Richard Shaw, PE Supervising Instrumentation and Systems Controls Engineer

16675 E. Pacific Dr., Aurora, CO 80013 Cell: 303.885.4168; email: wrshaw@comcast.net

EDUCATION/REGISTRATIONS: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1979 Professional Engineer: Colorado, Oklahoma, Wyoming PROFESSIONAL OVERVIEW: Mr. Shaw has over 30 years of experience in Instrumentation and Controls for various heavy industries including oil and gas and mining. His experience includes scheduling design and engineering manpower to meet project schedule, writing specifications and purchase requisitions for instrumentations including control panels, control valves, safety valves, controllers and transmitters. Mr. Shaw also performs field engineering and construction support for start-up grassroot plants and plant instrumentation retrofits using pneumatic, electronic, programmable logic controllers and distributed controls. He has served as Project Lead Discipline Engineer for various major projects. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Senior Instrumentation and Systems Controls Engineer, Halker Consulting, October 2014 to present Supervising I&C Engineer, URS Corporation, 1981 to October 2014 REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE: Senior Control Systems Engineer, Ameron, Flue Gas Desulfurization Project, Newton, Illinois Responsible for writing control narratives for implementation of programming in Emerson Ovation distributed controls systems. Lead Control Systems Engineer, Freeport-McMoRan, Morenci Tailings Storage Expansion Responsible for the P&IDs, project specifications for instrument installation and the facility Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC). Develop instrument data sheet and material requisitions for control valves, field instruments, on-off valves, and PLC. Develop drawings for the fabrication of the cabinets for the PLC. Lead Control Systems Engineer, ClearFuels, ClearFuels-Rentech Integrated Biorefinery Pilot Project for Diesel and Jet Fuel Production by Thermochemical Conversion of Woodwaste, Commerce City, Colorado, Instrument engineer responsible for developing P&IDs, specifying instruments such as control valves, pressure safety relief valves, transmitters, and flowmeters. Developed instrument data sheets, and wrote material requisition for quotations, completed technical bid analysis to confirm instruments were in compliance with the instrument data sheets and project specifications. Field control Systems Engineer, ConocoPhillips, Wood River Refinery Project, Roxana, IL, Instrument commissioning engineer responsible for assembling instrument loop folders in preparation of plant commissioning. Included gathering vendor information, engineering specifications and data sheets, and instrument loop calibration check sheets. Senior Controls Systems Engineer, ConocoPhillips, Lost Cabin Glycol Cooling, Lost Cabin, WY, Instrument engineering responsible for pressure relief valve and control valve selection and sizing calculations. Performed checking of instrument data sheets for pressure, flow and temperature instruments. Assisted in development of Piping and Instrument Diagrams. Senior Control Systems Engineer, Hemlock Semiconductor Corporation, HSC Greenfield Project, Hemlock, Michigan. Instrument engineering responsible for control valve sizing calculations and instrument data sheets for semiconductor manufacturing Greenfield facility.

