Wilhelmshaven, Germany & Brussels, Belgium

Wilhelmshaven, Germany & Brussels, Belgium ◼ Leading Technology Evaluation and Implementation for Synthesis Gas related Technologies, Reforming, Methanation, etc. ◼ Technology Lead for CO2 Capture and technical focal point for CO2 transport and storage specifications ◼ Innovative Technology Screening e.g. Direct Air Capture, Methane Pyrolysis, etc.

Solution Development for custom-made Synthesis Gas and Methanol plants, strong focus on reduced carbon emitting solutions (Blue & Green Methanol). ◼ Technology Development for Synthesis Gas and Methanol technology

Responsible for technology and process engineering unit operation support regarding process optimization, process safety, troubleshooting and continuous improvement for ongoing operations and future projects including process engineering support for turnarounds. ◼ Process Optimization: Reliability improvements for highly corrosive process systems, Development of new operation mode enabling full utilization at limited cooling capacity. Strong cooperation with catalyst suppliers leading to increased catalyst lifetimes. ◼ Process Safety: Hazard Analysis for plant changes, Risk based inspection workshops for several plants, Hazops for all plants within the production unit, identified severval existing process safety gaps in existing plants through hazard analysis. Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH, Rhineland Refinery, Cologne, Germany Technologist Aromatics Recovery, Benzene Toluene Extractive Distillation, p- and o-Xylene Recovery, DME- and MTBE-synthesis, 2015 – 2017 ◼ Process Optimization: Planning and Execution of Catalyst improvement project (budget€25m) increasing product yield of 15%. ◼ Process Safety: Technology Support for Process Safety Upgrade Project (budget €10m) for closing process safety gaps, Hazard Analysis for plant changes, Specification of relief cases for several production units. ◼ Process Modelling: Advisor for developing simulation models for 2 plants, Energy efficiency improvements of distillation columns. BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany , Technical Solutions for Research Pilot Plants, 2012-2013 ◼ Development of a new reactant supply system for new pilot plant in polymer research plant. ◼ Development of new reliability strategy for motors in research facility. THIEL/PAGE 3

Publication: ASPEN Custom Models of Carbon Dioxide Absorption by CO2 Loaded Monoethanolamine Solution in Packed Column and Rotating Packed Bed, 2015 Symposium on Process Systems Engineering & Thermodynamics, April 10-11 2015, Kinmen, Taiwan ◼ Publication: Modelling and Design of Carbon Dioxide Absorption in Rotating Packed Bed and Packed Column, 11th IFAC Symposium on Dynamics and Control of Process Systems, including Biosystems, June 6-8, 2016, Trondheim, Norway. ◼ Patent: Apparatus and Method for Capturing Target Component from Gas, 2018, Taiwan.

Research Assistant: Molecular Thermodynamics Simulations in the Excellence cluster „Tailor made fuels from Biomass“, Institute of Technical Thermodynamics, RWTH Aachen University. ◼ Teaching Assistant: Technical ThermodynamicsIand II, Institute of Technical Thermodynamics, RWTH Aachen University. ◼ Teaching Asstistant: Mechanics I and II, Institute of General Mechanics, RWTH Aachen University.