Mel Esmacher

Principal Senior Researcher
Veolia

Mel has over 40 years of experience in the water treatment industry and is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas. Mel has a BSE in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He has authored many technical papers and has received numerous honors; including the “Edison Award” while employed at General Electric.Mel is currently a Principal Senior Researcher, Metallurgical Services Lab, within the Veolia WTS Technology Center in Tomball, Texas, responsible for collaborating with industrial clients to conduct failure analysis investigations and help resolve corrosion problems that involve customer equipment and processes.

Dan Barnett

Vice President of Engineering
BD Energy Systems, LLC

More than 40 years of experience in execution of Furnace related work. Currently serving as VP of Engineering for BD Energy Systems, LLC. in Houston, TX, USA. Experience includes design of high-temperature reaction furnaces concentrating on steam-methane reformer furnaces for ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, & GTL plants, and cracking furnace designs for ethylene plants. Experience includes commissioning, start-up, and field advisory services on all types of furnaces in grassroots plants, furnace revamps, and plant expansions. BS Chemical Engineering, 1981, Drexel University, Philadelphia Member of AIChE. Member Ethylene Producers Conference – Maintenance & Reliability Subcommittee Named in five furnace-related Patents plus two Patents Pending.

Jesper Naimi Funch Poulsen

Senior Sales Manager
Baker Hughes

Jesper Poulsen is currently working as a senior sales manager at Baker Hughes. He comes with a combined 11+ years of experience within the syngas and petrochemical industry and have previously worked in both commercial and technical roles within those industries. His background is chemical engineering. Jesper combines two side of a coin, with a deep technical experience combined with a thorough commercial understanding. He has a passion to drive forward the energy transition in a sustainable and affordable manner. His current area of responsibility is the promotion and selling of digital solutions for the process industry. 

Nicola Coslett

CEO - Communities
CRU

Nicola Coslett currently heads CRU’s Community division, which builds lifetime value for customers through sharing valuable information via newsletters and magazines, while simultaneously organising networking events.

Nicola has 30 years of experience in the B2B information sector, working in marketing as well as leading the strategy and growth of flagship events across metals, mining and fertilizers. Her expertise covers a range of formats including conferences, trade shows and managed events where she has worked with leading associations and organisations, developing high level content-led events.

Nicola has been instrumental in several CRU acquisitions over the years including Ryan’s Notes, Steel Market Update, RefComm and BCInsight where she was involved in both the due diligence process as well as integrating teams into the business.

Brett Tossey

Market Manager - Emerging Markets
Haynes International, Inc.

Brett Tossey holds a M.S. in Engineering (The Ohio State University) and has been a practicing metallurgical engineer for over twenty years. He has authored over 20 papers, holds a US patent, chaired technical symposia, and presented peer-reviewed work. He is the Market Manager for Emerging Markets and high temperature alloys for Haynes International, Inc.

Divyaraj Mahida

Ammonia Process Engineer
Koch Fertlizer Canada

Divyaraj Mahida moved to Brandon, Manitoba, in 2010 and is currently a Process Engineer with Koch Agriculture & Energy Solutions at the Brandon site. He works as an Ammonia Process Engineer and also serves as Utilities Engineer responsible for water treatment, ammonia refrigeration, loading, and storage systems . Divyaraj holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Brandon University, where he graduated at the top of his class, and a Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Alberta, Class of 2022.

VK Arora

Director- Process Tech & Projects
Kinetics Process Improvements (KPI)

VK Arora is a Texas‑licensed professional engineer with more than four decades of experience in petrochemicals, refining, and syngas technologies. A chemical engineering graduate from IIT Delhi, he has worked on several dozen ammonia and methanol plant revamps worldwide and contributed to feasibility studies and significant project developments in Ethylene, Propylene, Acrylic acid, low-carbon ammonia, methanol, and integrated carbon capture. He holds three patents in ammonia process improvements and has served in senior roles at Lummus Technology, KBR, SABIC, Reliance, Technip, and KPI Inc. He has also been part of the Ethylene Producers Technology subcommittee since 2017. He remains committed to practical solutions, knowledge sharing, and advancing decarbonization across the industry.

