Brian Visioli
Senior Engineer
Experience
Senior Process Engineer, Trimeric Corporation, October 2025 – Present
Global Director, Adsorbents & Alumina Catalysts, Evonik, April 2021 – September 2025
Business Segment Manager, Sulfur Recovery, Porocel, June 2014 – April 2021
Technical Services Engineer, Porocel, September 2013 – June 2014
Process Engineer, Phillips 66, January 2009 – September 2013
Gas Hydrate Intern, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, January 2008 – December 2008
Fields of Experience
Mr. Visioli is a chemical engineer with 14 years’ experience in oil refining, petrochemical, and gas processing applications. With deep expertise in sulfur recovery catalysis and adsorption technologies, Mr. Visioli has provided catalyst bed design, unit optimization recommendations, and hands-on technical support for numerous unit startups, shutdowns, and troubleshooting efforts across the United States, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, India, and Asia. Mr. Visioli has been instrumental in the development, scale-up, and launch of multiple catalyst products in the oil refining and sulfur recovery industries.
Selected areas of professional experience include:
- Adsorbent technologies for gas treating in refining, petrochemical, and specialty applications
- Sulfur recovery unit catalyst configuration optimization
- SRU/TGTU startup, shutdown, troubleshooting, and optimization
- Process simulation using Aspen HYSYS and Symmetry
- Cross-functional project management with technical and commercial stakeholders
- Technical communication and client support in industrial environments
Education
B.S., Chemical Engineering, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2011
