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Expert in Petroleum Refining and Optimization
Available for your Consulting and Expert Witness Needs
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Summary of Expertise:
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Expert sold and provided technical service for hydrotreating of naphtha, distillate, gas, oil, and residium feedstocks. He is knowledgeable of new diesel specifications (1990 CAA) and unit optimization.
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Expert's FCCU experience includes the reactor (riser and bed cracking), regenerator (coke burn, partial and full promotion), flue gas (CO boiler and power recovery), and gas, oil, and residium processing. He has a good understanding of process variables and catalytic selection parameters associated with optimization of FCCU operation to a particular level.
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Expert has worked with semi-regen, cyclic, and CCR (continuous catalyst regeneration) units. He has solid knowledge about catalyst selection variables, unit process variables, and reaction kinetics of catalytic reforming process to optimize the unit to specific performance levels.
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Expert has provided consulting services regarding the design and installation of LFG systems. He has experience in LFG regulation (Subtitle D of RCRA, NSPS of 1990 CAA Amendments), and marketing of LFG (electrical generation, medium BTU gas sales, high BTU gas sales, and associated tax laws (Section 29).
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Show Secondary and Basic Areas of Expertise | Localities:
Expert may consult nationally and internationally, and is also local to the following cities: Minneapolis, Minnesota;
Saint Paul, Minnesota;
Burnsville, Minnesota;
Saint Cloud, Minnesota;
Eden Prairie, Minnesota;
and Minnetonka, Minnesota.
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1979
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MS
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Chemical Engineering
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Northwestern University
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1972
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BS
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Chemical Engineering
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University of Illinois
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1992 to 2000
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CRI International
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Regional Manager
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1987 to 1992
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Ranford Associates
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Consultant
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1985 to 1987
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Hydrocarbon Process Industry, Rosemount Inc.
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Marketing Manager
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1983 to 1985
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Englehard Inc.
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Senior Technical Services Engineer
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1981 to 1983
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Champlin Petroleum Co.
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Senior Process/Project Engineer
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1973 to 1981
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Industrial Products, UOP Incorporated
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Manager
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Associations/Societies
Expert is a member of the AIChE, the American Gas Association (AGA), the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and is in the Illinois State Academy of Science, EIT (NCEE).
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Publications and Patents Summary
He has authored several technical articles.
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Recent Client Requests:
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Expert in fluid catalytic cracking licenses for consulting on Fluid Catalytic C. Units.
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Expert in fluid catalytic cracking for consulting on a feasibility study that includes debottlenecking an FCC unit.
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Recent Litigation Client Requests:
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Expert in fluidized catalytic cracking for consulting on the root causes) of the catalyst emission.
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German
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Expert can read and write German.
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Training/Seminars
He has developed training seminars, and has presented these materials in short course/client environments.
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Supplier and Vendor Location and Selection Expert has experience locating vendors of: catalysts, including refining and industrial catalysts; LFG development; analytical laboratories; and, instrumentation. He has access to the following resources: printed materials; catalogs; and, industry contacts.
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Other Skills and Services
Expert is experienced with modern refining unit integration, with particular emphasis on unit operations necessary to comply with the 1990 CAA Amendments. He has a working knowledge about plant economics, as well as crude oil and natural gas prices and markets.
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