HP Awards 2019 Lifetime Achievement Winners
HP Awards 2019 Lifetime Achievement Finalists:
HAROLD EGGERT, Athlon Solutions
Mr. Eggert is a Senior Technical Advisor for Athlon Solutions, a Halliburton Service. He has more than 35 yr of industry experience with companies such as a major refiner in the Midwest, GE Water and Process Technologies and Betz Corp. He has held several technical support and management positions during his career, he has authored a myriad of technical papers and presentations and holds six US and global patents. He is also active in various steering and screening committees. At present, his work has been focused on crude oil compatibility, refinery crude unit automation, desalting performance improvement and developing innovative engineering tools and interactive refinery KPI dashboards and service reports. Over his extensive career, Mr. Eggert has provided technical support and troubleshooting in more than 150 refineries throughout the world in alkylation, fouling, desalting and corrosion.
JAMES SOROKES, Siemens
Mr. Sorokes will soon celebrate 43 yr with Dresser-Rand (now Siemens GP Oil and Gas). His outstanding contributions to compressor aerodynamics, radial compressor design and testing are widely recognized throughout the industry. His long-standing professional association with the company, publication in industry journals and periodicals and participation as an instructor in several short courses has established him as a world-class expert in the area of aerodynamics and fluid-induced vibrations of centrifugal compressors. Mr. Sorokes has been an active member of the ASME and the ASME IGTI Turbomachinery Committee for several decades, and is a regular lecturer and tutorial/short course instructor at the Texas A&M Turbomachinery Symposium and other university and technical conferences and private business venues. He has authored or co-authored 54 technical papers and holds 10 patents for designs associated with aerodynamic component design and manufacturing. In 2008, he was named an ASME Fellow and launched a program to promote cross-functional engineering training, hosting more than 120 sessions with attendees spanning five continents. In 2015, he was inducted into Dresser-Rand’s Engineering Fellowship Program.
MICHAEL STILLEY, S&B Engineers and Constructors
Mr. Stilley is the Vice President of Education and Workforce Development for S&B Engineers and Constructors. Throughout his more than 40-yr experience in the construction industry, he has maintained a passion for developing effective training and skills enhancement programs focused on creating rewarding career paths for historically under-represented groups. Most recently, he has played a key role in developing S&B’s robust craft training and career development programs and has led the development of the company’s results-driven, hire-to-train specialty apprenticeship program, which actively recruits individuals who may not previously have considered careers in the construction industry. Under Mr. Stilley’s leadership, S&B’s workforce development programs have become the gold standard in the industry and have received national attention, with both private and government groups having expressed interest in implementing similar programs.
PINTI WANG, GTC Technology
Mr. Wang is the President and CEO of GTC Technology. After completing his BS degree in chemical engineering, Mr. Wang served as a Second Lieutenant in the Republic of China Air Force. After completing his military service, he relocated to the US and earned an MS degree in chemical engineering from the University of Kansas. He began his career at Mass Transfer. Over the next 17 yr, he was appointed to a variety of high-level technical and commercial roles worldwide. In 2002, Mr. Wang and several colleagues purchased Glitsch Technology Corp. from Foster Wheeler and formed GTC Technology, with Mr. Wang as Chairman and CEO. The company has celebrated dozens of successful licenses throughout the world, while gaining recognition in the aromatics and refining fields. In 2019, as a result of the company’s growth and success, GTC Technology became a part of Sulzer. Mr. Wang continues to play a vital role as GTC Technology’s President, overseeing a smooth transition into Sulzer and ensuring the profitability of the company.
WINNERS: James Sorokes, Siemens; Pinti Wang, Sulzer GTC Technology
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