Joseph A. "Joe" Witherspoon, B.S.

Senior Associate Engineer

Specialty: Chemical/Process Engineering

Mr. Witherspoon is an experienced Process Engineer and Capital Project Manager with strong analytical, problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. He also has a strong conceptual and practical understanding of petroleum refining processes, natural gas processing (including cryogenics), and other major chemical processes and is extremely proficient with process simulation programs such as Pro/II and AspenHYSYS.
Mr. Witherspoon’s areas of expertise include distillation, hyrdotreating, catalytic reforming, isomerization and polymerization, alkylation, amine treating, sulfur recovery, cryogenic separation, gas treating, heat-exchangers and fired heaters, pumps and hydraulics, piping systems, and compression. Areas of special interest and expertise include carbon fibers, biofuels and bioenergy, renewable energy, and clean energy technologies.
Mr. Witherspoon has performed extensive process design and detailed engineering design for all aspects of oil refining and natural gas processing such as PFD design and review, P&ID design and review, vessel and equipment sizing and specification, detailed vessel and equipment design, etc. Additionally, he has a high level of experience in Process Hazard Analyses (PHA’s), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR’s), and other Process Safety Management programs and procedures. His work has added significant value to his clients’ reliability and profitability.