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Publications & Presentations
At Fluor, the expertise of our people is our most valuable asset. Our expertise adds value to each customer's business in ways that are important to that customer, and distinguishes us in the industries we serve worldwide. Fluor experts are frequently asked to publish technical papers on important industry topics. The following includes a sampling of technical papers and other presentations written by Fluor experts.
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Industries
Chemicals & Petrochemicals
Alternate Design Lateral Force for Equipment Supported by Industrial Structures
Reynalso Velasco, Fluor Corporation
Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering
European Polymer Industry - Today's Challenges
Mag Fouad, Vice President of Technology
Coperion Polymer Symposium 2002, November 2002, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Fluor: Beyond Program Management Contractor
Mag Fouad, Fluor
Dubai Plast Pro 2005, April 2005, Dubai, UAE
Global Project Excellence with Dissemination of Centralized Knowledge through Intensive Automated Plant Design Systems
Ashish Shah, Director Automation, K. D. Ganesan, Director, Bert Nagy, Senior Director, Process Technology, Chemicals
Daratech Plant 2003, January 2003, Houston, TX
Managing Organizational Enthusiasm of a Software System Through Dynamic Balancing of a Complex Multi-variable Corporate Environment.
Ashish Shah, Director, Automation; Mag Fouad, Vice President, Process Technology
Aspen World 2004
Rigorously Size Relief Valves for Supercritical Fluids
Ryan Ouderkirk, Process Specialty Engineer
Chemical Engineering Progress, August 2002
Simulation-centric efficient conceptual design in a large engineering enterprise
Dr. Osman Aboul-Nasr, Process Director; Ashish Shah, Automation Director
Aspen World 2004
Statistical Tools For Engineering Quality Management System
Reynaldo Velasco, Fluor
12th ASEP International Convention, Manila Pavillion Hotel, Manila, Philippines
Equipment
The Benefits of Outsourcing Fleet Operations
Brad McCaleb, Sales & Marketing Manager, AMECO
Compact Equipment, February 2004 Issue
Total Cost of Ownership
Brad McCaleb, Sale & Marketing Manager, AMECO, and Jim Humphries, Vice President – Performance Technologies, Fluor Operations & Maintenance
Plant Engineering Magazine, July 2004
US ARMY Fleet Outsourcing – Optimal Management and Effective Mobility
Paul Camp, Director Fleet Services, AMECO
Army Engineer Magazine, July/August 2004 Issue
Gas Processing and LNG
A New and Flexible LNG Regasification Process
John Mak, Technical Director and Fluor Fellow; Dick Nielsen, Executive Director of Process Engineering; David Schulte, Principal Process Engineer; Curt Graham, Principal Process Engineer
Hydrocarbon Processing, October 2003
Better Feed Entry Ups Debutaniser Capacity
Henry Z. Kister, Fluor Corporation Fellow and Director of Fractionation Technology; with David E. Grich, Long Range Optimisation Engineer and Ryan Yeley, Optimisation Engineer, BP America Inc., Texas City, Texas
Petroleum Technology Quarterly, Revamps and Operations, 2003
Consider Physical Solvents to Treat Natural Gas
John Mak, Technical Director and Fluor Fellow; David Wierenga, Manager, Process Engineering; Dick Nielsen, Executive Director of Process Engineering; Curt Graham, Principal Process Engineer
Hydrocarbon Processing, June 2003
Designing and Building a Large Fieldbus Project
Alan C. Davison, Chief Control Systems Specialist, Fluor
ISA Expo 2004, Houston, TX, October 2004
Dynamic Analysis in Conceptual Design
Sander Groenendijk, Process Engineer; and Hans Goebel, Manager Process Engineering Methods and Data, Fluor
Aspenworld Conference, October 2004, Orlando Florida
Marine Transportation of Compressed Natural Gas - A Viable Export Alternative
Jan Wagner, Technical Director Process Engineering & Nick Amott, Senior Manager Process Engineering
Gas Processors Association Europe, February 2002, London, England
New Physical Solvent Treating Configuration for Offshore High Pressure CO2 Removal
John Mak, Technical Director and Fluor Fellow; David Wierenga, Manager, Process Engineering; Dick Nielsen, Executive Director of Process Engineering; Curt Graham, Principal Process Engineer
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), May 5 - 8, 2003, Houston, Texas
PCCP (Portland Cement Concrete Pavement) Joint Spacing Optimization in Hazardous Facilities
Reynaldo Velasco, Fluor
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE), Manila, November 11, 2005
Power and LPG Production with LNG Import
John Mak, Technical Director and Fellow of Process Engineering, Fluor
2nd Atlantic Canada Power Summit, November 2, 2004, Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
Solvent Process Removes CO2 from Natural Gas
John Mak, Technical Director and Fluor Fellow; David Wierenga, Manager, Process Engineering; Dick Nielsen, Executive Director of Process Engineering; Curt Graham, Principal Process Engineer
Hydrocarbon Processing, March 2003
Synthesis Gas Purification in Gasification to Ammonia/Urea Complex
John Y. Mak, Technical Director and Fellow of Process Engineering, Fluor; Dave Heaven, Director of Process Engineering, Fluor; Dan Kubek, Technology Manager, UOP; Curtis Sharp, Senior Process Engineer, UOP; and Mike Clark, Sales Account Manager, UOP.
