2017 & Looking into the Future
January 10, 2017Industry Focus
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Welcome to 2017.
I hope everyone had a safe and enjoyable holiday season. Speaking of safety, several of my blogs in 2016 discussed safety in chemical plants, refineries and personally. Let’s all keep safety at the forefront for 2017 too!
In…
The Roots of Innovation
December 20, 2016Innovation Mindset
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Lately, I’ve been paying attention in this blog to examples of innovation that may not be the first on the process engineers’ radar — such as from surfer Kelly Slater or Ford’s use of tequila plant fibers in partnership with Jose…
Being a Doer and The Blues Brothers.
November 29, 2016Industry Focus
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Loyal followers of this blog already know some of my background and likes. Now, you get to learn that I’m a big fan of John Belushi and The Blues Brothers. I link this to my years spent living in Chicago and my Master’s Degree earned from…
Process Engineering Choices
November 8, 2016Industry Focus
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Have you ever heard of “analysis paralysis?” It’s a state process engineers might know well. Being confronted with so many different approaches and varied equipment available, we can be left stuck wondering what to do next.
The recent BHS…
Surfs Up to Innovation!
October 25, 2016Innovation Mindset
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Innovation is all around us. We encounter its results regularly in our jobs as engineers. But, thinking about the concept more broadly for this blog, I was struck by an example from a Business Week article on Kelly Slater.
Now, I’m not a…







