 - 1986
    University of Houston-Clear Lake
    MBA, Business
  • 1977 - 1981
    Iowa State University
    BS, Chemcial Engineering

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