1981-1985: Sohio/BP Alaska, Prudhoe Bay Corrosion/Mechanical Engineer
- Served as Corrosion Field Engineer in charge of all corrosion and process chemicals.
- Responsible for developing a Prudhoe Bay, West Side Chemical Injection and Quality Control program that resulted in an $11M savings each year.
- Managed a 16-member chemical injection team responsible for all field-wide corrosion inhibitor injection.
- Developed corrosion mitigation plans.
- Developed Prudhoe Bay's chemical quality control program, including lab-testing protocols.
- Project Engineer overall field-wide Condensate Debottlenecking Project, including process simulation using HySim.
1985-1987: SpectraFlow, Inc. Owner
- Invented Constant Flow Valve for Chemical Injection.
- First in the industry single pump, multiple injection location, multiple pressure chemical injection system.
- Today, the company is known as Sko-Flow.
1987 to 1989: Rockwell, International, Space Shuttle Program, Contractor
- Contractor hired to develop, beta-test, and deploy the Space Shuttle Program Failure Mode Evaluation and Analysis (FEMA) data system. System checks, real-time, 250,000 mechanical and electrical equipment prior to Space Shuttle launch
- Wrote 100,000 lines in Focus database language.
- Beta-tested and released FEMA program.
1989 to 1995: Alyeska Pipeline (TransAlaska Pipeline), Sr. Pipeline Engineer
- Field Engineer for 8 pump stations and the Valdez TransAlaska Pipeline terminal.
- General problem-solving and operations support.
- Field Onsite Manager for the Mainline Corrosion Investigation Program for the TransAlaska pipeline.
- Project Manager for the Pipeline-wide Underground Storage Tank Inspection Program.
- Project Engineer for the development of a proprietary mainline Relief Valve Actuation Valve.
- Responsible for the design and CADD development of the Alyeska Pipeline Christmas Card sent to Congress each year.
- Responsible for all corrosion inhibitor programs, pipeline-wide.
1994 to 1997: Wellstream Deep Sea umbilicals, CADD Manager, Endfitting Design and Manufacturing
- Manage CADD Department.
- Design and development of the massive subsea umbilical flexible piping endfittings.
- Developed in C++ and Autodesk Mechanical, full automation from initial engineering through CNC code for the
- 2-ton endfittings based on wave dynamics, dynamic loading, and pressure containment.
- Full endfitting design time reduced from 11 man-weeks to 30 man-minutes.
1997 to 1999: ASRC Parsons, Sr. Piping and Mechanical Engineer
- Professional Engineering Stamp for the Alpine Oil Field Development for ARCO.
- Responsible for all infrastructure, gathering system design, and the Kuparuk Pipeline Tie-in.
- New concept BP Rig Design Animation-3D Studio Max.
1999 to 2002: Virtual Facility Engineering and Design (VFED, LLC) Owner
- 3D facility design of production facilities, including piping, vessels, and modules for ARCO/Prudhoe Bay and Kenai refinery and chemical plant facilities.
- Introduced 3D CADD Technology to Alaska.
- Provided corporate 3D CADD Training to Alaskan engineering contracting companies and owner companies.
2002 to 2006: Parsons Engineering, D.O.E. National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) Research Support
- Research Engineer for the Microturbine/Fuel Cell Hybrid Research Program for the D.O.E.'s National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL).
- Mechanical Engineer responsible for turbine/fuel cell design,
- Designed high temperature piping, heat exchangers, and advanced pipe support methodology.
- Best Paper of 2005 on "Process Modeling on the Startup of FuelCell/Microturbine Hybrid Systems", International Gas Turbine Institute, 2005.
- Over 130 papers have been published concerning this facility.
2006 to 2020: Jacobs/Worley Engineering, Manager, Advanced Technology Group, Subject Matter Expert
- Started the Advanced Technology Group within the Jacobs Special Project Group in 2006.
- Managed the Advanced Technology Group Special Projects at Jacobs/Worley, starting with a team of two and expanding to 22 engineers.
- Subject Matter Expert in Vibration Root Cause Analyses and Mitigation.
- Subject Matter Expert: ASME B31 Piping Codes.
- Subject Matter Expert: Bolted Flange Joints.
- Expanded Special Projects Group worldwide into 22 countries.
- Specialized in advanced Finite Element Analysis, Computational Fluid Dynamics, and Vibration Root Cause Analyses, Elevated Temperature Design (up to 1560°F)
- Developed group expertise in elevated temperature design, API 579, and ASME Section VIII, Div. 3 high-pressure modeling.
2020 to 2022: Caregiver
My wife was diagnosed with Stage 3 lung cancer. Took a break to support her and aid with doctor visits and chemotherapy. She passed on November 21, 2021
2022 to Current: Freelance Sr. Subject Matter Expert, Advanced Solutions Group (ASG)
- Serving as a member of the Digital Transformation Team on the Alaska LNG Project
- Serving as a Senior Subject Matter Expert in Vibration Analyses and Mitigation, providing technical guidance and support.
- Specializing in API 579 Fitness-for-Service and ASME B31.3, ensuring compliance with industry standards.
- Utilizing Advanced Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), ANSYS opti-Slang and ANSYS Rocky D.E.M. to optimize engineering solutions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams at Worley to enhance project outcomes globally.
