Work Experience
Circular Rubber Technologies Inc.
Spearheading the project engineering activities for the development and construction of the first ‘commercial thermo-mechanical devulcanization demonstration facility’ with a $16MM CAPEX in Alberta. Reporting directly to C-Suite.
Managing and resolving complexities arising from process scale-up of 5x, integrating European equipment on Canadian grid, installing new & refurbished equipment seamlessly, managing global logistics, and collaborating with global engineering teams.
Gathering technical requirements for systems critical to plant operation valued over $500K; developing and issuing RFPS; developing evaluation matrix and shortlisting manufacturers; conducting and presenting the technical & cost analysis of selected proposals to the Technical Steering Committee; negotiating costs, payment milestones (to align with funding rounds), incoterms, & aftersales services with vendors.
Conducting meetings and collaborating closely with OEMs, EPCs, suppliers, consultants, and academics, including internal stakeholders such as company C-Suite and directors to ensure project success.
Developing and drafting engineering project documents: FEED Report, Project Charter, Scope of Work Documents, Project Schedule (Gantt charts), Risk Registers, Status update presentations, and RASCI.
Process design and development of process flow diagrams, mass & energy models, load flow analysis, electrical demand forecasting and cost models, GHG LCA models (ISO 14044). LCA model successfully verified by ERA and SDTC.
Performing site selection, regulatory analysis of Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (EPEA), and permitting matrix.
Setting up Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS). Built asset profiles, hierarchies, maintenance schedules.
Implementing Factory Acceptance Testing procedures and templates and conducting FATs for custom equipment in Germany.
Project Engineer, E.I.T.
Responsibilities:
Nov 2022 - Current
Achievements:
Redesigned the 750kW cooling system with the manufacturers by implementing adiabatic cooling to reduce the system cost by $328K. Further negotiated the price reduction by 10% ($58K) in a competitive bid process.
Implemented an integrated free-cooling system with a TRANE air-cooled 4-stage scroll chiller saving ~$40K/year in electricity consumption by taking advantage of subzero Alberta temperatures and also reduced grid CO2e emissions.
Recommended power factor correction, peak shaving (by staggered equipment startup), and installation of VFD starters to minimize power factor surcharge and demand charge. Potential savings estimated to be greater than $26k/year.
Implemented inexpensive prefiltration process for the activated carbon deodorization system that reduced carbon saturation by 3 times and operating cost by ~$200K/year.
Presented and successfully proved the technical feasibility and design of devulcanization technology to Sustainable Development Technology Canada’s (SDTC) panel of expert technical evaluators to obtain funding.
Led 3D facility simulation and digital twin project on flex-sim to develop operational flow, resource allocation, identify bottlenecks, and increase operational efficiency. Identified a critical backlog in the Quality Control process.
Business Analyst
April 2022 - Oct 2022
Developed functional requirements, investigated, and evaluated Blockchain Life Cycle Traceability solutions to track and prove the origin, substantiality, and circularity of our supply chain and solution.
Identified optimal plant locations globally by creating interactive data visualization that overlayed location and volume data of hundreds of feedstock providers, mining hotspots, and potential customers. Relational datasets and visualizations were created in PowerBI with ArcGIS integration and GoogleMaps API to convert (lat, long) data into addresses.
Created customer list by leveraging data from global import-export trade databases. Profiles were rated & ranked using PivotTables and dashboards with respect to potential revenue, sustainability efforts, proximity, & qualification time.
Executed sales development; generated & qualified leads through targeted outreach, and conduced in-depth research and calls to identify pain-points. Introduced 3000+ tonnes of rubber volume in sales pipeline. Maintained records in HubSpot.
Our Story:
Circular Rubber is on the mission to enable true circularity in the rubber industry. With a proprietary thermo-mechanical process, devulcanization (breaking sulfur-sulfur bonds) of rubber from end-of-life tires can be can be made possible at a commercial scale. This unlocks a $45 billion market making Circular Rubber the Foresight's Top 50 most investable startups in Canada.
Watch a introduction video on our Start-up!
Responsibilities:
Learn more: circularrubber.com
Project: Development and commercial scale up of the world's first chemical-free devulcanization facility using proprietary extrusion technology in Alberta.
Achievements:
Led the efforts for the successful acquisition of $3.2MM in non-dilutive funding from Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA). Articulated technological novelty, business model, competition analysis, market size evaluation, risk analysis, SWOT analysis, and emission analysis in a series of EOIs and Project Proposals.
Project: Business Development, Funding, and Life Cycle Traceability.
Department of Chemical Engineering,
University of Calgary
Life Cycle Analyst
Responsibilities:
Simulated and scaled up the synthesis of a novel CO2 to Syngas Fuel-Cell electrocatalyst developed in Calgary using AspenPlus to understand energy consumption, economies of scale, and commercialization impact.
Developed a Life Cycle Assessment model (ISO14044) to estimate the GHG emissions during extraction of rare earth metals & synthesis. Designed a sensitivity analysis to grid emissions and batch size and compared results with competing catalysts.
Communicated findings, challenges, and recommendations in a formal report and presentation to research professors and PhD students.
Explore Research Paper:
Project: Scale up and LCA model for Carbon Capture Fuel Cells Sponsored by Alberta Innovates
May 2020 – Jan 2021
This research and development was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Joule Bergerson. She is a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Energy Technology Assessment and also a member of the Royal Society of Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists. She has over 4000+ citations and specializes in Energy Systems Analysis, Power Systems, Life Cycle Assessment, Technology Assessment.
Her profile can be found at: https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/joule-bergerson
(10 months)
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Calgary
Robotics Researcher
Responsibilities:
Performed solid modeling and assembly for the prototyping on SolidWorks; created engineering drawings and visual simulations to communicate design decisions for the prototype.
Manufactured & assembled a 3D-printed self-balancing unicycle prototype and programmed an Arduino-based motor-control system.
Project: Development and Prototyping of single-wheeled-robot
Sept 2018 – Oct 2019
This research and development was conducted under the supervision of Dr. Roes Budiman. He specializes in theoretical mechanics, engineering design, motorcycle dynamics, unicycle dynamics.
His profile can be found at: https://profiles.ucalgary.ca/roes-budiman
(1 year 1 month)
CalgarySR&ED
Technical Writer
Responsibilities:
Assisted J.E.D. Anchors & Environmental Ltd. to receive tax credits for the development of an innovative hybrid drill rig intended for geotechnical and environmental drilling.
Successfully outlined the technological advancements and the obstacles in the final report to CRA.
Project: Development of Hybrid Drill-Rig
May 2017 – Aug 2017
(4 months)
