Stephen Pohl, P. E. Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, US

Accomplished Process Engineer with strength in developing, creating, and formulating innovative ideas that exceed client requirements in the chemical and petrochemical fields. Demonstrated creativity, problem solving and interpersonal skills, emphasizing a team approach leading to the successful award/completion of numerous projects. Extensive global.

Accomplished Process Engineer with strength in developing, creating, and formulating innovative ideas that exceed client requirements in the chemical and petrochemical fields. Demonstrated creativity, problem solving and interpersonal skills, emphasizing a team approach leading to the successful award/completion of numerous projects. Extensive global.

Senior Principal Process Engineer responsible for performing studies, process design, process improvement activities and technical proposal development. Extensive experience in process simulation/optimization, economic evaluation, trouble shooting and project follow-up.

Little Ferry, New Jersey, US

• Manager with overall responsibility for the preparation of all technical proposals to support SD licensing. Coordinates work efforts of engineers and ensures that commitments to clients for proposal submission are met.
• Proposal manager responsible for preparing technical proposals for SD technologies mainly for ethylene oxide/ethylene glycol production units since 2015.
• Successfully captured world’s largest grass roots EO/EG (1,020,000 MTA) process license award for two plants in China (January 2019). Three additional licensing awards during 2018 in China and Saudi Arabia.

Little Ferry, New Jersey, US

• Principal Development Engineer responsible for performing studies, evaluating technology position and process improvement activities. (2014-2012)
• Principal Process Engineer responsible for technical proposal development and cost estimating. (2012-2009). Extensive experience in process simulation/optimization, economic evaluation, trouble shooting and project.
• Experienced in 5 SD’s process technologies including EO/EG, MAN, EO derivatives and Alkoxylation technology demonstrating a broad aptitude for applying basic principles across a wide area of process engineering.
• Member of the ISO9001 internal auditor team

Houston, Texas, US

• Technologist responsible for leading a team of ~5 engineers on technology development, basic design projects, studies and proposals. Prepared and delivered process training and presentations to clients. Supervised and.
• Reduced the required catalyst by half to $10 million with a patented method for the production of ethylbenzene using very low purity ethylene (35 mol%). This resulted in successful start-up of the largest ethylbenzene.
• Directed the technical interface component for Lummus’ Cumene/Phenol Technology partnership with Italy’s Polimeri Europa. Achieved Lummus’ 1st award for a 200,000 MTA grass roots cumene/phenol unit located in India.
• Technologist since 1999 for Lummus’ ethylbenzene process. The responsibilities included interfacing with UOP/CR&L, trouble shooting and process development/support.
• Supervised the successful acceptance test and provided onsite start-up support for a new 700,000 MTA ethylbenzene unit for CNOOC/Shell in China. Developed and provided operator training. Prepared the proposal, process.
• Started-up and successfully passed the acceptance test of a new 770,000 MTA ethylbenzene unit located in Holland. The operating parameters required onsite modification due to underperformance of a major distillation.

Boston, MA, US

Process design from conceptual development until the completion of detailed plans and specifications for environmental remediation projects including 3 Superfund sites. Treatment processes include: metals precipitation, carbon adsorption, biological reduction, reverse osmosis, gas treatment, and filtration.

Mba, Finance Concentration

Ms, Chemical And Biochemical Engineering

Bs, Chemical Engineering