Director of Engineering
2026 - Present
Geaux Scale, Baton Rouge, US
- Lead engineering support for a portfolio of 20+ Louisiana hard tech companies, guiding their scale-up from lab to pilot to production across hydrogen production, alternative energy, waste-to-value, advanced materials, and space tech, drawing on expertise in electrochemical process design, system scale-up, and techno-economic and life cycle analysis
Chief Technology Officer
2025 - Present
Encore CO₂, Baton Rouge, US
- Directed all R&D and lab operations for a venture-backed startup developing gas-diffusion electrode (GDE) electrolyzers converting captured CO₂ into ethanol, acetate, and ethylene; oversee catalyst synthesis, system optimization, and safety protocols.
- Achieved >50% Faradaic efficiency for C2 products at 0.5 A/cm², exceeding NSF SBIR Phase I targets and validating better-than-linear scale-up performance.
- Delivered technical results that helped secure $933,000+ in non-dilutive funding, including a $363,000 Shell GameChanger Award, $275,000 NSF SBIR Phase I grant, $200,000 LSU FUEL initiative grant, and a $50,000 FUEL pitch competition prize.
- Scaled the electrolyzer system from 5+ cm² to 25+ cm², built and tested a four-cell, 100+ cm² configuration achieving Phase I production targets, while cutting per-unit manufacturing cost from ~$2,400 to ~$950 through hybrid material redesign.
- Designed and fabricated the product separation unit, enabling selective recovery of CO₂-derived chemicals (ethanol, acetate, ethylene) from the electrolyzer output stream.
- Developed technoeconomic analysis (TEA) and life cycle assessment (LCA) models to evaluate production costs, energy consumption, capital expenditure, and emissions intensity across product pathways.
Research Assistant
2023 - 2026
Louisiana State University
- Developed Cu-based alloy electrocatalysts achieving record selectivity for C2 products (ethylene, ethanol,
acetate) at industrial current densities with extended operational stability.
- Established correlation between Cu surface charge and C2 product selectivity using DFT calculations,
enabling rational catalyst design for targeted products
- Innovated dual-membrane electrolyzer system solving product crossover and enabling efficient liquid
product collection.
- Applied advanced characterization techniques (XPS, XRD, SEM, GC-MS) to understand catalyst dynamics
and validate mechanisms.
- Optimized electrochemical systems across pH ranges developing versatile platform for multiple valuable
chemicals.
- Developed direct electrochemical CO2 conversion to organic carbonates for high-value chemical production
from captured carbon
Lead Research and Development Engineer (Co-op)
2025
Encore CO₂, Baton Rouge, US
- Led CO₂ electroreduction research and process development, optimizing electrochemical systems for
sustainable chemical production (formic acid, ethylene, acetic acid and ethanol).
- Developed and implement pilot-scale testing and scale-up strategies, focusing on catalyst innovation,
process efficiency, and techno-economic analysis.
- Oversaw the design, modeling, and optimization of electrochemical reactors to enhance selectivity,
conversion efficiency, and cost-effectiveness.
- Managed cross-functional R&D initiatives, driving intellectual property development, regulatory
compliance, and commercialization efforts for CO₂ conversion technologies.
Teaching Assistant
2022 - 2023
Louisiana State University
- Assisted in teaching Process Design and Reactor Design Project courses.
- Provided support in grading assignments, exams, and practical sessions.
- Developed skills in assisting with laboratory experiments and practical demonstrations.
- Enhanced my understanding of process design principles and reactor design concepts through teaching and hands-on experience.
National Youth Service Corps (N.Y.S.C)
2021- 2022
Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board, NCDMB, National Headquarter, Bayelsa State, Nigeria
- Monitoring and tracking of progress on projects and activities executed in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry
- Identifying actions and processes that violate the NOGICD Act and application of measures to address and correct all such violations
- Maximizing the utilization of materials, resources of the country in terms of goods, assets, and services.
Research Assistant
2019 - 2021
Bioenvironmental and Water Research Laboratory, LAUTECH, Oyo State, Nigeria
- Synthesized Silver-Gold Nanoparticles from Yam, Potato Banana, and Cassava Peels Extract Bio-Composite.
- Independent review of literature on the synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles from agricultural materials and also design of Adsorption Column.
- Investigated the effect of surface modification of polymeric material as a low-cost adsorbent
Class Instructor
2017-2020
Launchi Software Academy (LSA) Under-G, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria.
- Training coordinator, I.T (Industrial) Manager.
- Tutoring and mentoring undergraduate students and graduates in Data Analysis, Advance Excel, Desktop Publishing.
- Tutoring and mentoring undergraduate students and graduates in Aspen Hysys and Aspen Plus, MATLAB, Excel, Graphics (Corel Draw and Adobe Packages), Microsoft Packages.
Technical Operation Intel
2019
Addax Petroleum Development Nigeria Limited
- Led a team of 16 to develop a Final Investment Decision (FID) for an onshore field.
- Learnt about oil and gas business chain
- Was able to acquire a strategic understanding of how different disciplines (like Accounting, Economics, Finance etc.) operate in real life.
Script checker
2019
West Africa Examination Council (WAEC), Ogbomoso Marking Venue
- Checking of candidate’s script to ascertain correct score computation
- Vetting of candidate script
Technical Operation Intel (SWEP 2)
2019
Unit Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)
- Learnt how to make a various home product such as Germicide (Izal), Bar soap, Vaseline, insecticide
- Learnt various chemical engineering related software
Technical Operation Intel (SWEP 1)
2018
Unit Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)
- Learnt how to make a various home product such as Medicated Balm, Bleach, Air fresher, liquid soap.
- Learnt how to use various unit operation equipment such as fluidized bed drier, Osborne Reynolds equipment, Tray drier, Screen sieve
Academic Tutor
2015–2021
No Magic In Success (NMIS) Academy
- Tutored and mentored first-year students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in courses such as Mathematical Methods I & II, Physical Chemistry, and Organic Chemistry.
- Tutored and mentored second-year students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in courses including Engineering Analysis I & II, Engineering Thermodynamics I & II, Engineering Mechanics I & II, Material Science I & II, and Chemical Engineering Analysis I.
- Tutored and mentored third-year students of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) in courses including Engineering Statistic,Transport phenomena I & II, Separation I & II, Chemical kinetics, and Chemical Engineering Analysis II.
Class Instructor
2014
A1 Comprehensive Grammar School, Oke Oore, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria.
- Taught and mentored secondary school student in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics
