Overview

An introduction to the journey of a young engineers experience through a volatile manufacturing process and the takeover of a small family owned business by a large American corporation.

Speaker

Kieran O'Connell, Principal Process Engineer, Ecolab

Kieran O'Connell is a 29 year old engineer with six years experience within the chemical manufacturing industry (Internship with Dow Chemicals Barry and five years at the Ecolab, Llantrisant site. His current position is Lead Process engineer at Ecolabs, Agarose manufacturing site in Llantrisant where he leads a team of four persons.
With a first class masters degree in chemical engineering from Swansea University with awards for continuous improvement and outstanding achievement. 

The material presented has not been peer-reviewed. Any opinions are the presenters' own and do not necessarily represent those of IChemE or the North West Member Group. The information is given in good faith but without any liability on the part of IChemE.

Time

18:00–19:00 GMT.

Agenda

• Introduction to myself (5 minutes)
• Purolite background and the Ecolab acquisition (5 minutes)
• Ecolab business - background, revenue, people, business sectors (5 minutes)
• Llantrisant site and Agarose products - How they work and how they impact us (15 minutes)
• Proprietary jetting process and advantages over emulsified products (5 minutes)
• Site investment (Camelot and site CapEx) (10 minutes)
• Use of products (5 minutes)
• Site based engineering team - process engineering responsibilities, upscale challenges, external support (10 minutes)
• Q&A (10 minutes)

Software

The presentation will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. We recommend downloading the app from the Microsoft website, rather than using the web portal.