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Sergio RIOS

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En résumé

Over the last 15 years I was learning all I could about process engineering, my work was focused on creating breakthrough processes and technologies, applying and optimizing existing unit processes for new uses and defining scale-up rules, together with the intrinsic development and optimization of different analytical processes protocols.
After reviewing my enclosed CV, I hope you agree that my qualifications match your needs and consider me for the position. My credentials include:
- PhD in Chemical, Process and Environmental Engineering, based on the profitability/sustainability evaluation of environmentally friendly processing of renewable energies from photosynthetic organism, focused on separation technologies and physical properties studies.
- Over 5 years managing different European and international projects in Spain and France (biofuels and high value compound production from biomass as raw material).
- Bio-process industrialization (Alpha Biotech), improving nutraceutical extract production capacity from 600 to 10000kg/year.
- More than 10-year experience on biotechnological processes and optimization in up/downstream production of yeast, bacteria and microalgae at benchtop and pilot scale with stress on fermentation, separation and purification processes (membrane filtration techniques, chromatography, centrifugation, etc ).
- Academic education in Chemical Engineering with food technology orientation (BSc) and Biotechnology (MSc), which was an advantage to carry out the PhD project successfully.
- About 10 published papers in recognized scientific journals and over 10 national and international conferences participation.
I pursue a career in Research Engineering. My experience working in Argentina, Spain and France strengthened my need to apply my expertise in an interdisciplinary and international team. I am a creative person that thinks in a contemplative way about various issues of practical importance and is able to identify patterns and relationships that are not always obvious. I can perceive the balance between theory and practice which is an integral part of being a successful researcher.
I would like to be one of the persons working towards the answers to the challenging questions raised by Process Engineering and I am confident that I meet the demands the position requires.

Mes compétences :
HYSYS
negotiation skills
immobilization optimization methods development
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Office
Matlab
Journals
IBM OS/2
Autocad
ASPEN

Entreprises

  • Algosource technologie - RESEARCH ENGINEER & PROJECT MANAGER Development

    2013 - maintenant Algosource technologie - application of techno-economic bio-process evaluation in biorefinery framework from theoretical/computational approach (Aspen Hysys, SuperPro/ Intelligent Inc.) to overcome the bio-process industrialization (Alpha Biotech), improve production capacity from 600 to 10000kg/year.
    Design and set up of new fractionation/purification processes to obtain higher multi-bio-product yield, reducing costs and environmental impacts of global manufacturing at pilot and industrial scale application.
    High value compound (chlorophyll, carotenoids, phycocyanin, phycoerythrine and other phycobiliproteins) identification and fractionation/purification for nutrition/cosmetic applications.
    Managing different European and international projects of biofuels and high value compound production from biomass as raw material.
    High value compound identification and fractionation/purification for nutraceutical applications.
    Biodiesel and bioethanol from microalgae production and characterization in a biorefinery framework.
    Analytical protocol development for different organic and inorganic compounds quali and quantification (GC, MS, HPLC, IR, etc).
  • Universitat Rovira I Virgili - Es POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCHER

    2013 - 2013 Design, development and evaluation of different cross flow membrane filtration (micro, nano, ultra and RO filtration) for sea water desalination and/or high value compounds fractionation (Polysaccharides, proteins, oligosaccharides, etc)
    Analytical method development for particle quantification and characterization, rheological methods development.
  • Algosource Technologie - Manager/Research Engineer

    2013 - maintenant
  • Catalonia Inst. of Energy Research - Researcher & Process Engineer

    2010 - 2012 Biofuel from microalgae pilot plant set up and operation, from the upstream process to final biodiesel production and characterization (In collaboration with Repsol SP).
    Microalgae harvesting optimization processes by different techniques sedimentation/flotation, membrane dynamic filtration (rotational and vibration systems); separator/centrifuge), etc at benchtop and pilot scale.
    Steam explosion technology system design and operation for biomass destruction/molecules fractionation-purification.
  • Virgili Universiti Foundation - RESEARCHER & PROCESS ENGINEER

    2006 - 2008 Development and optimization of new techniques for biomass oil extraction/characterization. Supercritical CO2 lipid extraction from microalgae (devices set up and evaluation).
    Biodiesel and bioethanol production and characterization/ standardization.
  • Autonomous University of Barcelona - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT

    2003 - 2005 Enzyme production, purification and immobilization optimization methods development and optimization of analytical method.
    Fermentation processes optimization for recombinant enzyme production.
    HPLC optimization of anticarcinogen activ enzimes separation/purification.

Formations

  • Universitat Rovira I Virgili (Tarragone)

    Tarragone 2007 - 2013 Doctor of Philosophy

    Microalgae downstream processing and economic approaches of biodiesel production processes.
  • AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA (Barcelone)

    Barcelone 2005 - 2007 DEA

    Techno-economic evaluation of different scenarios for high value molecules (enzymes) up and downstream.
    Flow sheeting set up and evaluation of different solid/liquid separation strategies with lab. test evaluation/characterization for further simulation with SuperPro (Intelligent Inc.) software.
  • AUTONOMOUS UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA (Barcelone)

    Barcelone 2002 - 2004 Master

    Production, purification and immobilization of recombinant enzymes.
  • Misiones University (Posadas)

    Posadas 1996 - 2001 Bachelor of Science

    National from Misiones University, Process Specialization.

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