Mazdak brings 22+ years of engineering leadership across some of the most technically demanding capital projects in the industrial world, and a PhD in Process Optimization and Control that grounds every technical decision he makes. His career spans oil and gas, chemicals, fuels, and energy transition technologies, covering the full project lifecycle from conceptual design and simulation through FEED, detailed engineering, commissioning, and operational optimization.

With deep hands-on experience deploying digital engineering solutions at scale across diverse industrial sectors, Mazdak has applied advanced engineering and asset management tools to compress engineering timelines, reduce EPC risk, improve decision quality from day one, optimize operations, and enhance asset performance.

His track record spans multiple large-scale capital programs across chemicals, oil and gas, and energy transition, most notably a $350M first-of-its-kind hydrogen liquefaction project delivered on schedule and under budget. Executing FOAK technologies at capital scale leaves no margin for error, and it is precisely where disciplined digital engineering, rigorous simulation-to-design integration, and execution-ready workflows prove their worth.

At this panel, Mazdak will share practical perspectives on how AVEVA AIME and Unified Engineering can close the gap between engineering intent and operational reality, accelerating delivery and unlocking efficiency gains that matter long before commissioning begins. The tools and disciplines that de-risk a first-of-its-kind industrial project translate directly to any industry where engineering complexity and schedule pressure collide.