Dick van der Helm, PE

HTS Rocky Mountains is proud to represent companies that are continually bringing new heat transfer technology to our industry. We have the knowledge and experience to bring the latest advances and apply them to your application. Whether it’s compact heat transfer, tubular heat transfer, heat exchanger field service or boiler rentals, we will assist you in finding the right solution for the application.

Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Master of Science (MS) 1995

Chemical Engineering

Oklahoma State University

Bachelor of Science (BS) 1992

Chemical Engineering

Professional Chemical Engineer, Colorado (PE) 

Lead/Consulting Process Engineer

AECOM:  2008 – 2016  Denver, CO

Responsible for leading and developing process design on detailed design of gas processing, bio-fuels and refining projects. 

Senior Applications/Process Engineer 

John Zink Company: 1997 – 2008 Tulsa, OK / Luxembourg

Provided technical/commercial quotations and process designs for a wide range of thermal oxidation systems including chlorinated, spent caustic, fume, sulfur plant, and staged-combustion NOx reduction systems.  Taught Chlorinated Systems portion of John Zink Institute’s Thermal Oxidizer School for 4 years.

Process Engineer

Koch Refining Company: 1995 – 1997 Corpus Christi, TX

Provided daily process engineering operations support  

• Continuous Catalytic Reformer (CCR) & Naphtha Hydrotreater (NHT)

• Mobil Selective Toluene Disproportionation (MSDTP)

• Xylene Isomerization

Chris brings wealth of process and project engineering experience in the minerals processing, agricultural & mining chemicals and oil and gas  industries. 

University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Bachelor of Science (BS) 2009

Chemical Engineering

Engineer In Training, Kansas (EIT)

Facilities/Project Engineer

Occidental Petroleum:  2019 – 2020  Platteville, CO

Responsible for production facility infrastructure projects supporting Oil & Gas Production. Other projects included piloting new emissions control mobile combustor systems and front end work on alternative heater technologies to eliminate direct-fired crude oil separation equipment. 

Process Engineer 

ZAP Engineering & Construction: 2017 – 2018 Lakewood, CO

Provided process designs to clients in the Ammonia Industry as well as Upstream and Midstream Oil & Gas, including truck load out systems, condenser/compressor system retrofits, flare packages and stabilization tower studies. 

Production Engineer 

Nutrien: 2015 – 2017 Geismar, LA

Area Engineer at an ammonia complex for three nitric acid units, a urea unit and ammonium nitrate unit during several revamps and TARs. Managed nitric acid platinum catalyst program and collaborated effectively with PSM, EHS, reliability and project team peers in planning outages for maximum throughput, without significant plant yield loss. 

Process Engineer 

Apache Nitrogen: 2013 – 2015 St. David, AZ

Lead site Process Engineer for two nitric acid units, an ammonium nitrate unit and solids prilling operation. Responsibilities included PSM implementation, Production Support, Small CAPEX Projects and participation in facility FEED Expansion Study. 

Process Engineer 

CF Industries: 2012 – 2013 Woodward, OK

Project Engineer at an ammonia complex responsible for CAPEX projects, including a new ammonia storage tank flare and front end engineering support for elimination of chlorine gas as a biocide for facility cooling towers. 

Process Engineer 

Compass Minerals: 2009 – 2012 Lyons, KS

Process Engineer for Food Grade Sodium Chloride Evaporation complex and Dry Mill.  Managed site & brine well field environmental compliance, daily production tracking and small CAPEX projects to improve boiler and multi-effect evaporator/crystallizer thermal efficiencies. 

Karen brings experience working in a fast paced, hands-on start up specializing in green hydrogen.

George Fox University, Newberg, OR

Bachelor of Science (BS) 2020

Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical Engineer 

Aquahydrex:  2021 – 2024: Louisville, CO

Designed, built, and tested a gas-liquid separator amongst other components of an electrolyzer system for prototyping and final product. Designed an  electrolyzer cell “sub stack”, using FEA to confirm compression requirements for overmolded seals and withstanding a 300-ton hydraulic clamping system. Had project ownership of the redesign and maintenance of single-unit full size cell used for product testing and proof of concept.

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