Rodrigo Ibarra

Rodrigo Ibarra is a Process Engineering Associate I at Audubon Companies since February 2023, specializing in the FEED for ZEON Chemicals' SBR Battery Binder Plant in Pasadena, TX, and the detailed engineering of BP's Kaskida Topside Facility. Prior experience includes a role as a Process Engineer at Wood, where responsibilities involved the FEED of a new diesel dehydrosulfurization complex at Abidjan Refinery, Côte d'Ivoire. Rodrigo also worked as a Process Engineer at ABSENCOL, contributing to the basic engineering of a fuel supply unit for the Dos Bocas Refinery in Mexico. An early internship at Preflex S.A. involved process design for stoddard solvent deodorization, alongside research and lab testing to optimize process conditions. Additionally, Rodrigo served as a teaching assistant in Chemical Process Modelling and Simulation at Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Rodrigo holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, completed in 2018.