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About Derek Krauss, P.E., P.Eng.
Experienced Director level manager with expertise in the engineering and project execution of large capital improvement projects valued from $5MM to over $500MM. Currently responsible for the management of all engineering activities and personnel for the Veolia Water Technologies - Evaporation and Crystallization office in Plainfield, IL, including the management of the project, mechanical, and general industrial design engineering groups. Specialized experience in industrial water treatment and wastewater treatment, chemical and fertilizer production, oil refining and processing, and pulp and paper.
Derek Krauss, P.E., P.Eng.'s Current Company Details
Derek Krauss, P.E., P.Eng. Work Experience Details
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Technical Engineering DirectorVeolia Water North America Aug 2013 - PresentBoston, Ma, UsCurrently responsible for the management of the engineering group for a $250MM division of Veolia Water Technologies. Directly responsible for the management, oversight and training of twenty full-time professional engineers and technical advisors, as well as the preparation and management of detailed engineering design, technology standards and guidelines, professional services, training and engineering services to the operations group.Responsibilities current also include resource management and utilization of personnel across projects that range in size from $5MM to $250MM, the development of engineering estimates, and review of project proposals in support of sales for preliminary, basic, detailed, equipment only and turnkey engineering projects.Key Highlights- Leader of the Modularized Bulldozer Design (MBD) team that developed a first of a kind standard modularized MVR crystallization system. (see link below)
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Project Director/Senior Project ManagerVeolia Water Nov 2010 - Aug 2013Aubervilliers, Île-De-France, FrProject Director and team leader for a $500MM green-field EPC potash refinery in Sergipe, Brazil. Responsibilities included all aspects of the design of the plant, including major vessels and heat exchangers, draft tube crystallizers and hotwells, surface cooled crystallizers, and associated chillers and compression equipment. The project team also specified and designed the solids separation equipment (i.e. centrifuges, conveyors, etc.).The project design effort included structural support steel, process and utility piping routing, sizing, and stress analysis reviews, electrical power distribution, cable tray, wiring, lighting design and lighting power distribution, instrumentation specification, installation, and the specification and approval of drawings for the distributed control system. -
Project ManagerMiddough Inc. 2009 - 2010Cleveland, Oh, UsProject manager for the Refinery Steam Reliability Project at the BP/Husky refinery in Toledo, OH. Ressponsibilities included direction and supervision of all front end and detailed engineering activities for a multi-discipline project team and daily interface with refinery project and operations personnel. -
Taskforce Manager/Project ManagerAmbitech Engineering 2007 - 2009Downers Grove, Il, UsAs the Taskforce Manager, it was my responsibility to manage the a multi-discipline taskforce for a plant wide refinery improvement project at the BP refinery in Whiting, IN. This included management and supervision of a dedicated staff of about 100 engineers and designers. My responsibilities included taskforce budget and resource oversight, management of project managers, engineers, engineering discipline leads, project controls, and administrative support personnel.Key Taskforce Project Highlights- VRU-300 Revamp - $40MM unit upgrade with a $6.0MM engineering budget for the upgrade of the saturated gas plant, including tower, exchanger, pump, compressor, piping and auxiliary support upgrades.- H-200 ULNB Conversion - $25MM unit upgrade with a $2.5MM engineering budget for the upgrade of the crude heater to ultra-low NOx burners, including an SIS system and a new knockout drum.- Storm Water Surge Tank – $30MM tank farm expansion with a $2.0MM engineering budget for the field erection and installation of 250,000 bbl API surge tank and associated tank mixing system.- Final Filters - $7.5MM final filter installation and field erection with a $1.5MM engineering budget.- Marine Docks - $2.5MM installation of new ground flare equipment with a $750,000 engineering budget. -
Site Manager/Project ManagerAmbitech Engineering 2006 - 2007Downers Grove, Il, UsResponsible for the management of the site office for Ambitech at the BP Whiting refinery, including management of multiple engineering discipline, administrative and project personnel required for the execution of multiple refinery capital projects and management of the site office personnel. Additional responsibilities included client support for the development of projects from the inception through final approval, funding, and execution. My responsibilities included being the primary on-site point of contact for client and internal discipline support activities, defining project scope of work, maintaining project and site office budgets, development and monitoring of project schedules, development and preparation of estimates and proposals and reporting for client and internal management reviews.BP Refinery Capital Projects• Electrical Area Classification Project• Underground Tank 8 Risk Mitigation Project• H200/H300 Furnace Improvement Project• DBN to CRU Jumpover Project• J-105A Railcar Loading Project• Diesel Additive Upgrade Project• VRU100/200 RIE Project• BB to RGP Jumpover Project• J-6A Replacement Project• 11PS Oxygen Analyzer Project
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Project ManagerVeolia Water 1999 - 2006Aubervilliers, Île-De-France, FrLeader of several project execution teams for high-profile design build turnkey and equipment supply projects throughout the world. Included the direction and supervision of project teams and individual project budget and cost control responsibility. Other responsibilities included budget creation, contract negotiations, purchasing oversight, change order arbitration and the direction and supervision of subcontractors.Project Highlights- Executed and delivered a $3MM salt crystallization system for International Paper in Courtland, AL.- Executed the $11MM Dead Sea Works Project, including four months on-site in Israel.- Negotiated and purchased over $4.9MM in contracts with international suppliers to secure cost control, schedule review, and scope change oversight standards.- Prepared, presented, and negotiated over $600,000 in additional project scope that resulted in a $150,000 increase in profit on a $5.0MM pulp and paper project in Kingsport, TN.- Directed the successful supply and installation of the $1.2MM Flint Hills Project in Elizabethtown, KY and achieved a 70% increase in gross margin and an on schedule delivery.
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Senior Project EngineerVeolia Water 1997 - 1999Aubervilliers, Île-De-France, FrProject team director for large scale equipment only projects and responsibility for project support and oversight of field operations and start-up crews for a large crystallization plant in Murrin-Murrin Australia.Project Highlights- Responsible for the management and execution of the Sodium Bicarbonate Crystallizer System for American Soda in Parachute, CO. Successfully increased gross margin by 76% and delivered the system two months ahead of schedule.- Successfully managed and executed a High Solids Crystallizer Addition Project for E.B.Eddy Forest Products in Espanola, Ontario and achieved an overall gross margin improvement of about 20%.- Improved scheduled start-up dates at the Murrin-Murrin jobsite by one month and expedited the completion of field work for an on schedule system start-up. Directed a field staff of five and provided scope change oversight on a $4.5MM field subcontract.- Implemented an immediate action plan to resolve critical field issues for the Boise Cascade Evaporator upgrade in Deridder, LA.
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Project EngineerVeolia Water 1995 - 1997Aubervilliers, Île-De-France, FrProvided general project engineering support and field inspection and expediting for large scale turnkey projects. Also acted as a project manager for several small scale water treatment projects throughout the United States.
Derek Krauss, P.E., P.Eng. Skills
Project Management
Project Engineering
Water Treatment
Contract Negotiation
Wastewater Treatment
Energy
Project Planning
Process Engineering
Water
Ms Project
Contract Management
Business Process Improvement
Project Delivery
Program Management
Renewable Energy
Stakeholder Management
Project Portfolio Management
Change Management
Derek Krauss, P.E., P.Eng. Education Details
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Purdue UniversityChemical Engineering
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Derek Krauss, P.E., P.Eng. works for Veolia Water North America
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Derek Krauss, P.E., P.Eng.'s current role is Technical Engineering Director at Veolia Water North America.
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