Staff Curriculum Vitae
Officers
Engineering
Laboratory
& Tech Services
Environmental
Health &
Safety
Drafting/Design,
Administration & Others
Officers
Roy A. Pickren, Jr.
President and Principal
Mr. Pickren has nearly forty years of experience as a
chemical engineer and industrial manager, including executive positions as
President of Freeport Sulphur Company, Freeport Chemical Company and Freeport
Research and Engineering Company.
B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1957
Executive Program, 1972
D. James Miller, Ph.D.
Executive Vice
President and Principal
Dr. Miller has over thirty years of experience, including tenures as a research chemist and as a corporate lawyer. Prior to the founding of Crescent Technology, he served as Freeport-McMoRan’s Vice President - Environmental Affairs, a position which he still holds.
B.S., Chemistry, 1963
M.S., Chemistry, 1965
Ph.D., Chemistry, 1970
Juris Doctorate, 1977
Janice Bourgeois
Chief Financial
Officer
Mrs. Bourgeois is a Certified Public Accountant with 19
years of experience in corporate and individual taxation. Her expertise includes acquisition analysis
and planning, as well as corporate income tax planning. Prior to being affiliated with Crescent,
Mrs. Bourgeois was a partner with the firm KPMG Peat Marwick.
B.S., Accounting, 1978
Certified Public Accountant
Jatinder Jolly
Vice President -
Engineering and Technical Services
Mr. Jolly has nearly thirty years of professional
experience in chemical production operations (sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid,
uranium oxide, inorganic fluorides), technical services management, R&E
management and project evaluation.
B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1964
M.S., Chemical Engineering, 1968
Executive Program, 1981
J. C. (Charlie) Smith, P.E.
Vice President -
Process Engineering
Mr. Smith has thirty years of experience in production
operations (sulfur, sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid, uranium oxide, inorganic
fluorides), process development (uranium extraction, precious and base metals
recovery), gypsum impoundment and project evaluation and management.
B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1965
M.S., Chemical Engineering, 1967
Registered Professional Engineer - Louisiana
Arthur F. (Art) d'Aquin, P.E.
Vice President - Projects
Mr. d'Aquin has over thirty seven years of experience in engineering projects,
project management and corporate strategic planning. He was a senior manager/officer of Freeport McMoRan, Inc., a Fortune
250, global natural resources company.
He played a major role in the assessment and
development of essentially all major capital projects, some
totaling more than $2.5 billion.
He is also responsible for the assessment/evaluation of
capital projects and the development of feasibility studies
and bankable documents.
B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1963
Honorary Doctorate Degree in Engineering, 1984
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Engineering
Conrad Collins,
Ph.D.
Project Management
Dr. Collins has over thirty years experience in Project
Development and Execution and Operations Management. His experience has included nickel and cobalt, gold, diamond,
copper and power plant projects.
B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1960
Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, 1964
Al Edwards
Senior Staff Geologist
Mr. Edwards has over 30 years experience in
exploration and production geology. He has managed cost
effective exploration and drilling programs for sulphur,
potash, phosphate, copper, gold, lead, zinc, uranium and coal
- both domestically and abroad - and developed reserves. He
has worked at the Grasberg mine and supervised the exploration
and development geology groups.
B.S., Geology, 1969
M.S., Geology, 1972
Kendall A. Gaddy, P.E.
Manager of Project
Evaluation
Mr. Gaddy has over twenty-five years experience in
commercial and industrial design, project management, administration and
business development. He has broad
managerial background in technical, business development and administrative
areas. Mr. Gaddy is experienced in
developing and managing major international engineering and construction
projects, operations, research and development activities, technical and
economic evaluation of business opportunities, technology development and
contract negotiations.
B.S., Civil Engineering, 1973
M.S., Civil Engineering, 1981
Executive Program, 1982
Registered Professional Engineer - Louisiana
Larry
B. Green
Senior Engineer
Mr. Green has over thirty years of mining and operations
experience which includes an extensive background in Mining and Drilling
Operations, Property Management, Maintenance and Production. Provided mining expertise to mining
operations, staff engineering expertise and production management to senior
company management.
Engineer of Mines, 1965
Associates of Arts, 1961
Bruce M. Hoppe, P.E.
