POLYCYCL - Key Persons
Amit is the founder and CEO at Polycycl. He holds multiple international patents related to chemical recycling and has over the years coordinated Polycycl's team's efforts toward developing various novel technologies that further a circular economy for waste plastics.
Amit is the founder and CEO at Polycycl and brings over 20 years of experience with development of engineering technologies, of which 10+ years have been in the field of chemical recycling. He holds multiple international patents related to the sector and has over the years co-ordinated Polycycl's efforts in advancing a circular economy for waste plastics.
A hands-on engineer and avid tinkerer, Amit also leads Polycycl's passion quotient and capacity building. A strong evangelist for the role of chemical recycling in building a plastic-to-plastic closed loop, he has presented technical papers and talks in various conferences across US, Europe, India and South East Asia.
Before his foray to develop environmental technologies, Amit worked in the semiconductor sector across startups and Fortune 500 companies in Silicon Valley, California. He was part of the methodology team at Sun Microsystems, where he played a significant role in development of the Niagara super-processor chip, which was the fastest processor of its time.
He can be reached at amit.tandon@polycycl.com
Ankit is a senior process engineer at Polycycl, overseeing various technology development aspects, including the performance of trials, regression analysis, engineering development and laboratory analysis.
A conscientious conservationist at heart, Ankit sees his work at Polycycl as an endeavor to use his technical acumen to solve real-world challenges. He has a Bachelor's in Chemical Engineering and an MBA from UICET, where he graduated top of his class.
Job Titles:
- Industrial Engineer
- Senior Engineer
Biresh brings to Polycycl significant experience with developing new engineering products and expanding into new markets.
Biresh is a competent industrial engineer with over 30 years of techno-managerial executive experience. An accomplished engineer with the design and development of new components, Biresh oversees the mechanical design, equipment prototyping and quality assurance at Polycycl.
A black belt in quality management and a certified Kaizen Champion, he's adept with quality requirements and management systems including 5S, 7 QC Tools, FMEA, Poka Yoke, DWM and TEI.He has a Bachelor's in industrial engineering and an MBA from U-21, Singapore.
Dr. Edward Beardsworth brings Polycycl a deep, nuanced understanding of the cleantech industry and ecosystem gained over 30+ years as a physicist, technology scout and strategic advisor to corporate and investor clients.
Dr. Ram Iyer brings to Polycycl over 30 years of experience with the design, development, scaleup and commercialization of complex chemical plants and refinery units. He has a Ph.D. in Chemical engineering from UDCT (Mumbai) and has spearheaded several large-scale projects in the petrochemicals, oil and gas sectors. Key areas of expertise include :
Dr. Ram Iyer brings to Polycycl over 30 years of experience with the design, development, scaleup and commercialization of complex chemical plants and refinery units. He has a Ph.D. in Chemical engineering from UDCT (Mumbai) and has spearheaded several large-scale projects in the petrochemicals, oil and gas sectors. Key areas of expertise include :
Dr. Ram Iyer brings to Polycycl over 30 years of experience with the design, development, scale-up and commercialization of intricate chemical, petro-chemical and refinery plants.
He has a doctorate in chemical engineering from UDCT (Mumbai) and has spearheaded several large chemical projects including at his stints with Reliance, UHDE and Aditya Birla group.
Dr. Iyer's key expertise is with design, engineering and scale-up of technologies from early research to commercialization. He is well-versed with thermodynamic modeling, development of correlation models and managing efficient scale-up of thermal reactors and distillation systems.
His proficiency extends to implementing advanced process control (APC) for crucial processes such as delayed coker, crude unit and FCC and their optimizations for increased efficiency and reduced operational costs.
In the operational sphere, Dr. Iyer has overseen the commissioning and operation of large chemical plants, including his significant role as Chief Technologist for Reliance's Linear Alkyl Benzene (LAB) plant at Patalganga, India.
Job Titles:
- Senior Research Scientist
Dr. Patil brings to Polycycl deep expertise in the research and development of thermo-catalytic conversion processes. His doctoral dissertation was focused on the co-pyrolysis of synthetic and natural polymers and he has hands-on experience with both early-stage pilots (<10 kg per hour) and large-scale chemical plant operations (>1 million tons per year).
