John Ellersick P.E. Pmp Email & Phone Number

Somerville, Massachusetts, Us

Next Rung Technology provides consulting and execution services to organizations developing and delivering sustainable technologies - with expertise in water, energy, renewables, biotechnology, next-generation foods and materials, and wastewater treatment. nextrungtechnology.comAdept in navigating the path from the great idea that works in the lab to delivering a succesful product, process and organization at scale and commercialized.Strong international experience and success in managing cross-cultural teams, including experience in China, Mexico, Germany, Italy and many other countries worldwide.Services include technology evaluation and guidance during all stages of development and commercialization, project development and execution, equipment and skid systems design and delivery, and project / construction / operations management. Team development, mentoring, applying real-world expertise drawn from decades of production-scale plant development.Can draw on expert network of partners / colleagues / contractors to rapidly scale for large projects.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Leading the Oasys operations organizations including DELIVER (projects, engineering, and systems delivery) and BUILD (Supply Chain Management and Manufacturing) through technology scaleup and commercialization to deliver major projects in four Chinese locations.Organizational responsibilities include the development and delivery of Forward Osmosis (FO) based projects, design and manufacturing of Oasys industrial wastewater treatment systems, and manufacturing of Forward Osmosis water treatment elements at domestic and international locations.Forward Osmosis is commercial membrane based technology uniquely suited to treat some of the world’s most abused industrial waters from sources such as power plant flue gas desulfurization, oil and gas production, industrial utilities blowdown and coal to chemicals waste sources. Not only does Forward Osmosis treat highly contaminated waste streams, it also maximizes water recovery and reuse, and facilitates the adoption of true Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) at industrial facilities worldwide.Senior Director of Engineering June 2014 - December 2014

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Houston, Texas, Us

Project Director, Sr Project Manager for Myriant Succinic Acid BioRefinery Project (MySAB - Lake Providence, LA) - from grant development through engineering, construction, commissioning and start-up. Plant operations and projects management including bank test run completion and financing conversion. Completed project is largest commercial production facility of its kind. MySAB Project Principal Investigator / DOE Project Director. Managed agency relations and interactions including cellulosic program development, and test run acceptance.Project Manager for Myriant's demonstration program in Mexico City, and pilot activities in Wisconsin. Projects achieved > 1000x scaleup from lab. Learnings from scaleup and sample production served as the technical basis for Lake Providence commercial facility.Key activities: Engineering Management, Technology Transfer, Project Finance and Execution.

Project Manager for Pilot and Demonstration facilities in Rome, NY. Responsible for all phases of Rome Project including site selection, project definition, permitting, execution, construction, startup and handover to operations. Member of Mascoma's Management Leadership Team (MLT) participating in corporate financial and strategic activities. Key activities: Engineering Management, Technology Transfer, Project Finance and Execution.

Dallas, Texas, Us

Provided engineering services to industrial clients in major industries - refineries / petrochemicals / chemicals / paper etc. Projects include environmental evaluations, engineering, design, and execution of major environmental upgrade construction projects such as Wastewater Treatment Plants, Incinerators / Waste Combustors, and Scrubbers in the 10 MM$ to 200+ MM$ project size.Worked from 1994 to 2000 and 2004 to 2007.Key activities: Engineering Management, Technology Development, Project Execution.

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Project execution, technology development, process engineering and design including construction oversite of first of a kind commercial scale cellulosic feedstock facility. Design, construction, commissioning and validation of biotechnology facilities.Project Manager of first of a kind Renewables to Levulinic Acid Plant, Caserta (Naples) Italyhttp://www.biodevelopment.us/crnt_lecal.htmlKey activities: Engineering Management, Technology Development, Technology Transfer, Project Finance and Execution.

Masters Of Science, Engineering Management

Bs, Chemical Engineering