Dr. Davis L. Ford \ University of Texas
Dr. Ford is the Chairman of RWE’s Technical Advisory Committee.
Dr. Ford is the esteemed Adjunct Professor in the Graduate School of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas. He is
the direct protege of the legendary Wes Eckenfelder, and is argubly the heir apparent for the next generation. Probably the best text book
ever written on Biological Wastewater was co-authored by Davis and Wes, being released in 2008. Davis has consulted to almost all of the
major Oil Company's Wastewater Operations over his 45 year career. Davis and I worked together at Chevron El Segundo, and he was my
professor for some course work at U of T.
Dr. Ford is a practicing environmental engineer with over forty-five years of experience in the field. In addition, he serves on the faculty at
The University of Texas at Austin as an adjunct professor, has published more than one hundred technical papers, has co-authored or
contributed to ten textbooks, and written two biographies and co-authored one children’s book. He has lectured extensively throughout the
United States and in countries of Europe, South America, and Asia.
Ford received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Texas A&M University and his master and doctorate degrees in environmental
engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. He is a Distinguished Engineering Graduate of both Texas A&M University and The
University of Texas at Austin as well as a Distinguished Alumnus of Texas A&M.
Ford was elected into the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE). He has served as president of the American Academy of
Environmental Engineers and chairman of the Academy Ethics Committee. His honorary affiliations include Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Xi, and
Chi Epsilon.
Ford serves on the Board of a publicly-owned oil and exploration company (CWEI, NASDAQ) and the Board of the Texas A&M
University Press.
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Dr. David Jenkins \ University of California-Berkeley
• University of California, Berkeley, Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Environmental Engineering.
• Ph.D. Public Health Engineering, King's College, University of Durham, England 1960.
• First Class Honors B.Sc. Birmingham University, England 1957.
• Elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2001.
• The Berkeley Citation, University of California at Berkeley in 1999.
• Gordon Maskew Fair Medal, Water Environment Federation in 1995.
• Samuel H. Jenkins Medal, International Association of Water Pollution Research and Control in 1992.
• Geogre Bradley Gasgoine Medal, Water Pollution Control Federation in 1989.
• Simon Freeze Award and Lectureship, American Society of Civil Engineers in 1988.
• Harrison Prescott Eddy Medal, Water Environment Federation, in 1974, 1985, 1988.
• Top Ranked Expert on Filamentous Bacteria & TSS Control in Biological Wastewater Systems.
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David Kujawski
•33 years experience in water and waste treatment, in over 200 industrial plants and 46 Oil Refineries.
•Environmental Engineering, Chemistry, and Marketing degrees.
•Prior employers include Nalco, Betz-Dearborn, Baker-Petrolite, US Filter-Siemens, Chevron El Segundo
Refinery, Sybron Biochemical, and Ashland Oil.
•Former Process Engineer for Chevron’s El Segundo Refinery, Wastewater Operations.
•Former Associate Vice-President of Latin America for US Filter’s Hydrocarbon Processing Industry.
•Experienced in Refinery Processes on the Oil Side, Refinery Upstream Source Control, Remediation of
Contaminated Soils & Groundwater, Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal, all aspects of Supply Water
and Wastewater Treatment, Wastewater Plant Design and Process Control, Biokinetic Modeling, Boiler &
Cooling Water Treatment, Desalting, Oil Side Corrosion and Fouling Prevention, Laboratory Analytical
Methods, Polymer Technology, Microbiological Analyses, Benzene-Neshap Air Quality Compliance, EPA \ State
Water Quality Board \ POTW Regulatory Permitting & Compliance.
•Recently featured in 9 major trade magazines for creative Refinery Sour H2O Reclamation and Wastewater
Biokinetic Modeling work.
•Speaker on the Eckenfelder Lecture Series Foundation Team.
•Guest Lecturer at Ok. St. Univ., UC-Irvine, and Texas State U. at Lamar.
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Dr. Mike Stenstrom / UCLA
•Mike is the second longest tenured Professor in the Civil & Environmental Department at UCLA, and was the
former Chairman of the Department.
•Mike is respected as a top authority on wastewater aeration and energy considerations, as well as on the most
recent advancements in Biological wastewater process control strategies.
