Experience

Procegence

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal

  • Jan 2020 - Present

  Procegence provides on-demand modeling and simulation services for the bio/pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries for process development and optimization. The Simulation-as-a-Service model empowers bio/pharmaceutical, CDMOs, CMOs, fine and specialty chemicals, and vendors to reduce time to market, increase R&D efficiency, reduce R&D spending, and implement advanced manufacturing. Our diverse modeling and simulation tools and capabilities cover the entire life cycle of product as well as process development. Procegence offers comprehensive services on equipment sizing and characterization, scale-up, process development and integration, steady-state and dynamic modeling, process control strategies development, risk analysis, developing multi-dimensional virtual DoEs, and CMC packages. Our service portfolio comprises consulting, training, and contract modeling. We have a flexible and client-oriented approach for providing tailored solutions for specific challenges. Show less



FDA

• United States
• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Scientist

  • Aug 2016 - Jan 2020

  My role was to facilitate advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies in bio/pharmaceutical industries. I was supporting the Emerging Technology Team, Science and Research Staff team, Center of Excellence for Manufacturing Science, and Office of Testing Research. I was involved in different sectors of the industry for drug substance, drug product, small molecules, and biologics; and pursuing new initiatives for knowledge-based process and product development, QbD implementation, in-silico tools, and modeling and simulation applications, and improving product quality and process robustness. My carrier goal was to help companies to adopt bio/pharmaceutical companies to adopt advanced manufacturing and emerging technologies for faster product development, manufacturing higher quality products, and reduce costs, and support the agency for enabling new approaches. Show less



Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Postdoctoral Research Associate

  • Apr 2014 - Aug 2016

  We changed the bio/pharmaceutical industries from out-dated and old fashion batch and segregated processes to a modern and integrated continuous platform. My research and development activities were focused on four aspects of 1) batch to continuous manufacturing, 2) on-demand agile and intensified manufacturing, 3) end-to-end- and integrated drug substance and product platform, and 4) knowledge-based process/product development by mechanistic modeling. We changed the bio/pharmaceutical industries from out-dated and old fashion batch and segregated processes to a modern and integrated continuous platform. My research and development activities were focused on four aspects of 1) batch to continuous manufacturing, 2) on-demand agile and intensified manufacturing, 3) end-to-end- and integrated drug substance and product platform, and 4) knowledge-based process/product development by mechanistic modeling.



Ventia Engineering Services (formerly ICD Asia Pacific)

• Australia
• Design
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Process Design Engineer

  • Sep 2012 - Mar 2014

  As a process design engineer for an engineering consultancy firm, my role was to support clients with engineering and FEED activities for: - Providing conceptual, basic, and detailed designs, plot plan, FEED, and design basis - Preparing material and heat balance documents, PFDs, P&IDs, UFDs, process descriptions, and MTOs Conducting process hazards, safety (PSM), and HAZOP studies - Performing process simulation and optimization - Preparing engineering design packages, advanced simulations for equipment sizing and process integration, and sensitivity and risk analysis Show less



Dairy Innovation Australia Ltd (DIAL)

• Food & Beverages
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Technology Developer

  • Mar 2012 - Nov 2013

  As part of a novel technology development project and industry-academia partnership, I developed and delivered an award-winning innovative particle microstructure platform to resolve a persistent industry challenge with physicochemical and stability properties of dairy powders. I was responsible for: - Process development for a novel particle microstructure and manufacturing process - Developing new techniques for particle formation, powder processing and handling (spray drying and fluidized bed) - Mathematical modeling and process simulation for lab to manufacturing scale-up Show less



Petrochemical Co

• Senior Process Development Engineer

  • Jul 2005 - Sep 2008

  Various roles in: - Preparing process calculation, PFDs, P&IDs, design basis, and FEED and engineering package - Design expert for conceptual design and detail design for multiphase systems - Design expert for compressible fluid systems - Member of multiple multidisciplinary design teams for green and brownfield projects Various roles in: - Preparing process calculation, PFDs, P&IDs, design basis, and FEED and engineering package - Design expert for conceptual design and detail design for multiphase systems - Design expert for compressible fluid systems - Member of multiple multidisciplinary design teams for green and brownfield projects



Energy Research Institute

• Process Design Engineer

  • Apr 2006 - Jun 2007

  I served as a consultant and part-time process engineering for a complex project for designing a “fluidized bed biomass furnace for municipal solid waste to energy plant”. My role as a front-end engineer was covering: - Equipment and process design and optimization - Mathematical modeling and simulation of multiphase flow, combustion, and heat and mass transfer - Continuous process variation analysis for variable feedstocks and process conditions - Equipment sizing, MTO development, conceptual and basic design of biomass furnace and auxiliary units Show less



SOMI Group (Chemical Division)

• Process Design Engineer

  • Apr 2003 - Jul 2005

  Various roles in: - Equipment sizing, engineering documents development, junior process designer activities - Preparing process calculation, PFDs, PIDs, UFDs, and helping with process descriptions - Design expert for detail design of chemicals, wastewater treatment, petrochemicals, fermentation and food processing, dispensers and packaging, storage and material handling, and polymer industry. - Conducting on-site activities and act as a liaison for engineering, construction, operation, management, and external stakeholders teams. Show less