Senior Project Engineer
Mr. Hoppe has over twenty five years of experience as an electrical and instrumentation project engineer in the engineering and construction industry, including domestic and international mining, petrochemical, oil and
gas, marine and commercial projects. His electrical system experience encompasses
power generation, transmission, distribution and utilization at multiple
voltages. His instrumentation and controls system experience includes the
development of Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, as well as the
implementation of numerous types of analog and digital control systems.
B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1980
Registered Professional Engineer - Louisiana
Roger Maduell
Senior Project Engineer
Mr. Maduell has over 30 years
experience in management of offshore drilling, production,
operations, maintenance and administration of major oil and
gas, power plant, petrochemical and process facilities,
including management of personnel, safety and environmental
programs, technical and budgeting/cost control. He is
experienced as Operations Manager for a ~$1.5 billion
deepwater port project, with responsibilities in business
development, project management, regulatory compliance (MMS,
EPA, USCG), engineering/planning/construction and contract
negotiations.
BS,
Mechanical Engineering, 1977
Hugh P. Manson, P.E.
Senior Project
Engineer
Mr. Manson has over 20 years experience as a mechanical
engineer and project manager in copper, gold, sulphur, fertilizer and
miscellaneous chemical industries. He
has participated in process development, pilot program development and
execution and operation training, and has managed plant expansions, grass
roots facilities and cogeneration facilities from pre-feasibility study
through start-up. He has also managed
major studies for hydroelectric power, waste rock and acid mine drainage
management and tailings management and disposal.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1971
M.S., Thermodynamics, 1972
Registered Professional Engineer - Louisiana
Clarence A.
Mascarenhas
Senior Chemical
Engineer
Mr. Mascarenhas has over thirty years experience in production operations (phosphoric acid, uranium oxide, polymers), process development (sulphur purification, uranium extraction, mineral recovery), pilot plant testing, process modeling and project management.
B. S., Chemical Engineering, 1974
M.B.A., 1976
Thomas H. McCord
Senior
Metallurgical Engineer
Mr. McCord has over sixteen years of combined academic and
industrial experience which includes a solid background in Plant Operations,
Laboratory Research and Process Development. Responsibilities have included process troubleshooting, design
engineering, commissioning and start-up, lab manager, systems engineering,
plant metallurgist and process development. He has extensive experience in gold hydro-metallurgy and pyro-metallurgy,
including a thorough background in the extraction of refractory gold ores and
heap leach systems.
B.S., Chemistry, 1976
M.S., Chemical Engineering, 1979
Alan G. Moody, P.E.
Senior Project Engineer
Mr. Moody has over 30 years of
diversified experience and responsibilities in
civil/structural engineering design, construction management and project management in the chemical, petrochemical, oil refining, material handling, copper and gold mining, sulphur handling, heavy industrial and power plant industries. Major projects worked on include the construction of two geothermal power plants; the design and construction of an offshore sulphur mine off the coast of Louisiana; the design of two major expansions, and the continued development, of the Freeport Indonesia copper mine in Indonesia.
B.S., Civil Engineering, 1974
Registered Professional Engineer - Louisiana
David Singleton, P.E.
Project Manager
Mr. Singleton has forty years
of engineering, operations management and project
management experience in domestic, Middle East, Far East and
Australia regions involving sulfur production, oil & gas
exploration drilling, hydrocarbon underground storage,
capital expansion projects including copper, nickel, sulfur
mining, sulfur purification, project infrastructure
including ports, towns, roads, pipelines and coal and gas
fired power plants.
B.S.,
Mechanical Engineering, 1964
Executive
Program, 1984
Registered Professional Engineer - Louisiana
Robin
W. Strickland, Ph.D.
Senior
Chemical Engineer
Dr. Strickland has over twenty-five years of experience in chemical engineering
research and development in the metal ore recovery, petrochemical and
specialty chemical industries. Responsibilities have included engineering
research, process development, design engineering and commissioning of
chemical and ore processing facilities.
B.S., Chemistry, 1964
M. S., Chemical Engineering, 1974
Ph.D., Physical Chemistry, 1971
Post Doctoral Fellow (1971-1973)
Kenneth Watkins
Senior Project
Engineer
Mr. Watkins has over twenty years of experience in project
management, project evaluation and plant operations in domestic and
international fertilizer and mining operations. He is experienced in developing and managing major engineering
and construction projects, technical and economic evaluation of business
opportunities, debottlenecking existing facilities, defining cost/benefit
relationships and improving profitability.
