Mohammed Giwah is a chemical and process engineer with expertise spanning energy systems, infrastructure strategy, and operational optimisation. Giwah’s career trajectory took a sharp turn when he traded government service for the uncertainty of entrepreneurship.
He is transforming aging infrastructures through advanced process optimisation initiatives. The engineer recently shared how transition from government energy planning to entrepreneurial ventures and now management consulting has positioned him to drive measurable impact across America’s aging infrastructure systems.
Giwah’s entry into the infrastructure sector was shaped by hands-on experiences from working in government’s energy planning and infrastructure development. Leading the creation of a subnational energy transition roadmap, he coordinated ministries, regulators, and private-sector stakeholders around renewable energy deployment.
“This experience helped shape my systems-level perspective on infrastructure modernisation and reinforced the importance of aligning technical solutions with governance structures,” he noted.
He also oversaw the implementation of a rural solar mini-grid project in a region with limited access to centralized electricity. His responsibilities spanned project scoping, stakeholder engagement, system design, and delivery oversight.
Alongside public-sector work, Giwah co-founded a clean-energy venture focused on decentralized solutions. Through a pilot biodigester project serving off-grid households, he gained operational experience in modular system design and waste-to-energy technologies.
A defining element of Giwah’s forward-looking work is Project INTEGRIS, an initiative dedicated to applying advanced manufacturing process optimisation and operations science to modernize critical United States infrastructure systems.
According to him, many U.S. infrastructure components including water treatment facilities, pipeline networks, and municipal energy systems will remain in service for decades.
“Project INTEGRIS emphasises operational modernisation rather than wholesale replacement,” he explained.
By integrating first-principles chemical and process engineering models with predictive analytics, Project INTEGRIS seeks to improve efficiency, enhance public safety, extend asset life, and strengthen regulatory compliance.
Its framework supports earlier detection of abnormal operating conditions, reduction of process variability, and optimization of maintenance planning.
Giwah’s work has attracted notable professional recognition. He received a Leadership Award for Excellence in Engineering and Energy Solutions and was honoured with the Prestige Excellence Award, where he was named a 2025 Outstanding and Resourceful Engineering and Energy Consulting Expert.
Building on his combined engineering and strategic background, he currently serves as an Associate at McKinsey & Company in Connecticut, United States.
He asserts in his statement that his professional trajectory is marked by a consistent emphasis on implementation, understanding how systems perform under real-world constraints and identifying pathways to measurable improvement.
Across renewable energy, hydrogen development, carbon capture, and decentralized power systems, his contributions have centered on scalability, reliability, and long-term system resilience.
His work highlights a consistent focus on improving the performance, safety, and sustainability of critical systems that underpin economic stability.
