David G. Newport
Vice President, Project Management
business and management
thermochem recovery international
United States of America
Biography
Dave has been responsible for the design and construction of all of TRI’s commercial and pilot facilities. He has over 30 years experience in technology development, heavy industrial engineering design, construction, startup and operations. He holds 2 patents and has 1 patent application in process. Prior to joining TRI, he served as Senior Corporate Engineer for Sappi Fine Papers North America and, before that, the Projects Director for Sappi (Pty) Limited, a major South African paper company. He has also worked at several engineering firms, including Uhde (Pty) Ltd, John Brown and Kemplant, starting his career with the Unilever Group. His experience includes a number of projects in GTL and petrochemical technologies. Dave completed his B.Sc. in Chemical Engineering at the University of WitWatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Research Interest
His research interests are in the field of Business and Management