Jose Corcega

Product Integration Leader
John Zink

Jose is an engineering leader with a commitment to delivering value through innovative technologies and services at John Zink, where he has worked for the past 10 years. He holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and has spent his career focused on combustion equipment design, testing, development, and furnace operation. Jose is dedicated to developing solutions that enhance the profitability of fired heaters and furnaces. His approach to engineering challenges emphasizes collaboration and continuous improvement, aiming to meet the evolving needs of clients while focused on advancing combustion technology in a way that supports sustainable and efficient energy use.

Daragh Blennerhassett

Snr Business Development manager
KBR

Daragh Blennerhassett is the Snr Business Development manager for the Technology Led Industrial Solutions business of KBR, focused on operational excellence of existing KBR designed Ammonia and Nitric Acid facilities. Daragh is a chemical engineer with 10 years experience in the Syngas and Oil & Gas industry, working with Johnson Matthey and AECOM prior to KBR.

George Galloway

Lead Process Engineer – Hydrogen
Chevron Products Company

George Galloway has been with Chevron for 15 years, based at their Pascagoula Refinery, in various roles in the Technical Department.  He is currently the Hydrogen Senior Process Engineer supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient operation primarily of Chevron’s North American plants while also supporting both operating and non-operating joint ventures overseas.  Previous roles within Chevron include plant support engineer (Hydrogen, Alky, Crude, and Hydrotreating), Senior Process Engineer, Heat Exchanger Specialist, and Process Engineering Team Lead.  George received his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from Mississippi State University in 2009.

Steve Lancaster

Chief Engineer
BD Energy Systems, LLC

Steve Lancaster is the Chief Engineer at BD Energy Systems, responsible for steam methane furnace technology, in particular the thermal and process design. He has worked with fired heaters in general, and steam methane reformers in particular, for more than 40 years, including at Kellogg/KBR for over thirty years, and IHI E&C (former Davy/Kvaerner).BD Energy Systems, located in Houston, Texas, USA is a world leader in plant revamps and modernizations, specialized in executing turnkey projects, revamps, modernizations, and supply of engineered process equipment, including furnaces for ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, and gas-to-liquids (GTL). 

Andrea Zambianco

Low Carbon Solutions Product Development Manager
Saipem SpA

Andrea Zambianco is a Chemical Engineer with 29 years of experience in Fertilizer and Syngas chain Technologies, with increasing responsibilities in the whole phases of the projects from design until start-up and project completion. He is a Technical Manager and Project Manager of large-scale Fertilizer Projects, as well as a Project Manager for development of innovative solutions in the Carbon Capture and Energy Transition.

He is currently responsible for the development of Low Carbon Solutions Products, focusing on customer satisfaction from the early phase of commercial engagement until the assistance post plant take over.

Joao Guilherme Dessi

R&D Coordinator
ENGEMASA

Joao Guilherme Dessi holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Materials Engineering from the Federal University of São Carlos. He has been with ENGEMASA for 8 years, specializing in manufacturing cast and centrifugally cast parts, alloy development, and quality control. He focuses primarily on high-temperature testing, failure analysis, and remaining life assessment. Since 2022, he has led the Research & Development Department, developing and optimizing alloys for extreme environments, such as carburizing, oxidizing, corrosive, and high-temperature conditions. He holds a high-temperature alloy patent and several paper publications in peer-reviewed Journals. Mr Dessi also collaborates with universities on alloy development projects and provides technical training for future materials engineers.

Steve Lancaster

Chief Engineer
BD Energy Systems

Steve Lancaster is the Chief Engineer at BD Energy Systems, responsible for steam methane furnace technology, in particular the thermal and process design.  He has worked with fired heaters in general, and steam methane reformers in particular, for 38 years, including at Kellogg/KBR for over thirty years, and IHI E&C (former Davy/Kvaerner).

BD Energy Systems, located in Houston, Texas, USA is a world leader in plant revamps and modernizations, specialized in executing turnkey projects, revamps, modernizations, and supply of engineered process equipment, including furnaces for ammonia, methanol, hydrogen, and gas-to-liquids (GTL).

