Rameshwar S. Hiwale, Ph.D

• Process Design and Optimization: Hydrogen, Syngas, Carbon Monoxide, HYCO, Ammonia Plants (SMR, ATR) • Senior Principal Process development engineer with 21+ years of experience in all phases of process/product development from laboratory to pilot scale to validation scale to the commercialization. • Highly Proficient with ASPEN flow sheet development: 20+ years experienced professional in ASPEN model development and validation. Used Aspen for develop overall PFD, Process design, troubleshooting, Validation and Optimization (Aspen, HYSYS, UniSim etc.) • Strong background in reactor design, mass transfer and kinetics models (Aspen Rate based model, Aspen custom modeler)  • Excellent knowledge and practical experience in process modelling, simulation tool development, pilot plant testing/operation  • Experienced professional for detailed equipment design, process optimization to reduce overall CAPEX and OPEX, Front-end engineering, process economics  • Supervisory experience with focus on leadership and technical development. Managed member of R&D projects/Work Packages and completed all key milestones/deliverables within allocated budget and resources.  • Team player with excellent communication, organization, interpersonal and leadership skills • Key core team member of Alstom’s CO2 Capture Technology at SRI California, WE Energies, Process Validation Facility (PVF) Mountaineer, USA, Pilot plant in Vaxjo, EON Pilot plant in Karlshamm, Sweden and the demonstration plant at TCM Mongstad in Norway. Closely involved in the design, development, commissioning and operation of all of the above pilot, validation and demonstration projects. • Experience in heterogeneous and homogeneous catalytic, reactive separation processes, natural gas processing plants e.g. LNG, NGL, Refining, CO2 capture processes. • Mentoring and coaching newly joined engineers from Technology and R&D Execution