Solomon Associates » chemicals team

Doug Williams

trugenius — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:42:28 +0000

Doug joined Solomon with more than 30 years experience working for petrochemical organizations and an additional 5 years experience with heavy equipment design and engineering. He brings to Solomon considerable expertise with business process re-engineering, multiple SAP and other CMMS implementations, mechanical design, rotating equipment design and maintenance, construction and startup of chemical process plants, personnel performance management, and general management techniques.

During his time with Solomon, Doug has gained extensive experience in reliability information and management systems, maintenance information systems, custom application development, configuration, training, and functional analysis, and excels at business process engineering. He has led cost-reduction petrochemical projects with the goal of improving maintenance effectiveness to world-class standards. Doug is a Registered Professional Engineer in the state of Texas (#77255) and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering.

Chris McCloskey

trugenius — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:11:34 +0000

As a Senior Consultant, Chris McCloskey is currently supporting the Comparative Performance Analysis verticals for the fuels and petrochemical industries. With more than 25 years of experience, Chris has spent decades working in and analyzing these industries and he applies that knowledge to help his clients around the world improve their performance.

Before joining Solomon in 2008, Chris worked for a diverse range of organizations, including Conoco, DuPont, Cain Chemical, OxyChem, Lyondell/Equistar and DeWitt & Co. with experience in R&D, process and safety engineering, operations planning and economics, supply and trading, marketing, business management and consulting. Chris holds a Bachelor of Science degree in chemical engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Jeanne Jeng, P.E

trugenius — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:16:58 +0000

Jeanne Jeng is a senior petrochemicals consultant at Solomon providing performance benchmarking and performance improvement consulting services to the petrochemical industry. With nearly 30 years of petrochemicals manufacturing and consulting experience, her areas of specialization include feedstock optimization, economic analysis, operations strategies, and development of computer models supporting various production planning and scheduling functions.

Jeanne is a registered State of Texas Professional Engineer and holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Celia He, Ph.D.

trugenius — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:13:16 +0000

Celia has been helping Solomon’s refining and petrochemical clients improve their operating performance since 2007, focusing on energy efficiency and organizational effectiveness. She is a certified Six Sigma Black Belt proficient in both MAIC and DFSS methodologies, which she applies to client projects along with her industry knowledge, business & risk analysis skills, Solomon’s extensive worldwide database, and NCM³ methodology.

Celia has more than a decade of industrial experience spanning research, product/business development, technical service, and project management. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering/Polymer Science from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Steve Weber

trugenius — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:25:44 +0000

As a Senior Consultant with more than 29 years experience in the refining and petrochemicals industries, Steve supports Solomon’s performance improvement projects at client sites worldwide.

Before joining Solomon, Steve served as Operations Manager, Refinery Manager, Petrochemical Site Manager, and Commercial Manager for several international energy companies, including Petrofina and Total. Additionally, he has published articles in Oil and Gas Journal, made presentations at the NPRA Refining Conference, participated as a member of the NPRA Statistics Committee, and served as a board member of the Louisiana Chemical Association.

Steve holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin.

John Havener

trugenius — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 22:04:01 +0000

As Senior Consultant and NCM³ Project Manager, John has been instrumental in delivering more than US $700 million per year in sustainable net cash margin improvements for Solomon’s chemicals, refining, pipeline, and terminals clients. His innovation, people skills, consulting expertise, and team leadership abilities keep him in high demand by Solomon clients.

Drawing on 32 years experience in chemical, power generation, refining, pharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries, John now manages teams of consultants in delivering profit improvements across all of Solomon’s client base industries. In addition to holding a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from New Mexico State University, he has amassed 18 issued and 2 pending U.S. patents in process modeling, optimization and control, air emissions monitoring, and process control benchmarking.