Pat Maher

Catalytic Cracking

Pat Maher

Degree: 

B.S. in Chemical Engineering, University of Louisiana-Lafayette
M.S. and D.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis

Career:

Over 32 years experience in the Petrochemical and Refining Industries

Employer:

Exxon and ExxonMobil – 32+ years
TTC – 1 year

Authored several technical articles & awarded 5 US patents

At Exxon and ExxonMobil, Pat worked in R&D, Engineering and Refinery Operations in the areas of Catalytic Cracking, Reforming and Hydroprocessing. His experience in catalytic cracking includes catalyst development/selection, process modeling, unit troubleshooting, technology selection and implementation, project cold eyes reviews, turnaround inspection, startup, course development/teaching, emissions reduction and commercial testing.  He was the Americas cat cracking technical committee coordinator and represented ExxonMobil at industry and regulatory forums including an NPRA Q&A meeting as the FCC panel member.