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Guidance for developing first-of-a-kind projects and processes

By aligning the right skills and employing best practices for knowledge transfer and project risk assessment, a project development team can anticipate common issues, find fatal flaws quickly and generate vital insights as early as possible, leading to a successful project. 

Burns & McDonnell: O'Mara, T.  |  Ploetz, C.
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The Authors

O'Mara, T. - Burns & McDonnell, Chesterfield, Missouri

Tim is an industry leader for renewable fuels projects with experience in design, construction and operation of ag processing facilities. His experience also includes significant work in the power and refining industries. Recent work has focused on renewable feedstocks, pretreatment methods and integration with renewable fuel technologies.

Ploetz, C. - Burns & McDonnell, Kansas City, Missouri

Chris is a process technology manager responsible for early project scoping as well as leadership of process teams in the simulation, optimization, design, and troubleshooting of new and existing processes. He specializes in specialty chemicals, petrochemicals, polymerization processes, oil refining, natural gas liquids processing, gasification/syngas processes, boilers and utility systems, and cryogenic processes.

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