EL Dorado ENGINEERING, INC.

RALPH HAYES

President/CEO

Over thirty-nine years engineering and management experience. Original founder of EDE. Previously served as Deputy Director and Chief Engineer of the US Army Ammunition Equipment Office. Responsible for the design and fabrication of equipment and systems pertaining to explosives and chemical and conventional munitions. Manager of projects ranging from turnkey international explosives thermal treatment facilities to advanced demilitarization technologies development and environmental studies including combustion and dispersion modeling. Received national TIBBETTS Award for Outstanding Small Business Research.

BOB HAYES

Vice President
Mechanical Engineer

Over 12 years of applied engineering experience, with a strong technical background in combustion, heat transfer, and emissions. Extensive experience with burners, furnaces, air handling systems, controls, instrumentation, and safety systems at industrial and research facilities. Has taught professional courses on industrial burners, furnace heat transfer, and fluid flow. Since coming to EDE:

• Project Engineer for turnkey explosive waste incinerator to NAMSA in Ukraine
• Lead Startup Engineer for an EWI in Republic of Korea
• Project Engineer for a TFF project at Talon for thermal treatment of live fuze components
• Lead Startup Engineer for a TFF at Anniston Army Depot Missile Recycling Center
• Project Engineer for Commercial Energetic Waste Contained Burn System to dispose of detonator waste

NATHAN P. GLICK P.E.

Lead Electrical Engineer

Mr. Nathan Glick has over thirty-seven years of professional systems engineering and integration experience in design, fabrication and construction, testing, installation and commissioning of electro-mechanical equipment and industrial process plants in the US, Europe, and Asia. Applications include:

• Safety Instrumented Systems
• Installation of Electrical Equipment in Hazardous (Classified) Location Installations
• Machinery and Process Equipment Instrumentation and Control
• High Speed Data Acquisition
• PLC/DCS Control Systems and Systemization
• Software Development for Controls and Environmental Modeling
• Microwave Melting of Explosive
• Thermal Processing Equipment and Controls

BRYAN CRIST P.E.

Lead Field/Mechanical Engineer

Over twenty-eight years experience. Involved in engineering technical services covering a wide range of projects requiring engineering skills in process design, toxic waste handling, stress and material analysis, machine design, plume emissions sampling, demilitarization by induction heating meltout (DIHMES), HVAC, drawing review, safety, quality control, procurement, cost estimating, and job supervision and construction management. Served as Project Engineer for a wide variety of projects including: Explosive Waste Incinerator, Chemical Warhead Washout, Transportable Flashing Furnace, DIHMES, and Microwave meltout of explosives.

GLENN JOHNSON

Master Electrician/
Lead Field Electrical Coordinator

Over twenty-eight years work experience as a licensed electrician.  Master Electrician License, General Electrical Contractor, AAS Degree in Electrical/Apprenticeship. Supervisory and Project Management responsibilities. Specialization in design, fabrication, and installation of electrical control systems.  Experience with PLC's and MMI development software.  Responsible for installation and or maintenance of electrical systems in industrial plant processes in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

KEN SMITH P.E.

Lead Mechanical Consultant

Among the founders of EDE, over forty years mechanical engineering and project management experience. Projects include:

• Demilitarization systems and automated equipment for conventional and chemical munitions and equipment applications in hazardous (explosion proof) locations
• Preparation of Site Plans/Safety Submissions and Explosives Safety Plans
• Hazardous waste handling systems secondary containment design
• Explosives testing and instrumentation system design and implementation

JERRY CLAYSON P.E.

Lead Environmental Consultant

Among the founders of EDE, over thirty years of professional experience in environmental and RCRA permitting areas, including the design of specialized pollution control systems for hazardous waste incinerators and a variety of specialized thermal treatment/Subpart X Miscellaneous units. Has participated in a wide variety of environmental activities on over 30 RCRA Part B Permits and Superfund sites, including system design, permit preparation, installation and start-up, trial burn plan preparation and testing, remediation and site investigation.

STEVE HOGGARD

Mechanical Engineer (Master of Engineering)

MORGAN FRAMPTON

Mechanical Engineer (Bachelor of Science)

KENDALL TEICHERT

Mechanical Engineer (Master of Science)