About

Dennis O. Dever, Owner/Principal, PhD, PE

I have a love for technology, science, engineering, and learning. I went back to school and received my PhD after years of designing cogeneration plants, boiler houses, pilot plants, processes, and equipment. I enjoy working with others and believe every person should be treated with respect. I started Dever Technology because I desired to contribute my knowledge to benefit people and industry.

Education, Certifications, and More

  • Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA – PhD (2013) and MS, Chemical Engineering
  • University of Delaware, Newark, DE – Bachelor of Chemical Engineering
  • Professional Engineer with license in states of PA, NJ, DE, and MD
  • Chairman of HTRI’s Mid-Atlantic CC, 2018 to 2020
  • Chairman of Chlorine Institute’s 2016 Vaporizer Design Committee.
  • Dual citizenship: USA and Republic of Ireland (EU)
  • Published “Nanofiber Cathode Catalyst Layer Model for a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell” in the Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology, 2014.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2008 - 2023

ARMSTRONG ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES, INC

Process Engineering and R&D Department Manager

Managed the department designing equipment and processes for this international manufacturer of engineered equipment. Lead crystallization expert for the final ten years. Coached and trained the engineers. Designed processes and equipment for complete chemical separation plants based on crystallization for p-xylene, acrylic acid, p-nitrochlorobenzene, and caprolactam. Designed cryogenic vaporization feed systems. Programmed PLC integration projects and company’s design and estimating. Trained others in the design of about 35 different products. Invented the Super-Critical Mixer.

2001 - 2008

HOUGH ASSOCIATES, INC.

Associate VP, Project Manager, Process and Controls Engineer

Project Manager at CITGO Refinery handling AFE creation and approval process including ROI, PB, design, and estimating. Capital projects included DCS installation, high temperature MI cable tracing, crude pump safety valves, and more. Led and documented HAZOPS. Pilot Plant and Electric Heater design for DuPont. Waste incinerator computer monitoring and integration for Solvay. Remote wireless pump control for SPI Pharma.

1993 – 2001

MILLER-REMICK CORPORATION

Associate VP, Project Manager, Process and Controls Engineer

Project Management and full detailed design for power plant and boiler systems at Wagner Prison and Garden State Prison. Process design and equipment specification for co-generation plant at Johnson Matthey. Computer integration and ERDS system at three PSE&G Nuclear Power Plants. Full hot water heating system for Bayside Prison with many pumps, 14-inch supply headers, and custom thermal expansion. Project Management and design of Marine Vapor Control System at Chevron. Several other engineering projects.

Before 1993

Previous Experience: MOBIL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, M. W. KELLOGG

Senior Engineer

Specified over 500 instruments for a new alkylation plant and developed the wiring and installation details. Specified and sized about 70 safety relief devices for the same alkylation plant. Designed 5 glycol cooling systems and 2 glycol heating systems with temperature control, many pumps, and eighteen heat exchangers. Designed 60 ft high electric adiabatic 600 °C reactor. Developed MW Kellogg’s FCC gasoline octane correlations.