Gasification Technologies Council Conference, October 2004, Washington, DC.
Government
Contracting in Iraq
Ken Oscar, Vice President, Fluor
DoD Procurement Conference, May 27, 2004, Orlando, Florida
Dose Rates During Replacement of Manipulators in the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF)
Joseph Nelson, Senior Criticality and Shielding Engineer
American Nuclear Society 12th Biennial RPSD Topical Meeting & Conference (and abstract book), April 2002, Santa Fe, NM
Dr. Deming's Red Bead Experiment
Steven S Prevette, Fluor Hanford Safety Scientist
International Quality Forum, El Paso, TX, & Juarez, Chih. Mexico, November 30, 2005
Economic Development and Site Selection on a Global Scale
Clark Gillespy, Managing Director, Fluor Global Location Strategies; and Bill Schaperkotter, Director Privatization Development, Fluor Government Group
Land Development Conference & Expo, May 5 – 7, 2004, Baltimore, MD
Expediting Government Project Delivery: Drivers, Methods, and Lessons Learned
Robert Prieto, Senior Vice President, Fluor
US Government Project Delivery Roundtable, April 7, 2005, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC
Getting Your Foot in the Door, Marketing to Large Primes
Doug Shoaf, Director Small Business Programs, Fluor Government Group
United Indian Development Agency’s (UIAD) Expo, August 11, 2004, Orlando, FL
Graduates Advancing to Professionalism
Mark Landry, Director of Human Resources, Fluor Government Group, and Bill Purkerson, College Relations Representative, Fluor
2004 National Association of Colleges & Employers (NACE) National Meeting, June 1-4, 2004, Orlando, Florida
Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Test Bed Construction
Gaylerd E. "Sandy" Davis, Director of Business Development for Fluor; and Colonel Kevin R. Norgaard, Director of Site Activation for the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) program
8th Annual Pacific Rim Construction, Oil and Mining Expo and Conference (PAC COM), February 19-20, 2003, Anchorage, Alaska
Mega Trends in the Government Marketplace
Gary Coxon, Vice President for Environmental and Nuclear Operations, Fluor
CEO’s Conference, October 2004, New York, NY
Nuclear Waste Treatment at Hanford: Use of Environmental Simulation Program to Simulate Complex Waste Treatment Processes
Graham T. MacLean, Manager, Process Engineering
AIChE Spring 2003 National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 31 - April 4, 2003
Practical Advice for Contracting and Subcontracting in Iraq
Gaylerd E. “Sandy” Davis, Director Business Development, Fluor
Army Engineer Association Annual Conference, March 12, 2004, Washington, DC
Risk-Based Decision Making at the Department of Energy's (DOE) Fernald Site in Cincinnati, Ohio
Marc Jewett, Director of Site-wide Environmental Programs, Fluor Fernald
29th Environmental and Energy Symposium and Exhibition, April 7 - 10, 2003, Richmond, VA
Sourcing in a Contingency Contracting Environment
Dr. Ralph M. Criss, Director of Contract Operations, Fluor
NCMA World Congress, Phoenix, AZ, April 25, 2005
Sourcing in a Contingency Contracting Environment
Dr. Ralph (Mike) Criss, Director of Contracts & Supply Chain Management, Fluor Government Group
National Contract Management Association (NCMA) World Congress
The Challenge of Meeting Design and Construction Industry Needs
Robert Prieto, Senior Vice President, Fluor
2005 Spring Corporate Advisory Board (CAB) Executive Conference, April 12 – 13, 2005, Tysons Corner, VA
The Good and the Bad of Government International Contracting
Dr. Kenneth Oscar, Vice President Strategy
National Contract Management Association (NCMA) 21st Annual East Coast Educational Conference, Nov. 14-15, 2002, Tyson's Corner, VA
The Impact of Terrorism on Government Contractor Performance in Offshore Environments
Dr. Ralph M. Criss, Director of Contract Operations, Fluor
AEA Army Engineer, March/April 2005
Turning the Lights on in Iraq
Jody Redeker, Director CETAC, Fluor
SAME Military Engineer, March/April Issue
