Dr. Venetia Rigou

- Collaborated with Manufacturing team to determine activities for product quality improvements - Performed statistical analysis of quality data to determine product capabilities - Supervised QC lab technicians & Sr. Quality Specialist - Led investigations and root cause analyses for product non-conformities & customer complaints - Monitored system for corrective & preventive actions (CAPA). Confirmed effectiveness of implemented actions - Conducted & supported internal & external quality audits

- Simulated process model for the pyrolytic treatment of soil contaminated with heavy hydrocarbons (HHC), using SuperPro Designer - Developed mass and energy balances for the facility's continuous operation - Optimized the process with respect to the facility's energy requirements - Developed and reviewed PFDs

- Involvement in conceptual & detailed engineering design of multi-million dollars projects - Development & review of PFDs, P&IDs, engineering & equipment specifications - Equipment sizing - Hydraulic calculations - Simulation and debottlenecking schedule for batch plant operation - Assisted Lead Process Engineer with the development of basis of design for Clean-In-Place (CIP) systems Additional projects included: - PSV design - Technical feasibility assessment for capacity expansion of units

Process design and simulation of biodiesel & cellulosic ethanol facilities. Additionally: - Optimized each process with respect to biorefinery's energy requirements - Designed a combined heat and power unit to partially utilize byproduct streams of production process for energy generation.

Research in metabolomics field: - Established mechanistic model to describe anaerobic fermentation of glycerol in E. coli - Implemented a Principal Component Analysis based methodology to analyze microarray and metabolome data

Diploma Thesis: "Computational Analysis of Transport Phenomena with FEMLAB 3.0"