Roland G.

Brown
Kennewick, WA 99337-3345 rolandgbrown@hotmail.com (509) 308-7479

Chemical Engineer with over 20 years experience spanning process improvements, problem resolution than included both short and long term, workflow optimization, handle multiple tasks, risk management and leadership in nuclear/environmental remediation and refinery/petrochemical arenas. 12 years experience refinery as process engineer and night supervisor. Creative and resourceful who takes ownership in assigned tasks. Implements configuration management rigor of design outputs, evaluates system status and performance, provide technical support to Operations and Maintenance activities and maintain technical integrity by ensuring that designs and facility were are maintained in accordance with the applicable codes, standards, requirements, criteria, specifications, and documents in accordance with good engineering practices. Solution-driven to overcome hurdles, team player and goal oriented to meet scheduled deadlines. Made economically viable decisions in high-pressure situations. Effective facilitator able to bring together diverse groups to achieve collective objectives. Education: BS, Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle Certifications: * Radiological Design Review Team * Unreviewed Safety Question Evaluator * Core Engineer * Component Engineer for Grab Sampling, Vapor Sampling, and Sample Transportation Trained in: RCRA, CERCLA, DOT Shipping Regulations, DOE Nuclear Facility requirements, tank farm entry, HYSIM computer modeling, Hazmat Safety, Lockout/Tagout, Fire Safety, and UOP Unit Operations and Distillation Awards: Awarded the monthly Taking Pride Award 3x and the monthly Engineering Production Award for maintaining high quality standards and meeting the schedule issuance milestones. Played key role in unprecedented 4x WESTON performance awards and 6 x WESTON safety performance awards, awarded 3 x the high-prestige U.S. Government Quality Award for the production of jet fuel, Pennzoil Quality Award for the Production of White Oil, 3 time winner of monthly Performance Recognition Award in the exempt category presented by CH2M Hill Hanford Group, Inc., received recognition in the Employee Suggestion Program for the standardized design of equipment, appreciation award for work toward closure of the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) Recommendation 93-5, close out of issues concerning T-110 (Watchlist Leaker), and closure in addressing waste tank spill issues in timely matter.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Bechtel National Inc., Richland, WA (6/2008 to 6/2012) Senior Engineer Mechanical Systems
Support design and specification equipment for the Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) in the areas of

Roland G. Brown
Kennewick, WA 99337-3345 rolandgbrown@hotmail.com (509) 308-7479

process plant treatment of mixed nuclear waste, chemical waste treatment, and supporting utility systems. Updated and developed new P&ID drawings to include vendor drawings, enhanced instrumentation, and updates to revised procedures. Re-Sized relief valves and flare headers per API standards and revised facility parameters. Developed and updated calculations to conform to latest procedures, facility parameters to support the final P&IDs. Verified calculation assumptions to change the calculation status from confirmed to committed. Coordinated with engineering groups in the development of system and equipment requirements in order to meet operating schedules and administrative controls. Revised existing P&IDs to support the development of project costs and construction schedule. Developed process descriptions, mass balances, P& IDs, and data sheets to support equipment and instruments identified on the P&IDs. Coordinated closely with other technical disciplines in planning and executing work as an integrated team. Updated P&ID drawings to reflect updates from approved calculations, facilities, and configuration changes from other departments. Performed safety basis searches to ensure that the facility was in compliance with the Safety Basis as identified on the P&IDs. Performed work to meet Construction System Schedule while maintaining high degree of quality in the design work product.

Diamond Technology, Inc., San Francisco, CA, (6/2007 to 6/2008) Staff Augmentation Contract to Support Bechtel National
Support design and specification of mechanical systems and equipment for the Waste Treatment Plant (WTP) in the areas of process plant treatment of mixed nuclear waste, chemical waste treatment, and supporting utility systems. Updated the steam system to address design issues such as water hammer, steam traps, and let-down stations. Developed/revised equipment and system requirement with other technical disciplines. Revised equipment and piping design calculations to incorporate design and P&ID configuration updates. Ensured that design calculations were in compliance with the design guides, design criteria, and mechanical system formal calculation procedures. Maintained high degree of quality in final work product. Coordinated closely with other technical disciplines in planning and executing work as an integrated team. Develop calculations to support heat exchanger sizing, vessel sizing, filter sizing, pump sizing, relief valve sizing (also the sizing of the inlet and discharge pipelines of the relief valve), pipeline sizing, ejector sizing, overflow line sizing, vent line sizing, sizing of vacuum breakers, orifice sizing, and steam trap sizing. Performed safety basis searches to ensure that the facility is in compliance as identified on the P&ID.

Weston Solutions, Inc., Houston, TX, (3/2006 to 12/2006) Katrina Project Clean Up Emergency Response Involved with site, field, and air monitoring operations associated with the collection of household hazardous and commercial hazardous materials. Providing clients with accurate and pertinent scientific data according to agreed upon methods, procedures, and techniques.

