Run by operators,not just advisers.
Three founders, three industries. Each has spent more than a decade inside the operations we now help to transform, and each personally leads engagements in their sector.
Peter Farkas
Oil industry expert. 22 years in refining and pipeline operations.
Peter spent two decades inside refineries and pipelines, finishing as head of process automation at a major European refiner. He has led control-system and historian migrations at nine sites and knows what an operator will and won’t trust at three in the morning.
At BTP he designs the automation platform behind every engagement and leads our oil and gas work.
- 2019 — NowChief Technology OfficerBTP Consulting
- 2012 — 2019Head of Process AutomationAldermoor Petroleum
- 2004 — 2012Process engineer to operations managerNorvik Energy
- Sector
- Oil & gas
- Focus
- OT/IT integration, turnarounds, reliability
- Based
- Rotterdam
“The best automation is the one the night-shift operator trusts enough to leave running.”
Rieyad Shaikh
Shipping industry expert. 18 years running container and bulk terminals.
Rieyad ran terminal operations in three regions, most recently as COO of a two-million-TEU gateway terminal. He has sat on both sides of the table in vessel-call planning, as an operator and as a customer of the port.
At BTP he leads client relationships and shapes our port and maritime offering.
- 2019 — NowChief Commercial OfficerBTP Consulting
- 2013 — 2019Chief Operating OfficerKestrel Terminals
- 2005 — 2013Terminal operationsHalden Marine Group
- Sector
- Shipping & ports
- Focus
- Berth and yard planning, digital gates
- Based
- Dubai
“A vessel call is a promise to a dozen parties. Automation is how you keep it.”
Farhan Munim
Transportation industry expert. 15 years optimising freight networks.
Farhan has spent his career in road, rail and multimodal freight, from the depot floor to the network control centre. He is as comfortable with a dispatch board as with a data model.
As COO he runs BTP’s delivery model and makes sure every engagement lands on time and keeps working after we leave.
- 2019 — NowChief Operating OfficerBTP Consulting
- 2013 — 2019Head of Network PlanningTransvale Logistics
- 2008 — 2013Operations analystSaltire Freight
- Sector
- Transportation
- Focus
- Network planning, dispatch, multimodal
- Based
- London
“If planners are still firefighting after go-live, we haven’t finished the job.”