Senior Strategy Analyst at KiOR
Houston, Texas Area
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- Senior Strategy Analyst at KiOR
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management
- University of California, Berkeley
- University of California, Berkeley
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Adam Youngman’s Summary
Passionate about large scale processes based upon chemistry and materials science
Adam Youngman’s Specialties:
Growth strategy, technology strategy, operations, and process economics
Adam Youngman’s Experience
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Senior Strategy Analyst
KiOR
(Oil & Energy industry)
July 2009 — Present (6 months)
Biofuels start-up funded by Khosla Ventures
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MBA intern
Novartis
(Public Company; NVS; Pharmaceuticals industry)
June 2008 — December 2008 (7 months)
Generated financial and scientific analysis for the Novartis-MIT Continuous Manufacturing Center, a strategic initiative championed by the head of Novartis Technical Operations. Provided data to justify movement from batch (current) to continuous (future) production of pharmaceuticals.
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Optimization Engineer
BP
(Public Company; BP; Oil & Energy industry)
March 2006 — June 2007 (1 year 4 months)
Increased unit profitability by directly negotiating with unionized personnel to carry out recommendations for optimal unit conditions (temperature, throughput, etc.) based upon market conditions and engineering principles.
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Process Engineer
BP
(Public Company; BP; Oil & Energy industry)
October 2004 — March 2006 (1 year 6 months)
Brought seven units back online safely by working night shifts for turnaround/changeover support to coordinate efforts of maintenance and operations personnel during critical procedures (turnarounds lasted 2-4 weeks).
Adam Youngman’s Education
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S. , Materials Science & Engineering , 2007 — 2009
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Sloan School of Management
2007 — 2009
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University of California, Berkeley
B.S. , Chemical Engineering , 2000 — 2004
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University of California, Berkeley
B.S. , Materials Science & Engineering , 2000 — 2004
Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) research at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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Berkeley Engineering Alumni
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