Perry Resources, Hamilton, New Zealand.

Study & report for environmental permit for a new mini cement plant in New Zealand.    

2010-11   Project Manager, Cementos Cibao, Dominican Republic. 

       Project Advisor for a new cement plant in New Zealand.

        Study & report for environmental permit for a new mini cement plant in New Zealand. 

Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP , New York, USA

Cement industry expert retained by counsel for the Republic of Venezuela to provide professional opinion on the value of the Holcim cement and ready mix plants nationalized by the government of Venezuela.

2009-10   Chief Commissioning Engineer, Cementos Cibao, Dominican Republic. 

      1500 tpd, 4 stage preheater built using second-hand equipment, coal fired.

        Project Advisor for a new cement plant in New Zealand.

        Assistance with Performance Tests for a new 3100 tpd Polysius kiln at Cementos del Norte, Honduras. 

2008    Project Advisor for a new cement plant in Nigeria.

        Visit to plant site & initial consulting to get project off the ground

        Project Advisor for a new cement plant in Albania.

        Selection of project consultant and overseeing initial studies.

        Supervision of Site Process Evaluation at Illinois Cement.

        Overseeing Site Process Evaluation by KHD.

        Training for Engineers from Arawak Cement, Barbados.

        Visit to sites in the USA for practical training in coal mill operations

        Training course for Engineers & Operators, Caribbean Cement, Jamaica.

        4 week training course in process & operations

        Technical advisor to new cement company in Vietnam.

        Review of documentation and preparation of documentation for Due Diligence Study.

        Technical assistance at Illinois Cement after major kiln outage.

 2007   Training course for Engineers & Operators, Caribbean Cement, Jamaica.

        Consultant for new cement project in Azerbaijan, contract & feasibility study review.

        Project evaluation for Cementos Nare, Argos Group, Colombia.

        New wet process white cement plant.

        Chief Technical advisor to Stantec Consulting Ltd, Toronto.

        Feasibility study for Heidelberg Cement in southern United States,

        Evaluation of process problems at Mountain Cement, Laramie, Wyoming, USA.

       Process trouble shooting & training for Polysius precalciner and in-direct coke firing system for Cementos Cienfuegos SA., Cuba.

        Cementos Cienfuegos SA., Cuba. 

        Process trouble shooting & training for Polysius precalciner

        Technical advisor to Cementos Cibao, Dominican Republic.

        Construction of 4 stage preheater using second-hand equipment.

        Chief Technical Advisor for Kaz Cement Company, Almaty, Kazakhstan.

        Greenfield site for 1.2 million tpy cement. Tender & contract preparation.

2006   Commissioning Engineer for expansion of Illinois Cement, USA.

        Expansion of existing 4 stage preheater to Separate Line Calciner using KHD technology.

        Due diligence for new Lime Kiln in North America.

        Process review for bank loan.

        Visit to several cement plants in Libya.

        Study of needs of Libyan cement industry for training & maintenance.

        Feasibility study for new cement plant in Western North America.

        Study of Capital & Operating cost, IRR and steps required to proceed.

        Study for possible new cement plant in South Western USA.

        Pre-Feasibility Study.

        Audit of Instrumentation for Cementos Argos, Colombia.

        Process Study & recommendation at 8 plants in Colombia.

        Illinois Cement Company, Illinois, USA.

        Training for Engineers & operators for a new expansion

        Feasibility study for new cement plant in Libya.

        Pre-Feasibility Study.

2005   Cement Expert for Asia Development Bank.

        Technical Loan evaluation for Nghi Son Cement Project, Vietnam

        Chief Process Engineer for Khatib & Alami, Beirut, Lebanon.

        Preparation of Tender Documents for a 4,000 tpd green field cement plant & power station, Kurdistan, Iraq.

        Technical advisor to Kilnstone Industries, Vancouver, Canada.

           Research into recycling concrete slurry to cement kilns in North America.

         Study for possible new cement  plant in Canada.

        Continuation of study of raw materials

2004   Saudi Cement Company, Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

        Technical advisor for new 10,000 tpd kiln.

        Buxton Lime Company, Buxton, England.

        Chief Commissioning Engineer for Holcim, Switzerland.

        Cementos Cienfuegos, Cuba.

        Training staff & Engineers

        Possible new cement  plant in Western Canada.

        Study of raw materials

        Mountain Cement, Wyoming, USA.

        Trouble shooting process problems

        Cementos Cienfuegos, Cuba.

        Training staff & Engineers

2003   Glens Falls Cement, New York, USA

        Trouble shooting cooler problems

        CemCo Cement, Quebec, Canada

        Various process calculations for new a cement plant

        Study of process problems at two cement kilns in Colombia, South America.

