Worked on many different projects for the food and beverages categories Unilever operates in. Activities included process (re)design and process control systems design. In my current project in this position I am working on an innovative extrusion process. Process sensors, process control.Successful projects in tea, cheese, tomato paste, margarine, soy-milk, ice-cream, dressings, sauces + many moreINNOVATIVE FOOD PRODUCTS AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENTFrom idea stage to proof… Show more Worked on many different projects for the food and beverages categories Unilever operates in. Activities included process (re)design and process control systems design. In my current project in this position I am working on an innovative extrusion process. Process sensors, process control.Successful projects in tea, cheese, tomato paste, margarine, soy-milk, ice-cream, dressings, sauces + many moreINNOVATIVE FOOD PRODUCTS AND PROCESS DEVELOPMENTFrom idea stage to proof of principle. New process design and scoping by conducting bench scale and pilot plant experiments and analysis. Process control strategy design.Detailed process design - including heat- and mass transfer details of each stream, equipment- and line sizing, utility design. Sensors and actuators. Data-acquisition and analysis. Yield calculations. Installation, commissioning and optimization of pilot plants and commercial scale plants. Conceptual design of new processes.SCALE-UP TO COMMERCIAL LEVELBasic and detailed engineering of commercial scale production plants - e.g. heat- and material balances, PFD, P&ID verification, equipment sizing and data sheet verification for innovation processes. Assisting project lead in preparing technology brief and CAPEX proposals. Contractor identification and selection on basis of cost, quality and expertise level. Playing a lead role in design, installation and commissioning.OPTIMIZATION OF EXISTING PROCESSESOptimization techniques to reduce conversion cost, increase yield, capacity and quality of existing processes. Process Intensification. Debottlenecking. Reducing raw materials consumption - increasing sustainability. Show less

Advanced Manufacturing Technology Group. Research, development and evaluation of in-line process sensors and monitoring techniques for food applications. Viscosity, pH, Brix, Ultra Sound, Micro Wave, NIR, Colour.Developed and implemented a real-time monitoring and control technology for dry-matter and viscosity in a fresh cheese process. Reducing raw materials consumption (milk) and improving conversion cost.

Process modeling and control - Matlab / Simulink - process validation and optimization of food production plants - global.Development and implementation of a toolbox to optimize the pasteurisation process (control) for soups and sauces, resulting in a significant increase in quality. Global trainer for this toolbox. 6 months secondment: Unilever Delft, Calvé plant, Major Project MSc. study. Starch pasteurization unit - advanced process control system implementation - leading to… Show more Process modeling and control - Matlab / Simulink - process validation and optimization of food production plants - global.Development and implementation of a toolbox to optimize the pasteurisation process (control) for soups and sauces, resulting in a significant increase in quality. Global trainer for this toolbox. 6 months secondment: Unilever Delft, Calvé plant, Major Project MSc. study. Starch pasteurization unit - advanced process control system implementation - leading to higher product quality, less waste and less downtime. Show less

Edible oil refinery - margarine (food) oils and fats.Process automation and control - PLC / DCS / SCADA systems and industrial instrumentation. Greenfield and Brownfield projects.

Industrial wood fire combustion systems - process design.