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Gayathri Gangadhar

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Sr. Team Lead - Margin Optimization at Shell
📍 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Gayathri Gangadhar is a Sr. Team Lead for Margin Optimization at Shell, leveraging over a decade of experience as a chemical and process engineer. She focuses on enhancing refinery operations, energy efficiency, and reducing carbon intensity across facilities in the US, Europe, and Asia. She holds a Masters degree from Birla Institute of Technology and Science.

Based on her academic work, Gayathri has a deep-seated interest in environmental science and water purification technologies. Her research includes developing biofilters and studying novel bacterial strains for the removal of pollutants from aqueous solutions, indicating a passion for creating sustainable solutions.

Unique fact: She has co-authored multiple scientific papers on bioremediation, including research on using a specific bacterial strain to remove divalent copper from water.

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Experience
12 Years
Current Role
Sr. Team Lead - Margin Optimization
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Refinery Optimization
Her career at Shell is centered on optimizing refinery operations, improving margins, and ensuring product quality without compromising safety or efficiency.
Carbon Intensity Reduction
A key part of her role as Manufacturing Lead for Asia involved leading projects focused on reducing the carbon intensity of Shell's refineries.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Sr. Team Lead - Margin Optimization
Shell
1-2020 - 12-2024
Manufacturing Lead Asia
Shell
10-2018 - 12-2020
Butumen Blending Hub Lead Asia
Shell
3-2016 - 9-2018
Refinery Process Improvement Engineer
Shell
8-2013 - 2-2016
Process Engineer
Shell
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Education
1-2024 - 12-2024
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UCLA Anderson School of Management
2013
Master's degree
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
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