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Evan Hyde is the Director of Field Operations for Coking.com Inc. Formerly he was president of Telaxe, a coker consulting firm. He previously was president of C2 Nano Technology where they researched surface treatments to combat fouling and corrosion issues in cokers and other petrochemical process units. He was a Senior Engineering Advisor for Becht Engineering Co., Inc. New Jersey. He has consulted on processing improvement and reliability initiatives for delayed coking clients around the world. He also participated in onsite peer assessments of Coker Units at eight refineries which included improvements in maintenance work practices, process enhancements, and turnaround scope optimization. Prior to joining Becht, Evan worked for ExxonMobil Research and Engineering, as a process engineer, with assignments in research, and troubleshooting for heavy oil upgrading equipment. He holds a B.S. of Chemical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

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Mitch graduated from Princeton University in 1979 with a BSc in Chemical Engineering and is a registered PE in Texas. He worked with ExxonMobil for 40 years, retiring in 2019. He has worked as a consultant with Becht for over three years as a process engineering and resid upgrading specialist.  He has been married to his wife Laura for 41 years, has two children in their 30’s and 2 grandchildren.  He started his career at Bayway Refinery in NJ, then joined the resid upgrading world in 1989, and has focused on delayed coking, visbreaking and resid upgrading for 34 years. Highlights were serving as the process start-up lead for the Venezuelan Cerro Negro Upgrader in 2001 and the Antwerp DCU in Belgium in 2018.  He enjoys delayed coking, languages (Spanish, Dutch, French), art, sports and Belgian beers, not necessarily in that order.

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Dr. Mahmod Samman is the president of Houston Engineering Solutions. He has thirty years of industry experience mostly in damage assessment, repair, and life extension of coke drums. His state-of-the-art techniques in this field are utilized around the world. A licensed professional engineer in Texas, he has a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Duke University, numerous publications, and six issued patents. He is a member of ASME and ASCE and a committee member of API 579/ASME FFS, API 934G and API 934J.

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Elmo Nasato is a process engineer specializing in sulfur recovery, amine treating and  sour water processing. He has more than 35 years experience in the sulfur recovery industry, including experience with design, retrofit, start-up and optimization of sulfur recovery  units, sulfur handling units, amine units, sour water stripper units, and tail gas cleanup  units. On-site field activities have included support of construction activities, turnaround  assistance and operator training. Elmo graduated from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada with a B.A.Sc.  Chemical Engineering (1987) with an option in Management Science. He currently is the  president of Nasato Consulting Ltd. In addition, he is the lead instructor and serves on  the Brimstone Sulfur Recovery Symposium Advisory Committee and the Technical  Advisory Committee for the Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, and has served  on the Board of Directors for Alberta Sulphur Research. Elmo has also taught courses in  the Chemical Engineering departments of the University of Toronto and University of  Waterloo. He has been awarded eight patents for SRU operation, oxygen enrichment and  sulfur degassing technologies, has published 42 papers and has made over 74 presentations at conferences worldwide.

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Miguel A. Perilla, P.E. is a recognized Delayed Coker expert and inventor who has dedicated most of his professional life to the design and construction of Delayed Coker Units for Foster Wheeler USA. Some reference Coker Units are: Shell Martinez California; Valero Port Arthur, Texas; Valero, Texas City, Texas; Sincor - Jose, Venezuela; Sinclair -Tulsa, Oklahoma; OMV Petrom - Ploiesti, Rumania; and Tupras Izmit, Turkey.
Education: Mechanical Engineer (University of Valle, Colombia), master’s in business administration (University of EAFIT – Colombia), and master’s in industrial and system engineering (University of Michigan – Ann Arbor).

