Solomon Associates - Driving Performance Improvement in Energy-Intensive Assets » Solomon Team

Al Poling

mnorris — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:00:06 +0000

A mechanical engineer with more than 25 years of experience as a maintenance and reliability professional, Al Poling has held plant and corporate leadership positions with Union Carbide Corporation, Rhone Poulenc, SCM Chemicals, Albemarle Corporation, Shell Chemical, and KRATON Polymers. Most recently, he served as technical director for the Society for Maintenance and Reliability Professionals (SMRP), where he managed the development and publication of maintenance and reliability metrics. Poling holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering technology from Fairmont State University and has been a Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) since 2002. He has joined the company as project manager for the company’s International Study of Plant Reliability and Maintenance Effectiveness (RAM Study).

Andy Wishart

mnorris — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:55:11 +0000

Andy has been serving the Refining and Chemicals Industries since 1960 when he began his career with BP. Today, he serves Solomon as a refinery management and performance benchmarking expert. Andy holds a special interest and expertise in refinery management, operations, maintenance, site appraisal, and performance development issues.

In addition to general refinery management, he has held head office and site posts covering most manufacturing and associated activities, and has participated in projects around the world involving all aspects of refining and LNG. He has a wide knowledge of Solomon benchmarking processes and his work is focused on client appraisal and improvement programs. He also currently serves a one of the main presenters of the company’s performance analysis presentations throughout Europe.

Bill Glasscock

mnorris — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:52:30 +0000

As Senior Consultant, Bill is currently managing activities related to Solomon’s consulting services for the refining and chemicals industries. Bill has more than 37 years of experience and leadership covering operations and maintenance management, benchmarking, project implementation, reliability, maintenance, and performance improvement programs, and refinery planning and economics.

Before joining Solomon in 2011, Bill acquired a diverse range of domestic and international management experiences while establishing a proven track record of significant contributions to the operating and financial success of the organizations for which he has worked. Bill holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Louisiana Tech University.

Bill Horner

mnorris — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:50:37 +0000

Bill began his career as a Process Engineer with Dow Chemical in 1978. Prior to joining Solomon in 2005, he developed a broad experience base as a Process/Operations Engineer and Lead Engineer at various petrochemical, refinery, and utility plants around the world. Bill is currently a Senior Energy Consultant at Solomon and now focuses on CPA activities for pipelines.

In addition to his engineering abilities, his simulation modeling skills span several software packages, including HYSYS, PROII, HX-Net, ProSteam, SuperTarget, STX/ACX, and many proprietary programs. Bill is a Chemical Engineer and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Mississippi State University.

Bob Baechle

mnorris — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:45:07 +0000

As a Senior Consultant, Bob has been helping Solomon’s refining clients improve their performance since 1990. Drawing on more than 35 years’ experience in the refining industry—including assignments to work in the London Office, Capetown Office, and Dallas office—Bob now focuses on conveying that knowledge and experience to clients around the world.

Bob specializes in developing the Crude, Product, and Chemical Price Assessments used in the Worldwide Fuels, Lube, and Olefin Studies. With this background, he helps develop the Financial Performance Analysis for the Studies.

Bob holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Magna Cum Laude from the University of Illinois.

Celia He, Ph.D.

mnorris — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:40:16 +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.

Chris McCloskey

mnorris — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:35:34 +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.

Don Jones

mnorris — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:30:53 +0000

As the Refining Studies Project Manager, Don is in charge of the execution of the Fuels Refinery Performance Analyses. Over the last 38 years, Don has acquired an in-depth knowledge of the refining industry through a combination of studying, analyzing, and hands-on management experience, which he applies to helping clients identify their performance gaps.

Before joining Solomon in 1990, Don worked for Chevron USA and Champlin Petroleum Company. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M and a Masters of Business Administration from Phillips University.

Don Miller, P.E.

mnorris — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:25:11 +0000

As a Project Manager, Don Miller has been helping Solomon’s refining clients to improve their performance since 1996. With more than 35 years in the refining industry, Don draws on his experience in refinery operations to manage the database research and analysis for correlating factor and energy standard improvements in Solomon’s Worldwide Fuels Refinery studies.

As a licensed chemical engineer, Don leverages his background with companies including Total and ARCO Chemical in tandem with his expertise in technology, economics, benchmarking, and database manipulation to provide insight to clients around the world. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Tech University.

Doug Williams

mnorris — Sat, 01 May 2010 16:20:28 +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.