Bhanu Kiran Sunkara
Plant Operations Manager at Velocys
- Role
- Plant Operations Manager at Velocys
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Bhanu Kiran Sunkara
5+ years experience in a first of a kind Gas-to-Liquids (GTL) technology for production of renewable synthetic diesel and wax from landfill biogas, with progressive responsibilities from pilot scale to commercial implementation:o pilot plant engineering and operations, o startup and commissioning engineer for commercial unit,o commercial unit plant and process engineer, o operations and production manager. • Professional experience in landfill gas cleanup, steam methane reforming (SMR), syngas conditioning, Fischer-Tropsch synthesis and associated product fractionation processes.• Demonstrated competency in effectively guiding activities of operations personnel to achieve plant operations objectives, including developing operating procedures, developing training material, developing competencies in operations personnel through hand-on training, troubleshooting process issues by identifying and eliminating single point failures, optimizing plant processes, and improving plant efficiency.• 100% safety record in plant operations.• PhD in Chemical Engineering. 10 peer-reviewed journal publications, 5 national conference presentations, 2 business plan presentations, 3 distinguished graduate student awards and 1 national research award.
Experience
Plant Operations Manager
Jun 2023 — Present · Houston, TX, US
Education
University of Madras
B.Tech, Chemical Engineering
2000 — 2004
Sathyabama University
B.Tech, Chemical Engineering
2000 — 2004
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Master's, Chemical Engineering
2005 — 2007
Tulane University
Ph.D, Chemical Engineering
2007 — 2013
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