Experience

Carbon Nexus

• Australia
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Research and Innovation Leader

  • Mar 2018 - Present

  - Leadership of R&D and production trials for researchers and customers. - Management of a team of 15-20 technicians (operators, laboratory technicians, research fellow) for R&D and production activities occurring 24/5. - Commissioning of new instruments/technologies on research and pilot size equipment. - Management of the technical development & IP of the "Rapid Oxidation Technology". - Leadership of R&D and production trials for researchers and customers. - Management of a team of 15-20 technicians (operators, laboratory technicians, research fellow) for R&D and production activities occurring 24/5. - Commissioning of new instruments/technologies on research and pilot size equipment. - Management of the technical development & IP of the "Rapid Oxidation Technology".



Deakin University

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Carbon fibre process engineer

  • Dec 2013 - Mar 2018

  - Production of Carbon Fibres based on different type of precursors: PAN based precursors (0.2K,0.5K,1K,3K, 4K, 6K, 12K,18K,24K, 48K, 50K), textile PAN based precursors (450K), cellulose based precursors (Lyocell), lignin based precursors. - Production of Carbon Fibres with precursors manufactured by different industries : HCC, Umatex, KOLON, Dow AKSA, Blue Star, Jilin, Dolan, Sinopec, LG Chem, DIFT, Dralon, CSIRO. - Process optimisation for enhanced fibre quality/economical carbon fibre manufacture (energy reduction programs). - High performance carbon fibre programs. Development of low diameter carbon fibres. Show less



Materia Nova

• Belgium
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• R&D Engineer

  • Mar 2012 - Jul 2013



Dow Performance Silicones

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• R&D Engineer

  • Jan 2011 - Jun 2011