Mike Hubbell

Sales Manager – North America Syngas Catalysts
Johnson Matthey

Mike Hubbell is a North American Catalyst Sales Manager at Johnson Matthey. Mike has over 14 years of experience in the North American ammonia and methanol markets having served in various roles in technical service, catalyst and licensing sales. Prior to joining Johnson Matthey, Mike spent 16 years working in the industrial gas business with various roles in operations, project management, plant efficiency, and process safety. Mike has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

Justin Dansbury

Corrosion and Materials Engineer
Becht

Justin Dansbury is a Corrosion and Materials Engineer with 10 years of experience in integrity management, welding, materials selection, failure analysis, and corrosion control across downstream, petrochemical, and syngas facilities. He has supported major operators including Chevron, Phillips 66, and BP on domestic and international projects, including LNG and GTL plants. He has led damage mechanism reviews and RBI assessments across units from crude to urea and ammonia. He holds BS and MS degrees in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Florida and chairs API 939-C.

Matt McEachran

Technical Consultant
Veolia

Matt McEachran is a Technical Consultant supporting the ammonia and fertilizer industry in the United States. His role is to ensure the cooling programs outlined in the bid align with best practices as well as interpretation of performance metrics. Matt's experience ranges between Canada and the United States where he held various roles in varying industries throughout his 13 years of experience. This experiende will be used to ensure a seamless transition and achieved performance metrics.

Bernard Schulze

Principal and Unit Manager
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Bernard Schulze is a metallurgical engineer with more than 30 years of experience in industrial consulting and forensic investigation. He has extensive experience in failure analysis, nondestructive inspection, instrumentation, and component testing in a broad range of industries, including refinery, petrochemical processing, bridges and civil structures. Much of his experience has focused on fixed equipment mechanical integrity programs, corrosion, failure analysis, inspection planning and turnaround support.

Bill Eichholtz

Senior Industry Technical Consultant
Nalco Water

Bill Eichholtz has spent his entire 36-year career with Nalco Water in sales.  His first experience with syngas was at the Coal Gasification Department at Eastman Chemical. He has been the Account Manager for major customers including Eastman Chemical, Alcoa Aluminum, TVA, and US Nitrogen. In 2025 he transitioned to the Industry Technical Consultant Group of Nalco to bring his experience to a wider part of Nalco in the Chemical and Downstream Groups.

Mark Bosch

Senior Turnaround Event Manager
Nutrien

Lisa Krumpholz

Managing Director
Navigance

Lisa Krumpholz brings over 15 years of experience in catalyst technology, process optimization, and their real-world application in chemical production. She joined Navigance, a Clariant-founded digital solutions provider based in Munich, in 2019. In her role as Managing Director, Lisa works closely with customers and partners to drive digital transformation and unlock value from process data through AI-based services. Combining deep process expertise with practical change management, she helps plants adopt advanced analytics and intelligent monitoring solutions. Lisa holds a Master’s degree in Chemical and Industrial Engineering from the University of Applied Sciences Münster.

Dean Potter

Mechanical Engineer CFD Optimization
MKEC Engineering

Dean Potter is a Mechanical Engineer who graduated from Iowa State University in 2002.  He worked for Kiewit Power/Refining Group for 10 years before taking a Senior engineering role at MKEC where he has been for the last 14 years.  He currently specializes in plant optimization solutions and recently developed and patented the stagnation weir distributor which is now an ECS licensed technology.  He lives in Wichita Kansas and enjoys water skiing and gravel cycling in the summer and cross country skiing in the winter.   

Mike Mancini

President, Hydro Total Solutions
Hydro, Inc.

Michael started his career in 1974 at Ingersoll-Rand designing pumps for the US Navy SSN 688 and Trident submarine program. He was Vice President of Worldwide Aftermarket Services for Ingersoll-Dresser Pumps. He had profit responsibility for a $370 million-dollar business and control of over 22 repair centers. Michael went into business as an independent pump consultant in 2003. He worked with many customers in varied markets in the training of personnel, specification development, root cause analysis, and strategic planning and process improvement. Michael is now President of Total Solutions for Hydro, Inc. His job responsibilities mirror his consulting and work, supporting customers in reducing their total cost of pump operation.

