Jamie Knez

About Jamie Knez

Vice President and Senior Process Engineering Manager for K-Technologies, Inc. and a registered Professional Engineer specializing in the phosphate and fertilizer industries and driving the development and commercialization of world-changing separation technologies that unlock new supply chains for critical and valuable materials. Jamie is a senior technology and engineering leader specializing in continuous ion exchange (CIX) and continuous ion chromatography (CIC) for advanced materials recovery, impurity removal, and value enhancement within existing and emerging production operations. Her work enables alternative revenue streams, improves product quality and value, and helps operations meet increasing global regulations. With deep technical roots in the phosphate and fertilizer industries, Jamie has led process development across the full project lifecycle—from laboratory and bench-scale research through pilot plant testing, feasibility studies, and basic engineering design. She has developed process design packages for new and revamped phosphoric acid and fertilizer granulation facilities and CIX technologies worldwide. Jamie has extensive experience serving as lead process engineer, project manager, and executive sponsor on large, multinational projects. Her background includes hands-on development of pilot plant and laboratory testing for phosphoric acid and granular fertilizer products. She has tested many phosphate rock samples from all over the world and brings this context to K-Tech’s work with its clients. A core focus of Jamie’s work is the application of continuous separation technologies for the recovery of rare earth elements (REEs) and other valuable critical materials, reduction of heavy metals and impurities, and recovery of fluorine from phosphate operations. These technologies represent a step-change in how critical materials are sourced, processed, and valorized. As Vice President, Jamie leads business development and technology strategy, aligning innovation with market needs. She oversees complex global projects, supports strategic partnerships, and builds high-performing teams delivering scalable, industrial-ready solutions. Specialties: Phosphoric acid and fertilizer production technologies, CIX and CIC technologies, rare earth recovery, critical materials recovery, impurity removal, pilot plant testing and analysis, process design and feasibility studies, technology development and commercialization, business development & strategic planning, project management, process optimization and valorization.

Experience

1. Vice President

   K-Technologies, Inc

   Nov 2025 — Present · Lakeland, FL, US

Education

• University of South Florida

  B.S., Chemical Engineering

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Material Handling
• Fluid Dynamics
• Heat Transfer
• Energy Conservation
• Aspen Plus
• Feasibility Studies
• Engineering
• Aspen
• Pumps
• Heat Exchangers
• French
• Microsoft Office
• Piping and Instrumentation Drawing (P&Id)
• Process Optimization
• Phosphate
• Granulation
• Hazop
• Process Auditing
• Environmental Engineering
• Aspen Hysys
• Process Modeling
• Mineral Processing
• Process Flow Diagrams
• Project Engineering
• Instrumentation
• Phosphoric Acid Production
• Project Management
• Chemical Engineering
• Distillation
• Scrubbers
• Visual Basic
• Process Engineering
• Granular Fertilizer Production
• Pilot Plant
• Process Flow
• Autocad
• Operational Controls
• P&Id
• Hazop Study
• Energy Efficiency