Hernando Salgado

Hernando is a Technical Service Manager with 20 years of experience in the Refining Industry, in particular, Fluid Catalytic Cracking, Alkylation, Hydroprocessing and Residue Upgrading technologies, leading assignments in the areas of process analysis, troubleshooting, optimization, design and development, catalyst selection and monitoring, and economic analysis for new and existing facilities. He holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Industrial University of Santander in Colombia, and a Professional Doctorate in Engineering (Process Design) from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Prior to BASF, Hernando worked for Ecopetrol and Saudi Aramco.