US ARMY Fleet Outsourcing – Optimal Management and Effective Mobility
Paul Camp, Director Fleet Services, AMECO
Army Engineer Magazine, July/August 2004 Issue
Hydrocarbon Transportation
Designing and Building a Large Fieldbus Project
Alan C. Davison, Chief Control Systems Specialist, Fluor
ISA Expo 2004, Houston, TX, October 2004
Engineering for Offshore Development Programs
Peter Wilson, General Manager Energy & Chemicals, Australia
The Australian Remote Field & Deepwater Development Conference, August 26th & 27th, 2002, Perth, Western Australia
Marine Transportation of Compressed Natural Gas - A Viable Export Alternative
Jan Wagner, Technical Director Process Engineering & Nick Amott, Senior Manager Process Engineering
Gas Processors Association Europe, February 2002, London, England
New Physical Solvent Treating Configuration for Offshore High Pressure CO2 Removal
John Mak, Technical Director and Fluor Fellow; David Wierenga, Manager, Process Engineering; Dick Nielsen, Executive Director of Process Engineering; Curt Graham, Principal Process Engineer
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), May 5 - 8, 2003, Houston, Texas
Next Generation FPSO: Combining Production and Gas Utilization
C. Skip Alvarado, Fluor Offshore Services Division; R. S. Cone, Fluor Offshore Services Division; Jan V. Wagner, Fluor Offshore Services Division
Offshore Technology Conference (OTC), May 2002, Houston, Texas
Life Sciences
Aseptic Processing Guides Update: USA 2002 Draft and European Community (EC) 2002 Edition in context with ISO 14644-1
Manuel A. del Valle, PE, Director HVAC Design
ISPE Winter Conference, (International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering) February 17 - 18, 2003, Tampa, FL
Automation Needs Of Process Plants Today: Successful Execution Strategies, And Lessons from A LNG Plant in Mexico Using Main Automation Contractor (MAC)
Romel S. Bhullar,Technical Fellow/Technical Director, Fluor
5th International Congress On Automation, Systems, and Instrumentation, ISA Show South America 2005, November 22-24, 2005, Sâo Paulo, Brazil
Biotech 101: Biotechnology Manufacturing Primer
Jeffrey G. Sarvis, Director Facilities Integration
Palmetto Biotech Initiative 2004, South Carolina: Creating a Competitive Advantage in Biotechnology, April 1 – 2, 2004, Greenville, South Carolina
Biotechnology Facility Design: A Rationale for Compliance
Timothy Mitchell, Director of Regulatory Compliance
Regulatory Affairs Focus, July 2002, Regulatory Affairs Professional Society
Considerations for Renovating Existing Facilities for Expansion or New Product Launch
Oren Webb, Ph.D., Senior Process Engineer
Biopharmaceutical Production Week, November 18-19, 2002, San Diego, CA
Demonstrating the Value of Services Rendered Through the Use of Metrics: Four Keys to Success
Bill Ritchie, PE, Senior Maintenance Engineer
3rd Annual Pharmaceutical Performance Measurement Conference for the Institute for International Research (IIR), Philadelphia, PA, January 29, 2004
Design of Large Scale Fermentation Processes
Chun-Ko Jin, Ph.D., Technical Director
Recent Advances in Fermentation Technology IV Conference (RAFT IV), November 2001, Long Beach, CA
Facility Design Features for Commercial-Scale Multi Product Facilities
Jay Howard, Technical Director
Facilities for Mammalian Cell Products Conference, October 13 - 15, 2003, Coronado, California
HVAC Design for Compliance and Qualification of Aseptic Areas of Biopharmaceutical Facilities
Fred Nowbakh, Director Design Engineering, Fluor
Aseptic Processing & Sterile Processes Conference
January 31 – February 3, 2005, Washington, DC
Implementation of an HVAC System in a Multi-Product Biotech Plant
Fred Nowbakh, Principal Mechanical Engineer, HVAC/Utility Department Manager, Fluor South San Francisco
Institute of Validation Technology, March 31, 2003, San Francisco, CA
Laboratories, New Concepts, Basis of Design and Case Studies
Mary Ellen Craft, Project Manager, Fluor; and Frederick L. Fricke Jr., Director, FDA
ISPE Fall 2004 Conference, September 20 – 21, 2004, Durham, NC.
Large Scale Cell Culture Building Design Trends and Case Studies
Jeff Sarvis and Jim Robertson, Directors - Facilities Integration
Interphex 2005
Oral Solid Dosage Equipment: Current Equipment Technology for Manufacturing Solid Form Drug Products
Gregg Herreman, Director of Technology
ISPE Winter Conference (International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering), February 17 - 18, 2003, Tampa, FL
Process Solution Storage Options: Fixed Vessel, Portable Vessel and Disposable Bag Comparison
Craig Sandstrom, Ph.D., Senior Process Engineer
Williamsburg Bioprocessing Foundation, Nov. 2001, Baltimore, MD
Renovating Facilities for Producing Mammalian Cell Culture Products
Craig Sandstrom, Senior Process Engineer
Williamsburg Bioprocessing Foundation, November 2001, Baltimore, MD
Setting Up and Managing a Validation Program
Shelly Weiss, Validation Regional Manager
Interphex California, December 2001, Long Beach, CA
Specifying a Cost Effective Vaccine Fill & Finish Facility
Majda Imensek, Director of Technology
2002 Parenteral Drug Association (PDA) Meeting, December 10 - 12, 2002, New Orleans, LA
Sterile Manufacturing Facilities HVAC Design Considerations
Manuel A.del Valle, PE, Director HVAC Design
ISPE Winter Conference - "Sterile Manufacturing Facilities: Planning, Design, and Construction" 2 Day Seminar, Feb 11-12, 2002, Tampa, FL
Technical and Regulatory Challenges with Producing Therapeutic Proteins from Transgenic Plant Sources
David Harshbarger, Technical Director
Transgenic BioProcessing Conference, May 8 - 9, 2003, San Francisco, CA
Manufacturing
Economic Development and Site Selection on a Global Scale
Clark Gillespy, Managing Director, Fluor Global Location Strategies; and Bill Schaperkotter, Director Privatization Development, Fluor Government Group
Land Development Conference & Expo, May 5 – 7, 2004, Baltimore, MD
Global Investment Issues
Schaperkotter, Managing Director Global Location Strategies
Republic of South Africa Department of Trade and Industry, January, 2002, Johannesburg, South Africa
Is Our Community Investment Ready?
Bill Schaperkotter, Managing Director Global Location Strategies
Annual Conference of the Ontario Economic Development Council, February 4, 2003, Toronto, Canada
Soil to Silicon, The Project Life of Wafer Technology Malaysia
Scott Stofan, PE, Project Director
Champlain Valley Chapter / Project Management Institute, April 2002, Burlington, VT
Microelectronics
Enterprise Wide 300mm Integration (Semiconductor Manufacturing)
Richard Wang, PE, Director Shelby Laurents, PE, Senior Director of Engineering Charles Lynn, PE, Executive Director of Technology
FabTech International, January 2002
Mining
Beating US$10 Per Pound of Installed Capacity For a Laterite Nickel Plant
Dr. David S. Dolan, Senior Manager Projects/ Principal Process Engineer, Fluor Australia Pty Ltd; and Roger M. Nendick, Vice President Operations, Fluor, Vancouver, BC
The Minerals, Metals, and Materials Society (TMS) Annual Meeting, March 14 – 18, 2004, Charlotte, NC
Design Criteria: The Formal Basis of Design for a Mineral Processing Plant
John W. Scott, Director of Technology, Fluor Canada Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.
Mineral Processing Plant Design, Control and Practice Conference, the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., October 20 – 24, 2002, Vancouver, BC Canada
Design of the High Capacity, Horizontally Curved Overland Conveyor at Batu Hijau
Chan, Philip, Fluor Corporation
2000 SME Annual Meeting 0 Bulk Material Handling Symposium
Guidelines to Feasibility Studies for Mining Projects
John W. Scott, Director of Technology, Fluor Canada Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.; and Brian Johnston, Manager of Financial Analysis, Fluor Canada Ltd., Vancouver, B.C.
