Career Highlights & Employment Chronology
Experience & Skills: across industry sectors, and within sectors
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Type of work available - as for many process engineers - fluctuated with the global price of crude oil!

Employment Chronology

 2009-now Petrofac in UAE, as "Technical Specialist". Now the "Integrity" Lead on
Shetlands gas processing plant for Total's Laggan-Tormore field. Was "Technical
Issues Coordinator" on South Yoloten Gas Field project for TurkmenGaz.

2008-2009 KBR in Houston, as "Process Technical Advisor", worked on benzene
reduction in gasoline and heat integration for Conoco Phillips in Borger, TX; plus
Interface Coordinator on the Ras Tanura Integrated Project for Aramco & Dow.
2007-2008 Fluor Enterprises, Houston as "Principal Technical Specialist-HSE" on
Sakhalin optimization for Exxon Neftegas; managed HAZID/QRA for ADMA-OpCo
2006-2007 Ingenious, Inc, "Process Eng Manager" at Shaw, Stone & Webster
for Marathon Garyville Major Expansion; S-Zorb low-sulfur gasoline for Giant
2006 Western Washington University adjunct at Huxley College
    • Taught "Introduction to Planning" and "Advanced GIS" courses
2005-2006 I-T Network, Washington State
    • Consulting Engineer at Anvil for BP Cherry Point
1998-2005 Computer Sciences Corp / DynCorp, DC
    • Technical Consultant with CSC Federal, 2003–2005
    • GIS Team Leader, ICF Consulting Sv'ces, 2001-2002
    • Systems Architect, DynCorp, a CSC firm, 1998-2003

     American University adjunct "Researcher-in-Residence" 2002-2004
       ◊  Transportation studies at O.R. George & Assoc. for DC's DOT
        ◊  Logistics Management for Casey Trees Street Tree Inventory
1985-1998 Mobil Corporation: Virginia, New Jersey, New Zealand
    • Integration Consultant: Environ., Health & Safety,1995-1997
    • Environmental Research Leader, Mobil R & D Corp 1992-1995
    • Process Systems Group Leader, Mobil R & D Corp, 1990-1992
    • Applic'ns Supervisor, NZ SynFuel (Mobil affiliate), 1985-1990
1983-1985 University of Auckland, New Zealand
    • Senior Lecturer, Process Design, Process Analysis & Economics
      in the Chemical & Materials Engineering Department
1981-1982 Forster-Morrell Engineering, Colorado Springs
    • Senior Engineer, Facility Energy Conservation Studies

1974-1981 PetroMAS Engineering, Houston TX
    • Computer Services Supervisor, 1980-1981
    • Senior Process Engineer,1977-1980
    • Process Engineer, 1974-1977
SUMMER INTERNSHIPS
    • 1970 Shell Refining, Geelong, VIC Australia
     • 1969 North Broken Hill Limited, Australia
     • 1968 N.Z. Roads Board scholar, Tauranga
    
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
     • AIChE South Texas section
    • National Fire Protection Association
    • Focus Northwest, service-oriented entrepreneurs
     • Associate in Open GIS Consortium (for DynCorp)
    • ESRI “Corporate Consultant” Business Partner
    • IBM / Lotus Notes “Premium” Business Partner
    • National Association for Environmental Management
    • Past Refining chair, Petroleum Env. Research Forum
    • Professional Engineer (TX #53970,  IPENZ #100658)
    • Member of UK-based IChemE (while in N.Z. 1983-89)
    • A founding role in the Washington GIS Consortium, DC
    • Family trustee member for Simply Reading board (NZ)
SECURITY BACKGROUND
2004 Became US citizen, got Interim Secret clearance
(still retained New Zealand citizenship, as dual-status)
2001 Department of Justice's “Public Trust” clearance

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