Dr. Eric W. Scharpf - exida

Last Updated 2008Dr. Eric W. ScharpfPartner, exida.comFields of ExpertiseProcess Safety ManagementQuantitative Risk AnalysisProcess Hazards Analysis / Hazard IdentificationHAZOP and Fault Tree Safety AnalysisInternational Safety StandardsGas Processing SystemsSteam Methane Reformer & Furnace SystemsHeat Pump Drying SystemsCooling Tower SystemsProcess Efficiency, Optimisation and ReliabilityEngineering Research & DevelopmentProject ExecutionOperations and ManufacturingExperience SummaryDr. Scharpf has twenty years of professional experienceand is widely recognized as an expert in chemical processsafety, efficiency analysis and optimisation. He has led manysafety lifecycle projects in chemical processing, energy andmachine automation applications. He has developed andteaches several of the exida.com safety and reliability analysiscourses and leads the consulting business in Australasia. Hehas published numerous reviewed journal articles as well asthe leading textbook on SIL selection. He developed several ofthe cryogenic gas processing, combustion, and separationtechniques currently used for hydrogen, synthesis gas, andpower generation. He was formerly a Process ChemicalEngineer with a Fortune 200 gas and chemical processingcompany. His principal work responsibilities have includedresearch and development, project execution, and operations /manufacturing efficiency, safety, and reliability improvementsin the bulk gas and specialty chemicals industry. He previouslyconducted research and development for an international oilproduction and processing corporation. He also teachesseveral process, energy, and safety related courses at theUniversity of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand. He hasauthored more than 15 US and international patents. Dr.Scharpf has a B.Ch.E. from the University of Delaware and aPh.D. in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University, bothin the United States.CredentialsB.Ch.E., With Distinction, Summa cum Laude,University of Delaware, 1985.Ph.D., Chemical Engineering, Princeton University, 1991.Certified Functional Safety Expert, Process ApplicationsSince 2003Key AssignmentsDirector of the CFSE GovernanceBoard, a global organisationresponsible for establishing thecompetency of process andmanufacturing safety engineers.Wrote best-selling textbook onSIL selection methodology forprocess industry applications.Published by InstrumentSociety of America.Developed on-line andinstructor led trainingprograms for process safetyengineers seeking the CertifiedFunctional Safety Expert andCertified Functional SafetyProfessional qualification.Led ammonia, nitric acid andammonium nitrate safetyimprovement projects for twoworld-scale plants covering theentire safety lifecycle. Insuredmethodology and systemrecommendations were incompliance with relevantnational and internationalstandards.Executed and provided expertreview of numerous SIL targetselection, risk assessment,procedure development andstandards compliance projectsworldwide in both process andmachinery applications.Developed improvedcombustion heat recoverysystem for series of gas-firedsteam methane reformerhydrogen plants. Workincluded burner control, radiantheat transfer, and convectionheat transfer systems.Developed new combustioncontrol, turbine coolant, andheat recovery integrationprocesses to improve gasturbine power systemefficiency and effectiveness.Invented more efficient, operable,and flexible technology for carbonmonoxide and syngas productionwith >US$10 million benefits in firstapplication. Two patents issued ontechnology improvements. Ledimplementation of technologythrough project execution and intoproduction.

Last Updated 2008Key Assignments (continued)Collaborated in creating New Zealand’sNational Energy Research Institute (NERI),linking the major New Zealand energyresearch facilities. NERI coordinates jointresearch efforts and collaborations withinNew Zealand’s energy research communityat the national and international levels.Identified and implemented millions ofdollars worth of savings and efficiencyimprovements in operation, reliability, andmaintenance functions in specialtychemical, gas production and industrialdrying facilities. These improvements wereidentified across the range of productionfunctions, including productioninstrumentation and control, utilities useanalysis, reliability improvement,maintenance systems, processingequipment optimisation, and transportationimprovements.Led process engineering functions onseveral multi-million-dollar gas andspecialty chemical retrofit and newproduction facility projects, achieving keycost and schedule goals.Teaches safety, control, process optimisation,thermodynamics, unit operations, and energyefficiency techniques at University of Otago,Dunedin, New Zealand.Led research lab group in maintaining andimproving reaction characterisationinstrumentation. Developed new fastresponsecomputer-controlled datacollection, process control, andinstrumentation systems.AffiliationsCertified Functional Safety Expert GovernanceBoard, Member of Board of Directors andProcess Applications Certificate holderInstitute of Professional EngineersNew Zealand, MemberAwards and HonoursThomas Fisher ISA Textbook Author’s AwardUS National Science FoundationPh.D. FellowshipAmoco Ph.D. FellowshipE. I. DuPont FellowshipNumerous internal corporate quality andinnovation awardsSelected Patents and Publications“Personnel Competency Requirements andCertifications” presented at SCS Sydney, AustraliaOctober 2008.“Safety Instrumented Systems – Working Though theHype” What’s New In Process Technology, Vol. 21No. 6 (2007) pp6-8.“Linking Consumer Energy Efficiency with Security ofSupply Energy Policy” Journal of Energy Policy Vol.35 No. 5 (2007) pp3025-3035 with C.G. Carringtonand J.P. Rutherford."Dehumidifier Drier for Pastes, Liquors and AggregateMaterials" PCT Patent PCT/NZ2004/000133. 24 June2004 with C.G. Carrington“Dehumidifier Drier with Reversible Airflow” Int. PatentPCT/NZ2004/000039. 1 March 2004. With C.G.Carrington and Z. Sun.“Cryogenic Hydrogen and Carbon Monoxide Productionwith Membrane Permeate Expander” US Patent6,568,206 B2. 27 May 2003.Safety Integrity Level Selection: Systematic Methods withLayer of Protection Analysis. ISA Publishing, 2002.With Ed Marszal.“Mechanical Safety and Process Safety.” Workshoppresented at ICEX 2001, Melbourne, Australia,May 2001.“Integrated Cryogenic and Non-Cryogenic Gas MixtureSeparation” US Patent 6,161,397. 19 December2000. With B.A. McNeil and D.G. Winter.“Implementing IEC61508 in the Process Industries.”Presented at SCS2000, Melbourne, Australia,November 2000. With W. M. Goble.“Separation of Carbon Monoxide from Nitrogen-Contaminated Gaseous Mixtures also ContainingHydrogen and Methane.” US Patent 6,073,461.13 June 2000. With B. A. McNeil.“Gasification Combined Cycle Power GenerationProcess with Heat-Integrated Chemical Production.”US Patent 5,865,023. 2 February 1999.With J. Sorenson.“Heat Recovery and Power Generation from IndustrialProcess Streams.” US Patent 5,842,345.1 December 1998.“Cryogenic Adjustment of Hydrogen and CarbonMonoxide Content of Syngas.” US Patent 5,832,747.10 November 1998. With B. A. McNeil andJ. D. Bassett.“Gasification Combined Cycle Power GenerationProcess with Heat-Integrated Chemical Production.”US Patent 5,666,800. 16 September 1997.With J. Sorenson.“Integrated Air Separation Gas Turbine ElectricalGeneration Process.” US Patent 5,406,786.18 April 1995. With A. R. Smith.“Adsorption Process to Recover Hydrogen from LowPressure Feeds.” US Patent 5,294,247.15 March 1994. With R. Kumar.