Overcome inflation and supply chain issues in construction

Carl Rentschler is the U.S. sales representative for Al Bassami Industries, a global steel fabrication company based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has more than 40 yr of varied engineering and management experience with three international EPC companies in the power and petrochemical fields. Mr. Rentschler holds a BS degree in civil engineering from Pennsylvania State University and an MEng degree from Cornell University. He is also a licensed professional engineer.

Ashim Parmar is Head of project engineering at MilliporeSigma, a Merck KGaA Company. He brings 28 yr of experience in project management, operations and maintenance, reliability, and green field startups. His primary responsibility is leading projects from conceptual phase to successful completion. Mr. Parmar is focused on continuous improvement and is passionate about the Internet of Things (IoT), automation and digitization with a value-added approach. He has international experience and previously worked for Eastman Chemicals, International Flavors and Fragrances, Symrise Asia Pacific, Novartis and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals.

Goutam Shahani works as a Sales and Marketing Consultant in the construction industry. He teaches business and mathematics at area colleges, and has more than 40 yr of experience in industrial marketing, business development and asset management at Air Products, Linde and ShureLine Construction. Mr. Shahani has more than 50 publications and patents in the energy and environmental sectors, and holds BS and MS degrees in chemical engineering, as well as an MBA.