|
|
Expert in Wastewater Treatment
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
|
|
|
 |
| Summary of Expertise: |
 |
Primary Expertise Areas:
(links show more experts in each area)
|
Expertise Description: |
|
chemical industrial wastewater treatment expert
industrial wastewater expert
industrial water expert
industrial water treatment expert
influent water treatment expert
plating waste expert
wastewater expert
wastewater treatment expert
wastewater treatment engineering expert
wastewater pretreatment expert
process-water treatment expert
purified water expert
reverse osmosis expert
reverse osmosis water treatment expert
water expert
aquatic chemistry expert
water disinfectant expert
water disinfection expert
water evaporation expert
water filter expert
water filtration equipment expert
water filtration system expert
water pretreatment expert |
Expert has applied his background in chemical engineering, particulate filtration, and membrane separation technology to the areas of water and wastewater management, pollution prevention, and the treatment of industrial wastewaters and hazardous wastes. He is knowledgeable of waste minimization, waste surveys and audits (involving sampling and chemical analysis protocols), industrial water management and treatment, project management, process design and wastewater treatment equipment selection, control systems for treatment plants, operator training programs, and troubleshooting of existing treatment plants. He has consulted for clients in the electronics, semiconductor, disk drive, metal plating and finishing, chemical, oil, mining, textile, pulp and paper, laundry, ceramics and paints, pesticide, food and beverage, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries. |
|
industrial wastewater treatment facility expert
wastewater treatment facility expert
wastewater treatment facility design expert
copper recovery expert
reverse osmosis industrial wastewater treatment expert
water management expert |
Expert's experience in wastewater treatment facility design includes work on an effluent treatment system for an oil refinery using DAF, microfiltration, reverse osmosis, and GAC. He worked on the process design and equipment specification of a 1 MGD treatment plant for the removal of selenium from agricultural drainage water. He was also involved in the design and development of a sophisticated computer control system for a wastewater treatment plant for a major semiconductor company.
|
|
wastewater treatment equipment expert
wastewater collection equipment expert
membrane separation expert
ultrafiltration membrane expert |
Expert has over 20 years of experience with process and engineering design of filtration equipment, membrane separation systems (including reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, and microfiltration), ion exchange, evaporators, biological treatment, and general treatment systems. |
|
process control system expert
wastewater statute expert
waste auditing expert
effluent monitoring expert
demineralized water expert |
Experienced with many aspects of pollution prevention, Expert is an expert in environmental compliance audits, performance audits, and site audits. He is extremely knowledgeable of hazardous waste regulations, particularly for California. He is a Registered Environmental Assessor in California. He has worked on audits and chemical analysis surveys for semiconductor manufactures.
|
|
chemical waste minimization expert
hazardous-waste source reduction expert
waste minimization expert |
Expert provides his clients with cost effective solutions and detailed recommendations to minimize waste production and optimize water usage by operational improvements, production process equipment, chemical changes, operator training programs, and improved automation. He is familiar with hazardous waste reduction systems in the industries that produce heavy metals, pesticides, paints, dyestuffs, solvents, and oil and grease. |
|
wastewater recycling expert
hazardous waste treatment expert
waste recovery expert
wastewater flocculation expert
water reuse expert |
Expert has both process design and operational experience with the treatment technologies used for recovery and reuse, including filtration, microfiltration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, ion exchange, activated carbon, evaporation, dewatering filter presses, and drying equipment. He was a Project Manager for technology demonstration projects carried out for the California DHS Toxic Substances Control Division and the EPA SITE program. The former was a waste reduction and recycling system for heavy metals and pigments used in the paint and ceramics industry. Both water and separated waste were reused through the processes of microfiltration, filter press dewatering, drying, and vitrification to form a ceramic substance. The EPA SITE project was on the removal of high concentrations of heavy metals (copper and zinc) from acid mine drainage water.