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1972
M.B.A., 1996
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Laboratory & Tech Services
M. J. Barrois
Metallurgical Specialist
Mr. Barrois has over twenty-seven years of industrial experience with
special emphasis in the areas of sulfur plant operations; boiler operations; cathodic protection measures; water treatment; microbiological leaching; gold
plant and heap leach operations; copper mill operations; metallurgical
laboratory procedures and operations. Extensive experience in copper and gold hydro-metallurgy, with special
emphasis in the areas of flotation reagent optimization, particle size
optimization and process development.
B.S., Chemistry, 1970
G. R.
Buras, Jr.
Laboratory Director
Mr. Buras is an Analytical Chemist with +15 years laboratory experience in
the analysis of minerals and precious, semi-precious and base metals in
products related to exploration and mine geology, process improvement and bulk
mineral shipments. Responsibilities
include method development and training, technical support, quality control
and laboratory design, installation, operation and auditing. Background in computer evaluation and
comparison of laboratory data. Experience and supervision of classical wet and gravimetric chemistry,
fire assayin and instrumental techniques including atomic and emission
spectroscopy and gas chromatography.
B.S., Chemistry, 1979
Roberta Johnson
Petrologist
Ms. Johnson has over ten years professional experience in the fields of mineralogy and petrology. Areas of expertise include
X-ray and optical evaluation and analysis of ores and minerals, data handling
and information management.
B.S., Geology & Geophysics, 1994
M.S., Geology & Geophysics, 1998
Leroy J. Kennair
Environmental and Safety Specialist
Mr. Kennair has forty years of experience in developing
environmental and safety programs for industrial sites.
Specific areas of specialty are long term monitoring
programs, field sampling work, laboratory safety, hazardous
waste management, safety and health training.
B.S.,
Agronomy, 1968
Wesley Mathews
Mr. Mathews has
over two years professional experience in the fields of mineralogy and
petrology. Areas of expertise include X-ray and optical evaluation and analysis
of ores and minerals, data handling and information management.
B.A., Geology,
2001
M.S., Geology,
2006
Michael Schwandt
Senior Petrologist
Mr. Schwandt has over fourteen years professional experience in the fields of mineralogy and petrology. Areas of expertise include X-ray evaluation and optical analysis involving ore and process mineralogy/metallurgy
B.S., Geology & Geophysics, 1989
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Environmental
Laura G. Daniel, Q.E.P.
Environmental Specialist
Ms Daniel has over nineteen years of progressive industrial
experience in environmental, safety and industrial health compliance,
permitting, management and controls. Experience includes air/water/waste disposal permitting, regulatory
analysis, auditing, process evaluation, risk assessment, groundwater
assessment, air pollution dispersion modeling, project management and site
assessment work in the oil & gas, mining, petrochemical, agricultural
chemical, shipbuilding and marine terminal industries. Extensive EH&S
auditing experience, including the development and implementation of auditing
programs for domestic and international sites since 1981. Extensive experience in air quality permitting
and compliance including PSD permitting, air toxins permits and regulatory
negotiation.
B.S., Environmental Sciences, 1977
James Dellinger
Environmental Specialist
W. Wayne Forman
Senior
Environmental Specialist
Mr. Forman has over thirty years of experience in
biological research and ecological assessments, regulatory compliance and
analysis, environmental permitting, strategic planning and policy formulation
and managerial oversight of corporate environmental affairs in a broadly
diverse collection of minerals and chemicals operations.
B.S., Zoology, 1965
M.S., Zoology, 1968
Certified Fisheries Scientist, American Fisheries Society
Certified Louisiana Environmental Professional
Eric Jovanovich
Environmental Specialist
Mr. Jovanovich
provides experience in a diverse range of environmental projects including:
environmental auditing, environmental project management, groundwater
assessment and Environmental Site Assessments. He also has training
specializing in NEPA regulations, Environmental Impact Statements and
Assessments, Environmental Auditing and Remote Sensing.
B.A., Geography,
2005
Phillip D. Mollčre,
Ph.D.
