EDUCATION, LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS:

• 2011  - Principal Member (Special Expert), Technical Committee for NFPA 87,
  “Standard for Fluid Heaters”
• 1988 - Registered Professional Engineer (NC)
• 1976 - Bachelors (Chemistry), Catawba College, Salisbury, NC
• 1973 - Associate (Manufacturing Engineering Technology), Rowan Technical Institute, Salisbury, NC

SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE:

THERMAL FLUID SYSTEMS: Deep experience in the area of thermal fluid system equipment specification and design, including fuel fired and electrical fluid heating equipment, high temperature pumps, thermal fluid selection, system design, installation and operation.  Highly experienced in procurement of major equipment for thermal fluid systems  including pumps and other rotating equipment for thermal fluid service.  Highly experienced in the application of thermal fluid systems to the heated equipment to achieve optimized performance.

GENERAL EXPERIENCE:
Over 40 years experience in various technical positions including Plant Process Development Engineer, Plant Project Engineer, Process Engineer in Engineering firms and Project Manager in Engineering firms. Experience includes such diverse areas as polymer production and fiber spinning, plant utilities, air conveying of plastic chip, rotating equipment, organic and inorganic chemical production, rubber processing and material handling. 

Project responsibilities have included conceptual process design, project scope development, project estimates and appropriation requests, project management and construction supervision.  As a plant engineer, he was instrumental in several projects where he managed the complete project from process concept, project scope and estimate, design, installation, through startup.

Performed many project and engineering functions on the following types of projects:

• Troubleshooting of underperforming existing processes.
• Process Improvement and debottlenecking.
• Process design, equipment specification, procurement, installation and start-up of process heating and cooling equipment.
• Scope and estimate studies
• Grass roots facilities
• Equipment specification/modification