Jose Escovar-Kousen
Chief Operations Officer @Liventia
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WORK HISTORY
Chief Operations Officer @Liventia
San Antonio, TX, US
Manager of Operations for Production and Development of biologicals products by mixed fermentation processes. Products covered different fields: bio remediation, oil enhancement and recovery, aquaculture, industrial cleanup and agricultural products.
EDUCATION
University of Rhode Island
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Food and Biochemical Engineering
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Postdoctoral studies, Biofuels Membrane Separation Technology
SKILLS
ABOUT JOSE ESCOVAR-KOUSEN
Experienced bioprocess R&D leader with a proven track record in process development/scale-up, project management, team building and intellectual property creation. In-depth understanding of biotech processes with different microorganisms (yeast, bacteria, algae, fungi, plant and mammalian cells) and the ability to lead teams to scale up these into commercial facilities (cGMP included). Important accomplishments in bioreactor/process design including integration of upstream and downstream (membrane perfusion bioreactors) applied to different commercial bio-based industries. Proven track record as a manager for capital/research projects for process scale up from lab to commercial production of biofuels; biochemicals; bio-pharmaceuticals, enzymes and food products(o acids). In-depth technical knowledge and strong hands-on experience of biotech process equipment and operations from R&D to manufacturing both upstream and downstream. Leader of multi-disciplinary groups with a reputation to create strong cooperative teams and successfully completing challenging projects within time and budget constraints. Innovative biotech thinker whose experience translates into important IP creation and the vision for future breakthroughs. Tri-lingual Consultant with important domestic and international experience. Areas of expertise Fermentation/Cell Culture. Enzyme Technology and Production. Protein engineering and expression. Metabolic engineering. Biopharmaceuticals. Bioprocess Research, Development and Scale-up. Process modelling and design. Bioreactor design: membrane perfusion and airlift bioreactors. Renewable sources of energy: Biofuels. Ligno-cellulosic ethanol. Biodiesel. Corn and Sugar cane ethanol. Biological CO2 fixation. Microbial electrosynthesis and Fuel cells. Electrofuels. Downstream processing. Protein separation and purification. Chromatography. Membrane Separation Processes. Project Management. Intellectual property creation and IP Management.
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