Our Key People
VINESH RAJCOOMAR – CONSULTING ENGINEER TO RAVFIN
Vinesh has more than 35 years’ experience from Technical Consulting, multi-discipline Engineering and Project Management covering both local and international assignments. His competencies cover all aspects of Process Engineering, Project Management, Project Cost Engineering, and Strategic Studies; and as a Technology Specialist. He has extensive experience in the Power Sector in both Utility and Decentralised Power Generation, Forest Industry, Petro-Chemical, Soaps & Detergents and Mining sectors.
Vinesh acquired extensive Business Development experience within the Power and Energy Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa while at Mitsubishi Power Systems Africa where he worked in a Technical Consulting and Technology Specialist capacity.
His Technology and Process knowledge extends into, but not limited to, the following industrial processes:
- Front End Engineering and concept Development;
- Power and Steam Generation
- Bulk Materials Handling
- Water and Effluent Treatment
- Environmental Solutions
- Renewable Energy
- Forest Industries / Pulp and Paper Mills
- Desalination systems
- Petro-Chem.
Qualifications
- Engineering (Chemical) with Honours (1975 – 1981). University of Durban – Westville
- Masters in Business Leadership (MBL) (1988 – 1991). UNISA, School of Business Leadership
- Anglo American Advanced Management Programme (2003). Gordon Institute of Business Science – University of Pretoria
Memberships
- Registered with ECSA as a Professional Engineer
- Member of South African Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Member of Fossil Fuel Foundation
- Member of SANEA
- Member of SA Underground Gasification Association
JILL VARRIE – MARKETING AND R&D
Jill has undertaken extensive research into renewable energy technologies and the funding mechanisms underpinning this market and established relationships with a number of international. Within the developmental environment Jill has studied job creation, education and economic development. After extensive consultation she designed the development eco-system that underpins the company’s carbon-neutral energy feedstock-supply philosophy.
Her participation in the multi-stakeholder ACP Biofuels Research Programme sponsored by the European Commission and led by Professor Patricia Harvey of Greenwich University, informed the development of an industrial protocol for production of glycerol from the saline algae Dunaliella Salina. This system is expected to underpin Ravfin’s entry into the green hydrogen market in the near future.
She is currently involved in pre-feasibility exploration of upstream green syngas production from industrial scale biomass cultivation and her focus is now on embedding a full range of carbon neutral energy systems into the Africa markets
Jill has established, ran and subsequently sold a number of enterprises in various sectors. She also held management, marketing and sales positions in both large and medium-sized companies. These positions involved the conceptualizing and execution of marketing strategies, and control of the customer service platforms that ultimately became industry norms. She established a marketing services company that set up sophisticated systems to monitor and drive quality control and customer satisfaction.
Jill conceptualised a cost efficient Waste-to-Energy system that resulted in the award of a contract from a major Metro Municipality in South Africa, for her client