|
|
metal finishing wastewater treatment expert
plating wastewater treatment expert |
A significant portion of Expert's career has involved process design, equipment selection, and troubleshooting of wastewater treatment systems for particulates and heavy metals removal encountered in the metal finishing industry. He has worked with copper, nickel, lead, zinc, and chromium. He is familiar with ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, ion exchange, chemical coagulation and flocculation, neutralization, pH control, activated carbon, particulate filtration, sludge dewatering and drying, and chemical oxygen demand removal. He has designed and installed over 40 wastewater treatment systems of sizes up to 250,000 gallons per day for the groundwater remediation, metal plating, ceramics production, semiconductors, electronics, and disk drive industries.
|
|
aqueous filtration expert
industrial wastewater treatment expert
industrial wastewater filtration expert |
Familiar with all aspects of filtration and membrane technology, Expert has designed and installed filtration and membrane separation equipment for desalination, process water treatment, particulate and fine filtration of beverages and wine, and cooling tower recirculation systems. He is extremely knowledgeable of treatment methods employing microfiltration, ultrafiltration, and reverse osmosis systems.
|
|
groundwater cleanup expert
groundwater treatment expert |
Expert has experience with treating groundwater for the removal of heavy metals, particulates, oil, and organic substances by activated carbon or catalytic oxidation.
|
|
process control system design expert |
Expert has experience with the design, selection, programming, and installation of computer and PLC (programmable logic controllers) based control systems, including visual display units. He has been involved in projects ranging from pH control for neutralization and flocculation to complex, multi-process control systems for treatment plants that require monitoring, alarming, sequence control, PID control, and information logging.
|
|
process monitoring expert
heavy metal analysis expert
demineralization expert |
Expert has recently designed and installed a continuous, online process monitor for copper and nickel. This system uses ICP technology and automatically samples, analyses, provides process alarms, and prepares daily and monthly reports for treated wastewater prior to sewer discharge. The system is capable of analyzing up to 20 elements and can be used for the monitoring of most process streams requiring metals analysis. |
|
desalination expert |
Expert has designed numerous desalination systems, including the commissioning of large units and trouble-shooting. |
|
water treatment chemistry expert |
|
| Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise |
Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Portland, Oregon; Eugene, Oregon; Salem, Oregon; Gresham, Oregon; Beaverton, Oregon; Hillsboro, Oregon; Springfield, Oregon; and Vancouver, Washington.
|
| Year |
|
Degree |
|
Subject |
|
Institution |
|
|
1972
|
|
PhD
|
|
Biochemical Engineering
|
|
UMIST
|
|
|
1970
|
|
MSc
|
|
Biochemical Engineering
|
|
UMIST
|
|
|
1968
|
|
BSc
|
|
Chemical Engineering
|
|
UMIST
|
|
| Years |
|
Employer |
|
Department |
|
Title |
|
Responsibilities |
|
1998 to
|
|
(Undisclosed)
|
|
|
|
Engineering Director
|
|
|
|
1997 to 1998
|
|
Hydrokinetic Systems, inc.
|
|
Technical Operations
|
|
Vice President
|
|
|
|
1993 to 1997
|
|
Envirogard
|
|
|
|
President
|
|
Consultant
|
|
1989 to 1992
|
|
Binnie California, Inc.
|
|
|
|
Director of Operations
|
|
|
|
1987 to 1988
|
|
Binnie California, inc.
|
|
|
|
Chief Chemical Engineer
|
|
|
|
1986 to 1987
|
|
EPOC Ltd.
|
|
|
|
Managing Director
|
|
|
|
1984 to 1988
|
|
Binne and Partners
|
|
|
|
Consulting Engineer
|
|
|
|
1980 to 1984
|
|
University of Durban
|
|
|
|
Professor of Chemical Engineering
|
|
|
Associations/Societies
Expert is a member of the Water Pollution Control Federation and the American Association of Chemical Engineers.
|
Licenses/Certifications
Expert is a California Registered Environmental Assessor.
|
| Publications: |
|
| Selected Consulting Examples: |
-
Expert advised client on setting up a microbiological testing laboratory, including specification of equipment and technician training.
