Experience

Earth Energy Renewables

• United States
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Process Engineer

  • Jun 2018 - Aug 2021

  Owners Engineer and Construction Manager of Pilot Plant (~ 2 mil. $ project) • Facilitated HAZOP for externally engineered unit including Class 1 DIV 2 area. • Checked and approved process and equipment drawings from external engineer. • Developed layout and process control strategy. • Selected and managed vendors for piping, electrics, control/SCADA. • Oversaw construction. Plant Operation Manager • Hired and trained operating team and managed 2 years 24/7 pilot… Show more Owners Engineer and Construction Manager of Pilot Plant (~ 2 mil. $ project) • Facilitated HAZOP for externally engineered unit including Class 1 DIV 2 area. • Checked and approved process and equipment drawings from external engineer. • Developed layout and process control strategy. • Selected and managed vendors for piping, electrics, control/SCADA. • Oversaw construction. Plant Operation Manager • Hired and trained operating team and managed 2 years 24/7 pilot operation. • Lead problem solving and optimizations during commissioning and operation. • Developed operating procedures, check-list routines, and logbook layouts. Engineering manager • Built engineering team of 6 process engineers. • Established/Procured Aspen Plus as process simulator. • Produced full FEL oriented engineering including detailed design for 40 tpa facility. • Produced FEL-1 for 5.5kta project including comprehensive capex/opex-analysis. • Executed permitting with city and state. Management • Reporting to CEO. • Developed techno-economic analysis. • Responsible for company timelines and preparation of reports for partners/shareholders

• Project Engineer

  • Nov 2017 - Jun 2018



Profusa

• United States
• Medical Equipment Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Engineer R&D

  • Nov 2015 - Nov 2017

  Design and production of low oxygen test fixtures for in-vitro testing of biosensors. • Delivered fully automated test fixture (automation in LabVIEW) • Increased screening throughput of sensors by factor 40 • Designed and implemented highly accurate temperature- and O2-control • Multiplied setup and re-designed lab management for highly systematic testing Programming of sensor algorithm • Successfully developed algorithm to separate several signals from one… Show more Design and production of low oxygen test fixtures for in-vitro testing of biosensors. • Delivered fully automated test fixture (automation in LabVIEW) • Increased screening throughput of sensors by factor 40 • Designed and implemented highly accurate temperature- and O2-control • Multiplied setup and re-designed lab management for highly systematic testing Programming of sensor algorithm • Successfully developed algorithm to separate several signals from one sensor • Proposed and lead optimization of PROFUSA’S data acquisition software • Development of signal processing algorithms for optical reading devices Optical reader development • Liaison of research project for next generation thin-film electronics Show less Design and production of low oxygen test fixtures for in-vitro testing of biosensors. • Delivered fully automated test fixture (automation in LabVIEW) • Increased screening throughput of sensors by factor 40 • Designed and implemented highly accurate temperature- and O2-control • Multiplied setup and re-designed lab management for highly systematic testing Programming of sensor algorithm • Successfully developed algorithm to separate several signals from one… Show more Design and production of low oxygen test fixtures for in-vitro testing of biosensors. • Delivered fully automated test fixture (automation in LabVIEW) • Increased screening throughput of sensors by factor 40 • Designed and implemented highly accurate temperature- and O2-control • Multiplied setup and re-designed lab management for highly systematic testing Programming of sensor algorithm • Successfully developed algorithm to separate several signals from one sensor • Proposed and lead optimization of PROFUSA’S data acquisition software • Development of signal processing algorithms for optical reading devices Optical reader development • Liaison of research project for next generation thin-film electronics Show less



Sunfire GmbH

• Germany
• Renewable Energy Equipment Manufacturing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Project Engineer

  • Jul 2013 - Jul 2015

  EPC of a 300 kW “Power-to-Liquids” pilot plant: • Sizing, specifying and the acquisition of equipment. • Lead Engineer on a high temperature fixed bed catalysis reactor (>1100dC, > 20 bar) • Part of the team to develop P&ID & HAZOP including ATEX classification (Class 1 Div 1) Commissioning of the pilot plant: • Shift leader during plant operations. • Responsible for commissioning and operation of key-equipment Executed loop checks, tested safety programming (CE)… Show more EPC of a 300 kW “Power-to-Liquids” pilot plant: • Sizing, specifying and the acquisition of equipment. • Lead Engineer on a high temperature fixed bed catalysis reactor (>1100dC, > 20 bar) • Part of the team to develop P&ID & HAZOP including ATEX classification (Class 1 Div 1) Commissioning of the pilot plant: • Shift leader during plant operations. • Responsible for commissioning and operation of key-equipment Executed loop checks, tested safety programming (CE), inspected piping. Other accomplishments: • PI on granted research proposal (organization: HYPOS e.V., granted: €150K). • “Patent officer” to coordinate between developers and lawyer and participation in the team for developing a company-wide strategy for intellectual property. • Collaborated with business development, presented to potential customers. Show less EPC of a 300 kW “Power-to-Liquids” pilot plant: • Sizing, specifying and the acquisition of equipment. • Lead Engineer on a high temperature fixed bed catalysis reactor (>1100dC, > 20 bar) • Part of the team to develop P&ID & HAZOP including ATEX classification (Class 1 Div 1) Commissioning of the pilot plant: • Shift leader during plant operations. • Responsible for commissioning and operation of key-equipment Executed loop checks, tested safety programming (CE)… Show more EPC of a 300 kW “Power-to-Liquids” pilot plant: • Sizing, specifying and the acquisition of equipment. • Lead Engineer on a high temperature fixed bed catalysis reactor (>1100dC, > 20 bar) • Part of the team to develop P&ID & HAZOP including ATEX classification (Class 1 Div 1) Commissioning of the pilot plant: • Shift leader during plant operations. • Responsible for commissioning and operation of key-equipment Executed loop checks, tested safety programming (CE), inspected piping. Other accomplishments: • PI on granted research proposal (organization: HYPOS e.V., granted: €150K). • “Patent officer” to coordinate between developers and lawyer and participation in the team for developing a company-wide strategy for intellectual property. • Collaborated with business development, presented to potential customers. Show less



Texas A&M University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Associate

  • Oct 2011 - Jul 2013

  Chemistry research - MOFs (Metal-Organic-Frameworks). Adsorption specialist (calculation of mixed-gas adsorption, breakthrough, langmuir, adsorption-structure relation). Chemistry research - MOFs (Metal-Organic-Frameworks). Adsorption specialist (calculation of mixed-gas adsorption, breakthrough, langmuir, adsorption-structure relation).



thyssenkrupp

• Germany
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chemical Engineer

  • Jul 2010 - Oct 2011

  Project Management, Process Development, Control Engineering, Simulation. Methanol reforming for hydrogen production on military submarines. Project Management, Process Development, Control Engineering, Simulation. Methanol reforming for hydrogen production on military submarines.



Mercedes-Benz AG

• Germany
• Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Chemical Engineer

  • Sep 2009 - Apr 2010

  Development of the cooling cycle for the fuel cell vehicle power-train. MATLAB programming. Development of the cooling cycle for the fuel cell vehicle power-train. MATLAB programming.