Roland G. Brown
Kennewick, WA 99337-3345 rolandgbrown@hotmail.com (509) 308-7479

Provided sound conclusions and recommendations based upon field investigations and literature reviews within the established project schedules and approved procedures and guidelines Responsible for all phases of data processing and analysis data at the assigned sites and other related responsibilities assigned by the incident commander. Lucas Engineering & Management Services, Richland, WA, (3/2003 to 06/2005) Staff Augmentation Contract for Tank Closure Maintained technical baseline information and supporting System design medial, System Notebooks, Configuration Management, Monitoring/Trending/Health Reports for the performance and reliability of grab sampling and transport of samples for analysis. Developed sampling equipment, test plans, operational plans, and procedures to perform waste intrusive operation and waste retrieval for tank closure within the single tank farms. Facillated in HAZOP reviews for the MARS and modified MARS waste retrieval arms. Submitted USQ Screenings and Determinations to support sampling and waste retrieval in the Single Shell Tanks. Updated procedures to latest administrative controls and increased the scope of the procedure to include updated tank waste retrieval methods. Developed strategy to reduce the margin of error associated in determining the amount of waste remaining in the tank using the video CAD method. Developed work packages and equipment to obtain samples for characterization of tank waste tank vapors in the tank farms. Performed changes to engineering documentation (drawings, specifications, procedures, etc) to maintain configuration control. Provided technical support for the design, construction, risk assessments, readiness reviews, and operation of the designed equipment. Met all regulatory guidelines and TPA milestones to close SSTs and monitoring retrieval events. Developed work packages to perform tank closure video of the retrieved tanks. Developed final closure volume documents for those tanks declared retrieved. Interacted effectively with other engineering groups, operations personnel, management, DOE personnel, regulators, vendor, other engineers, designers, planners, schedulers, and drafters. CH2MHILL, Richland, WA, (1993-2003) System/Component Engineer Established waste tank sampling work packages, procedure, and transport sample work packages as model to follow. Member of numerous special operational task forces involved in the development and update of the Safety Basis, updates to administrative programs, developed new sampling tools, developed sample shipping containers, resolved problems without affecting the schedule, and created plans that expedited timesensitive DOE projects. Met 100% of the sampling milestones associated with Field Sampling and field activities affecting multiple project teams. Established and maintained open lines of communication with customer and multiple project teams. Reduce equipment cost by standardizing sampling equipment from fabricated items to off-shelf material items. Submitted/approved DQOs to support grab and vapor sampling. Proficient with the use of desktop computer workstation, including the use of Microsoft Office applications. Assign to special task team to revise the Safety Basis Authorization and develop the FSAR.

Roland G. Brown
Kennewick, WA 99337-3345 rolandgbrown@hotmail.com (509) 308-7479

ATLAS PROCESS COMPANY (subsidiary of Pennzoil), Shreveport, LA, 1980-1992 Developed computer models (HYSIM) for assigned process units to reduce utility costs, reduce recirculation time, decrease product down grading, increased through put, and used models as trouble shooting tool to resolve operational problems. Identified and developed capital projects, issued contracts, supervised the construction, developed schedules, and ensured that the project was completed on time and within the approved budget. Developed operating procedures to reduce operational costs, reduce product downgrade, and increased production through put. Performed proactive technical monitoring to assigned process units to increase productivity, troubleshoot operating issues, and identify opportunities for improvement. Identified issues using Six Sigma principles and Root Cause Analysis to meet production plan and business objectives of assigned units and developed and implemented to mitigate these issues. Provided technical assurance to ensure that assigned process units operated within established limits. Provided support to Operations/Maintenance by reviewing design changes, work activities, procedures and spare parts are all in accordance with applicable codes, standards, requirements, criteria, and specifications. Increased throughput capacity by 58%, improved product quality, increased yield with 40% reduction in utility usage, and developed eight new products. Night shift supervisor for 5 years to manage 80-person crew and millions of dollars in Capital equipment. Unit supervisor for 1 year for the Platformers, Crude Unit, Light Ends, Naphtha Splitter, Hot Oil Circulating System, Sulfur Recovery, and Sour Water Units. Developed and directed refinery/petrochemical projects to reduce overall production costs by 40%. Developed and managed projects that had payback of less than one year. Upgraded the loading dock facility with vapor recovery system, electronic meters, spill containment, and filtration system to improve loading/unloading time, reduced losses of spilled products, and reduce theft. Upgraded the inert gas generators to membrane nitrogen system to reduce spare and maintenance cost, cut costs in maintaining the inert gas generating system, and improve product quality. Installed flare gas recovery system to reduce natural gas consumption at the Boilers by 60%. Participated in Process Hazard Analyses to identify and assess process Safety issues and developed recommendations to mitigate these issues. Identified opportunities for Margin, Energy, and Product Quality improvements and implemented the changes. Developed computer models and spreadsheets to track catalyst life and corrosion to ensure optimization of catalyst and chemical usage.