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Dave Dewees, PE.  has nearly two decades of experience in the refining, petrochemical, and power generation industries, specializing in advanced materials and structural integrity analysis. Over the past 19 years, he has developed deep expertise in coke drum reliability, fatigue and data analysis, and high-temperature hydrogen attack (HTHA) modeling and assessment. His technical background includes material property data analysis and allowable stress development, advanced material behavior modeling, creep and relaxation, cyclic plasticity, damage mechanics, and creep-fatigue evaluation. Dave is also highly experienced in nonlinear fracture mechanics, including explicit flaw modeling, as well as thermal stress and fatigue analysis and weld residual stress modeling. He is a long-standing member of ASME (Sections I, III, and VIII) and API committees, and actively participates in AWS initiatives related to weld residual stress modeling. Dave is based in the Cleveland, Ohio area and works out of the Medina, Ohio office.

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Mark Fronek brings over 20 years of Information Technology experience supporting engineering and services within the energy sector. He leads Becht’s Digital Solutions division, where he oversees digital transformation consulting services and the development of cloud-based software platforms designed to enhance operational performance and knowledge management.   
Under Mark’s leadership, the Digital Solutions team delivers tools that support knowledge capture and retention, data-driven knowledge repositories, asset integrity programs, and streamlined work processes. Becht’s software offerings are highlighted by BechtCONNECT, a platform that enables centralized engineering support to clients while facilitating knowledge accessibility and capturing insights gained and transferred across organizations.

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Logan Boatright is a Business Development Manager for Tracerco’s Measurement Instruments business. With over 17 years in the oil, gas, and petrochemical industry, Logan has spent his career working with major oil & gas companies to support major initiatives to optimize performance, increase reliability, reduce downtimes, and ensure that projects are completed successfully. By working with customers to understand their biggest issues, he has been able to aid in the optimization of many O&G facilities worldwide.

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Luc joined Velan in 2003 and has held multiple positions over the years. He is currently Director, Business Development. He holds a PhD in Engineering Physics and is a Mechanical Engineer.

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Steve Osborne is CEO of E-Crane International USA, leading sales and customer support for the ECraneproduct line across North, South and Central America. With more than 20 years of experience,Steve brings a problem-solving approach to E-Crane Customers across a wide range of industriesincluding ports, terminals, steel mills, scrap processing facilities, and refineries. He is a mechanicalengineering graduate of The Ohio State University.

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Alex Bildey, P.E., is the Director of Fired Heaters and Syngas for the Americas at Wood, where he leads technical sales and supports strategic growth across refining, syngas, hydrogen, and petrochemical markets. He specializes in fired heater design, engineering, and lifecycle solutions, with experience supporting major revamps, reliability improvements, and grassroots projects worldwide. Alex works closely with clients to develop practical, value-driven engineering solutions that enhance performance and long-term operability. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in New Jersey and holds degrees in Chemical Engineering and Business Management.

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Carson Hannah is from western North Carolina and received his Mechanical Engineering training at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He has been with QMax Industries since 2014 and held multiple roles within the organization. Currently he is QMax’ Technical Director and QMax Project Development Team Leader, focusing on leading the technical growth of all QMax team members and departments.

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Herb Telidetzki has been involved in refining his entire 44 year career and is currently an associated with Becht for FCC and Alkylation.  Prior to Becht Herb was with Tesoro for 14 years as their FCC and Alkylation specialist involved in all aspects of their operation.  Herb has also held roles with KBC Advanced Technologies for 11 years involved in modelling and processing optimization.  Prior to those positions Herb was with Hess Refining and Esso Canada in various roles.    

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Chemical Technician with a career at Petrobras since 2003, having worked exclusively at the Paulínia Refinery (REPLAN). Experienced in the operation of delayed coking, sulfur recovery, tail gas treatment, and sour water treatment units. Brings expertise in refining processes, operational risk management, and decision-making in complex industrial environments. Since 2019, has served as Operations Coordinator for these units, leading multidisciplinary teams and driving reliability, efficiency, and continuous improvement initiatives. Currently pursuing a degree in Industrial Engineering, further strengthening a strategic perspective on industrial operations.

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Ibrahim M. Almardumah is a Mechanical Engineering Supervisor with more than 12 years of experience delivering safe, high-quality results across a wide range of technical assignments. He is a skilled problem-solver with a strong ability to develop effective solutions in complex environments and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to achieve required objectives while ensuring compliance with engineering standards. He is recognized for his leadership, commitment to safety, and innovative contributions that have helped prevent multimillion-dollar costs.

