Expert Details
Organic Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Material Science
ID: 736323
Texas, USA
Expert is the co-inventor in 21 United States Invention Patents on various subjects relating to technology development. Expert has completed a number of technical projects, plant troubleshooting visits and business development initiatives for Eastman Kodak, Porous Media, Pentair, General Electric and Sulphur Experts in the Latin America, Europe, Middle East, US and Canada regions. He has authored several papers and seminars on a variety of subjects. Recently Expert has focused on enhancing process efficiency, plant profitability, and equipment reliability with reduced use of resources.
Expert has a unique combination of technical and analytic skills for troubleshooting. He has distinctive capabilities and expertise at the interface of process engineering and chemistry. This enables Expert to perform accurate root-cause analysis and develop sound practical solutions.
Currently, Expert is appointment as Managing Director. Expert is also a Board of Directors at Exion Systems. Expert is a member of the Advisory Board for Gas Processing and LNG Magazine, member of the Advisory Board for International Refining and Petrochemical Conference, member at the American Filtration & Separations (AFS) Society Southwest Region Chapter, and member of the Gas Processors Association, Section M.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1990 | Degree: BS | Subject: Industrial Chemistry | Institution: Universidad de Santiago de Chile |
| Year: 1992 | Degree: MS | Subject: Organic Chemistry | Institution: Rochester Institute of Technology |
| Year: 2002 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Organic Chemistry | Institution: Indiana University Bloomington |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
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| Years: 2012 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Managing Director | Department: |
Responsibilities:Provides technical services, advanced technologies and materials for the a number of industrial and consumer applications worldwide with the objective of positively impacting overall human lives and plant economics, reliably and waste. The company assists industries today with process engineering, advanced analytics and expert consulting. Impacts additional industries such as electric power, healthcare and mining. The company has proprietary systems, chemical technologies and materials for critical applications. Takes a neutral and unbiased position on all projects. This philosophy gives the company credibility as an effective troubleshooter and objective solutions developer. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2012 | Employer: Sulfur Experts | Title: Senior Consultant & Co-Founder, Filtration Division | Department: |
Responsibilities:Systems optimization and troubleshooting for filtration and separation systems in Amine Treating, Sour Water Stripping and Sulphur Recovery operations (Refinery and Gas Plants). |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2007 to 2010 | Employer: Pentair | Title: Business Development | Department: |
Responsibilities:Advanced Process Separation Technologies |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2003 to 2006 | Employer: General Electric | Title: Project Leader | Department: |
Responsibilities:New Technology Development for Oil & Gas |
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Career Accomplishments
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Project Management General Electric April 2004 Six Sigma General Electric December 2003 Certified Quality Technician American Society for Quality September 1993 |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Exion Systems LLC Board of Directors and Technology Leader Gas Processing & LNG Magazine Member, Advisory Board Committee Gas Processing & LNG Magazine Member, Advisory Board Committee International Refining and Petrochemical Conference Member, Advisory Board Committee American Filtration and Separation Society Member, Southwest Region Chapter GPA Member, Section M |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| 1. Finding the Solution Hydrocarbon Engineering Magazine 2. The Science of Separation LNG Industry 3. Contamination in Gas Compression: Causes, Effects, and Solutions PTQ Gas 4. Look Beneath the Surface World Pipelines Magazine 5. Manage contaminants in LNG feed gas and cryogenic processing - Part 1 Gas Processing Magazine 2020 6. Manage contaminants in LNG feed gas and cryogenic processing - Part 2 Gas Processing Magazine 