Shell Engineering & Associates, INC.

Shell Engineering & Associates, Inc., celebrates more than 30 years as worldwide environmental management consultants with industrial and institutional facilities. Our success comes from our ability to communicate, our ability to overcome obstacles by exploring alternatives and the use of proven scientific methods and our ability to put together common sense strategies.

We believe the innovative ideas and experience we offer enable us to meet our client's engineering needs efficiently and at minimal cost, while making us unique and foremost in the consulting engineering field.

Our present staff covers the field of mechanical, chemical, electrical and industrial engineering, electronics, chemistry, occupational safety, biology, meteorology, computer science, education and business. We are committed to constantly looking at new technology for environmental use.

Shell Engineering provides services and training for environmental management, environmental monitoring and engineering. Shell Engineering has completed hundreds of projects since 1975 throughout the United States, Canada, Central America, South America, Asia and Africa.

Technical Expertise

• Environmental engineering, specializing in air pollution, complete environmental assessments including dispersion modeling, environmental monitoring and environmental impact studies.
• Process engineering, operation and design in the chemical industry.
• Energy conservation and energy conversion.

Professional Experience

• Shell Engineering & Associates, Inc., Columbia, Mo. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, directly involved in all areas of consulting engineering performed by the company, employ and supervise staff in performing about 100 projects each year, 1975 to present.
• Missouri Air Conservation Commission, Jefferson City, Mo. Developed the State Air Pollution Control Program from its very beginning, including the promulgation and enforcement of regulations; the hiring of staff, the establishment of a laboratory and air monitoring network, the development of agency policy, and the procurement and management of funds. Balanced the needs of citizen groups, industrial interests, and legislative requirements into a viable, practical program. 1967-1975 (became Agency Director in 1969).
• Pennsalt Chemical Company (now Pennwalt), Project and Process Engineering, Process Supervision in hydrofluoric acid and sodium chlorate plants, Calvert City, Ky., 1960-1966.
• Mallinckrodt Chemical Company, Weldon Spring, Mo. Process development and production of uranium; working with dust collection and hydrofluoric acid, 1958-1960.
• Gray Ridge High School, Gray Ridge, Mo. Science and mathematics teacher, 1953-1954.

Educational Background

• Southeast Missouri University, Cape Girardeau, Mo., 1950-1953, B.S. in Chemistry (also major in biology).
• Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy, Rolla, Mo., 1956-1958, B. S. in Chemical Engineering.
• University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 1966-67, graduate work in Chemical Engineering.
• Numerous Environmental Protection Agency and other short courses in environmental pollution control, including courses in meteorology, dispersion modeling, hazardous wastes and environmental auditing.

Professional Affiliates and Honors

• Past Chairman, Mid-Missouri Chapter of the Air & Waste Management Association.
• Member, Air & Waste Management Association.
• Former Diplomat, American Academy of Environmental Engineers.
• State and Territorial Air Pollution Administrators (STAPPA), 1969-1975, until terminating employment with the State of Missouri. Served as elected chairman, vice-chairman, and member of executive committee.
• Member, Missouri Waste Control Coalition.
• Registered Professional Engineer in Missouri, and Kansas.
• Member of Missouri Society and National Society of Professional Engineers.
• Chairman of the 'Toxic Metals Research Advisory Committee,' 1975-1976, a statewide committee formed by the president, University of Missouri - Columbia.
• Member of the 'National Air Pollution Manpower Development Advisory Committee,' 1971-1972 (Appointed by William Ruckelshaus, EPA Administrator).
• Listed in 'Engineers of Distinction' (Who's Who in Engineering by Engineers' Joint Council), 1974; 'Personalities of the West and Midwest,' 1972; 'Who's Who in the Midwest,' 1976; and 'Prominent Americans and International Notables,' 1971.

Other Organizations

• Member, Associated Industries of Missouri.
• Member, Missouri Association of Municipal Utilities.

