1. What is your title?
Senior Principal Technical Account Manager
2. How long have you been working for Invensys?
Since Mid 2005
3. Where did you go to school and what degree(s) do you have?
BS Chem Eng at University of Oklahoma
Ph.D. Chem Eng at University of Oklahoma
Currently pursuing MBA at University of Texas
4. Why did you choose to go for those degree(s)?
I wanted the challenge. When the BS was finished I was hungry for more (obtained my Ph.D. while working as a Chemical Engineer). The MBA is to broaden my horizon.
5. Why did you come to work for Invensys?
The JV (DuPont Dow Elastomers) I was working for split up and I wanted to find new employment.
6. Tell us about the toughest case you ever handled.
It was a huge Pipephase case. The file was a huge gathering network attached to a long pipeline that ended up at a small distribution network. They had changed all of the operating conditions and could not solve it. I had to break it up from the end and work my way toward the beginning to get it to solve. Of course I logged my steps so I could teach them what I did and the next time they could solve it.
7. What is one common error that people can avoid making in their simulation?
Giving the simulation some thought beforehand so that the approach is logical (results in easy to solve/manipulate files).
8. What is your favorite part of your job?
Being face to face with customers. Earlier in my career doing research I was only ever able to get face time with internal customers – SIMSCI was a great change in that I can meet with customers.
9. What would you say to someone considering Chemical Engineering?
Go for it, if you love the challenge. But also, don’t be afraid to use it as a stepping stone for something else (medical school or business school).
10. What do you like to do in your spare time?
I bike when I can and I like to hit golf balls. Lately, my spare time is full of MBA related activities.
11. Tell us something interesting about yourself that others may not know.
I love plants. The garden to me is just another place to experiment.
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