        Evaluation of two cement kilns.

         Independent Auditor for Holcim (USA)

        Evaluation of Control Room Operators

         International Coal Supplier

        Implications of burning various types of coal in Precalciners.

         Cement Process Consulting Ltd.

        Development of Kiln Simulator

2002  Independent Auditor for Holcim (USA)

        Evaluation of Control Room Operators

         Mountain Cement, Laramie, Wyoming, USA

        Process calculations for Raw Mill conversion project

        Lafarge Canada Inc. Exshaw, Alberta, Canada.

        Trouble shooting new In-direct fired coal system.

        Major International Engineering Company

        Preliminary design of Lime Flash calciner.

        Arawak Cement, Barbados

        Training course for process engineers, control room operators and lab technicians..

        Masons, Lawyers, Hong Kong

        Consultant for the defence in an International law case.

        Lafarge Corporation, Sugar Creek, MO, USA

        Commissioning of 2,800 tpd Polysius precalciner, coal fired.

        Cales del Mar Carbe, Cartagena, Colombia

        Start up of 200 tpd Lime kiln.

2001   Feasibility Study for New Cement plant in Western North America

        Study of suitability of raw materials, plant layout, investment cost  & estimation of operating costs.

        Cementos del Valle, Cali, Colombia

        Calculation of equipment size for In-direct fired coal system.

        Feasibility Study for New Cement plant in New Zealand

        Study of suitability of raw materials & estimation of operating costs.

        Falconbridge Nickel, Australia

        Consultant for coal firing system for new Ferro-nickel plant.

        Canadian Law firm

        Study of technical issues regarding Insurance claim by a Cement Plant.

        Large Equipment Manufacturer, USA / France

        Ongoing project studying integration of Power Generation Plants and Cement Plants.

        Colclinker, Cartagena, Colombia

        Training, start-up & commissioning of in-direct fired coal mill, ball mill with Greco burner.

        Illinois Cement, USA

        Study of options for modifying existing direct fired coal system.

        Cementos del Valle, Cali, Colombia

        Study for the conversion of semi-direct fired coal system to In-direct fired.

2000    Client, USA

        Feasibility study for a new cement plant in North America.

        Cementos del Valle, Cali, Colombia

        Study for the conversion of semi-direct fired coal system to In-direct fired.

        Large Equipment Manufacturer, USA

        Project studying integration of Power generation plants and Cement plants.

        USA Environmental Agency - Region III, Philadelphia, USA

        Training course for 30 Engineers and Lawyers. An introduction to Cement Process Technology.

        Cementos del Valle, Cali, Colombia

        Study of operating problems with wet kiln and cooler.

        Sharr Cement, Kosovo

        Technical cement expert for UNMIK, assessing condition of the plant, advising on environmental improvement and financial investments.

        National Cement, Alabama, USA

        Environmental assessment of cement plant.

         Inland Cement, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

        Design & preparation of Operating Manuals for Kiln Control Room Operators.

1999     Colclinker, Cartagena, Colombia

        Study of the feasibility of increasing existing cement mill production by implementing an automation system.

        Mountain Cement, Laramie, Wyoming, USA

        Training course for kiln operators. Long dry and 2 stage preheater kilns. 4 week duration.

        General Minerals Corporation, Denver, CO., USA

        Due Diligence study & evaluation of new cement plant in Bolivia.

        Caribbean Cement Company, Jamaica, West Indies     

Follow-up training course for Engineers and Operators, to develop a strong theoretical and practical understanding of kiln and mill operation. 3 weeks duration.

        SNC-Lavalin, Toronto, Canada

        Consultant for the design of a 33,000 tpd dry grinding plant for gold ore in Chile, South America.

1998 - 1999   Morning Star Cement Co., Vietnam

Resident for Holderbank Engineering at the Morning Star plant. Supervision of commissioning & performance testing on 4,000 tpd Kobe kiln at the Hong Chong cement plant. Kobe precalciner, burning 100% anthracite coal,

       Loesche vertical roller mills for raw and cement grinding. Gamma Metrics on-line analyzer. 5% chlorine by-pass system.

        Tabuk Cement Company, Duba, Saudi Arabia

Supervision and monitoring of the commissioning of the new 3,500 tpd turnkey cement plant. Contract with Austroplan Consulting Engineers. 20% alkali by-pass system. Gamma metrics on-line analyzer.

        Caribbean Cement Company, Jamaica, West Indies     

        Complete training course for Engineers and Operators, to develop a strong theoretical and practical understanding of kiln and mill operation.