Education
• B.S., (1971), Clemson University
• M.S., (1972), Clemson University
• Ph.D., (1976), Clemson University
Selected Awards and Honors
• Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board, Water Quality Award, 2005
• Regional Water Quality Control Board, Innovation in Water Quality, 2002
• DOW Chemical Company, Environmental Care Award, 1996
• Water Environment Federation, Harrison Prescott Eddy Research Medal, 1992
• Diplomate, American Academy of Environmental Engineers, 1989
• Am. Society of Civil Engr. Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, 1989
• Engr. Sci-Assoc. of Environmental Engr. Professors Award for the best doctoral thesis relevant to sanitary
engr. practice, 1975
• High Honors Undergraduate, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, Chi Epsilon, Undergraduate
Scholarships,NSF graduate fellowship, 1969
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Dr. Bill Batchelor \ Texas A&M University
Arthur McFarland Professorship, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University
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– Rice University Chemical Engineering B.A. 1971
– Rice University Environmental Science and Engineering M.S. 1974
– Cornell University Sanitary Engineering Ph.D. 1976.
Professional Registration:
– Registered Professional Engineer, Texas No. 47095.
Experience:
– Arthur McFarland Professor, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, since 2007.
– Professor, Water Management and Hydrological Science, since 2005.
– Director, Institute for Environmental Engineering, Texas Engineering Exper. Station, 1992-1998.
– Professor, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, since 1986.
– Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Texas A&M Univ., 1981-1986
– Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering Department, Texas A&M Univ., 1976-1981.
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Truman R. Jones Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2007.
Charles H. Barclay Jr. '45 Fellow, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2006-2007.
Klotz Associates Faculty Fellow, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1997-1998.
E.D. Brockett Professor, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1995-1996.
Environmental Science and Engineering Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1989.
Halliburton Professor, College of Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1986-1987.
Select Young Research Fellow, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, 1985.
Harrison Prescott Eddy Medal, awarded by Water Pollution Control Federation for "Outstanding research contributing
in an important degree to the existing knowledge of the fundamental principles of wastewater treatment," 1983
Asso. of Env. Eng. Professors, Engineering Science Inc. Award for best thesis relevant to environmental engineering practice.
Standard Oil of Indiana Fellow in Environmental Engineering, 1971-73
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Dr. Jerry Lin \ Lamar University
Professor & University Scholar; Director of Environmental Sustainability Research Center
Education
• BS, Chemical Engineering, Tatung University, Taipei, Taiwan, 1991
• MS, Environmental Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC, 1995
• PhD, Environmental Engineering, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1998
• Post-doctoral Fellow, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN, 1999
Expertise
• Biological wastewater treatment and bio-augmentation techniques
• Membrane technology and fouling control
• Reactor design and bio-kinetic analysis
• Optimization of biological cultures and treatment processes
• Biogas production and anaerobic digestion
Registration & Qualifications
• Registered professional engineer in the State of Ohio
• Principal investigator of 50+ projects funded by NSF, DoD, EPA, USDA & TCEQ
• 15+ years in water and wastewater treatment
• 100+ publications with 800+ peer-reviewed journal citations
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Arthur Wong
Arthur is the former Vice-President of US Filter Corp., now Siemens, and before that, the Technology Manager of Research &
Development for Sybron Biochemical. Arthur was one of the first to use Biokinetic Modeling in the field in Oil Refinery Wastewater
Plants as a predictive tool for real time process control, and to use the field determination of the specific plant Biokinetic Constants to
evaluate before and after experimentation. His 1989 Technical Paper from his work at the Caribbean Gulf Oil Refinery remains a
landmark advancement in Biological Wastewater Treatment even today. He is also one of the first to generate a success in the application
of a Chemostatic Reactor in Oil Refinery Wastewater to impact the Biokinetic Constants. Arthur and I worked together at Sybron, US
Filter, and Chevron.