Mineral Processing Plant Design, Control and Practice Conference, the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., October 20 – 24, 2002, Vancouver, BC Canada
Heat Balances in Copper SX/EW Operations
Debra J. Burkhardt, Senior Process Engineer, Fluor, Vancouver, BC
The Hydrometallurgy 2003 Conference, August 2003, Vancouver, BC
High Pressure Grinding Rolls in Hard Rock Applications
Chris Morley, Principal Process Engineer, Fluor, Perth, Australia
Mining Magazine, September 2003 Issue
Mining Project Start-up, Commissioning and Training, Plant Ramp up, and Performance Testing
Roger M. Nendick, Vice President Operations, Fluor, Vancouver, BC
Mineral Processing Plant Design, Control and Practice Conference, The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., October 20 – 24, 2002, Vancouver, BC Canada
Specification and Purchase of Equipment for Mineral Processing Plants
Carey Hunker, Manager, Mechanical and Piping, Fluor, Vancouver, BC; and Sam Maldonado, Project Manager, Phelps Dodge
Mineral Processing Plant Design, Control and Practice Conference, The Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration, Inc., October 20 – 24, 2002, Vancouver, BC Canada
Understanding Wash Efficiency and Chloride Transfer in Copper Solvent Extraction
Debra J. Burkhardt, Senior Process Engineer, Fluor, Vancouver, BC
Journal of Metals, July 2003 Issue
Oil & Gas Production
A Method for Fatigue Analysis of Piping Systems on Topsides of FPSO Systems
Barry Peng, Department Manager, Fluor
24th International Conference on Offshore Mechanics and Arctic Engineering, June 13, 2005, Halkidiki, Greece
Commissioning Challenges for a Water Treatment Plant Designed to Treat Partially Treated Gray Water in Baja California
Jain Kumar
International Water Conference, Pittsburg Pennsylvania
Designing and Building a Large Fieldbus Project
Alan C. Davison, Chief Control Systems Specialist, Fluor
ISA Expo 2004, Houston, TX, October 2004
Effective Length Factor-K Derived From Precision of a Computer Generated Output
Reynaldo Velasco, Fluor
11th ASEP ( Association of Structural Engineers of the Philippines) International Convention, May 2005
Industrial Architecture: A Collaboration of Technology, Engineering and Art
Alfredo Merene, Fluor Corporation
University of the Philippines Architecture Forum Week 2006
Mitigating Terrorism Effect on Buildings Through Engineering Awareness and Design Considerations
Reynaldo Velasco, Fluor Corporation
2006 PICE National Midyear Convention, August 2006
Nontraditional Phillips-Fluor Business Relationship Delivers Performance
Tom Connor, Project Director, Fluor; Don Macklin, Project Manger, ConocoPhillips; and John Offutt, Manager of Transportation, ConocoPhillips
Pipeline & Gas Journal, May 2003
PCCP (Portland Cement Concrete Pavement) Joint Spacing Optimization in Hazardous Facilities
Reynaldo Velasco, Fluor
Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE), Manila, November 11, 2005
Social Responsibility, a Contractor's View
Paul Andrews, Fluor Corp., Sarah Lindon, Fluor Corp.
14th Kazakhstan International Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference
Trends, Issues and Technology Advances in Sulfur Recovery for a Greener Environment
Thomas K. Chow, Executive Director, John A. Gebur, Process Manager, and Vincent W. Wong, Process Engineer
World Petroleum Congress Second Regional Meeting, December 8 - 11, 2003, Doha, Qatar
Petroleum Refining
Alberta’s Opportunity to Become a Significant Oil Exporter
Jon M. Isley, Professional Engineer; Abdul Harji, Professional Engineer; and Paul Pasteris, Professional Engineer, Fluor
American Association of Cost Engineers, Calgary Chapter, February 2004, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Alliance Contract Sets Standards for Teamwork
Chris Covert, PE, PMP, Vice President Project Management
National Petroleum Refiners Association (NPRA), March 2001, New Orleans, LA
Challenge for Clean Fuels: Managing Hydrogen to Achieve Ultra Low Sulfur Targets
David Mercer, ULSD Program Lead, Process Engineering, Fluor; Rob Gardner, Director, Wholesale Industrial Energy Services (WIES), Irving Oil Limited; Dennis Vauk, Senior Process Consultant, Air Liquide America L.P.; and Nick Hallale, Staff Consultant, Aspen Technology
NPRA Annual General Meeting, March 2004, San Antonio, Texas
Changing Times in Refinery Materials and Corrosion
Cathleen Shargay, PE, Technical Director Materials and Welding Engineering, Fluor Senior Fellow; and Arnold R. Smith, Executive Director, Office of Technology
Hydrocarbon Engineering, August 2003
Delayed Coking Technology and Innovation
Les Antalffy, PE, Senior Director Mechanical Engineering, Fluor Senior Fellow
At the Bottom of the Barrel Delayed Coking Seminar, May 2001, Houston, TX
Designing and Building a Large Fieldbus Project
Alan C. Davison, Chief Control Systems Specialist, Fluor
ISA Expo 2004, Houston, TX, October 2004
Global Clean Fuels and the Middle East
Les Antalffy, Senior Director Mechanical Engineering, Fluor Senior Fellow; Claus-Peter Haelsig, Vice President of Technology; and George West, Design Specialist
The World Refining Association’s 4th Oil Refining and Petrochemicals in the Middle East Conference, January, 2003, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
How Phillips S ZORB Sulfur Removal Technology Quickly Came to Life
Chris Covert, PE, PMP, Vice President Project Management
World Refining, March 2001
Increasing Refinery Propylene Production
Fred Baars, Technical Director, Fluor; Claus-Peter Haelsig, Vice President Process & Technology, Fluor; and Dr. Pieter Imhof and Erja Rautiainen from Albemarle Catalysts (formerly Akzo Nobel Catalysts)
2004 ERTC Petrochemical Conference, September 2004, Vienna, Austria
Integrating Petrochemicals into the Refinery
Chuck Crawford, Director Process Engineering; Rajan Bharvani, Director Process Engineering; Dan Chapel, Senior Vice President Technology
Hydroprocessing Engineering, September 2002
New Theory for Naphthenic Acid Corrosivity of Athabasca Oilsands Crudes
B. Messer, Professional Engineer; B. Tarleton, Professional Engineer; M. Beaton, Professional Engineer; and T. Phillips, Professional Engineer
NACE Conference, New Orleans, March 2004
Producing Clean Fuel Will Require New Operating Focus
James Turner, Process Director, Fluor, and Doug Smith, Process Development Manager, BP Products North America
World Refining, July/ August 2003 Issue
Risk Management in Large Resource Development Projects
Cole Williams, Senior Risk Officer; Eva Wyszkowski-Hartman, VP, Project Operations
Western Canada Oil Sands Summit, January, 2004
Some Current Issues and Cost Saving Ideas for Stainless Steel Use on New Construction Projects
Cathleen Shargay, PE, Technical Director Materials & Welding Engineering, Fluor Senior Fellow
Stainless Steel World American 2002 Conference, February 2002, Houston, TX
Structured Approaches to Clean Fuels Challenges
Les Antalffy, Senior Director Mechanical Engineering, Fluor Senior Fellow; Claus-Peter Haelsig, Vice President of Technology; James E. Turner, Director, Process Technology & Engineering; and George West, Design Specialist.
