Jega Jeganathan

219-291 Windermere Road
London, Ontario N6G 2J9
Canada      Tel: +1 519-438-6549
Cell: +1 519-933-6776
Email: jegajega@gmail.com


OBJECTIVE: To contribute solid engineering skills, experience and creativity towards innovative engineering client-responsive solutions

SUMMARY:

- A highly dedicated Environmental Engineer with over 8 years of involvement in conducting research on conventional and novel municipal/industrial wastewater treatment technologies
- Sound knowledge of engineering and strong understanding of basic water/wastewater treatment technologies
- Well-developed planning, analytical, and communication skills
- Extensive experience in using model tools and design softwares
- Remarkable ability in formulating project proposals and writing progress reports
- Ability to work independently, organize work on multiple projects and to deliver on-time
- Excellent interpersonal skills and team player

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Project Engineer (Jan 2007 - Current)
Finnie Distributing Inc., St Marys, Canada

- Optimizing process performance with significant modifications
- Evaluating waste treatment plant process to improve the system performance
- Designing dewatering system for oily sludge from DAF

Research Assistant (2003 - 2006)
University of Western Ontario (UWO), London, Canada

- Performed wastewater characterization and treatability studies for municipal and industrial wastewaters
- Executed model calibration, simulation and optimization of wastewater treatment system performance using modeling tools (GPS-X and BioWin)
- Carried out research on novel treatment technologies for food processing wastewater

Project Researcher (2001 - 2003)
Environmental Engineering Program, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand

- Formulated project proposals and reports in the Environmental Engineering field
- Provided constructive ideas to master’s students for their research on industrial and municipal water and wastewater treatment technologies
- Specialized on municipal wastewater treatment and hazardous waste management projects

Environmental Engineer (1999 - 2001)
IOC Regional Secretariat for WESTPAC, Bangkok, Thailand

- Designed a module for quality control and quality assurance of Environmental data
- Developed on-line data management and information system from available near real-time and historic (oceanographic) data
- Provided assistance to ongoing global change and environmental management projects

Research Associate (1997 - 1999)
Environmental Engineering Program, Pathumthani, AIT, Thailand

- Focused on water quality monitoring and modeling, wastewater nutrient removal projects
- Prepared technical reports and organized workshops and seminars
- Developed a computer model for nutrient and oxygen dynamics for Gulf of Thailand

Quality Control Executive (1994 - 1995)
Ole Springs Bottlers (PVT) Ltd., (Producers of Pepsi-Cola) Sri Lanka

- Headed the quality control section, responsible for quality maintenance of raw materials
- Supervised on-line process products and water and wastewater treatment plant
- Prepared sanitation programs for the entire plant

SPECIFIC PROJECTS HANDLED - Details are attached in Appendix I

EDUCATION      

Doctor of Philosophy      Chemical Engineering December 2006
UWO, London, Canada
Title of dissertation: Treatment of high oil and grease wastewater in anaerobic high-rate reactors

Master of Engineering Environmental Engineering August 1997      
AIT, Pathumthani, Thailand
Title of thesis: Fluidized bed biofilm reactor: Startup and operation
GPA: 3.73/4

Bachelor of Science of Engineering Chemical Engineering October 1994
University of Moratuwa (UOM), Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Title of design project: Manufacture of ethyl acetate in reactive distillation column
GPA: 3.79/4, First Class with Honors

REFERENCES: On request