Throughout Don's over 40-year career he has directed numerous studies and programs consisting of technology, economics, commercial, financial issues associated with a variety of bio, petrochemical and refining industries, specializing in process chemical technology and economic analysis including "concept -to commercialization" due diligence. Don and his team have a strong focus on refining and petrochemical integration from a technical and financial analytics perspective. Associated with engagements, Don has worked directly with clients in over 50 countries with emphasis on the Americas, Asia and Europe.

He holds an MBA in Finance and a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut.

Prior to joining S&P Global, he worked at Nexant, ChemSystems as Senior Vice President and Director, where he was responsible for the Global Energy Resources and Chemicals Business Unit. Don began his career as a Process Design Chemical Engineer at Kvaerner (formerly John Brown Constructors and Crawford & Russell).

(1) TAG is global in coverage and is powered by our team of well experienced Chemical Engineers, Chemists, MBAs and CFAs to evaluate embryonic, developing, commercially operating chemical, refinery and energy-related process technologies. Our core strength is providing our customers a transparent and independent view of such technology against a business sustainability (commercial) framework, a.k.a. "the business of technology", using a "bottom-up" chemical engineering approach.

TAG offerings include:

• 57-year-old Process Economics Program (PEP)
• Competitive Cost and Margin Analytics (CCMA) "cost and margin curves"
• Refinery Cost and Margins Analytics (RCMA) "cost and margin curves"
• Process Comparison and Cost Tracker (PCCT)
• "Learning Center" by S&P Global