Experience

FiberLean Technologies

• Germany
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• VP Technology

  • May 2016 - Present

  FiberLean Technologies ltd is one of the World's leading producers of microfibrillated cellulose www.fiberlean.com FiberLean Technologies ltd is one of the World's leading producers of microfibrillated cellulose www.fiberlean.com



University of Birmingham, Department of Chemical Engineering

• Birmingham, UK

• Honorary Professor

  • Apr 2011 - Present



Imerys

• France
• Mining
• 700 & Above Employee

• Technology Director, IMERYS FiberLean

  • Jun 2011 - Apr 2016

• Manager: Strategic Projects

  • Jun 2009 - May 2011



IMERYS Minerals ltd, Cornwall, UK

• Global R&D Manager Performance Minerals, Technology Manager European Performance Minerals

  • Sep 2007 - May 2009

  Manage European Performance Minerals Technology GroupDeliver world class technical serviceDeliver best in class cost effective analytical supportProvide technical aspects of EPM NPD programmeManage £4m, 56 person R&D Group based in UK and USDelivery of technical aspects of portfolio of evolutionary new products for plastics, paint, rubber and specialty industriesDevelopment of new revolutionary ‘step change’ productsGlobal R&D coordinationKnowledge transferEnsure technical integrity of all development projects.Recruit, train, develop and motivate staff. Show less

• Global RDT Manager, IMERYS Performance Minerals

  • Nov 2006 - Sep 2007

  Manage £4m, 56 person R&D Group based in UK and USDelivery/ management of portfolio of evolutionary new products for plastics, paint, rubber and specialty industriesDevelopment of new revolutionary ‘step change’ productsGlobal R&D coordinationKnowledge transferDeliver world class technical serviceDeliver best in class cost effective analytical supportEnsure technical integrity of all development projects.Recruit, train, develop and motivate staff.

• R&D Manager Central R&D, R&D Co-ordinator Specialty Minerals Division

  • May 2005 - Oct 2006

  Development of new ‘step change’ productsR&D CoordinationDivision technical project portfolio managementKnowledge transfer

• R&D Manager, Performance Minerals Growth Initiative

  • Aug 2003 - Apr 2005

  Lead ~£1mpa technical activity in technology incubator group charged with development of step change new products



IMERYS Inc, Sandersville, Ga, USA

• Technical Director, Calcium Carbonate Process Development

  • Jul 2002 - Jun 2003

  Manage US$2.0 million pa research group based in France, UK and US responsible for calcium carbonate processing technology for all of IMERYS’s global operations.Develop processes for new products in paper, paint, polymer, plastic, pharmaceutical and food applications in all geographic areasEstablish and implement Best Demonstrated Practice across companyDevelop new process technologyProduction supportInformation distribution and communicationFully implement and expand IMERYS’s recent calcium carbonate investments.Acquisition supportCapital approvalImplement/ lead stage-gate based technical project management system.Ensure technical integrity of all development projects.Recruit, train, develop and motivate staff. Show less

• Technical Director, New Product Development

  • Dec 2000 - Jun 2002

  Manage US$1.6 million pa research group with brief to develop and implement new mineral products for the Americas paper industry.Develop added-value US-sourced kaolin products for the paper industry.Develop kaolin products for the emerging packaging sector.Develop technical background for new markets for kaolin: e.g. barrier coating.Fully implement and expand IMERYS’s recent calcium carbonate investments.Implement/ lead stage-gate based technical project management system.Ensure technical integrity of all development projects.Recruit, train, develop and motivate staff.Develop global technical strategy for calcium carbonates to paper industry. Show less



IMERYS Inc, Pittsburgh, Pa, USA

• Technical Director, Calcium Carbonates

  • Aug 1999 - Nov 2000

  Global, cross-functional role with no direct reports.Responsible for co-ordination of all projects concerned with calcium carbonates to the paper industry (41 man years pa of effort, approx US$5.5 million pa).Manager of calcium carbonates technical project portfolio.Implement stage-gate based project management.Implement precipitated calcium carbonate (PCC) at IMERYS Coating PCC plants.Product re-engineering

• Technical Director, Papermaking and Environmental Solutions Group,

  • Jan 1999 - Jul 1999

  Manage US$2.5 million pa research group (10 PhD’s, 5 BSc’s, 10 technicians) with brief to develop and implement improved mineral and synthetic water soluble chemical products for the pulping and papermaking industries.Member of team charged with developing company-wide technical strategy for minerals and chemicals to paper industry (technical spend approx. US$50 million pa).Lead stage-gate based technical project management system.Ensure technical integrity of all development projects.Trouble-shoot and optimise existing technical organisation.Manage technical programmes aimed at development and internal supply of mineral process chemicals for calcium carbonate and kaolin.Develop processes and products that utilise recycled minerals.Manage programme of sponsored university research aimed at establishing detailed understanding of the interaction of minerals with reagents. Show less



English China Clays plc, Cornwall, UK

• Manager, Paper Coatings Group

  • 1997 - 1998

  Manage US$1 million pa research group (5 PhD’s, 4 technicians) with brief to develop improved minerals for use in paper coatings.Member of team charged with developing company wide technical strategy for minerals and chemicals to paper industry (technical spend approx. US$50 million pa).Understand impact of mineral process chemicals on properties of coated paper.Develop kaolin products to “Beat the Brazilian Threat” (Brazilian threat - low cost, high quality products from newly opened Brazilian kaolin deposits).Develop a product line of precipitated calcium carbonates for coating paper.Manage technical programmes aimed at development and internal supply of mineral process chemicals for calcium carbonate and kaolin.Develop processes and products that utilise recycled minerals.Manage collaborative projects with universities. (Hiring of interns, obtaining grants, hiring/ supervsing PhD students, managing company extramural budget – US$0.3 million pa).Manage programme of sponsored university research aimed at establishing detailed understanding of the interaction of minerals with reagents.Recruit, train, develop and motivate staff.Manage and co-ordinate international product development projects. Mentor/ lead/ participate in business re-engineering teams aimed at improving utilisation of process chemicals.Deputy manager of ECC International, Central Research Department (40 employees, budget US$ 4.5 million pa). Show less

• Senior Scientist and Leader, Fundamental Science & Environmental Research Group

  • 1994 - 1997

  Manage research group of 3 PhD’s, 3 BSc’s and 3 technicians.Understand the underlying principles of the interaction of minerals and process reagents.Develop optimised reagents and processes for kaolin and calcium carbonate dispersion, beneficiation and biological control.Manage technical programmes aimed at development and internal supply of mineral process chemicals for calcium carbonate and kaolin.Develop expertise in environmental aspects of industrial mineral processing and use/ re-use.Develop processes and products that utilise recycled minerals.Set up and manage programme of sponsored university research aimed at establishing detailed understanding of the interaction of minerals with reagents.Manage international product development projects.Mentor/ lead/ participate in business re-engineering teams aimed at improving utilisation of process chemicals. Show less

• Scientist Clay and Calcium Carbonate Technology Group

  • 1989 - 1994

  Understand the underlying principles of the interaction of minerals and process reagents, in particular: (i) polyelectrolyte mediated dispersion of calcium carbonate and (ii) beneficiation of kaolin by selective aggregation.Develop optimised reagents and processes for kaolin and calcium carbonate dispersion and beneficiation.



University of BC

• Research Associate

  • 1985 - 1989