-.With over 19 years of engineering and technology development experience in the energy industry, I help clients to find innovative solutions and services for refining, petrochemicals, crude-tochemicals, energy transition, financials, techno economics, training, mentorship and education.

-.I hold an MSc from IFP School and a Global EMBA from HEC Paris, two prestigious institutions that have shaped my technical and business acumen.

-.As a trainer and consultant, I help my clients to enhance their skills and competencies, and to optimize their technologies for value creation and sustainability. I design and deliver customized professional trainings and consulting projects that bridge the gap between technical knowledge and economics.

-.I also share my insights and perspectives on the energy transition and sustainable energy topics at international conferences and masterclasses. 

-.My passion is to serve, help, and give back to the society and the planet by transferring my knowledge and expertise to others. 

-.My mission is to be a high-trust and high-performance team member and human being, who leads or follows as required, and always creates value.

Technical and profit-oriented project manager with solid track record executing complex refinery projects, driving revenues, and enabling cost reductions through operational improvements for process units, including bottom barrel technologies and residue upgrading in technical and leadership roles.

• Operational improvements for refining process units
• Comprehensive technical/management expertise in capital and technology investments
• Strong results in the leadership of teams to project implementation
• Profitable growth through costs, quality, and progress monitoring techniques  
• Knowledge of how to deliver results handling with clients and stakeholders

Innovative technology leader and global business development expert with 22+ years of experience and demonstrated achievements leading multiple manufacturing operations and projects with proven success in advanced thermoset composites and engineering plastics.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

¦ Type 4/3 Composite Cylinders ¦ New Product and Process development ¦ M&A

¦ Strategic Roadmaps & Risk Analysis ¦ Quality control & Testing ¦ Composites processing

¦ Regulatory Compliance ¦ Market Research Analysis ¦ Project Management

¦ Lean & Six Sigma ¦ Finite Element Analysis ¦ commodity and Engineering Plastics

¦ Natural & Synthetic fibres

I am a Market Intelligence (MI) professional with over 25 years of experience in the downstream oil industry, specializing in hydrocarbon price forecasting. My career spans roles in Hungary, the UAE, and Oman. I have monitored and analyzed global markets to report on current and future trends, identified key influences, and assessed both the present and projected value of hydrocarbons for linear programming (LP) optimization runs, utilizing forecasted prices while also managing actual price data.

I am passionate about price forecasting and am open to new opportunities to apply my market intelligence expertise to contribute to organizational growth and success.

Gautam Kalghatgi worked for 31 years at Shell Research in the U.K. followed by 8 years in Saudi Aramco before retiring in June 2018. He has been a Visiting Professor at Oxford University; Imperial College, London; KTH Stockholm; TU Eindhoven, Shanghai Jiao Tong university and Sheffield University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, SAE, I.Mech.E., the Combustion Institute and an Honorary Fellow of the International Society for Energy Environment and Sustainability (ISEES).