Jaffer Ghouse
Product Manager - Analytics (Operations)
Greater Houston United States
Summary
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Top SchoolJaffer Ghouse is a PhD-trained chemical engineer turned product manager who blends 14 years of mathematical modeling and systems optimization experience with hands-on software development. Now leading analytics products for operations at Woodside Energy, he builds predictive and prescriptive tools that bridge engineering rigor and business decision-making for energy assets. His background includes developing core components of the widely used open-source IDAES process systems framework and leading multi-disciplinary teams to deliver DOE-funded energy system optimization projects. Comfortable across optimization, simulation, and Python/Pyomo-based tooling, he has a track record of turning complex multi-scale models into production-ready analytics and screening pipelines. Based in Greater Houston, he pairs academic depth with product instincts—able to translate low-level model improvements into portfolio-level decarbonization strategies.
9 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemical Engineering, 3.95/4, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Chemical Engineering, 3.95/4 at McMaster UniversityBachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Chemical Engineering (Minor in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals), 8.5/10, Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Chemical Engineering (Minor in Petroleum Refining and Petrochemicals), 8.5/10 at Anna University Chennai
English, Tamil, Urdu, Hindi
Github Skills (7)
process-model10
process-modeling10
mathematical10
chemical-engineering10
python10
modeling10
differential-equations9
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
IDAES/idaes-pse
Dec 2016 - Oct 2022
The IDAES Process Systems Engineering Framework
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:95 reviews, 643 commits, 14 PRs in 5 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Jaffer's commits merge a branch and modify the code within the `idaes/core/control_volume0d.py` file, indicating work on a core component of the IDAES Process Systems Engineering Framework. They appear to be adding and modifying variable domains, constraints, and calculations related to material balances, heat transfer, and reaction generation within a control volume. These changes suggest the user is working on the back-end logic and model implementation within the framework.
chemical-engineeringengineeringelectrical-engineeringprocess-modelingenergy-system
jghouse88/idaes-pse
Jul 2021 - Jul 2022
The IDAES Process Systems Engineering Framework
Contributions:13 commits, 34 pushes, 18 branches in 11 months
cmlengineeringjavasystems-engineeringprocess-systems-engineering
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