Webinar: William Grant and Sons, Siemens Process Systems Engineering and EcoLab by Institution of Chemical Engineers

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This live 90 minute session will feature talks from:

WILLIAM GRANT AND SONS DISTILLERS:
William Grant & Sons is the biggest independent whisky company in Scotland, with the third-largest malt distilling capacity in the industry. It operates four malt distilleries, namely Balvenie, Glenfiddich, Kininvie and Ailsa Bay, as well as Girvan grain distillery, on the same Ayrshire site as Ailsa Bay where there are also major maturation and blending facilities. Bottling takes place at Grant’s Strathclyde Business Park facility near Glasgow, where office functions are located, while a London office is situated at Richmond.

SIEMENS PROCESS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING:
Digital transformation is a major topic for the process industries. Siemens Digital Industries is an innovation and technology leader in industrial automation and digitalization, and Siemens Process Systems Engineering (SPSE) is at the heart of the Siemens digitalization offering for the process industries.

We work in virtually all the major process industry sectors, with particular focus on Chemicals & Petrochemicals, Oil & Gas, Life Sciences, Food & Consumer Products, Power & CCS, Fuel Cells & Batteries and Wastewater.

ECOLAB:
A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services that protect people.
Around the world, customers in food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets choose comprehensive Ecolab solutions, data-driven insights and personalised service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, operate efficiently and achieve sustainable goals.

Presenters

Sue Bento

Recruitment Manager

Lorena Souza

Senior Consulting Engineer - Siemens Process Systems Engineering (SPSE)

Lorena Souza is a senior Consultant Engineer in the Digital Applications team at Siemens Process Systems Engineering. She has been responsible for installation and deployment of online and offline digital application projects for over 2 years. Her responsibilities include acquisition and processing of plant data, and design and implementation of user interfaces.

Lorena is a Chemical Engineer with a PhD from Imperial College London, MSc and Bachelor from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). Her background also include Thermophysical property data, with a focus on gas separation processes and technologies, and carbon capture and storage technologies.

Victoria Darcy

Regions Executive, IChemE

Tori has been with IChemE for 8 years and is responsible for membership engagement and development of the profession. She provides support to individuals and organisations looking to engage with the Institution of Chemical Engineers and find their route to professional registration.

Martin Hyde

Engineering Manager - Ecolab

Martin is a Chemical Engineer (UMIST). In 2002 joined an engineering design consultancy in Frodsham delivering projects across many sectors (Chemical, Water, Wastewater, and FMCG). Martin ran multi-discipline teams (process, mechanical, electrical, civils, and hydraulics), and helped grow the process team from two to twenty. Projects included design, de-bottlenecking, standards writing, construction, commissioning, and decommissioning, range £10k to £45M.

For the last two years as Engineering Manager at Ecolab in Northwich, a liquids blending site (c.100 products, 500mL to bulk tankers). September 2021 Martin moves to Regional Engineering in Ecolab’s Healthcare and Lifesciences division, overseeing CAPEX delivery at nine facilities across Europe.

Alison Campbell

Project Manager - William Grant and Sons Distillers

I am an IChemE Associate Member Chemical Engineer having completed my accredited IChemE Master’s Degree with Energy Engineering at Heriot Watt University, Scotland. I have a passion for the environment, renewable energy, learning and pushing myself to new levels. Since graduation I have completed William Grant & Sons Graduate program where I worked on a variety of projects on different sites. I am currently working as a Project Manager looking at the quality of our casks. I am also an elite athlete competing for the USA in the sport of orienteering and spend many hours dedicated to my training as well as work.