Karl A Frankhouser, P.E.

ad5bc1@r.postjobfree.com 725 Shady Lake Pkwy. Baton Rouge, LA 70810

225-***-****

SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER

Senior Project Mgr. • Plant Turnarounds • Program Management • Complex Projects Process Controls and Data Centers • Major Brownfield • Renewables Safety Leader • Schedule Driven Methods • On Budget Delivery • Due Diligence Leader Record Min T/A Duration • Project Excellence Award 2015 • Promoted to Mgmt Equivalent WORK EXPERIENCE

Orbia, St. Gabriel, LA September 2023 - present

Project Manager

Greenfield in Lithium Space

● Lead completion of FEL2 on $400M joint venture project developed by JV partner

● Identified 40 open scope issues, 80% resolution in three months

● Developed execution plan and CPM schedule to address top quartile duration

● Lead rationalization of two TIC estimates to achieve 5% agreement WRGrace, South Louisiana - several sites August 2021 - September 2023 Project Manager

Growth Projects in Catalyst and Silica

● FEL2/3 for $140M greenfield addition with seven site studies, largest project in company

● Lead redesign and bid $15M landfill mitigation, saved $1M, avoided regulatory penalties

● Rescoped $14M control center / lab project to reuse existing building, $10M savings

● Eliminated two infeasible major projects before execution, avoided $200M capex and prevented tens of millions of commercial impact to company

● Implemented best practice front end loading work process and due diligence reviews ExxonMobil, Baton Rouge, LA (retired) 1988 - 2021

Project Manager 2018 - 2021

Program management of $225M capex for ethylene plant turnaround

● Program of 15 capital projects and portfolio of >30 small capital projects: process mechanical upgrades, controls for major process gas turbines, DCS expansion

● Created task forces with contractors in multiple engineering offices, lead projects from initial scoping while managing integrated owner/contractor team

● Projects were on critical path of the turnaround, team drove the turnaround to a record low duration for the company and underran budget

Project and Program Manager 2012 - 2019

Process Control System Replacement

● Upgrade of process control systems from obsolete technology in eight control centers. One of largest process control revamp projects ever executed by ExxonMobil. Includes relocation of a control data center to blast resistant building and numerous of building upgrades.

● Developed team integrating contract and client personnel to develop and execute using program methods

● 0 recordable injuries/incidents, lowest unit cost and fastest construction pace in the worldwide program. Closed at 90% of budget.

Project Manager 2009 - 2011

Reactor Train and Turnaround

● Second phase of isopropyl alcohol plant expansion with heavy brownfield project and turnaround. One-of-a-kind reactor and high-alloy specialty equipment.

● Fast-track schedule of 50% of typical EPC duration. Grass-roots productivity using front end loading and integrated project/construction planning. Closed at 79% of budget. Project Manager 2007-2009

Energy Management Project and Turnaround

● Replacement of gas turbine and upgrade of process compressor train, process equipment and machinery controls. New compressor train and electric driver delivered 30% energy efficiency and emission reduction.

● Overcame five-month delay from hurricane. Achieved full production rates in two hours after startup and closed at 91% of budget. Success of project drove evaluation of similar project opportunities in company.

Project Manager 2004-2007

Expansion and Turnaround

● First phase of 20% expansion of largest isopropyl alcohol plant in the world.

● Aggressively sourced long-lead components during time of alloy shortages and interruption from hurricane Katrina to achieve successful completion of the turnaround on schedule. Project Manager 2000-2003

● Robotic packaging projects, achieved savings through lump sum execution of a series of large substation upgrades.

● Prevented $125M uneconomic brownfield program from advancing with rigorous early scoping to identify actual cost.

Project Engineering Supervisor 1992-1999

● Supervisor for various project disciplines and source inspection for the Gulf Coast region

● Year-long company-wide study for work process improvements to projects <$20M TIC Karl A. Frankhouser, P.E.

Process Control Engineer/Group Lead/Engineering Manager 1988-1992 Lead instrument engineer for upgrade of control system of ethylene plant and new 90MW cogeneration unit

Union Carbide (now Dow) 1981-1988

Process Control Engineer

EDUCATION

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 1987

Masters of Business Administration – Finance

Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 1981

BS Electrical Engineering Magna Cum Laude

● National Merit Scholar

● Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu Honor Societies

PE license (Electrical, LA) • Front End Loading • Integrated Teams • IPA Methods • Project Excellence Award • Turnaround and Construction Management • Program Management Safety Leadership • Team Leadership • Contracting • Procurement • DCS Process Control Projects • Industrial Data Centers • Due Diligence • Forensics • Chemicals • Refining • Energy • Lithium MS Project • Microsoft Windows • Microsoft Office Professional Karl A. Frankhouser, P.E.

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