Jean-Pierre's areas of expertise include equipment sizing and performance, acceptance and status testing, water analysis, materials selection, and product development.

Jean-Pierre Libert contact information:

E-mail address: jplibert@evaptech.com

Office phone: 410-756-3029 or 410-756-2600

Jean-Pierre Libert Experience Profile

CURRENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Jean-Pierre plans, directs and controls the technical matters involving thermal ratings and optimizations, mechanical equipment selections, hydraulic calculations (particularly in the case of plume-abated cooling towers), acoustics, water chemistry, thermodynamic R&D and related product development activities.

• Thermal performance evaluations and ratings of wet cooling towers and hybrid cooling systems.
• Evaluations and selections related to low sound applications, water chemistry effects and drift rates.
• R&D related to fills, spray nozzles, drift eliminators and heat transfer.
• Development of methodologies and software tools to facilitate thermal and acoustic selections.
• Technical support and training of company employees in the theory, methodologies and tools developed to evaluate and rate thermal performance, sound effects and drift applications.
• Tower inspections, acceptance and status tests.
• Resolution of field problems related to thermal aspects.
• Product development toward water and energy conservation solutions.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• M.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Faculté Polytechnique de Mons, Belgium.
• Active Member of the Cooling Technology Institute (C.T.I.).
• Author of several technical papers.
• Member in good standing of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (A.S.M.E.)

RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

Extensive cooling tower industry experience acquired since 1979 in a variety of assignments in Belgium, Mexico and the U.S.A.:

• 2011 to present: Evapco, Vice President of Advanced Technology
• 2006 to 2011: EvapTech, Technical Director
• 2004 to 2006:  Owner/Principal – Consulting Engineer providing expert advice in thermal, mechanical, hydraulic, acoustic and aerodynamic design and analysis of water cooling towers and their components.
• 2001 to 2003 (USA):  Technical Director – Ensured that all company-designed cooling towers performed in accordance with the technical guarantees; attended and witnessed all performance and acceptance tests; provided technical support and training in various business units.
• 1994 to 2001 (Mexico): Managing Director – Legal representative of the company in Mexico, accountable for the net financial results of the company branch office; negotiated sales contracts, purchase orders and local representation agreements.
• 1985 to 1993 (USA):  Vice President of Engineering – Coordinated technical proposals and engineering drawings with the home office; scheduled, revised and approved drawings and design changes; coordinated Q.C., start-up and commissioning activities; developed a Q.A. program to comply with ISO-9001 and ANSI Q90.
• 1979 to 1985 (Belgium): Thermal Engineer and Technical Coordinator.