RES was founded by John B. "Bob" Roddey whose background, professional training and education are in the engineering field as it pertains to the oil refining industry. Bob was employed by UOP for 20 years and did refinery service work for most of this time. During the time of Bob's employment, UOP was the top refinery engineering company worldwide.
Bob worked as a field operator on jobs worldwide for a number of years. For a period of time he worked in the Shreveport Catalyst Plant. Bob has also worked in the UOP Des Plaines Office. Bob advanced in UOP to district Service Manager in the UOP Houston office. He has acquired a thorough understanding of the design and operation of most equipment used in the refining industry. Bob has a comprehensive understanding of refinery processing and process control. This knowledge was developed from a hands-on approach. This varied experience has qualified RES to provide many services to the Refining Industry.
In 1979, Bob was nominated to serve as a panel member at the NPRA Question and Answer Session. He has been a member of the screening committee for the NPRA Q&A session each year since serving on the panel in 1979. He is an active participant at the fall NPRA Q&A sessions.
In 1978, Bob joined Pennzoil Company as the Chief Process Engineer working on the installation of their refinery and Lube unit in Shreveport. When the units were built, he was promoted to Operations Manager and served in this capacity until the units were started up. Bob was then transferred to the Pennzoil Technology Group in The Woodlands, Texas where he worked as a Technical consultant to the Senior Vice President.
In 1985, Bob left Pennzoil and started Roddey Engineering Services. Through contacts in the refining industry, he was able to get services contracts with several refining companies. Since its formation, RES has grown and the demand for its services has increased. RES now has 9 full time employees and access to as many as 30 part time employees.