Dec 2025 – Present · 4 mos

• Manage a motivated and experienced global team based in IN, NL & USA.
• Responsible for delivering global technology licenses for conventional hydrocracking & hydrotreating as well as renewables co-processing/ HEFA processes.
• Responsible for supporting our hydroprocessing manufacturing assets be the world leaders in terms of performance and cost competitiveness.

Mar 2025 – Nov 2025 · 8 mos

• Accountable for the delivery of all aspects of Hydroprocessing (Hydrocracking & Hydrotreating) technology including design and site support via a motivated global team based in India, Amsterdam and the USA

Apr 2024 – Mar 2025 · 11 mos

• Manage an experienced and motivated global team (India, Netherlands, The USA) with the accountability of delivering all aspects of Shell hydrocracking technology - design, licensing, asset support and R&D.
• Deliver hydroprocessing technology programs, agreeing to the content and budget with the business sponsors and subsequently ensure delivering to the plan ensuring that the resulting technology is affordable, competitive and successfully deployed and replicated.
• In partnership with Asset technology teams, deliver asset support that enables Shell and JV assets to consistently deliver top quartile performance.
• Delivery of process design work for BDP of projects for Shell, JV’s and 3rd parties.
• Governance of overall competence development, skillpool health and technical authority of staff working in these technology areas.
• Knowledge management: custodian of technology knowledge/expertise and IP management

Dec 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 4 mos

• Responsible for development of Process Development (R&D) skillpool funnel of 40+ Shell staff in AP.
• Lead an upskilling program for the staff, enabling cross discipline on the job learning opportunities.
• Support leadership team in updating the job competence in line with Shell & external job requirements.
• Organise opportunities for staff to learn from/ interact with domain experts from across the globe.
• Member of Process Development Global Leadership Team.

Dec 2020 – Mar 2024 · 3 yrs 3 mos

• Provide final technical assurance in R&D for development and deployment of new catalysts/ processes as well as in process engineering for projects and site support activities. Value >100 MN US$/y generated.
• Lead multiple process safety incident resolution at sites, and, ensuring cascading of the learnings across multiple technologies.
• Lead process safety initiatives in global SMPO assets, leading to higher integrity of the assets.
• Lead/ mentor a high performing motivated team of 20 staff across multiple geographical locations.
• Lead knowledge management & IP rights protection, represent Shell in external collaboration.
• Member of Chemicals Global Leadership Team

Aug 2019 – Nov 2020 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Independent technical authority for assurance in critical activities for R&D & licensing.
• Process integrator of a chemical brownfield retrofitting project in the area of polyols: successfully led the Select & Define phases leading to the development of BDEP (with engineering contractor), including managing technology innovations and process safety challenges. The project was delivered on time & budget, leading to higher profitability in Shell polyols business.
• Lead a new waste water line-up at a manufacturing site, leading to benefit of >6 MN US$ per annum.

Sep 2017 – Aug 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

• Process lead for two projects worth >10 MN US$ for managing process safety risks
• Monitoring day to day performance and advising the operations on optimisation/ troubleshooting.
• Lead the strategy for catalyst selection and life cycle management, yields and energy consumption
• Lead troubleshooting of a major catalyst failure issue (leading to unplanned downtime) in association with multiple stakeholders, leading to savings of >15 MNUS$.
• Lead a novel waste water removal technology implementation, leading to lower opex & CO2 footprint.
• Lead SMPO technology workshop for operational improvement in Seraya Jurong Island.

Jan 2012 – Aug 2017 · 5 yrs 7 mos

• Successful in moving the Centre of Expertise (CoE) for Shell licensed SMPO chemicals process to Bangalore, within allocated time and budget.
• Responsible for setting up a sophisticated research lab for chemicals in Bangalore including leading design, installation, commissioning and validation of 6 pilot plants. Successful scale-up of data.
• R&D project execution and management - leading projects of annual budget of >1,500k US$ , incl. project manager for catalyst & technology development portfolio.
• Successfully led from discovery through development to deployment of an alternate catalyst for a kinetic step in SMPO process, leading to benefits of > 4 MN US$/year
• Technical support to the sites: start-up, catalyst reduction, implementation of recommendations
• Set up several external technology collaboration with academic and industrial institutes
• Delivery of several technical training programmes on SMPO technology (India, Singapore, Netherlands, etc.)
• Shell trained assessor: participated in campus/ graduates/ experienced staff hiring
• Mentoring graduates, interns and leading a pool of experimental staff

Oct 2006 – Dec 2011 · 5 yrs 2 mos

• Instrumental in shaping the future plans and vision for Shell Bangalore Technology Centre India, as the first experienced hire in refining area for Shell in India,
• R&D project execution and management: Project lead for setting up of first hydroprocessing wet lab facility in Bangalore, including methodology for pilot plant catalyst test protocol and scale-up. Value generated > 50 MN US$
• Modeling & simulation - development of hydrocracking model and implementation at several sites and supporting users from sites, licensing, supply chain and catalyst suppliers globally. Value generated > 100 MN US$.
• Technical support to the sites - start-up, implementation of recommendations in hydroprocessing
• HSSE Focal Point for Bangalore lab
• Delivery of several hydroprocessing modeling training programmes (India, Singapore, Japan)
• People development, e.g. mentoring of 6 graduates, 2 experimentalists and 2 interns in Bangalore
• ISO 9001 Quality Focal Point