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United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, United Arab Emirates

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Writing communication and critical analysis skills used to edit the evaluation or peer-review reports to ensure scientific validity and quality.Networking skills used for the identification of scientific peers (KOLs) for research program reviews and grant proposal assessment, assembling a large network of experts in current research trends.

Paris, Île-De-France, France

Paris Area, France

Combined scientific skills with business skills to develop a patentable technology bringing together different methodologies, regulatory compliances, and risk mitigation, to reduce the process cost by 10x. Deep knowledge of current industry trends (market research and analysis) targeted in microalgae farming to reduce the production cost, capital investment and assessment of scalability. Leadership, teambuilding, ideation, business strategy, investments, product development, storytelling, marketing, supply chain management, are skills sharpened by this experience. Costumer facing skills and negotiation are demonstrated by signing 2 MOIs with costumers before proof of concept of the technology.Great communication skills, shown by Identifying prospective customers and actively promoting BioThrust services thanks to face to face meetings, cold phone calls and email contacts and social media resulting in 100K € investment and one potential corporate development.

Paris Area, France

Entrepreneur First is a “deep tech” accelerator and investment facility that aims to develop innovation across a range of frontier technologies. The program is backed by funding from Reid Hoffman (LinkedIn founder), Peter Thiel (Paypal founder), and other serial entrepreneurs and investors. Since 2014, more than 200 companies have been launched, worth a combined $2bn. Crash course on building a startup company from the idea to an investment committee focusing on project management, market research and analysis, regulatory and compliance, business development.Cohort of 60 highly talented individuals with different technical and business edges, mentored by EF coaches to actively build multi-billion startups from scratch within 3-6 months in Station F (the world's largest startup facility located in Paris).

Saudi Arabia

Outstanding teamwork and collaboration skills demonstrated by managing, writing and providing reports for 5 research projects with international industries.Negotiation skills such as negotiation and persuasion and client facing skills reflected by keeping relations with collaborators to achieve a common goal. (Oxymem, Bronkhorst, Nalco, Conweed Plastics, etc..)Project management, ideation, and proposal writing to convey different ideas to obtain funding for 3 research projects.Strong and confident communication experience by presenting complex results in 3 conferences, writing 4 research papers, 1 book chapter and several reports to different audiences (schools, industry, peers). Excellent entrepreneurial skills and creativity showed by redesigning and launching an automated seawater system simulating desalination with high potential of commercialization to be patented. Developed functionalized membrane coatings to reduce costs of biofouling control in drinking water production. Studied the effect of feed spacer mesh size on hydrodynamics, biofouling development and cleaning in collaboration with Conwed Plastics, LCC. Leadership and excellent relationship builder by co-supervision of relevant 5 undergraduate and graduate students ensuring the continuation of funding for the research group. o-supervised a relevant PhD thesis with the title “Photosynthetic Oxygenation and Nutrient Utilization by Chlorella Vulgaris in a Hybrid Membrane Bioreactor and Algal Membrane Photobioreactor System”.Designed and constructed of a Membrane Aerated Bioreactor for optimization of wastewater treatment processes. Biofilm characterization and thickness control for efficiency and decrease operational costs. In collaboration with Oxymem. Developed cleaning procedures using green biocides to control biofouling in drinking water production systems to increase water production and decrease costs. In collaboration with Nalco, an Ecolab company.

Porto Metropolitan Area

Good communications skills for presenting research findings in 3 conferences, 5 scientific papers and 2 book chapters which lead to secure 200 000 € grant. Legal and regulatory aspects knowledge to acquire knowledge in interfering substances, surfactants, biocides, enzymes and bacterial contaminations regulatory environmental guidelines. Creative problem solving and entrepreneurial mindset shown by the design and build of a flow cell system to represent food industry conditions in lab scale for a 2 500 €. Strategic planning, creativity, time management and informational technologies acumen demonstrated by performing microbiology, molecular biology, and water chemistry analysis and processing the data resulting in 3 cleaning protocols for use in food & Beverage industry production lines. Commercial acumen, great interpersonal relationship skills, conflict resolution to manage laboratory equipment and consumables, ensuring that the necessary items is available and in good conditions. Thesis title:Biofilm control with antimicrobial agents: the role of the exopolymeric matrixThe exopolymeric matrix of biofilms as a key issue on antimicrobials resistance

Porto Area, Portugal

Porto Area, Portugal

Bioresist - The influence of biofilm phenotype on its resilience and resistance. Manuel José Vieira Simões, Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP)PTDC/EBB-EBI/105085/2008

Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

Management and organizational skills distributed through several research projects and the co-supervision of 3 students resulting in 3 scientific papers and 3 commercial products. Strategic planning on the development of flow cells to study the hydrodynamic effects of different membranes for water production; the cost was 90% reduced. Collaboration, communication and negotiation showed by partnerships with Dow chemical, Phillips and Texas University to study membranes, feed spacers and equipment thereby reducing costs and increase production of drinking water. Commercial acumen and informational management to test and select different materials to prevent biological accumulation in drinking water production systems. Communications skills for presenting research findings in 2 conferences and 3 research articles.

Vila Nova De Gaia, Porto, Portugal

Legal and regulatory aspects to meet the standards of pollution and sustainability of the municipality guidelines. Organization of the European Mobility Week 2009 to increase mobility and reduce the number of cars in the city center.Development of projects supported by the municipality for "Collection of Computer Consumables" and "Composting" reducing waste and saving money. Relationship building with the people residing in the municipality to participate in the projects developed by the city hall.

Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands

Worked on Influence of feed spacer on biofouling of spiral wound NF and RO membranes

Postdoctoral Fellow, Desalination And Water Reuse

Desalination, drinking water production, water reuse, biofouling control, wastewater treatment.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Biological And Chemical Engineering, Graduated With The Highest Honors

Specialized in process optimization, microbial resistance, and cleaning and disinfection.

Integrated Masters In Biological Engineering, Environmental Technologies, 19/20 In Master'S Thesis On Biofouling Mitigation From Water Systems

Specialized in environmental engineering, industrial processes, water technologies.