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Wharton
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911 Boling Highway
Wharton, Texas 77488
1-800-561-WCJC (9252)
979-532-4560 |
Ft. Bend Tech
Center
5333 FM 1640
Richmond, Texas 77469
1-800-561-WCJC (9252)
281-239-1500 |
Sugar Land
Campus
14004 University Blvd.
Sugar Land, Texas 77479
1-800-561-WCJC (9252)
281-243-8447 |
Bay City Campus
4000 Avenue F
Bay City, Texas 77414
979-244-4552
1-800-561-WCJC (9252)
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Willie L. Myles
Department Head, Process Technology (New)
Full Time Instructor
Office: Bay
City Campus, Room 104
Phone:
979-244-8133
Email: milesw@wcjc.edu
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Mr. Myles
received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Alcorn State
University and Masters Degree in Instructional Technology from
the University of Houston – Clear Lake in 2001. He received his
Research Certification from Brookhaven National Laboratory Long
Island, New York. He is the recipient of two (2) United States
patents on the behalf of the Dow Chemical Company, North
America.
Mr. Myles
worked for the Dow Chemical Company, North America for thirty
(30) years.
Corporate
industrial experience includes: development research chemist,
safety and health coordinator, site backup radiation safety
officer, process control chemist for Vinyl Chloride
manufacturing, analytical resource leader for K-Dow joint
venture, supervisor of process tech intern students, and quality
leader for Dow North America Polypropylene Manufacturing Plant,
Freeport, Texas.
Mr. Myles
served as a Dow Chemical training instructor. He taught
primarily process chemistry for process and lab operators,
statistical quality control for process operators and enhancing
team performance.
Mr. Myles
currently serves as the vice president of Sweeny Independent
School District School Board. He is married to Marcella and has
three daughters. |
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Wayne Stephens
Department Head, Process Technology (Retiring)
Full Time Instructor
Office: Bay
City Campus, Room 104
Phone:
979-532-8066
Email: waynes@wcjc.edu
Faculty
Website:
http://facultyweb.wcjc.edu/waynes
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Mr. Stephens received his associate degree from WCJC and his bachelor of science with teaching certification from Stephen .F Austin State University. He taught junior high for one year and then entered the chemical and refining industry. After thirteen years as a technician and trainer in the chemical and refining industry, he spent the next
fifteen years as a learning specialist and project manager of training for the chemical, refining, energy, pipeline, nuclear manufacturing and pharmaceutical industry, producing learning materials in video, cbt and written formats, as well as developing and implementing numerous technician training programs in the U.S. and India. His areas of interest included process simulation and process systems training. |
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Mr.
David Pena
Instructor, Process Technology
Office: Bay City Campus
Ph:
(979) 244-4236
Email:
earnestp@wcjc.edu
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Mr. Pena has been working n the Petro Chemical industry for over twenty six years and is currently a Process Specialist/Training Coordinator. Mr. Pena was a Process Operator for several years before becoming a Training Coordinator, where he developed Computer Based Training for every process area. Mr. Pena is a Process Specialist and currently, he is responsible for the regulatory and job specific training for the plant. Mr. Pena has been a Part-time Instructor for Wharton County Junior College since 1998 teaching Process Technology courses. |
Mr. Jesse B. Shindler
Instructor, Process Technology
Office: Bay City Campus
Ph:
(979) 244-4236
Email:
shindlerj@wcjc.edu |
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Jesse B. Shindler graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Education from Stephen F. Austin State University. Mr. Shindler started with an oilfield service company, and in 1977 he began working at Phillips Petroleum Company. Mr. Shindler has worked as a board certified operator on all process systems at the petrochemical and refinery complex. Mr. Shindler is involved in the Process Safety Management Standard of developing Process Specific and Job Specific (procedures) training modules.
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Mr.
Joe Uluh
Instructor, Process Technology
Office: Bay City Campus
Ph:
(979) 244-4236
Email:
uluhj@wcjc.edu
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Joe Uluh has a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering from Texas A & M University, Kingsville. He also has a Master of Business Administration from Corpus Christi State University. He is the Environmental and Quality Manager for OXEA Corporation. Joe has held progressively challenging positions in the areas of process and production engineering and management. He teaches Quality and Safety in the Process Technology Department. |
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Mr.
