Arctic Directory: Coffman welcomes Amber Benham to its team

Coffman Engineers Inc. said Jan. 19 that it is pleased to welcome Amber Benham to its electrical department and congratulates her on earning her Alaska professional engineering license in control systems engineering. Benham received two Bachelor of Science degrees in chemical engineering and biological engineering from Montana State University. She has 9 years of experience in the refining industry as a process control and control systems engineer and brings a new capability to Coffman's line of services. Her experience includes control system design and automation, alarm and safety systems, instrumentation, and distributed control system configuration. Prior to joining Coffman, she served as a process control engineer on the Marathon Marinez Renewable Fuels project and at Marathon Kenai Refinery. During her time at Anvil, Benham also supported two separate DCS modernization projects for Shell's Puget Sound refinery. "We are thrilled to have Amber join the Coffman team. Her experience and skillset with process control and safety systems complements many of the services we provide and expands upon the engineering services we are able to support our valued clients with. We welcome Amber and congratulate her on becoming Coffman's first professional Control Systems Engineer and look forward to her future here at Coffman," said principal electrical engineers, Logan Haines, PE and Nicholai Smith, PE, who both lead the Anchorage office electrical department.