Plant Manager

Experience:

Savor Smith Lisle, IL **/** to Present

President and Co-Owner

. The lab at MPR Services was being moved from Dickinson, Texas to

Phoenix, AZ

. I took this opportunity to pursue my interest in brewing.

. Graduated from the WBA International Diploma in Brewing Technology

Program.

. This informational experience convinced me that I was undercapitalized

and I should pursue my technical career.

MPR Services Dickinson, TX 09/05 to 12/12

Technical Manager

. MPR Services provided services for cleaning gas treating solutions in

refineries

. Managed a Ph.D. research scientist, lab supervisor with four lab

scientists/technician, and clerk.

. Sales support to find services to improve customer operations. This

included development in surfactant removal / foam reduction, color

removal, and treatment of other circulating solutions.

. Over saw chemical analysis for the mobile unit operations support, and

permanent unit support.

. Involved in analytical development to improve MPR services analysis

and processes

. Played an important role as management and researcher to bring

electrocoagulation oilfield water treatment subsidiary (ECS Inc.) to

MPR Services

. Reported to the Vice President of Technology.

. Publications: Lawrence Reid Conference, Brimstone Symposium, Gas

Processors Association Conference, MPR Technical Bulletins

Contract Experience:

DuPont Houston, TX 06/05 to 08/05

. Physical analysis of copper fungicides.

Duratherm San Leon, TX 09/04 to 5/05

Wet chemical analysis incoming shipments of petroleum refinery wastes.

DuPont LaPorte, TX 09/02 to 01/03

. Researched the oxidation of the acetaldehyde impurity in the polyvinyl

alcohol plant recycled solvent stream.

Merichem Houston, TX 03/01 to 11/01

. Researched new production methods of cobalt phthalocyanine oxidation

catalysts.

. Odor reduction of naphthenic acid.

ExxonMobil Baytown, TX 12/97 to 11/00

. Ran lab scale and pilot plant support for low temperature cationic co-

polymerizations.

. Investigated of metal alkyl initiators and chlorohydrocarbon co-

initiators that increased polymerization efficiency in successful

plant tests.

. Identified and quantified brominated impurities that would result from

changes to the plant solvents. This information was used to develop a

pilot plant tests for bromination.

Education:

Purdue University

Ph.D., Inorganic Chemistry

. Synthesis and mechanistic studies of main group organometallic

chemistry. This research focused on the preparation, characterization,

and reactivity of tin aryloxide and alkoxide complexes.

. Research showed that the tin of the molecule would perform an internal

carbon-hydrogen insertion reaction to the pendant aromatic molecule.

This formed a new tin-carbon bond and a heterocyclic ring.

. The mechanism for tin's insertion into an aromatic carbon-hydrogen

bond was implied to be electrophilic aromatic substitution.

. The resulting tin-carbon bonds could be reacted to yield uniquely

ortho substituted phenol and phenyl substituted alcohols.

Bradley University

Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

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