World Refining Association, Oil Refining & Petrochemicals in the Middle East, 5th Annual Conference, Dubai, U.A.E., January 2004
Transient Profile Development and the Fatigue Impact for Cyclic Thermal Conditions
Kenneth D. Kirkpatrick, Design Engineer; Barry J. Millet, Principal Design Engineer, George A. Miller, Principal Design Engineer; David W. Malek, Principal Design Engineer; and Leslie P. Antalffy, Senior Mechanical Engineering Director
10th International Congress on Pressure Vessel Technology, July 2003, Vienna, Austria
Trouble-Free Design of Refinery Fractionators
Henry Z. Kister, Director of Fractionation Technology, Fluor Fellow
Petroleum Technology Quarterly, Autumn 2003
ULSD Solution Model/Technical Session (Diesel Hydrotreating)
Michael Adams, Executive Director Process Engineering, Fluor; Conway Rees, Process Director, Fluor; Matthew Reisdorf, Process Engineer, Fluor; Pankaj Desai, New Business Development Manager, Albemarle Catalysts Company; Steven Mayo, Hydroprocessing Catalysts Development Manager, Albemarle Catalysts Company
NPRA Annual Meeting, 2004
Utilization of Global Automation Software
Ken Valentine, Director Design Engineering and John Dressel, Senior Software Application Specialist
American Petroleum Institute (API) Convention, Instrumentation Subcommittee, April 22, 2002, Chicago, IL
Power
A Comparison of Options for the Refurbishing of Existing Power/Desalination Plants
Ismat Kamal, Principal Technical Specialist, Fluor, Aliso Viejo, CA.;
and Günter F. Tusel, GFT Ges. für Phys./Chem.Trennverfahren GmbH, Homburg/Saar, Germany
International Desalination Association World Congress on Desalination and Water Reuse, Paradise Island, Bahamas, September 28 – October 3, 2003
Alternate Design Lateral Force for Equipment Supported by Industrial Structures
Reynalso Velasco, Fluor Corporation
Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering
Augmentation of Power/ Desalination Plant Capacities through Re-powering
Ismat Kamal, Principal Technical Specialist, Fluor
Power Gen Middle East Conference, Abu Dhabi, UAE, October 12 – 15, 2003
CCPC Summary, Evaluation of Amine Scrubbing Option
Bob Stobbs, Project Manager, CCPC; John Barrie, Director-Mechanical Engineering, Fluor
International Network for CO2 Capture
EPC Contractors’ Experiences with Risk Management
Cole Williams, Senior Risk Officer, Fluor
Power Gen Europe 2003, Dusseldorf, Germany
Instrumentation Symbols, Tags and Drawings
Eldridge Andrade, Fluor
Philippine Geothermal Institute (PGI), 06/2003
Integration of Seawater Desalination with Power Generation
Ismat Kamal
Water & Wastewater Europe, 2004
Statistical Tools For Engineering Quality Management System
Reynaldo Velasco, Fluor
12th ASEP International Convention, Manila Pavillion Hotel, Manila, Philippines
Transportation
Allocation of Risk in Holland’s First Design, Build, Finance and Maintain Contract for Road Infrastructure
Jos Heemelaar, Regional Sales Director; and Michael Dedieu, Senior Director Project Finance, Fluor
World Highways, September 2004 Issue
BRT/HOT Lanes - Something Everyone Can Support
Gary Groat, Director Project Development
12th International HOV Systems Conference
Critical Competence
Steve Dobbs, President, Industrial and Infrastructure, Fluor
PM Network Magazine, January 2005 Issue
Designing in Safety on the Route 895 Pocahontas Parkway Project
Tuhr Barnes, PE, Project Manager
Transportation Builder, October 2003
Eliminating Uncertainty with Surface Utility Engineering
Hope Roark, Resident Construction Manager
Better Roads, December 2003
Engineer, Procure & Construct (Design-Build) and Public Private Partnership (PPP)
Tuhr Barnes, Project Manager, Fluor
DBIA 2005 Design-Build Transportation Conference
Holland’s Landmark PPP High-Speed Rail Project
Paul Van der Wilden, Chief Financial Officer Infraspeed, Fluor Infrastructure B.V.