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Neha Chopra joined as a process engineer at HPCL, Mumbai Refinery in 2008 after completing BTech in Chemical Engineering from a prestigious Indian Universities. She worked in SulphurRecovery Unit (SRU) as a process engineer from 2008-2011.
Her experience spans equipment design and rating, process simulation, troubleshooting in mostlyDiesel and Offsite block of the refinery; process safety and environment.
She completed Masters of Chemical Engineering in 2017 from IITB, with thesis on” Modelling andSimulation of Extraction Column” and is currently working as Manager in SRU from 2022 onwards.

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Mohd Anas Arif is a Chemical Engineering graduate from Indian Institute of Technology(IIT) with over 11 years of experience in refinery operations at Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL), Mumbai Refinery. Currently serving as Manager - FCC Operations, he specializes in Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) operations, with extensive expertise in startups, shutdowns, turnarounds, commissioning, and operational improvements. Recognized as a corporate FCC Subject Matter Expert, he actively contributes to data-driven performance monitoring, digital initiatives, and technical training programs to strengthen operational excellence and process safety.

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Kelsey King is a Technical Service Specialist for the BASF refining catalyst business and is based in Houston, Texas. Prior to this role, Kelsey worked with Marathon Petroleum as a Technical Service engineer supporting various refinery technologies including Cokers, Resid Oil Supercritical Extraction (ROSE), Fluidized Catalytic Cracking (FCC), and Resid Hydrocracking (LC-Finer). Kelsey completed her undergraduate in 2021 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University, where she was also a student athlete on the Equestrian Team.

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Maddy Casabat is currently a process engineer at PBF Energy – Chalmette Refinery. She has been there for 5 years and started out as the process engineer of the treating units for ~2.5 years where she got experience in hydrotreating, amine stripping, sour water stripping, sulfur recovery, benzene recovery, LPG recovery, and waste gas recovery. She then transitioned to the process engineer for the cokers in March of 2024 and has been there since. She has also worked many turnarounds and outages where she was able to gain experience in cokers, crude units, FCC, HF Alky, hydrotreaters, sulfur plants, amine units, reformers, as well as some aromatics units. Maddy graduated from LSU in May of 2021 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Business Administration. Maddy enjoys spending her time outside of work doing Pilates, running, travelling, and trying new restaurants!

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Dr. Ehsan Askari provides advanced fluid flow analysis and technical consultation on CFD-related projects, supported by over 13 years of hands-on experience in industrial CFD simulations within the oil and gas industry. He specializes in multiphase flows, reacting flows, flow-induced vibration analysis, and heat transfer. Ehsan is a licensed Professional Engineer in both Canada and the USA and has published 23 technical papers in the areas of multiphase flows and combustion.

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Scott Kafesjian is currently the Director of Sulfur Technologies for Wood, formerly Amec Foster Wheeler. Scott has over 30 years of experience in the technology, design, commissioning, startup, troubleshooting, and revamp of sulphur recovery and related units worldwide. He has been with Wood since 2010. Along with his sulphur experience, he has a diverse background encompassing crude oil distillation, hydrotreating, gas plant revamps, gas compressor stations, and other industrial processes. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in seven states.

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Elmo Nasato is a process engineer specializing in sulfur recovery, amine treating and  sour water processing. He has more than 35 years experience in the sulfur recovery industry, including experience with design, retrofit, start-up and optimization of sulfur recovery  units, sulfur handling units, amine units, sour water stripper units, and tail gas cleanup  units. On-site field activities have included support of construction activities, turnaround  assistance and operator training. Elmo graduated from the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada with a B.A.Sc.  Chemical Engineering (1987) with an option in Management Science. He currently is the  president of Nasato Consulting Ltd. In addition, he is the lead instructor and serves on  the Brimstone Sulfur Recovery Symposium Advisory Committee and the Technical  Advisory Committee for the Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, and has served  on the Board of Directors for Alberta Sulphur Research. Elmo has also taught courses in  the Chemical Engineering departments of the University of Toronto and University of  Waterloo. He has been awarded eight patents for SRU operation, oxygen enrichment and  sulfur degassing technologies, has published 42 papers and has made over 74 presentations at conferences worldwide.

