Process Technical Services’ Management Team represents a combined total of 250 plus years of process plant experience with backgrounds in human resources, training, safety, operations, maintenance, instrument, electrical, systems, engineering, design, construction, project management, and plant reliability.

Senior Management

J. Gary Veazey
Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Process Technical Services, Inc. (PTS) has 33 years of experience managing and directing technical service companies. PTS was incorporated in 1987 to provide both technical and management expertise to process industries. Mr. Veazey's vision has since been transformed into a worldwide service organization and recognized industry leader. .

Prior to PTS, Mr. Veazey worked as a consultant in the reorganization of small and medium size businesses. He performed audits and evaluations of specific elements in client companies and held line management positions within their organizations. The client base was diversified manufacturing companies and large business service organizations.

Previous employment included management positions with Electronic Data Systems (EDS), as a manager at EDS for their Systems Engineering Development Program, Mr. Veazey was responsible for developing the criteria, hiring practices and indoctrination for this organization. The target market for individuals was US Military Officers completing their active duty service. Additionally he worked for Consolidated Freightways and as a US Army Officer in Vietnam. Mr. Veazey is a graduate of The University of Texas with a degree in business administration.

Gary Knight
President of Process Technical Services, Inc. Mr. Knight is responsible for the day-to-day operations of PTS. Mr. Knight is also Executive Vice President and serves on the Board of Directors of Bay Middle East International (BayMe), a joint venture company between PTS, Ameco Ltd. and Bay Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Berry Companies. BayMe was formed in 2000 to provide western management skills and new technology to industries in Egypt and other areas in the Middle East. Principle areas of expertise are plant maintenance, operations, fabrication and capital construction in both upstream and downstream operations. Mr. Knight served on the Board of Directors of PTS Exodus Energy International, a 50/50 partnership with Exodus Energy and Process Technical Services formed to provide O&M services for energy assets. Mr. Knight served as Chairman of the Board for RFO Global LLC an international consortium of commissioning companies.
 
Mr. Knight has 35 years of industrial experience including plant operations, maintenance and administration in both the domestic and international markets. He previously served as Vice President/Director of Operations of PTS, directed the development and implementation of training programs in over 100 different operating areas within 10 process plants and managed all projects outside of the corporate office. Prior to joining PTS in 1991, Mr. Knight worked in Management and Supervisory positions with Westlake Petrochemicals, Occidental Chemicals Corporation, Cain Chemical Company and E I DuPont & de Nemours.

Robert (Greg) Bourgeois
Vice President with over 27 years of experience in construction management, including operations management, multi-project supervision of direct-hire personnel, and supervision of multidiscipline subcontractors  Mr. Bourgeois has served as construction consultant for international and domestic projects involving the installation, commissioning, and start-up of instrumentation and electrical DCS projects. Mr. Bourgeois has been responsible for managing a wide range of project activities including estimating, scheduling, cost control, procurement, budget and scope compliance, project controls, account receivables and payables, and payroll. This has also included QA/QC surveillance of field and shop fabrication when rebuilding and restoring facilities in power generation plants, petrochemical refineries, pulp and paper plants, food and beverage operations, and pharmaceutical projects.

Mr. Bourgeois has served in these industrial industries as Operations Manager, Manager of Construction, Instrument/Electrical Superintendent, Project Manager  He has served as a President of Operations, a Vice President, and as General Manager of multimillion dollar corporations and projects for their various subsidiaries. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of Process Technical Services, and a member of the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce, ISA Southeast region group, and Southeast Texas business Roundtable.

Doug Childress
Senior Mechanical Consultant and former Senior Vice President responsible for all Mechanical and Training activities as well as all Human Resources functions for Process Technical Services Inc. Mr. Childress has over 43 years industrial experience, including Project FEED mechanical consulting, project commissioning and startup budget planning, plant management, new plant construction, commissioning, startup, and management of maintenance activities. Mr. Childress served as Plant Manager for the A. Schulman Company, Maintenance Manager for Westlake Petrochemicals Corporation, and held various Management and Supervisory positions with the DuPont Company. His experience also includes production efficiency improvement program development and implementation, maintenance systems consulting, management of industrial training programs, and development of validated qualification systems for mechanical and operations personnel. In addition to the above mentioned experience, Mr. Childress has experience with IS0 9001, 9002, and OSHA 1910.119 PSM compliance.

