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Malvern, PA, US

Lisle, IL, US

I am responsible for developing and implementing new process technologies and products for SunCoke, aiming to facilitate the company's growth and expansion into markets beyond our traditional focus on supplying metallurgical coke.Note "Technology" refers to process technology and not IT!

Colombes Cedex, FR

For Arkema's North American Oxygenates and Derivatives Manufacturing business, I lead the R&D team, have technical oversight of the plant based process engineers, and manage the process technology portfolio.

Colombes Cedex, FR

My primary role is startup manager and process technology coordinator for Arkema's new Kepstan facility being constructed in Mobile, AL. In addition to providing leadership for the project's process engineering needs, I also supervise an automation engineer, control the project startup budget and manage the commissioning and startup planning.My secondary.

London, England, GB

• As the energy focal point for Shell's Deer Park Refinery and Petrochemical complex, responsible for site wide energy initiatives and metrics analysis and reporting. Supervisor for technology data analysts who provide.
• Focal point for carbon & energy management process at Shell’s largest Americas Refinery & Petrochemical Complex; energy metrics assurance & reporting, energy gaps resolution, and developing the site energy plan for.
• Supervisor for Hydrocarbon and Utilities analysts. Oversaw significant staff changes due to retirements and role reconciliation. Developed maturity plan and improved processes and tools used by analysts (Shell.
• Team lead for investigation into major incident at effluent treater. Findings changed mindset of buying and processing crudes, operation communications, and developed solution that allowed for processing > $100,000 per.
• Led investigation into major steam balance change impacting refiner/chemicals financial transfers of ~$200k/month and the resulting stakeholder management of findings.
• Team Lead of 15 staff for social investment campaign resulting in $1.5M in total giving in 2016. (Shell Recognition Award)

London, England, GB

• Process Engineer on a four person multi-discipline enhanced problem solving team for lower olefins at Shell's Deer Park facility. Tasked with conducting causal investigations to understand and solve the highest impact.
• Process engineering expert on a four person multi-discipline team tasked with solving high impact and complex threats faced by a $400M/year revenue generating steam cracking unit at Shell Deer Park.
• Led my team’s three largest casual investigations and led the respective solution mitigation teams. The combined impact prevented over $40million dollars of unplanned production loss and removed a significant.
• Provided process engineering and causal support on two other investigations that prevented $4million in margin loss and identified another $2million in production opportunity.
• Relief operator during 2015 union strike at Deer Park and backfilled for operation support engineers.

London, England, GB

• As a process evaluations engineer I provided technical and economic evaluations of new technologies of interest to Shell, led various early stage technology projects, and pioneered open innovation initiatives.HIGHLIGHTS:
• Completed nine techno-economic evaluations utilizing profited manufacturing cost analysis and VIR comparisons. Also delivered competitor scope and capital estimations for multi-billion dollar Appalachian cracker project.
• Process Evaluations lead integrator for work in naphtha reforming, higher olefins and derivatives, and hydrogen. Led and managed work from Chief Scientists, business representatives, and various technical subject.
• Pioneered and led two open innovation projects for unconventional chemicals projects.
• Supervised two interns and mentored a new hire in the department.
• Initiated two new technology projects in the areas of gas to liquids and aromatics production. Gas to liquids project has progressed to lab testing under a non disclosure agreement.

London, England, GB

• Worked as a catalysis research engineer in Shell's wholly owned subsidiary CRI/Criterion Inc. Job included various research projects related to catalysis with a focus on hydrocarbon upgrading.
• Led the successful startup of a one-of-a-kind robotic enhanced experimentation catalyst prep unit.
• Led program to study catalyst placement for distillate and cat-feed hydrotreating.
• Designed, built, and implemented a mechanized high-throughput adjusted particle sizer that greatly reduced work time and strain on technicians.
• Contributed to development of a global database and analytical program for catalyst research.
• Tech service coordinator for pilot planting testing leading to hundreds of thousands of pounds of catalyst sales.

Atlanta, Georgia, US

Ph.D. Candidate in Chemical Engineering Dissertation focused on the study of solution vs. surface catalysis of palladium and nickel catalyzed carbon-carbon coupling reactions. Technical Expertise- Homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis · organometallic chemistry and synthesis · organic chemistry · inorganic chemistry · reaction kinetics- Experimental.

Gaithersburg, MD, US

I worked as a Guest Researcher at the National Institute of Technology for Holcim Inc. as part of a 15 month undergraduate co-op assignment. Details of WorkExperimental: Developed fundamental reaction characteristics for computer model development of cement hydration reactions.Publication: 2 peer reviewed articles.Primary expertise: SEM, TGA, XRD, reaction.

Ph.D., Chemical Engineering

M.S., Chemical Engineering

B.S., Chemical Engineering