Lead Instrument and Control Systems Engineer, ExxonMobil, Controlled Freeze Zone™ Commercial Demonstration Plant: Shute Creek, Wyoming Responsible for independent engineering design review checking in-line device data sheets, installation details, and termination drawings for compliance with project specifications and good engineering practices. In addition, responsible for the commissioning of the plant. The facility utilizes several local PLCs, a central DCS, and TMR safety shutdown system. The field instruments are HART based instruments. Lead Instrument and Controls Engineer, Microwave Synergy, Inc., Y-12 Production Microwave Furnace: Oak Ridge, Tennessee Responsible for P&ID, instrument list, and design review of instruments selected for the microwave furnace. Lead Instrument and Controls Engineer, ExxonMobil, CO2 Sales Expansion: Shute Creek, Wyoming Responsible for checking instrument data sheets and loop drawings to make sure they complied with the projection specifications. Reviewed manufactures’ drawings and design details for compressor surge control system and compressor vibration and temperature monitoring system against the requirements of the project specifications. Lead Instrument and Controls Engineer, Qatargas Operating Company Ltd., Common Sulfur Project: Qatar Responsible for developing specifications for instrumentation, plant control system, fire and gas detection control system, telecommunications equipment, and instrumentation for 26 kilometer liquid sulfur pipeline. The project transported liquid sulfur from various gas process plants, and converted the liquid sulfur to granulated sulfur for loading on ships. Control system was Fisher Delta V with broad application of Foundation Fieldbus, Devicenet, and Profibus. Senior Engineer, Thor Treatment Technologies, Idaho Cleanup Project at Idaho National Labs: Idaho Responsible for HVAC, and utilities P&ID mark-ups for integrated waste treatment unit for the Idaho National Laboratory. Responsible for maintaining INtools instrument data base, and completing instrument data sheets for pressure and level transmitters. Lead Instrumentation and Controls Engineer, ConocoPhillips, SPOC Project: Ponca City, Oklahoma Responsible for input to P&IDs, developing instrument list and I/O list, developing and evaluating enquiry package for control system, and participated in HAZOP and Safety Integrity Level meetings for the sulfur recovery pilot plant. Senior Engineer, Syncrude, Emissions Reduction Project: Canada Responsible for review of vendor documents for mechanical packages for new bag house addition. Lead Instrumentation and Controls Engineer, Department of Defense, Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant: Pueblo, Colorado Responsible for developing logic diagrams, instrumentation tagging, and instrument data sheet development for the Projectile/Mortar Disassembly area. Lead Controls System Engineer, ConocoPhillips (Burlington Resources), Lost Cabin Gas Plant Expansion: Lost Cabin, Wyoming Responsible for the Distributed Control System for Expansion plant. This included coordination with the DCS manufacturer, factory acceptance test, and field check-out and start-up. Lead Controls System Engineer, ConocoPhillips (Burlington Resources), Lost Cabin Gas Plant Train 3: Lost Cabin, Wyoming Overall responsibility for instrumentation hardware, instrumentation design, fire and gas detection system, and distributed control system. This included man-hour estimate, scheduling, and manpower planning. This also included coordination with other engineering disciplines, coordination with different instrument manufacturers, a field checkout, and start-up. The plant control system used Foundation Fieldbus instruments and Fisher-Rosemount Delta V DCS.

