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construction of the complex for the production of aromatic hydrocarbons
and the complex for deep oil refining. Mr. Shoshanbasov graduated from the
Kazakh National Technical University.
OLEG SAMARKIN is the Managing Director for commodity production and
internal logistics for Atyrau Refinery LLP. He has worked at the Atau Refinery
since 2005, and took part in the reconstruction and modernization of the
Atyrau Refinery, as well as the startup and adjustment of the catalytic cracking
unit (FCCU) and deep conversion complex. Mr. Samarkin graduated from
South Kazakhstan State University in Shymkent.
DMITRY MAKEEV is Director of the technical development department for
KazMunaiGas. He began his career at the Atyrau Refinery in 2005 as a Process
Unit Operator. Later, he held various positions, including: Senior Operator,
Shift Supervisor, Head of the technological unit, and Head of the project and
development center. From 2010-2012, Mr. Makeev worked at the Petromidia
Refinery (Romania, near Constanta) as Deputy Manager of the procces
enginering department. He returned to the Atyrau Refinery as the Chief
Technical Manager in the construction and startup of the aromatics production
complex and the deep oil refining complex, and was then appointed Director of
the production department of the Atyrau Refinery. Mr. Makeev graduated with
honors from the South Kazakhstan State University with a degree in chemical
technology of organic substances and materials, with a specialization in oil
and gas refining, and earned an MBA degree. He is the author of several articles
and has made presentations at numerous professional conferences.
ALEKSEY POPOV is the Technical Service and Sales Manager, Russia and CIS,
for Grace. He began his career in the refining industry in JSC " Slavneft YANOS, "
where he served in various positions in the FCC unit, including as Chief Deputy
and within the operative planning department. In 2014, he joined Grace as a
Technical Service Engineer and moved to Technical Sales Manager in 2018, where
he is responsible for providing FCC units technical service and sales in Russia
and CIS countries. Mr. Popov is the co-author of several publications in the FCC
industry and earned a BS degree in economics and an MS degree in oil chemistry.
RAFAEL GONZÁLEZ SÁNCHEZ is Regional Marketing Manager EMEA for Grace
Refining Technologies. He joined Grace as an R&D researcher leading new FCC
catalyst and additives developments before moving to Regional Technical Sales
Manager to provide FCC technical service to refineries prior to current position.
Dr. González has more than 14 yr of extensive multidisciplinary experience
in catalyst design and development, as well as FCCU technical service. He
earned an MS degree in chemical engineering and a PhD in engineering and
advanced technologies from Barcelona University, Spain. His thesis topic was
heterogeneous catalysis developments for the refining industry. Dr. González is
the co-author of several publications in the FCC industry field.
VLADIMIR JEGOROV is the Sales and Technical Service Director for CIS accounts
for Grace. He joined GRACE GmbH & Co.KG, Refining Technologies Europe,
in 1996 as Regional Technical Service Engineer in the Moscow office. Prior to
joining GRACE GmbH & Co.KG, Refining Technologies Europe, Jegorov worked
in FCC units as a Process Engineer and Chief Technologist Deputy at the
Mazheikiai refinery. He graduated from the Novopolotsk Polytechnical Institute,
specializing in refining and gas processing.
NICOLAS LAMBERT manages the team of technologists in charge of fluidized
catalytic cracking, residue hydrotreatment and sweetening technologies in
Axens' Middle Distillates & Conversion Business Line. He joined Axens in 2002 as
Process Engineer and has successively served as Project Manager for aromatics,
reforming and FCC technologies, then as an FCC Technologist before attaining
his current position in 2017. Mr. Lambert is an engineering graduate from Arts
& Métiers ParisTech (ENSAM).
JEAN-MICHEL BESNAULT is a Technologist for fluidized catalytic cracking
and sweetening technologies for Axens. He started his career at TOTAL
Feyzin Refinery as an FCCU, VDU and Claus units Process Engineer in 2011.
He moved to IFPEN in 2013, where he was involved in FCCU R&D projects
before joining Axens in 2014 as a Technologist. Mr. Besnault is an engineering
graduate from Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Ingénieurs en Arts Chimiques
et Technologiques (ENSIACET).
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