Matt Rattan

Process Engineer
Koch Fertilizer

Matt Rattan is a Process Engineer for Koch Fertilizer. Matt has two years of experience in North American ammonia markets having worked with two Ammonia units. Prior to joining Koch Fertilizer, Matt spent a little under two years working in the herbicide industry with roles ranging from project management and process engineering. Matt has a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Oklahoma State University.

Trace Marshall

Account Manager – Chemicals & Clean Air – North America
Topsoe

Trace Marshall graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering. After transitioning from a process engineering role to Topsoe’s Technical Service department in 2022, Trace has since developed within the Syngas industry and currently sits as a Topsoe North American Account Manager.

Lester Stanley

Principal Engineer
HRST, Inc.

Lester Stanley is a Mechanical Engineer with over 35 years of boiler inspection and boiler problem investigation experience. Over his career, he has performed field service engineering on coal fired utility boilers, pulp & paper cogen boilers including black liquor and biomass fired, waste-to-energy boilers, package boilers, waste heat boilers and gas turbine heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs). Lester continues to perform "hands-on" with "coveralls-on" field engineering service at over 15 boiler sites per year, with office-based involvement in several dozen more sites per year to support HRST clients around the world. This perspective provides helpful forward-looking guidance for power and industrial boiler users.

Emir Zahirovic

Chief Technology Officer
Catmasters, LLC

Emir Zahirovic is the Chief Technology Officer and co‑founder of Catmasters LLC. Prior to founding Catmasters LLC, he held multiple roles at Haldor Topsoe (Topsoe) in Denmark and the USA, ranging from Catalyst Engineer and reactor internals development to Marketing Product Manager for hydroprocessing reactor internals. Throughout his career, Zahirovic has consulted for many major catalyst handling companies globally and has worked with OLI Systems as a European sales representative and specialist in computer simulation of water‑based chemical reactions. He holds multiple patents and a Master of Science in Chemical Engineering, specialising in computer simulations of chemical reactions, from Aalborg University, Denmark.

Christopher Gunville

Industrial Process Product Portfolio Application Expert
Veolia

Christopher Gunville is the North American Industrial Process Product Portfolio Application Expert for Veolia based in Sudbury, ON, Canada. Chris specializes in process water scale control, dust control, and chemical cleaning technologies and applications. He has worked in the water and process chemical treatment industry for 15 years in the Mining and Minerals Processing, Steel, Ammonia, Ethanol, Pulp & Paper, and Oil Refining Industrusties as both a field representative, commercial team manager and as a senior technical consultant in his current role. In these roles, Chris has overseen multitudes of cost savings and continuous improvement projects in his career, delivering tens of millions of dollars in cost savings to his customers. Chris holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemical Engineering degree from the University of Waterloo.

Matteo Fumagalli

Urea Technology Manager
Casale

Matteo Fumagalli graduated in Chemical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Milan in 2009; after graduation he worked for five years as Process Engineer in a chemical plant. After a brief experience as Process Engineer in a chemical plant, where he got acquainted with field operations of a chemical facility, he joined the Urea process department in Casale in 2014.

During his career as a Process Engineer, he was involved in several projects ranging from conceptual studies to complex revamping projects of which he also supervised the start-up.

Since 2022, he devoted himself to the strengthening and development of Casale's urea know-how. He is currently the Urea Technology Manager in the Urea & Melamine Process Department. 

Tony Dvorak

Process Engineer
Koch Fertilizer

Tony Dvorak entered Kansas State University’s Chemical Engineering program after graduating from high school. He did an internship with Koch Fertilizer in the summer of 2023 and began working full time as a Production Engineer in January of 2024. 

Carsten Schwiderek

Senior Technical Service Engineer
Thyssenkrupp UHDE

Carsten Schwiderek is a graduate chemical engineer with 29 years of professional experience in the chemical industry and plant engineering business. For the past 25 years, he worked with thyssenkrupp Uhde mainly in the ammonia and fertilizer business as a Chief Process Engineer, Commissioning Manager and Sales & Service Manager. During this time he was exposed to many ammonia and fertilizer projects worldwide as Process Lead and Commissioning Manager, he was also responsible for many pre-commissionings, commissionings and start-ups of ammonia and urea plants on many production sites, worldwide. Presently, Carsten provides technology service enhancing existing plants, capturing CO2, delivering revamp concepts or equipment replacements, independent of the plant’s ammonia technology.

