James Guffey

Project and Process Engineering and Project Management Support for the Chemicals industry. Industries include carbon capture, renewable energy, polymers/plastics, basic materials (acylates and surfactants). Subject matter expert in lithium and plant utilities such as cooling water, steam, wastewater, and compressed air.

Provided process engineering, project engineering, and cost estimation assistance for $2-$3 billion lithium greenfield facility design development/FEL3 phase.

Department leader for Chemical Process and Process Mechanical Engineering teams. Responsible for a team of over 20 professional engineers and design staff serving heavy industrial clients. Focus on delivery of Engineer-Procure-Construct projects and inter-discipline coordination of engineering services.

Project engineering and project management for chemical plant projects dealing with molten metals, inorganic salts, and technologies new to the company. Instrumental in implementation of lithium distillation and purification process.

Functioned as a senior manager and leader in this engineering firm and was given credit as a major contributor to the significant financial success of the firm, including repayment of buy-out debt in 5 years versus a 10-year payment schedule. Main responsibilities include: Leading group of 11 people, primarily project managers. Overall performance of projects for mid-sized engineering firm, providing advice and input to other project managers. Also responsible for purchasing, expediting, scheduling, on-site services, and document control. Manage projects as the individual project manager and client contact. Writing proposals and reviewing proposals for conformance with company standards. Developing construction scope of work documents for large construction contracts. Risk management Strategic guidance Procedure development and maintenance Assisting clients with project scope development, project organization, scheduling, and cost estimating

Project and process engineering for projects such as: 1. Rebuild of nonwovens (papermaking-type) process using chopped fiberglass to make roofing mat. $35,000,000 total project cost, including leading capital cost estimating phase and detailed design phase. 2. Greenfield PET chip facility (plastic pellets for soda and water bottles) $190,000,000 total cost with 30,000+ engineering manhours. 3. Regenerative Thermal Oxidizer replacement of existing thermal oxidizer. 4. PET Chip transfer system and rail/truck loading facility. 5. Major utility boiler sootblower retrofit and expansion. (108 sootblowers) 6. Various chemical industry projects as process/project engineer for small equipment, reactor replacements, etc. 7. Various architectural and HVAC retrofits at local utillity's operations facilities. 8. Wastewater system emergency operating measures for 20,000,000 gallons/day effluent stream at pulp and paper mill. (as on-site engineer) 9. Burner management system for biomass boiler at paper mill (as on-site engineer) 10. Vacuum system upgrades at paper mill ("Deculator" system - as on-site engineer) 11. Steam to gas conversion of 20 building makeup air units at paper mill (as on site engineer) 12. Removal of steam re-compression system and distribution of low pressure steam to low-grade heat users. Complete system audit, process and piping design, and construction oversite as on-site engineer. 13. Fuel oil system upgrades and re-piping as on-site engineer. 14. Specialized calculations for medium-consistency pulp flow and pump sizing.

Process engineer for pulp mill bleaching and pump projects. Projects included: major bleach plant rebuild. Pressurized causticizing pilot plant at confidential location. Numerous equipment supply contracts for medium consistency pumps, screw presses, and related equipment at various paper/pulp facilities. Recovery boiler proposals at various facilities.

Process engineer in paper manufacturing, wood pulping, and chemical/utilities areas of paper mill. Participated in early career development program to work in all areas of the plant in cross-functional capacity.