This document provides a summary of Richard Clark's career and qualifications. Richard has over 20 years of experience as a senior process engineer in the chemical and natural gas industries. He has extensive experience leading process improvement projects that have delivered millions in annual cost savings. His background includes roles in research and development, plant management, and process engineering.

1. Richard Clark
Home Address:
19 Hidden Lake Way
Palm Coast Florida 32137
850-866-4858 Cell 386-585-7255 Home
E-mail: richclark@reagan.com
CAREER SUMMARY
Results driven Senior Process Engineer with a 20 plus year record of success propelling
breakthrough process improvements and bottom-line gains in the Chemical Process Industry
and Natural Gas Reforming Technology as a primary focus in US and overseas facilities
KEY SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE AREAS
 Process Operations &
Reconfigurations
 Systems/Equipment
Analysis & Design
 Project Management Best
Practices
 R&D projects from Pilot
Plant to Scale up.
 Thermodynamic and
Kinetic Process modeling
 Fuel Optimization
 Process Re-Engineering
 SPC Systems/Tools/
Statgraphics
 Process efficiency
maximization
 Project Commissioning
 P&ID
 Carbon Capture
Technology Amine and
PSA systems
 Throughput
Maximization
 EPA
Standards/Compliance
 Process Simulation
ASPEN and HYSYS
 GMP for Food
Processing
 Union Contract
Negotiation
EXPERIENCE:
Project/PlantDirectorfor DRI Plants ESSAR STEELNov 1, 2012 to Present
As the result of prior employment and performance I was rehired to research and implement
process changes to reduce the dependenceof process onnatural gas as feedstock, improve
system reliability, and reduce operating and capital costs.
 Simulated and evaluated process configuration alternatives to identify best-option
solution for utilizing alternatives for fuel and process feedstockin reforming operation.
 Identified and led project to implement changes to process as a result of the process study
 Installed DM humidifiers for catalyst protection, Modified heat exchangers, Increased
CO2 removal PSA system capacity,

2.  Built and installed pilot plant for adsorbentevaluation.
 Developed thermodynamic and kinetic models for gas solid reaction modeling.
Key Results:
 Delivered operating costsavings valued at $12 million per annum in natural gas
purchases and an additional $7 million in adsorbentsavings.
 Increased the CO2 capture capacity by 60% by identifying new improved adsorbent.
 Increased valve reliability by decreasing the number of operations per year by 2/3 from
100,000 to 30,000 per valve.
 Increased production throughput 20% above original design capacity without any
significant capital expense.
 Results of work has established new baseline for these types of plants operating
philosophy worldwide.
Senior R&D ProcessEngineerforMIDREX Technologies Jan15, 2012to October31,
2012
Hired to develop and design pilot plant partial oxidation system to reform and breakdown heavy
hydrocarbons in alternative fuels for use as fuel and feedstockin various processes. Projectwas
joint effort between MIDREX and PRAXAIR specifically for Direct Reduction process
however it has applications well beyond.
 Developed mass and energy balances and P&IDs for pilot plant which were used used for
equipment sizing and operating specifications.
 Prepared specifications for tender offer used by suppliers to proffer bid on equipment for
pilot plant.
 Developed Startup, Shutdown, Emergency, and Operating procedures for Pilot Plant.
 Identified and purchased all equipment for Pilot plant including all analytical and control
equipment.
 Led MIDREX contingent in HAZOP study of Pilot Plant.
Key Results:
 Pilot Plant proved the viability of innovative new technology.
 Worldwide Patent application was written and approved.
 Technology has now been commercialized by MIDREX in conjunction with PRAXAIR
and available for purchase.
 Technology proven for numerous alternative fuels and has possibilities for many
industries.
Senior Process/ProjectEngineer forDRI Plants ESSAR STEELJan1, 2006 to Jan 1, 2012
 Prepared report on competing Direct reduction Process Technologies
 Directed project installation and commissioning of process equipment for Greenfield
plant projects.

