P at r ick G. Baker

**** *. ****** **., *******, KS 67207 316-***-**** ace82i@r.postjobfree.com

Objective

Senior project and engineering professional with 29-year background in the process industries. Broad

k nowledge of engineering/design, project management, construction, operations and maintenance in oil

refining, petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, storage & t ransportation and renewable fuels. Objective

is a project management position within a successful, team-oriented organization.

Education

Associate degree May, 1984 K ansas state university - Salina

Major: Chemical Engineering Technology

Related coursework: Chemical engineering focus, including advanced chemistry, chemical

engineering and mechanical engineering coursework.

associate Degree May, 1983 k ansas state university - salina

Major: General (Industrial) Engineering Technology

Related coursework: Curriculum covered various engineering disciplines including civil, mechanical,

electrical and computer technologies.

Career Highlights

• Project Engineer for $17MM ethanol plant process upgrade in Indiana

• Engineering & Design Project Manager for $30MM LPG Rail Loading Facility in Kansas

• Engineering & Design Project Manager for $20MM Petrochemical process upgrade in

O klahoma

• Engineering & Design Project Manager for two $10MM Refinery Flare System Upgrades in

O klahoma

• Construction Manager for $10MM Specialty Asphalt Plant Upgrade in Nebraska

• Overall Project Manager for two $20MM Ammonia Plant Efficiency Upgrades in Nebraska and

K ansas

• Engineering & Project due diligence representative during $1.2B acquisition

• Management Representative for $20MM Gas Liquids Fractionator Upgrade Project in

Rotterdam, Netherlands

• Project Manager for integrity testing of 60+ underground LPG storage caverns in Kansas

• Corporate Utilities Technology Leader supporting design, installation, and t roubleshooting of

facility fired heaters, steam systems, f lare systems, cooling water systems, and waste water

t reatment systems at various facilities

• Instrumentation and Controls Project Engineer for multiple refinery process and upgrade

p rojects

• Operations and maintenance lead for multiple pilot plant facilities supporting process

equipment research & development and sales.

E xperience

Project Engineer WB Services, LLc J un 2013 – may 2014

Coordinate design, procurement and construction of new construction and upgrades in ethanol plants.

Coordinated internal and 3rd party engineering and design for civil, structural, piping,

electrical and instrumentation construction documentation.

Perform procurement and subcontracting for equipment, materials, and construction

services as required to meet project requirements.

Provide field support to construction superintendents, including materials t racking,

cost control, expediting and delivery of equipment, and coordination with the client facility and other

contractors.

Project manager m kec engineering consultants, inc Dec 2009 – may 2013

Project Management for engineering and design service provider to the refining, petrochemicals, and

storage & t ransportation industries.

Serve as client advocate during engineering and design efforts for major capital

p rojects.

Coordinate design resources among multiple disciplines to ensure project objectives are

met in a timely and cost effective manner.

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Support mechanical/piping design efforts, including model reviews, drawing checks,

and inter-discipline reviews.

Provide project and construction management services as required by client, including

scheduling, estimating, procurement support, vendor data review, expediting, factory

acceptance testing, and on-site construction oversight.

Oversee project close-out, including as constructed drawings, data book assembly, file

t ransfers and post project lessons learned review.

construction manager semmaterials, lp apr 2008 – mar 2009

Engineering & contractor coordination for ongoing construction projects in asphalt production

facilities.

Perform procurement and subcontracting for equipment, materials, and construction

services as required to meet project requirements.

Provide field coordination during construction, including materials t racking, cost

control, expediting and delivery of equipment, and coordin ation with the client facility and other

contractors

Engineering manager koch nitrogen co. jan 2006 – jul 2007

Supervise 4 project engineers in the execution of major capital projects in ammonia/fertilizer

p roduction plants.

Work with corporate and plant management on the analysis of opportunities and

develop major capital project estimates, schedules, and funding requests.

Function as part of gatekeeper team for capital project submittals from facilities.

Function as project process owner.

Support project managers in the development and execution of major capital projects.

Lead project phase and post-project reviews with appropriate team members.

Project manager koch industries, inc mar 2002 – jan 2006

Owner of the corporate project execution process and supporting documentation.

Function as management representative for major capital projects and acquisitions.

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Team member for major acquisitions as required, focusing on target company

engineering capabilities and capital projects.

project engineer koch hydrocarbon co. sep 2000 – mar 2002

Planning and execution of capital projects in gas liquids fractionation facilities.

Development of scopes of work, estimates and schedules for capital projects in company

facilities.

Coordinate design and engineering services, procure materials and equipment, and

contract construction services as required.

Function as company technical leader for underground storage in salt caverns,

i ncluding integrity testing, operations, and regulatory authority liaison.

Utilities technology leader koch industries, inc j ul 1996 - sep 2000

Technical support for utilities systems in company facilities, including fired heaters, steam systems,

cooling water systems, f lare systems, and wastewater t reatment facilities.

Develop company standards for new equipment and accessories.

Support specification, procurement and installation of new equipment in utilities

a reas.

Provide t rouble-shooting and optimization support as required for existing equipment

and systems.

Instrumentation engineer koch industries, inc mar 1992 – jul 1996

Provide instrumentation and controls engineering support for major capital projects in company

facilities.

Work with engineering disciplines, operations and maintenance personnel to specify

and procure field instrumentation and controls for new installations.

Contract services to perform installation and checkout of new installations.

Support controls systems specifications, factory-acceptance testing and

i nstallation/commissioning.

Engineering technician koch engineering inc j ul 1985 – mar 1992

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Operation, maintenance and engineering support for various pilot plants in support of process

equipment research and development and sales

Supervision of 10-16 technicians on various shifts.

Responsible for development and execution of equipment maintenance procedures.

Ensure ongoing operation of distillation and reaction kinetics pilot plants to achieve

p rogram goals.

Skills/Capabilities

Project Management/Project Leadership

Capital Project/Business Analysis

Construction Management

Underground Storage/Salt Cavern Engineering

Applicable Training:

o HAZOP & HAZWOPER training

o Tulsa Heaters Inc. Fired Heater Design and Operations Training

o John Zink Process Heater Fundamentals & Advanced courses

o UOP Process Engineering Training

o Kepner-Tregoe, TapRoot, and Think Reliability “Cause Mapping” Root Cause Analysis systems

Software/Tools

Microsoft Office Products

1.

Microsoft Project

2.

AutoCAD Suite

3.

Primavera Project Scheduling

4.

HardDollar Estimating

5.

Aspen Process Modelling

6.

FRNC5 Fired Heater Modelling Software

7.

References

Available upon request

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