Ludwigshafen Am Rhein, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Chemical Process Engineer, P.E. Licensed lead engineer with a diverse background, including syngas generation and conversion, petrochemicals, specialty chemicals, coal- and gas-fired power generation, petroleum refining, hydrogen, and carbon capture. Experienced with techno-economic analyses, feasibility studies, FEED, and detail engineering of green- and brownfield projects, as well as construction support. Passionate about sustainability, digitalization, and cultivating a growth-oriented and positive team environment. Competent communicator in English and German.
Senior process engineer supporting pre-FEED, FEED, and detailed engineering for major chemicals clients.
Process engineer supporting pre-FEED and FEED engineering projects in the areas of combined-cycle and pulverized coal power generation, carbon capture, coal-to-liquids, biomass-to-liquids and gas-to-liquids. Growing contributions as process lead and discipline focal point.
Process engineer supporting pre-FEED and FEED engineering projects in the areas of combined-cycle and pulverized coal power generation, carbon capture, coal-to-liquids, biomass-to-liquids and gas-to-liquids. Emphasis on heat and material balances, equipment sizing, PFD and P&ID development and equipment specification.
Process engineer supporting the design of coal fired and combined cycle power plants and coal-to-liquids plants for various clients. Efforts ranged from detailed cost estimates in the FEL-3 stage to FEL-1 support of emerging low-carbon technologies.
Junior engineer supporting the dynamic simulation of boiler draft systems on several coal-units in order to predict negative pressure excursions in the boiler and flue gas equipment. Utilized ProTrax simulation software. Completed mass and energy balances, interpreted control logic diagrams, validated model against plant operating data and made final recommendations on areas in the system that required stiffening to withstand the predicted transient pressures.
• Investigated water and ion mass transport in alkaline fuel cell membranes • Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (Attenuated Total Reflectance) • Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy • Data analysis and modeling using Matlab, Fortran, Excel with VBA
• Chemical Engineering Principles Laboratory (Summer 2011): directed student operation of CSTRs in series, pipe flow and pressure drop, vortex tube measurement, O2/CO2 membrane separation • Mass Transfer Operations Laboratory (Summer 2011): directed student operation of physical / chemical CO2 absorption, solid-liquid extraction, liquid-liquid extraction, cooling tower, batch and PFR reactors • Process Heat Transfer Laboratory (Fall 2009): directed student operation of heat exchangers (double-pipe, shell-and-tube, plate-and-frame, cooling fin), thermal conductivity measurement, and boiling-film heat transfer
• Examined the effect of ion beam irradiation on oleic acid and polystyrene films for FePt nanoparticle embedment • Characterized samples with Rutherford Backscattering and Forward Recoil Scattering
• Determined pharmaceutical morphologies utilizing Differential Scanning Calorimetry, Thermogravimetric Analysis, and Karl Fischer titration