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A highly effective business leader with exceptional leadership, management and communication skills and a proven record of success in achieving economical solutions for the processing and production of renewable fuels, hydrogen and syngas, petroleum, energy, and chemicals.
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Executive DirectorGlobal Syngas Technologies Council Jan 2020 - PresentHouston, Tx, UsThe GSTC is an international association comprised of companies involved in the technology supply for, and the execution and technical servicing of, syngas production and chemical production from syngas. Our mission is to provide access to the latest technological developments, industry updates and networking with leaders in the syngas industry, with the ultimate goal of creating new and innovative business development opportunities, and rich industry relationships.
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Executive Vice PresidentThe Shaw Group Apr 2024 - Dec 2024Houston, Tx, UsExecutive leadership of the parent company of Shaw's global fabrication businesses, after its acquisition of its two engineering businesses, KP Engineering, and Chemex Global. -
President And Chief Executive OfficerKp Engineering Jun 2015 - May 2024Houston, Tx, UsPresident and Chief Executive Officer of KP Engineering, a leading engineering, procurement and construction (“EPC”) business. KP Engineering was headquartered in Houston, Texas with an execution office in Tyler, Texas. KP Engineering used its expertise to serve its customers' EPC needs in renewable fuels, syngas, refining, and chemical markets. The Company’s technical and execution expertise, attractive end markets, and strong long-term customer relationships has led the business to consistently achieve significant organic growth and profitability. -
PrincipalW.E. Preston & Associates Mar 2015 - Jun 2015Founder and principal of company that provides world class execution of - or advice on - project development, project management, technology commercialization, technology licensing, technology evaluation and selection, startups and operations, and all associated negotiations and agreements. This execution or advice is applicable to many industries but our particular expertise is in the clean production of fuels, bio-fuels, power, chemicals and synthesis gas. It is also particularly applicable to the beneficial and environmentally superior processing of waste products, coal, natural gas, and heavy oil.
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Vice President, Commercial - AmericasLinc Energy Systems, Ltd Jun 2013 - Feb 2015Responsible for all commercial development, including business development, project development, technology licensing, public and government affairs, and corporate strategy for proprietary heavy oil recovery, underground coal gasification, and other related technologies. Also responsible for strategic coal resource acquisition and monetization in the Americas. This job includes the responsibility for profit and loss in the region and for supervision of offices in Houston, Denver, Anchorage, and Casper.• Led project development team in the development of an Underground Coal Gasification project in Alaska. Executed offtake MOU with major electric utility, defined several potential development partners, defined staged development program, defined engineering and drilling budget and funding strategy. Results: This prospect remains the best defined and most promising UCG prospect for Linc.• Defined monetization plan for Wyoming coal assets. Prioritized coal holdings by value to the company and to others along with potential divestment benefits. Results: plan would save hundreds’ of thousands of dollars per year with insignificant loss of value for the company. Plan presented to the Board for consideration. • Led technology commercialization efforts for Linc-invented heavy oil production method. Authored MOU with most promising launch customer for co-development of the technology and the project. Plan also includes a novel technology licensing plan that balances risk and reward. Results: Company continues to pursue this technology commercialization plan, albeit while dealing with adverse oil price conditions.