7. Cost-Effective, Modular Technologies for Butane, Propane and NGL Treating Gas Processing Magazine 8. Identifying and Managing Contaminants in LNG Feed Gas Compression Magazine 9. Feed Gas Conditioning to LNG Processing Plants LNG Magazine 10. LNG Troubleshooting Hydrocarbon Engineering Magazine 11. Manage Contaminants in LNG Feed and Cryogenic Processing - Part 2 Gas Processing Magazine 12. Manage Contaminants in LNG Feed and Cryogenic Processing - Part 1 Gas Processing Magazine 13. Case studies of troubleshooting amine treating foaming - Part 2 Gas Processing Magazine 14. Case studies of troubleshooting amine treating foaming - Part 1 Gas Processing Magazine 15. War Stories from Foaming Front PTQ Magazine Gas 16. Analysis of semi-solid “shoe polish” material in a refinery TGTU Gas Processing Magazine 17. Managing Process Contaminants in Amine Units EmployerPublication 18. Feed Conditioning Technologies for Gas Processing Plants PTQ Magazine 19. Manage contaminants in amine units Part 2: Rich amine filtration, inlet separation & amine foaming Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine 20. Managing process contaminants in amine units Part 1: Lean amine filtration Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine 21. Surfactant-stabilized emulsions in amine units for LPG treating PTQ Magazine 22. Surfactant Contaminants in Feed Gas Streams to Amine Units—The Phantom Foaming Agent Gas Processing Magazine 23. Novel H2S Removal Technology Proved in Gas Treating Field Tests Oil and Gas Journal 24. Manage Activated Carbon Effects on MDEA Solution Foaming Gas Processing Magazine 25. Remove mercaptans from hydrocarbon condensates and NGL streams Gas Processing News Magazine 26. Improve LPG treating via advanced amine-solvent recovery technologies Hydrocarbon Processing 27. Solid Sludge (Shoe Polish) Evaluation in Refinery Amine & Tail Gas Treating Units Filtration News 28. Activated carbon impact on MDEA amine solutions Filtration + Separation 29. Filtration and Separation: Avoid Common Errors Chemical Engineering Magazine 30. The Seven Deadly Sins of Filtration and Separation Systems Gas Processing News 31. Controle de Contaminação em Unidades de Amina e TGT (Tail Gas Treating) Revista Meio Filtrante 32. Examine Inlet Separation Technologies for Increased Reliability Gas Processing News 33. Natural Gas Contaminants in Compressor Feeds Compressor Tech2 34. Choose Optimal Feed Conditioning Strategies for Gas Processing Gas Processing Magazine 35. Hydrocarbon Contamination in Amine Acid Gas Sulphur Journal 36. Reducing Hydrocarbons and Solids Contamination in Sour Water Strippers Hydrocarbon Processing Magazine 37. Filtration and Separation in Sulfur Recovery Chemical Engineering Magazine 38. Fouling Solutions - is Suspended Solids Filtration the Right Answer? Filtration News 39. Process Industries: Mitigating the Fouling Menace Filtration + Separation Magazine 40. Strategies for Minimizing Hydrocarbon Contamination in Amine Acid Gas Sulphur Journal 41. Troubleshooting Contamination in Gas Compression Compressor Tech 2 42. Reducing Hydrocarbons in Sour Water Stripper Acid Gas Sulphur Journal 43. Amine Unit Contamination Overview American Filtration and Separation Society Web Article PATENTS 1. Method for Removing Amine from a Contaminated Hydrocarbon Streams United States Patent 2. System for the Treatment of Mercaptan Contaminated Hydrocarbon Streams United States Patent 3. System for the Treatment of Contaminated Hydrocarbon Streams United States Patent 4. Removal of Hydrocarbon Contaminants United States Patent 5. Material compositions for sensors for determination of chemical species at trace concentrations United States Patent 6. Rinsable metal pretreatment methods and compositions United States Patent 7. Method for removing calcium from crude oil United States Patent 8. Dynamic desalter simulator United States Patent 9. Material compositions for sensors for determination of chemical species at trace concentrations and method of using sensors United States Patent 10. Separatory and emulsion breaking processes United States Patent 11. Medical article and method of making and using the same United States Patent 12. Emulsion breaking process United States Patent 13. Marked article and method of making the same United States Patent 14. Serine protease inhibitors United States Patent 15. Serine protease inhibitors United States Patent 16. Serine protease inhibitors United States Patent 17. Serine protease inhibitors United States Patent 18. Serine protease inhibitors United States Patent 19. Serine protease inhibitors United States Patent 20. Serine protease inhibitors United States Patent 21. Multiactive electrophotographic elements containing electron transport agents United States Patent |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| 5 Cases to date. Details available upon request. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| CONFERENCES - Presented at 1. Hydroprocessing Catalyst Bed Protection Using Feed Generated Contaminant Testing International Refining and Petrochemicals Eurasia 2020 2. Energy Minimization in Gas Processing GPA Midstream Association Convention 2020 3. Understanding and Improving the Operation of an Amine System SynGas Conference 2020 4. Startup Troubleshooting in Amine Units for LNG Plants GPA Midstream Association Convention 2020 5. Emulsion Formation via Surfactant Contaminants in Amine Unit LPG Contactors Refcomm Galveston 2020 6. Identifying and Managing Contaminants in LNG Feed Gas and Cryogenic Processing GPA Midstream Association Convention 2019 7. War Stories from Foaming Front Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference 2019 8. New Technologies for Mercaptan Removal in Natural Gas Liquids Gastech, 2018 9. New Mercaptans Removal Technologies for Treating Hydrocarbon Streams Gas Processor Association National Convention 2018 10. New Inlet Feed Gas Conditioning Technologies for Contaminant Removal in Amine Units Gas Processor Association National Convention 2018 11. Surfactant Contaminants in Feed Gas Streams to Amine Units: The Hidden Foaming Agent Europe Gas Processor Association National Convention 2017 12. Surfactant Contaminants in Feed Gas Streams to Amine Units: The Hidden Foaming Agent Gas Processor Association National Convention 2017 13. New Technologies for H2S and Mercaptans Removal in Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids Gas Pro 2016 14. Feedstock Contaminant Separation Impacts: Process Stability, Equipment Reliability and Plant Capacity Petchem Tech Forum 2016 15. Feed Contamination to Amine and Sour Water Stripper Units Affecting the Sulfur Recovery Process RefComm 2016 16. Exion GT: The Next Generation of Hydrogen Sulfide Removal Technologies for Natural Gas Treating Gas Processors Association 2016 17. Mercaptans Removal from Hydrocarbon Condensates and NGL Streams Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference 2016 18. Amine System Filtration: How to Maximize Benefits SOGAT 2015 19. LPG Treating Throughput Improvement Using Amine Solvent Recovery Technologies American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers 2015 20. Oil & Gas Process Separation Scale-Up Part 1: Sour Water and Sour Gas AICHE 2014 21. Evaluating Inlet Gas Separation Systems for Plant Reliability American Filtration & Separations Society, National Conference 2014 22. Where Filtration Fails - Media Sealing and Related Economics American Filtration & Separations Society, National Conference 2014 23. The Seven Deadly Sins of Sour Water Stripping AFPM 2014 24. Reducing Hydrocarbons in Sour Water Stripper Acid Gas LRGCC 2014 25. Seven Deadly Sins of Filtration and Separation Systems in Gas Processing Gas Processors National Convention 2013 26. Feed Conditioning Strategies for Gas Processing SOGAT 2013 27. Innovation in H2S Removal Technologies for the Oil & Gas and Chemical Processing Industries Chemminovations Conference 2013 28. Sour Water Production and Processing in Oil Gas Operations American Filtration & Separations Society National Meeting 2013 29. Suspended Solids Fouling and Column Protection Using Separation Technologies American Filtration & Separations Society National Meeting 2013 30. Process Reliability in Amine Units by Contamination Control Chemnovations Conference 2012 31. Inlet Gas Coalescence for Reliability and Capacity Increase American Filtration and Separation Society National Meeting 2012 32. Pretreatment of Organic Materials for Selective Separation in Sensor Applications American Filtration and Separation Society National Meeting 2012 33. Chemically Assisted Separation Technologies American Filtration and Separation Society National Meeting 2012 34. Gas Coalescer Failure Modes and Effects American Filtration and Separation Society National Meeting 2012 35. Filtration and Separation Technologies in the Sulphur Trail Sulphur Conference 2011 36. Overview of Amine Unit Filtration and Separation Systems American Filtration and Separation Society Regional Meeting 2011 37. The Seven Sins of Filtration and Separation systems American Filtration and Separation Society National Meeting 2011 |
Language Skills
| Language | Proficiency |
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| Spanish | |
| Portuguese | |
| English |