| Current Position at CWA
External
Consultant with CWA Minerals Department. Fertiliser
specialist. Ex-ICI technical specialist with expertise on all
types of fertiliser, their manufacture, quality control, handling and
transport.
Summary
of Previous Employment
1999 to present
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Since
leaving full time employment, work has been performed as an independent
consultant in a number of areas, primarily in the field of fertiliser
quality. Quality problems involving all the main types of commercial
fertiliser (NPK, urea, ammonium nitrate, phosphate rock and potash)
have been investigated. Overseas visits have been performed when
necessary. Although most problems have been resolved by technical
and/or commercial discussions it has also been necessary to appear in
the High Court as an expert witness.
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| 1989-1999 |
Senior
Technologist/Technical Specialist , ICI
Recognised as company expert in all aspects of
fertilizer technology (Manufacture of Nitric Acid, Ammonium nitrate,
Urea, NPK fertilizer by granulation and by blending)
Participant in European Fertilizer Manufacturers Association (EFMA)
work in the field of fertilizer plant effluents. Team member for the
IPPC BAT Reference work on ammonia production. Author of the EFMA
booklet on ammonium nitrate plant effluents
De-bottlenecking of ammonium nitrate plant by 20%
Quality Assurance Manager for the fertilizer registration
Preparation of IPC (IPPC) and CIMAH (COMAH) documentation for the regulatory authorities
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| 1977-1989 |
Plant Technologist/Deputy
Manager, Urea Plant, ICI
- Improved output by
de-bottlenecking projects
- Improved energy efficiency - reduced steam use by 20% per tonne of product
- Conducted many investigations, including accident investigations
- Representative on the Urea Business Team
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| 1964-1977 |
ICI
Agricultural Division from University of Cambridge in 1964 As Research Chemist
- Research into Physical Properties of fertilizers especially storage properties
- Manager of semi-technical plants for silage additives and animal feeds
- Manager of laboratories in a wide range of fields including handling of complaints
- Quality Controller for import of fertilisers in bulk in coasters
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Papers
Proceedings of the Fertiliser Society (now the International Fertiliser Society)
- “An Overview of Efficient Manufacturing Processes” with G D France,
- “Best Available Techniques in Fertiliser Production” with B Christensen and P Maguire,
- “Fertiliser Caking and its prevention”,
- “Safe Handling and Storage of Granulated and Blended Compound Fertilisers containing Ammonium Nitrate” with KD Shah MBE.
- “Practical and Theoretical Aspects of Fertiliser Sampling”
Several papers written for various international conferences on
fertilizer plant effluent reduction including presentations to the
International Fertilizer Development Centre (USA) (on behalf of EFMA),
EFMA East-West symposia, and ANPSG Conference (USA).
“An energy audit procedure for large single-stream plants” (originally
for symposium on large plants) is available as a training workshop.
“ISO 9002 Four Years of Certification” written for IFA international conference in Amman Jordan.
“The Chemical Industry and Public Image” with J K Reynolds and C J Dawson for EFMA ‘East/West’ conference in Prague
Four presentation papers written for IFDC Study Tour for issue to participants on various aspects of fertiliser quality.
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