(2 years 11 months)

(7 years 9 months) Technical bid proposals for valves, actuators, and control systems Engineering, procurement, and construction/process industry clients Actuator (air pneumatic, electric, hydraulic, gas over oil, & direct gas) sizing Petrochemical project executions, up to $8M in revenue Client technical interface for valves

Technical services leader for bolted/ flanged joint integrity Americas Leadership Team member, provided managerial oversight to product and field service businesses Direct reports- managed seven, nationally located engineering and technical personnel for bolting, machining, weld test and isolation Supervised technical contacts for tensioners, hydraulic torque wrenches, field machining equipment, heat treatment, and testing products Supported ASME PCC-1 qualified assembly program Provision of Subject Matter Experts (SME's) to field operations Customer support visits, such as a North Dakota refinery ASME B16 Codes and Standards Member Developed charter for Technical Services Team

(2 years 9 months) Control valve and pneumatic actuator sizing Valves for critical and corrosive service Alloy and PTFE lined applications Equipment pricing and applications support for linear motion globe valves, as well as rotary plug, ball, and butterfly types Calculations based on flow rate, pressure, temperature, and chemical properties Use of technology to address cavitation, phase change, and two phase issues Special valve components for noise reduction Samson U.S. contact for valve sealing, LDAR / fugitive emissions related products Technical support for bellows seals, packings, and gaskets Major petrochemical, refinery, paper, power generation, and food processing clients ASME B16 Codes and Standards Member Engineering presentations; Distribution training Additional support for: Valve positioners, solenoid valves, volume boosters, I/P converters, electric and electrohydraulic actuators, single and double acting actuators, reversing amplifiers, limit switches, pressure and temperature regulators, valve tools

(7 years 2 months) Gasket and compression packing applications engineering Liaised withR&D, Global Headquarters, Rio de Janiero (& Campinas), Brazil Operations/ manufacturing technical support Applied heat exchanger sealing and bolting technology Eliminated 25 year refinery exchanger leak problems HF acid semi-metallic gasket design approved by Alkylation Unit Engineering Utilized valve (fugitive emissions reducing) packing for petrochemical/ refining industry Fastener torque calculations Applied pump compression packing and gaskets, compressor seals, railcar gaskets Developed product, manufacturing, and quality specifications Production time studies and computer program updating for pricing system Directed Quality Assurance Program 4-1/2 years Managed Inspection Department personnel & PMI testing Drafted process flow procedures, modeled from ISO, and offshore sourcing specifications Collected data showing continuous quality improvements Coordinated Safety Program with outside consultant Traveled for product technical presentations, trade shows, distribution and end-user visits, such as technical presentation to major Tennessee refinery Corporate AML product approvals Provided technical input to Legal Counsel on patent and field installation matters Representative to industry committees, ASME B16 Subcommittee Vice Chair Speaker at 2007 Petrochemical Equipment Conference, Brazil

(11 years 8 months) ) and bolting applications engineering Chemical compatibility of materials; Test data evaluation; Bolting preload calculations Managed personnel (varying time frames, with departmental structuring &growth) Provided technical support and process evaluation for manufacturing Advised client on modification of hydrogen reactor for special gasket design, successfully replaced problem ring joint configuration Re-designed sealing to solve recurrent coker unit leaks Boiler access gasket improvements Liquid oxygen and vehicle sealing applications for NASA Initiated testing procedure for FRP flange gaskets (soft/ non-metallic) for major chemical co. Modfied gasket design to withstand major refinery fire test protocol Utilized heat exchanger sealing technology to seal large diameter and critical services Configured gasket to best withstand industry radial shear (RAST) testing Drafted test protocols to investigate inward buckling issue with spiral wound gaskets Conducted load/ deflection hydraulic compression and flange testing Development of test facilities ASME B16 Subcommittee Member and Vice Chair (standards ASME B16.20 &B16.21) Participation in engineering conferences such as PVRC, United Engineering Ctr., New York, NY Drafted end-user product specifications Corporate AML product approvals Travel for product technical presentations, trade shows, end-user and distribution visits Provided technical input to executives and Legal Counsel on patent issues Technical marketing literature revisions - created names for 3 products Training included visits to flexible graphite, PTFE, and other sheet material manufacturing and R&Dfacilities; Metallic gasket manufacturing plant training; California refinery plant training; Pricing/ quotations training Garlock Sealing Technologies, Palmyra, NY (Winter-Spring 1998, thenreturned to Lamons) Managed Applications Engineering personnel Test equipment evaluation - Ecole Polytechnique, Montreal

(1 year 5 months) Product Engineer, Flexitallic (9/91-1/92): Pipe flange and equipment gasket application engineering Conducted load/ deflection hydraulic compression testing Drafted material procurement specifications Training included semi-metallic gasket manufacturing/ quality and engineering applications Engineering Co-op, Maine Yankee (9/90-1/91): Utilized torque specification methodology for flanged joints, valves, and other plant equipment; Assisted with technical evaluation of bolting improvements and valve machining Analysis of gasketed/ flanged connections as directed by Principal Engineer Software utilization and updating, as directed Position became experience basis for employment with Flexitallic Nuclear plant clearance/ access