Vienna, Vienna, Austria
A dedicated, hardworking and success driven individual. I am passionate about developing sustainable solutions that minimise the impact of global warming, using engineering to help society become more sustainable for the future. My experience is heavily focused within the biofuel industry, having experience scaling up pyrolysis pilot plants to commercial scale. I have a First Class Honours Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, with a year abroad at the University of Queensland in Australia.
Conducted screening of both emerging and established sustainable technologies, evaluating key metrics such as TRL, capacity, references, and process configurations. Analysed competing technologies and licensors, converting complex technical assessments into actionable insights on emerging market opportunities. Built and maintained a centralised database of sustainable technologies, consolidating technical literature, licensors, and global project data to ensure consistent knowledge management. Prepared and reviewed process documentation to support the feasibility, pre-FEED, FEED and detailed design phase. Key Projects Included: • Sustainable Aviation Fuel: Technical advisory supporting technology selection, process design, and feasibility assessment; evaluated risks and opportunities to inform stakeholder decisions. • Monomer Purification: Contributed to FEED development and engineering deliverables, validating project definition and enabling progression to EPCM award. • E-Methanol: Delivered pre-feasibility study including process concepts, technology screening, and mass & energy balances; assessed technical and economic viability. • Used Lube Oil Re-refining: Led the technical evaluation and generated due diligence findings that contributed to the aided project financing from lenders.
Supported scale up from pilot to commercial scale, reviewing documents such as the PFD/P&ID, whilst connecting with vendors to source and validate equipment used within the process. Created a proposal software in Excel VBA that incorporates a mass and energy balance of the pyrolysis process, equipment sizing and preliminary economics. This significantly reduced the lead time of proposals to clients. Improved multiple processes within the business through the creation of company-wide documents and procedures, reducing the occurrence of mistakes and improving cooperation between various departments. Connected with clients to provide necessary explanations regarding the system proposals, and with equipment vendors to validate and source several pieces of equipment used in the process.
Modelled the pyrolysis process, creating a mass and energy balance, along using empirical principles to successfully predict the output of the reactor. Developed a program capable of identifying different types of biomasses depending on the chemical composition. This allowed identification of feedstocks that would be more profitable for the process from a high level. Presented the outcome of the project to chief officers within the company, along with experts from the University.
Investigated the environmental limitations of different sites for the pilot plant, which would be situated within different states of Australia. Accurately sized the rotary kiln that would be used in the pilot plant using a range of different methods, validated using various literature sources. Used AUTOCAD Plant 3D to successfully create a preliminary layout of the pilot plant.
Incorporating at least 15 hours of work a week into a busy university schedule has taught me how to plan my time efficiently. Along with this, I have honed the ability to convey ideas clearly and concisely which was critical to ensure smooth operations, whilst enabling me to collaborate with colleagues to provide a quality service.