Our Team

Black & Veatch, Veolia, Eckenfelder

A Chemical Engineer with formal business and legal qualifications, with over 40 years experience in the water, municipal and industrial wastewater, and solid waste industry. Strong technical, management and contractual skills and experience.

Black & Veatch, Veolia, BluewaterBio, Enterprize Energy

Over 30 years of developing, managing, and leading businesses across East Asia and Europe, covering the water, energy, life-science, and environmental sectors.  Roles in technical, project management and business lead roles, expanding regional business and securing investment & industrial concession contract values of €20–200 million.  Co-founder & Lead in a number of successful start-ups.

Black & Veatch, CH2M

Chartered Civil Engineer (FICE), with more than 35 years in the engineering & construction industry with core skills in Project Management, Contract Management, and Programme Management. Professional experience in Asia, Middle East, Australia, Hong Kong and UK.  At CH2M, Greg successfully ran business operations across 8 countries in the Middle East with a portfolio of 800+ projects; and responsibility for time and security critical contracts for the London Olympics and the Qatar FIFA World Cup infrastructure.

Bekir Holding & inlumi Holding

An experienced entrepreneur with over twenty years of experience building and running an international consultancy and services company. Over thirty years of complex enterprise-grade information technology and data governance.

Catalga Biotech, Arborea Bio Foods

A research microbiologist focused on the development of new products and technologies for the microalgae industry. My approach includes photoautotrophic systems as well as the less-traditional mixotrophic and heterotrophic systems. I am interested in using microbial systems for the production and transformation of bioactive products.

Aqwest, One Stone Consulting

An Environmental Engineer with a Master of Engineering in Water Treatment and Desalination, and a passion for developing and delivering sustainable water systems. Rhys brings experience in design, asset planning and management, troubleshooting and operation of various water supply systems. 

Tecnilab, Nagel Máquinas e Ferramentas

Thoribio brings engineering delivery expertise to ALGAESYS with his previous roles in planning, organizing, directing and controlling work, defining customer requirements, solution development, design and project management. He developed and designed the EA211 engine assembly line for Volkswagen Brasil, São Carlos plant, and also the delivery of assembly cells and machining lines for GM, Ford, BMW and Fiat.

Webasto, Siemens, Lauak, Dream Domus
With 15 years of experience in production and maintenance across industries like Webasto, Siemens, Lauak, Dream Domus, and Clara-saude, Anacleto brings a wealth of knowledge to our team. As a Production Technician, he plays a key role in ensuring the efficient assembly and maintenance of our cutting-edge water recovery systems.

João joins us as a Mechanical Designer, where he will focus on developing 2D drawings and enhancing our water treatment stations through Autodesk Inventor. He will also take on future responsibilities in managing MS Project, helping to streamline our engineering processes.

Holding a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, João’s experience in 3D design for dosing and analysis systems since 2021 has equipped him with the skills to support our evolving technology.

After a long career in the media and education, focusing on photography, Jeff combines his love of the environment with his professional skills, acting as the head of media for Algaesys in Australia. Jeff provides us with photography, video and event support and is responsible for visually documenting every plant we implement.

A chemical and biochemical engineer, Catarina has a wealth of experience in design, commissioning and operation of algae and biomass systems as well as organizing, planning, and coordinating.

Her enthusiasm and energy for all things phototrophic is shared with her active engagement with youth groups in the local community.

Catarina is whole-heartedly immersing herself in both our design-install and R&D programmes.

Urbaqua

Sofia is an environmental engineer and science communicator, providing her the skills to both understand and promote the science behind ALGAESYS.

Her experience at Urbaqua has exposed her to different water management strategies in a wide range of challenging environments.