TIMOTHY BIVEN

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Stillwater, OK 74074

Phone: 918-***-****

Email: acgds7@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION

High School (1972) – Nathan Hale, Tulsa, OK

BSME (1976) - Oklahoma State University

MSME (1979) - Oklahoma State University

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Owner/Manager (Consulting/Patents/Products) - B-TEK, LLC, Stillwater, OK

Process Engineer (Carbon Black Production Plant) – Continental Carbon, Ponca City, OK

Mechanical Engineer (Biofuels Engineering & Project Management)–Praj Schneider, Omaha, NE

Engineer (Catalysts) – Rowland Technical, Tulsa, OK

Design (Automotive Parts) – Halibrand Performance, Wellington, KS

Project Manager & Process Engineer (Power Generation) - Project Development, Lakewood, CO

Project Manager (HVAC) - Specific Systems, Tulsa, OK.

Owner/Manager - Alpha Products & Systems, Stillwater, OK.

Sr. Process Engineer (Corporate Office) - Continental Carbon, Houston, TX.

Assistant Plant Manager (Research Plant) - Continental Carbon, Dumas, TX.

Manager of Lab Services (Research Lab) - Continental Carbon, Houston, TX.

Quality Systems Engineer (Technical Service) - Cabot, Billerica, MA.

Research Engineer (Reactor Group) – Cabot, Pampa, TX

Production Engineer (Carbon Black Production Plant) – Cabot, Pampa, TX

Engineer (Corporate – Mechanical Group) – Cabot, Pampa, TX

OTHER EXPERIENCE:

College Summer Work – Sundstrand (Aerospace & Defense), Rockford, IL

College Summer Work – Riverside Industries (Steel Tower Fabrication & Galvanizing), Tulsa, OK

NON-WORK ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS:

Rockhound (Club President), ex-Head of Christian Men’s Fellowship in Wellington KS, Lapidary,

Bowling, Stamp Collecting, Coin Collecting, Inventions and Patents

B-TEK, LLC (2012 - Current)

Stillwater, OK

Owner/Manager (Patents, Process & Product Consulting)

Current projects include personal patent applications, development of novel ideas for refractory

products and applications, improving testing methods and test equipment designs, a new carbon

and the manufacturing process required, computerized calculations for process design, and

several carbon black process/equipment improvements that will increase yield, energy efficiency,

and throughput.

Continental Carbon (2010 - 2012)

Ponca City, OK

Process Engineer (Production)

Initiated process improvement plans for reactors, air preheaters, filters, pelleting, controls

Supervised personnel on nights and weekends, on call responsibility, inspections,

troubleshooting, projects, daily production reports.

Praj Schneider, Inc. (Contract - Permanent) 2007 - 2009

Omaha, NE

Mechanical Engineer (Project Management)

Engineering and management for several ethanol design projects (NE and IA - complete plants)

Duties included being the client interface and management of deliverable items (PFD, P&ID,

general arrangement, equipment drawings, process description and control narratives).

Generated the data required for heat and mass balances, process flows and piping requirements,

equipment requirements and specifications. Reviewed/approved vendor submittals and answered

technical questions. Reviewed, approved, and issued the process description and control

narratives. Developed time and cost estimates for change orders and communicated them to

client. Created the fire protection design, worked with vendors, and estimated costs for a new

ethanol installation that was to be placed within an existing starch plant; Supplied calculations

(including tanks/lines/pumps) for installation of an ethanol plant into an existing sugar facility in

Louisiana; Reviewed design and made recommendations for an existing biodiesel plant safety

relief venting system.

Rowland Technical (Contract Assignment) 2006

Tulsa, OK

Contract Project Engineer

Developed experience in catalyst mixing and production techniques; W orked on means to fix a

failed “in-place” catalyst research mix system; Recommended improvements (energy efficiency)

to the existing production process.

Halibrand Performance 2003 – 2006

W ellington, KS

Design Engineer (Corporate)

Engineering, design, troubleshooting, and customer service for automotive parts manufacturer:

Measured 2005 Mustang in Detroit and developed appropriate wheel design; Created and

modified 2D-CAD designs for products (wheels, rear end parts, axles, hubs) . Reverse-engineered

an old magnesium wheel casting when drawings could not be located. Addressed material and

manufacturing deficiencies in vendor parts, and developed part treatment and coatings options

and costs for new products.

