Chad A. Bohannon
Chemical Engineer Consultant

n     Project Manager for successful sodium clean-up project in Gladstone Australia.

n     Facilitated the start-up of an alkali metal dispersion facility, specializing in sodium dispersions.

n     Assisted in the development and operation of a sodium and sodium-potassium alloy (NaK) destruction system utilizing inerted steam to remove unwanted alkali metal residues from various process vessels.

n     Provide engineering support in the decommissioning efforts at a fast-breeder nuclear power plant.  Primary duties are related to alkali metal removal.

n     Aided in the start-up of an automated high temperature distillation column used in the production of potassium.

n     Research, marketing, and production of naphthalene based Teflon etching solutions.

2000 - Present    Creative Engineers, Inc.              Cranberry Township, PA

Chemical Engineer

n     Developed and brought to market several sodium based fluoropolymer etching solutions.  Currently in charge of production and customer relations.

n     Plant manager for sodium dispersion production, overseeing day-to day operations and customer relations.

n     Assisted in the development and operation of a zero emission, non-reactive sodium residue cleaning system.

n     Project manager for a turnkey mobile sodium dispersion manufacturing unit.

n     Responsible for the developed and maintenance of sodium dispersion quality control program, including method development, analysis and record keeping.

n     Provide processing set-ups, drawings, and procedures for residue alkali metal removal in a variety of complex vessel and piping configurations.

n     Coordinated and collected emissions sampling to performed detailed analysis for the purpose of designing a sulfur abatement system.

n     Designed and specified heat exchangers for a special high viscosity cooling application.

n     Assisted in the design, estimating, and procurement of a propylene glycol storage tank system.

n     Assisted in the development of a unique effluent system to accommodate both radiological and chemical concerns when removing radiologically contaminated alkali metals.

n     Detailed cost estimating for numerous project and process projects ranging from $10,000 - $700,000.

1998 - 2000       Callery Chemical Company                             Callery, PA

Chemical Engineering Co-Op

n     Process engineering support, metal alkoxides production facility.  Activities included P&ID and PFD updates, support for a new complex metal filtering system, and coordination with operations for numerous day-to-day activities.

n     Lead the effort to revise the electrical classification of the metal alkoxides production facility.  The change was made to account for the potential presence of hydrogen.

n     Project manager for the upgrade of a diborane cylinder cleaning automation system. 

n     Provided Engineering support to the plant ASME tank inspection program to bring the plant into compliance with OSHA and Pennsylvania regulations.

1998-2000         University of Pittsburgh                             Pittsburgh, PA

BS Chemical Engineering

1994-1998         Gannon University                                             Erie, PA

BS Chemistry

Registered Engineer in Training (EIT), Pennsylvania

Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Member, American Chemical Society

Available Upon Request