Refinery Optimization and Change Management
Mike Laux
Degree:
B.S. Chemical Engineering, Pennsylvania State University
Career:
40 years experience in the Refining Industry
Employers:
Chevron – 10 years
Champlin Refining Company- 6 years
Diamond Shamrock Refining/Valero- 12 years (Refinery Manager)
Frontier Oil Company- 4 years (Refinery Manager)
TTC – 4 years
Mike has worked in 4 refineries and provided review and optimization services at 10 other facilities. He has held supervisory and managerial positions in operations and maintenance in refineries. Mike has also served as a best practices transfer agent moving such practices from facility to facility. He has extensive start-up and troubleshooting experiences in all of the operating units in a integrated fuels refinery.