SUMMARY

More than 20 years of diversified engineering experience in controls, instrumentation, communications, electrical, process, and analysis for the Petrochemical, Oil & Gas Platform, Pipeline, Fossil Power Plant, Geothermal Energy, Oil & Gas & Chemical Terminals, Industrial Waste Processing & Disposal and Pulp & Paper industries. Proven expertise in multidiscipline engineering, facilities startup, technical team leadership, and vendor management for both domestic and international projects. Known for providing effective solutions to difficult problems whether working solo or in a team environment.

SELECTED TECHNICAL SKILLS

SELECTED ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Controls & Instrumentation

• Integrated Rosemount RS/3 and F&P DCI System 6 DCS's including design, retrofit, and startup for industrial waste chemical recovery and disposal facility enabling the sale of recovered chemicals to exceed the existing recovery/disposal charge to clients
• Designed, programmed, and implemented PLC controls for $27MM D.O.E. test study of multiple emission reduction technologies for fossil power plants, resulting in significant reduction of acid rain components. View DOE Published web site on this project
• Participated in total controls redesign and implementation of $2.6B Pulp and Paper Mill "complete power island services" including P&ID and loop development for one of the southeast's largest combined mills, permitting the mill to provide over 60% of its electrical power through cogeneration.
• Designed, programmed, and implemented controls for an approximately $300MM hazardous gases bottling and distribution terminal in Korea enabling local distribution and saving overseas transportation cost while enhancing safety.
• Upgraded controls for oil and petrochemical storage/distribution terminals for onshore, offshore, and marine systems enhancing operational efficiencies and safety.

Communications

• Designed, programmed, and implemented pilot RF telemetry system resulting in the retrofit of remote PLC well control systems from regional master control centers throughout the U.S.
• Integrated the combination of telephone, RF, and satellite communications for S.C.A.D.A. access of an extensive pipeline network reducing data response delays by over 70%.
• Interfaced control systems from multiple vendors into various production scheduling and management databases effecting initial J.I.T. production/delivery.
• Implemented network interfaces for multiple projects to bridge dissimilar type of networks into one master control net eliminating the need for costly rewiring of large industrial facilities.

Electrical

• Spearheaded team of 5 Sr. Engineers in 3 disciplines on the "Americanization" of European built peaking turbines including rework of the ISO bus duct and complete instrumentation systems enabling the units to be installed in the U.S. with full code compliance.
• Led multidisciplinary teams of up to 20 in the design and implementation of power and control signal distribution, routing, and installation on multiple projects.

Analysis

• Implemented strain instrumentation and performed initial data reduction and analysis of offshore rig structures which improved rig safety and service life in Venezuela.
• Implemented strain instrumentation and performed initial data reduction and analysis of pipe utilized for coiled tubing drilling in marine environments to enhance securing a $250MM joint venture project.
• Spearheaded testing, final selection, and utilization of "Boeing easy5" dynamic modeling software utilized for hydraulic, electrical, and mechanical power modeling to reduce engineering and field operations costs and enhance safety.
• Instituted the use of control modeling software in the initial controls design, design check, and controls tuning of multiple projects resulting in significant reductions in engineering, implementation, and operational costs.

BUSINESS EXPERIENCE

EDUCATION / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

B. S. Electrical Engineering, U.S.A.F.I./University of Maryland, 1976

B. S. Computer Science, U.S.A.F.I./University of Maryland, 1978

Completed more than 300 days of continuing professional development (list available).

