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Meet The President

Experience

Mr. Voutchkov is an internationally recognized expert in the field of membrane water and wastewater treatment with extensive experience in the development of seawater desalination projects, new membrane technologies and in due diligence review of membrane companies and projects for private investment.  For over 11 years, prior to founding Water Globe Consulting, Mr. Voutchkov was a Corporate Technical Director and a Chief Technology Officer for Poseidon Resources, one of the largest private investors and developers of membrane desalination projects in the US.  In this capacity, Mr. Voutchkov has served as an expert technical advisor to project developers, owners, lenders and equity investors of over a dozen desalination projects in the US, Mexico, Australia, and elsewhere, totaling more than US$2 billion in value.

Besides successfully managing engineering, scientific and policy challenges associated with the wider acceptance and use of seawater desalination for municipal water supply, Mr. Voutchkov has been on the forefront of advancing applied research, technology and policy for cost-effective and environmentally safe production of fresh water from the sea.

Mr. Voutchkov is an active member of the WateReuse Association – Desalination Committee; the American Water Works Association – Desalination and Membrane Process Committees; the American Membrane Technology Association, and the International Desalination Association.

Professional Recognition

2010 – Patent US 7,749,386 B2 of July 6, 2010 – Desalination System.

2009 – WateReuse Research Foundation – Member of the Research Advisory Committee;

2007 – Trendsetter – Public Works Magazine;

2006 – Grand Prize for Excellence in Environmental Engineering – American Academy of Environmental Engineers;

2006 – Project Innovation Award – International Water Association;

2005 – Best Overall Technical Paper Award – 2005 Biannual Conference of the International Desalination Association, Singapore.

2005 – Keynote Speaker – 2005 Specialty Conference on Desalination of the Australian Water Association, Adelaide.

2005 – Patent 6,946,081 of September 20, 2005 – Desalination System

1996 – Board Certified Environmental Engineer by the American Academy of Environmental Engineers