Summary:

Experienced Mechanical Engineer with the following skills:

. Engineering Management - Extensive engineering management and

engineering experience in the Petrochemical, Textile and Ammunition

industries. Significant experience has been gained in areas such as:

o Engineering Department Management

o ASME & API Equipment Design

o Process Plant Design

o Process and energy optimization

o Piping Design

o Maintenance and Reliability Engineering

. Project Management - Extensive project management experience on small

and large projects in the Petrochemical, Mass Transit and Nuclear

industries. Significant experience has been gained in areas such as:

o Large Project Management

o Local Small Project Management

o International Project Management

o Design Management

o Construction Management

o Project Controls Management

o Supervising and directing the work of designers and other

engineering support personnel

Work Experience:

March 2005 to February 2010: Jacobs Engineering - Project Manager

I managed multiple projects totaling $50 million in this large

petrochemical complex. These projects ranged in size from $150,000 to over

$20 million. I managed these projects in all phases from concept selection

through FEL, project authorization, design, construction, startup and

closeout. I was directly accountable for their cost, schedule and scope.

My project management duties included: managing project teams, preparing

scopes of work, preparing specifications and bid packages for fixed and

rotating equipment, obtaining budget and full funds estimates, preparing

schedules, preparing project authorization papers, supervising design

efforts, interfacing with equipment fabricators and supervising

construction contractors. Some of the project management tools that I use

include: stage gated project management process, interactive planning,

project goal deliberation, PDRI, value engineering, constructability

studies and project execution planning.

August 2001 to February 2005: Aerobus International - Director of

Engineering

. Managed engineering staff focused on front end engineering and design

activities for a $100 million mass transit project located in the Peoples

Republic of China with direct accountability for cost, schedule and scope

control. This is a grass roots project with some content provided by

Chinese partners.

. Duties included: managing engineering and design staff, negotiating

contracts with Chinese based project owner, managing conceptual design

with domestic and Chinese design contractors, performing financial

analyses to determine reward or stake, negotiating with equipment

fabricators and providing support to corporate marketing efforts.

August 1999 to May 2001: Full time student (See education section)

October 1991 to August 1999: NOVA Chemical - Senior Project Engineer

This site was formerly part of Huntsman Corporation. NOVA purchased the

site effective 1/1/99. Responsibilities included:

I managed approximately $100 million in projects at this site with direct

accountability for cost, schedule and scope control. This site is the

world's largest single train styrene facility. My project management

duties included: managing project teams, preparing scopes of work,

preparing specifications for fixed and rotating equipment, obtaining

estimates, leading hazards analyses, performing financial analyses to

determine reward or stake, preparing project authorization papers,

supervising preliminary and final design with internal and external design

contractors, interfacing with equipment fabricators, supervising project

erection and long range project planning. I also prepared the site capital

budget and consulted with various internal groups on fixed equipment,

rotating equipment, piping issues, capital budgets and mechanical failure

analysis.

1988 to 1991: Occidental Chemical - Staff Mechanical Engineer

Responsibilities included project management and maintenance engineering in

Occidental's Orange, Texas high density polyethylene plant. I managed a

complex plant modernization project totaling $120 million. Occidental

Chemical purchased the assets of Cain Chemical.

1987 to 1988: Cain Chemical - Senior Engineer

Responsibilities included project management and maintenance engineering in

Cain's Orange, Texas high density polyethylene plant. Cain Chemical was

formed out of various DuPont units.

September 1972 to June 1987: DuPont - The following is a brief listing of

my work history at duPont.

. July 1982 to June 1987 - Senior Engineer at duPont's Orange, Texas plant.

. May 1980 to July 1982 - Process Engineer at duPont's Newark, Delaware

Engineering Department.

. March 1979 to May 1980 - Engineering Services Supervisor at Remington

Arms' Bridgeport, Connecticut plant. Remington Arms was part of duPont

at the time.

. August 1976 to March 1979 - Manufacturing Engineering Supervisor at

duPont's Monrovia, California facility.

. August 1974 to August 1976 - Process Engineer at duPont's Wilmington,

North Carolina plant.

. September 1972 to August 1974 - Construction Engineer at duPont's Corpus

Christi, Texas plant.

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science - G.P.A.: 3.5/4.0

University of Houston at Clear Lake - Houston, Texas

Graduated: May 2001

Master of Engineering Science in Mechanical Engineering - G.P.A. 4.0/4.0

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering - G.P.A. 3.6/4.0

Lamar University - Beaumont, Texas

Miscellaneous:

. I hold a current Professional Engineer's license in Texas.

. I have completed the Construction Industry Institute Project Management

Short Course I and II.

. I have completed the OSHA 10 Hour Construction Safety and Health training

course.

. I held a "Q" security clearance from the U.S. Department of Energy during

part of my tenure at DuPont.

. I have advanced proficiency in MS Windows and Office software.

. I have experience with Primavera and Microsoft project management

software

. I am a U.S. citizen and I hold a valid U.S. passport.

References:

Professional and personal references are available on request.

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