Technical Expertise

• Air Quality Analysis: Dispersion Modeling, Emission Inventories, Visual Opacity Inspector, Permitting, Indoor Air Sampling, Air Monitoring, Odor Monitoring, BACT Determination, Strategy Development, Air Quality Management, PSD Analysis, Air Toxics.
• Water Quality Analysis: Spill Plans, Stream Sampling.
• Solid Waste Analysis: Solid Waste Studies, Groundwater Monitoring.
• Hazardous Waste Analysis: SARA Title 313, Air Toxics.
• Energy Conservation, Energy Conversion.
• Power Plant Layout, Operation, Maintenance, Improvement.

Professional Experience

• Shell Engineering & Associates, Inc., Columbia, Mo., President. Overall management of company operations including staffing, project development strategies, environmental project budgets, environmental training, international affairs, economic development, and expert testimony. Provide technical support to company projects in reference to environmental permitting, environmental ambient monitoring, environmental modeling, strategy development, environmental training, environmental inventories. 1988-present.
• Shell Engineering & Associates, Inc., Columbia, Mo., Vice President. Involved in all aspects of air analysis. Emphasis on air dispersion modeling, air and water permitting, ambient air quality monitoring and energy studies. Work involved project management, training, client support, supervision of staff employees. 1987-1988.
• Shell Engineering & Associates, Inc., Columbia, Mo., Environmental Engineer. Involved in all aspects of pollution control. Experience obtained in dispersion modeling, air monitoring systems, water sampling and analysis, solid waste permitting/ground water monitoring, hydrology, stack testing and data reduction. 1983-1987.
• The Empire District Electric Company, Asbury Power Plant, Asbury, Mo., Plant Engineer. Involved in all phases of the power plant operation including fuel combustion, mechanical and electrical systems, water chemistry, performance results and plant improvement. 1981-1983.

Educational Background

• University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 1976, National Science Foundation Scholarship.
• University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo., 1977-1981, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
• Various short courses including Fundamentals of Dispersion Modeling, Air Pathway Analysis and Sampling for Air Toxics, Indoor Air Sampling.

Professional Affiliates

• Registered Professional Engineer.
• Member of the National Society of Professional Engineers.
• Member of the Missouri Society of Professional Engineers.
• Member of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers.
• Member of the Air and Waste Management Association.
• Member of the Society of Sampling Engineers.

Air Emission Analysis:  
 
Emission Inventories

• Emission audits
• Emission factor development
• Emission reduction analysis
• Emission management programs
• Quantification of emissions
• Potential to emit calculations

Stack Testing

• Investigative testing
• Compliance testing oversight and compliance determinations
• Emission factor development

Monitoring

• PSD applications
• Pre-construction
• Post-construction
• State implementation plans (SIP)
• Legal actions
• Strategic planning
• Criteria, air toxics, metals and organics
• Validation of dispersion modeling

Modeling

• PSD applications
• NAAQS compliance determinations
• Off-site consequence analysis
• Air toxics

NSPS/NESHAP Compliance

• Performance testing
• Leak detection and repair plans (LDAR)
• Compliance audits

Indoor Air Sampling

Odor and Noise Studies

Environmental Audits

Expert Legal Testimony

Air Pollution Control & Management:  
 
Control Technology Determinations

• Best Available Control Technology (BACT)
• Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT)
• Lowest Achievable Emission Rate (LAER)
• Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT)
• Control device recommendations
• Technical and economical feasibility studies

Hazardous Air Pollutant Management

• SARA 313 reporting
• TIER II reporting
• MACT compliance determinations

Accidental Release Prevention

• Full development of Risk Management Plans under 40 CFR 68 (Section 112(r))
• Off-site consequence analysis
• Hazard assessment

Air Permitting & Compliance Evaluation:  
 
Title V and State Operating Permits

Prevention of Significant Deterioration (PSD)

Deminimis and Minor Construction Permits

• Source classification determinations
• Permitting strategies
• Pre-construction monitoring
• Dispersion modeling
• Compliance determinations
• Complete application preparation
• Correspondence with regulatory agencies
• Development and review of draft permit conditions
• Post permit issuance compliance audits
• Post-construction monitoring