DISTINGUISHING QUALIFICATIONS:

» Retired president of Olshan Demolition Company, one of the nation's largest
    demolition contractors

» Managed major demolition projects in 39 states

» Charter member and past president of the National Association of Demolition
    Contractors (NDA)

» Member of the committee that wrote the NDA Safety Manual

Ron Dokell has over 40 years experience with the demolition of complex industrial structures. He is currently the president of Demolition Consultants and has recently retired as the president of Olshan Demolition Company. As the president of Olshan, he led their transition from a small, regional demolition company to one of the largest demolition companies in the United States, specializing in the large and complex industrial demolition projects. As chairman of the NDA Safety Committee, he helped write the NDA safety manual and initiated industry-wide safety courses to promote safe work practices. His experience includes demolition and hazardous materials abatement at major industrial sites in 39 states.


» Jacksonville Electric Authority, FL. Asbestos abatement and dismantling of a ten-story, oil-fired boiler, including structural steel, ductwork, fans and all piping.

» Connecticut Power and Light, CT. Dismantled cranes, conveyors, hoists, transfer house and coal mills.

» Star Enterprise, TX. Asbestos abatement and disassembly of No. 2 and No. 3 alky units, No. 44 and No. 48 pump
   houses, and No. 1 FCCU CO boiler.

» Boise Cascade, WA. Asbestos abatement and demolition of boiler, stack and miscellaneous equipment in an
   operating paper mill.

» Rhone-Poulenc, OR. Equipment salvage and demolition of buildings, tanks, vessels, towers and piers.

» Rhone-Poulenc, WA. Dismantling and removal of equipment, piping, conduit, wiring, controls and structural
   steel.

» Lakeside Power Plant, IL. Removal of six coal-fired boilers and five turbine generators.

» Union Carbide, TX. Removal of four boilers, a turbine generator, and associated equipment and piping.

» Monsanto Chemical, TX. Cold cutting and removal of process piping and equipment within IDM unit damaged 
   by explosion.

» Union Carbide, OH. Demolition of a chemical complex, including three boilers, six buildings, a smoke stack 
   and an elevated water tank.

» El Paso Natural Gas, NM. Asbestos removal, equipment salvage and disassembly of the San Juan and Blanco 
   gas plants.

» DuPont, SC. Demolition and salvage of recovery tank farm tanks, foundations and associated equipment and 
   piping.

» Monsanto, TX. Removal of tanks, piping and equipment from live areas within the plant.

» The National Company, Kuwait. Removal of war-damaged oil storage tanks in Kuwait.

» BP Chemical, OH. Removal of vessels, reactors and soil contaminated with depleted uranium.

» Citgo Petroleum Corporation, FL. Complete demolition of six buildings, thirteen above-ground storage tanks 
   and a vapor recovery unit.

» UNOCAL, TX. Asbestos abatement and demolition of entire refinery, including heaters, tanks, towers, vessels, 
   equipment and piping from four crude units, a FCCU, an alkylation unit and six other process units.

» Exxon, LA. Disassembly of a fire-damaged four-drum coker unit, including derricks, drums, concrete structure 
   and ancillary equipment.

» Phelps Dodge (Western Nuclear Company), WA. Demolition of a uranium mill, including handling radioactive
    yellow cake material.

» Bergsoe Metals, OR. Decontamination and partial dismantling of lead smelting facility at Superfund site.

» Olin Chemical, LA. Asbestos removal, decontamination and demolition of a sodium nitrate plant.

» Associated Electrical Cooperative, MO. Dismantling of four precipitator units, including ductwork, fly ash 
   hoppers and all structural steel.

» Exxon, LA. Asbestos abatement and demolition of propane lube packing unit, including equipment, furnaces, 
   tanks and piping.

» Star Enterprise, TX. Demolition of two 4-story marine terminal buildings contaminated with lead paint.

» Brio Refinery, TX. Decontamination and demolition of tanks and buildings at the site of a refinery classified as a
   Superfund site.

» Williams Properties, TX. Asbestos abatement and demolition of the former Dallas Cotton Exchange Building, 
   including implosion of a 17-story office tower.

» Masonite, International Paper, MO. Demolition of process buildings and paper mill equipment.

» Shell Oil, WA. Dismantling of the entire tank terminal facility, including tanks, underground piping and loading 
   facilities.

» British Petroleum, OH. Removal of concrete slabs, foundation, underground lines and electrical ducts within 
   active areas of the refinery.

» PPG Industries, LA. Decontamination and demolition of a chemical process unit.

» Texaco USA, NJ. Collection of residuals for reclaiming and demolition of entire grease, oil and lube terminal, 
   including tanks, buildings and pier.

» American Cyanamid, TX. Complete demolition of three multi-story buildings, including concrete slabs and 
   above and below-grade foundations.

» Bechtel-Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA. Equipment salvage and disassembly of Atlas rocket launch facility.

EDUCATION:

»  B.B.A., Texas A & M University

»  M.B.A. Candidate, Northwestern University

»  U.S. Naval Officers School Graduate, Newport, RI