Andrei Gorshkov Email & Phone Number

Moscow, Russia

• Manage continuous renovation of pilot plant – from conceptual design to process Implementation;
• Scale up and test Fischer-Tropsch process and catalysts - from lab scale to pilot scale;
• Increased reliability of the pilot plant by analyzing processes and solving technology bottlenecks. As a result, from unexpected plant shutdowns every 1,5-2 months, it was achieved 8 months of unstoppable continuous.
• Supervise two engineers and 12 operators;
• Interact between R&D and manufacturing teams for implementation of efficient methods and best practices;
• Supervise procurement and construction of new equipment: apparatus, reactors, gas compressors, pumps, control valves, etc.

Moscow, Russia

• Started-up technological units of the plant: syngas (mixture of CO and hydrogen) production with desired composition, amine treatment for removing CO2, syngas compressor, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis, synthetic fuel.
• Support R&D and manufacturing teams by planning, coordinating and supervising 24/7 continuous tests on the Fischer-Tropsch pilot plant;
• Troubleshoot the problems with engineering techniques, and interconnect with colleagues/external partners to solve issues;
• Developed guidelines for efficient and safety production;
• Control quality of chromatography gas analysis, provided calibration.

Samara Region, Russian Federation

• Started-up and operated technological units of the GTL Pilot Plant: steam air reformer reactor, compression system, Fisher-Tropsch reactor
• Provided technological optimization of efficiency of the process, identified and solved technological problems
• Provided chromatography gas adsorption and gas-liquid chromatography calibration and analysis

Samara, Russia

• Conducted series of tests in the laboratory adsorption plant to remove H2S and mercaptans from associated gas
• Provided technological optimization of efficiency of the process, identified and solved technological problems
• Provided chromatography gas adsorption calibration and analysis