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✦ See Experience index: across industry sectors and within sectors ✦ See Projects index linked to 1-page summaries of major projects ✦ See Skills index developed & honed through life-time experience ✦ See Resume and Publications, licensed technologies knowledge, professional & personal references, plus professional Affiliations ✦ Career-long University roles: student, faculty, adjunct and advisor ![]() Type of work available - as for many engineers - fluctuates with global price of crude oil! |
Employment
Chronology 2015-now Gulf Energy Info's Technical Editor for Hydrocarbon Processing and Gas Processing Article submissions gatekeeper, handbooks and maps researcher, technical event themes & panels Developed articles & events database forms for submitting and tracking of abstracts, bios & portraits 2014-2016 Petrofac Subject Matter Expert: Process Engineering, Process Safety, Alarm Management 2012-2014 Petrofac in Houston in an "Info. Management Strategy & Governance" role. This supported a Master Services Agreement with Chevron Wheatstone LNG, plus capacity-building for Engineering and Consulting Services within Petrofac ECOM. 2009-2012 Petrofac in the UAE, as "Technical Specialist" and the "Integrity" Lead on the Shetlands gas processing plant for Total's Laggan-Tormore field. Was "Technical Issues Coordinator" on the South Yoloten Gas Field for TurkmenGaz, also the T@P "Knowledge Trustee" for "Technology @ Petrofac" global communities of practice. 2008-2009 KBR in Houston, as "Process Technical Advisor", on benzene reduction in gasoline and heat integration for Conoco Phillips in Borger, TX; plus Interface Coordinator on the Ras Tanura Integrated Project for Aramco & Dow. 2007-2008 Fluor Enterprises, TX as "Principal Technical Specialist-HSE" on Sakhalin optimization for Exxon Neftegas; managed HAZID/QRA for ADMA-OpCo 2006-2007 Ingenious, Inc, "Process Eng Manager" at Shaw, Stone & Webster for Marathon Garyville Major Expansion; S-Zorb low-sulfur gasoline for Giant 2006 Western Washington University adjunct at Huxley College Taught "Introduction to Planning" course and "Advanced GIS" course/lab 2005-2006 I-T Network, Bellingham, Washington Consulting Engineer at Anvil for BP Cherry Point on process debottlenecking options in a four-person team, based upon Canadian extra-heavy crude oil 1998-2005 Computer Sciences Corp / DynCorp, DC ♦ Technical Consultant with CSC Federal, 2003-2005 ♦ GIS Team Leader, ICF Consulting Sv'ces, 2001-2002 ♦ Systems Architect, DynCorp, a CSC firm, 1998-2003 American University adjunct Researcher-in-Residence 2002-2004 ♦ Transportation studies at O.R. George & Assoc. for DC's DOT ♦ Logistics Management for Casey Trees Street Tree Inventory 1985-1998 Mobil Corporation: Virginia, New Jersey, New Zealand ♦ Integration Consultant: Environ., Health & Safety,1995-1997 ♦ Environmental Research Leader, Mobil R & D Corp 1992-1995 ♦ Process Systems Group Leader, Mobil R & D Corp, 1990-1992 ♦ Applic'ns Supervisor, NZ SynFuel (Mobil affiliate), 1985-1990 1983-1985 University of Auckland, New Zealand Senior Lecturer, Process Design, Process Analysis & Economics, in the Chemical & Materials Engineering department, School of Engineering 1981-1982 Forster-Morrell Engineering, Colorado Springs CO Senior Engineer, facility energy conservation studies for US DOE, authored waste disposal options for Colorado state government. 1974-1981 PetroMAS Engineering, Houston TX ♦ Computer Services Supervisor, 1980-1981 ♦ Senior Process Engineer,1977-1980 ♦ Process Engineer, 1974-1977 SUMMER INTERNSHIPS ♦ 1970 Shell Refining, Geelong, VIC Australia ♦ 1969 North Broken Hill Limited, Australia ♦ 1968 N.Z. Roads Board scholar, Tauranga ![]() PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS ♦ Professional Engineer (TX #53970, IPENZ #100658) ♦ AIChE South Texas since 1977, now a Senior Member ♦ Member of UK-based IChemE (while in N.Z. 1983-89) ♦ Past Refining chair, Petroleum Env. Research Forum ♦ National Association for Corrosion Engineers member ♦ National Association for Environmental Management ♦ National Fire Protection Association ♦ Instrument Society of America ♦ Process Excellence Network ♦ EMC Momentum User Group ♦ Associate in Open GIS Consortium (for DynCorp) ♦ ESRI "Corporate Consultant" Business Partner ♦ IBM / Lotus Notes " Premium" Business Partner ♦ A founding role in the Washington GIS Consortium, DC ♦ Focus Northwest, service-oriented entrepreneurs ♦ Family trustee member for Simply Reading board (NZ) ![]() SECURITY BACKGROUND 2004 Became US citizen, got Interim Secret clearance; 2001 Given Dept. of Justice "Public Trust" classification International Conference Presentation Highlights from Career History
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