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Brian McWhorter

Brian McWhorter

Plant Engineer

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    ICE Process Management, Bravura AI Founder, Instructor at U of Iowa

  • Education

    • Emerson Process Management

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      Control System Configuration

      7009, 7016, 7017Advanced Configuration Tracks for Continuous & Batch Processsing

    • Various

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      None Business Undergraduate Studies

      All Undergraduate Business Classes Achieved, GPA aprox 3.75 No degree due to not enough classes attended at any single institution

    • University of Iowa

      1996 - 2000
      Bachelor of Science Chemical Engineering

      Activities and Societies: Chemical Engineering Alumni Professional Advisory Board

  • Experience

    • Henkel of America

      May 1998 - Nov 2006
      Plant Engineer

      Intern to Assistant Plant ManagerPolyurethane and Waterbased Adhesives ProductionCapital Project/Budget ManagementProcess Controls Process EngineerCost AccountingEHS Program Manager

    • Midwest Grain Products

      Nov 2006 - Nov 2007
      Project Engineer

      Processing Project Engineer$1MM in Capital Project Handling

    • NOVA Biofuels

      Nov 2007 - Mar 2009
      Process Controls and Application Engineer

      Biodiesel ProductionCommissioning LeaderProcess Instrumentation, Controls and Electrical Engineer

    • Virent Energy Systems

      Mar 2009 - Nov 2010
      Process Controls Engineer

      Process Instrumentation and Controls Project LeaderInstrumentation, Controls & Electrical DesignerMRP Database Application Research

    • Coskata

      Oct 2010 - Aug 2012
      Process Controls & Data Integration Technology Specialist

      Performed improvements to DCS, Managed IT interests at remote site, Performed integration of entire OPC network, Created specification and criteria for commercial scale production facility, managed design of integrated R&D SCADA network.

    • ICE Process Management (a Purview Company)

      Aug 2012 - now
      Independent Consultant

      Converting data into direction for the process industry- Departmental and Project Management responsibilities. Supporting high intensity process controls projects in early stage construction and implementation. General engineering services include process control system design & development, data integration consulting, process unit operations design and fabrication management.

    • The Maschhoffs

      Aug 2012 - Oct 2012
      Independent Consultant

      Project Manager for Process Control and Data Integration system evaluation and technology investment due diligence.Major tasks included:-Run Time and MES System Evaluation-Market Assesment for Alternatives-Market Assesment of Comptetitor and Industry Best Practices-Compilation of Findings and Guidance Report

    • Fluor

      Oct 2012 - Mar 2013
      Independent Contract- Process Commissioning

      Working at Barrick Gold's PVDC site along with the Reliable Controls and Outotec team:Performed preparation and commissioning lead activities in the start-up of a newly developed copper recovery unit. To date the unit is the largest deployment of such technology in the world. -Review and prepped interlock implementation prior to commissioning-Lead field commissioning technicians under the commissioning management team-Support and troubleshoot process automation equipment and data networks-Support and troubleshoot CC TV network installation Show less

    • AMCS Corp

      Jun 2013 - Sept 2013
      Independent Consultant

      Developed DeltaV control system for specialty gas production unit using air separation (ASU). Evaluated end user specifications, including DeltaV Electronic Marshalling and Acuitie Process Graphics 3rd party HMI package along with proprietary functional description of control system to create a DeltaV system suitable to handle the ASU at end user sight in Burnberry, Australia. Authored test documentation and supervised Factory Acceptance Tests. Authored installation procedure to import delivered package at installed and operating DeltaV site. Show less

    • Elanco

      Sept 2013 - Nov 2013
      Independent Consultant: Field Support Engineer

      Performed Design Qualification testing for DeltaV system replacing the obsolete installed system. Field support for dry loop testing during installation qualification. Field support and troubleshooting during plant start-up.

    • Knepp Incorporated

      Nov 2013 - Oct 2014
      Independent Consultant: Controls Engineer

      Design-Build DeltaV control system to supervise all plant subordinate control systems and serve operational data up to plant management. Specify necessary field devices and controls network architecture handling all HVAC, utilities, waste handling and life safety. Manage installation of IT network infrastructure to optimize cost and network to support all networks within the facility. Commission all subordinate systems from a supervisory control perspective.

    • Independent Consultant: Coskata

      Mar 2014 - Oct 2014
      Instrumentation & Process Controls Owner Representation

      Team Participant Representing Instrumentation & Process Controls in PFD and HAZOP Reviews with General Contracting Engineering Firm.Technical Expert for Regulatory Controls at Yokogawa Brazil (System Provider)FEED team support in consolidation of pricing for plant project.

    • The University of Iowa

      Sept 2015 - now
      Adjunct Instructor

      With a small fractional appointment as an Adjunct Instructor to the Chemical Engineering Department, I am reshaping the way students learn the application of Process Control and Data Management.

    • Bravura AI

      Jun 2024 - now
      Company Owner

      Founder and Managing Partner

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certified Automation Professional

      International Society of Automation

    • Professional Engineering: Control Systems

      Wisconsin State Board of Professional Engineers

    • System Integrator

      MatrikonOPC

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Brian McWhorter
      2 Time Alternative Energy Industry Forum Panalist Emerson Global Users Exchange Selected to communicate to the public and press the most recent innovations in deployment of process controls technology in plant and R&D operations
    • Awarded to Brian McWhorter
      Three Time Presenter of AMS Internal Database Inovations Emerson Process Management LBP's Presented innovative uses for the raw data stored in a proprietary database.