Arthur, with a Summa Cum Laude M.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School, has spent more
than 26 years in the environmental engineering field specializing in design, feasibility, implementation, construction, and operations of
infrastructure development projects, with experience in industrial water and wastewater treatment, remediation of contaminated soil and
groundwater sites, and environmental biotechnology. Arthur began his career as a chemical engineer pioneering a few of the first pilot
scale and full scale biotreatment designs for high strength phenolic contaminated industrial wastewater treatment processes from aerated
lagoons to full scale fixed film bioreactors.
Arthur has consulted in hundreds of industrial treatment facilities around the world in industries such as petroleum refining,
petrochemical, steel mill, coking and coal tar distillation, aerospace, automotive, chemical and textile manufacturers, food processing,
papermills, pharmaceuticals, etc. He has authored a number of peer reviewed articles in scientific journals as well as many technical
articles. Arthur was the lead researcher for the first NJDEP approved pilot scale demonstration plant for aerated biotreatment of
petroleum contaminated soils. He also designed and implemented one of the first onsite fixed film bioreactor processes for treatment of
gasoline contaminated groundwater. He was the principal engineer in design, construction, and implementation of demonstrating the
quantitative effects of large scale chemostatic addition of enhanced microorganisms to a refinery activated sludge plant.
Arthur is currently president of Advanced Science and Technology International.
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Chris Spurrell
28 years experience in Water Treatment Technology and Oil Refinery Process Engineering at Chevron’s flagship refinery in El Segundo,
CA. Chris earned his Bachelor of Science Degree from UC-Irvine. His extensive experience includes:
•Process Expert in Boiler Feedwater, Cooling Water, Chemical Cleaning & Decontamination, almost every type of major Refinery
Manufacturing Unit Operation, Wastewater Source Control, VOC Treatment, and Environmental Compliance.
•Chevron Corporate Subject Matter Expert for a number of refining chemistry applications both oil and water side.
•Managed Sour Water Stripper Operations for Chevron, El Segundo for more than 10 years.
•Invented a Refinery Turnaround chemical cleaning & decontamination technique using Permanganate, now an industry standard.
•Awarded two U.S. patents for Mercury Detection and Removal in the oil refining industry; Expert in Mercury Fate & Transport.
•Designed and published a refinery wastewater Upstream Source Control Early Warning Detection test for preventing Bioreactor Toxicity.
•Experienced in Hazardous Waste Treatment and Disposal, Desalting, Oil side & Water side Corrosion and Fouling prevention, Laboratory
Analytical Methods, Polymer Technology, BWON Air Quality Compliance, EPA \ State Water Quality Board \ POTW Regulatory Permitting
& Compliance processes.
•Co-authored published technical papers on Chemical Oxidizer treatments in oil refineries, on RCRA waste reduction, reclaimed waste water
use, leak detection in supply & process waters, and chemical decontamination.
•Member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE) and American Chemical Society (ACS).
•Has taught Chemical and Hazardous Material Training for oil refinery personnel, fire fighters, and operators.
•2 Time Chevron Chairman’s Award Winner for innovative technology designs.
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Dr. Lial Tischler
•35 years experience in Industrial Wastewater Treatment Technology, Solid and Hazardous Waste
Management, Surface and Groundwater Hydrology, and Water Quality Analysis.
•Acknowledged as a top authority in the Modeling of Wastewater Discharge Effects and in the
Modeling of Volatile Organic Carbon (VOC) Emissions from Wastewater.
•Received his Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering directly under the legendary Dr. Wes
Eckenfelder; Also has B.S. in Civil Engineering.
•Former Director of The Texas Water Development Board’s Engineering Division.
•Consulting Advisor to the American Petroleum Institute.
•Served on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Stakeholder Committee that reviewed
acceptance of Wastewater Treatment VOC Modeling.
•Frequently retained as an Expert Witness in Environmental Litigation and frequently retained in
various roles for client EPA Permit Applications.
