Petrochemical Fired Equipment Services Expert

Expertise

• Thirty-six years of engineering and design of fired equipment services in the petrochemical industry.
• Industry Standards governing the design and purchase of fired equipment through participation with The American Petroleum Institute (API).
• Petrochemical fired equipment services: Commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, operation, and training.
• Mechanical Engineer API and ISO standards development.
• Fired equipment energy and emission reduction for the petrochemical Industry.

Experience

Independent Consultant, Present

• Development of current engineering design and implementing purchasing practices.
• Participated in the commissioning, maintenance, troubleshooting, operation, and training procedures for fired equipment.
• Designed and supervised the engineering design of fired heaters for petroleum refining applications including those at Mobil's delayed cokers.
• Provided engineering follow-up of fired heater projects, working closely with the General Contractors and Fabricators.
• Provided first-time commissioning services of numerous fired heaters for Exxon, domestically, and in Europe and South East Asia.
• Provided assistance in troubleshooting and debottlenecking fired equipment, as well as improving energy utilization and emissions reduction.

Honors & Publications

Credentials

• Registered Professional Engineer, New Jersey

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• Helped produce the current editions of Fired Equipment Standards; API 560, Fired Heaters for General Refinery Service; and API Standard 530, Calculation of Heater Tube Thickness in Petroleum Refineries

Education

• B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA