Training & Education

Environmental Biotech International has achieved several milestones with regard to building awareness and education around issues of oils, fats & grease (OFG) with state governments and municipalities in the UK, USA and Australia.

Municipal OFG Education

Municipalities - Hillsborough County and City of Tampa, Florida Sewage Pre-treatment Laws & ordinances for Tennessee Valley Authority and Manatee County, USA Achieved the best overall OFG solution- approved by Anglian Water and WRC in a trial conducted in Chelmsford, Essex, UK (2007)

Grease Summits- Education on OFG issues
Now in its 18th year, Grease Summit course and training for city engineers in the USA, UK, Australia, Mexico, East Africa.Grease Summits also held in conjunction with American Public Works Association at Belleview, Washington & Tampa, Florida (2011)

Valentine A. Pereira

Director

Valentine A. Pereira is leading the operations and training programs at EcoWorks. Val is an aircraft engineer with over 14 years of professional experience. He has worked with Emirates Airlines in London and Dubai. Prior to that, he worked with Kuwait Airways in Kuwait and Air India in Mumbai. Valentine is known to execute technical solutions with expertise and precision. He holds the UK CAA and the UAE GCAA aviation licenses. He is passionate about clean energy and technological innovations and has co-founded EcoWorks with the objective of delivering high-quality products and services in India.

Maninee Leila Karnik

Director

Maninee Leila Karnik is handling business development for EcoWorks Biotech. She has over 12 years of experience in entrepreneurship, marketing and communication. She has supported tech-startups and social businesses in water, food, health, energy and education sectors. She is the co-founder of National Entrepreneurship Network (NEN), and has worked with Ashoka and Wadhwani Foundation in the US and India. She holds a BS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, Washington DC. Maninee is committed to sustainable innovations and has co-founded EcoWorks to provide effective eco-friendly products and services to the Indian market.

Shailindra Kaul

Creative Director

Shailindra Kaul is the Creative Director & Business Coach for EcoWorks. He has over 15 years of experience in the media: content creation, television programming & network branding. Through his company, Kolahoi Media, Shailindra has created a variety of content for clients including National Geographic Channel, Disney, Amazon, Nike and others. Previously, Shailindra headed on-air branding for UTV and Zoom Network, and produced shows for Discovery, ETC and Channel [V]. His vast experience in handling large teams & consumer marketing is helping EcoWorks create a pan-India presence as an environmentally conscious and sustainable brand.

Dr. Rachana Patni (PhD)

Learning and Development Lead

Dr. Patni is a Certified Executive Coach, a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK and has professional qualifications in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics, and in Social Welfare Administration from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences. Dr. Patni has designed bespoke Self Awareness and Leadership programmes for international organisations across industries. She is the Founder-Consultant of Matrix of Enquiry; a specialist in Leadership, Inter-personal Dynamics, Personal Excellence, Conflict Management and Diversity at the Workplace.