Track record
Three bodies of work, spanning thirty years, in scale-up, capital delivery and operations.
Chief Technology Officer — Samsara Eco
Enzymatic plastic recycling, laboratory to pilot plant
Took enzymatic plastic recycling from laboratory data to pilot plants producing commercial-grade PET and Nylon-6,6 monomers. Delivered the R&D plant in eight months. Built the technical function from one person to eighteen, and brought the Owner's Engineer function in-house after initially engaging a third party.
Smorgon Consolidated Industries
PET depolymerisation, bench to 24/7 production
Took a food-contact PET depolymerisation process from bench scale to pilot to 24/7 full-scale production. Ran the US FDA trial work required to sell into food-contact applications. The process was commercialised through a joint venture.
Hazardous waste operations — $17M business, 45 staff
Operations leadership and capital delivery
Solvent recycling, water treatment, a NATA-certified laboratory and oil processing at Moomba. Capital projects from $2M to $15M delivered inside live operating plant.
I was put back into that business after a serious vehicle accident grounded the fleet and triggered regulatory investigation. I rebuilt the leadership team and restored licence compliance to 95%.
Detail on any of these is available on request.