Senior Chemcial engineer, innovative, problem solver.
Resume:
Neil Osterwalder
Santa Barbara 93110-Ca
Phone: 805-***-****
Email: ****.***********@*****.***
Qualifications
• Managed several cutting edge research projects throughout the world
• Extensive experience in catalysis, nanoparticles, surfactants, chemical engineering, chemistry and food science in general
• Hands-on experience in designing new process including computer simulations, equipment sizing
• Hands-on experience in getting R&D to the pilot scale in the food industry, chemical industry
• Extensive knowledge in food technology, GMP
• Excellent team spirit and capable of interacting effectively in establishing new relationships with other companies and groups
• Great ability to perform multi-tasks and meet all deadlines
• Worked comfortably in a high pace, ever changing work arena
• Self starter who can work independently and in a team environment
Experience
9-1-10 - current N Consulting Santa Barbara, Ca
Technical Consultant, Owner
• Working with clients to evaluate technologies for new research and development
• Organizing process flows for execution
• Optimizing current chemical processes for clients and providing workplans
5-1-2009 to 9-1-10 GRT Inc. Santa Barbara, Ca
Sr. Research Engineer
• Responsible for innovation and new technology
• Set-up and formed research programs for R&D, budgets, contends for grants application, which were all accepted by the senior management.
• Responsible for grant applications
• Managed a several research projects supervising PhD Chemists and Engineers
12-1-07 to 5-30-09 PepsiCo Int. Dallas, TX
Consultant, Big Bets, Flavor Development
• Managed 11 research projects at 2 different Universities and research labs within Europe
• Found and developed new leads for new technologies in the field of flavor development
• Supported other projects with engineering knowhow and scaling issues.
02-01-03 to 06-1-03 Roche Vitamines Freeport, TX
Internship
• Investigated a process step and verified whether the reaction conditions are in optimal range
• Optimized a solvent recovery unit in a second project. resulting in a six-digit savings per year on the process.
02-1-02 to 03-15-02 Davy Process Technology. Pratteln, Switzerland
Internship
• Developed a feasibility study for a new process in chemical engineering. Created a report based on up-front literature, patent and market research, which described the production of the desired product, including utility specifications, market situation and the investment costs and revenue expectations
Education
Academy course UC Davis Davis, Ca
University of California, Davis February, 2009
• Food and Health Entrepreneurship Academy
PhD ETH Zurich Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland 2004-2007
• PhD Thesis: Methane activation and process development
• Further: Application of flame made nanoparticles as catalyst and materials, supervising different lab classes for bachelor and master students as well as teaching classes.
Master ETH Zurich Zurich, Switzerland
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland 1999 - 2004
• Master’s degree program in chemical engineering
• Master thesis: A new retrofit design methodology for identifying, developing, and evaluating retrofit projects for cost-efficiency improvements in batch chemical processes.
• Concentration: Chemical process modeling and development.
Publications
• N. Hotz, N. Osterwalder, W. J. Stark, N. R. Bieri, D. Poulikakos, Disk-shaped packed bed micro-reactor for butane-to-syngas processing, Chem. Eng. Sci., 63, 5193-5201,(2008).
• E.K. Athanassiou, R.N. Grass, N. Osterwalder, W.J. Stark, Preparation of Homogeneous, Bulk Nanocrystalline Ni/Mo Alloys with Tripled Vickers Hardness Using Flame-Made Metal Nanoparticles, Chem. Mater., 19 (20), 4847-53, (2007).
• L. L. Simon, N. Osterwalder, U. Fischer, K. Hungerbuhler, Systematic retrofit method for chemical batch processes using indicators, heuristics and process models, Ind Chem Eng Res., 47(1): 66-80, (2008).
• N. Osterwalder and W. J. Stark, Direct coupling of bromine-mediated methane activation and carbon-deposit gasification, ChemPhysChem, 8, 297-303,(2007).
• N. Osterwalder, S. Loher, R.N. Grass, T. Brunner, L. K. Limbach, S. C. Halim and W. J. Stark, Preparation of nano-gypsum from anhydrite nanoparticles: Strongly increased Vickers hardness and formation of calcium sulfate nano-needles, J. Nanopart. Res., 9, 275-81 (2007).
• N. Osterwalder, W.J. Stark, Production of saturated C2 to C5 hydrocarbons, EP 1 837 320 A1,(2007).
• N. Osterwalder, C. Capello, K. Hungerbuhler and W. J. Stark, Energy Consumption During Nanoparticle Production: How Economic is Dry Synthesis? , J. Nanopart. Res., 8 (1), 1-9,(2006).
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
• S.C. Halim, T.J. Brunner, N. Osterwalder, and W.J. Stark, Reactive Nanoparticles for Biomedical Cements and Construction Materials, AIChE Annual Meeting 2007, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, Nov. 04-09, 2007.
• S.C. Halim, N. Osterwalder, S. Loher, R.N. Grass, T.J. Brunner, L.K. Ludwig, M. Bohner, and W.J. Stark, Nanoparticulate construction materials via flame spray synthesis: Enhanced reactivity of nano-Portland cement and improved hardness of nano-gypsum, EAC 2007, Sept. 10-14, Salzburg, Austria,.
• W. J. Stark, N. Osterwalder, Direct coupling of bromine-mediated methane activation and coal gasification: AlBr3 assisted conversion of methyl bromide to light hydrocarbons and quantitative catalyst regeneration, AIChE Annual Meeting 2006, Nov. 12-17, San Francisco, CA, USA.
• N. Osterwalder, S. Loher, R.N. Grass, T.J. Brunner, L.K. Limbach, S.C. Halim, W. J. Stark, Preparation of nano-gypsum from anhydrite nanoparticles: Strongly increased Vickers hardness and formation of calcium sulfate nano-needles, AIChE Annual Meeting 2006, Nov. 12-17, San Francisco, CA, USA.
• N. Osterwalder, C. Capello, K. Hungerbuhler, W.J. Stark, Energy Consumption During Nanoparticle Production: How Economic is Dry Synthesis?(Poster), SCS Fallmeeting, 2006 Oct 13, Zurich
• N. Osterwalder, S. Loher, R. N. Grass, T. J. Brunner, L. K. Limbach, S. C. Halim, W. J. Stark: Preparation of nano-gypsum from anhydrite nanoparticles: Strongly increased Vickers hardness and formation of calcium sulfate nano-needles (Poster), 1st MRC Graduate Symposium, 2006, Jun 29, ETH Zurich.
• N. Osterwalder and W.J. Stark, Energy Consumption during Nanoparticle Production: How Economic Is Dry Synthesis? (20d), AIChE Annual Meeting 2005, Oct 30 –Nov 4, Cincinnati, OH, U.S.A.
References
References are available on request.
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