Experience

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  Inependent Management Consultant

  • Owner

    • Jan 2012 - Present

    I am currently an independent management consultant for the petroleum industry, specializing in performance assessments, investigations, merger and acquisition support, economic analysis, and litigation support. I am a Registered Professional Engineer in Texas.I have worked on-site in assignment...

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  Baker & O'Brien, Inc.

  • President

    • Feb 2001 - Dec 2011

    In 2001, I joined Baker & O'Brien, Inc., a petroleum industry consulting firm, in Dallas, TX. My assignments involved mergers and acquisition studies, refinery performance assessments, crude oil and refined product trading studies, litigation support, investigations, and refinery LP ana...

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  Solomon Associates, Inc.

  • Dallas, TX

  • Vice President and Officer

    • Aug 1986 - Oct 2000
    • Dallas, TX

    In 1986, I joined Lee Solomon at Solomon Associates, Inc., a consulting firm in Dallas, TX specializing in comparative performance analyses of petroleum refineries and chemical plants. I became a Vice President and Officer of the firm in 1991. I assisted in overall management of the firm, busi...

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  Saudi Aramco

  • Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

  • Group Leader, Facilities Planning

    • Apr 1982 - Apr 1986
    • Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    In 1982, I returned to Dhahran, Saudi Arabia to work for Saudi Aramco in planning long-range facilities for refineries, gas processing, pipelines, and shipping terminals. I supervised capital budget studies, business plan development, and various special task force assignments. Projects include...

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  Turner, Maso & Solomon

  • Dallas, TX

  • Senior Consultant

    • Aug 1980 - Apr 1982
    • Dallas, TX

    My consulting career began in 1980 when I joined Turner, Mason & Solomon, a refinery consulting firm in Dallas, TX. I was involved in refinery and chemical plant feasibility studies, project financing, and petroleum pricing assessments. In 1981, I assisted Lee Solomon, a partner in the firm...

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  Mobil Oil Company

  • Beaumont, TX

  • Senior Engineer, Refinery Planning and LP Support

    • Aug 1977 - Jun 1980
    • Beaumont, TX

    I returned to the US in 1977 where I joined Mobil Oil in refinery planning and linear program (LP) development in Beaumont, TX. I prepared monthly and quarterly optimization plans, five-year plans, and crude oil and product pricing studies. I supported LP’s for Mobil’s domestic refineries in B...

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  Saudi Aramco

  • Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

  • Senior Engineer, Facilities Planning

    • Apr 1974 - Feb 1977
    • Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

    In 1974, I joined Saudi Aramco and as an engineer in gas plant operations in Abqaiq, Saudi Arabia. I was involved in gas plant process analysis and supervised plant performance testing. Later in 1974 I was transferred to Saudi Aramco’s facilities planning group in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia where I ...

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  Gulf Oil Company

  • Port Arthur, TX and Cincinnatti, OH

  • Process Supervisor, Refinery Operations

    • Dec 1970 - Apr 1974
    • Port Arthur, TX and Cincinnatti, OH

    After graduation from Texas A&M University in 1970 with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering, I began my career with Gulf Oil as an engineer in refinery operations at Port Arthur, TX. In 1973, I was transferred to Gulf’s refinery in Cincinnati, OH where I was a process unit supervisor. I was...