Experienced Chemical Process Engineer
Contact this Expert Witness
- Company: Heniff Process Services LLC
- Phone: (281) 723-6347
- Website: www.HEProcess.com
Specialties & Experience of this Expert Witness
General Specialties:
Chemical Engineering and Chemistry & ChemicalsKeywords/Search Terms:
Hazardous Chemicals, Process Safety, Personal Safety, Monomers, Polymer, Chemical Plants, Styrene, Chemicals, Flammability, Reactive Chemicals, Flammable, Dust, Process Engineer, HAZOP, Petrochemical, Incident Investigation, Root Cause Analysis, Hydrogen Cyanide, Process Design, Project ManagementEducation:
BS Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois - Urbana ChampaignYears in Practice:
30.5Additional Information
SUMMARY • Chemical Engineer with over 30 years of experience primarily in process engineering/ process development that is currently working part-time or short duration roles. • Very strong background in monomers and polymers chemistries and processes. • Ability to embrace new process technologies and new chemistries quickly. • High achiever, very motivated, high energy, quick learner, data driven, and results oriented. • Strong process safety background (with experience at multiple OSHA Star plants) with active involvement in process hazard analyses (HAZOP and LOPA), management of change (MOC), safety instrumented systems, and PSM auditing. • Proficient with Aspen Plus (including Aspen Polymers), HTRI, Minitab, OSI PI, and Aspen Process Explorer. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Heniff Process Services LLC, Houston, TX, November 2024 – Present Proprietor and Senior Principal Process Engineer LyondellBasell, Channelview, TX, September 2023 to November 2024 Global Consulting Process Engineer – Propylene Oxide/Styrene Monomer Celanese, Pasadena, TX, January 2022 to August 2023 Principal Process Engineer – Vinyl Acetate Ineos Styrolution, Pasadena, TX, August 2017 to December 2021 Global Technology Engineer – Ethyl Benzene/Styrene Monomer Kraton Polymers, Houston, TX, November, 2010 to August 2017 Process Development Engineer – Styrene/Butadiene/Isoprene Block Copolymers Ascend Performance Materials (formerly Solutia), Alvin, TX, May 2005 to November 2010 Principal Process Engineer – Acrylonitrile/Hydrogen Cyanide Technology EVAL Company of America (subsidiary of Kuraray), Pasadena, TX, July 1999 to May 2005 Product Manager/Process Engineer/Production Engineer - EVOH Polymers Sterling Chemicals, Texas City, TX, January 1998 to July 1999 Production/Technical Service Engineer - Acrylonitrile/Hydrogen Cyanide OxyVinyls, Deer Park, TX, June 1995 to January 1998 Process Engineer - Chlorine