Raymond G. Hinske has over 30 years’ experience in plant design, process development, operating practices and emergency response practices in the refining and chemicals industries He has expert knowledge of electrostatic safety practices associated with handling hydrocarbons. His experience includes: Completed multiple quantitative risk assessments to evaluate onsite and offsite risk associated with operation of hydrofluoric acid alkylation units. • Developed input data, interpreted results • Performed quality assurance/quality control (QAQC) • Developed risk mitigation options • Presented results and recommendations to client senior leadership. Completed various risk identification processes for clients including, knowledge-based hazard and operability analyses (HAZOPs), transient operations HAZOPs, transient operations procedure reviews, safety instrumented system risk assessments and scenario-based risk assessments. Provided expert assistance in investigation of electrostatic ignition incidents Developed electrostatic safety training program for Process Safety Engineers Served as facilitator for ExxonMobil hydrogen fluoride (HF) alkylation steering group. The group is responsible for ensuring there are no catastrophic process safety incidents associated with operation of ExxonMobil HF alkylation units which could adversely impact public and employees. Conducted quantitative risk assessment of toxic risk, developed and proposed potential mitigation when risk was outside of corporate risk tolerance. Served as American Petroleum Institute (API) representative for rewrite of National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 77 recommended practice on static electricity Served as lead author and editor for update of API RP 2003 Protection against Ignitions Arising out of Static, Lightning, and Stray Currents. Supervised senior process safety engineers • Identified and hired contract resources to supplement group • Ensured clients and capital projects had adequate resources Managed research planning, budgeting, and execution to maintain and enhance engineering practices and Process Safety tool kit. Mr. Hinske holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic University Of New York, Brooklyn, NY.