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Denver, Colorado, United States

Denver, CO

• Product Manager for Process Safety Pressure Protection Manager (PSPPM) software
• Developed and maintained product feature roadmap
• Defined technical and functional software requirements
• Managed development, R&D and QA assignments
• Managed project scope, budget and resource allocation
• Managed software support process including ticket allocation and escalation management

Houston, Texas Area

• Oversaw teams of 2-5 chemical engineers to ensure the technical quality of their work.
• Assigned and reviewed the work of junior-level chemical engineers.
• Participated in one-on-one year-long mentoring for newly hired engineers.

Houston, Texas Area

• Oversaw teams of 2-5 chemical engineers to ensure the technical quality of their work.
• Assigned and reviewed the work of junior-level chemical engineers.
• Participated in one-on-one year-long mentoring for newly hired engineers.
• Worked directly with top Fortune 500 companies to establish and maintain project scopes and delivery schedules.
• Kept clients apprised of new research findings by providing written reports detailing complex technical findings and participating in periodic conference calls and site visits.
• Organized and lead over two dozen internal and client training sessions to guide engineers in the use of proprietary relief systems software.

Houston, Texas Area

• Directed and oversaw team of six chemical engineers and three software engineers in developing flagship relief systems software.
• Prepared a proposal that successfully generated $600k in internal funding to upgrade proprietary software, which helped secure a top Fortune 500 client.
• Improved the functionality of relief systems software by identifying, researching and developing new features to maximize functionality, stability and desirability. Notably: o Fully customizing software to include.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Analyzed existing flare systems to mitigate congestion by identifying potential deficiencies in existing flare network equipment and evaluating the impact of new flare facilities.
• Evaluated grass-roots flare systems to ensure proper routing and tie-in locations of relief valves and appropriate sizing of new headers and flare network equipment.
• Modified process simulations using HYSYS, Pro/II and ProMax to estimate relief conditions and loads.
• Worked with project planners and high-level management to develop cost estimates and timelines for improvements to various process systems.

Houston, Texas Area

• Participated in three Process Hazard Analyses (PHA) for multiple top Fortune 500 companies.
• Organized and lead training seminars abroad as part of company effort to help international client engineers become familiar with proprietary software.
• Prepared detailed technical reports for distribution to client engineers and upper-level management
• Developed Heat & Material Balance simulations for Hydrotreater and Amine units.
• Organized and lead team meetings with upper-level management to discuss project research, budget and timelines.Promoted from Engineer 1 to Engineer II in April 2008 (2 years).