Umair Baig

Chair

As the Chair of the IChemE Thames Valley Members Group (TVMG), Umair Baig is a Principal Process Consultant at Wood plc in Reading, with over 20 years of global engineering experience. For the last three years, he has been at the forefront of the energy transition, leading the design of large-scale low-carbon hydrogen and blue ammonia projects aiming for over 95% carbon capture. Throughout his career delivering solutions for major clients like Shell and Saudi Aramco, Umair has specialized in optimizing plant performance, safety, and environmental compliance. He is dedicated to using his experience to foster knowledge sharing and support the professional development of TVMG members.

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

Secretary

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

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

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

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

Committee Member

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

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.

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.

Liang Fang

Committee Member

Chartered Engineer (CEng, MICHEME, C.WEM) and Project Management Professional (PMP) with over 17 years of diverse engineering experience across various industries.