Terry Helton
Retired - ExxonMobil Corporation
- Role
- Technical Consultant at Terralithium
- Location
- Montgomery, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Terry Helton
Terry Helton obtained a PhD in ChE from Texas A&M University in 1991 in Gas Conversion and has 32 years of combined service with Mobil and ExxonMobil. He has 22 years experience commercializing next generation fuels, lubes, and petrochemical processes and catalysts. He has held career development assignments in Coal Liquefaction (Exxon Donor Solvent), Shale Upgrading, Lube Hydroprocessing and FCC Asset Support. He is holder of 99 patents and is recipient of the Thomas Alva Edison Industrial Patent Award in 2007 (Olgone) and 2013 (TransPlus). He transferred from ExxonMobil Research & Engineering in New Jersey to Fairfax, Virginia in 2013 as a Catalyst Product Manager in the Technology Sales & Licensing Business Unit. In 2015, he transferred to Houston to the Catalyst & Licensing Global Business Unit. He retired from Exxon Mobil Corporation as Senior Business Development Manager after 32 years of service.
Experience
Technical Consultant
Aug 2024 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Terralithium LLC is a lithium technology and development company based in Houston, Texas. It focuses on extracting high-purity lithium hydroxide using its patented Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) process, which aims to reduce environmental impact and increase the efficiency of lithium production. Terralithium is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental, which is involved in the commercialization of its technology at a global scale. The company has filed numerous patents and is working on joint ventures to demonstrate its technology in practical applications.
Education
Texas A&M University
PhD, Chemical Engineering
1986 — 1991
UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School
Executive Development Enterprise Leadership
Texas A&M University
Master of Science - MS, Chemical Engineering
1984 — 1986
Texas A&M University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Chemical Engineering
1979 — 1983
Skills
- Negotiation
- Teaching
- Strategic Planning
- Business Development
- Research
- Editing
- Fundraising
- Team Building
- Chemical Engineering
- Customer Service
- Public Speaking
- Microsoft Word
- Outlook
- Microsoft Office
- Budgets
- Community Outreach
- Nonprofits
- Leadership
- Leadership Development
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