Dr. Randall Watts joins environmental engineering and construction firm Brown and Caldwell as industrial water senior process engineer. Having spent his 24-year career to date at Merck, Watts brings a background of specialized water and wastewater experience in the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry. He has reportedly served as technical lead on numerous high-profile projects to improve treatment system performance — including the treatment of endocrine-disrupting compounds and other active pharmaceutical ingredients and constituents — at production facilities in multiple countries. His expertise covers water supply and sustainability, wastewater process design, wastewater system optimization, field and pilot study design and coordination, system start-up and operational support and operational efficiency.
As a key addition to Brown and Caldwell’s Industrial Water Group, Watts is responsible for developing and implementing tailored solutions to the chemical and pharmaceutical industry’s most complex water and wastewater challenges. He will lead process engineering and design on projects encompassing water use reduction, water and wastewater treatment and reuse, active pharmaceutical ingredient management, nutrient removal, smart utilities and systems operation and optimization.
Based in Philadelphia, Watts has a doctorate and a master’s degree in environmental engineering and a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Florida.
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