Walter R. Earley has in-depth experience with the petroleum and chemical industries. He has special skills in technical management, project planning, and decision analysis with emphasis on capital management and profit maximization.

• Operating Technical Management   Managed the technical department of Sun Company's 90,000 B/D Puerto Rican Fuels and Lubes Refinery. This department of 70 technical employees carried out the functions of design and drafting, and economics and planning, and provided the services of operating engineers, laboratory computer system support, environmental compliance, and fire and safety.

• Project Planning and Optimization   Managed a major in-house study of a proposed $1.5 billion heavy crude refining project. Considered alternate crude supplies, processing options, and product slates to maximize profitability of the project, and to integrate it with other ongoing corporate activities.

• Decision Analysis   Managed venture analysis department for Sun Company, and the economics and planning function for Sun's Puerto Rican Subsidiaries, using the analysis of cash flows recognizing the time value of funds and incorporating major risk elements to compare alternative new projects and acquisitions.

• Capital Planning   Managed the planning and budgeting for capital and operating cash flows which aggregated $150 million annually.

• Process Engineering, Project Engineering   Acted as Process Engineer and as Project engineer for major projects of three engineering firms. Teaching plant design, utilizing PRO-II process simulator, as an adjunct professor at Drexel University.

Walt holds a BS in Chemical Engineering and a Master's in Business Administration from Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Since 1963, he has served as Adjunct Professor at his Alma Mater, teaching Chemical Engineering Plant Design. Walt is an active member of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, having served as a National Director, and as an instructor in Technical Economics, in the Continuing Education program of the Institute.

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