Ken Wohlgeschaffen

Team Leader
Chevron Products Company

Ken Wohlgeschaffen has been with Chevron for over 20 years, based at their Richmond California Refinery, in various roles in the Technical and Operations Departments. He is currently the Team Leader for Hydrogen Plants supporting the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of the plants located in Chevron's North American and overseas refineries and complex facilities. Ken also supervises SMEs supporting several other refinery technologies including Crude & Distillation and Hydroprocessing.  Prior to joining Chevron, Ken spent 7 years at the Exxon Chemical Canada (now Nutrien) Redwater, Alberta world scale fertilizer complex. And 8 years with FMC (now Evonik), a major global hydrogen peroxide producer.. He is a member of the American Petroleum Institute, and on the Syngas U.S.A. Committee. Ken received his bachelor of science degree in chemical engineering from the University of Calgary in 1989.

Brianna Fay

Process Engineer
Koch Fertilizer Wever

Brianna Fay has been a Process Engineer at Koch Fertilizer Wever for the past two years where she has had the opportunity to lead and support projects and operations aimed at improving plant safety, efficiency, and environmental stewardship. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin – Madison in December of 2023 with her bachelor’s degree in chemical and biological engineering and certificates in engineering for energy sustainability and environmental studies. She also holds a leadership certificate from the University of North Georgia.

Jackson Lee

Process Engineer
Koch Fertilizer

Jackson Lee has a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Iowa State University and has worked for Koch Fertilizer at their Fort Dodge facility since 2021. In that time, he has been a production engineer responsible for the Utilities area, Loading and Storage, and the ammonia plant. Recently he has taken on a process engineering role supporting multiple Koch Fertilizer facilities.

Scott Bouse

Senior Associate
Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc.

Scott Bouse holds a Master’s of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University and has been engaged in consulting in the Fitness For Service area for 17+ years. During that time, he has performed hundreds of brittle fracture assessments and numerous hydrogen diffusion simulations in support of owners’ safe operation and maintenance of refineries, chemical plants, nitrogen facilities, syngas sites and olefins producers. As a committee member on API 579, he engages in development work in parts related primarily to corrosion assessments.

Mahesh Gandhi

Principal Process Consultant
Kinetics Process Improvements (KPI)

Mahesh Gandhi is an Ammonia process consultant with KPI, supporting revamp and optimization projects across the industry. He retired from KBR in 2025 after more than 35 years in process engineering for Ammonia, Urea, Methanol, and Hydrogen plants, including extensive experience on dozens of Ammonia revamps. He holds chemical engineering degrees from the University of Cincinnati and the M.S. University of Baroda and is a Texas‑registered Professional Engineer.

Dr Dominique Flahaut

Group Technical Director
Paralloy Group

Dr Dominique Flahaut is a seasoned expert with 33 years of experience in the reformer tube metallurgy and production. After completing her PhD in Manoir, she started her career in Paralloy as Technical Manager, spent brief time at Schmidt + Clemens as a R&D consultant to come back as Technical Director of Paralloy during the last 15 years and she is now Technical Director of Paralloy Group.

Brigit Balmer

Key Account Manager
Topsoe, Inc.

Brigit Balmer is a Key Account Manager at Topsoe, Inc. with 14 years of experience in the Syngas department. She holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and has worked extensively with syngas process technologies supporting ammonia and hydrogen plants. Her experience includes reactor operation, catalyst performance evaluation, layered catalyst loading strategies, and process optimization under a wide range of operating conditions. Brigit collaborates closely with technical and operations teams to assess plant performance and troubleshoot operational challenges, bringing a strong analytical and engineering-focused perspective to syngas-based production plants.

Michael Dunlop

Senior Manager, Process Engineering
Nutrien

Michael Dunlop is a Senior Manager, Process Engineering at Nutrien. He is responsible for advancing technical strategy and performance improvement in nitrogen fertilizer production assets. He leads the application of rigorous process engineering, analytics, and digital technologies within Nutrien. His work addresses safety, reliability, capacity growth, energy intensity, and emissions performance across Nutrien’s facilities in North America and Trinidad. Michael brings a systems-level perspective to aligning engineering execution with business objectives, translating technical insight into sustained operational and economic value.

