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• Computational modelling, design, and evaluation of biomass waste pyrolysis solutions for various industries, including agro-processing, food, paper and pulp, livestock manure and other organic waste producers• Use of software such as Aspen Plus, Aspen HYSYS, OpenFoam and ANSYS Fluent, for thermochemical process simulations including pyrolysis, combustion and kinetics, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)• Bespoke thermochemical modeling and software development using Python• Supporting pyrolysis start-ups in the Netherlands, Germany, UK, USA and South Africa as a technology and engineering consultant• Design of solutions for upgrading biochar and oil product quality for various biomass feedstocks based on feedstock characteristics• Life cycle analyses (LCA) for biochar certification in accordance with ISO 14040• Feasibility studies and high-level financial analyses for technology solutions• Client, stakeholder and contractor communications, and project management• Application of knowledge of carbon crediting and GHG reporting policies in Europe

Centurion, Gauteng, South Africa

• Feasibility studies of Sub-Saharan industrial processes such as electrochemical hydrogen, ammonia, offshore pipelines, saltwater waste disposal (SWD) plants, and petrochemical tank farms• ASPEN Plus and AFT Fathom/Arrow hydraulics simulations• Petrochemical and piping equipment sizing• PFD and P&ID creation• Qualitative analysis and reporting of African energy policies and forecasts• Construction contract planning and administration

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Recipient of the 2019 IS3 Top Technical Employee of the Year Award• Feasibility studies for model-predictive control in various industries, including grinding and pre-leach thickening circuits in gold processing, coal communition circuits, and sugar production• Development of various model-predictive control systems, such as improvement of sugar batch-continuous crystallization throughput and quality resulting in a record annual plant throughput• Technical pre-sales, tender engineering and delivering product training• Process simulation using AVEVA simulation software

University Of Pretoria

• Troubleshooting and research on causes of pump failures of an electricity production company due to lubricating oils• Assisting postgraduate students with research activities

Sappi Ngodwana

Conducted and presented findings of a study on the filterability of clarifier dregs in a paper and pulp digestate recycling process

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Chemical Engineering

CFD Modelling of Carbon Dioxide Reduction in a Photocatalytic Slurry Bubble Column Reactor

Master Of Engineering - Meng, Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Postgraduate Students' Association of the Department of Chemical Engineering, TuksRes Women in Leadership.

Beng (Honours), Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: TuksRes Women in Leadership Academy Specializations: Bioprocessing, Product Design, Research, Separation.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Chemical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Huis Nerina, TuksTennis Specialization: Design optimization with Python Undergraduate research project.