An articulate technical storyteller, Vivek has also published several peer-reviewed and prize-winning articles and posters. He firmly believes that the solution to the critical problems of our times lies at the intersection of science, human ingenuity and collaboration. A staunch environmentalist, he has written extensively on the challenge of post-use plastics and maintains a blog at https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivek28patil/recent-activity/posts/
Job Titles:
- CEO of Southern Waste Information Exchange
- Strategic Advisor ( Feedstock Partnerships )
Gene is based in Florida and brings a vast network of associations in the recycling sector from his work with conferences such as the Waste-to-Fuels, the Southeast Recycling Conference, the International Society of Technical & Environmental Professionals Inc. and the National Conference on Waste Exchange and Resource Reuse.
Gene also serves as CEO of Southern Waste Information Exchange (SWIX), a non-profit which has since 1981 been assisting businesses and municipalities with their waste management issues.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- CFO
- Chartered Accountant
Hari is a chartered accountant and senior finance professional with over 25 years of experience in accounting, taxation and compliance.
He brings to Polycycl deep experience with financial accounting and audit management, corporate finance, risk and compliance, taxation adherence and change management.
Hari also brings expertise in international finance and transactions, having previously worked with multinationals such as Groz- Beckert, Caltex Lubricants and Essar Telecom.
Job Titles:
- Technical Advisor ( Engineering Development )
Mr. Fatnani has a B.Tech degree in Chemical Engineering from IIT, Mumbai and brings over 30+ years of experience with design, engineering and project execution of large chemical and petroleum projects.
He has been the divisional director at Mott MacDonald, India, where he was responsible for the business development and execution of numerous large-scale projects in the chemical and refining space.
Job Titles:
- Strategic Advisor ( Feedstock Pre - Treatment )
Larry is an inventor and senior executive with extensive experience in engineering, development, operation and management of solid waste processing systems. He is the former CTO of Organic Energy Corporation - an advanced solid waste separation and renewable energy company and heads IES - an engineering and environmental service firm for waste management and wastewater treatment.
An insider to the field of chemical recycling, Larry has worked closely on the Smuda process to convert polyolefinic waste plastics to liquid distillates and is also an inventor of a process to depolymerize PETE plastics back to their original constituents.
Larry has an A.S. in Physics from Ricks College, a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Brigham Young University and a Diploma in Emerging Leader Development from Columbia University Graduate School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Product Leader, Strategist and General Manager
- Strategic Advisor ( Technology Development )
- Technical Advisor ( Technology Development )
Nitin is a product leader, strategist and general manager focusing on commercializing decarbonization solutions at scale, including solar, lithium-ion batteries, fuel cells, green hydrogen and biotech.
He brings to Polycycl strong experience in successfully launching new products, growing companies in the climate-tech space and raising capital.Nitin has a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from IIT, Mumbai, an M.S. from Northwestern University and an MBA from MIT Sloan.
30+ years of experience with technology development, process engineering, scaleup and project management roles. Ex- founder member and CTO of Polygenta, India's first chemical recycling company. Spearheaded India's first 100 TPD PET waste to yarn chemical recycling project.
Srinivas is CTO at Polycycl and brings over 30 years of experience across technology R&D, process design, engineering scaleup, project commissioning, production and technology transfer roles.
His work spans various industries including polymers, petrochemicals, agrochemical and fine chemicals with notable stints at SABIC, GE Plastics and Dr. Reddy's Laboratories. In his roles, he has successfully led team of engineers and scientists and designed methodologies that enhance operational efficiency of chemical plants, while reducing their capital and operational expenditure.
Srinivas is also ex-founder member and CTO of Polygenta, India's first chemical recycling company, where he successfully spearheaded the process development and technology implementation of a 100 TPD project which recycled PET bottle waste to synthetic yarns.
Srinivas has a bachelor degree in Chemical Engineering (1986) and is a first-class post-graduate from IIM (K).
He can be reached at srinivas.mazumdar@polycycl.com