Harald Karl Winkler, DI

 

 

 

Date of birth::

Martial status:

Nationality:

12th July 1955

Married, 3 children

Austria

 

 

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS

 

1973

Bundesrealgymnasium Lerchenfeldstraße, Klagenfurt: Reifeprüfung (A-level)

1977

Höhere Technische Bundeslehr- und Versuchsanstalt Graz: Ingenieur (B.Sc.) Mechanical Engineering

1988

Graz Technical University : Diplomingenieur (M.Sc.) Chemical Engineering

1995

Chartered Process Engineering Consultant (Professional Engineer)

2000

RWTH Aachen : Post-graduate course on membrane processes

2000

Management Center Innsbruck (MCI), University of Applied Sciences : Teaching assignment for process engineering and environmental technologies

2004

Arch+Ing Akademie, Vienna : Course of lectures on mediation in the field of planning and construction

2004

1st International Summer School on Business Mediation, Admont , Austria

2005

UNESCO-IHE, Institute for Water Education, Delft : Short Course on Membrane Technology in Drinking and Industrial Water Treatment

2006

2nd International Summer School on Business Mediation, Admont , Austria

2007

Certified Mediator

 

 

KNOWLEDGE OF LANGUAGES

 

German:

Mother tongue

English:

Fluent

Italian:

Basic knowledge

 

 

EXPERIENCE RECORD

 

1975-1977 (temporarily)

Design engineering in the field of mechanical engineering

 

·         Treibacher Chemische Werke, Treibach

·         Stemag Transmission technology, Graz

·         Wiener Brückenbau AG,  Vienna

·         Dornier Service Hangar, Oberpfaffenhofen , Germany

·         Volke Consulting Engineers, Munich

 

 

1978 – 1988 (temporarily)

·        M.A.N. Commercial Vehicle Department, Munich:

Calculations and design in the field of hydraulic transmission systems for vehicles and automated public transport bus systems

 

·        Steyr-Daimler-Puch Fahrzeugtechnik, Graz, Austria:

Calculations and design works for Puch Pinzgauer all terrain vehicle

 

·        Enercon GmbH, Graz, Austria:

Process engineering for contaminated soil treatment

 

·        TRANSNUKLEAR, Hanau , Germany :

Risk analyses for the transportation of radioactive material by train; design of radioactive material transport containers (stress and strain, sealing, failure probabilities)

 

·        GRAZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY , Department for Chemical Engineering, Graz :

Feasibility study regarding the minimisation of thermal energy costs with respect to an optimum fuel selection (application of methods elaborated in the thesis)

 

 

1988 - 1995

ILF Consulting Engineers, Innsbruck - Munich

WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS

 

·        Responsible for process design and process engineering (basic & detailed):

·      Upgrading of Kappern-Marchtrenk WWTP (150.000 PE) - basic

·      Maribor WWTP, Slovenia (400.000 PE) - basic

·      Innsbruck WWTP (400.000 PE), Austria – basic and detailed

·      Pruhonice WWTP (7.000 PE), Czech Republic - basic

·      Villach WWTP (200.000 PE), - basic

·      Strass/Zillertal WWTP. (225.000 PE), detailed

·      Radfeld WWTP (55.000 PE), – detailed

·      Sevko WWTP (leather industries, 95.000 PE), Bulgaria – basic

·      Balchic WWTP (leather industries, 45.000 PE), Bulgaria - basic

·      Aydinli WWTP (leather industries, 200 tonsCOD/d), Turkey - detailed

·      Bleiburg WWTP (10.000 PE, incl. brewery), - basic

·      Ebnit WWTP (1.150 PE), - basic

·      Upgrading Seveso WWTP (textile industries, 340.000 PE), Italy - basic

·      Upgrading Altolura WWTP (textile industries, 435.000 PE), Italy - basic

·      Upgrading Prague WWTP (2,100.000 PE), Czech Republic - basic

·      Upgrading Bressanone WWTP (70.000 PE), Italy - basic

·      Pilot plant for Innsbruck WWTP (2 x 70 PE), - basic and detailed

·      Zumtobel WWTP (galvanic industry10 m³/h), basic

·      Upgrading of DORMA WWTP (textile industry, 2.500 m³/d), England - basic

 

·        Studies and expertises

·     Expertise concerning the process design concept for the upgrading of Vienna WWTP (4.200.000 PE)

·     Adaptations of the process design concept of Innsbruck WWTP due to variations regarding the inflow quality and the required purification requirements, - feasibility study

·     Expertise concerning the actual condition of Seveso, Altolura and Livescia WWTPs, Italy

·     Upgrading St. Kanzian WWTP vs. cooperation with Kohldorf WWTP, feasibility study

 

·        Start-up-operations (ST), pilot plant tests (PPT), takeover tests (TT)

·     Biological treatment of Innsbruck WWTP, ST, TT

·     Strass/Zillertal.WWTP, ST

·     Radfeld WWTP, ST, TT

·     Innsbruck WWTP, PPT testing a one-stage and two-stage activated sludge process simultaneously.

·     Lab scale PPTs to identify the optimum process for the treatment of textile industry waste water using ozone treatment, precipitation/flocculation and activated carbon.

 

 

SLUDGE TREATMENT PLANTS

 

·        Responsible for process design and process engineering (basic & detailed):

·      Sludge drying plant at Dornbirn WWTP, - basic and detailed

·      Anaerobic stabilisation and sludge dewatering at

·         Strass/Zillertal WWTP, - detailed

·         Radfeld WWTP, - detailed

·         Innsbruck WWTP, - basic and detailed

·      Livescia sludge drying plant, Italy , - basic

 

·        Studies

·      Sludge utilisation concept for Innsbruck WWTP, feasibility study

·      Sludge dewatering and drying at Innsbruck WWTP, feasibility study

·      Investigation on utilisation alternatives for dried sludge in Vorarlberg, feasibility study

·        Start-up-operations (ST), takeover tests (TT)

·      Sludge drying plant at Dornbirn WWTP, ST, TT

·      Anaerobic stabilisation and sludge dewatering at

·         Strass/Zillertal WWTP, - ST, TT

·         Radfeld WWTP, - ST

·         Innsbruck WWTP, - ST, TT

 

 

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

 

·     Optimisation of water utilisation concepts at textile processing works in the greater Como area, Italy , - feasibility study

·     Handbook for the implementation of state-of-the–art water saving measurements for textile processing enterprises in the greater Como area, Italy

·     Measurements for the minimisation of adverse environmental effects (e.g. groundwater pollution) due to the extension of a crane production facility at Nenzing, feasibility study

·     Investigation on measurements and efforts to be taken for the cleanup of contaminated sites and emission reduction for 2 pharmaceutical production plants in Ludwigstadt and Munich , Germany , audit

·     Flue gas desulphurisation of Maritza thermal power plant, Bulgaria ; feasibility study

 

 

LANDFILL TECHNOLOGY

·     Leachate treatment and discharge concept for Lavant landfill, feasibility study

·     Leachate purification and biogas utilisation for Lavant landfill, basic engineering

·     Biogas utilisation plant for Graslboden landfill, basic engineering

·     Biogas utilisation plant for Reutte landfill, basic engineering

 

 

WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS

·     Utility water treatment for Dornbirn-Schwarzach WWTP, feasibility study

·     Corrosion analysis and control of „Unaccounted for Water“ for the main supply network of Kuwait City

·     WTP for the Manavgat River Water Project (500.000 m³/d), Turkey , - basic engineering

 

 

Since 1996

Process Engineering Consultant  (Professional Engineer)

 

 
 
 
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