1. John D. Miller
john.d.miller@att.net
(832) 640-8193 (Cell)
(281) 579-2491 (Home)
I recently retired from ExxonMobil Research & Engineering Co. as the Safety Facilities Group Head. I am currently searching for new
engineering challenges/interests either as an employee or contractor. I have experience in Refinery/Chem Plant process unit safety and
flare system overpressure evaluation/design/consulting, process engineering design, reactor engineering kinetics/design, and as a
wastewater treatment technical and consulting engineer. I also have R&D and project experience in Synthetic Fuels (Coal
Liquefaction/Gasification, Oil Shale Processing/Conversion).
Experience
2013 - Present Consulting Engineer – Wastewater Treatment (Refinery); Process Safety Facilities (Refinery/Chem Plant)
1976 - 2013 EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH & ENGINEERING CO. (EMRE)
2005 - 2013 Senior Engineering Associate – Safety Facilities Group Head Baytown, TX
 Overpressure analyses Subject Matter Expert (SME) for new and existing Refinery/Chemicals processing Units.
 Provided supervisory/administrative/technical guidance/leadership to Safety Facilities Group (SFG).
 Solved process unit and Flare System overpressure concerns efficiently and cost effectively.
 Supervised and oversaw technical assistance/consulting services/studies for Refinery/Chemical complexes in the
U. S., Central and South America.
 Supervised Engineering Contractors and EMRE Engineers performing SF Group work including SV contingency
analyses/sizing/selection, Flare System analyses/evaluation, Safety Relief Reviews/Technical and Consulting
(TAC) work.
 Trained engineers in Refinery/Chemicals Safety Relief Review (SRR) analyses utilizing different overpressure
relief simulators.
 Refinery/Chemicals site steward responsible for reviewing/endorsing ~110 MOCs per year.
 Engineering design/Safety operations representative for U.S. Refinery HAZOPs.
 Represented Baytown Refinery with OSHA one-on-one during their first-ever Refinery Safety Review/Audit.
1997 - 2005 Senior Engineering Associate – Wastewater Treatment Baytown, TX
 SME providing technical/consulting expertise for Refinery/Chemicals Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP)
operations/design in the U. S. and Central America.
 Developed business case for and designed $40MM Above Ground Integrated BIOX WWTP in U. S. Refinery.
 Supervised and validated KBR detailed design of WWTP.
 Developed experimental program to validate and designed Hydrogen Sulfide Conversion Process for Refinery
WWTP and Sour Water Unit to meet EPA requirements (patent pending).
 Managed pilot plant study to establish bases of and designed bacteriologic wetlands process to remove nitrates
from FCCU Wet Gas Scrubber Unit wastewater (patent awarded).
 Engineering design representative for Refinery HAZOPs.
1993 - 1997 Senior Staff Engineer – Safety Facilities Group Baytown, TX
 Identified and evaluated safe operating issues/concerns and recommendations to alleviate overpressure
issues/concerns in process Units.
 Managed Flare Systems evaluations/designs based on power failure, cooling water loss, instrument air loss and
steamloss global contingencies in operating Units.
 Performed hydraulic modeling of existing and new piping/equipment resulting in more economic engineering
solutions/designs.
 Developed process simulations used as bases in Safety Facility studies for PRO II H&MBs resulting in more
accurate analyses of overpressure evaluation results.
 Engineering design/Safety operations representative for Refinery HAZOPs.
1990 - 1993 Senior Staff Engineer – Oil Shale/Coal Process Group Baytown, TX
 Developed more efficient/economic oil shale process for concent Designed,managed construction ofand operated
experimental pilot plant for coals combusted in electrical power plant furnaces.
 Developed a GC technique to monitor online coal pollutant gas production during combustion.
1985 - 1990 Senior Staff Engineer – Catalytic Cracking Process Group Florham Park, NJ

2.  Developed Thermal Cracking Kinetic model for Advanced FCCU Process Model (APM). Resulted in adoption
by Exxon Engineering to simulate/design all FCCUs with separate catalytic and thermal cracking kinetic models.
 Developed/led experimental program to obtain liquid/vapor hydraulic flow data in operating FCCUs in U. S.,
Canada and Germany resulting in more accurate results during evaluations/analyses /operation plans selection.
 Created physical property simulation models for APM product streamcomponents.
1976 - 1985 Senior Staff Engineer – Synthetic Fuels Research and Development Group Baytown, TX
 Developed Reaction Kinetic model for Colorado and Rundle Oil Shales Fluidized Bed Conversion Process.
 Involved in development of economic considerations for Oil Shale commercial processes.
 Led development, selection and procurement of computer control/data collection systemresulting in more accurate
control of and complete data collection from oil shale fluidized bed pilot plant.
 Designed and managed construction of 2-ton/day coal and oil shale crushing/particle size separation facility for
pilot plant studies.
 Developed Catalytic Kinetic model for Coal Liquefaction Hydrogen Donor Solvent Process resulting in optimum
designs of operating conditions for different coals and hydrogen donor solvent catalysts.
 Developed experimental data reconciliation program for Coal Liquefaction/Gasification Process pilot plants.
Education
1976
1973
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
 PhD ChE
 MS ChE
1970
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
 BS ChE
Patents
 4,025,307 24-May-77 Method and apparatus for determining crystallization properties of urine.
 4,311,578 19-Jan-82 Liquefaction process wherein solvents derived from the material liquefied and containing
increased concentrations of donor species are employed.
 7,276,164 2-Oct-07 Nitrate removal in a purge stream using constructed wetlands.
 8,616,279 31-Dec-13 Water treatment following shale oil production by in situ heating.
Publications
 Miller, J. D., “Heat Transfer Studies in a Plasticating Extruder”, Thesis, University of Arizona Graduate College,
1973.
 Miller, J. D. and White, D., 1973, “Heat Transfer Studies in a Plasticating Extruder”; Presented at the Society of
Plastics Engineers Annual Meeting, San Francisco.
 Miller, J. D., Randolph, A. D. and Drach, G. W., 1975. “Some Observations on Calcium Oxalate Crystallization
Kinetics in Urine-Like Mother Liquors”. In B. Finlayson and W. C. Thomas, Jr. (Eds.), Colloquium on Renal
Lithiasis. Gainsville, FL, p. 33.
 Miller, J. D. and Rehm, T. R, “Packed Column Mass Transfer Coefficients for Concurrent and Countercurrent
Flow”, Chemical Engineering Education, Spring 1976.
 Miller, J. D., “Crystallization Kinetics of Calcium Oxalate in Simulated Urine”, Dissertation,University of Arizona
Graduate College, Tucson, 1976.
 Miller, J. D., Randolph, A. D. and Drach, G. W., 1977. “Observations Upon Calcium Oxalate Crystallization
Kinetics in Simulated Urine”, J. Urology., 117: 342.
 Drach, G. W., Randolph, A. D. and Miller, J. D., 1978. “Inhibition of Calcium Oxalate Dihydrate Crystallization
by Chemical Modifiers: I. Pyrophosphate and Methylene Blue”, J. Urology, 119: 99.
 Gould, K. A., Gorbaty, M. L. and Miller, J. D., 1978. “Viscosity Reduction in Coal-Liquefaction Bottoms via
Silylation”, Fuel, 57: 510.