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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 specific calculation methods, output reports and layout formats; and o Improving software communication with network resources to increase the efficiency of common tasks.

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).