Description
I got the opportunity to talk with Ammar Mamajiwala, a Chemical Engineer which started his career in the Oil & Gas Industry, mostly in Production and Process Engineering.
He was born in India, but moved many times in his life, to Middle East and then to Canada.
He started in Oil&Gas because… yeah, he wanted a successful career in a promising industry!
Ammar worked there for 3-4 years and he explains us how he transitioned from Oil & Gas Industries in Canada to Membrane Separation Technologies in California, USA.
This jump is crazy and he explains us in detail about it.
Finally, Ammar explains us about his dream of becoming a Certified Financial Analyst and how he expects to shift his career to Business & Finance.
Content Index
- 00:00 Start
- 01:00 Guest Intro
- 05:15 Studies in Waterloo + Chemical Engineering
- 07:11 First Co-Op in Fuel Cell Technology
- 12:58 Second Co-Op in Metallurgy Field
- 14:30 3rd Co-Op at P&G, Proctor and Gamble
- 16:25 Oil and Gas Industry
- 1750 Final Co-Op at Husk Energy
- 21:20 O&G Work @Husky
- 22:40 Reservoir Engineer
- 24:00 Going Remote in middle of nowhere
- 24:20 The money in Oil & Gas
- 25:15 Moving Offshore for Production Engineering Roles
- 28:50 Work Life Balance in Oil & Gas Industry
- 29:55 Volunteering as a Fire Fighter
- 30:30 Plant Engineering
- 31:15 Petro Canada
- 33:17 Shifting from Oil & Gas Industry to Membranes
- 36:06 Moving from Canada to the USA
- 37:40 Membrane Company
- 39:03 Membrane Sales Technician Jobs
- 40:00 More on technical function of Membranes
- 42:40 Materials used in Membranes
- 44:30 More on Membrane Industry
- 45:30 China Market of Membranes
- 47:00 Shifting to Finance
- 48:20 Finance Tools
- 50:11 Quick Q&A
- 1:00:05 Closure
Show Notes
Relevant notes, links, courses, e-books, reference material, or really anything mentioned in the episode.
- University of Waterloo
- Husky Energy
- Suncor
- Membrane Technology and Research, Inc
Show Clips
Guest Bio & Contact Information
Name:
- Ammar Mamajiwala
Current Profession & Industry:
- Position: Technical Sales Engineer
- Company: Membrane Technology and Research Inc, San
- Location: Francisco Bay Area, USA
Education:
- Bachelor of Science, Chemical Engineering at University of Waterloo, Canada
- Finance & Economics – Self taught (internet)
Professional Background:
- Oil & Gas: Offshore and Onshore Production and Process Engineering
- Membrane & Separation Technologies
Contact Information:
Host Bio
I’m Emmanuel Ortega a.k.a. THE Chemical Engineering Guy!
I create educational content related to Chemical & Process Engineering for students and engineers!
I am a 2012 Chemical Engineer Graduate from Tec de Monterrey in Mexico. My expertise is essentially Petrochemical, Polymer and Textile industries in either simulation, process design and process control.
For more information, please read the about page.
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