Erick Bennett, P.E. Email & Phone Number

Chicago, IL, US

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Lead Engineer in Honeywell UOP’s Gas Processing, Hydrogen, and Adsorbents technology center.
• Key coordinator between R&D, business, engineering, and sales support for Blue H2 and CO2 capture tech
• Performed technoeconomic analyses of external technologies and combined UOP-external partner offerings
• Led several early offer requests for technology development, including all electric offerings for CO2 capture
• CO2 capture technology design resource for FCC decarbonization development project
• Led electrolyzer H2 and O2 purification projects through initial development phase

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Managed the Process Design Development (PDD) team at UOP, consisting of 8-10 members.
• Coordinated team improvement projects, including tool updates.
• Oversaw team workload management and development planning for employees.
• Performed technical evaluations for a biofuels partnership, refinery CO2 abatement curve, & H2 white paper.

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Worked as a Process Design Development (PDD) Engineer for UOP’s R&D team
• Completed R&D process design work, including simulation creation & flow scheme evaluation a. Generated deliverables such as BFD’s, PFD’s. P&IDs, H&W balances, & technology transfer reports b. Performed hydraulic.
• Conducted technoeconomic assessments of R&D projects to evaluate viability in various markets a. Identified & assembled next-best alternatives for comparison in technoeconomic studies b. Performed sensitivity analysis.
• Served as PDD engineer on joint UOP & Honeywell Aero R&D project team developing shockwave reactor
• Developed & modified process simulation flow sheets using Unisim & Aspen simulation software

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Provided in-office troubleshooting technical support for natural gas cryogenic plant customers
• Supported new unit & revamp cyro plant start-upsa. Trained & prepared UOP field services personnel for start-up activities & answered questions from siteb. Generated post start-up reports & provided design feedback to.
• Served as on-site start-up chief for a customer startup, covering loop checks, dry-out, & initial JT start-up
• Performed on-site technical training for cryo plant customers
• Worked as a TS specialist on an international cryo plant start-up for over one yeara. Automated data analysis in Excel using VBA to adjust the material balance for flowing conditionsb. Led office support for the.
• Assisted in creation of screens & fault model of cryo plants for the Connected Plant Reliability Advisor

Evanston, IL, US

• Co-taught the Senior Design class for Northwestern’s Chemical & Biological Engineering Department.

Lombard, IL, US

• Created & checked project process deliverables, including P&IDs, line lists, & specialty items lists
• Performed relief valve system analysis for new and existing installations, including sizing relief valves
• Utilized hydraulic calculations to verify control valve size and pipe size for several projects
• Coordinated with client to develop preliminary parameters essential to pump trap operation
• Developed a cooling water load transition plan for a cooling tower rebuild projecta. Shifts cooling water users from three cooling towers to two while removing one from service b. Performed hydraulic model analysis of.
• Collaborated with other departments to complete two fast-track projects: one for installation of three pump seal coolers and the other for the installation of an air cooler

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Worked on project teams for both new units and revamps of older pressure swing adsorption (PSA) unitsa. Completed all process design work, including simulations, hydraulic calculations, control & relief valve sizing.
• Served as an after-market business proposal managera. Created cost workbooks and provided costs to sales for after-market business opportunities
• Provided sales support for hydrogen separation technologies for new units and after-market businessa. Performed engineering calculations for budgetary estimates and firm price proposalsb. Created and provided sales.
• Identified and addressed work process improvements for the after-market business sales supporta. Updated calculation tools in Excel to meet the needs of the team
• Improved the work process for a key process hand-off document for new project executiona. Completed Six Sigma Green Belt with this improvement
• Took part in simulation work for “enhanced recovery” PSA units, used to help break into the China marketa. Worked closely with UOP R&D to examine co-purge PSA and vacuum PSA simulationsb. Assisted in a cost analysis.

• Priced, quoted, and entered commercial specifications for process refractometer system orders
• Assisted customers in selecting the correct product for their specific process
• Provided on-site training for the refractometer system as well as verification of calibration of the sensor
• Made a successful solo sales call which resulted in the purchase of a refractometer system
• Presented the overview presentation of the company and its products at the National Sales meeting
• Developed an excel spreadsheet to assist in analyzing and comparing data from units to lab samplesa. Used VBA code to accelerate data analysis & field calibrations when provided lots of data points

Charlotte, North Carolina, US

• Served on the Hydroprocessing Operating Technical Services team in Process Technologies and Equipment
• Created and managed a performance analysis tool for Unicracking, Unionfining, Selectfining, and ISAL unitsa. Helped UOP from a competitive sales standpointb. Assisted with fine tuning of yield estimating tool
• Optimized incident summary spreadsheet for knowledge management purposesa. Allowed faster searching of client information filesb. Provided Field Operating Services with a list of common problems and potential solutions

Master Of Science, Chemical & Biological Engineering

Bachelor Of Science, Chemical & Biological Engineering