Philip E. Hardesty

Philip E. Hardesty is a seasoned refining engineer with over 24 years of experience at Marathon Petroleum Company, currently serving as a Senior Refining Engineer in Operations Research. Responsibilities include supporting Aspen Petroleum Scheduler models and optimizing refinery scheduling and yield calculations. Hardesty also held roles such as Refining Value Chain Optimization Advisor, overseeing the Catlettsburg Refinery, and provided crucial economic evaluations and forecasting. Previous positions involved maintaining local refinery PIMS LP models, coordinating feedstock acquisition, and optimizing refining processes. Hardesty began his career with co-op positions at Ashland Petroleum Company and holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kentucky.