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PROCESS Client Featured on "World's Greatest" Television Show - May 2010

May 2010 - Diversified CPC International, Inc. was recently selected by the ION Network to be in their "World's Greatest" series representing specialty gas producers. Diversified CPC International is a global leader in the production of high quality aerosol propellants, specialty gases, alternative fuels, NGL refrigerants, physical foam blowing agents, and related products. PROCESS is proud to have provided process engineering design services on a number of different projects for this client. There is no better reward than to play a role in helping our clients be successful. View the 4 minute video clip on the Diversified CPC Web Site.

Congratulations to Diversified CPC International, Inc. !

PROCESS Now Registered with SABIC - January 2010

January 2010 - PROCESS was officially notified that it is now an approved contractor for process engineering services to Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). SABIC is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of chemicals, fertilizers, plastics, and metals. SABIC is also is the largest non-oil company in the Middle East and one of the world’s five largest petrochemicals manufacturers.

PROCESS is exclusively represented in Saudi Arabia by House of Energy & Industrial Technologies Co. Ltd. (HOEIT). Without the expert assistance and support of HOEIT this vendor approval would not have been possible. This approval is one more step towards securing increased process engineering work from abroad.

Joel Reagan Named Partner at PROCESS - January 2010

Oak Ridge, Tennessee – January 1, 2010 - PROCESS announces that Joel Reagan, Senior Process Engineer, has been named as a full partner at PROCESS, joining partners Hop Boyd, Jim Morris, and Mel Coker. In his new capacity, Joel will lead the company's Chemicals process design and engineering group. Hop, who previously held the Chemicals lead position as well as the Managing Partner's role, will retain the Managing Partner role, while Jim will remain the Nuclear Chemical Engineering lead and Mel will remain the Refining and Process Safety lead.

Hop released the following statement regarding the partnership personnel moves: "The partners of PROCESS welcome Joel to our ranks. His unparalleled contributions to the company in the areas of marketing, managing, and executing private-sector chemical and alternative fuels projects during the past several years without question warrant this move. I am extremely confident that by moving me out of the role of Chemicals lead and moving him in, we have strengthened the company considerably."

Congratulations Joel!

PROCESS Engineer Recently Earns P.E. License - January 2010

One of PROCESS' long time employees, Mr. Greg Grimaud, was recently awarded his P.E. license by the State of Tennessee after successfully passing the test for professional chemical engineers in October of 2009. Greg is currently a Senior Process Engineer with PROCESS and obtained his B.S. in ChE from Penn State University in 1981 and obtained his M.B.A. from East Tennessee State University in 1995. Greg has experience in the design, startup, and operation of chemical and nuclear processes, as well as in detail process design and project and engineering management.

Congratulations Greg!

2009 Company Highlights

While 2009 proved to be a difficult year for our industry as a whole, PROCESS was able to declare it a "good year" by anyone's measure. Some of the highlights are listed below:

PROCESS grew in excess of 12% in 2009 as compared to 2008
29 new clients were added
7 new chemical process engineers were added to our ranks
Joel Reagan taught our first CHEMCAD Productivity training course for Chemstations
Greg Grimaud successfully passed his Professional Engineering exam
Jacqui Stewart successfully passed her Professional Engineering exam
Launched new subsidiary company - Process Engineering International, LLC

PROCESS Engineering Staff Grows Again in 2009

Thanks to our loyal client base and our top notch team, PROCESS continues to grow our staff of highly qualified and experienced Chemical Engineers. Since the beginning of 2009 a total of 7 new process engineers have been added to our staff to handle the increase in the demand of our services. These additions bring our total engineer staff size to 41 and will allow us to perform increasingly larger sized projects in the future.

Mr. Wade A. Sims, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Michigan Technological University, 1958, M.B.A 1965) with 41 years experience in the process scale-up, design, construction, startup, operation, and troubleshooting of multiple greenfield pharmaceutical plants, as well as project management, plant management, process improvement, and cost estimation of pharmaceutical, refining, and LPG processes.
Mr. Bernd (Bert) Niemann, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Northeastern University, 1965) with 39 years experience in the planning, design, procurement, construction, and startup of a variety of inorganic chemical and nuclear materials processes, as well as in the independent design review of coal gasification and liquefication pilot and demonstration plants and in performing new technology maturity assessments.
Mr. Christopher (Chris) Hamel, Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Tennessee Technological University, 1985) with 10 years experience in the conceptual and detailed design of complex environmental projects as well as in the project management of such projects.
Mr. Richard C. (Rick) Pettus, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer ( B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1979, M.B.A. 1987) with 25 years experience in the planning, design, procurement, construction, startup, troubleshooting, and process improvement of a variety of organic and inorganic processes including adsorbent and catalyst manufacturing, asphalt roofing and other continuous web processes, as well as biofuels, recycle papermaking, petroleum refining, and petrochemicals.
Mr. David M. Pitts, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer ( M.S., Villanova University, 1973) with 30 years experience in the the design, startup, and operation of a wide variety of waste handling and treatment processes, environmental regulatory compliance engineering support, as well as in the design and operation of batch and pilot scale emissions control systems.
Mr. William A. (Bill) Tuck, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer ( B.S., Lehigh University, 1979) with 30 years experience in the planning, design, startup, commissioning, and troubleshooting of a variety of organic and inorganic chemical processes including polymers, fragrances, agricultural chemicals, and other processes, as well as offsites and utilities, waste treatment, and powdered materials processing and handling systems.
Mr. Russell W. (Russ) Cothran, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Clemson University, 1994) with 14 years experience in the design and operation of batch and continuous chemical processes, coating/laminating processes, and textiles manufacturing, as well as project management, operations management, process improvement and process safety.

