Robert Gibson
@robertgibson
I optimize complex energy, nuclear, clean-tech, and water-treatment facilities through process and mechanical engineering.
FinlandWhat I'm looking for
I've led process, mechanical, piping, and commissioning work for Northvolt, Microsoft data center projects, Exxon R&D consolidation, and nuclear treatment facilities. My work focuses on making complex facilities code-compliant, operable, and efficient.
At Northvolt ETT, I led 40 cross-disciplinary engineers supporting gigafactory development, including MEP activities, commissioning, clean and dry rooms, process utilities, and plant layout. At Winthrop Technologies, I managed MEP installation for site water-treatment packages on Microsoft Data Center projects.
At CH2M Plateau Remediation Company, I oversaw five groundwater-treatment facilities and improved throughput by 140% through process upgrades. I served as design authority, led commissioning and R&D, managed pressure-equipment compliance, and worked directly with DOE officials on treatment strategies.
I've also developed wastewater-treatment, paste-backfill, waste-recovery, evaporation, pumping, and fluidized-bed reactor systems. I bring more than 20 years of experience applying ASME, API, ISO, EN, PED, and nuclear quality requirements to projects across clean tech, mining, oil and gas, and energy.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Project manager for ExxonMobil NALI project.
Project Manager
PFGI
Jul 2025 - Present (1 year 1 month)
Managed MEP and equipment relocation for Exxon R&D consolidation as part of the NALI project.
water treatment expert
Build a team of engineers to design process utilities for Northvolt's gigafactory, including resource management and supervision of engineering design. The role requires a lot of collaboration with all parts of the factory to assess consumption and understand the complete scope of generation and distribution of process utilities.
Providing technical expertise in non-Newtonian fluid transport, ion exchange, process modeling and development in new waste treatment techniques for water treatment and paste production.
Providing expertise in non-newtonian fluid dynamics for M:O in their Tailings Handling and Water Treatment Divisions.
Senior Process Engineering Consultant to EVAC OY
Responsibilities include:
1. Process design and layout
2. Material and energy balance calculation for total system and utility usage
3. P&ID development
4. PFD development
5. Process Piping Design and specification
6. Development of new technology (carbonization of waste, oil/lipid and water separation, chemical treatment of MBRs)
7. Development P
Technical Documentation Engineering Consultant to EVAC OY
Responsibility include:
1. Managing customer documentation packages
2. Managing internal documentation packages
3. Development of a process engineering group
Technical Design Authority and Senior Process Engineer
May 2015 - Aug 2018 (3 years 3 months)
Responsible for the technical design of multiple ground water treatment plants. Relevant unit operations included - MBR, FBR, IX, as well as acidification and basification operations. As the authority I am responsible for ensuring that changes to the operating facilities are engineered and designed correctly. I am also responsible for ensuring operational success and maintainability.
Piping and Hydraulic Engineer
Dec 2014 - May 2015 (5 months)
Responsible for the modeling and design of well realignment pumping and conveyance lines.
Cost and schedule controller for Chevron and BP projects.
I was research associate working for Washington State University Laboratory for Atmospheric Research and NASA JPL as part of the the National Science Foundation REU. I was a team member for many field campaigns. Most notably the development of carbon cycle modeling in homogenous forest utilizing Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy and disjunct eddy covariance (DEC) or FTIR-DEC. I was
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Washington State University
Bachelor's degree, Chemical Engineering
2002 - 2008
Washington State University
Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Washington State University.
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Location
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