Gavin Smith (FIChemE) is a graduate from the University of Melbourne in Chemical Engineering. Having started off as a Winemaker, has spent the last 22 years based in Europe (when not in the Middle East or North Africa!) as a Professional Chartered Engineer working in Engineering Management, EPC and technical consulting across the Food/beverage, Pharmaceutical/Biotech, Energy (Hydrocarbons) and Wastewater industries. Former Chief Process Engineer for AMEC upstream Oil and Gas, now working within the Pharmaceutical and Biotech sector.