PROCESS’ technical staff is comprised of:

  • Ms. Jacqueline F. (Jacqui) Stewart, P.E., Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1986) with 35 years experience in the design, startup, and operation of batch chemical, specialty metal, and pharmaceuticals production processes, as well as in the design and permitting of environmental systems.
  • Mr. K. Michael (Mike) Sessions, P.E., Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (M.S., Tennessee Technological University, 1985) with 39 years experience in process design, process simulation, process scale-up, plant operations, troubleshooting and management, of a variety of chemical processes including pharmaceuticals, foods, commodity and specialty chemicals, and metals/mineral processing.
  • Mr. Matt D. Whitworth, P.E., Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1998) with 25 years experience in the design, startup, and operation of batch and continuous organic chemical production processes, alternative energy process design, as well as in computer process modeling and simulation and Six Sigma methodologies.
  • Mr. Jay S. White, P.E., Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (M.S., Polytechnic University, 1990) with 35 years experience in the design and troubleshooting of a variety of organic and inorganic chemical processes including syngas processing, vent gas scrubbing, adhesives, polymers, food/beverage, as well as project engineering and technology selection.
  • Mr. Chris L. Pace, P.E., Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (M.S., Texas A&M University, 1997) with 29 years experience in the design, startup, operation, and optimization of batch and continuous chemical production processes, refining, plant utilities, and waste treatment systems, hazardous waste thermal treatment, alternative energy processes, mineral processing and slurry pipeline transportation, as well as in computer process modeling and simulation, project engineering, and project management.
  • Mr. Matthew R. (Matt) Morris, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Tennessee Technological University, 2011) with 14 years experience in process design engineering, in-plant capital projects engineering, process simulation, process optimization, troubleshooting, and equipment specification, as well as production engineering support, procedure development, and production supervision in the chemical industry.
  • Mr. James S. (Jim) Morris, P.E., Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (M.S., University of Tennessee, 1988) with 43 years experience in the design, startup, and operation of batch chemical processes, waste treatment and air pollution control systems, and metalworking production units, as well as in computer process modeling and simulation.
  • Mr. Stephen D. (Steve) Karnitz, Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Tennessee Technological University, 1991) with 31 years experience in the design, startup, and optimization of batch and continuous chemical production processes, alternative energy process design, as well as in computer process modeling and simulation and detail process systems design.
  • Mr. Joel G. Reagan, Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (M.S., Tennessee Technological University, 1985) with 40 years experience in the design, startup, operation, and optimization of chemical production processes, and plant utilities, as well as expertise in computer process modeling and simulation.
  • Dr. Peter J. Bereolos, Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (Ph.D., Purdue University, 1995) with 30 years experience in the operations and technical support of nuclear materials processes, including the safety, storage, and inventory management of nuclear materials.
  • Mr. Bruce L. Giles, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Tennessee Technological University, 1982) with 38 years experience in the design, startup, and operation of chemical production, batch chemical, and radioactive materials processes, as well as in the design, startup, and operation of computer process control systems, and process documentation review and evaluation.
  • Mr. Brian Gregory (Greg) Jobe, Senior Process Engineer, a nuclear engineer (B.S., University of Tennessee, 1985) with 23 years experience in nuclear plant, chemical plant, and petroleum refinery operation and process safety management.
  • Mr. Roger M. Efferson, Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., University of Tennessee, 1985) with 40 years experience in specialty and textile chemical production and production management, as well as in plant management, process control, and instrumentation.
  • Mr. J. H. Gregory (Greg) Grimaud, III, P.E., Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Pennsylvania State University, 1981, M.B.A. 1995) with 44 years experience in the design, startup, and operation of chemical and nuclear materials processing systems, as well as in detail process design and project and engineering management.
  • Mr. Sherman D. Brady, P.E., Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., University of Missouri-Rolla, 1963) with 62 years experience in the design, construction, startup, and operation of organic and inorganic chemicals production processes, as well as in industrial research and development.
  • Mr. Rame Y. Sulaiman, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (M.S., Tennessee Technological University, 1995), with 27 years experience in equipment and processing systems design, startup, operation, and optimization as well as dryer, filter, and heat transfer equipment detail design and the design of process control systems.
  • Mr. Dennis W. Worthington, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (M.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1988) with 37 years experience in plant support and troubleshooting, development and execution of new product scale-ups and production runs, pilot plant management, and batch process engineering and development, as well as in process control system configuration and programming in the energetics, nuclear, and chemical industries.
