10 EPC process engineering leaders
Vice President, Process Engineering, Director of Process Engineering and Sr. Director, Process Engineering are among the current titles held by these EPC process engineering leaders at engineering, procurement and construction and engineering design firms. A reader can learn how EPC process engineering leaders approach their work from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Chad Ware
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Director Of Industrial Process Engineering · Epstein Architecture, Engineering and Construction
Chad Ware was Vice President, Director Of Industrial Process Engineering at Epstein Architecture, Engineering and Construction from May 2022 to December 2025, based in the Chicago area, and has been Vice President, Director of Industrial Services there since January 2026. Chad Ware describes working alongside manufacturers to figure out how things should be made.
Danny Nielson, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Process Engineering · Murray Company
Danny Nielson has been Director Of Process Engineering at Murray Company since September 2017, based in Hayward, California, and also lists a Pre-Construction Manager role there. Danny Nielson describes a career focused on the design and fabrication of process-intensive equipment and facilities, and was a Project Manager at ACCO Engineered Systems from 2000 to 2011.
Jason White MBA, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Director of Process Engineering · CDG Engineers, Inc.
Jason White has been Director of Process Engineering at CDG Engineers, Inc. since July 2026, based in the St. Louis area. Jason White was Vice President at The Process Group, LLC from 2021 to 2026 and Process Engineering Manager at Zachry Group from 2020 to 2021, with work supporting refining, petrochemical, agrichemical, pharma and renewable energy industries.
Jim Loney
LinkedInExperience: Director Of Process Engineering · Fluor Corporation
Jim Loney was Director Of Process Engineering at Fluor Corporation until October 2020, based in the Houston area, and has been Director of Process Engineering at Alabaster Cities LLC since November 2020. Jim Loney describes serving on the executive management team at Fluor and managing teams of 35 process engineers on several projects.
Jonathan Bursnall, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Process Engineering · S&B
Jonathan Bursnall has been Vice President, Process Engineering at S&B since August 2023, based in the Houston area, and describes leading the process engineering effort on large lump sum EPC projects. Jonathan Bursnall was Process Department Head at S&B from 2018 to 2021 and Principal Process Engineer there from 2005 to 2018.
Krupa Patel
LinkedInExperience: Director of Process Engineering · Pond & Company
Krupa Patel has been Director of Process Engineering at Pond & Company since March 2024, based in the Atlanta area, covering process industrial, chemicals, pharma, food and bio-renewable work. Krupa Patel was Lead Process Engineer at Pond & Company from 2021 to 2024 and Process Engineer IV at Hargrove Engineers & Constructors from 2011 to 2021.
Marcel Beekman
LinkedInExperience: Director Process Engineering · Fluor Corporation
Marcel Beekman has been Director Process Engineering at Fluor Corporation since 2008, based in Harderwijk, the Netherlands, and is also described as an electrolysis subject matter expert at Fluor. Marcel Beekman was Senior Process Engineer and QHSE Manager for a chlor-alkali plant at AkzoNobel from 1998 to 2008 and Process Engineer there from 1987 to 1998.
Sean Trotter, P.E.
LinkedInExperience: Director - Process Engineering · Saulsbury
Sean Trotter was Director - Process Engineering at Saulsbury from August 2017 to January 2018, based in Midland County, Texas, after serving as Process Engineering Manager there from 2015 to 2017. Sean Trotter then became Vice President - Engineering and Vice President - EPC - Engineering Major Projects at Saulsbury, and has been Vice President - Project Services and Corporate Development since March 2024.
Stephen Kohlbrenner
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Director, Process Engineering · PS&S
Stephen Kohlbrenner has been Sr. Director, Process Engineering at PS&S since July 2025, based in Exton, Pennsylvania, with expertise in process design, cGMP facility design and FDA regulated industries. Stephen Kohlbrenner was Senior Design Manager at O'Neal, Inc. from 2018 to 2024 and Vice President, Engineering Principal Process Engineer at DME from 2003 to 2018.
Timothy Schuster
LinkedInExperience: Director Process Engineering · IPS-Integrated Project Services
Timothy Schuster has been Director Process Engineering at IPS-Integrated Project Services since 2014, based in Philadelphia. Timothy Schuster describes a background in bioprocess engineering, project management, facility design and engineering management while leading process engineering at an integrated project services firm.
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Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you staff and run process engineering on a large EPC project from front-end design through detailed engineering?
- 02What process design issues most often cause cost or schedule problems later in a project?
- 03How do you work with a client's own process engineers when the design basis changes?
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