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Instrument Society of America, 1991 - present

Industrial Computing Society, 1994 - present

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TECHNICAL SKILLS DETAIL

Hardware & Instrumentation	DCS's, PLC's, Systems	OS/Control Software
Control Valves	AEG/Modicon PLC's	A/B 6200
Modulated	Allen-Bradley PLC's	IEC 1131-3
On/Off	Bailey infi90	Intellution FIX
Pulsed	Bristol RTU's	LabView
Severe Service	DEC PDP11	OPTO Mystic & Factory Link
Flow Instrumentation	DEC VAX	PanelMate
D/P	Fischer & Porter DCI 6	QNX
Mag	Foxboro I/A	RealFlex
Nuclear	GE Series 90 / Genius/ GMR	RSX-11
Radar	Honeywell DCS	RT-11
Sonic	Moore APACS	TaylorSoft
Thermal Displacement	OPTO 22	UNIX
Turbine	Pepperl+Fuchs	VenturCom
Vortex	Rosemount RS/3	VMS
Level Instrumentation	Siemens	Windows 3.11
Bubble Tube	Triconex	Windows 95/98
Capacitive	=============================	Windows NT 4.0
D/P	Communications Buses	WonderWare Factory Suite
Float	ARCnet	=============================
Magnetic	ControlNet	Simulation/Modeling Software
Nuclear	DH+	Boeing easy5
Optical	Foundation Fieldbus	CAPE Systems
Radar	Modbus / Modbus+	SLIM
Sonic	Profibus	VisSim
Temperature Instrumentation	multiple serial	=============================
I/R	=============================	DataBases
Optical	Communication Mediums	DataFlex
RTD	Acoustic	Oracle
Thermocouple	Copper/Coaxial	SQL / Industrial SQL
Gas Detection	Fiber Optic	Sybase
Catalytic	I/R	Versant
I/R - Point & Area	Laser	=============================
Personal	RF	Office/Productivity Software
Portable	Satellite	HCL Exceed
Position & Rotary Instruments	=============================	HCL NFS Maestro
Capacitive	Major Equipment/Process	Lotus SmartSuite -Full Suite
Hall	Boilers - Power & Recovery	HTML
Inductive	ChillVactors (& other steam)	MS Office - All Applications
Laser	Cryogenic Systems	Paint Shop Pro
Optical	Drives - AC, DC / VFD, SCR	TimeLine
Resistive	Evaporators, Towers, Frac's	AutoCad
Slide Wire	Heat Exchangers	=============================
Miscellaneous Instrumentation	Pumps - Centrifugal, PD, Screw	Inter-link Protocols/Software
Accelerometers	Batch - Reactors, Blenders	DDE / NetDDE / Fast DDE
Inclinometers	Screens, Filters, Centrifuge	ODBC
Load Cells	Total Stations (survey)	OLE
Strain Gauges	Turbines	RPC

Though this listing is extensive, it is not entirely complete. Due to space, obsolescence, and information presented in the rest of my profile some skills are not listed.

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Y2K ADDENDUM

The following is "an informal brief" of my Y2K experience (while at Baker Hughes Inteq as Sr. Project Engineer).

At Baker (BHI), my primary role was support of their Wellbore Construction Group (WCG).

WCG builds and operates "built for purpose" coiled tubing drilling rigs and installs/operates BHI's coiled tubing drilling systems/equipment on third party rigs (Shell, Exxon, BP, etc.).

My Y2K function involved testing, managing/effecting "Fixes", Validating, and ensuring compliance with the corporate legal statement of Y2K with both BHI's proprietary and third party vendor - equipment and systems utilized by WCG.

These were supervisory, certification, liaison, and direct implementation (programming, chip upgrade, vendor engineering assistance) duties involving:

• Hardware (Sparc stations, PCs, RTUs/PLCs, smart instruments - smart instruments usually only requiring ROM replacement or load if flash EPROM)

• Firmware (BIOS systems & "hard coded" proprietary to BHI or vendors)

• O/S (UNIX, DOS, Windows, proprietary)

• Databases

• Proprietary and custom software (host, RTU/PLC, controllers, communications equipment, C++, others)

• Overall rig (fully integrated systems functionality)

Understand, though this was somewhat extensive, there were (and are) many people within Baker Hughes Incorporated who had no other responsibility than fulfilling BHI's Y2K commitment.

I was only the engineer / support / liaison / mechanic / focus for WCG's utilized equipment and systems.

If you need further details or clarifications, do not hesitate to contact me.

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