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Senior Vice President - Global Business DevelopmentSynthesis Energy Systems, Inc. Feb 2011 - Jun 2013Houston, Tx, UsResponsible for new business development and technology licensing for this publically traded international energy company. Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SYMX) is a global energy and gasification technology company that provides products and solutions to the energy and chemicals industries. Reported to the President and CEO of SES. • Led negotiations with a major Indian agricultural chemical company with whom SES wanted to partner in India to develop gasification projects based on SES technology. Results: Executed a Share Purchase Agreement for a $5 million investment in SES. Also executed a Memorandum of Understanding to outline the steps required to validate the potential of an Indian joint venture and further investment in SES.• Led negotiations with a coal resource development company, with the objective to bring SES the capability to supply coal to its projects. Results: Formed a joint venture company to locate low-quality coal resources in Indonesia, Australia, and southern Africa for export to Asian and Indian gasification projects. Named to Board of Directors of this company.• Led negotiations with two diverse international companies, one a major international steel producer and the other a US developer of “green” chemicals projects, with the objective of forming vertically integrated joint venture companies. Results: joint venture negotiations are ongoing with paid feasibility studies in progress for both opportunities. Presented both opportunities to the Board and received very positive feedback. -
Executive Vice President, Engineering & DevelopmentGreatpoint Energy Apr 2009 - Jan 2011Responsible for Engineering, Project Development, Technology Development, and Research and Development for this clean energy company. Company’s proprietary catalytic technology converts coal and petroleum coke to synthetic natural gas and hydrogen in an environmentally responsible manner. -
Chief Executive OfficerThe Energy Capital Group Feb 2005 - Apr 2009Responsible for leadership of a company whose charter is to build, own, and operate syngas and chemical production facilities in the petrochemical and oil refining industries. Presented company strategy to potential investors including several leaders in the energy business and several New York and Boston based private equity companies. Results: The Company raised private and corporate investment capital of over twenty million dollars. Executed LOIs with two major private equity firms to fund project development activities totaling more than $40 million and to arrange equity and debt for projects with capital costs in excess of $1 billion.Negotiated supporting deals with key suppliers by drawing on project development experience and industry contacts to bolster execution capability. Results: Executed LOI with pre-eminent engineering and construction contractor for development engineering and for modified lump-sum EPC. Obtained commitments for critical technology licensing for syngas and for innovative gas processing. Negotiated and obtained land option agreements. Also obtained supporting letters confirming finance-ability of project concepts from four major project-finance banks. Commenced project development activities by proposing build-own-operate arrangements with oil and chemical companies. Lead highly experienced team that proposes innovative deal structures, plant configurations, and risk mitigation strategies. Results: After competing with other project developers, all many times our size, over a six month period, executed an LOI to begin exclusive development of a syngas project with a major U.S. refining company. Also progressed LOI proposals with two additional companies in the chemical industry.
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Transition Of Business - Ge AquisitionGe Energy Jul 2004 - Jan 2005Schenectady, Ny, UsResponsible for the strategy and execution of the formation of an "Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle Product" for General Electric. This is a turn-key gasification product that incorporates all required hardware, and a standard commercial offering, for these multi-billion dollar products. Led negotiations with Bechtel to form an engineering and construction alliance to enable sale of turn-key gasification power plants with budgets in excess of one billion dollars. Obtained buy-in from a diverse groups of GE and Bechtel stakeholders for these Alliance Agreements, including those in senior management, technology, construction, project management, legal and marketing. Results: Alliance Agreements with Bechtel were executed. These agreements formed the basis for delivery of the IGCC Product, the form of the commercial offering, and the division of responsibility and payment within the Alliance.Presented Product strategy extensively including to the President of GE Energy, the global GE Energy sales staff, and the Chief Executive Officers and the top senior management teams of several U.S. utilities. Results: Letters of intent to proceed with "launch" projects for the new Product were executed with two major utilities. -
Senior Vice President And General Manager, Chevrontexaco Power And GasChevron Jan 2001 - Mar 2004San Ramon, Ca, UsResponsible for leadership of group that cost-effectively markets, licenses, and guarantees ChevronTexaco's proprietary technology globally; produces engineering packages, provides technical services, operator training, and startup support to licensing clients; improves and expands the business with R&D activities; advocates use of the technology to local, state and federal government officials; and provides key equipment parts to new licensed plants. Led a staff of about 65 licensing managers, technologists, engineers, marketers and market analysts, plant operators, lawyers, and accountants. Formulated and executed a new organization structure and business plan, participated in staff selection process, and formed new leadership teams: one with direct reports and another with the next level leadership. Led leadership offsite and all-employee "town halls" with new organization to communicate vision for the business unit. Results: Maintained high morale and motivated workforce throughout ChevronTexaco's evaluation of its reorganization strategy. Business unit did not lose a single employee throughout this period and the following period during which the business unit was sold.Led effort to market the business unit to prospective buyers. Closely coordinated with corporate merger and acquisition staff of ChevronTexaco and bidding organizations. Led several presentations and small-group interviews to explain the business and communicate its future prospects. Results: Business unit sold for a price far exceeding expectations to the General Electric Company. -
Vice President, Global Licensing, Chevrontexaco Worldwide Power And GasChevron Nov 2000 - Mar 2002San Ramon, Ca, UsResponsible for licensing ChevronTexaco's proprietary technology globally and for a manufacturing business that produces and markets equipment to licensed syngas facilities. Supervises a staff of over 40 licensing mangers, technologists, marketers, lawyers, accountants, and a manufacturing facility with annual revenue targets expected to grow beyond $100 million over several years.Formulated organization and business plan for a new licensing and product supply organization to revitalize this business. Results: Developed highly motivated, client-focused workforce through year of great changes in organization.Led reorganization and revival of licensing business by focusing employees on high probability prospects, cost control, and customer service. Results: Met tactical plan budgets for revenues, expenses, and net profits in the first year of the organization. Organization doubled revenues from previous year, and signed four new license agreements.