Brad Rachal

Senior Process Engineer
Nutrien

Bill Weimer

Senior Combustion and Operations Expert
John Zink

Bill Weimer is a Senior Combustion and Operations Expert and has been with John Zink since April 2012. He has 50 years of industry experience with companies including Tenneco, Mobil, ExxonMobil.

Bill is US Department of Energy PHAST certified and his area of expertise is in process operations, burners/flares and TO. Bill is also API 535,556,560 and 565 committee members.

Justin Rackleff

Americas Lead, Fertilizer Value Chain
CRU

Justin Rackleff is the CRU Americas Lead, Fertilizer Value Chain. With 12 years in the fertilizer industry, he brings extensive commercial experience, having spent a decade as a fertilizer trader at Eurochem North America and MacroSource (formerly Gavilon). Since joining CRU in April 2024, he has focused on short-, medium-, and long-term market analysis, leveraging his deep industry relationships and trading expertise to provide clear market insights. Justin is responsible for assessing North American fertilizer weekly prices and delivering strategic analysis to clients. He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Oklahoma and is based in Kansas City.

Ana Benz

Chief Engineer
Apave

Ana Benz, Apave Canada's (formerly IRISNDT) Chief Engineer, has worked for the company for 28 years as a Corrosion, Failure, and Inspection Specialist. Ana worked extensively for Chemical, Petrochemical Plants, Fertilizer Plants, oil and gas, and refineries. She has a CGSB NDT certificate and CWB Level 3 and API 510 certifications. She is the vice-chair of API TR 934G and J. She is Apave IRISNDT’s company voting member on the American Petroleum Institute.

Kurtis Bell

Failure Analysis & Field Engineering Manager
Apave America

Kurtis Bell has over 15 years of experience providing materials engineering support to the oil and gas, petrochemical and mining industries.  In his current role as Apave America’s US Manager for Failure Analysis and Field Engineering, he provides failure analysis, pipeline integrity support, and welding engineering support to owners and operators across multiple sectors. Previously, Kurtis established a metallurgical testing facility and was heavily involved in research and development of laser process technologies for overlay and joining applications in the mining and downhole sectors. Kurtis holds a M.Sc. in Welding Engineering from the University of Alberta, a B.Sc. from the University of British Columbia, and a Materials Engineering Technology diploma from NAIT. 

Enrico Masciarelli

Senior Process Engineer
Casale

Enrico Masciarelli has deep experience in plant design, commissioning, startup, and project management. He began his career in the refining sector and later specialized in fertilizer, syngas, and methanol production. He is currently based in the US, after having spent a significant part of his career leading projects worldwide. His work has always been focused on ensuring the technical and economic success of complex industrial projects.

Alex Scheerder

Principal Engineer
Stamicarbon

Alex Scheerder holds a Masters in Science degree in Applied Physics from the Technical University of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. 

He started his professional career in 1986 as a Research Associate at the Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) Department of DSM. From 1992, Mr. Scheerder headed the NDT Department of DSM.

In 2001, he joined Stamicarbon as a Mechanical Lead Engineer. Amongst others, he worked on the development and successful introduction of the Safurex® duplex stainless steel in Stamicarbon urea plants.

In 2007, he became Head of the Mechanical Engineering & Inspection Department of Stamicarbon. In 2018, he took the role of Principal Engineer for Stamicarbon in the field of mechanical engineering, materials and corrosion engineering and fabrication technologies.

Andrew Kline

Director of IGS Environmental
Integrated Global Services (IGS)

Andrew Kline graduated cum laude from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2014 with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and minors in both Business and Mathematics. Upon graduation he began his career as a Project Engineer for IGS, providing field engineering support on high velocity thermalspray coating projects in the oil & gas, power, and pulp & paper industries throughout North America.

Since 2015 his focus shifted to the SCR Solutions Division of IGS, focusing on NOx reduction and SCR efficiency improvements in the Utility Power, Petrochemical, and Cement industries both domestically and internationally. He is regarded as a SCR efficiency subject matter expert and is named on various patents engineered to reduce SCR fouling in both solid and gaseous fuel SCR applications