John Williams

JOHN A. WILLIAMS, Ph.D., MBA, PE Dr. Williams leads EPS, a full-service engineering firm, delivering engineering, procurement, and construction services (EPC) for refining, chemicals, power generation, equipment fabrication, and material-making facilities. Dr. Williams' engineering experience began in 1978 and has progressed for over three decades inside process facilities designing, constructing, analyzing, and operating equipment and systems. Dr. Williams has been responsible for the appraisal of over 20,000 machinery and equipment assets. Since 1996, Dr. Williams has instructed cost estimating and project evaluation techniques for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: EPS, LLC (Environmental and Production Solutions, LLC) South Bend, IN Founder and General Manager 1995-present Engineering, Procurement, Construction Management (EPCM) Energy, Materials, Chemicals, and Refining facilities. ATA Consulting South Bend, IN President 1994-1995 Alternate Energy Technologies, Costing & Valuation Services Bayer Corporation Elkhart, IN Senior Scientist, H&R Manufacturing 1991-1994 Manufacturing Operations and Optimization Materials Logistics, Equipment and Manufacturing Expansions Monsanto Corporation Akron, OH Engineering Technology Specialist 1988-1991 Manufacturing R&D, Design, Optimization, Retrofits and Expansions of Specialty Chemical and Petrochemical Plants Babcock and Wilcox Company Alliance, OH Research Engineer II 1986-1988 Combustion, Explosions; Steam Boilers and Electrical Power; Oil, Gas, Coal, Biomass, Sewage, Refuse, and Waste-to-Energy Center for Catalytic Science and Technology Newark, DE Engineering Technician, University of Delaware 1979-1981 Oil Refining and Gas Processing; Gasification and Liquefaction Department of Chemistry Newark, DE Organic Chemist, University of Delaware 1978-1979 Chemical Synthesis and Laboratory Analytical Methods The Budd Company Downingtown, PA United Steelworkers Operator (USW Union) 1977 Heavy Equipment, Cranes, and Machinery Operator THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF APPRAISERS – PRINCIPLES OF VALUATION – CERTIFICATES ME 201AC: Introduction to Machinery and Equipment Valuation ME 202AC: Machinery and Equipment Valuation Methodology ME 203AC: Machinery and Equipment Valuation – Advanced Topics and Case Studies ME 204AC: Machinery and Equipment Valuation – Advanced Topics and Report Writing USPAP Texas Appraisal 15 Hour Equivalent AICHE AND ASME LECTURER: Developer, Author, and Instructor for the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME). Conceptual Development and Cost Estimating of Engineering Projects 2000 – Present: Cost Estimating, Project Management, and Construction Practical Project Evaluation: Capital and Operating Cost Estimation 1996 – Present: Costs, Operations Analysis, Valuation Analytics EDUCATION: Ph.D., Department of Chemical and Fuels Engineering, awarded 1990...