Euromoney’s Public Private Partnership Yearbook, June 2004
Roads - Santa Barbara's Gateway Project, the Milpas Roundabout
Fred Luna, Project Manager
California Builder and Engineers, July 2003
ROC 52: Minnesota's First Design-Build, Best-Value Highway Project
Steve Kilcrease, Deputy Project Manager, Fluor
Construction Bulletin, August 2003 issue
Rock on Down the Road (ROC 52 Design-Build Highway, Minnesota)
Jeff Taylor, Project Engineer, Fluor; Steve Kilcrease, Deputy Project Manager, Fluor; Tracy Mashak, Public Relations Manager, Zan Associates
Civil Engineering, May 2004 Issue
Some Like it HOT
Gary Groat, Director Project Development, Fluor
Roads & Bridges, April 2004
SR 125 South Gap/Connector and Toll Road
Angus Murray, Associate Project Director (Otay River Constructors)
California Builder and Engineer, March 2004 Issue
State Highway 130: Rigid Pavements Provide Durability on Expansive Soil
Bob Stevens, Assistant Project Director, Fluor, and G. Scot Gordon, PE, CTL Thompson Texas LLC
Better Roads, September 2003 issue
Technical & Engineering Challenges To Delivery Round One & Round Two Projects
David Eppinger, Vice President Sales, Fluor
UK Offshore Wind Conference 2005, April 19 – 25, 2005, London, UK
The James River Bridge
Shant S. Kashyap, PE, Fellow ASCE, Director of Engineering, Fluor
Roads & Bridges, May 2003
Whole Life Cycle Performance of Public Private Partnership (PPP) Construction Projects
Pat Flaherty, Vice President Sales
Third Annual Global PPP Summit, Nov. 6-8, 2002, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Work Zone Challenges on a Palmetto State Traffic Artery (South Carolina Transportation Project I-385)
David Henderson, PE, Resident Construction Manager, Fluor
Roads and Bridges, July 2003 Issue
Services
Construction
Building Safe Plants and Building Them Safely: Integrating Design Safety & Construction Safety
Mark Dejmek, Director – Health, Safety, and Environmental Engineering
AIChE Spring National Meeting, New Orleans, LA
Construction Technology: Dynamic Project Success
Saul Bagdonas, Senior Construction Engineer, Fluor
Outlook 2005, Western Council of Construction Consumers, March 3, 2005, Los Angeles, CA
Handheld Computing in Construction
Dennis Smythe, Senior Construction Quality Manager, Global Construction
Automated Data Collection in Construction (ADCIC) Conference, March 26 - 28, 2003, Las Vegas, NV
Marrying Project Deliverability Models and Labor Supply for the Oil Sands
Ron Albright, Senior Vice President, Fluor
The Canadian Institute 3rd Annual Oil Sands Supply and Infrastructure, Calgary, Alberta, February 2005
Project Cycle Time Reduction: Using Improved Work Processes and Automated Tools
Joe McAneny, Vice President Strategic Operations, Global Construction; and Hubert E Ausbie II, Construction Engineering Manager, Technology, Global Construction
Western Council of Construction Consumers (WCCC), Outlook 2003 Construction Conference & Exposition, February 20 - 21, 2003, Irvine Marriott, Irvine, CA
Project Management: Integrating New Technology into Each Project Phase with Automation Tools
Tom Griffin, Construction Operations Manager
Western Council of Construction Consumers (WCCC), March 4, 2004, Los Angeles, California
Engineering
A Fire Protection Engineering Perspective
James L. Roberts, P.E., Principal Fire Protection Engineer
NSPE – Piedmont Chapter, Greenville, South Carolina
Alternate Design Lateral Force for Equipment Supported by Industrial Structures
Reynalso Velasco, Fluor Corporation
Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering
Designing and Building a Large Fieldbus Project
Alan C. Davison, Chief Control Systems Specialist, Fluor
ISA Expo 2004, Houston, TX, October 2004
Master Planning for EPC/O&M of Enterprises
Mike Engineer, Fluor
ISA Expo 2005, Chicago IL., October 25-27, 2005
Health, Safety, and Environmental
A Fire Protection Engineering Perspective
James L. Roberts, P.E., Principal Fire Protection Engineer
NSPE – Piedmont Chapter, Greenville, South Carolina
An MILP Model for Medium-Term Production
Nathalie Pixopoulou
ESREL, European Safety and Reliability
Commissioning Challenges for a Water Treatment Plant Designed to Treat Partially Treated Gray Water in Baja California
Jain Kumar
International Water Conference, Pittsburg Pennsylvania
Fundamentals of Construction Safety & Health
Anthony O’Dea C.S.P.
