As Product Manager, Taylor is currently managing Solomon Profile® II, a software service for refineries to monitor their Solomon KPIs on a monthly basis. Taylor is heavily involved in new product development at Solomon. Some of his other projects include facilitating the FCC Study, programming tools utilized in Performance Analysis Workshops (PAWs), and developing Solomon’s new Tank Utilization Modeling service (TUMs).  In addition, Taylor has developed into a methodology expert in the pipeline vertical and supports the Gas Plant, Liquid Pipeline and Terminal, Natural Gas and Salt Cavern studies. His role includes study design, facilitation, data analysis/modeling, and even business development.

Before joining Solomon in 2003, Taylor worked for a diverse range of organizations, including HSB Reliability Technologies, and RateIntegration, Inc. Taylor holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Tennessee and a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. Taylor has a certification in Maintenance and Reliability from the University of Tennessee as well.

Bill was an accomplished chemical engineer and performance-improvement consultant who served in the refining and petrochemical industries for 35 years. He was a senior consultant with Solomon Associates for a quarter century before his death.

Bill’s accomplishments included developing a yield simulation model for evaluating gross margin capabilities, analyzing the competitiveness of the Spanish refining industry for the government of Spain, and evaluating the impact of planned capital investments for a major European refiner.

He held a Bachelor of Science degree from Yale University, and a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University. He was a graduate of Galesburg (Ill.) High School, where he was valedictorian.

As a student-athlete at Yale, Bill was a three-year letter-winner in baseball and football. He was a two-time winner of the football team’s Ledyard Mitchell Award for proficiency in kicking. He was also a member of the Yale Baseball Bulldog Club. He was an active alumnus and donor to Yale’s varsity athletic programs.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Everett and Virginia Westfall, his sister Marilyn and his brother Daniel. He is survived by two cousins, Patty Smith and Donna Scott, both of Galesburg, Ill.

Bill will be greatly missed by all of his colleagues at Solomon Associates.

Solomon’s Worldwide Refining Turnaround Performance Analysis (Turnaround Study) solves this issue by giving participants visibility to what a top-performing turnaround looks like. This groundbreaking study creates the standardized metrics needed to give you insight into how your turnarounds compare against others in the industry and equips you with the necessary data to help you target better budget levels and man hours.

As part of the Turnaround Study, we analyze the following aspects of each event:

• Unit type and capacity
• Work scope
• Direct and indirect labor
• Materials
• Logistics
• Practices (e.g., planning and scheduling, milestone management, operations interface, etc.)

By applying Solomon’s time-tested benchmarking methodology to these events, we analyze your turnarounds on a level playing field to show you specifically where your performance excelled—and fell short. The objective is to enhance your future turnaround performance, ultimately saving money and improving reliability.

To find out more, contact Glen Young: Glen.Young@SolomonOnline.com or 972-739-1802

Download Turnaround Study Brochure

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Ken’s entire 30-year professional career has focused on consulting and project development in Latin America. He has assisted in numerous management consulting assignments, project development, and due diligence for asset acquisitions in Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Jamaica, and Mexico. Ken is fluent in English, Dutch, and Spanish.