Project Manager and Senior Environmental
Specialist
Dr. Mollčre has over twenty-five years of domestic and
international experience in a wide variety of activities: chemical process development, pilot plant
operations, R&D management, international business development and joint
venture administration, environmental auditing, environmental project
management, ISO 14001 environmental management systems and technical writing.
B.S., Chemistry, 1966
Ph.D., Chemistry, 1971
Executive Program, 1982
ISO 14000 EMS Lead Auditor
Training, 1997
John Seip
Environmental Specialist
Mr. Seip has over twenty-five years of experience managing environmental, health and safety; general regulatory; and contractual matters relating to oil and gas exploration and production. He has had lead environmental, negotiation and contractual roles in acquisitions and divestitures, and in efforts to seek funding for oil and gas exploration and development. Mr. Seip has extensive experience in the conduct of environmental and contractual due diligence audits, environmental audits, permitting and regulatory compliance, interpretation of environmental regulations and evaluation of Federal and State regulatory and legislative initiatives. Mr. Seip was formerly Supervisor of Regulatory Affairs for Freeport-McMoRan Oil & Gas Company.
B.A., 1978
Juris Doctorate, 1981
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Health & Safety
David Lauriski
Safety
& Industrial Health Specialist
Mr Lauriski is
38-year veteran of the mining industry with experience in both safety and senior
level operations management. He served as the seventh Assistant Secretary of
Labor in charge of the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration, during which
time the U.S. Mining Industry experienced the safest performance ever. He is
recognized throughout the world for his leadership skills and knowledge in
safety and health systems management. He has developed a wide range of safety
management systems, auditing protocols, and is a frequent speaker at conferences
and symposiums on effective occupational safety management leadership.
Business
Management, University of Phoenix
Drafting/Design, Administration & Others
Michael Fernandez
Senior Designer
Mr. Fernandez has over 20
years of experience in the design and drafting field in
various disciplines including piping, electrical,
instrumentation, civil and structural design using AutoCAD.
He is also experienced in the development of customized
program applications using the AutoLISP programming language
and has extensive experience in 3D design, and the use of
Mapinfo’s GIS mapping application, as well as database
management and integration,
, and is highly proficient use
of Microsoft Office Suite Products.
Raúl V. Fonte
Patent Counsel
Mr. Fonte has over twenty years of experience in the intellectual
property field, including patents, trademarks and copyrights. Also experienced in research and development
work and administration and in technology transfer contracts and
negotiations. Mr. Fonte is a registered
engineer in chemical and environmental engineering, and experienced in
environmental audits of mining and smelting operations, interpretation of
environmental regulations and registration of chemical substances with the EPA
and other such agencies.
B.S., Chemical Engineering, 1967
Juris Doctorate, 1976
Business Program for Lawyers, Summer 1984, Cambridge, Massachusetts
George Keelen
Senior Designer
Mr. Keelen is experienced in
electrical design and drafting, and has developed electrical
plans for motor schematics, cable tray, lighting, wiring
diagrams, motor control systems and grounding plans for
commercial and industrial facilities. His drafting
skills include structural, mechanical piping, charts and
graphs, etc., manual design and drafting. He is also
experienced in the use of AutoCAD and
AutoLISP
for customization of AutoCAD, and
is highly proficient use of Microsoft Office Suite Products.
Jefferson Parish Technical Institute, Manual Drafting
New
Orleans Regional Technical School, CAD Drafting
Delgado Community College, Engineering Technology
Freeport McMoRan – Safety Training
Mary Johnston Norris
Public Relations Specialist
Ms Norris has over ten years experience in marketing, public relations
and government relations including coordination of donations, grants and
outreach programs to universities and non-profit organizations in environmental
matters and other related activities.
Paul Thiraswas
Planning & Controls Administrator
Mr. Thiraswas has over twenty years
experience both domestic and abroad including, Project Management, Cost
Accounting, Financial Planning,
Scheduling, Purchasing and Computer Information Systems. Extensive experience
in oil & gas and mining construction management.
B.S., Accounting, 1973
M.S., Accounting, 1975
B.S.,
Economics, 1970
F.B. (Rick) Williamson
Administrative Manager
Mr. Williamson has nearly
thirty-five years administrative management, cost
accounting/controls and contracts administration experience
over a wide variety of projects in the minerals
development/production fields, primarily copper/gold and
sulphur.
B. A., Business
Administration, 1972
M.B.A., 1974
