Don L. Gates, P.E.

Senior Project Manager

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Summary

• An experienced Professional Engineer with a long record of successfully completing manufacturing system and environmental projects on time and within budget.

• Extensive project engineering and management experience includes; plating and metal finishing systems design and installation, industrial ventilation system design and installation, deionization plant design and installation, industrial wastewater treatment plant design and installation and industrial wastewater reuse and recycling system design and installation.

• Especially skilled in heavy metal removal, pH control, ion exchange technology, water conservation and reclamation, chemical handling systems, corrosion resistant construction and water collection and distribution systems.

• Current qualifications include Hazmat 40 Hour, Confined Space Entry, Respirator and SCBA.

Professional Accomplishments

• Served as project manager for the $200K design of a 6,000 GPM Industrial Wastewater Neutralization System. The design was completed on time and within budget.

• Project manager for the design and installation of a 50 GPM Industrial Wastewater Neutralization System serving a chemical tank farm and custom chemical packaging plant. The project cost $450K, was completed on time and within budget and included a PLC based control system and SCADA monitoring station.

• Served as project engineer for the design and installation of a 400 GPM Industrial Wastewater Reuse System serving advanced point of use air scrubbers in a wafer fab. The project cost $750K, was completed on time and within budget and included an automatic city water backup system.

• Managed the $120K design of a 20 GPM groundwater pump and Treat System to remediate solvent contaminated groundwater. The project was completed on time and within budget and included a PLC based control system and SCADA monitoring station.

• Served as project manager and engineer for the design, installation and start-up of a 180 GPM Industrial Wastewater Recycling System serving a metal finishing Shop. The project cost $900K, was completed on time and included a heavy metal batch treatment system. The recycling system reduced site water use by 85%.

• Project manager for the design and installation of a 10 GPM groundwater pump and Treat System to remediate solvent contaminated groundwater. The project cost $250K, was completed on time and within budget and included a PLC based control system and SCADA monitoring station.

• Project engineer for the design and installation of a 400 GPM Industrial Wastewater Reuse System serving building fume scrubbers in a wafer fab. The project cost $750K, was completed on time and within budget and included an automatic city water backup system.

• Served as project manager for the design and installation of a 1,500 GPM Industrial Wastewater Neutralization System serving a wafer fab. The project cost $950K, was completed on time and within budget and included a PLC based control system and SCADA monitoring station.

• Project manager and engineer for the design and installation of a 5 GPM Arsenic Removal System serving a Gallium Arsenide wafer fab. The project cost $150K, was completed on time and included a heavy metal batch treatment system featuring microfiltration for solids removal.

• Managed the design and installation of a 750 GPM Industrial Wastewater Neutralization System serving a wafer fab. The project cost $650K, was completed on time and within budget and included a PLC based control system and SCADA monitoring station.

• Served as engineering group manager for the design and installation of a metal finishing shop with heavy metal wastewater treatment, a fume scrubber system for a wafer fab, a glass grinding and polishing shop expansion and a machine shop expansion.

• Project manager and engineer for the design and installation of a paint shop with 6 spray booths, 2 conveyorized ovens, mask, demask and symbolization. The project cost $1,500K, was completed on time and budget. It included HVAC heat recovery.

• Managed the design and installation of three fully automated metal finishing and plating lines. The project cost $750K, was completed on time and within budget. The installation included a scrubbed and a non-scrubbed exhaust system.

• Project manager for the design and installation of two fully automated and two manual metal finishing and plating lines. The project cost $1,000K, was completed on time and within budget. The installation included a scrubbed and a non-scrubbed exhaust system.

• Managed the design and installation of a 150 GPM Board Shop Wastewater Treatment System serving a wafer fab. The project cost $950K, was completed on time and within budget and included a PLC based control system and included both chelated and non-chelated chemical treatment.

• Managed the design and installation of a 2,000 GPM Industrial Wastewater Neutralization System serving a wafer fab. The project cost $650K, was completed on time and within budget and included a PLC based control system.

• Served as project engineer for the design and installation of one fully automated and two manual metal finishing and plating lines. The project cost $750K, was completed on time and within budget. The installation included a scrubbed and a non-scrubbed exhaust system.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts in Geology, 1970, College of William and Mary in Virginia.
• Master of Science in Civil Engineering, 1978, University of Texas at Arlington.
• Texas Safety Association - CSA-04 Training

Professional Registrations

• Texas State Board of Registered Professional Engineers – Registered Professional Engineer 67712
• State of Texas Department of Health – Professional Sanitarian 2882
• National Society of Professional Engineers
• Texas Society of Professional Engineers

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