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Dr. Enrique J. La Motta \ University of New Orleans
Education
• Civil Engineer, Central University of Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador, 1965
• MS, Sanitary Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC, 1969
• PhD, Environmental Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
NC, 1974
Expertise
• Biological wastewater treatment kinetics and modeling
• Anaerobic/aerobic wastewater treatment using the UASB/aerobic contact process
• Electrocoagulation of oily wastewaters
• Photocatalytic oxidation of recalcitrant organic compounds
Registration & Qualifications
• Registered professional environmental engineer in the State of Louisiana
• Principal investigator of projects using pilot plant testing
• 45+ years experience in water and wastewater treatment
• 35+ years of academic experience
• 70+ publications in peer-reviewed journals
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Dr. Lee Clapp\ Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Education
Associate Professor
Dept. of Environmental
Engineering
917 W. Avenue B
Texas A&M UniversityKingsville
Kingsville, TX 78363
Telephone: (361) 593-4007
FAX: (361) 593-2069
Email: lee.clapp@tamuk.edu
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• Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of MinnesotaMinneapolisPh.D. in Civil & Environmental Engineering,
University of Wisconsin-Madison
• M.S. in Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of
Wisconsin-Madison
• M.S. in Water Resources Management, University of
Wisconsin-Madison
• B.S. in Engineering Physics, University of Maine-Orono
Areas of Research
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Membrane treatment processes.
Biological treatment processes.
Wastewater reuse.
Groundwater bioremediation.
Modeling biological treatment
processes.
Eddie Sechrest
•20+ years experience covering all applications of water and waste treatment technology.
•Leading expert in Compliance & Permitting at all levels of Regulatory Agency
interaction, with particular focus on RCRA and Hazardous Waste.
•10+ years experience managing a commercial Hazardous Waste Treatment, Disposal, &
Storage facility.
•10+ years experience in water and waste treatment system Capital Projects Management.
•Manager of Project Management Teams for RWE’s Midwest Region.
•Additional experience in Remediation of Contaminated Soils & Groundwater,
Wastewater Equipment Design, Laboratory Analytical Methods, and Benzene-Neshap Air
Quality Compliance.
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Cristine Hager Bowler
•Vice President Administration for RWE; has been with the company since its start. Ms Hager Bowler has
been working with the founder since the inception of RWEA. She extensive experience in sales and client
management within the refining industry.
•University of California-Irvine; B.S., Environmental Analysis and Design. Continued education includes
California Water Compliance Standards and Environmental Management.
•Hazardous waste handling (HAZWOPER) certified in accordance with CFR 1910.120.
•Cornell University, Marine Pollution Studies.
•Experience in Biological Wastewater Treatment process support since 1989.
•Field Process Technician supporting operations of Treatment Plants for Sybron Biochemical Bioreactor
Systems, 1989.
•Research Assistant, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Department, Biological Sciences School,
University of California-Irvine, 1996.
•RWE Refinery Wastewater Projects Team Member since 2009 and project management experience under
Mr Kujawski and Mr Wong.
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Shantelle Ruth
•Ms Ruth is the Executive Assistant to Mr Kujawski, Vice President and Founder of RWEA.
•Administrative Manager for RWE Texas Operations Headquarters, she is responsible for
maintaining accounting protocol and project administration while working under extremely limited
budgets.
•Coordinated and assisted the first Refinery Waster Water Treatment Training Course, hosted by
Lamar University. A Key Administrative Associate, she has been actively involved in the online
Refinery Waste Water Treatment Training course development.
•Ms Ruth has excellent communication strategies. She has tremendous experience managing a
broad range of working groups, including but not limited to educational, industrial and
administrative venues. She works well under pressure and employs conflict resolution techniques to
resolve difficult situations.
•Business Computer Information Systems degree from Lamar Institute of Technology 2008
•TCLEOSE Certification 2007
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Bryce Papenbrook
•Expert in all areas of IT, including web design & maintenance, email systems,
networking, web marketing, web hosting, server administration, and broad scope IT
troubleshooting.
•IT Support Manager for all RWE computer operations.
•Designed, engineered, and maintain the RefineryWater.org automated and integrated
eStore website.
•Technical proficiencies include HTML5, CSS3, PHP5, MySQL, Ajax, jQuery, CMS
development & maintenance, mobile web development, SEO optimization, SEM,
Email operations, and Adobe Creative Suite.
•Bachelors degree from University of California, Los Angeles, 2007.
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Patrick H. Hough, Esq.
Mr. Hough is a current Officer and Board Member of RWEA. He has held that capacity with the company
since its inception in the year 2009.
