James P. Farone, P.E.

Experience

• July 2005–PresentSenior Engineer, Trimeric Corporation, Buda, Texas
• Sept 1999–June 2005Project Manager, Huntsman Corporation, Austin, Texas
• Feb 1999–Aug 1999Product Development Engineer, Dow Chemical, Freeport, Texas
• 1993–1999Production Engineer, Dow Chemical, Freeport, Texas
• 1990–1992Co-op Engineer, Dow Chemical, Freeport, Texas
• Summer 1989Intern Engineer, Dow Chemical, Freeport, Texas

Fields of Experience

Mr. Farone has extensive experience in root cause analysis, process engineering and process improvement from work centering on the petrochemical and natural gas industries. Mr. Farone is an enthusiastic engineer with substantiated successes in product evaluation, plant management and customer service. He has a proven ability to prioritize business needs and implement creative solutions.

Some of Mr. Farone’s areas of experience are:

• Development of process designs and Process Design Packages (PDPs)
• Development and implementation of process simulations
• Process equipment and process plant cost development
• Preparation of equipment specifications sheets for process equipment
• Process plant operation and troubleshooting
• Air pollution control equipment
• Regulatory compliance (emission inventories, permit applications)
• Planning, design, construction, operation, optimization of laboratory and pilot-scale process equipment
• Production planning and product logistics
• Process control implementation and optimization

Professional Registrations

• Licensed professional engineer in Texas
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Education

• 1993B.S., Chemical Engineering, 3.5/4.0 GPA, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas
• Omega Chi Epsilon Chemical Engineering Honor Society, Chapter President 1992 to 1993
• Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

Honors & Awards

• 1998 Dow Special Recognition Award
• 1996 Dow Special Recognition Award
• 1995 Dow Distribution Technology Center Award
• Two 1994 Dow Technology Achievement Awards
• 1999 to presentSpeaker – The University of Texas at Austin Chemical Engineering Freshman Interest Group

Publications

• Marsh, M.J., J.P. Farone, B.D. Piggott, C.B. Wallace “System Solves Processing Challenges”, American Oil & Gas Reporter, October 2010, Vol. 53, No. 11, pp. 104-110.
• Marsh, M.J., J.P. Farone, B.D. Piggott, C.B. Wallace, “Evaluation, Selection, and Implementation of CO₂ Removal Technology at a Complex Gas Production Site”, Proceedings of the 60th Annual Laurance Reid Gas Conditioning Conference, Norman, Oklahoma, 21-24 February 2010, pp. 221-232.
• Farone, J.P. (presenter), M.M. Kroes, M. Mueller, “Extractive Distillation -A Process Improvement Project”, Conference Proceedings of the 2006 Spring AICHE National Meeting, Orlando, Florida, April 23-27, 2006, paper 58f.

Patents

• Purification of Solvents Used for the Purification of Alkylene Oxide. Sanderson, John R., Mark Mueller, James P. Farone. U.S. Patent 7,182,841, February 27, 2008.