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Mr. Ferra is a Process Performance Manager for REXA and has worked at REXA for thirteen years. REXA makes high performance electro-hydraulic actuators used in critical applications requiring precise positioning and reliability. REXA is recognized as a leading customer-centric solutions provider enabling end-users to optimize process efficiency and enhance safety. In his role, Mark creates marketing messaging highlighting the application ROI and/or safety improvements using REXA actuators. Mr. Ferra has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Arizona State University and lives with his family in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Sierra graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in May 2023 and has been working as a Systems Engineer at GSE for the past 2.5 years. As a member of the Process Team, she develops and maintains full-scope training simulations for the chemical production and fossil fuel industries. Her responsibilities also include the development and quality assurance of self-paced, computer-based learning tutorials and dynamic process simulations used to train process plant operators.

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Ricardo Gonzalez is an inspection expert responsible for inspection methods within the OneTech branch of TotalEnergies in France, covering all inspection activities across the upstream and downstream oil and gas sectors, as well as the power and renewable‑energy sectors. He brings over 45 years of experience in inspection, including RBI deployment, turnaround scope optimization, risk‑based maintenance using fitness‑for‑service approaches, and the development of statistical methods to enhance inspection effectiveness.

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Logan is an intermediate process engineer., he joined Sulphur Experts in 2019, shortly after graduating from Texas A&M University – Kingsville with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and double minors in math and chemistry. Since joining the company, Logan has worked in refineries and gas plants across the United States and around the world testing and optimizing their sulphur recovery and tail gas treating units. Logan’s focus is now on troubleshooting to resolve reliability issues and keep units under challenging conditions.

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Arthur Lamm is an Industry Consultant for refinery and petrochemical field solutions with Kurita America, Inc. located in the US.

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Gage Fos is currently a process engineer at Shell's Norco Refinery. He has 9 years of experience in the Petrochemical and Refining industries supporting Polystyrene, Ethylbenzene, Crude Distillation, Sat Gas, Gasoline Hydrotreating, and Fluidized Catalytic Cracking units. Gage graduated from LSU in December of 2017 with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and 2019 with a MBA.

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Richard Grove is a retired FCC Subject Matter Expert with the Chevron Global Manufacturing Process Technology Team and a founding member of the FCC Safety Council. In collaboration with the AFPM, the Safety Council developed the FCC Safety Roadshow, bringing critical safety messaging directly to refineries. The CSB has recognized the FCC Process Technology team for their outstanding work in creating and delivering these workshops. Richard holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alabama (Roll Tide). Before returning to Chevron in 2007, he served as the West Coast Regional Manager for GRACE Davison. Earlier in his career, he worked as the FCC Process Engineer at Chevron’s Pascagoula Refinery. Throughout his career, Richard has delivered numerous presentations highlighting the unique and valuable aspects of FCC units, and he remains passionate about welcoming new professionals into the FCC community.

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Dr. Engel has more than 25 years of industrial experience in a variety of areas of chemical engineering, material science and chemistry. David is the inventor in more than 20 United States Invention Patents and author of over 100 technical and scientific papers, and conferences. David has worked in several technical and business capacities for companies such as Eastman Kodak, Eli Lilly, General Electric among others. David has recently specialized in process optimization, renewables and new technology development. Dr. Engel is the Managing Director of Nexo Solutions. He holds a B.S. in Chemistry, and a Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry. David is 6-Sigrma certified and is member of several industrial committees and company board of directors.

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Mr. Chuck Munro has 30 years of experience with Spraying Systems Company assisting customers to solve problems with spray nozzle solutions.  He is an active member of several industry groups, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, AMPP (formerly NACE), and the American Institute of Chemical Engineers where he has been involved with training, consultation, and application support.  Currently Chuck focuses on the business development of the oil and gas and sulfuric acid industries while working to help these industries recognize ways to optimize performance, while increasing reliability and sustainability with new technologies and proven solutions.