-
Expert evaluated the market for a new polymer developed by a major chemical company, and advised on potential applications and large customers for the new product.
|
|
Recent Client Requests:
|
-
Wastewater expert for consulting on wastewater.
-
Wastewater chemistry expert for consulting on process water treatment.
-
Waste water treatment plant expert for consulting on aerobic activated sludge process.
-
Expert in quaternary ammonium compounds for consulting on treating sewage with DDAC.
-
Expert to consult in nanoparticle isolation and purification,.
-
Expert in heavy metal extraction for consulting on metal sludge recovery systems.
-
Expert in chemistry for consulting on coagulant and flocculent for a wastewater treatment plant treating pome denim washing.
-
Scada expert for consulting on PLC / SCADA platform programming and communication technical skills.
-
Expert in water management for consulting on enlargement of drinking water and wastewater treatment plants.
|
As a member of the Intota consultant network,
Expert is a specialist who provides technical consulting to corporate, legal and government clients. Expert provides professional consulting as a Wastewater Treatment Consultant. Expert may consult as an independent consultant or as a member of a consultancy, consulting company,
or consulting firm. Consultants service will be covered by a consulting contract.
Ask an expert initial screening questions and ask the experts services particulars, by simply submitting
an expert request.
|
|
Expert Witness Experience Summary:
|
|
Expert has been an expert witness for several litigation cases - control failure resulting in the collapse of an anerobic digestor, biosolds processing, and control failure at a sewage pumping station.
|
|
Recent Litigation Client Requests:
|
-
Expert in municipal waste water treatment for consultation in this subject matter.
-
Environmental engineer expert for consulting on municipal wastewater operations.
-
Wastewater management expert for consulting on pipe corrosion and water treatment conditions and possible defect in piping.
-
Waste management expert for consulting on waste water treatment industry standards.
-
Water treatment expert witness for consulting on recharging of ion exchange resin beads.
-
Dredging expert for consulting on dredging quantities corrupted by excessive debris from severe storm runoff.
-
Carbon water filter effectiveness expert witness for consulting on effectiveness of Culligan carbon filter in removing benzene and toluene.
|
Intota experts can serve as expert witnesses or litigation consultants offering expert testimony, expert advice, litigation support,
forensic services, and related expert witness services. Expert can serve as an expert witness or litigation consultant in intellectual property (patent, trademark, trade secret, copyright),
product liability, and insurance matters. Expert may provide forensic expert witness testimony, litigation consulting services, forensic investigation,
and forensic testing if appropriate in litigation areas as a Wastewater Treatment Expert Witness.
Intota provides attorneys and legal professionals the opportunity to ask an expert initial screening questions and
ask the experts services particulars by submitting an expert request.
|
| International Experience: |
|
| Summary |
|
Expert has worked in England, South Africa, and Australia as a consulting chemical engineer on water and wastewater projects.
|
|
Expert serves as a resource to
Intota Market Research Services
for customized marketing research in industries or areas related to
Wastewater Treatment.
Experts are an invaluable source of overall industry insight as well as insight into specific companies and firms for
custom business to business (b2b) and industrial market research. Intota uses analyst and
consultant resources from Guideline whose Research Directors manage the research and analysis of the qualitative
and quantitative data as well as report writing for the custom studies. The methods and tools
used by Intota market research combine the insights of technical experts and industry insiders with secondary
research to provide the custom b2b and industrial market research you need.
|
| Additional Skills and Services: |
|
Training/Seminars
Ultra-pure water treatment.
Wastewater treatment of heavy metals.
|
|
Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience locating vendors of: particulate filtration, heavy metal removal systems, microfiltration, ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis, and filter press.
|
|
Expertise
