FLAREMAN - A BRIEF RESUMÉ

[aka  DAVID SHORE]

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STRENGTHS

• Long work experience spanning over 40 years which has included challenging engineering problem analysis, theoretical and practical design and drafting layout as well as on-site troubleshooting and project management.

• Excellent communication skills and a strong technical presence as an Ideas Presenter, Consultant or Teacher.

• Up-to-date with current PC computing technology,

• Capable with most commercial application software.

• Good Math Skills and algorithm analysis.

CODES/STANDARDS COMMITTEES

• D.G.M.K. (GERMANY) - VDI-3732 [Flare Noise]

• EPA (USA) - 40 CFR-60.18[Emissions from Flares]

SPECIALTIES

• COMBUSTION ENGINEERING and Fuel Technology related to Gas Flaring, Furnace design and general combustion and emissions topics.

• REFINERY AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING related to Process Plant Systems.

• STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING and design of vertical stacks and towers.

• PRESSURE VESSEL design.

• STEEL AND ALLOYS selection and use of materials.

• WELDING and FABRICATION specification and Inspection.

• NOISE production and abatement.

• "TOWARDS QUIETER FLARING", A.I.Ch.E., 1973

• "PREDICTING & CONTROLLING NOISE from LARGE DIFFUSION FLAMES" Noise Con. M.I.T. 1983

• "MAKING THE FLARE SAFE" A.I.Ch.E., 1996

• "A PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE MODEL FOR ELEVATED FLARE FLAMES AND PLUMES" A.I.Ch.E., 2006

• "IMPROVING FLARE DESIGN, A TRANSITION FROM ART FORM TO ENGINEERING SCIENCE " A.F.R.C-J.F.R.C., 2007

• Improvements in Flare Tips (2)

CONSULTANCY ASSIGNMENTS

• AIROIL ESPAÑOL - flare project designs - various

• BRITISH FORCES EXPEDITION TO THE ANTARCTIC - advisor, fuel disposal.

• BRITISH NAT’L OIL CO. - North Sea Platform Radiation study

• BRITISH PETROLEUM - North Sea Terminal Radiation Study

• COASTAL REFINING - refinery review, analysis and design of plant flare system and gas recovery recommendations

• CREMER and WARNER - environmental impact studies - various

• CYTEC MEXICO - plume dispersion and environmental impact study

• ENERGIE et ENVIRONMENT TECHNOLOGIE - flare project designs - various

• PETROCANADA - refinery reviews (2), analysis and design of plant flare system and gas recovery recommendations

• TOSCO - refinery reviews (2), analysis and design of plant flare system and gas recovery recommendations

• UHDE - vessel designs

• U.S. AIR FORCE - system explosion - study and advice

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• LITIGATIONS - technical consultation - various

• EUROPEAN ENGINEER - Eur.Ing

• CHARTERED ENGINEER - C.Eng.

• CHARTERED FUEL TECHNOLOGIST

• F.E.A.N.I. (European Federation of Eng’g Assoc.)

• INSTITUTION OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS (UK)

• INSTITUTE OF ENERGY (UK)

• ENGLISH (Native tongue)

• GERMAN (Good)

• FRENCH (Acceptable)

• ITALIAN (Some)

FLAREGAS CORPORATION. Flare System Designers. Nanuet N.Y. U.S.A.

• 1980 (current) Chief Engineer.

• 1975 Technical Director.
• 1972 Technical Manager.
• 1968 Design/Project Engineer.

AIROIL BURNER Co.(G.B.) Ltd. Burner Engineers. West Drayton. England,

• 1965 Design/Project Engineer.

JACKSON & OGDEN Ltd., Structural and Mechanical Engineers, Oldham. England.

• 1963 Mechanical Designer,

Wm. WHITTAKER & Sons Ltd, Millwrights and Mechanical Engineers, Oldham. England.

• 1962 Trainee Engineer,

• PC DOS/WinXX application experience including

• AUTODESK [Autocad 2000, Mechanical Desktop]

• COREL Suites [Quattro, Word Perfect, Paradox, Presentations, Timeline]

• MICROSOFT Office [Excel, Word, Access, Visio, Power Point, MSProject]

• Application Macros

• Compiled code Fortran, Basic, Visual Basic

• Active code VBscript, VBA, HTML, Javascript

• HATHERSHAW Technical High School, Oldham. England

• MANCHESTER University, Institute of Science and Technology.

• SLOUGH College of Advanced Technology

• HENDON College of Advanced Technology

• HIGHER NATIONAL CERTIFICATE in Mechanical Engineering (U.K.)

Copyright © 2002 David Shore. All rights reserved.
Last Revised: 10 December 2002