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Neal joined BLAC in fall 2011 after 31 years with UOP.  At UOP, Neal worked mainly in Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) technology on new unit startups, refinery troubleshooting, reliability, new process control and safety-instrumented system strategies, and project sales. At BLAC, Neal was previously Engineering Department Manager, before taking on his current role as SME – Actuator Systems.  
Neal has co-authored several papers in the area of safety system design, holds two U.S. patents for FCC control strategy, and has presented at multiple conferences (AFPM, ISA, RefComm) on various FCC and controls topics.

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Mitch graduated from Princeton University in 1979 with a BSc in Chemical Engineering and is a registered PE in Texas. He worked with ExxonMobil for 40 years, retiring in 2019. He has worked as a consultant with Becht for over three years as a process engineering and resid upgrading specialist.  He has been married to his wife Laura for 41 years, has two children in their 30’s and 2 grandchildren.  He started his career at Bayway Refinery in NJ, then joined the resid upgrading world in 1989, and has focused on delayed coking, visbreaking and resid upgrading for 34 years. Highlights were serving as the process start-up lead for the Venezuelan Cerro Negro Upgrader in 2001 and the Antwerp DCU in Belgium in 2018.  He enjoys delayed coking, languages (Spanish, Dutch, French), art, sports and Belgian beers, not necessarily in that order.

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Gary holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from Drexel University. He works for 30+ years in refining/engineering and 8+ years with P66. 

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Gary Wilson has been in the chemical cleaning & decontamination industry for over a decade and has participated in the planning and execution of projects in over 20 countries. He has experience in a variety of units within the refining, petrochemical, and mid-stream sectors inclusive of heavy oil units such as FCCs and Cokers. One of the benefits of being involved with so many differing markets and segments of the chemical cleaning & decontamination space is the potential to act as a conduit for best practices for his clients to reduce timeline and increase safety when entering process piping and equipment. 

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Daniel Sack, P.E., is a Senior Engineering Advisor and Group Lead at Becht. Mr Sack has 20 years of structural and mechanical engineering experience in the field of petrochemical, refining, utility, and industrial power generation, with focus on structural design at elevated temperatures. He has extensive experience with the design of plate structures, utility, industrial boilers and environmental equipment.

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Dr. Mahmod Samman is the president of Houston Engineering Solutions. He has thirty years of industry experience mostly in damage assessment, repair, and life extension of coke drums. His state-of-the-art techniques in this field are utilized around the world. A licensed professional engineer in Texas, he has a Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Duke University, numerous publications, and six issued patents. He is a member of ASME and ASCE and a committee member of API 579/ASME FFS, API 934G and API 934J.

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With more than 40 years of experience in project execution, consulting, management, and supervisory roles, he currently leads the design of supporting facilities for coke drum unheading systems. He has held overall client responsibility for control systems on several multi-billion-dollar refining facilities, overseeing all phases from engineering through installation and commissioning. His background also includes contractor responsibility for control system design and engineering across multiple grassroots and retrofit refining projects. Earlier in his career, he spent more than 20 years as a process control subject matter expert for a major downstream operating company. He has extensive experience collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to deliver complex refinery control solutions.

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Geoffrey Hopkins is a Project Manager at HEC Technologies, bringing nine years of experience in the SRU combustion equipment industry. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Nanotechnology Engineering from the University of Waterloo. With a strong technical foundation and extensive industry experience, Geoffrey has developed expertise in managing projects and supporting solutions within the specialized field of SRU combustion equipment.

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Nickolas Roussakis is the Engineering Manager at HEC Technologies. He holds both Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto.Nickolas has 46 years of experience in the field of combustion, including 37 years dedicated to the technology development of SRU combustion equipment. He also brings 12 years of technology development experience in the field of deflagration and detonation arrestment. His extensive technical background gives him deep expertise in combustion systems and related process technologies.