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Vice President, Project Commercialization, Chevrontexaco Worldwide Power And GasChevron Jan 2001 - Nov 2001San Ramon, Ca, UsResponsible for project development of all equity and licensed syngas and power projects for ChevronTexaco in the Americas. Supervised a staff of 30 Project Directors, Project Managers, engineers, business analysts and support staff and provided leadership, accountability, and direction for projects with a typical value in excess of $1 billion. Led the development of two petroleum coke gasification projects with development budgets of $20 million each. Results: Project development teams for two innovative projects that demonstrated economic viability of producing clean power, steam and hydrogen from petroleum coke for a refinery host. Developed viable technical, commercial, and environmental packages for corporate approval. Projects were deferred due to corporate capital constraints.Negotiated a 20-year information and technology sharing agreement with Eastman Chemical Company that also empowered Eastman to operate and maintain our equity and licensed gasification plants. Results: Developed a marketing alliance in which each partner will market the other's capability. The new alliance was projected to generate more than $150 million in project revenue and license agreements for each company.
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Vice President, Project Development North America, Texaco Global Gas And PowerTexaco Jan 1982 - Jan 2001UsResponsible for strategy formation, business plan, profit and loss and leadership of all equity and major licensed project development activities in North America. Initiated ground-up development of several projects ranging in size from $500 million to $1.9 billion.Assumed leadership of the project development group. Focused project marketing on areas where the company's proprietary technology offered high profits and limited competition. Results: Grew the group from a staff of 10 to more than 30 members. Improved profitability and led the group to two consecutive years of net profit for the first time in the organization's history.Led a lobbying effort on behalf of Texaco and the Gasification Technology Council. Negotiated an agreement with the EPA resulting in a change in existing rules, overturning the prohibition of the gasification of hazardous material. Results: The new rules opened a new market for Texaco's technology, reducing the need to transport and dispose of hazardous waste, providing free feedstock for gasification, and improving refinery efficiency.Negotiated a Cooperative Development Agreement with a key syngas licensee to jointly seek and develop projects. Results: Initiated joint development of three large syngas projects, generating more than $10 million in immediate license fees for Texaco. One of these projects became the division's highest priority equity development project for the next two years. -
Director, Project Development - AmericasTexaco Jan 1998 - Jan 1999UsResponsible for departmental strategy, project execution for natural gas and syngas fueled projects in the Americas.Proposed, presented and negotiated all agreements that facilitated the construction by Exxon Chemical of a gasification-cogeneration unit. This unit was part of a $4 billion Exxon Chemical ethylene plant in Singapore, whose steam cracker supplies the feed to, and receives its steam and power from, the gasification unit. Results: The project was competed on time and on budget, and remains an operating success.Elected Chairman of the Gasification Technologies Council, a trade association comprised of over thirty major international companies with interests in promoting gasification. Led GTC in strategic decision to sue the U.S. EPA after its rulemaking inadvertently disadvantaged gasification. Results: Suit resulted in cost-effectively bringing EPA to settlement discussions that resulted in reversal of this rulemaking.Proposed, presented and negotiated all agreements that facilitated the construction by Exxon Chemical of a syngas unit. This unit produces syngas for sale from low-valued refinery bottoms. Marketed the concept, negotiated all agreements, and supervised team that produced technical package and assisted in commissioning and startup of unit. Results: The project was completed on time, met performance guarantees in record time, and remains an operating success.
