Chemical Process Engineer
Resume:
KenaTech Process Engineering
Thomas A. Kenat, Ph.D., P.E.
Expertise
Process Engineering
Pilot and Microplants:
Design, Construction
Start-up, Operation
Data Analysis
Process Design
Research and Development
Process Simulation
Plant Problem Solving:
Process Control
Corrosion
Polymerization
Energy Conservation
Environmental Control
Project Engineering
Project Management
Professional Summary
Dr. Kenat has over 40 years of experience in process research and development, process engineering, process control, environmental control and project management in the chemical and polymer industries. He has experience supporting plants in: polymers, reaction engineering process control, distillation, corrosion and pollution control; as well as consultation to designers of process equipment for new processes developed in Research and Development.
He has experience in the Polymerization and Processing of Rubber, including SBR, Nitrile, EPDM, etc., Petrochemical Processes for production of 1,2-dichloroethane and vinyl chloride. Processing of plastics and composites by extrusion, molding, fiber spinning etc. Processing of rubber, including compounding, extrusion, calendering, and curing. Developed catalytic processes for energy savings and toxic waste disposal. Process designs and plant designs for polymer and chemical processes. Consultation and review of designs for new plants and plant improvements. Design, construction and operation of polymer and chemical pilot plants. Process improvements and troubleshooting in polymer and chemical processes. Design and development of automotive catalytic converters and hollow fibers for reverse osmosis.
Since 1992, he has worked as an independent consultant to the chemical, rubber, and plastics industries. He also serves as a Subject Matter Expert in Kinetics and Reaction Engineering on the NCEES Chemical PE Exam Committee, which produces the Professional Engineer Exam for chemical engineers, and is a Fellow of the AIChE.
Litigation Support Experience
Provided testimony on behalf of a client before the British Standards Institution, London, where he established the safety of their gas transmission hose, resulting in its acceptance into the British market.
147 Driftwood Dr. Port Clinton, OH www.kenatech.com 330-***-****
Employment History
Principal Consultant
1992 to present: KenaTech Process Engineering, Medina, OH
Providing process consulting services to the chemical, rubber and plastics industries. Some areas have included the processing of rubber and plastics, developing and critiquing process designs, plant troubleshooting and process improvements, plant layouts, control system specifications, and expert witness testimony.
Sr. Project Manager
1989 to 1992 Quantum Technologies Twinsburg, OH
Process and pilot plant design and construction for the paper pulp bleaching industry.
Sr. R&D Associate
1988 to 1989 Camet Co. Hiram, OH
Design and development of automotive catalytic converters.
Sr. R&D Associate
1983 to 1988 BFGoodrich Res. Cntr. Brecksville, OH
Research into the polymerization and processing of rubber, including SBR, Nitrile, EPDM, etc. Process improvements and troubleshooting in polymer and chemical plants.
Sr. Engrg. Scientist
1981 to 1982 BFGoodrich Chem. Independence, OH
Responsible for process designs and plant design for polymer and chemical processes. Internal consultant to review designs for new plants and improvements.
Sr. Research. Engineer.
1969 to 1980 BFGoodrich Res. Cntr. Brecksville, OH
Development of petrochemical processes for the production of monomers and other chemicals used in the polymer industry, including the design, construction and operation of pilot plants. Developed catalytic processes for energy savings and waste disposal.
Research Engineer
1968 to 1969 Chemstrand Res. Cntr. Durham, NC
Research and development in the areas of fiber-reinforced composites and hollow-fiber reverse osmosis for water desalination
Education
1964 B.S. Chemical Engineering Carnegie Institute of Technology (#1 in Chem. Eng.)
1965 M.S. Chemical Engineering Carnegie Institute of Technology
1968 Ph.D. Chemical Engineering Carnegie Mellon University
Select Publications
“Dynamics of a Continuous Stirred Tank Polymerization Reactor”
I&EC Process Design & Development, Vol. 6 Page 363 July (1967)
”Molecular Weight Control in a Continuous Stirred-Tank Polymerization Reactor”
Ph.D. Thesis, Carnegie Mellon University (1968)
”The Continuous Synthesis of Addition Polymers with a Precisely Controlled Average Molecular Weight and Minimum Polydisperity"
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 13 Pp. 1353-1371 (1969)
“Use Your Pilot Plant as a Process Design Tool” CEP, Feb 1999, Pp. 39-43
(Originally presented as a paper at the Chicago AIChE meeting, November, 1996)
“Process Intensification, a Historical Perspective” presented at the AIChE Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN, November, 2011
“Development of a Reactive Distillation Where the Reactor is the Reboiler” presented at the AIChE National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April, 2014
Additional papers presented at national AIChE and other professional meetings.
Speaker at AIChE local and student sections, including Akron, Columbus,
Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Charleston, WV, Midland, MI 1997 - Pres.
(Presentations include areas of Pilot Plants, Consulting, and Process Intensification)
Service to the Profession
Member, NCEES Chemical PE Exam Committee since 2002
Member, Board of Directors, Energy Leaders Council, Inc.
Member, American Chemical Society, American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Member, AIChE National Public Relations Committee, Chair, 2000
Member, AIChE Management Division, Secretary, 1999 to 2005
Member, various AIChE National Committees
Session Chair and Co-chair, various AIChE National Meetings,
Licenses/Certifications
Registered Professional Engineer, Ohio, since 1973.
Professional Appointments
Elected Fellow of AIChE, 2004
Recognition
Akron Area Chemical Engineer of the Year, 1999
Listed in Who's Who in America since 2000
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