Northeastern University, Boston, MA Fall Semester, 1994 to 2003 annually
Introduction to OSHA Requirements, the Costs/Benefits and Elements of an Effective Safety Program
Anthony O’Dea C.S.P.
Community College of Rhode Island’s Center for Training and Technology, North Kingstown, R.I. on April 5, 2004.
Operations & Maintenance
4 Keys to Success with Metrics
Bill Ritchie, PE, Senior Maintenance Engineer
Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering (AACE), June 22 - 25, 2003, Orlando, FL
A Mixed Integer Optimisation Model for Preventive Maintenance of Production Plants
Nathalie Pixopoulou, Fluor Ltd, Surrey, UK, and Lazaros G. Papageorgiou, University College London, London, UK
ESREL, Centre for Process Systems Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, UCL (University College London), London, UK
Achieve World-Class Maintenance Turnarounds
Paul Hayes, Director Planning, Productivity and Controls
Hydrocarbon Processing, December 2002
Advantages of Profit Centered Maintenance
Jeffrey Ray, Director Performance Technology, Fluor
Petroleum Technology Quarterly, Summer 2004 Issue
AK Steel Rockport Works 2001 North American Maintenance Excellence Award Winner
Dave Schrader, Director Plant Engineering Technology
Maintenance and Reliability Conference (MARCON) Conference, May 2002, Knoxville, TN
An MILP Model for Medium-Term Production
Nathalie Pixopoulou
ESREL, European Safety and Reliability
An MILP Model for Medium-Term Production and Maintenance Management for the Process Industry
Nathalie Pixopoulou, Fluor Ltd, Surrey, UK, and Lazaros G. Papageorgiou University College London, London, UK
International Conference on Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (PSAM7-ESREL’04), Berlin, June 14 – 18, 2004
Asset Performance Improvement – A Road Map
James B. Humphries, Vice President Performance Technologies, Fluor Operations & Maintenance; and Bradley K. Cunic, Executive Director, Fluor Operations & Maintenance
Chemical Engineering, Feature Article in the August 2004 Issue
Best Practices For Performance Based Contracting
Brad Cunic, Executive Director Sales, and Jim Humphries, PE, Vice President Performance Technology
World Refining, September 2003
Effective Maintenance Planning and Scheduling
Robert Kertis, Director Technology Transfer
Carolina Plant Engineering and Maintenance Conference, March 5 - 6, 2003, Greenville, SC
Employing Performance Measurement Data to Ensure Goal Achievement
Bill Ritchie, PE, Senior Estimator
Pharmaceutical and Bio Tech Manufacturing Performance Conference, May 18, 2005, Philadelphia, PA
Identifying and Managing Owner Risk in Major Capital Projects
Mike McGee, Director of Operations, Fluor
Daratech Plant, Houston, TX, January 24 – 25, 2005
Improving Maintenance Workflows Through the Use of Activity Sampling to Identify and Remove Barriers to Productivity
Steve Berquist, Fluor
Inaugural world Congress on engineering Asset Management
Industry Proven Shutdown Management Model
Paul Hayes, Senior Director Operations, Fluor
Institute for International Research (IIR), July 26 – 28, 2004, Johannesburg, SA
Maintenance & Reliability Best Practices, a Four-Phased Approach
Michael Eisenbise, PE, Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP)
Maintenance and Reliability Boot Camp, Maintenance and Reliability Center (MRC), University of Tennessee, May 12 - 16, 2003
Maintenance Improvement – Strategic Outsourcing
Jim Humphries, Vice President, Fluor; Jim Leitch, Senior Director, Fluor
International Iron and Steel Institute, April 7, 2005, Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands
Maintenance Simulation for Plant Improvement
Steve Berquist, Manager Performance Technology, Adrian Buckley, Operations Engineer, and Peter Bodon, Senior Simulation Consultant
International Conference of Maintenance Societies (ICOMS), Maintenance Engineering Society of Australia, May 22 - 23, 2002, Brisbane, Australia, by Adrian Buckley
People Development for the Dynamic Operations & Maintenance Team
Richard (Dickie) Jones, Director of Human Resources, Fluor
Society of Maintenance & Reliability Professionals SMRP, St. Louis, MO, October 23 - 26, 2005
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