PROCESS Welcomes New Chemical Engineers

Welcome to the PROCESS team!

PROCESS Launches New Subsidiary to Focus on International Projects

Oak Ridge, Tennessee – January 30, 2009 - Process Engineering Associates, LLC (PROCESS) announces the immediate formation of PROCESS ENGINEERING INTERNATIONAL, LLC, a U.S. based chemical engineering company that will focus primarily on the need for chemical engineering services in the overseas markets. The overall goal of Process Engineering International will be to provide expert process simulation, process design, construction oversight, and process safety solutions to non-U.S. based clients.

The formation of a subsidiary company to concentrate only on international chemical engineering work will complement PROCESS' domestic operations by allowing overseas customers to realize the same high quality service and innovative solutions to which U.S. customers have become accustomed.

Based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee (USA), Process Engineering International will use the resources of a multitude of chemical engineers and chemical engineering tools to provide services to improve operations of overseas clients. Personnel are available to do work remotely or at the client’s location, virtually anywhere in the world.

Process Engineering International has access to staff with on-site experience in Europe, Asia, and North America. A partial list of targeted industries includes chemical production, petroleum refining, petrochemical production, alternative fuels generation, pharmaceuticals, waste/wastewater treatment, and many others.

For additional information on Process Engineering International, call the main office at +1 865 220 8722 or visit their web site at www.processengr-intl.com.

PROCESS Now Registered with Saudi Aramco - March 2008

Earlier this year PROCESS signed an agreement with a company named House of Energy & Industrial Technologies Co. Ltd. (HOEIT) to act as a sales Representative for our services in Saudi Arabia. In support of these efforts, and with the expert assistance of HOEIT, PROCESS applied for and was granted official approval as an out of country supplier of engineering services to Saudi Aramco. Saudi Aramco is the national oil company of Saudi Arabia. It is the largest oil corporation in the world with the largest proven crude oil reserves and production. This approval is one step towards securing increased process engineering design work from abroad.

National News Article - February 26, 2008

USA Today recently ran an article on a project to design and test a CO₂ Capture Pilot-Plant at a Coal-Fired Power Plant. PROCESS provided significant process design and engineering services to this project as a subcontractor to Lambert Engineers, Inc. After running the plant, Alstom officials now say preliminary data shows that carbon capture demonstration project is successful - read News Release.

Read a summary of our role in the CO₂ Capture Pilot-Plant Project

Blind Chemical Engineer Interns at PROCESS - Summer 2007

Mr. Noel Romey (B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Arkansas, 2004), is currently interning in PROCESS' Oak Ridge, Tennessee office. Noel is unique in that he is, as far as anyone knows, the first blind since birth chemical engineer in history! His internship is part of his graduate school work and is meant to demonstrate his ability to do commercial sector chemical engineering as well as to discover the technological obstacles that need to be overcome in the future such that he can become a fully-independent worker in a competitive free market environment.

Using specialized equipment, Noel can perform computer process simulations using PROCESS’ licensed commercial process simulation software, Chemstations’ CHEMCAD. Thus far, Noel has produced several comprehensive petroleum refinery simulations:

Diesel hydrotreater
Amine treater
Scot tail gas unit
Fuel gas treater
Sour water stripper

In addition, Noel has generated simulations for client-specific projects in the Oak Ridge office:

Methanol and glycerine fractionation systems for a biodiesel production facility
High-purity propylene fractionation system for a hydrocarbon light ends production company

Noel has also performed a boiling point curve analysis of a hydrocarbon feed stream and characterized the stream in terms of paraffinic hydrocarbon compounds in support of a process evaluation project. Finally, he completed the simulation that appears in PROCESS’ Excel Interface demonstration located on our Home Page and wrote the original text for the demonstration verbal presentation.

It has been a great learning experience, for both Noel and PROCESS. We are very glad to have him here.

PROCESS Recognized by SNS for Key Contributions - June 2006

PROCESS was presented a plaque of appreciation and recognition by the Spallation Neutron Source Target Utilities Lead engineer, Lorelei Jacobs, shortly after startup in 2006. It was given in recognition for the significant contributions made with regards to the target area utilities systems design, installation, testing, and startup. These systems are critical to the operation of this new fundamental physics research facility. Through the contributions of many, these systems were ready on schedule and operated as designed. Click on the images for a better look.

Congratulations to All!