Business Team Leader

• Jun 2021 - Present

Economics and Planning Supervisor

• Nov 2020 - Jun 2021

Process Engineering Supervisor

• Feb 2020 - Nov 2020

Refinery Process Engineer

• Mar 2018 - Feb 2020

Project Manager

• Aug 2017 - Mar 2018

Project Engineer

• Aug 2014 - Aug 2017

Project engineering and management of downstream Oil and Gas (Refinery) projects through all stages of scope development, detailed engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning, and startup.-Coordinate project scope development to meet the needs of Operations, Process Safety, environmental, and economics.-Document investment proposals and present project justification to Refinery Leadership for approval.-Manage discipline engineering activities to ensure efficient and high quality designs.-Deliver projects on budget and on schedule.-Negotiate Resources within the department and offsite to meet project schedule.-Manage Change. Limit scope creep.-Review and approve technical deliverables-Coordinate constructability and operability reviews with construction, turnaround planning, maintenance, and operations personnel.-Lead Project meetings,-Facilitate technical evaluation meetings.-Work with a wide variety of personalities, skillsets, and backgrounds to ensure timely, relevant, and adequate communication of deliverables and hand-offs to maximize value-added work & minimize rework.-Ensure project quality and checking procedures are followed.-Challenge/eliminate low-value activities when appropriate.

Project Engineer

• Sep 2007 - Aug 2014

Developed & Patented the Company's ARoNite Process, a Hydrogen-fed Membrane Biofilm Reactor for biologically removing Nitrate, Nitrite, Perchlorate, Selenium, Chrome VI, TCE and other oxidized contaminants. Developed this process from the lab scale to full municipal water treatment plant, which acquired California Dept. of Public Health Conditional Acceptance. Co-developed the module design and manufacturing process.Designed, manufactured, commissioned, and operated various water treatment systems for Municipal Drinking water, Wastewater, Remediation, and Landfill industries. Completed on-site startups and training for dozens of ULTURA's proprietary HiPOx, PulsOx, ARoNite, and ROCHEM designs to solve our customer's problems with difficult-to-treat water.Created Process Control Strategies and programming for several fully automated 24/7 operation facilities. Remotely accessed, logged, and optimized systems as needed.

Senior Production Engineer

• Jun 1999 - Sep 2007

*Commissioning and Startup Lead (California) for a new $63M Production Facility--Created/reviewed Operating Discipline--Managed Cost, Schedule --Verified all equipment met construction specifications--Led on-shift crew during final startup and optimization activities--Participated in HAZOP and LOPA reviews*Senior Improvement Engineer (South Africa).--Supported 4 sites in South Africa--Trained operators and Engineers at acquired sites in Dow's rigorous safety standards and expectations (including Red Tag, Lock-out/Tagout, Confined Space Entry, etc)--Facilitated HAZOP and LOPA reviews for an acutely hazardous production facility and associated Improvement Projects--Co-developed and implemented Improvement projects to create an inherently safer plant and production process*Senior Production Engineer (California)- --Responsible for day-to-day operation of 3 different Manufacturing Plants. --Led a number of improvement Projects ($10k - $300k)--Provided Engineering guidance and troubleshooting for a crew of 16 operators to support 24/7 Operation--Led or participated in >100 Root Cause Analysis reviews for minor incidents, drips, and near-misses in our facilities in a persistent drive to achieve ZERO unplanned events, injuries, or spills.*Production Engineer and Startup Engineer--Participated in the Commissioning and Startup of a NEW $35M production plant--On-shift Engineer during commissioning, Startup, and Optimization activities--After initial startup, I was responsible for the day-to-day operation of the plant and small improvement projects-After a year, I acquired responsibility of a second chemical production plant.*Research and Process Development Engineer (1 year in Texas and CA)--Ran a Reactive Distillation Mini-plant to support improvement projects on a Full Scale Epichlorohydrin Plant--Ran Experiments to improve/develop a latex-glove alternative using Polyurethanes--Ran Distillation and reaction campaigns--Fermentation Studies

Engineering Intern

• Jun 1998 - Dec 1998

Implemented a Material Tracking System to help with cGMP requirements and also improve the efficiency of manufacturing an Injectable Pharmaceutical Product. Implemented a Material Tracking System to help with cGMP requirements and also improve the efficiency of manufacturing an Injectable Pharmaceutical Product.

Engineer

• Jan 1998 - Jun 1998

Modeling and Process Design. Modeling and Process Design.

Engineering Intern

• May 1997 - Aug 1997

Tested separation techniques and optimized laboratory processes for the nutritional analysis of grains. Tested separation techniques and optimized laboratory processes for the nutritional analysis of grains.

Engineering Intern

• Jun 1994 - Jul 1995

Internship. Assisted Engineers and Scientists with the Commercialization of NASA technologies into the Private Sector. Internship. Assisted Engineers and Scientists with the Commercialization of NASA technologies into the Private Sector.

Laboratory Assistant

• Sep 1993 - Jun 1994

Performed Quality Control testing for blood glucose monitoring strips. Performed Quality Control testing for blood glucose monitoring strips.