Ray McKaskle, P.E.

Senior Engineer

Experience 

Senior Engineer, Trimeric Corporation, 2005 – Present

Senior Field Process Engineer – Novellus Systems, Inc. 2001 – 2005

Chemical Systems Engineer – Novellus Systems, Inc. 1999 – 2001

Associate Engineer – Staff Engineer – Radian International 1992 – 1999

Fields of Experience

Mr. McKaskle has 15 years of engineering experience, including eight years of engineering consulting for clients from the electric power utility, coal gasification, wood products, petrochemical, oil and gas and semiconductor industries.  Recent key projects include debottlenecking engineering studies for NGL facilities and design of a liquid CO₂ pumping system for sequestration testing.  Mr. McKaskle has hands on expertise with design, build and construct engineering work for packed bed scrubbers, flares, incinerators, vapor recovery units, burners and wastewater treatment systems.  

With more than six years of process engineering experience in the semiconductor industry, Mr. McKaskle has also developed expertise in complex troubleshooting of existing processes and process reactors.  He was a proven performer in systematic and statistically based troubleshooting and root cause analysis of process and reactor issues.  Mr. McKaskle has also developed  expertise in complex troubleshooting of existing processes and process reactors.  He has also used mass spectrometers to perform quantitative emissions measurements from process reactors and worked on design of abatement systems for these reactors.

Mr. McKaskle has managed and performed emissions testing projects at facilities across his industry experience base using EPA approved and specially developed testing protocols to suit the application.  He is an expert in Best Available Control Technology reviews and in negotiating appropriate levels of emissions controls with regulatory agencies.  Mr. McKaskle has also prepared many types of environmental permits including Title V, NNSR (non-attainment new source review) and PSD (prevention of significant deterioration) permits.

Professional Registrations and Affiliations

           Registered Professional Chemical Engineer - California (No. CH5941)

           Member of the National Society of Professional Engineers

Education

           B.S., Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, 1992

           Graduated in top 10% of College of Engineering

Publications