Mike Conway
Instructor, Process Technology
Office: Bay City Campus
Ph:
(979) 244-4236
Email:
conwaym@wcjc.edu
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Mike Conway graduated from Stephen F. Austin High School in Bryan Texas then attended Texas A&M University and obtained a BS Degree in Industrial Technology. Mike has been an Instrumentation Technician 22 years in both the petrochemical and nuclear industry and is a Technical Training Instructor at South Texas Nuclear Project for the past 5 years. He currently teaches part-time as a process technology instructor.
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Rudolph Henry
Instructor
Process
Technology
Wharton County Junior College
4000 Avenue F
Bay City, Texas 77414
henryr@wcjc.edu
979-244-4666
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Mr. Henry received his BS degree in Engineering Technology – Electronics Specialty, from Texas A&M University in 1975, and his MS degree in Process Monitoring and Controls from University of Houston – Clear Lake in 1985.
Mr. Henry has 29 years of industrial experience ranging from electrical / electronic project engineering, project supervision, quality control, and plant radiation safety officer. His major industry projects included motor controls and drives, instrumentation and controls, crane controls, plant substation, power factor correction, and induction heating of steel. Due to his interest in electrical power control, and his work with Westinghouse IED in the development of power control algorithms for heating different steel alloys, the induction heating project became the field of research for his MS thesis titled, “Induction Through-Heating of Steel Billets: A Study of a Solid State Controlled System”, which was published, and publicly defended in 1985.
His academic teaching career started at DeVry University in 2004 as an instructor of Electronics Technology and Electronics Engineering Technology courses, and then to WCJC in 2008 as an instructor in Process Technology, teaching Instrumentation and Quality. In 2009 he became the Director / Instructor of the Nuclear Power Technology Program, and completed 120 hours of faculty development / nuclear power plant training at the South Texas Project (STP), to ensure industry specific, training and laboratory development for the Nuclear Power Technology Program. Continued research in electrical power, electric power quality, and professional organization participation has also led to co-authored electrical industry standard (ANSI/IEEE C62.45-1987), and conference publication (ASEE-AC 2008-628).
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Mr. Roy Caruthers, BS, MS
Instructor, Process Technology
Office: Bay City Campus
Ph:
(979) 244-4236
Email:
caruthersr@wcjc.edu
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Mr. Caruthers received his BS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma, and his MS degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas. His initial academic teaching career was from 1970 – 1971 at the University of Texas as a Graduate Teaching Assistant. Mr. Caruthers has been teaching as a part-time instructor in the Nuclear Power and Process Technology Programs at WCJC since 2008.
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Mr. Odie Milner
Instructor, Process Technology
Office: Bay City Campus
Ph:
(979) 244-4236
Email:
milnerw@wcjc.edu
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After a year at WCJC, Mr. Milner attended The University of Texas at Austin where he received his Bachelor of Business Administration. Mr. Milner taught various computer curriculums at WCJC, and after four years, he joined the nuclear industry as an information technology instructor at the South Texas Project. His experience and skills in the education field combined with his completion of an MBA from the University of Houston-Victoria led him to the position of educational coordinator and instructor for leadership skills. Mr. Milner has taught Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in the WCJC Process Technology Program since 1998.
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Mr. Billy Joiner
Instructor, Process Technology
Office: Bay City Campus
Ph:
(979) 244-4236
Email:
williamjo@wcjc.edu
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Mr. Joiner received a bachelor of science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Kennedy Western University. He spent several years in the construction industry as a mechanical Millwright and the last 27 years holding several positions at Lyondell Chemicals in diverse fields of responsibility. Mr. Joiner’s special skills include Texas State certified Hazmat Response Technician and AWS certified weld inspector. He is presently employed in the mechanical service industry as a Project Planner, and he currently teaches for the process technology program at WCJC.
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Mr. Enas Casteneda
Instructor, Process Technology
Office: Bay City Campus
Ph:
(979) 244-4236
Email:
castenedae@wcjc.edu
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Mr. Enas Castaneda, has an AAS degree in Process Technology from Wharton County Junior College. Mr. Casteneda has 36 years experience in refinery processes working with Phillips 66, Conoco Phillips and Chevron Phillips. Mr. Casteneda teaches several of the courses in Process technology as needed, including, Intro to Process Technology, Safety, Health and Environment, Process Technology I - Equipment, Instrumentation I & II, and Petrochemical Processes as a adjunct instructor for WCJC Process Technology.
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