Anthony Abbott
Freelance consultant, Imperial College Consultants Ltd.
I am a PhD graduate in Chemical Engineering with technical consulting experience and client-facing exposure. I am
seeking for career opportunities in consultancy to capitalise on transferable skills acquired during my research and work
experience. I am committed to further develop my business acumen within a challenging professional environment.
17 contacts• Coordinated & planned experimental work & produced analysis reports to client executive team.
• Developed methodologies & apparatus to characterise crude oil properties extracted from oil reservoirs.
2006 - 2011• Optimised the fermentation process of cellulose producing bacteria by design of experiments methodology.
• Designed manufacturing process for the production of renewable composites entirely-made of cellulosic products.
• Developed biodegradable nanocomposite ?lms made of bacterial-derived products for packaging applications.
• Investigated & optimised strategies to modify the surface properties of cellulose materials by chemical reactions.
• Synthesised optically active cellulose-inorganic nanohybrid materials by addition of metallic nanoparticles.
• Negotiated & saw through purchases of processing equipment from various suppliers worth £150K.
• Engaged with general public (+400 people) at the Science Museum exhibition ”Trash Fashion” to describe the cellulose synthesis by fermentation & the applications of cellulose-based materials.
• Presented & discussed research findings at 6 international conferences.
• Published research as 1rst author in peer-reviewed journals: 1 paper in press & 5 manuscripts submitted.
2005 - 2007• Led laboratory demonstrations on composites manufacturing & testing to groups of 5 MSc. students.
• Organised presentation skills workshops addressing groups of 10 undergraduate or MSc. students.
2005 - 2007• Supervised team of workers during shift operations & ensured appropriate customer service.
• Performed starting, operations & closing routines & carried out accounting procedures.
Assistant project manager (Drinking water supply & wastewater treatment division), SOGEA (VINCI Group)
2005 - 2005• Coordinated materials purchasing & on-site supplies & planned proceedings of ?eld operations.
• Led team of 10 workers on-site & managed daily operations & costing.
• Set up & implemented a digital inventory system for managing stock & availability of spare parts.
• Prospected for subcontractors to respond to public competitive biding for estate redevelopment project.
2004 - 2004• Performed daily section accounting procedures.
• Maintained customer database & initiated customer relations.
2002 - 2002• Reengineered loading system of press production line to reduce down-time during production change.
• Designed reliable system part of custom-built production line to increase quality of radiator assemblies.