Lead Controls System Engineer, ConocoPhillips (Burlington Resources), Lost Cabin Gas Plant Train 3: Lost Cabin, Wyoming Overall responsibility for instrumentation hardware, instrumentation design, fire and gas detection system, and distributed control system. This included man-hour estimate, scheduling, and manpower planning. This also included coordination with other engineering disciplines, coordination with different instrument manufacturers, a field checkout, and start-up. The plant control system used Foundation Fieldbus instruments and Fisher-Rosemount Delta V DCS. Lead Instrumentation and Controls Engineer, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Waste Receiving and Processing (WRAP) Project: Hanford, Washington Provide certification and treatment for newly generated and retrieved radioactive solid wastes prior to disposal. Provided handling and treatment capabilities for remote-handled waste, radioactive mixed waste (RMW), and retrieved suspect transuranic (TRU) and low-level waste (LLW). Provided specifications for radiation monitoring systems, a data acquisition system, and PLCs. Engineer, Exxon Company U.S.A., Los Flores Canyon: Santa, Barbara, California Responsible for check-out and start-up on all systems with PLCs. Trained in Hazwoper for plant start-up. Lead Discipline Engineer, ARCO Alaska, Point McIntyre Project: North Slope, Alaska Responsible for instrument and control systems engineers and designers for preliminary engineering and design of Alaska North Slope production facilities. These facilities are using PLCs and DCS control systems and fiber optics for telecommunications. Lead Discipline Engineer, U.S. Dept. of Energy, Idaho National Energy Laboratory/Rocky Flats: Colorado Responsible for instrument control systems engineers and designers for miscellaneous Title I & II Department of Energy projects. Control Systems Engineer, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, JACADS: Johnston Atoll, Hawaii Responsible for shop inspection and drawing review of Allen-Bradley PLC-3 controllers. Assistant Project Manager, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, JACADS: Johnston Atoll, Hawaii Responsible for the operations and maintenance of a chemical agent weapons demilitarization plant. In addition, responsible for programming and documentation of Allen Bradley PLC 3 programmable controller; factory test of furnace control systems; field checkout, and start-up of Allen Bradley programmable controllers. Technical Support Manager, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, JACADS: Johnston Atoll, Hawaii Responsible for solving design and operation problems associated with a chemical agent weapons demilitarization plant. Lead Field Control Systems Engineer, Exxon Company U.S.A., LaBarge Gas Plant: LaBarge, Wyoming Project involved a grassroots 400 MMSCFD sour gas (H2S) plant. The plant extracted carbon dioxide, sulfur, nitrogen, helium, and methane. Responsible for the installation of the plant instrumentation and control system utilizing the Bailey Net 90. Reviewed and approved field changes to the instrumentation/control system installation. Reviewed construction progress and helped maintain construction schedule. Set up and monitored calibration procedures and schedule. Worked on checkout of completed control system, and assisted client during plant start-up. Control Systems Supervisor, ARCO Alaska, Inc., Kuparuk Oil Production Facilities: North Slope, Alaska Supervisor for control systems engineering, design, scheduling, cost estimates, and requisitioning of equipment for drill sites. This included the incorporation of instrumentation and control systems, using Texas Instruments programmable controller, into modular facilities designed for harsh arctic environment. The modular design was for both bargable and truckable buildings. Each module contained either an 8 well manifold or 16 well manifold with test facilities. All information in the programmable controller was linked via microwave to a central facility. (11/82 – 05/85)

Electrical Engineer, Amoco Production Company, Odessa, Texas Responsible for new system control and data acquisition system study. Analyzed downhole electrical submersible pump failures, up to 200 HP, and made recommendations to prevent or decrease the number of failures Controls Systems Field Engineer, Amoco Production, Whitney Canyon Gas Plant: Evanston, Wyoming Project entailed a grassroots 200 MMSCFD sour gas (H2S) plant. The plant extracted methane, propane, condensate, and sulfur from the gas feed stock produced from the wells located near the plant. Coordinated construction of the control systems and electrical systems. The control systems was a Foxboro pneumatic central control room installation. Performed checkout and start-up of both the control system and electrical system. Control Systems Engineer, Mobil Chemical, Mobil Phase III Polyethylene Plant: Beaumont, Texas Responsible for pressure safety valve application, calculations, and specifications. Instrument/Electrical Engineer, Rapley Engineering Services, Various Projects: Various Locations Worked on various small projects which included design of gas compressor stations and Plant Safety Management plant walk-down for various gas plants. Performed as-builting of P&IDs for solid-state clean room utilities. Instrument/Electrical Engineer, Total Engineering Services Team: Grand Junction, Colorado Responsible for the design, specifications and supervision of the installation and start-up of emergency shutdown systems, compressor control panels and plant instrumentation and electrical systems. Retrofit existing pneumatic local control instrumentation with central control room electronic instrumentation with Foxboro electronic controllers. This included installation and start-up of new electronic instrumentation. Electrical/Instrument Engineer, Northwest Pipeline Corp.: Salt Lake City, Utah Responsible for design, specifications and installation start-up for fire and gas detection systems, emergency shutdown systems, emergency power for compressor stations, and instrumentation for gas plants and compressor stations. Electrical Engineer, Amoco Production Company: Odessa, Texas Responsible for new system control and data acquisition system study. Analyzed downhole electrical submersible pump failures, up to 200 HP, and made recommendations to prevent or decrease the number of failures.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES/AFFILIATIONS: Instrument Society of America, Chairman SP 5.4 "Loop Drawing" committee, Past Vice President Denver section