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Dallas, TX, US

Urbana-Champaign Area

• Developing techno-economic assessment (TEA) and life-cycle assessment (LCA) models to assess the replacement potential of traditional chemical manufacturing methods with green sustainable electrocatalytic processes.
• Current research focuses on ethylene and propylene conversion to their respective oxide and glycol forms and the conversion of low-value glycerol coproduced with biodiesel to value-added chemicals and fuels.
• I use data science techniques coupled with temporal and geospatial energy, water, and production data across the U.S. to provide a framework for the implementation of the technology and where it will have the greatest.
• Provide iterative feedback to the project’s experimental cohorts to optimize resources based on economic projections of various design configurations in scaling from lab to production scale.

United States

• Co-authored reports requiring extensive research, modeling, and projections of various technological pathways to decarbonize industrial sectors including the application of hydrogen for high temperature heating and.
• Lead an assessment and wrote a report covering five green steel standards, eleven initiatives, and national policies of the world’s largest steel production nations to harmonize global attempts to decarbonize steel.
• Co-authored reports addressing decarbonization of PVC production in the U.S. and global production of adipic acid.

Paris, Île-de-France, France

• Developed a global model of mechanical/chemical plastic recycling and plastic production quantifying and projecting materials flows, energy requirements, reduction in oil demand, and emissions from a current policy and.
• Supported improvements of the IEA’s Global Climate Model for the chemical, cement, and steel sectors.
• Drafted industry relevant commentary and figures effectively communicating model results portrayed in the IEA’s flagship World Energy Outlook.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, United States

• U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Critical Materials Strategy
• Developed estimates of current and projected future global and U.S. supply and demand for tellurium utilized in thin film solar photovoltaic technologies and germanium in fiber optics, infrared optics, and microchips.
• Required a detailed understanding of the materials’ current and potential future material intensity in various technologies, competing demands for application of the material, and the International Energy Agency (IEA).
• Developed process flow diagrams and mass balances for rare earth metal production from China’s Bayon Obo facility, the U.S. Mountain Pass facility, and Southern China’s Ion Absorption Clays from mining through.

Denver, Colorado, United States

• Researched potential biodiesel/renewable diesel policy options for the medium and heavy-duty transport sectors and proposed an innovative policy mechanism to incentive increased blending and production of biofuels in.
• Analyzed the emissions from Colorado’s pre 2000 heavy duty trucks and proposed a “Cash for Clunkers” program that would reduce the CO2 emissions in Colorado by 440 million tons through the life of the program.
• Conducted emissions reduction potential analysis of each option using Argonne National Lab’s GREET model combined with projections of Colorado diesel vehicle fleet including projected state electrification adoption.
• Engaged with stakeholders to ensure equitable and effective implementation of the proposed policy.

Houston, Texas

• Supported four Guyana Venture FPSO Projects simultaneously across all project scopes; topsides, marine, SURF and installation on Risk, Loss Prevention and Process Safety. Steward Higher Consequence Risk and Scenario.
• Facilitated Risk Assessments, HAZIDS, and HAZOPS and responsible for conducting pre-work, ensuring venture alignment on 2,000+ risk items with corporate risk management processes and communicating with project team.
• Coordinated development of Isometrix Risk Management software tool for all venture projects and trained 150 staff on use of software and general Risk and Loss Prevention/Process Safety, increasing efficiency by 30%
• Train new hire personnel and corporate low cost centers domestically and internationally, increasing cost efficiencies up to 90%

Houston, Texas Area

• Managed, coordinated, and assisted in FERC regulated pipeline and LNG facility activities under Section 3 and Section 7 from the initial project development phase, to; application, permitting, construction.
• Developed specific knowledge pertaining to CFR 193 Subpart b, NFPA 59a, and managed hazard analyses for the Cameron LNG and Port Arthur LNG projects
• Managed 8 field survey contractors and oversaw field survey efforts to ensure safety, accuracy and cost efficiency. Trained 500+ construction crew members to promote a high standard of safety and compliance throughout.
• Prepared extensive content for FERC application Resource Reports and supported efforts with internal team members to ensure high quality submissions, thus promoting timely approvals

Lake Charles, Louisiana Area

• Responsible for maintaining and exceeding national, state, and local environmental compliance as well as being a support in engineering and design of; gas transmission pipelines, meter stations, compressor stations.
• Managed and coordinated all company employees and contractor's construction activity and permitting and compliance for a gas storage facility project. Reviewed subcontractors air emissions permit applications prior to.

Denver, Colorado

• Conducted a preliminary design of a well's production facility in Sweetwater County, WY on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. Analyzed reservoir characteristics in F.A.S.T. WellTest based on well flowback data to.
• Managed and collaborated with contractors to finalize APD and ROW permits, drilling programs and site plats. Assisted with regulations, permitting, geology, wellpad surveying, drilling and well completion practices in.

Shreveport, Louisiana Area

• Developed twelve Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&IDs) for BHP Billiton’s 360 Haynesville Shale wellsites, owned and operated near Shreveport, LA. Visited all wellsites and documented their infrastructure
• Designed and implemented a system capturing wellsite specific information and linked the respective P&IDs

Houston, TX

• Studied and analyzed multiple Eagle Ford petroleum gathering facilities to mitigate and reduce unscheduled facility downtime and remedied flow regime issues to reduce existing facility shutdowns and offered solutions.
• Recommended a standard inlet separator sizing methodology and created an Excel-based tool, enabling broader application by other Process/Facilities Engineers, ultimately minimizing the potential for slug-related.

Jasper, Georgia

• Designed a full bill of materials and preventive maintenance program for a Calcium Carbonate mining and processing facility to automatically generate work orders on a time basis for 2,000+ assets
• Inventoried all onsite spares, created a spare parts list for all assets and linked equipment to their individual spare parts to ensure cost and margin control

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Civil And Environmental Engineering

Master Of Science (M.S.), Engineering And Technology Management

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Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

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