Thames Valley (UK)

Committee

Raza Kamran

Raza Kamran

Chair

Raza works as a process engineering consultant for Wood Plc, delivering engineering projects in the oil & gas, alternative fuels, chemical processing, and energy transition space.

Shashi Mawkin

Shashi Mawkin

Vice Chair

Shashi is a retired chartered chemical engineer with 41 years experience in the oil, gas and petrochemicals industry.

Shwashwata Dey

Shwashwata Dey

Treasurer

Shwashwata has been working with Honeywell for last 14 years developing simulation solution catering to upstream oil and gas, refinery and petrochemical processes.

Haris Kayani

Haris Kayani

Secretary

Haris is a graduate process engineer at Hatch, working on delivering projects within the oil and gas industry.

Simisola Onalaja

Simisola Onalaja

Essay Prize Organiser

Chartered process engineer with over 10 years’ experience in engineering design (conceptual, front-end and detailed) in the chemicals and oil and energy sectors.

Haris Sufi

Haris Sufi

Event organiser

Haris is a senior process engineer at Wood Plc with experience supporting clients in the energy transition, oil and gas, refining and petrochemical sectors on brownfield and greenfield projects across the globe.

Kwan Whateley

Kwan Whateley

Committee member

Kwan is a project process manager at Wood and a chartered process engineer with over 20 years of experience in process engineering, having worked on a variety of onshore projects and offshore facilities.

Elaine Coleman

Elaine Coleman

Committee Member

Elaine is a chartered process engineer working on fusion fuel cycle design and development at UKAEA.

Jack Acers

Jack Acers

Committee Member

Chartered chemical engineer with 10 years’ experience, working as a lead engineer on novel aspects of fusion power plant designs at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority in Culham.

Rob Peeling

Rob Peeling

Committee Member

Rob works for a not-for-profit company Britest Ltd., helping clients in the pharmaceutical and fine chemical sectors with process understanding through technical facilitation and training.

Sanjeev Gajjela

Sanjeev Gajjela

Committee member

Dr. Sanjeev Gajjela is a seasoned professional with over two decades of experience in the renewable energy sector, specializing in technology development, process optimization, and project execution.

Umair Baig

Umair Baig

Committee Member

Umair is a Principal Process Consultant with over 22 years of global experience in the energy, chemicals, and refining sectors.