  • Mr. Andrew E. (Andy) Felker, Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Purdue University, 1990, M.B.A 2001) with 35 years experience in the development, design, troubleshooting, construction, commissioning, startup, and operation of batch and continuous chemical processes, minerals processing, food & beverage production processes, waste treatment systems, petrochemical processes and air pollution control devices, as well as project direction and management, plant management, process improvement, process safety, as well as international engineering oversight with financial performance metrics.  
  • Mr. David M. Pitts, P.E., Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer ( M.S., Villanova University, 1973) with 48 years experience in 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., Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer ( B.S., Lehigh University, 1979) with 45 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. Steven W. (Steve) Thompson, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Christian Brothers College, 1982) with over 42 years experience in process engineering, process safety, equipment engineering, environmental engineering, production engineering, operations/maintenance, and construction engineering in the nuclear, chemical, petrochemical, consumer products, pulp & paper, textiles, imaging systems, and oil & gas industries, as well as in the design, startup of complex systems, and the troubleshooting of numerous projects from both an operations and engineering perspective. 
  • Mr. Thomas H. (Tom) Asher, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., University of Rhode Island, 1994) with over 31 years experience in process engineering, project engineering, production engineering, operations/maintenance, and control systems engineering and programming in the chemical and specialty metals industries, as well as in color compounding, coatings, plastic extrusion, air pollution control systems, and wastewater treatment systems. Tom also has extensive experience in pharmaceuticals and current good manufacturing practices (cGMP).
  • Mr. Thomas H. (Tom) Evans, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Widener University, 1996) with over 29 years experience in process engineering, project engineering, production engineering, plant and pilot plant operations/maintenance in the specialty batch and continuous chemical industry including food & flavorings industries, industrial waste treatment, paper & textile mills, pigment production, and metals/precious metals, as well as in process design, control systems design and process safety management programs implementation and oversight. 
  • Mr. Charles R. (Chuck) Higdon III, P.E., Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (M.S., University of California Berkeley, 1988) with 40 years experience in process development and design including process alternative evaluations, technology assessment/selection, pilot-plant testing, design, startup, commissioning, and troubleshooting of a variety of chemical processes including gas separations/purification, hydrogen reforming, syngas processes, alternative energy and power generation, pollution control, advanced materials, and other chemical production processes, as well as a variety of process engineering leadership roles.
  • Mr. Michael (Mike) Tanzio, Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (M.S., Purdue University, 1977) with 51 years experience in process research & development and design including process modeling/simulation, process development, process safety analysis, piloting, troubleshooting and debottlenecking of a variety of processes including oil refining, gas processing, petrochemicals, biomass processing, energy and other chemical production processes, as well as providing process engineering leadership to many engineering / construction capital projects involving the conceptual, FEED, detailed design, and construction phases.
  • Mr. Joseph L. (Joe) Matherne, Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., University of Tennessee, 1975) with more than 48 years experience in process development and design including process alternative evaluations, technology development, design, commissioning, startup, acceptance testing and troubleshooting supporting a variety of chemical process businesses including gas-phase LLDPE/HDPE, technology licensing, ethyleneamines and ethanolamines, mega project common facilities, and other chemical production processes, as well as process engineering leadership roles.
  • Mr. Jeffrey W. Lanford, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Purdue University, 1978) with more than 45 years experience in process design including process design, commissioning, startup, process validation, and troubleshooting supporting a variety of chemical processes including pharmaceuticals, nuclear materials processing, and other chemical production processes, as well as process safety and environmental permitting support.
  • Mr. James R. (Jim) Russell, Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Tennessee Technological University, 1983) with 41 years experience in the evaluation, optimization, design, construction, commissioning, and startup of batch and continuous chemical production processes, including methanol, ammonia, specialty chemicals, polymers, wastewater treatment, air pollution control systems, as well as process engineering project management leadership.
  • Mr. Shawn Carlson, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Brigham Young University, 2013) with 11 years experience in process design, process modeling/simulation, process safety management, cost estimation, technology evaluation/selection, and troubleshooting of processes including specialty chemicals, botanical extracts, mining, silver minting, waste treatment, and petroleum refining.
