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Biofuels, Advanced Hydrocarbon Fuels, Refining, Hydrogen Fuel Cells, Carbon Capture
Expert has over 30 years of experience with ConocoPhillips (COP)--all in downstream research and development. He began his career in fundamental catalysis and surface science. Later he managed a group applying molecular scale simulation to problems in refining. The last…
Corrosion, Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion Pipelines, Oil and Gas
Expert has been active in corrosion of oil and gas operations, pipelines, fire sprinkler systems and barges for over 25 years. His specialty is Microbiologically Influenced Corrosion (MIC) and has patented several formulations for coatings and MIC sampling devices. Corrosion…
Process Design
Expert is founder and president of a Houston based process engineering and project management firm focusing on petroleum refining, chemical, and gas processing industries. Expert has 25 years of experience involving process design, process troubleshooting equipment specification, equipment design, process…
Chemical Plant Safety Services, Hazard Studies, SIL, Risk Assessment, DSEAR, Water Hammer
Expert's main area of interest is chemical plant and process safety. He has led HazOp [Hazard and Operability] studies on many plants from large scale, high hazard plants using well-established technology (e.g. manufacture of hydrogen fluoride, high density polyethylene, etc)…
Process Safety, Risk Assessment/Management Major Accident Risks, Hazards and Land Use Planning
Process Safety has been the main focus of Expert's work as he seeks to assist companies avoid accidents completely (by eliminating hazardous materials or processes) or prevent them through providing protection (containment or control). In some circumstances the only available…
Fire, Explosion, Toxic releases, Chemical hazards, Chemical exposure, Risk assessment, Air pollution
Expert has investigated many process related industrial accidents (fire, explosion, toxic release etc), the best known of which was Buncefield, where he was one of two external experts relied on by the owners of the facility to assist with root…
Design and Engineering of Chemical Plants and Petroleum Refineries
As a Registered Professional Engineer, Expert has provided expert testimony and litigation support in cases involving petrochemical processing and has worked for law firms as an Engineering Consultant. His job as a consultant is to study technical documents and review…
Petroleum Refining Processes and Operation
Have performed planning, process design, contractor follow-up, startup, optimization, and operation of many different refinery processes Spent nearly a year in Japan and France overseeing the engineering activities of Chiyota Engineering and Technip Engineering in a Qatargas Liquefied Natural Gas…
Nanoparticle Synthesis and Modification, Aerosol Processing, Chemical Vapor Deposition
Expert was a post-doctoral researcher in the Particle Technology Laboratory at the University of Minnesota, one of the world's top aerosol laboratories. He recently received the Kenneth Whitby Award from and American Association for Aerosol Research and joined the editorial…
Hydrocarbon Chemistry and Analysis
He has worked widely on the analysis of petroleum (crude oil) and its refined products by using a wide variety of chromatographic and spectral techniques. These include gas chromatography with mass spectrometer detection, with element specific detection for sulfur, nitrogen,…