2. Career Synopsis
I am a senior-level professional with over 30 years’
experience in the management and engineering
fields.
Expertise in business development, project
management and engineering, front end studies,
technical and market consulting, strategy
development, technical leadership, process
engineering, and coordination.
I have worked on projects and studies for
execution in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia—
including China and India—and the Middle East.
3. Technical Expertise
Specific lines of business that have cultivated my technical
and managerial acumen:
Refining: hydrotreating, resid processing, including coking
Carbon technology: petroleum coke market intelligence—
green and calcined, anode and fuel grade; coal tar and coal
tar pitch; metallurgical coke; needle coke; graphite
Chemicals: bulk and specialty chemicals processing
Solids: dry materials handling, blending and drying operations,
metal detection
Foods: product formulations, liquids processing, including oils,
dry blending, spray drying, rotary molding, baking, packaging
Pharmaceuticals: bulk, solid dosage, biotechnology
Environmental: air quality remediation, wet scrubbing,
incineration
4. The Wow Factor
Excellent technical and motivational speaker and communicator
Held positions of increasing responsibility throughout my career at
Procter & Gamble, The Kroger Company, Tastemaker, Jacobs
Engineering, and currently Jacobs Consultancy. I also founded and was
the principal in my own company Brown Consulting.
Authored and presented numerous professional and industry
presentations in the areas of petroleum coke and coal tar pitch markets
in the United States, Europe, and China.
Facilitated and/or led managerial/business leadership courses in several
venues.
Creative, strategic thinker, serial one execution
My creativity and adeptness in providing ‘serial one’
business solutions have garnered noteworthy
commendations and new and repeat business from the
clients I serve.