1997     Colclinker, Cartagena, Colombia

        Feasibility study, comparison of Expert, Rules based and Multi-variable systems, selection of hardware & software for new DDS.

        Cementos del Valle, Cali, Colombia

        Up-grade  of clinker cooler, coal firing system and cooler dedusting system.

        Al Ain Cement Factory, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

        On going project for conversion of kiln from 100% by-pass to 30% by-pass.

        Cementos del Valle, Cali, Colombia

        Consultant for the optimization and trouble shooting of wet kiln.

        Arawak Cement, Barbados

        Commissioning of  existing kiln / mill system. Kiln uses Orimulsion (coal in emulsion with water) as fuel.

        Nazareth Cement, Pennsylvania, USA

        Chief for Advanced Process Control, installation of a new  control system (MSPCS).

1996   Cementos del Valle, Cali, Colombia

        Chief of Commissioning for start-up of wet process kiln.

        Al Ain Cement Factory, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Bid evaluation for upgrading of pollution control equipment, and conversion of open circuit cement mills to closed circuit, in partnership with Klohn-Crippen Consultants Ltd.

        BMH Americas Inc. Dallas, USA

        Consultant for the trouble shooting of clinker cooler operation at National Cement, Lebec, California.

1995   PEG Consulting, Geneva, Switzerland

        Chief of Commissioning for Cement / Fly ash regrinding plant in Botswana.

        Al Ain Cement Factory, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Responsibility for process design during the feasibility stage of upgrading a long dry kiln to preheater /  precalciner, and upgrading of a 100% by-pass precalcining kiln to 30% by-pass. All flow calculations, layout of equipment, and basic design concept.In partnership with Klohn-Crippen Consultants Ltd., Don Mills, Ontario, Canada.

1994   Cementos del Valle, Cali, Colombia

Process layout of  a wet kiln, using second-hand equipment from St. Marys Cement Plant, Bowmanville, Canada. Designed semi-direct coal firing system using KHD and Pfister equipment, in partnership with Klohn-Crippen Consultants Ltd., Don Mills, Ontario, Canada.

        Nortru, Inc., Detroit, USA

Sao Paul, Brazil. Feasibility study in Brazil for burning hazardous waste in Cement kilns in conjunction with Chase Manhattan Bank. New York, USA.

        Bacnotan Cement Ltd., Philippines

Commissioning of  new 2,400 tpd precalcining kiln. Project included start up of the coal mill, Fuller roller mill, kiln/cooler, and design of control logic for the Siemens PLC control system. Project for PEG SA, Switzerland.

1993   San Juan Cement, Puerto Rico

        BIF Certification Test procedure for San Juan Cement, responsibility for kiln operation for Safety-Kleen EnviroSystems.

        Holnam Cement, Holly Hill, South Carolina

Trouble shooting, training and optimization of Waste Fuel burning systems in preparation for BIF re-certification for Safety Kleen, 2 long wet kilns.

        San Juan Cement, Puerto Rico

        Writing and preparing Training Course Manuals for cement plant personnel.

1992   San Juan Cement, Puerto Rico, Essroc Cement

Preparation of operating procedures for precalciner kiln. Optimization of control system logic for Bailey System 90. Trouble shooting Instrumentation and Control System.

        Tilbury Cement, Vancouver, Canada

        Trouble shooting kiln and cooler problems.

1991   San Juan Cement, Puerto Rico. Essroc Cement

Commissioning & start-up of new 2,300 tpd Polysius precalciner kiln. Kiln was burning Hazardous Waste from the Pharmaceutical Industry.

1988 - 1991 Cementos Paz del Rio, Colombia, South America

Project Manager - responsible for equipment specification, bid analysis and design criteria. Erection and commissioning of new equipment & feasibility study for doubling of the plant capacity.

       Design and installation of Allen Bradley / PC computer based operating system. Installation of new air pollution equipment.

1989   Arawak Cement, Barbados, West Indies

        Training course for plant Engineers and control room operators.

1988   Florida Crushed Stone Ltd., Brooksville, Florida

        Training package using Kiln Simulator.

        Inland Cement, Edmonton, Alberta

        Consultant for trouble shooting process problems with precalciner kiln.

        Arawak Cement, Barbados, West Indies

        Training course for plant Engineers and control room operators.

        Developed microcomputer based Cement Kiln Simulation for training control room operators.

1987   Consultant to Pakland Cement, Karachi, Pakistan

Evaluation of plant expansion projects, site supervision and technical advisor to production department. Recommended various options for Control Systems. Preparation of Technical Report evaluating various expansion strategies.

1986   Libya Cement and Lime Co., Souk El-Khamis, Libya

        Training operators and preparation of training manual for BKMI, during post start-up phase of a new Lime kiln.

        Cement Company of Northern Nigeria, Sokoto, Nigeria

Technical Assistance to Austroplan for the supervision of the commissioning of an Orenstein & Koppel 4 stage planetary cooler kiln. Preparation of training manuals.

1984   China Cement Co., Hong Kong

        Auditing production performance test for Chase Manhattan Bank. New York, USA.

        Kaiser Cement Ltd., Cushenbury, California

        Training of Control room operators and plant engineers and optimization of production equipment.

        Trinidad Cement Ltd. Trinidad and Tobago

        Technical Assistance to the Production Department, for Voist-Alpine wet kiln.

1983   Genstar Cement Co., Edmonton, Canada

        Trouble shooting problems with gas fired 2,340 tpd Fuller precalciner.

        China Cement Co., Hong Kong

        Job training and start-up supervision of 4,500 tpd Allis Chalmers R.S.P. precalciner with G-cooler and indirect coal firing.

1982   Kloeckner-Metz, Paris, France

        Consultant to Kloeckner for the study and investigation of possible upgrading of Nile Cement, Rabak, Sudan.

        Austroplan (Consulting Engineers), Vienna, Austria

        Supervision of process engineering during the recommissioning of existing cement plant for Cement Co., of Northern Nigeria.

        Holderbank Management and Consulting, Switzerland

Responsible for the mechanical design and site supervision for refurbishing & upgrading of existing Polysius 4 stage preheater at the Fuhais Plant of Jordan Cement.

        Kaiser Cement Co., Cushenbury, California

Start-up services for 4,500 tpd Allis Chalmers precalciner with G-cooler and indirect coal firing. Responsibilities for operator training and review of operating manuals and procedures.

1981   Inland Cement Industries (Genstar), Edmonton, Canada

        Start-up services for complete cement plant including Fuller - I.H.I. precalciner and Pfeiffer roller mill.

        Kaiser Cement Co., Permanente, California

Start-up services for 4,500 tpd Allis Chalmers precalciner with G-cooler and indirect coal firing. Responsibilities for operator training and review of operating manuals and procedures.

        Holderbank Management and Consulting, Switzerland

Post start-up trouble shooting and operator training at Al-Ain cement, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Featured I.H.I. 4-stage precalcining kiln with 100% by-pass.

1980   Kaiser Cement Co., Longhorn Plant, Texas

Start-up and operation of preheater conversion to KHD "Pyroclone" precalciner with twin string preheater, G-cooler and Roller mill. Coal fired.

        Austroplan, Vienna, Austria

Re-commissioning of Calabar plant of Calcemco, Calabar, Nigeria. Included check out of mechanical equipment, trouble shooting, preparation of operating manuals and operator training.

        Kloeckner Humbolt Deutz (KHD) Köln, West Germany

        Start-up assistance at Cementos Minetti, Cordoba, Argentina. Plant included KHD 4 stage preheater and rotary cooler.

        Cementos del Pacifico, Costa Rica

        Allis Chalmers preheater with Pfeiffer roller mill and finish mill. Responsibilities included start-up supervision and operator training.

1979   Cementos del Valle, Cali, Colombia

        Consultant for trouble shooting Raw grinding plant.

        CESSA, Metapan, El Salvador

        Allis Chalmers preheater with satellite cooler and finish mill. Responsibilities included start-up supervision and operator training.

        Kaiser Cement, Longhorn Plant, Texas

        Prestart-up checkout, design and evaluation of plant interlocking flow sheets.

1978   La Cementos National, Guayaquil, Ecuador

        Start-up assistance to Allis Chalmers for complete cement plant, including 4 stage Allis Chalmers / Miag preheater, raw & finish mills.

        Inland Cement, Vancouver, Canada

        Start-up of complete computerized plant including Polysius kiln / preheater, planetary cooler, Polysius roller mill and Aerofall finish mills.

1977   Cementos Santa Rita, Sorocaba, Brazil

        Start-up of complete cement plant including Allis Chalmers preheater kiln, roller mill.

1976   China Rebar Cement, Taiwan, Republic of China

        Start-up of complete cement plant including Allis Chalmers preheater kiln, roller mill.

1975   Maintenance Superintendent – Canada Cement Lafarge, Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

1974   Production Superintendent – Canada Cement Lafarge, Bath, Ontario, Canada

1972 - 1973   Process Engineer for Canada Cement Lafarge

        Start-up and commissioning of F.L. Smidth long dry kiln.

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