Project Development Ind. 2001 – 2002

Lakewood, CO

Project Manager & Process Engineering

Project management for multiple (10+) waste heat recovery and power generation facility designs

that ranged in size between $20 million and $70 million (est. 3 – 50 Megawatt size range):

Site and equipment inspections

Computerized the combustion and pump calculations

Supplied process simulation results

Modified project feasibility studies in areas of heat recovery, power generation, and cost

Supplied support documents and calculations needed to obtain client contract

Produced sketches, process flow diagrams (PFD’s), and layout drawings

Produced piping and instrumentation drawings (P&ID’s)

Produced work estimates, schedules, and project timelines

Developed and supplied equipment specifications (including cooling systems and water

treatment systems) and evaluated bids

Generated technical and economic evaluations to allow selection of cooling system from

options

Developed project cost impacts for insulation options on major hot gas lines

Developed designs for large high temperature valves and waste gas combustion

equipment

Generated information on water treatment systems and equipment options (evaluated

available used equipment for project suitability)

Developed cost and performance data for gas turbine installatio n options

Developed cost and performance data for steam turbine installation options

Provided power generation data and costs for different heat recovery scenarios

Supplied process data and calculations to support permitting and contract needs

Developed plant steam usage options to meet federal requirements

Modified one project proposal to allow a $2 million dollar grant to be obtained

Adjusted scope, equipment, layout, and cost estimates to meet client requests

Presentations to client and manufacturing facility personnel

Specific Systems (2001)

Tulsa, OK

Project Manager

Brief project management for a successful bid to manufacture a rental fleet of large HVAC units:

Developed designs and specifications to meet client requirements for units

Obtained bids, negotiated costs, prepared cost estimates

HVAC units were to be placed globally. Initial project order size was in excess of $5

million (first year of multi year plan). Order was obtained from the customer but warranty

issues conflict stopped project.

Alpha Products & Systems (1999-2000)

Stillwater, OK

Owner (Personal Business)

Proposed projects to save energy, reduce costs, increase throughput, and improve quality.

Designed, developed, manufactured, and sold gift items.

Continental Carbon (1990-1998)

Houston, TX

Senior Process Engineer (Corporate)

Developed process designs for all major projects by the company and many licensees:

Computerized (spreadsheets) the process design calculations for line sizing, motor horsepower,

equipment sizing, and flame temperature (natural gas, fuel oil, and waste gas combustion burner

systems). Liquid system design work in carbon black area has included water, water treatments

(including boiler chemicals), water plus anti freeze, various oils and other hydrocarbon li quids,

binders (materials are typically like molasses), acids, bases, et cetera.

Performed design work (PFD, P&ID, equipment) and all process calculations for a “basic design”

package for a new carbon black plant that was built in Egypt by licensee (total initial tread and

carcass carbon production units at the project site were estimated to cost $20 million).

Developed and issued the Egyptian plant operating and procedures manuals

Approval responsibility for the construction materials used in the Egyptian plant process stream

Performed successful plant acceptance testing at the plant in Egypt (yield, quality, rates)

Performed quality troubleshooting while at the plant in Egypt (carcass blacks had low structure

due to an improper oil injection set up by manufacturing)

Engineering work on stacks, flares, thermal oxidizers, burners, heat exchangers, filters,

pelletizers, airlocks, dryers, pneumatic systems, pumps, fans, blowers, compressors, screw

conveyors, bucket elevators, storage, packaging, water treatment systems, and et cetera

(designed/specified/reviewed/approved equipment options)

Troubleshooting of repeated reactor failure in Oklahoma (plant used wrong stainless alloy in a

burner replacement part)

Travelled to Alabama plant to assist production preparations for ISO audit

Performed all process (mass and energy balance, pressure loss/line sizing, flame temperatures,

yield/throughput/quality, equipment and motor sizing) calculations for additional projects that

included:

Egyptian plant expansion units (plant is now the largest in the world)

Indonesian plant expansion unit (doubling capacity)

Alabama plant expansion unit

Large new reactor in Texas plant

Oklahoma plant production unit upgrade

Alabama plant production unit upgrades (new equipment for higher throughputs)

Thermal oxidizer installation in Oklahoma plant

New plant for eastern Europe (plant was not built)

Modernization requirements and costs for plant that was for sale in Asia (cost analysis

allowed later purchase by the company)

Initiated and helped developed unit process changes that included:

Alabama plant oil return system (safety issue discovered during visit)

Oklahoma plant unit #3 process train (energy efficiency improvement)