Mr. Hough has served as general and corporate counsel with RWE since. During Patrick’s tenure he has
guided and represented RWE in complicated negotiations in all aspects of the company operation.
Through his representation, RWE has grown to its current state in the wastewater industry. His counsel has
been invaluable when dealing with the refining industry on all level of sales, partnerships, strategic alliances,
contracts, and litigation. Patrick has been instrumental in maintaining RWE’s reputation.
Mr. Hough attended the University of Missouri-St. Louis and received his undergraduate degree in political
science at California State
University-Dominguez hills and his Juris Doctorate degree from the University Of West Los Angeles School
Of Law.
Experience in refinery operations, literally. He was employed by Chevron USA in El Segundo California as a
plant operator. He also served as a senior buyer for the El Segundo refinery while attending law school.
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Dr. Enos Stover \ Oklahoma State University
Education
• BS, Civil Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1971
• MS, Environmental Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1972
• PhD, Environmental Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1974
Registrations & Certifications
• Registered Professional Engineer :
Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina,
Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia
• Diplomate American Academy of Environmental Engineers
• Certified National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surverying
• Registered Environmental Professional
• Certified Ground Water Professional (Association of Ground Water Scientists & Engineers)
• ABC Certified Environmental Operator
• Certified Wastewater Treatment Plant Operator (OK., TX., AR.)
Patents
• Biochemically Enhanced Hybrid Anaerobic Reactor, U.S. Patent No. 5,228,995, July 20, 1993
• Biochemically Enhanced Thermophilic Treatment Process, U.S. Patent No. 6,036,862, March 14, 2000
• Biochemically Enhanced Thermophilic Treatment Process, U.S. Patent 6,660,164, December 9, 2003
• Computer Assisted Identification of Filamentous Bacteria, U.S. Patent No. 6,748,331, June 8, 2004
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Dr. Peter Bowler / University of California, Irvine
•Tenured Senior Lecturer at UC-Irvine in the Dept. of Ecology & Biology with 33 years of University teaching and
research experience; His formal education includes B.A. form Bard College and a Ph.D. at UC-Irvine, 1974.
•3 decades of experience in compliance and negotiation with state and federal regulatory agencies and permits,
including the EPA, USFWS, Army Corps of Engineers, State Fish and Game Depts., Regional Water Quality Control
Board (Cal.), NPDES, California Coastal Commission, and more.
•Faculty Manager, UC Natural Reserve System’s San Joaquin Marsh and Burns Pinyon Ridge Reserves.
•Director, UCI Arboretum and Herbarium and Director, UCI Interdisciplinary Minor in Global Sustainability
•Student Selected Faculty Award 1991; Professor of the Year in the School of Biological Sciences (Dean of
Undergraduate Studies) 1998; Excellence in Teaching Award 2003
•Professor of the Year (awarded by the Associated Students of UCI) 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2013. UCI
Academic Senate’s Distinguished Faculty Award for Teaching 2010 – 1011
•Principal Investigator for numerous federal and state grants, managing budgets of 5 million or more.
•Faculty Website: http://www.faculty.uci.edu/profile.cfm?faculty_id=2119
•Student Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqH3cFcaaPo
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Dr. Paul Labine
•B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Ph.D. in Chemistry.
•24 years of industrial experience in Boiler & Cooling Water Treatment; Former Director of
Research in these areas for Baker-Petrolite (Baker-Hughes), where his focus was on Oil Refining
applications; Also extensive experience in these same area with Nalco Chemical and W.R. Grace.
•20+ years experience in Corrosion Inhibitor and Anti-Foulant Chemical Formulations, Organic
Synthesis, Process Simulations, Computerized Process Control, and especially in Membrane
Filtration.
•A leading expert in all aspects of Corrosion Theory, Monitoring, Inhibition Techniques,
Investigations, and Metallurgical Considerations.
•Adjunct Professor of Chemistry at Palm Beach State College, FL.
•Has presented numerous technical papers at American Chemical Society (ACS), American
Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE), NACE International, American Society of Testing
Materials (ASTM), and the International Water Conference (IWC) since 1975.