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Manager, Project Development - Americas, Texaco Global Gas And PowerTexaco Jan 1994 - Jan 1998UsResponsible for marketing and development of North American gas and power activities.Marketed Texaco's technology to Exxon Chemical. Personally presented the technology and its benefits to the Senior Vice President of Exxon Chemical and demonstrated the value that Exxon's worldwide facilities would derive from it. Presented technology benefits to an internal-Exxon international refining conference. Results: Secured a worldwide licensing agreement covering ten (10) sites, which will produce up to $250 MM in license fees for Texaco.Led the initial marketing and the economic and technical justification for a waste-fed cogeneration project. Managed the financing, front-end engineering and permitting, and later participated on the management committee that oversaw detailed engineering, procurement and construction of the project. Results: The project exceeded all economic targets and serves as a model plant for the beneficial use of refinery hazardous waste. Project was subject of a cover story by the Oil and Gas Journal.Led the licensing effort, including the proposal response, agreement negotiation, and corporate marketing, for a $400 million coke gasification project. Convinced project leaders to consider better environmental and financial alternative to their planned construction of a conventional power plant. Led submission of competitive bid which included plans for financing, engineering, and permitting project. Presented plans to corporate management committee, and personally negotiated all pertinent agreements. Results: The proposal was selected based on its innovative design, superior environmental characteristics and its unique financing approach.
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Assistant To The Vice PresidentTexaco Sep 1992 - Sep 1994UsStaff assistant to the Texaco Inc. corporate officer in charge of Texaco’s worldwide power generation, technology licensing, gasification, and natural resources management functions. Participated in corporate strategy formation and preparation and execution of presentations to obtain approvals from, and to communicate progress to, senior corporate officers including the Chairman of the Board of Texaco Inc, corporate decision-making boards and committees, business leaders of other companies, and the public. Also participated in formulating strategies for career development and motivation of employees and participated in execution of these programs
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Project ManagerTexaco 1991 - 1992UsProject Manager for proposal and project execution of Tampa Electric’s Polk Power Station.• Led the proposal response for a DOE funded clean coal to power project. Performed initial marketing and led team that developed innovative technical solution for a DOE funded clean coal to power project. Results: The proposal was selected among several competing bids based on its innovative design, superior environmental characteristics and its ability to meet all DOE funding criteria.• Project manager for for proposal and project execution of Tampa Electric's Polk Power Station from project inception to initiation of detailed engineering. Led a team of more than thirty Texaco and contractor engineers and coordinated activities of three other participant companies to complete preliminary engineering and FEED of the entire grass-roots power plant, integrated environmental permitting strategies, inputs and schedules, completed project specifications, technical instructions, and detailed cost estimates. Results: Project was completed on schedule and budget, won several awards for innovation and environmental stewardship, and remains an operating success
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Engineering Project ManagerTexaco Jan 1990 - Jan 1991UsManaged engineering, including budget, scheduling, and hiring for projects beginning in conceptual phase through construction.
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Manager, Technical ServicesTexaco Jan 1988 - Jan 1990UsManaged and staffed technical support for licensed projects, including design engineering for equity projects and operations assistance for licensed facilities. Involved extensive interface with operating plants and internal and third-party engineering offices. Also extensively involved in marketing of new projects.
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Project Engineer, Senior Engineer, Engineer I, IiTexaco Jan 1982 - Jan 1988UsProcess design of new projects in chemical, refining, and syngas industries. Provided plant startup and technical services globally as team member and as team leader. Employed on-site at the Cool Water Coal Gasification Plant, the first commercial coal gasification plant in the U.S., in plant engineering staff. Extended assignments in other plants and engineering offices for specific troubleshooting, safety audits, and leadership services.
William E. Preston Skills
Energy
Petroleum
Strategy
Natural Gas
Engineering
Gas
Project Management
Business Strategy
Petrochemical
Mergers And Acquisitions
Start Ups
Upstream
Leadership
Renewable Energy
Refinery
Epc
Process Engineering
Refining
Energy Industry
Power Generation
Strategic Planning
Procurement
Project Finance
Chemical Engineering
Power Plants
Commissioning
Program Management
Risk Management
Manufacturing
Negotiation
Business Planning
Refinery Operations
Gasification
Strategic Partnerships
Factory
Downstream Oil And Gas
Commercialization
Licensing
Market Analysis
Restructuring
William E. Preston Education Details
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The University Of Texas At AustinChemical Engineering -
Pomona CollegeChemistry
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