Texas plant unit #3 reactor design

Texas plant flaring system operation redesign

Initiated process combustion level adjustments to significantly increase all unit tread unit

production rates (during a period when the company received orders that exceeded production

capacity)

Added (after option evaluation and process design) a previously unused gas flow

(oxygen) into the production reactors for increased capacity

Designed the equipment and control plans for the oxygen flow

Burner and reactor modifications to improve life and efficiency

International assignments included Egypt, Indonesia, Korea, Taiwan, and Japan

Dumas, TX

Assistant Plant Manager

Managed maintenance (mechanical, welding, instrument, electrical) and laboratory:

Set up new equipment for research trials

Built equipment for research tests

Repair of old or failed equipment (including reactors, heat exchangers, filters)

W e performed a complete rebuild of the pilot plant main bag filter

Suggested pilot plant operating method change to save over $100,000 per year in raw

materials

Initiated idea of pilot plant use to fill troublesome small production orders

Produced large quantity test lot to obtain business with an upset customer (N110)

Produced research lots to meet customer requests

Led research team sent to assist Oklahoma production with production unit (unit had

been burned up several times – unit ran well while research monitored process)

Houston, TX

Manager Laboratory Services (Corporate Research Lab)

Research laboratory management responsibilities and accomplishments:

Supervised testing of raw materials (primarily petrochemical oils)

Supervised testing of carbon black products (physical and analytical)

Supervised compounding & testing of carbon black in rubber compounds

Arranged preparation of test compounds and specimens for tire tread wear tests

Responsible for the accuracy of data and conclusions in test reports

Responsible for waste disposal and reporting

Initiated a program to cross train my chemists and technicians

Developed and introduced computer calculation forms

Initiated central lab rubber testing idea to replace production plant lab testing

Reviewed all testing procedures, modified tests and procedures where needed

Initiated and directed development of a better test for sulfur level in carbon black

Started program to improve the CTAB test

Modified carbon black sample preparation procedures to improve rubber test accuracy

Solved financially significant customer problem (Lead detection in the carbon)

Submitted process change proposal – value est. above $280,000,000 (if applied globally)

Suggested research to increase reactor efficiency (that was tested/proved at the R&D

facility)

Cabot Corporation (1978-1989)

Billerica, Massachusetts

Quality Systems Engineer (Specialty Blacks Technical Service)

Developed quality programs, trained personnel, analyzed data

Assisted customers, licensees, and other staff with carbon black technical issues

Identified means for improving test accuracy

Travelled to plant, reviewed, and solved massive profit loss problem ($1 million per

month) on a production unit

Outlined new test means that was later used to identify performance problem at plant

Approved raw material quality and sources for specialty blacks (as part of committee)

Identified feedstock source used to recapture lost “major” conductive black business

Provided technical support to major clients (Xerox, Union Carbide, Essex, Ford Paint)

Identified reactor instability issue and provided solution for problem of research reactor

Developed and presented training program on carbon black, production, and testing

Pampa, TX

Associate Engineer – Reactor Group (Research Plant)

Supervised pilot plant trials for tread blacks, carcass blacks, specialty blacks, chemical

treatments, equipment designs, and process changes (included work with cryogenic oxygen and

nitrogen)

Designed and set up new equipment for research trials

Provided flow settings, procedures, target specifications, and testing requirements for

research runs

Analyzed research flows and carbon test results - issued reports

Presented research results at meetings of research staff and corporate management

Performed production plant research trials and start-ups (including a new cryogenic

oxygen system incorporation into production process operation)

Started up multiple reactor ‘medium color’ blacks units in Louisiana and in Netherlands

(after thoroughly checking equipment, set points, and safety shutdown logic).

Pampa, TX

Associate Engineer – Production (Pampa Production Plant)

Monitored process, equipment, and quality

Issued production reports

Troubleshooting of production problems

Hopper car inspections

Design/specification/costs developed for tail gas burner installations on unit #2 dryers ($250,000)

Design of new railcar unloading system

Measured & drafted a total plant layout drawing

Development of improved (more energy efficient) carbon “after-treatment” option

Maintenance support work

Acted as relief foreman

On-Call responsibility

Performed in-plant research work

Assisted with reactor installations and conversions

Acted as plant liaison with research group

Pampa, TX

Associate Engineer – Mechanical Group (Corporate Engineering)

Design and drafting work (drafting boards)

Piping system designs for expansion projects (designs included expansion joints and guides as

required)

Reactor harness designs (burner failures were being caused by thermal expansion – performed

stress calculations and designed harness)

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