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Denver, Co, Us

Oakland, Ca, Us

• Managed EPC firm for design, including all technical and operations decisions, for first of a kind (FOAK) waste to hydrogen facility FEED with total project cost of $250+ million and two-train facility with project total installed cost of $450+ million• Technical lead for air permitting and associated engineering requirements to meeting strict environment requirements and timelines for California-based facilities• Responsible for engineering and design decisions for low carbon intensity (CI) scoring of hydrogen plant to maximize state and federal production credits. Technology design was granted first ever designation in the state of California for thermal conversion technology for municipal solid waste (MSW)• Developed feedstock for MSW testing protocol to increase sample data points, quantify feedstock variability, and determine optimal feedstock blends to maximize plant production for use in plant operations and project financial modeling• Technical lead for commercial contracting for feedstocks, commodity chemical use, and hydrogen offtake

Plano, Texas, Us

• Technical lead for CO2 contracts to determine effects on technical, commercial, and regulatory aspects across differing organizations within Denbury• Assist CCUS commercial team on business development calls with potential sources representing Denbury on a technical front given my more than decade experience in carbon capture technologies• Lead technical advisor for strategic investments in potential CO2 capture technologies including membranes, next-generation amines, and other novel concepts• Perform simulation intensive pipeline hydraulic studies for scenario planning for future CCUS business cases integrating EOR, storage, and source/sink scenarios, and pipeline expansion/reversal• Capture engineer for potential CO2 sources in determining technical ability, cost, and timing with respect to capture processes and source plant type• Lead process engineer for EOR capital projects and existing plant operations including troubleshooting and debottlenecking

Golden, Co, Us

• Perform simulation intensive studies on CO2 reduction technologies such as direct air capture, biomass/biogas to bio-oil pathways such as pyrolysis, catalytic fast pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, and Fischer-Tropsch technologies• Optimize processes and technologies and provide pathway to achieve target price reduction using process condition sensitivity analysis, pinch analysis, process intensification, and feedstock preparation techniques• Conduct techno-economic analysis on viability of novel technological pathways to compete in marketplace for oil-based products such as naphtha, diesel, gasoline, and commodity chemicals

Tulsa, Ok, Us

NGL Energy Partners purchased Hillstone Environmental Partners in October 2020. I transitioned to a similar role and responsibilities from Hillstone to NGL.

• Senior engineer that led and was instrumental to the growth of the company from 80,000 bpd to over 400,000 bpd water disposal volumes (Hillstone bought by NGL in October 2019). • Engineer, procure, and manage construction of saltwater disposal facilities of 30 to 150 kpd including greenfield development, retrofit, and facility expansion. Project range from $2 million to $15 million. Perform full EPCM lifecycle for 6 inch up to 30-inch pipelines including engineering, design, ROW acquisition, permitting, construction management and commissioning • Function as operations engineer for facilities to troubleshoot, debottleneck, expand and upgrade piping, rotating machinery, filters, tanks, and overhead electrical for a multi-facility system based on operational needs • Lead process engineering for PLC/SCADA conversion and implementation for field wide control schema of six facilities, 25+ metering sites, and over 50 miles of pipelines

New York, Ny, Us

• Evaluated asset-level operational and financial performance under a variety of market factors (demand, fuel costs, supply competition) and regulatory policies in PJM, NYISO, ERCOT, and CAISO markets for financial institutions, developers, and utilities.• Performed long-term optimization simulations for generation expansion and operating forecasts for United States under differing levels of renewable energy penetration, coal/nuclear plant retirements, and gas-price scenarios. Developed and implemented zonal electric power pricing models for short-, medium-, and long-term forecasts for electricity and capacity markets.

• Lead facilities/project engineer for front-end engineering and design (FEED) and detailed engineering for integrated CO2-enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project consisting of off-take compression, pipeline, flowline/gathering, and separation facilities with estimated cost of $85 million• Completed facilities upgrades, including engineering, procurement, and construction on aging waterflood facilities including tank battery replacement, test separator installation, pump and manifold upgrades, and flowline replacements with total installed costs ranging from $100k to $1 million• Managed relationship with state and local government agencies for environmental permitting, power offtake agreements, and right-of-way (ROW) acquisition and interfaced with consulting firms and legal to ensure regulatory compliance

• Lead engineering and technical resource for carbon dioxide (CO2) purchasing contracts ranging from $500k to $7 million per year• Performed due diligence, both technical and economic, for long-term viability of offtake (10+ years) from ammonia, ethanol, ethylene oxide, petrochemical, and power plants. Produced internal reports and presentations and managed external consultants for private equity investors. • Developed plant economic models incorporating chemical plant operations, input cost, and output price for scenario and probabilistic analysis. Analysis included the creation of in-house forecast models based on projections of capacity expansion both domestically and globally.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Power generation systems analysis. Exploring economic dispatch and unit commitment issues as they effect operation of power plants at the intersection of environmental and regulatory policy. Developed dynamic process simulations, using AspenPlus, of acid gas removal systems (physical and chemical solvents) for coal- and natural gas-fired power generation systems, including steam generation and environmental controls.Research carbon capture and sequestration on coal- and natural gas-fired power plants. Exploring how design and operation of CCS can facilitate a more flexible plant for benefits in power generation, enhanced revenues, and emissions controls.Explore trade-off between capital and operating costs to determine effects of process modifications and different project financial structures. Investigate the effect of natural gas prices on generation dispatch and capacity expansion.Thesis title: Integration and operation of post-combustion capture system on coal-fired power generation: load following and peak powerResearch advisor: Howard Herzog

Cambridge, Ma, Us

• Performed simulation-intensive research, including the creation of heat and mass balances, through the creation of deterministic models using Aspen Plus for the conversion of carbonaceous materials to electricity, liquid fuels, and chemicals for systems with and without carbon capture, including work on refinary based process units. • Developed framework for rapid performance and cost evaluation of integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) and large scale Fischer-Tropsch/polygeneration plants (electricity and liquid fuels). Incorporated novel process technologies and configurations to reduce cost of carbon capture under various financial arrangements and revenue streams, including EOR.• Provided guidance and support to graduate students, including doctoral candidates, across five research teams regarding best simulation and process engineering practices. Coordinated meetings to ensure the needs of researchers were met.

Chantilly, Virginia, Us

Performed techno-economic analysis of advance power generation technologies. Performed screening studies for advanced lab/pilot scale technologies for integration into existing and new power systems. Specialized in coal, biomass, and natural gas with post-combustion capture, IGCC, Fischer Tropsch technologies, and oxycombustion.

Ithaca, Ny, Us

Assembly of non­-spherical colloids using depletion interaction in presence of nonionic surfactants

Master Of Science (Ms), Engineering Systems Division (Esd), Technology And Policy (Tpp)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

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Education record