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Jose is an engineering leader with a commitment to delivering value through innovativetechnologies and services at John Zink, where he has worked for the past 10 years. He holds aMaster’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and has spent his career focused on combustionequipment design, testing, development, and furnace operation. Jose is dedicated to developingsolutions that enhance the profitability of fired heaters and furnaces. His approach to engineeringchallenges emphasize collaboration and continuous improvement, aiming to meet the evolvingneeds of clients while focused on advancing combustion technology in a way that supportssustainable and efficient energy use

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Cristhian Oses is a Projects Engineer Specialist at Enap Refinerías Aconcagua, Chile, where he is responsible for project development and execution. He brings 20 years of field experience in the construction and engineering of refinery projects, with extensive expertise in delivering complex projects across the refining sector.

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Ralf Matthaes is Head of Department, Business Development at Endress+Hauser Level+Pressure, Germany, where he is the global head of the nucleonic business. He brings more than 35 years of field experience, with extensive expertise in business development and deep knowledge of nucleonic technologies and applications across the industry.

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Daniel Starr is an Application Specialist at HarbisonWalker International (HWI), a leading manufacturer of high-performance refractory products serving a wide range of industrial markets. As part of HWI’s Energy, Environmental, and Chemical (EEC) team, he provides technical and application support to refining, petrochemical, and chemical operations. His role involves supporting refractory selection, application, and performance optimization for demanding high temperature environments including sulfur recovery units and other critical process equipment. Daniel graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor’s degree in Engineering Science, earning honors as a member of the Schreyer Honors College.

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Kent has spent his career growing businesses. He started the water management division at Baker Hughes and launched the first U.S. IGCC power plant for GE. Before that, he designed the urea mixing system for diesel trucks at Ford and built an innovative desulfurizer for UTC’s fuel cell power plant. Kent has a Ph.D, M.S., and B.S. in Chemical Engineering as well as a MBA.
Kent is the business development director at Akselos America. He is responsible for expanding Akselos capabilities into lateral markets.

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Mark Geisenhoff serves as Director of Fixed Equipment at Flint Hills Resources, bringing more than 40 years of experience in mechanical integrity and fixed equipment reliability. Throughout his career, he has led reliability and mechanical integrity organizations and remains actively engaged with API and AFPM, including serving as Chair of the API Subcommittee on Inspection & Mechanical Integrity (SCIMI) and the Advancing Process Safety Mechanical Integrity Subgroup (MISG).

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Michael Antoniou serves as a Senior Business Development Manager at Chevron Lummus Global, a joint venture uniting Chevron and Lummus Technology. With an extensive professional journey spanning over 24 years, Michael excels in business development across both direct and indirect sales channels, specializing in licensed technologies, process equipment, catalysts, and research & engineering services. His technical expertise extends to process design, dynamic simulation/control emulation, and operations, underpinning his strategic approach to business growth. Before joining Lummus Technology, Michael held various positions at Johnson Matthey, ConocoPhillips, and ExxonMobil. He earned his BSE in Chemical Engineering & Mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania.  

Coking Hall

Presentation: Driving Change: The Role of Specialty Coke in the Energy Transition

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With 3 decades of experience in the Chemical Engineering space, Chandra is a highly accomplished professional, known for driving innovation and delivering outstanding results in Project Engineering Delivery, Value Enhancement, Manufacturing Intelligence Digitalization. Chandra has the distinction of working on Mega projects from concept to commissioning, including the rare opportunity to hone process design, optimization, project execution skills over various technologies.  This experience has helped establish Chandra as a leader in engineering excellence, continuous operational improvements and sustainability practices.  Chandra holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.

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Steve Beeston is an independent consultant in the oil and gas industry supporting refining and petrochemical clients.  He is currently supporting Ingenero as a Refinery Digitalization Consultant focusing on a number of refinery processes including delayed coking.  Before becoming a consultant, Steve was Vice President of Technology Licensing for Wood, where he managed the process technology business line for the proprietary Foster Wheeler technologies (coking, solvent deasphalting, visbreaking, hydrogen production, and sulfur recovery).  Steve holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering.