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| STEPHEN
M. LORD |
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EDUCATION
M.
Eng. 1970 Chemical Eng, McMaster Univ. Canada: BS 1968 Chemical
Eng, Aston Univ. England
CITIZENSHIP:
American, British and Canadian citizen (Permission to work in
E.U.)
SUMMARY
OF QUALIFICATIONS
30 years of experience in most aspects of chemical engineering
with detailed experience in the process design, improvement and
production requirements of specialty chemicals, biotechnology,
mining, energy, synthetic fuels, utilities, plastics and petrochemical
industries, including the processes they use, the regulations
they must meet, the wastes they generate and the needed environmental
control measures.
RECENT
WORK HISTORY
Company:
SML Associates, Encinitas, CA
Position Title: President
Dates: July 1985 to Present
Supervisor/Phone: Self/(760) 942-2359
Head
of process/project engineering consulting firm specializing in
product and plant development including R & D of new technology
and design of pilot plants, biotech facilities, pollution control
equipment and revamp of existing plants. Clients include, Alcoa
Electronic Materials, Allergan, ASiMI, BOC, Brunswick, Cameron
Yakima, Purified Protein and Vical. Projects include HBr purification,
corrosion and contamination control, electronic grade silicon
from silane fluidized bed design and operation of pilot plant
including worlds first laser powered fluid bed, R&D and facility
design for GMP sterile filtration of hyaluronic acid, GMP production
of monoclonal antibodies and enzymes, facility design for catalase
and pharmaceutical packaging, development and design of patented
carbon adsorption system, complete revamp of a carbon reactivation
facility, including dust recovery, thermal oxidation of chlorinated
VOC, heat recovery, quenching and caustic scrubbing, catalytic
oxidation of VOC, waste minimization , improved spray booth operation
for green tape, computer modeling of transient pressure in the
drying of green tape and sweet milling of alumina. Recent projects
include developing flexible encapsulated Phase Change Material
for use in fire suits and medical devices and cyclonic reactor
for simultaneous reaction of semiconductor gas effluent and removal
of solid byproducts. Developing a disilane production process
for a JV of Voltaix and Praxair. Filling glass microballoons with
nitrogen for Lockheed Martin.
Company:
J. C. Schumacher, Oceanside CA
Position Title: Technology Director of the Silicon Division
Dates: April 1982 to June 1985
Responsible
for the development of the Schumacher Silicon process, operation
of the laboratory and pilot plant and supervision of Jacob's design
work on the $7 MM demonstration plant including material handling
of metallurgical and electronic grade silicon, high temperature
and high pressure fluid beds, high purity distillation columns,
hazardous waste bromination followed by oxidation to silica and
bromine. Also developed continuous Czochralski crystal pulling
and provided technical oversight to the $50 MM commercial plant
design by Stearns-Catalytic.
Company: BioSynthetics, Frederick MD
Position Title: Vice-President Technology
Dates: Mar 1980 to Mar 1982
Supervisor/Phone: Tony Clifford (301) 259-2701
Developed
and designed highly efficient, low capital cost fuel/industrial
alcohol process using several solids/liquid separation and drying
steps to produce valuable byproduct feed materials and extensive
recycle and energy efficient distillation for low cost operation.
Designed full scale alcohol production facility and obtained permits.
Company:
Shell Canada, Toronto, Ont, Canada
Position Title: Sr. Process Eng. Utilities
Dates: April 1978 to February 1980
Supervisor/Phone: Peter Dickey (403) 691-2090
Designed
much of the utilities, tankage and environmental control systems
for $15 Billion Alsands project. Special responsibility for mine/upgrading
plant integration, solvent recovery, coke handling, waste water,
SO2 and H2S scrubbing. Supervised process studies by Fluor and
Kilborn in areas of coke handling and flue gas scrubbing. Responsible
for pollution control aspects of the application for regulatory
approval.
Company:
Kilborn Ltd. Toronto, Ont. Canada
Position Title: Process/Project Eng.
Dates: September 1974 to March 1978
Supervisor/Phone: Frank Maltby (416) 275-5181
Designed
slurry pipelines, conveyor systems, tailings neutralization systems,
chemical resin plant, waste water treatment facilities for five
coal fired powerplants, odor control system for rape seed processing,
steam and solvent pipelines and truck handling facilities. Hands
on startup and operation of tailings neutralization facilities
and refinery sulfur plant and transfer facilities, troubleshooting
in sour water stripper, flare system, waste water treatment and
crude fractionation (via modelling) and in offsites. Dispersion
modelling and installation and operation of remote SO2 monitoring
systems.
Company:
Black Sivalls & Bryson, Edmonton Alberta Canada
Position Title: Process/Project Eng.
Dates: September 1973 to August 1974
Supervisor/Phone: Al Morel DECEASED
Designed
modular natural gas and sulfur plants. Dispersion modelling and
flare stack design. Provided startup and troubleshooting services.
REFERENCES
Dr. Claude Hayes
Hayes Consultants
3737 Third Ave. Ste 308
San Diego CA 02103
Tel (619) 299- 2267
Mr. R. Hogle
Western Regional Manager
BOC Electronic Gases Div
1970 Diamond St.
San Marcos CA 92069
(760) 471-2900
PROFESSIONAL
AFFILIATIONS
American
Institute of Chemical Eng.
Professional Engineer in Washington and California
SPECIALIZED
SKILLS/TRAINING
Design/Distil
Course, Chemshare; Calgary, Alberta 1973
Natural gas Processing, Univ. of Alberta, Calgary, Alberta 1973
Oil- Water Separation, Shell Seminar, Toronto, 1978
Effective Presentation Skills, Shell Seminar, Toronto, 1979
Fermentation Technology, Center for Professional Advancement,
Rutgers NJ 1980
Fluid Bed Technology, AIChE, NYC, NY 1982
Introduction to Molecular and Cellular Biology, UCSD, San Diego,
1988
Introduction to Genetic Engineering, UCSD, San Diego, 1989
Computer
Skills:
Programs: Excel, Word, Word Perfect, Teqworks, HSC, Design II,
AutoSketch, Auto Cad, Screen, Crane Companion , Powerpoint
Custom
Software:
Meeting Manager, Accucast (engineering estimating) Budget tracker
PUBLICATIONS
& PATENTS
Lunar
Waste Heat Radiators, Space Power, Vol 9, No 4, 1990
Novel Membrane Bio-reactor, AICHE conference, San Diego, 1990
Removal & Destruction of Volatile Organic Compounds from Gas
Streams, European Patent Office
Method for Silicon Deposition US Patent 5,798,137
Silicon Deposition Reactor Apparatus US Patent 5,810934 1998
Facility Design Work Planning, San Diego Biotech Symposium
Comparison of Chemical & Selective Pore Adsorption in Removing
pm Levels of Moisture from High Purity Hydro Halide Gases AICHE
Nat Meeting 1997
The Effects of Corrosive gases on Metal Surfaces
On Line Particle Size Analysis by Video Capture
Numerical Correlation for Thermal Conduction in Packed Beds, Can
Journal of Chem Eng Aug. 1999
Easy Simulation of Sticky Fluidized Beds Chem Show Nov 1999
Method for Improving the Efficiency of a Silicon Purification
Process, US 6,368,568
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