John Smith Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

2014 – Date: Sasol Group Technology - Application Support, R&TProduct Differentiation & Development Scientist • Currently involved in developing initiatives that support a drive to add-value to the base oil (future), microwax and paraffins businesses • Accountable for the coordination and advancement of research activities relating to base oils or base oil molecules as well as applications that currently use base oils in formulations throughout Sasol international Energy, Sasol Performance Chemicals and R&T• Involved in analyses of Fischer Tropsch value chain to optimise the utilization of some of the product streams into non- conventional markets• Designed and coordinates an engagement matrix helping to share information about third parties and contractors between different Sasol Business entities• Project leader in utilizing hydroisomerisation technology as a potential route to high value, high demand blend components as well as to integrate into Sasol feed while being accountable to the BU for progress and meeting targets• Responsible for the development of an analytical philosophy that supports development work that forms part of a critical milestones for the success of project• Analyses market forces that underpin business supply and demand dynamics

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Operated as part of a high functioning team during the FEED development for the US GTL mega project • Formulated and implemented a competitor cost model to determine competiveness and provide information for pricing/margin analyses• Took responsibility for cost competitor analysis for global base stock refining in support of business and marketing plans• Formulated a model which was developed and implemented incorporating all possible global refining configurations while comparing the cost of production for each engineering configuration• Selected to assist in developing fundamental understanding of factors influencing slackwax pricing• Evaluated base stock market seeding opportunities and prepared a position paper on alternative opportunities to produce base stocks, working with internal as well as third partiesCareer Summary Continued …• Investigated viability of using ORYX GTL wax to produce base oils as an interim/market seeding option to support the US project• Analysed the Polyalphaolefin landscape to establish replacement opportunities by Sasol • Developed economic model comparing various company strategies in order to comply with new fuel regulations• Played a significant role in the management and coordination of feasibility study activities• Successfully developed and implemented a knowledge management system

Sasolburg

• Initiated innovative solutions for SASOL chemical and fuels portfolios while adding value using existing feed streams by implementing new technologies• Managed several scientists within the unit while responsible for budget planning, performance contracting and monitoring, technical planning and mentoring• Developed a corrosion management strategy as well as analytical capability and provided process support to the Solvent Business unit when necessary• Took accountability for Secunda units chemistry support to better understand the technologies and to provide a fundamental chemistry perspective to the operational management of these units

Polokwane Area, South Africa

• Lectured Inorganic Chemistry for the Programme for the continuous learning of Secondary school science teachers• Presented lectures and practicals to a diverse group of students from first year to honours level, including distant learners

Diploma In Engineering Management, Engineering

Diploma in Engineering Management at the University of Pretoria, which includes: Technology Management, People Management, Project.

Master Of Science (Msc), Chemistry

1993 MSc Chemistry, University of the Free State 1991 BSc Honours University of the Free State 1990 Sponsorship year, developing solid.