  • Mr. Mark O. Loftin, Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., University of South Alabama, 1990) with 35 years experience in process design including process modeling/simulation, process design, process safety analysis, debottlenecking, commissioning and startup of a variety of processes including oil refining, biomass processing, power generation, pharmaceuticals, gas processing, and other upstream oil & gas production processes, as well as project management, construction and turnaround support, and intellectual property technical and legal support as a registered patent attorney.
  • Mr. Jay Sheedy, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Northeastern University, 2000) with 25 years experience in process design, operations management, process engineering, project engineering, and process safety of batch and continuous chemical production processes.
  • Mr. Michael R. (Mike) Jones, P.E., Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (M.E., University of Virginia, 1990) with 46 years experience in process design including process modeling/simulation, process development, piloting, project engineering, and debottlenecking of a variety of processes including oil refining, petrochemicals, biomass processing, and other chemical production processes, as well as providing process engineering leadership to many engineering / construction capital projects involving the conceptual, FEED, detailed design, and construction phases.
  • Mr. Chris Muntean, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., University of Toledo, 2006) with 19 years experience in the design, project engineering, commissioning, startup, and operation of continuous chemical production processes, including control system programming, equipment specification, dispersion modeling and process simulation in the chemical industry.
  • Mr. Paul D. Dunbar, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1993) with 32 years experience in the simulation, design, startup, and operation of batch and continuous chemical production processes, including ammonia, specialty chemicals, and uranium compounds, as well as relief systems design.
  • Mr. John B. (Jack) Strayham Jr., P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Mississippi State University, 1980) with 45 years experience in including feasibility studies/front end engineering design, and detailed process design for a variety of units in refining, specialty chemicals, petrochemicals, polysilicon, upstream oil & gas, industrial water and wastewater facilities, and shipbuilding, as well as engineering management, construction support, commissioning and radioactive materials remediation.
  • Mr. Daniel A. (Dan) Baumiller, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, 1999) with 25 years experience in process design, process safety management, commissioning, startup, plant operations, troubleshooting and production management of processes including the production of food grade corn syrup, corn sugar based biochemical additives, corn ethanol, and batch inorganic chemicals.
  • Mr. Joshua S. Amick, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., University of Cincinnati, 2001) with 24 years experience in design, engineering, installation, and start-up, and operations of complete process systems including technical and economic (feasibility) studies, technology development, conceptual/preliminary and detailed design, construction support including, field engineering, commissioning, and start-up in chemicals, biofuels, refining, pharmaceuticals, batch inorganic chemicals, and nuclear materials.
  • Mr. Joshua (Josh) D. Lucheon, Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Carnegie Mellon University, 2015) with 10 years experience in the design, testing, and installation of process systems in nuclear and batch inorganic chemicals.
  • Ms. Kimberly R. (Kim) Pace, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., University of Alabama, 2001) with over 24 years experience in • chemical manufacturing, operations leadership, project execution, and process engineering, as well as extensive experience in capital project management, process safety management, project commissioning and startup, process automation, risk analysis (LOPA, SIS) and continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Mr. Dennis L. Himes, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.E., Youngstown State University, 1981) with 36 years experience in process design including process modeling/simulation, process development, process safety analysis, troubleshooting and debottlenecking of a variety of processes including oil refining, gas processing, LNG processing and transportation, polyethylene production, batch chemicals, pharmaceuticals, synthetic fibers, as well as providing process engineering and project engineering, startup, process evaluation, and process safety support.
  • Mr. Ty L. Sather, Associate Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Tennessee Tech University, 2021) with 4 years experience in non-wood fiber products production, thermoforming, capital project engineering and management, process development and optimization, production technical support, process troubleshooting, production supervision, technical training, and process documentation, as well as process commissioning and startup.
  • Mr. Jackson C. Udy, P.E., Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Brigham Young University, 2016) with 9 years experience in production technical support and process design including process modeling/simulation, process development, project engineering, troubleshooting and debottlenecking of oil refining processes, as well as providing process engineering support during FEED, PRV analysis, PHAs, MOCs, safety auditing, and formal incident investigations.
  • Mr. R. Todd Morris, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Brigham Young University, 2005) with 20 years experience in process design, project engineering, construction, startup, evaluation, simulation, and optimization of petroleum refining and natural gas processing, as well as in project and process group management, operations supervision, operator training, and operating procedure development.
  • Mr. Michael Beachy, Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., The Ohio State University, 2002) with 19 years of experience in the research, design, development and operation of alternative energy systems and project management experience leading teams in the manufacture of inorganic specialty chemicals and electro-chemical systems.