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Dr. Qing Li \ University of Hawaii
Professor
Office: Ag
Science Blog 402J
Telephone: + 1
(808) 956-2011
FAX: + 1 (808)
956-3542 or 5037
Email:
qingl@hawaii.edu
Education
B.S. in Agriculture, Shandong Agricultural University, Shandong Province, P.R. China
Ph.D. in Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of California at Davis, USA
Post-doctoral fellow, University of California at Berkeley, USA
Areas of Research
Research in this laboratory focuses on environmental biochemistry and biotechnology. The
goal of our research is to minimize the risks of pollutants and create high value products.
Topic areas include proteomics and metabolomics, biodegradation and biosynthesis, insect
nutriproteomics and control, analytical/environmental chemistry and fate of pollutants and
pesticides
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Julia Webb
•Analytical Methods Specialist for RWEA.
• 7 years’ experience providing laboratory technical support and consulting
services to users of Hach Company water quality chemicals, procedures and
equipment.
• Technical expert in the use of UV-Vis Spectrophotometers, Ion Selective
Electrodes, turbidimetry, and microbiology as used in water quality analysis for
process control and reporting purposes.
• 10 years of training and technical support experience, focusing on integrating
technical information into useful content for operators and end-users.
• Bachelor of Science, Biological Sciences, Colorado State University, 2001.
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Ty Hintz
•Manager of RWE’s SMART P&ID DRAWING projects.
•16 years experience with AutoCAD up to version 2011 2D & 3D.
•8 years Piping Design and P&ID Drawings experience in Oil & Gas upstream
pipelines and downstream oil refineries.
•Experienced with Bentley AutoPLANT 3D Piping, Structural, & ProjectWISE.
•Captured Leika 3D Laser Scans in Kuparuk, Prudhoe Bay, and Trans Alaska
Pipeline.
•Captured Pump Station 1 for Conoco-Phillips using Cyclone & Truview.
•Bachelor of Science, Industrial & Management Engineering, Montana State
University, Bozeman, MT 1999.
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Julie Gallardo-Berkholz
Ms. Gallardo has twenty five years of business development experience, comprehensive operations management and
implementation capabilities that emphasize specific marketing and sales strategies.
Highly experienced salesperson, Ms. Gallardo expanded the specialty retail arena, selling and distributing “Jil Jordan”,
an all-natural nail kit, product she developed, manufactured and marketed. This successful endeavor expanded her
business to be the first company to license and distribute through independent business owners, enabling small
entrepreneurs to flourish.
The first licensed agent authorized to resale Cellular Phones and Service to the public. Ms Gallardo has a knack for
recognizing new potential and is consistently on the cutting edge in new market expansions.
Ever expanding her education, she Earned Paralegal Certification from Freemont College in 2010, with extensive
contract review process.
Her duties range to the highly analytical, and has the ability to prioritize projects in areas outside the job sites such as
production, information technology, legal, and finance which have a direct impact on achieving marketing objectives.
Ms. Gallardo expanded and developed a variety of Dead Sea products and took their manufacturing and distribution
internationally reaching sales of over $28M.
Julie is instrumental to the growing market strategies and business modeling, the hallmark of RWE.
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Kevin T. Kane
Financial Management Director for Refinery Water Engineering and Associates.
13 years experience as President -- all-departments, full profit/loss chief executive -- of three
McGraw-Hill Publishing companies. (Most recent management responsibility at MHP was for $450
million in revenues, globally.)
30+ years experience in all phases of science, engineering, technical and business publishing in
Higher Education and Professional Publishing channels.
Has worked for The Wm. C. Brown Publishing Companies, The Times-Mirror Publishing Companies
and The McGraw-Hill Publishing Companies, including as Interim CEO/Board Member of McGrawHill Ryerson, a McGraw-Hill subsidiary traded publicly on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
Strong performance/experience in full p/l management, strategy and new business development;
acquisition, management and marketing of intellectual property – print and digital; developing
partnerships, and for financial/investment management.
Holds advanced degrees from the University of Iowa and the Kellogg School of Management,
Northwestern University (AEP.) Holds a B.A from St. John’s University, MN.
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