David W. Norman, P.E. email: dnorman@nhwl.com
President/Senior Structural Engineer

Education

BSE, University of South Florida, 1975
MSE, University of South Florida, 1975
Registrations and Certifications
Florida #19067
Georgia #12295
Mississippi #7928
Arkansas #7305
Tennessee #021038
Minnesota #25939
Florida - Certified Special Inspector on Threshold Projects #0550
Missouri #E-27001
New Jersey #GE37975
Associations
American Institute Reinforced Steel Construction
American Society of Civil Engineers
American Concrete Institute
Summary of Experience
Extensive experience in the installation and structural support of a variety of process equipment including drum filters, screening systems, rotary kilns, and conveying systems.  Experience
includes steel and concrete structures for storage and dispensing of dry and liquid products. 
Specialty is overall project coordination, management, and understanding of how all
engineering disciplines blend for a complete project starting with the project's general
arrangements; continuing through design and construction administration.  Managed projects
include a $6 million "grassroots" mineral processing facility and a $7.5 million retro-fit/addition
project that include filters, kilns, and environmental equipment in a pulp mill.
 


William Yates Wilkie, P.E. email: ywilkie@nhwl.com
Vice President/Senior Mechanical Engineer

Education

BSME, University of South Florida, 1979
Registrations
Florida #41262
Georgia #19426
Mississippi #12106
Wisconsin # 30517
British Columbia #N1750
Louisiana #26503
Minnesota #26024
Maine #8757
Associations
TAPPI
Summary of Experience
Experience includes system design, component specification, project management and
coordination of natural gas facilities throughout the world with a Houston, Texas-based
engineering firm.  More recent experience includes process piping design and selection of
equipment including pumps, compressors, and valves for a variety of pulp mill processes
including NCG/BOD gases, lime slurries, white liquor and green liquor.  Extensive experience in
design/build projects having been responsible for engineering design and construction
management for projects.
 
 


Joseph Alan Lane, P.E. email: jlane@nhwl.com
Vice President/Senior Electrical & Instrumentation Engineer

Education

BSEE, Auburn University, 1982
B.S. Physics, Presbyterian College, 1982
Registrations
Florida #42632
Georgia #19413
Mississippi #11367
Wisconsin #30487
British Columbia, #N1751
New Jersey #37642
Louisiana #26540
Associations
Instrument Society of America
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
  • Summary of Experience
    Experience in power generation and distribution in voltage ranges from 230KV through 115KV
    and 13.8 KV to below 600 volts and considerable experience with control systems, vibration
    analysis, and environmental equipment was gained while working with Georgia Power Company
    at steam/electric generating stations.  More recent experience includes power distribution and
    control system design for systems such as vacuum drum filters, centrifuges, clarifiers, pressure
    disc filters, and sewage collection/treatment facilities.  Power distribution designs have included
    15KV, 5KV and 6000 volt systems.  Motor control has included variable speed drives for up to
    500HP at 600 volts.  Control system designs have included DCS systems (FoxboroI/A,
    Honeywell TDC 300, Moore APACS) and PLC based controls.  Control system designs include P&IDs, loop sheets, motor elementaries, termination drawings, cable schedules, instrument
    indexes, and processor and operator interface programming.

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