  • Mr. Eric D. Beach, Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Louisiana Tech University, 1995) with 30 years experience across 3 continents in the process engineering design, installation, commissioning and startup, process improvement, and operations of batch and continuous specialty chemicals, petro-chemicals, synthesis gas, pyrolysis, electrolysis, and food-grade materials, as well as in process simulation, automation, industrial waste water treatment, strategic production management, and process safety.
  • Mr. Craig Cox, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., University of Houston, 2013) with over 12 years experience in process engineering, process simulation, process design package development, and engineering management in the specialty chemicals, polymers, botanical extract, agri-chemicals, and minerals processing industries, as well as in cryogenic cooling, nuclear systems, semiconductor chip manufacturing, and automated process analyzers.
  • Mr. Mike Luc, P.E., Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., University of Wisconsin, 2014) with 11 years experience in production technical support, process development, troubleshooting, operations and project engineering/management of oil refining, and commodity chemical processes, midstream services as well as providing process engineering support during turnarounds, PRV analysis, environmental compliance, plant expansions, rate-increase trials, PHAs, MOCs, operator training, and incident investigations.
  • Ms. Lorelei Larkin Jacobs, Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S. Washington University in St. Louis, 1980) with 44 years experience in all phases of design, construction support, technical operations support, technical leadership and discipline management in nuclear fuel reprocessing, nuclear waste management, radiochemical design, and specialized process utilities distribution systems.
  • Mr. Donald Edward (Ed) Hicks, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (M.S. University of Tennessee, 2005) with 19 years experience in process and equipment design, including a variety of vacuum systems, technical and project management support of capital projects, startup support, and process troubleshooting in chemical manufacturing and plastics recycling.
  • Ms. Kimberly Alessi, Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Virgina Tech University, 2012) with 12 years experience in process engineering and project engineering, in the chemicals, cosmetics, and refining industry, including process design, capital project management, production management, and process troubleshooting, as well as process modeling, process controls design/programming, solids materials handling, relief valve design, and process safety support.
  • Mr. Kirk W. Oler, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Brigham Young University, 2012) with 12 years experience in the design, startup, operation, and troubleshooting of process utilities, continuous and batch processes (organic chemicals and specialty starches), as well as experience in process development, capital project definition and execution, and computer process simulation.
  • Mr. Charles K. Reed, P.E., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2000) with over 15 years experience in process engineering, process design, project engineering, production engineering, sizing PSV’s, doing relief valve calculations, operations/maintenance, and engineering management in specialty chemicals and thermoplastics, as well as in activated carbon, nonwovens, optical fibers, food confections, dust hazard mitigation, and current good manufacturing practices (cGMP).
  • Mr. Stuart Schwab, Chief Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (B.S., University of Houston, 2000) with 25 years experience in process simulation and modeling, technical training, technical software sales, and business development.
  • Mr. Marvin T. Briscoe, Jr., Senior Process Engineer, a chemical engineer (M.S., University of Louisville, 1996) with more than 29 years experience in process development and design including process alternative evaluations, technology selection, distillation design, equipment specifications, equipment inspections, commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting supporting a variety of chemical processes, as well as process engineering training/mentoring roles.
  • Ms. Carol M. Miller, Senior Engineering Technician, a computer drafter with 28 years experience in the computer-aided drafting (CAD) of process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), equipment layout drawings, and mechanical and architectural drawings.
  • Ms. Andrea T. Reagan, Senior Engineering Technician with 28 years experience in manufacturing and engineering, as well as in the computer-aided drafting (CAD) of process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), equipment layout drawings, and in technical package and report preparation.
  • Mr. Keith R. Christy, Senior Engineering Technician, a computer drafter with 47 years experience in the computer-aided drafting (CAD) of process flow diagrams (PFDs), piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&IDs), equipment layout drawings, and mechanical and architectural drawings, as well as resource planning, construction oversight, and field system inspections.
  • Ms. Kimberly F. (Kim) Boyd, Senior Administrative Assistant with 31 years experience in technical package and report preparation.
  • Ms. Vivian S. Snow, Senior Administrative Assistant with 37 years experience in technical package and report preparation.
  • Ms. Katherine C. (Kat) Endsley, Senior Administrative Assistant with 29 years experience in technical package and report preparation.