3.  Prepared bid packages for site work, fabrication, erection, and commissioning of two
Mega Module Direct Reduction Plants for Hazira Steel Works in India.
 Led and directed team of ESSAR engineers to Monterrey, Mexico for detailed evaluation
of plant operations on site at TERNIUM 4M plant.
 Worked with HYL engineers on the design of a Cold DRI plant for Hazira Steelworks.
Subsequently became technical lead for ESSAR during contractnegotiations with HYL
for purchasing their DRI basic and detailed engineering packages and ensuring
performance baselines as per contract.
 Prepared Aspen Plus Steady State models for both MIDREX and HYL plants for gas
solid counter current packed bed reactors.
 Optimized process operating parameters which improved productionthroughput. Plan
and managed the research and development efforts to quantify heat and mass transfer
effects in direct reduction reactors.
 Upon commissioning of plants responsibilities were to supervise shift production, quality
control, and lab personnel to ensure quality procedures and production procedures were
observed and contractual performance benchmarks were met.
Key Results:
 Commissioned two Mega Mod Greenfield DRI plants
 Installed and redesigned PSA CO2 removal unit to utilize waste gas from COREX
process as burner fuel for DRI plant resulting in over 2 million in NG savings per annum.
 Installed real time SPC process parameter monitoring program that guided DCS operators
on corrective actions for process variable variances. This reduced quality variances by
50% and reduced off grade productoccurrences reducing energy costs by20%
AFP Plant Manager ISP Alginates August 2003-December2005
 Responsible for the overall Production and Quality of alginic acid produced in the AFP
production facility reporting to the director of operations.
 Implemented statistical process controlprocedures to monitor and evaluate unit
operations and identify problem areas for improvement.
 Optimized raw materials usage, improved productyield, and increased volumetric
throughput on continuous acid fiber production lines
 Planned and managed the production activities and priorities and process improvements.
 Supervises shift production, personnel, ensures quality procedures and daily schedules.
 Conductinvestigations and hearings to help resolve union employee grievances.
 Prepared reports, SOPs, logs, MOC’s , project outlines, summaries, graphs and other
documents, including QA and QC reports.
Key Results:
 Reduced water consumption by 30% and which decreased operating costs by15%.
 Identified savings/improvement opportunities and solved challenging technical, process-
flow and resource-limitation problems.

4. Senior ResearchEngineerTyndall Air Force Base May2001-August 2003
 Supported the activities of the research group for projects that are in the feasibility phase
of development.
 Prepare development plans, which include research performance requirements, materials,
and costspecifications, expense budgets, equipment plans and human resource
requirements for assigned projects.
 Plan, manage and coordinate engineering activities to implement the development plan
for assigned projects according to performance and costspecifications, regulatory
requirements, lead times and budgets approved by management.
 Plan, and develop new and existing test methods and the related equipment to evaluate
products forperformance, manufacturing, and risk analysis.
 Act as a technical liaison between suppliers, QA/QC, regulatory, technical and contract
services to meet the objectives of the research plan.
Responsibilities include required design review meetings, project documentation and
producttesting documentation.
Key Results:
 Built and successfully tested new mobile grey water treatment process.
 Processed and tested Vanadiium combustioncatalyst.
ProcessEngineer Arizona Chemical Co. Panama City, Florida 1998 -2001
 Process engineer in charge of three batch reactors and one CSTR reactor process in the
rosin upgrade unit.
 Supervisied productionpersonnel in operation of reactors.
 Implemented process improvement through the use of statistical process control, design
of experiments, and interpretation of reaction rate data
 Project management responsibilities include design, budgeting, purchasing, and
supervising implementation/startup of new equipment.
 Design and implementation of process controlschemes.
Design processing equipment, operational methods, and manufacturing procedures.
 Interface with outside vendors on design, supply, and manufacturing operations.
Supportall chemically related productionoperations through trouble-shooting.
documentation, procedure write-ups, implementation and procedurerecommendations.
 Evaluate current manufacturing procedures and improve on efficiency and compliance.
Key Results:
 Reduced overall batch times and batch variability through close monitoring of catalyst
additions.
 Lower batch times reduced off grade material by 12%.

5. ProcessEngineer Berg Steel Pipe Corp. 1995 – 1998
 Process improvement, process development through the use of data gathering and
statistical correlation.
 Developed database on Microsoft Access that enabled statistical analysis of processes,
which resulted in improved plant productivity through development of large-scale linear
program.
 Member of Berg Pipe business development whose function is to explore new
technologies and philosophies that will enable the company to stay competitive in the
emerging global market.
 Troubleshooting pipe-rolling process in order to stay within the American Petroleum
Institute’s (API) standards for natural gas and oil pipelines.
Key Results:
 Wrote static program for simulating three roll bending machine to reduce variability of
welding seam to reduce waste.
 TroubleshootFBE coating process and discovered reason for coating failures was related
to running line to fast and not getting good enough heat soak before application. Saved
the company 2 million dollars in potential operating losses.
Education
B.S. Chemical Engineering University of Florida
M.S. Chemical Engineering Clarkson University