Mr. Kumana holds a masters degree in chem eng from the Univ of Cincinnati, and has more than 35 years of experience in process design and energy/water optimization, working for both manufacturing and engineering design companies before establishing K&A in 1997, specializing in Process Integration (Pinch Analysis). He has been a consultant to major corporations world-wide including Shell, Amoco (BP), Dupont, Monsanto (Solutia), Union Carbide (Dow), Enron, Saudi Aramco, SABIC, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and SASOL, as well as to US Dept of Energy and EPRI. He has authored or co-authored over 65 technical papers and book chapters, and was the instructor for AIChE’s course on Pinch Analysis for many years.