Dr. Phillip Barak, is the CalPrex inventor and a co-founder of Nutrient Recovery & Upcycling where he serves as the Science Director and Senior Scientific Consultant. With 40 years of experience working with nutrient cycles, Dr. Barak has published more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, including the peer-reviewed CalPrex WRF report, edited two books and been awarded five patents for nutrient recovery, four in phosphorus and one in nitrogen. Dr. Barak is also a professor in the Department of Soil Science at the University of Wisconsin – Madison and has taught soil fertility, plant nutrition and nutrient management to over 500 undergraduate and graduate students. He is a licensed professional soil scientist, has served as an expert witness in legal proceedings and is a member of the Soil Science Society of America and the American Chemical Society. Dr. Barak’s skills in solution chemistry and modeling are a cornerstone of NRU’s foundation and promise for the future of the company. He graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

With over 35 years of experience, Magnall became a consultant for Centrisys/CNP in 2015. He helps with the development of the sales and management process within CRM, while also providing process expertise for centrifuge applications. Magnall brings extensive knowledge and experience in applying centrifuge technology which results in maximum benefits to the customer process. He earned a masters from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom for chemical engineering.

Dr. Dünnebeil’s industrial and municipal wastewater treatment career focuses on sludge treatment. In 2005, he founded PONDUS^® Verfahrenstechnik GmbH and installed PONDUS in six German plants. In 2014, he began the partnership with Centrisys/CNP, who has exclusive U.S. distributorship. In 2015, Kenosha Water Utility, Wisconsin was the first U.S. installation and has won numerous awards and recognition for the technology. He earned his doctorate from the Technical University of Berlin.

While working as a business consultant, Jim Andresen quickly hit it off with Centrisys/CNP President and Founder, Michael Kopper, intrigued by the range of complex products and services Centrisys brings to market. The rest, as they say, is history.

Raeder started with Centrisys/CNP in 2011 where he introduced the Centrisys brand the Latin American market. With over 23 years of technical experience, he is a centrifuge expert and has experience with international installations. He is currently the Centrisys Centrifugas LTDA director in Brazil and a business manager for Vortecnica-Centrisys in Argentina. Raeder is proud to not only install Centrisys centrifuges in South America, but also provide service for all centrifuge brands.