Pradeep Venkataraman, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Spring, Tx, Us

Arlington, Virginia, Us

New York, New York, Us

Oversaw the engineering and design of start-up projects in the clean energy transition space. Key responsibilities included oversight and management of various design and engineering disciplines, including EPC and other third-party vendors to the delivery of an operational asset. Developed the technology strategy and lead deployment of technology solutions. Worked directly with the Chief Development Officer to carry out the division’s goals & objectives.• Lead and manager Engineering and Design of 100+ MW Hydrogen Generation Facility in USGC with a project cost ~$300 Million and 2025 COD.• Developed technology strategy and pathways for optimum technology solutions for replication and faster implementation of future projects in the pipeline.• Designed and established project workflows and document control strategies for current and successive projects.• Established pathways for certification for green attributes for hydrogen.• Contributing author for National Petroleum Council’s Hydrogen Study for Department of Energy.

Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Jp

Functioned as technology advisor fostering external innovation and technology integrator to expand MHI Group’s role as a decarbonization technology and solution provider. Worked directly with the Senior Management to carry out the division’s goals & objectives.• Led Go to Market Strategies, POC and Business Development activities for CO2NNEXTM platform.• Performed technical due diligence and TRL assessment on investment opportunities resulting in ~$50 million investments in clean tech start-ups. (PEM Electrolyzer, Electrofuels, CO2 Utilization).• Project Manager for offshore production of low-carbon ammonia concept study funded by Nippon Foundation for Deepstar Consortium. o Proposal was voted 1st among 15 submitted to the consortium on GHG mitigation projects• Established technical evaluation parameters and workflows to optimize deal flows and partnership opportunities increasing process efficiencies by 50%.• Brand Voice for the organization and participates as subject matter expert on panel discussions at international conferences on Hydrogen and Decarbonization of hard-to-abate sectors.

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Technical lead and subject matter expert (SME) influencing key clean energy initiatives and alternative gas monetization projects, engaging extensively with international clients, external technology developers, universities, and consultants. Mentored 2 new hires and directed technician for laboratory work.• Led development of robust tool for techno-commercial evaluation of low-carbon natural gas value chains including hydrogen, ammonia, and carbon capture and sequestration.• Managed and developed joint industry project with major international customer on decarbonizing power and mobility projects, defining program goals, project milestones, and budget requirements.• Built novel liquefaction concepts, integrating traditional and emerging natural gas value chains.• Demonstrated scale-up of oceanic sequestration of CO2 through laboratory experimental campaign.

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• Developed a data driven model for bitumen extraction process and deployed it in MATLAB based GUI application. • $3 M savings realized through optimization of process additives in bitumen extraction using data analytics.• Managed University of Texas Energy Initiative program on Clathrate Hydrates of Methane in GoM.• Design of Experiment, sample coordination and data analysis for secondary process aids plant trial at Kearl Oil Sands Operations.

Houston, Texas, Us

Executed technology development, commercialization, and project management of novel chemical process leveraging strong technical expertise in process design, catalysis, and modeling. Spearheaded team of 2 technicians, 2 chemists and a post-doc.• Developed patented process for bitumen viscosity reduction in SAG-D operations, reducing solvent consumption by 50%, resulting in significant cost savings and GHG emission reduction.• Managed and executed fabrication of $2M field prototype unit, leading project management activities including vendor qualification, scheduling, procurement, inspection, HAZOP, P&ID review, and management.• Scaled up 1 gpd laboratory process to 150 bpd field prototype unit by providing process modeling, equipment sizing and costing, lab data analysis, and iterative process improvements.• Integrated experimental data (NMR, XPS, FT-IR, Mass Spectroscopy) and computational methods including DFT, MD, and QSAR to design workflow for quantitative structure recognition of asphaltenes, identifying structures from 6 customer samples.• Designed novel catalyst with high selectivity for bitumen viscosity reduction at lower temperature.

Houston, Tx, Us

Performed fundamental research sponsored by industry-led consortium (RPSEA) directly impacting upstream production. Mentored 2 graduate students working on project.• Enhanced the understanding of corrosion and scaling at high pressure and temperature for applications in deepwater offshore processes through thermodynamic models.• Provided molecular dynamics and statistical mechanics basis for extending SAFT for modeling electrolytes at high temperature and high pressure.

New Orleans, La, Us

● Performed molecular simulations studies of hydrogen storage as gas hydrates and the effect of surface modification on wettability of nano-cellulose.● Developed method to reduce the dispersant requirement of COREXIT 9500® in oil spill remediation by 5 times using modified biopolymers and novel carbon particles ● Hands-on experience in Electron microscopy and Rheology of emulsions and gels, spray pyrolysis, powder XRD, Raman, FTIR and Interfacial property measurements.● Conducted Neutron Scattering experiments at NIST to study morphological transformations in surfactant based systems for TCE remediation. Teaching Assistant - ● Distillation column and turbulent flow heat exchanger: Demonstration and experiments for the undergraduate course in Unit Operations● Numerical Methods for Chemical Engineers

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Business development activities for new products, customer education and application engineering of Valves ● Led the business development efforts for the Pacific Wedgeplug® Valves at a green field project at a major refinery resulting in the sale of over $100,000 in the first year of product introduction.● Developed an application database for different valves and incorporated into the ERP system (SAP).● Published an engineering bulletin on ‘Testing Procedures and Standards for Sleeved Plug Valves’ for the purpose of internal training.

Nagpur, Maharashtra, In

Characterization and Utilization of Fly AshFly Ash from a local thermal power station was studied for metal content. Studied methods to extract alumina from fly ash.

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Synthesis and Characterization of Metal NanoparticlesGold and Silver nanoparticles were synthesized in aqueous micellar systems and Winsor II phase and characterized using electron microscopy

Doctor Of Philosophy (Ph.D), Chemical Engineering

Bachelor Of Technology (B.Tech), Chemical Engineering 2004

Aissce, Science