• Executing independent pressure relief studies, scenario analyses and relief capacity calculations remotely for the Dutch process industry.

• Responsible for the operational performance, safety and technological improvement of the Ethyl Lactate plant, including steam utilities.
• Designed and implemented a new steam header to optimize plant efficiency and safety.
• Designed new process installations, including a storage tank, catalyst dosing system, heat exchanger setups and product pump redundancies.
• Led HAZOP studies and technically engineered the resulting action items.
• Initiated Management of Change procedures for modifications including new PSVs, process controls, chiller units and steam boiler optimization.
• Drafted, updated and reviewed PFDs, P&IDs and URS documents.

• Led the complete revalidation and re-engineering of PSVs and bursting discs to ensure compliance with PED requirements, including relief load calculations, device selection and documentation, datasheets and isometric reviews.
• Responsible for process reliability and safety of the Fischer-Tropsch catalyst plant.
• Managed and reviewed PSV and bursting disc documentation in accordance with API and BASF standards.
• Prepared and evaluated SIL/SIF documentation and actively participated in HAZOP studies.

• Monitored and optimized daily plant production and implemented process and safety improvements through CAPEX projects.
• Improved emergency shutdown (ESD) and SIF proof-testing procedures.
• Performed PSV checks and reviewed the documentation.
• Chaired HAZOP studies in combination with SIL classifications.
• Conducted root cause analyses for complex, non-routine production issues.

• Developed and optimized heat-seal processes for biomedical equipment using Lean Six Sigma and Design of Experiments methodologies.

• Research focused on micro-scale reactors and processes (microfluidics and chemical engineering).
• Assistant lecturer for the university Master's course in Advanced Fluid Dynamics.

Specialization focused on Process Design and Process Modeling. Master thesis research on the production of fine polymer particles using supercritical CO₂.