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The bylines behind Optimal Waste Intelligence

Every OWI article is signed. Our bylines are led by Renewable Waste Energy's leadership and backed by specialist contributors across plant engineering, markets, policy, AI, and project development.

A publication by Renewable Waste Energy - 30+ years transforming waste into resources.

Alex MardikianLeadership Chief Executive Officer Chief Executive Officer with 30+ years in manufacturing, deal negotiation, and environmental solutions. Founder and CEO of The Waste Agency, leading waste-to-energy commercialization, bioenergy, and carbon-market strategy, with sustainable-manufacturing ventures at SmartWaste Systems and American Pellet Supply. Writes about the economics, deals, and supply chains that decide whether a waste project actually gets built. 8 articles View profile → Andrus NommLeadership Chief Automations Officer & OWI Platform Architect Chief Automations Officer and architect of the Optimal Waste Intelligence (OWI) platform. Builds the machine-learning models, computer-vision sorting, industrial IoT sensor networks, and closed-loop process control that run modern waste-to-energy operations in real time. CTO of FueledBy.Net and co-founder of The Waste Agency. 8 articles View profile → Marcus Reeves Senior Plant Engineer 20 years in waste-to-energy plant operations — from maintenance to process optimization. Writes about the equipment and thermal systems that turn waste into energy. 14 articles View profile → David Ayala Project Development & Regional Markets Project developer who has commissioned waste-to-energy facilities across the Americas and advised on regional market entry in Asia and the Gulf. Writes about getting projects from feasibility through commissioning, and on what makes one regional market open while another stays stalled. 9 articles View profile → Catherine Liang Markets, Economics & Trade Infrastructure project finance and commodities specialist. Covers waste-to-energy economics, carbon markets, alternative-fuel trade flows, and any topic where price signals or supply chains drive the decision. 8 articles View profile → Elena Ruiz Policy & Regulatory Affairs Former environmental program manager advising waste-to-energy developers on permitting, ESG compliance, and regulatory strategy. 8 articles View profile → Nina Chowdhury AI, Data & Process Innovation Machine learning engineer building computer vision, sensor networks, and data-driven process optimization for modern waste processing. Covers anything where data shapes the operation — from real-time control loops to retrofit feedback. 7 articles View profile →