Carmo Pereira

Senior Consultant

Highly accomplished technically sophisticated chemical engineering consultant with a proven track record of providing thought leadership and value-generating insights. Extensive experience in utilizing engineering skills to make a significant, bottom-line impact on businesses, plants, and emerging technology. • Breadth of knowledge: refining technologies; catalysts; air pollution control; various chemical processes/materials; renewable feedstocks; emerging technologies; sustainable development. • Technology assessment: feasibility studies; critical data review; analysis of strengths/ weaknesses; SME on ~18 technology assessments for internal businesses and R&D. • Operational efficiency: asset effectiveness improvement; capacity release opportunities; plant troubleshooting; defining cost-effective options; developing a value proposition; thought leader on ~21 project teams that provided significant incremental revenue (over $200 million/y). • Acquisition or divestiture support: technology review; evaluation against best-in-class; identification of opportunities and/or gaps; emissions control; involved in 5 business acquisitions ($534 million), 1 license, and 2 divestiture technology packages. • Risk assessment: 3rd Party reviews of ventures based on the severity and frequency of key risks to technology, operability, timing, and IRR; 4 detailed risk assessments including for bio-propane diol and cellulosic ethanol. • Digital technology/digital twin: data analytics; reaction engineering; reactor steady state and dynamic modeling; process modeling for control and optimization; dynamic modeling (TMODS) for virtual training; 5 mathematical models in use for process design and optimization. • Value creation: feasibility; available headroom assessment; data collection; data engineering; equipment selection; scaling up/down; pilot-plant/commercial reactor design; central research and business-sponsored projects in traditional and renewable feedstock utilization projects. Highly accomplished technically sophisticated chemical engineering consultant with a proven track record of providing thought leadership and value-generating insights. Extensive experience in utilizing engineering skills to make a significant, bottom-line impact on businesses, plants, and emerging technology. • Breadth of knowledge: refining technologies; catalysts; air pollution control; various chemical processes/materials; renewable feedstocks; emerging technologies; sustainable development. • Technology assessment: feasibility studies; critical data review; analysis of strengths/ weaknesses; SME on ~18 technology assessments for internal businesses and R&D. • Operational efficiency: asset effectiveness improvement; capacity release opportunities; plant troubleshooting; defining cost-effective options; developing a value proposition; thought leader on ~21 project teams that provided significant incremental revenue (over $200 million/y). • Acquisition or divestiture support: technology review; evaluation against best-in-class; identification of opportunities and/or gaps; emissions control; involved in 5 business acquisitions ($534 million), 1 license, and 2 divestiture technology packages. • Risk assessment: 3rd Party reviews of ventures based on the severity and frequency of key risks to technology, operability, timing, and IRR; 4 detailed risk assessments including for bio-propane diol and cellulosic ethanol. • Digital technology/digital twin: data analytics; reaction engineering; reactor steady state and dynamic modeling; process modeling for control and optimization; dynamic modeling (TMODS) for virtual training; 5 mathematical models in use for process design and optimization. • Value creation: feasibility; available headroom assessment; data collection; data engineering; equipment selection; scaling up/down; pilot-plant/commercial reactor design; central research and business-sponsored projects in traditional and renewable feedstock utilization projects.