Bill Word                      
Business Development Manager, responsibilities consist of prospective project evaluation, sales, contract proposal development and recruiting and project management within Process Technical Services, Inc. Mr. Word has over 40 years experience in various industrial projects, including operations, construction, pre-commissioning, commissioning, start-up and troubleshooting of many processes, including EPC, environmental, chemical, specialty chemical, refining, gas processing, pharmaceutical and technical service companies. Mr. Word has held management roles in many projects associated with the above listing. Many of his assignments have taken him to the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Asia, North, Central and South America.

James Grizzle
Certified Safety Professional, retired after 36 years with Shell Oil Company where he held numerous supervisory and managerial positions in Engineering Services, Security, Construction, Health and Safety, and Emergency Response. Mr. Grizzle joined Process Technical Services in 1995 as a Project Manager with responsibility to provide OSHA 1910.119 PSM procedures for a world-class refinery client. He has served as a Sales and Outside Consultant and as a Safety Consultant. Mr. Grizzle holds numerous safety related certifications including HAZWOPER Instructor, Incident Commander, Junior College Instructor, Certified Boiler Inspector (Illinois) and other certifications. Mr. Grizzle is a skilled procedure writer and is proficient with OSHA, NFPA, DOT, API and ANSI requirements. He has an MBA and BS in Management from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.

Jerry L McAfee
Project Consultant and Course Director for Professional Seminars International (PSI) a wholly owned subsidiary of Process Technical Services (PTS). Mr. McAfee began presenting the Process Plant Startup seminar in January, 2004, after 35 years of chemicals manufacturing and project experience. Mr. McAfee worked 32 years for DuPont, in a broad range of technology, business, manufacturing, and project managerial positions. His last project was named a DuPont Engineering Top 10 Accomplishment for their Centennial celebration.

After a successful assignment as Operations Director–China, Mr. McAfee left DuPont in 2001 to become Manufacturing Manager for Conoco-Phillip’s ambitious new technology carbon fibers venture. Responsibilities included startup of the first generation prototype facility already under construction, as well as global expansion planning for several larger plants anticipated within the decade.

Mr. McAfee received a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Louisville and a Masters of Science in Chemical Engineering from Purdue University. He is a member of the Project Management Institute.

Charles E. Atkinson
Business Development Manager for Process Technical Services, responsible for supporting North American clients during shutdowns, turnarounds and outages with PTS personnel.  Mr. Atkinson has over 39 years industrial experience, which includes implementation, commissioning, and startup of projects, and management of plant maintenance activities.  Mr. Atkinson has held Supervisory and Human Resource positions with the DuPont Company. Mr. Atkinson is a qualified OSHA 1910.119 Process Safety Management (PSM) consultant and has worked with industrial sites to achieve Process Safety Management compliance. His experience also includes the research, development, and marketing of new products. He invented animal repellent LLDPE plastic and was granted United States Patent number 5,013,551. He was featured for this discovery in The Wall Street Journal, Success Magazine, and The New York Times. Mr. Atkinson has served as the general manager for Global Heat Exchanger Services Company of Beaumont, Texas, and as a Senior Consultant for the C. J. Baxter Group, LLC.  He has served on the board of directors for the Orangefield, Texas Water Supply Corporation; and is the current chairman of the Board of the Sabine Federal Credit Union.

Bobby L. Corder
Senior Project Manager for PTS since 2004. Previously, he was the Executive Vice President of Neches Industrial Park, the largest privately owned ammonia storage terminal in the US. Mr. Corder also has 36 years of mechanical, operational, environmental, safety, training and human resources in plant and consulting assignments. He has attended numerous specialized training programs and classes in Management and Development Training, Safety and Technical Training. He is a National Process Safety Auditor and a certified instructor in Interaction Management, Process Safety Management and is a Quality Assurance Trainer. Mr. Corder has co-authored two manuals relating to Safety issues while employed with the E.I. DuPont Company. While at DuPont, he served as the Quality Assurance/Commissioning Manager, Shift Leader, Area Superintendent, Supplemental Maintenance Contractor Manager and Personnel and Training Supervisor